Hi everyone...

Sorry for the delay. This is a bigger update as a compensation for delay..

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Alexia's pov:

As soon as I stepped out of the mansion Xavier and Matteo started fighting.

"I am going with her you dipshit." Xavier shouts at Matteo.

"And who are you to decide that? My fucking father? " Matteo scoffs at him.

"I am the one who your father fucked and brought to this world even before your sperm could work his way out. So ya. I get to decide who sits here." Xavier retaliates back.

Out of nowhere Elijah comes rushing out to the door with spatula in hand. One look at his face and you could see that he was pissed.

"One more swear word from your mouth and you'll be on house arrest for the whole month. Capische? '' Elijah said in a calm voice but the threat lingering was clear.

(understood)

Both quickly nod their heads not wanting to anger Elijah more. Elijah gives them a stern look and turns towards me. His entire mood was complete 360 degrees and he gave me a charming smile before going back inside. Xavier and Matteo waited till he was out of sight before they both released their breath which I didn't realize they were holding the entire time.

"Bipolar" They both mutter under their breath before going back to fight each other.

"Okay enough of this. Firstly, Xander is coming with me on my bike. He was the only one who wasn't snitching in the morning so enjoy yourselves." I say smirking as Xander comes out making his way towards my bike.

I ignore the whining of my brothers and go towards my bike. They both keep on sulking but walk towards their car. Rosie comes out and sits in the backseat of the car.

As soon as everyone gets settled, I smirk looking at Xavier through the front window of the car.

"Race you to the school?"

"It's on"

We both zoom past the mansion gates on our way to school.

I was the one to reach first and in no time Xavier followed with a sour look on his face.

"Right on your face bitches. '' Xander laughs at the three of them.

"Fuck off" Xavier and Matteo mutters and Rosie pouts looking at him.

He ignores them and puts his hand on my shoulder.

"Don't get too comfortable but I guess we'll make a good team sister." He says with a small smile trying to come off casual.

"Get the stick out of your ass and we might actually become a team." I say him in a teasing tone.

He laughs at me, ruffling my hair before going on his way. Soon the boys follow him. Rosie comes near me.

"Stop trying to steal my brother, you bitch. You said you don't want to be a part of this family but still you are trying to cling on to them. Why can't you leave them alone?" She mutters frustratedly keeping her voice low.

"Girl there is a difference between being civil and being clingy. Now why don't you leave me alone and run back to your brothers. I am sure you wouldn't want a broken nose on your first day of school." I said back calmly but I could see her shiver when she saw that I was not messing around.

She stomps her foot and goes back to our brothers.

I had already told my brothers to leave me on my own in the school. They agreed but on the condition that I'll join them during lunch.

I wait outside for my friends and in no time they make their grand entry in school in a black Rolls Royce car.

After we greet each other, we make our way to school. We already had our schedules and Bella made sure that we all had the same classes.

Rosie is in grade 10 and I am in grade 11 along with my friends. Matteo and twins were held back 2 years due to family issues. Those family issues were dealing with the attacks on their mafia. Matteo being the smart one, he skipped a year and all 3 of them are in grade 12.

Those 2 years were the toughest for every mafia. Every mafia in the world was threatened. A lot of mafia were attacked personally targeting their families. Family was the most important thing for every mafia. No matter how ruthless they are, they can never put their families at harm.

In those 2 years, every single mafia family was attacked. Some were killed, some were kidnapped. It was an open threat for everyone. No one was able to figure out who was behind this but everyone was desperate to protect their family. When the Alpha was attacked, they shot papa. The whole underworld understood the severity of it when the 'Alpha' head was declared dead. The other mafia's also lost their family members. When the Italian Mafia was attacked, the attackers managed to kidnap Luca.

At that time every Mafia had come together to avenge their family. Even though I was there, Devin kept my identity hidden. I was the heir of Alpha and he wanted to keep me safe and hidden with the threat lingering around. After 2 years we managed to locate their base where they have kept the kidnapped people. We managed to rescue them but no one can imagine the torcher they went through in those 2 years.

