The next day after sending Violet home Gabriel decided to end his unfinished business, once and for all.

Alya was already at the designated place when he got there. There was hope in her eyes as she raked her eyes over the man she had her sights on. "Hi Gabriel!," she said in her happy melodic voice, "I'm so glad you wanted to see me again. I missed you!"

He had sent her a message very early that morning asking her to meet him, and that was when she knew her plan had worked. She would have Gabriel in her clutches once again.

"Sit down!" he commanded. He would rather not see her ever again, but he had to close this chapter of his life. Otherwise, Violet will never be at peace.

She tucked a strand of her behind her ear as she looked at him shyly, "Why did you call me here so early in the morning? Did you miss me too?" She had dressed up very nicely today, a flowy dress with a deep V to show him what she was offering.

"Did you go and see Violet?" he asked coldly.

"Yeah, I wanted to see who she was. And honestly, she is the dumbest woman I have ever met, and did you see how she dressed. I'm glad you dumped her. She was definitely way below your standards and would have easily lowered your status," she was on a roll and would have gone on and on if Gabriel did not cut her insults.

"Did I ask your opinion about her? I asked you a yes or no question.

If someone like her would lower my status, do you think a slut like you would upgrade it?

Plus, what gave you the idea that I broke up with her?"

All the color drained from her face, "If you did not break up with her, then why did you call me here? I thought we were getting back together."

Gabriel chuckled, "You are a very good storyteller if I may say. That was some elaborate fairy tale you told her."

"That bitch complained to you?" she said with the most hostile look in her eye.

"Don't you ever dare to call her that name! That's reserved just for you," he glared back.

She shivered, "You misunderstood my intention. I wanted to test out how strong her love for you was. I was looking out for you."

"Sprouting more lies, I see. I have misunderstood you before, but I was very young and naive then," he waved his hand, and two men came to stand behind her.

"You made a fool of me years ago, and I let you go, but instead of being grateful, you were too cocky to come back and dare touch my Violet.

I was too softhearted, thinking you were a woman, you might still find someone who will cherish you, and you might change. I learned my lesson, and it's time you learned yours," he concluded.

"What are you going to do? Tell your dogs to get off me," she swatted away the guards trying to hold onto her arms.

"Take her to the cell, and after you are done with her, make sure she is banned from entering this country ever again," he ordered. "You will never touch what is mine as long as I live."

She pleaded to Gabriel's back as he walked away, "No! No! Gabriel, please forgive me… Gabriel…."

The face she once used to lure men into her web, was now useless. She could not ruin their families and their relationships or even hurt anybody ever again.

Gabriel had no remorse, his heart had broken into a million pieces when Violet had broken up with him. He should have suspected it was Alya's doing from the beginning, but he had been too lenient. Now that he had Violet back in his arms, he would do everything possible to keep her there.

His brother was right, it was easier to kill a sapling than a full-grown tree. So problems need to be crushed in their budding stage to avoid complications and tragedies in the future.

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The Russo family had been very blissful since the return of their daughter, now they have their lost empire back, and their family is complete.

Aurora has been treated like the queen ever since she arrived. They wanted to make up for the guilt of losing her for the past 25 years. It was a little overwhelming for Aurora to have everyone around her tending to her needs. She was lucky that she found a husband that loved her dearly, then having been blessed with a very intelligent, and adorable son, and to top that off, her in-laws were as sweet as her parents.

Her mother had been giving her a lot of jewelry, and every time she came home, it looked like she had gone shopping. They were running out of places to hide the clothes and jewelry in.

It took a few weeks before Aurora got used to having her own family. Aurora and Dimitri had debated a lot on whether she should take a leave of absence to spend more time with them. He was looking out for her safety and his sanity.

He argued that he would not be able to sleep without her in his arms, knowing that they were in the same city and just miles away. When Aurora invited him to stay, he said he would not feel comfortable knowing Nicholas was in the next room, plus they never even really asked him to stay, this was just her idea to appease him.

Dimitri was apprehensive about the idea, but then the opportunity presented itself in the form of a business trip. They both decided it was the best opportunity for her and Enzo to stay with her family and bond with them while he was gone.

"Uncle! Uncle Nicho!" Enzo ran to him excitedly as soon as he spotted his new uncle.

"Hey, there champ! My, I think you have grown heavier. Did you grow since the last time I saw you?" Nicholas smiled as he picked up his nephew in his arms.

"Yes, I am this tall now," Enzo demonstrated.

"Enzo, do you want to see the Transformer that uncle got you?" Nicholas asked.

"Did you get me the big one? Is the red and blue?" the kid said, clapping his hand enthusiastically, excited for his surprise.