LucianoI had sent the driver home, in no mood to be driven as the events of the day had put a huge damper on my mood. The kid, a dark haired, heavily tattooed twenty two year old whose mother must have taught he was the prettiest kid in the world since she named him Romeo, was more than happy to let me drive, apparently scared shit of my anger."Romeo?" I called as he hurried out of the seat, trying and failing miserably to hide his delight at not having to share a car with me."Yes boss?" He answered, a brief look of panic crossing his face. Kid must be scared shitless I had changed my mind.I shook my head smirking, "You seem a little bit too happy not to be doing your job today Romeo?" I asked.He looked terrified, "What? Boss-""What?" I stared into his eyes, the smirk disappearing now and replaced by my most intimidating snarl, "You want me to drive home alone?"Poor Romeo looked like he was going to cry, "Boss, No!""Am I too grumpy for you?""I swear on my mother boss!" His voi

Luciano The next few days composed primarily of hanging out in the mansion, insulated from the outside world. The cops were watching and waiting for a slip up. With Luca gone, the next big target was me.I had to lay low, maintain a low profile until the entire debacle blew over.And it was fucking driving me crazy.Raven noticed too, my restlessness seemed to bother her even more. I spent a few hours everyday in the indoors gym, beating the shit out of the only sand bag I had there until my muscles ached like hell.And yet it wasn't enough.I had an empire that had barely survived a civil war. I needed to be out there, picking up the pieces, mending the damage, but I was on a self imposed house arrest, hiding from the fucking cops.Like I said, it was fucking driving me crazy.When Giuseppe called my private line, (Which shocked me, since he never did) to tell me he was coming over with Enzo for an important meeting. I was ecstatic, and for the first time in a while I showed it.Fina

AthenaI didn't know when Luciano left that evening. All I remembered was waking up alone in the bed that evening, with a note saying he went out to handle some business with someone called Enzo.It was nothing out of the ordinary of course, he didn't generally serenade me with his plans on running his very suspect business, and I didn't ask. The less I knew about the entire thing the better.I had gone about my evening routine, a small shower, taking my meds and relaxing at the upstairs balcony with a novel in my hand, trying not to fall asleep. I must have failed at that because the next thing I heard, jerking me awake was the sound of incessant pounding on my door.I sat still for a moment, wondering if I had only imagined it. The only people aware of this location were the handful of men Luciano still trusted, and none of them had called me yet. While I slept, it had started raining, the sound of the drops pattering over the roof. I checked my watch, 9:45 pm.Nobody should be here

Luciano"Luciano!" She yelled, her voice drowned out by the beating waves, "Help me!"I didn't know who she was, but she was drowning I needed to save her."Raven!" I called out, surprising myself. She wasn't Raven, but I didn't care, I needed to help her, she was drowning!I reached out to save her, but my hands passed through her ethereal form."Save me!" She murmured, gurgling as the waves lapped around her and I stared at my own fingers in confusion.Terror gripped my heart, my mind consumed by thoughts of losing her. Slowly, she began sink as I reached into the water further, yelling for her even as I started to lose my voice.I gasped for breath, jolting awake, my eyes wide with fear.As the hazy remnants of the nightmare fade away, I find myself in the safety of our bedroom. The moonlight peeked through the curtains, casting an hazy glow upon the room. My heart still racing, I slowly turned towards her - Raven.To my surprise, she is awake, her eyes fixed on me. The worry etched

LucianoHer reaction surprised me. I had really thought she would jump at the chance. She has asked me for it right? She had asked me about him. Why was she backing away now?"Raven?" I asked again, looking at her as she seemed speechless, "Are you okay?""Uhm, yeah, yeah of course." She stuttered, seemingly snapping out of her reverie, "I am fine.""Can you answer my question?"She placed the back of her palm on her forehead, "You know, I didn't hear you quite clearly, can you repeat the question?"That wasn't true, she definitely did. And her reaction suggested she didn't want to have the conversation, part of me wanted to drop the entire issue, not press her too much on it and just roll over and go to bed forgetting the entire thing, but I didn't. She was hiding something and the other part of me was determined to find out what."Frederick's grave." I repeated slowly, watching her face for any reaction, "I am going to New York for some business, I was wondering if you wanted to see