Aiden's P.O.V
The loud bang had my heart stop beating for a second. My mind always created the worst scenarios and it wasn't helping me right now.
I forced my legs to move as I ran towards the source. I halted in my steps as I again heard the sound, closer to me this time.
I followed the sound when I finally reached the place. Several cars were parked around as shadows seemed to loom all around, along with the occasional gunshots.
My breathing had gone erratic as my heart thumped loudly against my chest in fear as the adrenaline coursed through my body.
I hid behind a car as I tried to make out the source of the flying bullets which seemed to fly from everywhere.
I tried to escape from here but it seemed like my only way of returning back was blocked anyways.
Fuck Olivia, why the fuck did you have to wander in the mafia area for god's sake?!
I got up slowly, ready to dash out of this mad place. When I realized the area seemed clear, I got up quickly as I got ready to dash out when all of a sudden my foot hit the tire of the car causing a shriek of pain to escape my lips before I could stop it as I collapsed on the ground.
The sounds stopped for a second. Suddenly, I heard a man's voice who seemed to speak something nonsense as I guy with a mask on his face got up and pointed towards me.
I was frozen in my spot when I saw a guy from a corner point his gun at me as my eyes widened in fear. My mind finally kicked in as I stooped lower and got back behind the car the moment he shot at me, missing by an inch.
The sounds of the bullets kept getting closer to me as I burst out in sweat, my body going numb. I crept out again as I was suddenly face to face with a masked dude.
He pointed his gun at me as he squinted his eyes at me. He raised his gun as he aimed for my head. Suddenly he pulled the trigger as I let out a cry of fear on hearing the ear shattering sound.
Suddenly I realized I didn't feel any pain. Weren't you supposed to like, you know, die when you are shot or at least feel pain?
I opened my eyes when I felt someone grasp my hand tightly and pull me in the corner. I looked back as I let out a scream to see a dead body lie just behind me.
I stared at the person holding my arm in confusion. He... he didn't shoot me, he shot the guy behind me.
Did he really do that? Wait, maybe he just missed his shot.
The person yanked my arm as I squatted beside him behind a car again.
"êtes-vous un idiot complet?!" (are you a complete idiot?!) The person said angrily as I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.
"What?" I said in a strained voice as he groaned in frustration as he mumbled, "ça ne fait rien" (Never mind).
Suddenly he pulled me back as he again shot his gun in front. I snapped my head in the direction as I saw another guy lying in a pool of his blood.
Great, just fucking great...
Another masked guy came towards us the person holding me and the other person had a short talk. He narrowed his eyes at me as I nervously gulped on seeing the gun in his hand.
The guy beside me said something in a warning tone as he rolled his eyes, nodding his head nonetheless as he again ran away. The person beside me stared at me as he sighed loudly.
"Why can't you listen for once?" He asked again as I twisted my face in confusion. I was about to reply when a masked guy approached us as he waved his hand at us. The guy beside me yanked my arm again as I stood up again.
He held my arm tightly as we ran towards a building. Suddenly I heard a shout from somewhere as the guy beside me snapped back at once, turning me too because of his tight grip.
A guy stood there as he sneered at the both of us. Before I could understand, the guy pulled out a gun out of nowhere as he shot towards us.
The guy holding me let out a cry as he yanked me away, but a bit too late. I let out a sharp scream as pain shot through my entire body. I looked down as I noticed blood oozing out of my left leg as I groaned in pain.
The guy behind us shot towards him, but he was fast to run away, not a single bullet touching him.
I collapsed on ground as the guy looked at me with horror and worry. He settled his head on his lap as he shouted for someone.
"Tout est de ma faute. Dieu je savais que cela arriverait! pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas écouter pour une fois?" ( It's all my fault. God I knew this would happen! Why can't you just listen for once?) He kept rambling as I again groaned because of the pain.
"Hey dude, I don't get a single word you are getting but chill the fuck out. I am the one shot not you!" I chuckled weakly as he glared at me.
"That is what makes this even worse you asshole!" He hissed at me as I winced in pain, pressing my leg tightly.
Suddenly I felt someone lift my body and make me lie down on a stretcher. They rushed me inside a building as the guy from before stayed close to me.
I felt the bright lights surround me as a masked doctor approached me and examined my wound. He brought out the materials as he instructed something to the nurse beside him.
The nurse handed me a cup of water and a pill as I quietly swallowed it. I hissed in pain as he pressed the gauze against my wound.
"There you go young man! It was just a slight graze so absolutely nothing to worry about. I have done everything necessary. Just come here every week for changing the bandage. It will be fine in no time!" He spoke in a kind voice as he patted my back.
A person approached me as he asked me in a grim voice, "You Aiden Blake?"
Fuck, these people knew my name too.
I nodded as he silently asked me to follow him. I looked around as I saw several closed rooms. We walked towards an elevator as he motioned me to go inside.
He pressed a button as he remain standing outside. The doors whirred close as I stared at the doors in anticipation.
The elevator finally stopped as the doors opened. I gawked in astonishment, looking at the huge room in front of me.
A set of sofas were settled in a corner with a coffee table in front of it. A fire was crackling just in front of it with a mantlepiece above it.
On hearing the elevator sounds, four people stood up as they turned around to face me. They still had their masks on as they stared at me.
