"Is anyone going to tell me what happened?" I said while looking at my family in front of me but they all diverted their eyes anywhere but at me

"Should I ask in Italian since all of a sudden none of you understand English?" I asked getting annoyed

"Amanda knows that we're a Mafia family, she over heard us speaking " Mia said avoiding eye contact

"What? You knew she was coming so why the hell didn't you meet her by the door Mia? Fuck! “ I said running my hand through my hair

" You know what this means son " my dad said looking at, I couldn't possibly do that to Amanda

" No Daddy! We're not killing Amanda, she's my friend" Mia said with a worried expression on her face while looking at our father

"Baby I doubt she'll say anything,my gut tells me to trust her" my mom said staring in space

"She definitely won't want to be my friend now, she probably won't even come back to the company " Mia said with a pout on her lips, my mom stood up to comfort her as tears ran down her face. I never understood how Mia was a hit woman but still the biggest cry baby.

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" Manda you haven't touched your food" Ken, D's boyfriend said raising his eyebrows at me. Me and Ken have developed a brother and sister relationship within the few weeks we've known each other, him and De'arra were the only people who I considered family here.

"I'm not really hungry" I said pushing my plate away, we were having dinner by their place which was down the hallway from mine

"Bullshit! You love spaghetti and baby shrimp, what's wrong?" D questioned looking at me from across the table

"It's nothing D, thanks for dinner but I really need to go" I said pushing my chair back standing up to hug them goodbye

"Tell me what's bothering sweetheart" D whispered in my ear while hugging me, I chuckled at her persistence and pulled back

"I would've told you if something was bothering me D" I said before going to hug Ken.I left their apartment and went to mine. Once I made it to my apartment I headed towards the bathroom and prepared a bubble bath for myself. I then stripped naked and got into the tub, the water was so warm it relaxed my muscles. I had Amara La Negra x Insecure playing in the background as I sunk deeper into the tub,I felt heartbroken, I was starting to warm up to the Reigns , especially Mia. I honestly don't know what I'm going to do in terms of work, I obviously can not work there anymore.

After an hour the water got cold so I got out,wrapped myself up with a towel and released the water from the tub, I'll wash the tub tomorrow. I left out the bathroom into my room, my phone vibrated from the nightstand. It was Mia, she's been blowing my phone up ever since I practically ran out her house. She suggested that we try and talk about it but I honestly feared to be in a room with any of them,the trust was gone. I switched my phone off and put it on the charger and fell asleep on top of the covers with a towel wrapped around my body.

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"Uyayazi ndiyanithanda Mos?" (you know I love you guys right) I said while looking at my sister's, we were on FaceTime

"Siyayazi" (we know) they said while playfully rolling their eyes, I chuckled at them

"Stay in school and stay away from boys, okay" they nodded before I continued, "I have to go now but I'm glad I got a chance to talk to you guys, especially you Missy" I said pointing at my youngest sister

"Bye sissss" they said before disconnecting the line, I guess they hate the 'boy talk'. I set my phone down on the table and walked to the kitchen to cook me some shrimp and pasta, cooking puts my mind at ease. I took out the shrimp out of the refrigerator and placed it in the sink, I took out a pot to cook the pasta.

Within an hour the food was done, whoever is to marry me is damn lucky because I throw down in the kitchen boo and that's on God. I washed the pots and equipment I used to cook, when I finished I took my plate and headed towards the dinning. I accidentally dropped my plate when I entered my living room and found Leonardo leaning on the wall and Mia sat on my coffee table while looking at me, how the hell did they know where I live? The gun on Leonardo's hand didn't go unnoticed, I guess my death came sooner than I expected

"Mandy I'm sor-" I cut Mia off by raising my hand

"It's Amanda" I said while glaring at her

"O-Oh yes... Amanda, I'm deeply sorry for not telling you the truth about me and my family's lifestyle. I feared you'd push me away or stick with me for the mone-" Mia said before I cut her off again

"You mean blood money? Trust me Mia, I definitely wouldn't stick around for that." I barked at her harshly, I saw a hint of sadness flash on her face

"I know ! That's why we're friends, you're with me because of me"she said and Leonardo rolled his eyes.

"USED TO! we used to be friends Mia but we're no longer that because you're a murderer , A FRICKEN MURDERER MIA !! I'm sorry but I can't be your friend anymore, it goes against who I am. I love you you but I think it's best we keep our distance and that I resign from the company "I said with my eyes glossy , I was genuinely hurt

" Okay that's not going to happen ! You know Amanda, we usually kill people who discover our identity but Mia managed to convince everyone to let you live but we need to keep an eye on you so leaving the company is a big no no" Leonardo said while toying with his gun, was that supposed to scare me? If so then it's working. I wanted to speak my mind but words failed me

"Agreed? Yes ! You can take the next 2 days off but we're expecting to see you at the Ball on Friday night, and Amanda?!" he said before taking steps towards me, I gulped

"W-what ? " I answered stuttering, my breathing was picking up speed

"I hope you didn't tell anyone about who we are because there will be bad consequences for you and the person, even if it's your mom. I hope we're clear " Leonardo said in a threatening manner, since when is he this ruthless... towards me?

"I h-hear you" I said stuttering, AGAIN! i locked eyes with him searching for a bit of sympathy but he didn't have any.

"Leonardo stop!" Mia whisper-yelled while glaring at Leonardo

"I'm genuinely sorry Mandy" Mia said before following Leonardo out the door, I ran to it and slammed it ! I need to change the locks ASAP!

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