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Recap

Sarafina and the boys had a fight mostly because Sarafina went out to have some fun without their permission which leads to a big fight. That got out of hand. Not to forget that James Smith just got murdered. Leaving behind the flash disk they had gotten at the starting. Now what's inside it, is yet to be told!

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"Hey there, babygirl" I felt someone ruffle my hair from behind. I groaned and turned to see a smirking Jason.

"What do you want, Jason?" I asked with a scowl and when I saw him giving me a pout I rolled my eyes but I felt myself smiling.

"Can't I see my favorite person in the world?" He asked

"No" I replied flatly and turned around to face the piano

"What are you playing?"

I shrugged in response. I took deep breaths before pressing the first key to the piece I was planning to play.

My eyes were closed when I finished playing when I opened my eyes I saw Jason in front of me with closed eyes and a smile.

"That was relaxing" He said quietly and I looked at him, noticing the dark bags under his eye.

"Jason" I called him after a while.

He hummed in response.

"Are you alright?" I asked worriedly.

"Of course" He replied "Why do you ask?"

"You look like you've not slept for ages" It was silent for a while

"Don't worry about me, Babygirl" His soft voice spoke

The breeze hit me in the face as I stared at the bright ocean. Waves crashed to the ground and retreated back to the water. I stood there with my hands under my pocket. It was peaceful and quiet.

I sighed and sat down at the dry warm sand and crossed my legs. I watched as families and couples walked around smiling. Kids playing and laughing with each other with no worries.

I sat there for hours before my phone started ringing. I huffed in annoyance when I saw the caller ID. I picked it up but stayed quiet.

"Come home immediately" I heard a demanding voice

Without another word I cut the call and after a few minutes of sitting there I decided to go home. I checked the time and it was quarter to 6AM. I walked up to my bike and swung my leg over it before I started the bike.

It roared into life and before I know it I'm speeding down the road to the direction of the mansion. In a few minutes, I was outside the front door and making my way inside.

I stepped inside and immediately a warm feeling spread inside of me. I walked up to my room and stepped inside. I just realized how exhausted I am right now.

I made my way to my bed while kicking my shoes out in the process and slumped down with my back pressed against the mattress and my legs off the bed. After some time I found my eyes slowly dropping close. Slowly I drifted to complete darkness.

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"Should we wake her up?" I heard a distant voice speak

"I don't know, I mean she looks so peaceful and relaxed" I heard another voice

"Just wake her up, Piece of shit" A harsh voice spoke

I sighed quietly, Can they just shut up.

"No need, I'm already awake" I spoke with my eyes slowly opening. I turned to see their wide eyes staring at me before Leonard cleared his throat.

"Antonio said you need to be down by 8pm for dinner and he also said to wear something... a little fancy yet simple, If that's even a thing" He says.

I nodded my head in response.

It felt like he wanted to say more but restrained himself by turning behind and walking out. I raised my eyebrows when I saw Vito hadn't moved from where he was standing.

"Is there something you need?" I ask him. He had a nervous look on his face.

"Sarafina," He says softly while gulping.

"Look, I know you're mad and what we did wasn't the best decision. Trust me, I regret it in fact we all do, but you have to understand we didn't have a choice. All we wanted to do was protect you," He stopped and took deep breaths,

"Please forgive us, If you do I'll admit my cooking sucks and I know I'm really annoying sometimes but it's just-" I quickly stopped his rambling.

"Vito," I started as he waited for me to continue with a nervous look. "I forgive you, All of you" I smiled at him "I knew you wouldn't forgive us on wha- Wait!? Did you just say you forgave us?" He asked, surprised.

"I think that's what I just said" I said

And yes, I meant what I said. I forgave them the moment I realized how much I wanted this life. A life with family you can trust, A family you can rely on because you know that no matter what there are your loved ones, your cared ones and the only people in this entire cruel world that can't betray you.

He had relief written all over his face and before I knew it I was pushed into a chest in a bone-crushing hug.

"Okay, that's too much and I can't breathe" I say

"Oh, Sorry" He looks at me sheepishly

"Now, Get out of here" I say

"Fine." He walked out while rolling his eyes and I chuckled when he dramatically closed the door. I actually kinda missed this even though it's only been a day or two.

