ruthless

chapter 55: past

"My mom's last words were 'you know I love you right' so I just don't like it" she takes another deep breath "but he says in other ways" she smiles a little.

"like?" hazel lays on top of the comforter "the way he does my hair care,or makes sure i take my meds, sometimes he picks me up from work and just come home with me to sleep" I smile.

"He's learning how to braid" she laughs "safe to say it's going well" i nod "i'm glad you're happy with him" she smiles wider "okay let's go to bed like we have a tough next few days" alice looks at both of us. hazel and i nod slipping into her bed.

...

The last three days have been non-stop because we're incorporating the new mafia into our ways. It's easier for younger members but anyone over 35 is having a hard time.

"Nicoletta," a woman older than me, holds a stack of red files "what do i do with these" she tilts her head "just put them on the table so i can see what it is" she nods and walks over to the dining room table.

i pick up the first file

romano

-Alexander Romano
-sadie Romano

children:
Leo Romano

I read over the rest of the file and then put it down to turn to the woman.

"you're going to walk past my father's office by the ballroom,go up the first set of steps you see and walk down all those hallways. you're gonna see a door at the end,the room to the right of that is the file room" she nods.

"We use alphabetical order" she smiles "thank you" i nod i turn to walk up the stairs but see luciano walking down. hell no

I turn around and walk down the hall. I hear footsteps behind me and turn around "why are you following me" i fold my arms "don't flatter yourself sweetheart i'm going to dominicos office" he scoffs at me and my blood boils sweetheart really.

He walks past me and I let him. I wait until he's out of view to walk down the hall and past the ballroom to avoid him.

"ils n'ont aucune idée" (they have no clue) I furrow my brows as I peek over and see Jason with his back turned. what? 

"d'accord au revoir" (alright goodbye) he puts his phone in his pocket and turns around, stopping in his tracks.

"Who was that?" I lean on the ballroom pillar. he laughs "my cousin" i nod and furrow my brows "i'm going to visit my family during your trip to take over the french mafia, i'm surprising my parents" i nod "alright"

"niki" my head snaps and i turn to see luciano "what" he looks over at jason and then back at me "i need to talk to you" i laugh a little "fuck off" i walk past him asshole.

he turns with me as i walk down the hall "so now your letting the whole mafia eye-fuck you" i look over at him "excuse me?" we both turn "we get into one little fight and you turn into a whore" i stop in my tracks.

"what?" he turns to me "you were all over him" he scoffs at me "you're a dick" i turn into dads office and shut the door in his face.

I turn around to see him going through a small filing cabinet. "I'm not going to ask" I walk over to the couch and sit down.

"good" i take a deep breath "what are you looking for?" Dad sighs "I had a folder on the french mafia and i can't find it, i put it in my desk a few weeks ago but it's gone now" he opens the second drawer.

"it's probably upstairs in the filing room, the newbie could have accidentally grabbed it" dad nods "you're probably right" he sits back down.

"Did you and Rose get into fights?" Dad sighs "only a few" I nod "how do you handle them?" dad rubs his temples "what happened?" I hesitate for a moment.

"we're both just aggressive people" i fold my arms "he didn't hit you did he? Did you hit him?" dad sits up in his chair "no dad, i just- he- and then i-" i let the breath out of my nose.

"i'm going to stay out of it" i nod "what do the different color folders mean?" i tilt my head "red is our members, yellow is gangs and other mafias, green is weapons, and blue is our business' like sanchez" i nod

"seems like an easy system" dad nods going through his desk folders again "check that bottom cabinet" dad points to the behind him and i stand up.

...

Luciano's pov:

My throat feels dry and I tap my fingers against my phone just because you know the number by heart doesn't mean that you have to call him.

the mixture of anxiety and anger fills my body more niki used her death against me. The bitter taste of cocaine fills my mouth for the third time in the last fifteen minutes.

I stare at the wood planks on my floor. Do you think she meant it? guilt fills my body i shouldn't have said that, she's  just retaliating.

fuck it, she knew what she was trying to say. you had every fucking right to get mad. my door opens and my head snaps.

"Is it a bad time?" Hazel peeks her head into my room "no what's up?" she smiles and steps in shutting the door behind her.

as hazel steps closer to me her smile drops "you know how much i care about niki right?" here we go "yes" i lean back into the couch placed in my room.

"now, I don't know how to use a gun." she steps towards me "but i'll learn, just so i can make sure that you don't have working joints" i sigh "what's with the empty threats" i fold my arms and her brows raise.

"empty threats? i'm going to learn how to use a gun just so you can live in the constant fear that i might just snap one day and just put a round of bullets in you" she leans down to be face level with me.

her eyes dart across my face "like father like daughter i guess" she laughs a bit a smiles grows wider onto her face "watch what you say to her" 

like father like daughter? she stands up straight and stares at me for a moment before turning around and leaving without another word the fuck was that