This was the reason I understood why Luca preferred not to talk or why he hated darkness or when he would flinch at loud noises. It wasn't something noticeable unless you paid extra attention to it. He still suffered from PTSD and struggled expressing his emotions.

During the attack we killed everyone at the base but the leader managed to escape. After all these years we still are behind that leader for our vengeance.

I was distracted by my thoughts when I got a call from Devin. I give my friends a nod and move away to a secluded area without any cameras, where I could talk without any disruption.

"Hey Dev." I greet him.

"Hey Lexi. Rodrick was again seen at the east port along with a few more people. Our people overheard that there will be a shipment arriving this week. We'll get the confirmation of the date, a day before shipment arrives" Devin says.

Rodrick Gonzel was a 35 year old man and is a part of Italian Mafia's core members. He was in control of eastern part of Italy. He has been working for the Deluca's for 15 years so it was surprising to find out that he was the traitor leaking information

"I am guessing this is another weapon shipment." I said to him

"I think the same. The last shipment was 5 days ago and they received 5 weapon containers. They already have a huge quantity of weapons with them. If they get this shipment, they'll have enough resources to attack." Devin says back.

"If my calculations are correct then they will wait for one more shipment before they actually attack. They need a backup plan like they did last time. Did you find out about their weapon supplier?" I ask him.

"They are getting them from the Western Coast of Africa. That area is under control of naxalites. They might have joined hands with the attackers and it is too risky to enter their territory. We have no idea about how many allies they have." Devin says frustrated.

"We need to buy more time to sort this out. I'll figure that out but before that we need to get our contacts to find more about these naxalites. We need to know their strength before they attack us. We can't be unprepared like the last time." I say the last sentence softly. I could still see the pictures of papa's dead body flashing in front of me. I can't let anyone close to me go through that.

"Relax Lexi. I won't let anything like that happen. But you need to be careful. We can't attack them directly or they'll get alert. Also I am sending you the details of Alonzo Bianci. He is the leader of the Serpent Gang. They have their head office about 2-3 hours from your school. I have briefed him about the situation and he will provide you with everything you need. Set up a meeting with him today itself and decide an action plan. We are running short of time." Devin says.

"Don't worry. I'll inform the others and set a meeting today. Also I will be leading this mission along with Alonzo. And don't you even try to talk me out of this. You know how personal this is to me." I tell him my decision without giving him any place to argue.

After papa died Devin never let me lead any mission. It was too much of a risk being in the limelight till I took over. Noone was supposed to know about the heir of Alpha before I took over.

"Okay. But please be careful and come back soon. I am already missing you and that crazy gang of yours. Don't let them know that. They already have huge egos, they don't need any more boosting." He says chuckling at the last part.

"Sure. Now go. I have a school to attend and some impatient friends to inform. I am sure Silas must be somewhere around trying to overhear our conversation. " I say laughing. At the same time I heard a sound followed by a cry of pain. I turned around to see Silas had fallen flat on his face. He got up, giving me a sheepish smile.

"I was definitely not trying to eavesdrop. I was just stretching and I tripped over my shoelace." He says moving his hands around to prove his point.

"He was totally trying to hear our conversation. Now go and enjoy your first day. Give my regards to all your friends." Devin says laughing before cutting the call.

I ignored Silas who was limping behind me and walked towards my group of friends. I quickly inform them about everything and also about our meeting.

There was a reason why I agreed to come live with my biological family. This reason was my sole reason to survive. Only we know how many sleepless nights me and my friends have spend for this mission. This mission means everything to us, and we won't stop before succeeding in it.

Enough of happy family drama played, now it's time for some real drama and action.

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Sorry for the delay in update. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Next chapter will be about first day of school. After that the story will actually proceed ahead

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Date: 17 December 2022

Thankyou -Dolly