I lazily got out of bed and made my way to the bathroom deciding to freshen up. After some time in the shower I got out and checked the time. It was quarter to 7.

I made my way to my closet and my eyes went through every dress I owned which happens to be only three. You should already know by now I'm not the type to wear a dress.

I decided to go with the black spaghetti strap slit dress which reaches mid thigh. It had a classy look and was pretty comfy then I went on with my make up.

I looked at the mirror and I surprisingly looked good with my Smokey eyes followed by my nude/brown lipstick I have applied on. I left my dark brown hair loose. Just in time I heard a knock on my door and Vito strolled in with his expensive looking blue suit with a white turtleneck.

"Looking beautiful as ever, la mia sorellina" He compliments

"Not looking bad yourself, il mio fratello Maggiore" I chuckle when I see him bow slightly.

"Grazie" He says with a smile.

We walk down the stairs together and when I do reach down I see my brothers with suits similar to Vito's. I saw Antonio give me a slight nod of approval and I gave him a smile which took him by surprise with the look he had on his face.

We headed out and decided to take two cars with us. I went with Vito and Leonard while in the other car it was Antonio, Gavino and Lorenzo.

It took us around 10 to 15 minutes to finally reach the restaurant and it looked quite fancy with the black and white theme they had at the exterior. My eyes caught the name of the restaurant written in gold and a calligraphy style.

L'ORO DI NAPOLI.

Interesting. We walked towards the entrance and the door was pulled open. I followed my brothers inside and the exterior was nothing compared to the interior. It had a relaxing aura with the warm lighting and beautiful furniture.

I noticed a waiter coming up to us and he politely greeted us before he escorted us to a table. I looked around the place to find no one.

After some while a waiter came up to us asking if we wanted to order some drinks. I ordered plan water while my brothers ordered their drinks.

Suddenly, I heard the door to the restaurant open and I heard footsteps approaching us. Antonio stood up unbuttoning his suit jacket.

"Emmanuel" I heard Antonio greet while nodding.

I lifted my gaze up from the menu and saw a man with a black Armani suit. He looked like he was in his late fifties with his styled black hair which is turning in a shade of grey like his eyes and there was a boy who looked around fifteen with similar features and held a blank expression

"It's nice to see you again, Antonio" I heard Emmanuel say with his French accent.

I watched Emmanuel's eyes move around the table before it landed on me. He smiled at my direction which looked really fake. Anyone could tell.

"I don't think we have met, My name is Emmanuel Dieudonné and this is my son Adrien" He introduced

"Sarafian De Luca" I say in a bored tone in the corner of my eyes I saw Antonio giving me a warning look.

"It's nice to meet you, I've actually heard quite a lot about you" He says while sitting down only a seat away from me while Adrien took the one next to me.

"I wish I could say the same for you" I replied and I felt Antonio's glare in the side of my head.

Emmanuel chuckled, shaking his head.

I raise an eyebrow, What's funny?

My eyes averted from Emmanuel to Adrien who hasn't said a word. I think he felt someone looking at him as he lifted his gaze from his lap to me. His expressionless face gave me nothing. He turned his head away from me.

There is something about them that isn't right. They give me a weird vibe and my gut feeling is always right.

Some time later waiters had brought our food and it was like eating heaven's food. I'm not even kidding. Everything in this restaurant screamed expensive.

"So Sarafina, tell me something about yourself?" Emmanuel asked

I was about to speak but was interrupted with a familiar phone ringing. I took a napkin and wiped my mouth and took my phone out. I saw a familiar name.

"I have to take this. It's important, May I be excused?" I asked looking at Antonio.

He looked at me with narrowed eyes before opening his mouth to speak.

"Of course, Go ahead" I heard Emmanuel speak before Antonio could say a word.

I gave a fake smile before walking out. I immediately picked it up.

"Brianna," I greeted

"We found something important," She speaks while I stay quiet waiting for her to continue.

"His name is Manuel. Manuel Dieudonné," She starts

"He is the person who gave James the disk"

Dieudonné?

Wait?! That sounds familiar then it clicked

Emmanuel fucking Dieudonné.

That fucker.

I should have known.

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For those who do not remember who Jason is, let's just say he is still a mystery but is someone who is a huge part of Sarafina's life. So who do you think Jason is?