Hi everyone...

Sorry for the late update. This is a bit bigger chapter than my usual so I hope ypu enjoy it.

Recap:

I did the same with Lexi. I didn't want to insult Lexi or her friends. I was angry at them for bullying Rosie and I just wanted to protect them both. And after all that, she still seems too calm for my liking. Is she not mad at me or is she just good at hiding her emotions?

Xander's pov:

I pick up my bag and rush behind Lexi. I need to talk with her. I found her in the corridor. Her friends were standing a bit away looking at her nervously. She was talking on the phone calmly but I could see that she was angry with how tightly she was clutching the phone.

"Why didn't you inform me earlier about this?" She says on the phone. She stops seeing me.

"I'll call you back in a minute." She said cutting the call.

"Yes Xander. Did you need anything?" she asked. Her friends were at a distance so they couldn't hear our conversation.

"Yes. I wanted to ask something." I say back nervously.

"Go ahead" She says, looking at me with curiosity.

"Are you mad at me?" I ask mumbling hoping that she didn't hear what I said. However she did hear it.

"Xander, I am not mad at you. I get that you were concerned about us and it's completely okay. I was just defending my friends and none of us is wrong. Rosie has always had a problem with my friends so it doesn't matter. So we are cool." She says with a shrug.

"I am really sorry for what I said about lying. But I am still not sure if I can trust your friends." He says giving my friends a stinky eye.

"My friends are my family. We'll have a serious problem if you don't change your attitude towards them. If you don't like them, keep your distance. Just make sure whatever you do is because of your own judgement and not because someone else said it. You can't please everyone Xander. Try to say things that are needed rather than the things said just to please others. It will make you happy.'' She says. I was about to say something but her phone rang again.

"I am sorry Xander but I need to leave. We can talk later. And I'll be back before dinner." She says with a nod walking away to her friends.

She just said what I needed to hear. With Lexi I didn't need to take any efforts to bond with her. We just had so much in common that we grew a mutual understanding about each other. We weren't close enough to talk about our secrets but I trusted her enough to help me cover up if needed.

With Rosie, I couldn't bond much with her. We were just different and I was always scared to not say or do anything which would hurt her. When I realised that this made me less approachable, I started trying to be around her more. I let go of a lot of things when I should have called her out for her mistake. Today she crossed a line when she called Brittany a whore. I should have stopped her but I didn't want to upset her. I think I finally need to get my shit together and talk with Rosie.

Alexia's pov:

Xander was about to leave but I stopped him. I give my friends a go ahead nod before walking towards Xander.

"Actually, I want to ask you something." I tell him, rethinking before actually saying the words.

"Of Course sorella, I'll do anything for you to forgive me. " He says with a smile. There are rare moments like these when I actually see him smile wholeheartedly.

(sister)

"It's all cool Xander. I wanted to ask something else. Can I trust you with my bike?" I hesitantly ask. I almost wanted to take back my words looking at his light up face.

In the morning he kept on praising my bike the whole way. He also asked to let him ride but I am always hesitant to let anyone ride this bike unless absolutely necessary. I had shot Silas's hand when he scratched my bike on one of his drunk nights adventure. Safe to say now he prefered staying a metre away from my bike when he is drunk.

"Of course you can. I am the best driver out there in Italy." He says cockily, giving me biggest smile ever. I am almost regretting this but I suck it up looking at his smile. I give him my keys hesitantly.

"You know how much this bike means to me so be careful. A scratch on it and it'll be your biggest regret." I threatened him. On our way I told him about this bike being my first purchase with my own money. What he didn't know was that papa had customised this bike for me so it was much more special.

He gives me a positive nod before leaving with my bike keys and with the biggest smile ever.

As soon as Xander leaves, I walk towards asking where my friends were waiting for me. I call back Devin and he picks up on the first ring.

"Hey Lexi. I just had a call with the 'Serpent' gang leader, Alonzo. He'll give you all the details once you reach there. Also my informants told me that a cargo ship was found moving towards the Mediterranean Sea. It was from western Africa so it could be another weapon shipment. This shipment seems to be more in quantity than usual so we need to be quick. It will reach Italy by tomorrow night." Devin informs me.

"Okay. Inform Delucas about a probable attack tomorrow. They will try to distract them by attacking them so that they don't have time for locate this unknown shipment arriving on their territory. They did the same last time as well." I asked him.

"I already did that but they are asking for more details. What should I tell them?" Devin asks me.

"Wait till tomorrow morning before giving them any further information. I have a plan. If it doesn't work out, we come clean in front of them and directly provide help. Also, do you know which port the shipment is arriving at?" I tell him as I reach my car.

