“It's okay mama,” I said while lifting her out of the crib.

She stopped crying and I kissed her cheeks. “Daddy’s here mama,” I said and she smiled at him.

I wiped her tears and walked out of the room. We entered the kitchen and I placed her on top of the steps. There were three steps to get into the cooking area.

I stoop down and she drowned. Her face said ‘Again daddy, I'm not doing this”

She placed her hands out to me and I said no. She made a face like she was about to cry and I shook my head.

That's not going to work again little miss

“No don’t cry,” I said

“Come to dada,” I said and she turned around. She stood up before walking to the exit.

“Royalty,” I said and she turned around to look at me.

I swear she's more like Giovanna.

Who the fuck am I kidding a lot more like me.

“Come to daddy,” I said and she huffed.

I raised an eyebrow and she walked back towards me. She sat on her butt before looking at me.

“You know you’re a little sassy baby,” I said and she started to smiled

“You know what your doing aren't you,” I said and she placed her hand on the other step.

“No bump first,” I said and she placed her feet on the step before pushing her body down.

She did this until she was sitting next to my feet. She got up while holding on to my foot.

I picked her up and she placed her head on my shoulder.

Giovanna had fallen asleep fifteen minutes ago.

“You hungry mama?”

“Si,” she said and I raised an eyebrow.

“Si si,” she said while clapping.

“She only knows yes in Spanish” mom said as she walked in.

“Oh,” I said and mom walked over to us

“Hey sweetheart”

“Grana- ma,” she said while clapping her hands.

Mom smiled before walking over to the fruit basket. She picked up an apple and a banana.

“Tea,” she said while pointing at her bottle.

“Okay mama”

I placed her in her chair and she started crying again.

“Come mama I can't hold you right now,” I said and she reached her small hands out to me.

“Dada”

Mom walked over to her a tried giving her the banana.

“No banana na,” she said while shaking her head no.

“Dada” she cried

“Okay okay” I said before lifting her up.

I wiped her tears, she placed her head on my shoulder. Smiling I rubbed her back.

“I got it,” mom said and I nod as she picked up the bottle.

After she was done she tested how hot it was by letting a few drops on the back of her hand.

“Thanks mom,” I said after taking the bottle.

“Give grandma a kiss,” mom said and Royalty kissed her cheeks while smiling.

I walked back to my office and placed her inside her crib. I made sure she was laying down comfortably enough before giving her the bottle.

My phone started ringing and I picked it up. “We have his location don,”

“You know what to do, get everything ready,” I said

“You got it don,” he said and I hung up.

I looked at Royalty before smiling. She wrapped her small fingers around my forefinger and I smiled. I placed a kiss on the back of her hand and she soon released my fingers to hold her bottle.

I dialed dad's number and he picked up the phone right away.

“They found him,” I said into the phone.

“I’ll get the guys to your office,” he said before hanging up

After Royalty was done she gave me the bottle and I called Lily and told her to babysit for me.

I got changed and packed my guns, grenades, ammos, etc inside a duffle bag. I placed a kiss on Giovanna's forehead before exiting the bedroom.

Dad, uncle Ace, uncle Diego, uncle Alfie, Liam, Hunter, Silas, Hunter, Devonte, Archie, Sasha, and I met up where we got more information and made a plan.

Our plan has changed, no matter how much of a badass my wife- girlfriend, mother, sisters, or Gia is we won't put them out there.

Our plan is to protect our women, not the opposite.

“I’m so dead,” dad said as he loaded his gun.

“We all are,” Uncle Ace said before grabbing his duffle bag.

“Let’s go,” I said after pushing away the bookshelf hiding the elevator doors.

I pressed the button and it opened. We went inside before arriving under the house. The elevator was used for escaping measures but right now it was used to hide what we're up to.

•°°•

My men surrounded the mansion as they waited for my command.

“Bobby, you and your boys will wait for my signal,” I said to the sniper team.

“Yes don,” he said into the earpiece.

I saw a couple of guards coming out of the house and I raised my hand in the air.

The guards were about to make a switch, perfect timing.

Four. Three. Two. One, I signaled with my hands.

“Now,” I said into my earpiece.

“On your command boss,” dad said and I nod.

As the guards outside all went down, I decided that it was time to move in.

“Move in,” I said before jogging to the mansion.

Keeping my finger on the trigger, we got closer to the house. Dad kicked the door opened and we started firing.

Killing everyone man in the room. I gave pointing signals to the men coming in behind us. Some went through the door on the left while some went through the door on the right, the rest went with us up the stairs.

“Dad get down,” I said and he stooped down allowing me to take out the guards coming down the stairs as he pointed his gun through the rails, shooting the men coming from under the staircase.

We managed to kill about twenty-five men without getting harm

Kicking open every door we came across we finally got to Raymond's office. The only thing was he wasn't inside.

We entered the room and dad searched his desk. The lit cigarette in the ashtray and the glass of liquor stated that someone was there.

Liam went towards the window and I spotted an entrance next to his liquor cabinet.

“There,” Liam said

Dad and I went to the window and we saw him getting into a car.

“Bobby,” I said into the ear pierce.

“Bobby!"

“Ethan”

“Fuck let's go,” I said as he drove pass the gates.