"Sit here." One of them said in a heavy, muffled voice as I settled down on the sofa, instantly relishing it's soft touch.
"So..." One of them trailed along as I gulped nervously.
"Hungry?" He asked as I let out a choke sound.
"That's your first question?" I blurted out as I slapped a hand on my mouth instantly. I imagined him to pull out a gun and shoot me down instantly but instead he did something unexpected.
He laughed at me.
Rude but a great relief though.
"Can I ask something?" I asked hesitatingly. The guy laughing before stopped as he looked at the guy beside him, silently asking for permission. He said nothing, just quietly nodded as his eyes remained fixated on me.
"Are you guys the... umm you know, the mafia?" I asked as the person staring at me creepily let out a sigh.
"Yes." He spoke in a whisper as I instantly recognized his voice.
"You? You are the person who saved my life! Thanks... I guess." I stopped myself from showing further excitement as I exclaimed out.
"Saving your life? You got shot because of me. You are thanking me?" He asked in a disbelieving voice as I shrugged at him.
"You tried to shove me away. I actually can't blame you. I came here myself even when I knew about the curfew." I said, as they all stared at me in silence.
"If you knew... then why did you come?" He asked in a hushed whisper.
"I came here... for someone. She, umm she wandered out here and I was worried for her, a lot. I didn't think anything, I just followed her." I said as I suddenly remembered about Olivia.
"Have you seen her? You guys seemed to know about everyone, do you know an Olivia Walker?" I asked frantically.
"We don't know about a Olivia Walker around here." The person replied instantly causing my shoulders to sag down.
"She is a brunette, light skin complexion with blue eyes. You saw nobody like that?" I tried again out of desperation.
The guy suddenly stood up as he spoke harshly, "C'est de la merde. Je ne peux pas faire ça." (This is crap. I can't do this.)
"No offense man but you have quite a light voice for a guy." I blurted out as everyone stared at me.
No, no, no, NO! I didn't just say that! I am such a fucking idiot, why can't I just shut the fuck up?! I swear if I die because of this I will always blame my idiot mind and tongue for having no control over them-
"What makes you think I am a guy?" He suddenly spoke up as I looked up at him.
"I... I don't know. I just thought, wait are a girl?" I asked as he- sorry, she shrugged at me.
"I am sorry, I didn't know." I said slowly as a guy snorted from behind.
"You wanna know who I am?" She asked as I widened my eyes.
"Umm if you wanna tell me and it doesn't get me killed!" I joked as I tried to laugh while everyone stared at me awkwardly.
"I am the leader of Reine, the French Mafia." She spoke as I choked on air.
"What?! You are the lost follower?! The one leading the gang of Christiano Romano?" I asked as she nodded at me.
"I am leading the gang, but I am not any follower. I am a Romano. I am his daughter, Arianna Romano." She said in a cold voice as my jaw literally dropped on the floor.
"But, but you died! The report said that, the whole family, including the wife and the two kids had died." I reasoned, cringing at my reason.
"Was there any body found?" She asked calmly as I shook my head.
"That is how it works Aiden. My family surely died, all of them. But I survived. We had all the bodies disappeared so that everyone thought the whole family died." She said in a monotone voice as I gulped harshly.
"Wow, that's just smart." I said truthfully as she chuckled.
"Aiden, I need to tell you something really important right now. But you have to promise me you won't jump to absurd conclusions without hearing me out completely. Do you promise?" She asked, a sense of fear lacing her voice.
"Uhm yeah okay. I am sure nothing would be weirder than the fact that I am sitting with the French Mafia and having a casual conversation about how the whole family didn't actually die and the mafia is run by Arianna Romano, his supposedly dead daughter while I just saw people die today, not forgetting the time I got shot-" I was stopped from rambling on further as she held my hand tenderly.
"I know a girl with brown hair and blue eyes." She said as my grip tightened on her hand.
"Where is she?" I asked immediately as she pulled out her hands from my grasp.
She said nothing. She just held the ends of her mask as she pulled it away from her face, finally allowing me to show Arianna Romano's true face.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" I shrieked out as I jumped in my seat immediately to face her.
Olivia sat in front of me.
Olivia Walker was Arianna Romano.
Hey guys! Wassup???
Btw....
YAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
WE DID IT!!!
WE FINALLY MADE IT TILL HERE!!!
I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!
It is actually midnight over here and I am lying here awake just to complete this chapter!
Anyways,
OLIVIA'S SECRET IS OUT!!!
Waaaaaaaaaayyyyy too much happened in this chapter, so I hope you guys liked it!
Also, I am sorry if somebody found the killing scenes uncomfortable... I don't mean to hurt anyone, it just was kinda necessary. Unfortunately it has just started and this might continue for a bit... But I promise to keep it as light as possible for you guys!
I seem to be freaking out more about the fact that Olivia is Arianna instead of Aiden (hehe)
Also, NOTE: All the french conversations and dialogues are from google translate since I love this language but don't know it perfectly... So yeah. If any of it is wrong in anyway, BLAME GOOGLE!
What do you Aiden is going to do after he finally stops freaking out???
Meet you in the next chapter!
Until then, uggh you know what? You know what to do so just go ahead! After all, this is a special chapter :)
Goodbye till then!
Love you strangers!
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