"No. None of the lower members know about this. I guess they are paranoid and planning to unload on another port. You will have to find a way to stop them. They'll attack as soon as shipment is received." Devin informs me.

"Ask some of your spies to look out on the coast for any suspicious activities." I tell him.

"Okay. Also I am sending your security details in an hour. Don't even think about refusing. We are entering a war and you are an Italian Mafia princess as well as the Alpha hier. I am not taking any risk." Devin tells me with authority.

"Okay fine" I almost whined. I had refused to let him appoint any guard in Italy knowing the Italian Mafia would have their own security team following us. But now is not the time to argue.

"I have appointed 5 guards who will be following you all the time. Your friends will have 15 guards at their mansion all the time. Also they have additional two guards for each of them. Make sure none of them leaves without them. Let me know if you need any other help. Stay safe." Devin says.

"Okay. I'll let them know about this. Bye. " I cut the call as I got in the driving seat of the car.

After a bit of arguing and throwing fists, the boys finally settled on the back seat letting Bella call the shotgun. I explained everything to them on my way to the address Alonzo sent me. We all discuss our next action plan and go through it. We couldn't allow any loopholes that could lead back to us. We can't draw any attention towards ourselves and initiate a war when we don't know much about the enemy.

I reached the location in about two hours. We already had discussed our next plan on our way. The location was an abandoned warehouse in the middle of a forest. I park the car outside it and we all get out.

"You all go ahead. I think it's time I call in my favour from Blaze." I tell them with a smirk.

"Come soon." Bella says with a small smile. Soon they all go inside leaving me alone.

I take out another phone from my bag and call the only number saved in it. I had promised him to not call unless it is absolutely necessary. The call gets answered on the fourth ring. I could hear the deep breath from the other side of the phone before he could say anything.

"Hola, mi Ángel" says a husky voice from the other side. I couldn't help the smile that formed on my face after hearing his voice. It has been almost 6 months since I heard from him.

(Hello, my angel)

"So the devil finally answered. " I responded back leaning on the door of the car.

"I assume you called for help." He says.

"And why would you assume that." I ask back amused.

"Guess you wouldn't call me to invite me for a tea party obviously." He says with a chuckle.

"A favour." I corrected him.

"Don't tell me your friends are in Spain and have gotten themselves arrested." He says with a groan.

"That was a one time thing Blaze. And it wasn't even that bad." I say rolling my eyes.

"You called me at 4 in the morning asking me to reach the police station which was an hour drive away. And that dumb and dumber had created a ruckus in the whole station. The officer in charge literally handed me a therapist's number before leaving. I almost felt bad for him and that says something." He complains about Silas and Romeo with a groan.

"I am not their mother so stop complaining to me like a troubled teacher. Now onto my last favour." I tell him, changing the topic. I need to start charging Silas and Romeo for the amount of time I have heard people complain about them.

"Ah. Already calling in the last favour. Eager to get rid of me are we." He asks amused.

"Something like that I suppose." I say back.

"You can never get rid of me Angel, even if you tried to. Now who do I have to kill for you, mi Ángel" he says back in his usual business tone.

(my angel)

"No killing this time. I need you to do something else. Just a warning, if anything goes wrong your whole Mafia will be at war against the unknown." I tell him, giving him a chance to back out.

"Me and my people will always be there for anything you need. What do you want me to do, Àngel?" He asks back instantly, not giving a second thought over it.

(angel)

I smile at his words and inform him about everything.

"I'll call you once it is done." He tells me.

"This should remain confidential. Make sure no one knows it's you behind all this." I tell him with a bit of worry in my voice. This is my last chance to buy myself some time. If this fails we will directly enter into a war where I have no idea about my enemy and there is no way to avoid that.

"This is as much personal to me as you. They were the ones behind Axel's kidnapping. I would do anything to finally get my revenge." He says back in a hard voice. Axel is his 17 year old brother. He was also kidnapped along with Luca and other mafia kids. We rescued him a year ago but he was still suffering from depression.

This has always been a touchy subject for Blaze and I respect that he doesn't want to talk about it.

"Take care and be safe. Don't want you dying on me." I say back lightly, chuckling , trying to divert the conversation.

"I am not the don of The Spanish Mafia for nothing. It's not that easy to kill me." He says laughing lightly.

"Are we talking about the same Mafia don who was saved by a 15 year old girl twice." I say back teasingly.

"Are you never going to let that go? " He asks, laughing.

"Never ever. Keep me updated with everything. " I told him.

"Sure. Goodbye." He says.

"Goodbye" I say, cutting the call. I smile looking at my phone.

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