We quickly ran down the stairs as we shoot anyone we saw that wasn't on our side.

We ran through the gates and we saw my black Ferrari coming towards us at a fast speed

One word

Angel

It stopped at our feet and the window rolled down.

“Don’t tell us that all the fun is over ” Giovanna said and mom was loading her gun in the passenger.

“I’m going to kill you after Giovanna is done with you then I'm going to kill Liam and Leo,” mom said while looking at her gun.

We gulped before lowering our guns.

“Is he dead?” Giovanna asked

“No he got away” Liam answered

“Got away are you guys serious?” mom asked while looking at us.

“Did you see where they go?” Giovanna asked

“Yeah they're headed that way,” Liam said as Leonora’s car pulled up next to them

“Babe let me come-” I started

“Let’s go,” Giovanna shouted to Leonora and they both sped off.

We soon saw a black range Rover driving at full speed. After catching up to them Liliana rolled the window down.

I looked over to see Giana doing the same. They started shooting at the car but it was bulletproof.

“Aim at the tires,” I said

A man pushes his body through the window on our side and Liliana shot him in the head.

The door opened and they shoved his body out. I switched into the other lane that Leonora was driving in to avoid his lifeless body. I applied more pressure to the gas pedal and leaned back into my seat

We saw another Range Rover heading towards us and I looked at Liliana

“Any ideas?”

“No, not yet,” I said before looking back at the road

Liliana shoved her arm through the window once more and shot two of the tires causing the car to swing off the road.

“Great shot,” I said and she smiled. We stop our cars before looking at the car. The door opened and Raymond got out.

I opened my door and grabbed my gun. I walked to other side of the car while aiming my gun at his head.

“Giovanna” I pulled the trigger before looking at Liliana. She opened her door before moving over to the driver's seat.

“Get back inside the car,” she said

“What’s-”

“Now Giovanna,” she said and I got back inside the car.

Before I could close my door bullets hit the front windscreen and hood.

Good thing our car is bulletproof

Two guys were firing at us from the Range Rover.

I looked over at Raymond and he was on the ground moving.

“Fuck I missed,” I said after closing the door.

Leonora starts reversing before turning the car around. Gia pulled out what's looked like an Ar 10 pistol and fired at the hood of Raymond's car.

It blew up as Liliana turned the car around and we started heading back at a fast speed. No matter what we did we couldn't get rid of them.

I called Leon and he picked up at the second ring.

“Babe we're coming-”

“We are going to need your help,” I said

Devonte picked up the rocket launcher as he saw them coming

Leonora’s car was way ahead of Giovanna's car and the Range Rover. Leonora’s car flew past us before and the range Rover hit into the back of the Ferrari.

“Just give me the orders,” Devonte said.

The person driving the Range Rover managed to get side by side with their car, but before they could slam into the Ferrari Giovanna stopped the car.

She started reversing the car before turning the car off the road as the persons inside the range Rover started aiming at us

“Ok now,” I said and Devonte pulled the trigger.

It blew up and we turned away from the blast. I dialed Giovanna's number and she answered immediately

“You guys okay?” I asked

“Yeah but we're going back to check if Raymond's really died,” she said

“Be careful I love you”

“I love you too,” she said before hanging up.

So much from keeping them away from this

Leonora's car pulled up next to us and they got out. Leonora walked towards me before punching me in the arm.

“Thanks for keeping us in the dark asshole, we missed all the fun,” she said and I grabbed my arm like it hurts.

Sasha was about to say something to Gia who threw her leather jacket over his head then walked pass him. He removed the jacket from his face as she walked towards us.

She started removing her bullet proof vest while looking at the Ranger Rover. Sasha walked towards me as I smirked.

“Don’t even start Leon” he said and I laughed.

•°••

We were all sitting inside the living room drinking. Royalty fell asleep right after dinner and Leon took her to bed.

I was sitting in Leon's lap as we all talked and laughed. The whole scene of this moment was amazing.

“I hope that after all this you'll know that you should keep it in your pants,” Leo said to Liam

“I will,” he said

“After I find the one” he added

“You know that is the problem with you Valentino men,” Liliana said

“Babe,” Leo said

“It’s true I mean you didn't know how to,” she said

“I knew how to I just didn't want to at the time. But after everything I learned that you were the only woman for me and you'll always be that woman,” he said before kissing her.

“Speaking of finding the one,” Sasha said

Gia got up from Sasha's lap and he got up too. Before she could sit he stopped her. He got one knee and her eyes widened.

“What are-”

“Shh,” he said while reaching into his pocket.

“We haven't known each other for a very long time but I don't need a very long time to know how much I love you and that you're the one I want to spend the rest of my life with. Yes we have our ups and downs but I hope that doesn't stop you from giving me the answer I want” he said before opening the box.

“Giana Gonzalez will you marry-”

“Yes,” she said before kissing him.

They soon pulled away and he placed the ring on.

“There's something I wanted to tell you," she said before looking at me.

I already knew what she wanted to say

“Go on” I mouthed

“I'm pregnant,” she said

“What?”

“I’m pregnant” she repeated and he lifted her before spinning her around.

We smiled at them and Leonora stood up. “Cheers to the beautiful couple. Congrats” she said and we hold held up our glasses.

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