*Edited

Christmas went by fast. It was now Monday and I was getting ready for a shopping day with Landon.

The Mafia ball was in a day and my curiosity and excitement only grew stronger.

I made my way downstairs, grabbing my purse and house keys in the process.

There was a knock on my door just as I was walking towards it.

I opened the door and was met with a normal emotionless Landon.

Somehow I saw his grey eyes light up when I opened the door.

I smiled and wrapped my arms around his waist.

His arms came around my body as he embraced me.

I sighed as his normal cologne hit my nose sending me into a daze.

"Ready?" He asks pulling away.

I nod and keep his hand in mine as we walk to his car.

He opens the door for me and then shuts it once I was in.

He gets in on his side and speeds down the street.

The ride to the city was fairly short considering it was an hour or so drive.

I smiled happily as I watched people move around the city.

Landon had parked and we made our way to a fancy looking store.

Landon entwined his hand in mine and pulled me along with him into the store.

A beautiful red-headed lady came into sight as we walked in.

She smiled and greeted us.

"Hello, how can I assist you two today?" She had a slight accent in her voice.

"Ha bisogno di un vestito." Landon speaks.

Translation; She needs a dress.

"Va bene. Qualche specifica?" The lady answers back.

Translation; Okay. Any specific?

"Fino a lei." Landon says and then turns to me.

Translation; Up to her.

I look at them confused.

The lady turns her attention to me and smiles.

"Follow me and I'll show you our finest dresses." She says and starts walking.

I walk behind her as Landon takes his phone to his ear.

I thank her as I see the most beautiful dresses I've ever come across insight.

Landon takes a seat on a chair while I look through all the dresses.

My eyes land on a black dress that hung in the far corner.

I walk over and take the dress into my hands.

I smile to myself as I looked down at it knowing it was the perfect one.

I took the dress and went to Landon.

He was on the phone still, but as I approached him his eyes snapped to mine.

I held the dress up and showed him.

His eyes raked over the dress and he nodded approvingly.

He spoke into the phone angrily before hanging up and throwing his phone onto the chair next to him.

He stood up and walked over to me.

I tilted my head up to look at him as he took the dress from my hands and made his way to the counter.

"You happy with it?" Landon asks me as the lady wraps it into a bag.

I nod my head and smile.

He leant down and kissed my forehead.

"Then that's all that matters." He says as he pulls his wallet out.

I blush and look down at my hands.

After paying we head back to his car and he starts driving further into the city.

I sit back in the seat and relax instantly.

We eventually make it to a huge shopping centre.

After Landon parks, we hop out of the car and make our way towards the front doors.

Landon's hand wraps around mine as we walk together through the crowded shopping centre.

We make it to a store and I head inside looking around, Landon following close behind me.

I pick out a bag and a pair of matching shoes for the dress.

Once I was done Landon and I made it to the register and paid.

Obviously, I insisted on paying but I was surely getting nowhere with him.

We went out of the store and just as we were walking I noticed a familiar mop of hair.

I tugged on Landon's hand and he turned his head around to me and raised an eyebrow questioningly.

"Isn't that Andre?" I say as I nod my head in his direction.

Landon's eyes glance at Andre and he nods.

"Yeah. He's dealing with some business." Landon answers and I just nod in response.

"Come, I'll get you some food." Landon says tugging in my hand.

I walk with Landon to the food court and point out that I wanted McDonald's.

I went over to find a seat for the both of us while Landon went and ordered.

I sat in a two-seater as I waited for Landon to come back.

All of a sudden three guys approached me, one of them sitting down in the empty seat.

"Hey, gorgeous." The one sitting down says smirking.

"Uh hi." I say awkwardly.

"What are you doing all alone?" He says as his two friends stand behind him smirking.

"I'm not alone. I'm waiting for my boyfriend." I say now looking around for Landon only to see he wasn't in the line anymore.

"Well since your boyfriend isn't here now, do you wanna hang with us ?" The boy says as he places a hand on my thigh rubbing his hand up and down my skin.

I slap his hand away and scoff.

"Don't touch me." I say angrily.

The boy only smirks even more and holds his hands up in surrender.

"Just a gesture. I don't see your boyfriend anywh-

He gets cut off by a hand wrapping around his throat.

I look up and see Landon.

His eyes held nothing but anger, his face emotionless and his jaw ticking in rage.

Landon's hand remained on the boy's throat, squeezing the life out of him as he pushed him to the ground.

Landon stood tall hovering over him with dead angry eyes.

"Don't fucking touch her." He says darkly.

I stood there watching in shock, the boy's friends had run away and other civilians around us were either walking away from the scene or ignoring it.

Landon then takes out his gun and points it to the boys head.

"Leave Layla." Landon tells me coldly turning the safety off.

I don't move from my spot as I watch him press the gun harder into the boys head.

"Now." Landon says his tone slightly louder.

I go out of my shock and quickly walk away from the scene.

I jump in my spot as I hear the sound of a gunshot echo through the walls of the shopping centre.

I hear people scream in fright as I finally make it outside.

I wait by Landon's car and sigh.

I lean my head against the door and close my eyes.

"You okay?" I hear a deep voice say.

I open my eyes to be met with Dante's blue ones.

I smile and nod my head.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I say.

He nods his head slowly and takes a cigarette to his mouth and lights it up.

He takes a drag and blows the smoke out.

He then glances at me and holds the stick to me.

"Want?" He asks.

I shake my head declining the offer.

He shrugs and continues to smoke.

"Where's your boyfriend?" He says coldly.

"I don't know." I answer him looking down at my feet.

All of a sudden I feel a hand touch my cheek.

I look up and see Dante's blue eyes on mine as he caressed my cheek with his hand.

The feeling was nothing compared to Landon's.

It felt oddly cold and abnormal.

Dante's eyes stayed on mine for a while as if he was in a trance with them.

He then moved his hand down to my jaw, his fingers tracing it lightly.

"Your gorgeous Layla." Dante whispers out.

I stand there in shock, not knowing what to say I give him a small smile and shift my feet awkwardly.

Then in a matter of seconds, Dante was being thrown to the ground.

Landon hovered over him as he started punching the living daylights out of him.

Dante fought back sending furious hits to Landons face.

Though like always, Landon wins.

"Your dead." Landon growls out.

Before Dante could pass out I put a hand on Landon's shoulder.

His body tensed and he swiftly turned his cold eyes to me.

"Landon please," I say, desperately wanting to leave now.

He lets go of Dante not before kicking him in the ribs before standing up straight.

Landon opens the car door for me and I get in without saying a word.

Just before Landon could close the door Dante speaks up.

"You think she'll ever love you?" Dante chuckles darkly as he wipes the blood from his mouth.

"She doesn't need this life Angelo." Dante says seriously.

"She's innocent, she doesn't need all this." Dante says gesturing towards the gun in Landon's hand.

"She doesn't need you." He spits out before coughing violently.

Landon stares at him coldly, his usual emotionless grey eyes held something else.

His eyes were dark, darker than I'd ever seen them.

Landon then shuts the car door and goes around to his side and opens the door getting in.

He doesn't say a word nor does he look at me once.

He drives furiously out of the parking lot and speeds down the roads.