A couple of days had passed since the whole Amira drama. I'm currently in my room talking with Enzo

"I don't know what to do about him" he groaned in annoyance and I chuckled

"Give him some time, you know how he is" I said

"Bullshit he is never going to learn" he said and I could already imagine him rolling his eyes

"You're overreacting" I snorted. This was one of my favorite things, seeing Enzo get frustrated with Marcello was just another kind of entertainment

"He fuckin sold my damn house!" He yelled and I pulled the phone away from my ear

"Stay at the safe house for now" I told him

"I leave for one month, just one fuckin month and the idiot sold my property" he ranted

"What did he say?" I asked

"He said he didn't think I'd be back so he thought it would be nice of him to sell the house. How stupid can one person be?" He said and I laughed loudly

"How are you two related?" I said with a chuckle

"Should've dropped him off at the orphanage" he said. Marcello is Enzo's seventeen year old brother. Safe to say he annoys the hell out of him

"Forget about him for now. Any missions?" I asked eagerly

"Oh yeah about that.." he trailed off and I narrowed my eyes

"Enzo" I called out firmly

"You see the thing is that I did but someone stole the contract immediately I had it" he said and I gritted my teeth in anger

"Who?!" I basically growled at him

"Shadow" he said and it was my turn to groan. That fuckin idiot again

Shadow has been my competitor for a long time now. He gets on my damn nerves everytime. They call him shadow because he uses the darkness to his advantage. He goes and comes without you noticing

"I'll call you back" I said as I struggled to keep my anger in check and I hung up

I took out my burner phone, turned on the voice changer and called the idiot.

"Hello Ace" his annoying voice rang through the phone

"Hello shadow" I said venomously and he chuckled

"My contract? Fuckin really?!" I snapped

"I needed to blow off some steam" he said like it was the most normal thing in the fuckin world

"Fuck you!" I said angrily

"Anytime baby" he said and I immediately hung up. I groaned into my pillow in annoyance

Why the hell does he have to be so infuriating

I grabbed my private phone and called Enzo back

"Get me another one" I ordered immediately he picked up and he chuckled. As expected of him, Enzo has never been scared of my anger

"I'll see what I can do, give me two days-"

"One" I cut him off and he sighed

"Alright, geez with your attitude people would think you run the mafia and not me" he said

"Whatever old man" I said with a smirk knowing exactly how he'd react

"Take that back, I'm not fuckin old" he said

"Whatever you say bye" I said and hung up

I let out a deep sigh and went to my secret compartment on the floor and took out a joint

I lit it and took a drag. I rarely smoke, I only do so when I'm under alot of stress and this is one of those times

When I was down, I threw it down and smashed it under my feet. Suddenly my door burst open and Xander walked in, his eyes wide in shock

"You were smoking? Wait you smoke?!" He whisper yelled and hastily closed the door

"No" I lied

"Don't bullshit me. Your eyes are dilated and you smell of joint" he said

"Whatever" I said. I don't know what is wrong with me but I do know that it's gonna get me in trouble

"Don't give me that attitude you're in real trouble" he warned

"I don't care what you or anyone else says" I said and cackled loudly. I think I'm high

"Guys we're having family movie night. Get down!" Angelo yelled

"You can't go down like this. Go take a shower and put on some new clothes" he said

"Why?" I asked

"Don't fuckin question me right now" he said and I hurried my ass to the bathroom and took a quick shower. I came back out wearing a hoodie that reached my thighs

"Come here" he said and pulled me towards himself. He put some dark shades on my eyes

"What are these for?" I asked pulling them down and he pushed them back up slightly glaring at me

"To cover your eyes. If they see your eyes then they'd know you were smoking and our older brothers would kill you. And your punishment, don't even get me started on your punishment" he ranted, clearly stressed out

He dragged me to the movie room where the rest of our brothers were waiting for us

"Why are you wearing shades inside?" Matteo asked and I clenched my fists.

"Yeah you know it's considered rude right? Take them off" Emilio said and I rolled my eyes

"I have an itch and I'd prefer it covered" I lied and that seemed to convince them but Leo just had to go into doctor mode

"Let me check on it. It could be serious" he said and attempted to take them off but I slapped his hand away

"No it's not. I'm fine" I said hoping to make him back off

"Let him check on you Gabriella" Antonio said leaving no room for argument

"I said it's alright, are we watching the movie or can I go back to my room?" I asked

"Get rid of that attitude Gabriella, you will not talk to me like that" he said sternly and I shook my head and made my way to the door. I went straight back to my room and fell asleep

~~~~ The next morning I woke up by cold water being poured on me and I let out a string of curses. I looked up to see Matteo and Diego grinning at me

"What the fuck do you two think you're doing?" I yelled at them

"Get ready. It's 7:30 we need to be at school by 8" Matteo said

"Why didn't you guys wake me up earlier?" I groaned, I already know we're gonna be late

"Because we thought you'd set an alarm like every responsible person does" Matteo said and I flipped him off as both of them left

I got up and took a shower, putting on a cropped shirt and a skirt that stopped mid thigh. I ran downstairs and like that, all their attention was on me

"Please go change, you can't go to school like that" Antonio said

"Yes I can, it's my body. I will wear whatever I want" I said and sat down. He clearly didn't appreciate that response as he slammed his hand on the table

"Brother stop it" Dom said while giving Antonio a look

"Gabriella I don't know what's gotten into you lately. You've been acting weird ever since but I didn't want to call you out and don't even get me started on this" Dom said and brought out my bag filled with joint

The fuck did he get his hands on that?

"You're smoking?. Did you really think I wouldn't find out, I knew you were lying about that itch so I searched your room while you were asleep and found this" he said, gesturing to the bag

"Give me my shit back" I said, attempting to snatch it but he slapped my hand away with a glare

"First of all watch your language. You're never getting this back, you're in big trouble young lady. Smoking is in no way a thing you should be indulging in" he said and I scoffed loudly

"Like more than half of you don't do it" I'm aware that I'm making my case worse but the fact that he's calling me out when he doesn't do so with the other guys is pissing me off

"You're grounded for a month, you will be on dish and laundry duties till further notice. You are to give me all your electronics, no drawing, no painting, nothing. That's your punishment and I'm warning you, do not push my hand or you'll regret it" he said

"Brother but that's too much" Matteo said in shock

"Wanna join her?" Dom snapped and he shut his mouth

"This is unbelievable" I muttered

"You better believe it because if you decide to by any means disobey me than I'm afraid I will be worse than Antonio" he said

"There's nothing you could do to me that hasn't been done before" I slipped and they all frowned

"The fuck is that supposed to mean?" Stephano asked

"I'm going to school" I said and stood up without even touching my food. I don't know why I'm so angry but I am, why are they always like this?

______________________________________ Hey loves, this chapter is mostly filled with conflict but I hope you like it regardless

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