My heart stopped when I found out you were in pain.

-♛𝕠𝕒𝕜𝕝𝕖𝕪 𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖♛

The house was empty as I walked through it. The dress shirt I had on and my bare feet made me look crazy. I hear noice, well arguing, in a room causing me to go that direction. Pushing open the door I see lots of people making me suck in a breath. I could feel that my brother stood beside me.

My eyes find Ms.Ronans tear filled eyes quickly as her husband holds her. I look over at all his brothers most of there face hardened or emotionless. I then turn to the bed everyone was standing or sitting by.

Rolands body layed there looking paler then normal and he was in a hospital gown. He had wires and tubes on his arms causing me to cringe as I walked over slowly.

His face was even worse up close. I felt sick as I reach to touch his cheek. It was cold not like his normal heat I loved feeling. My hand snapped away from his body quickly.

"What happened." I whisper my voice cracking softly. I watched as Mr.Ronan pulled Ms.Ronan out of the room because she started crying again. So I turn to Reed who had his eyes closed.

"We got home after they let us go and through all of that Roland didn't say anything. It was strange because he was arguing the hole ride home, yelling to turn the car around. He didn't want to leave you there." Reed sighs rubbing his eyes. "We had already called to get doctors on stand by since we know there were injuries. Roland had been shot, you saw that." I nod slowly.

"I thought he got shot in the stomach?" I question shifting my weight back and forth.

"That's what we all thought until they took him into surgery. The bullet had graced his heart. Meaning he was losing more blood then we had thought. During the surgery his body went into shock and shut down. The doctors only could do so much but they got him stable and fixed everything that was wrong but they had to put him in a coma to do that. So it's up to him for when he wakes up." I gulp turning back to him looking at his chest as it breaths slowly up and down.

With a nod I walk to the door feeling dizzy. I couldn't be in here right now. Not with him like that. I push past my brother but he still follows me. "You need some clothes because you need to stay in this house for a bit. Your going to need to run everything until he wakes up."

"I can't do that?" I snap hugging my body. He sighs walking over pulling me into a hug.

"You can and you will." I hear him mumble into my hair as he places a quick kiss on my head. "I'll help you anytime you need."

With a sigh I nod. "I'll call Hannah to bring me clothes." With that I walk away and into Rolands office sitting into his chair. I pull out my phone sending Hannah a text which she responds to quickly letting me know she will text me when she's here.

I sat there working on simple things and some paperwork until I heard the door open with a crack making me look up. Hannah was dressed in a peach dress with a white turtleneck underneath. Her heals clicked down on the floor as she stares at me with worried eyes.

"Oakley how are you?" She whispers placing a large bag on the chair. I stand up with a small smile as she gives me a tight hug.

"Been better ya." I say letting her go. She gives me a look but drops the topic. She pulls out a a skirt and a sweater. Then some boots.

"Go change, you shouldn't wear so little with all these men around." She mumbles making me roll my eyes at her.

"They wouldn't." She giggles at that. "Im serious!" I groan standing up taking the clothes with me. Going to the nearest bathroom and changing quickly. I walked out to see Reed and Abigail talking. Reed was dress in a black suit like always and Abigail with her long blonde hair pulled into a tight pony was in a small pink dress. And of course high tall pink heals that gave her a few inches. She look so similar to her sister yet so different.

Reed watches me as I slip on some black heal boots. I send him a small smile as I walk over. "Reed, I need you to do something for me." I say not glancing at Abigail.

"Ok i'll be in my brothers..well your office soon." He says looking down. I nod slowly before I turn to Abigail.

"And why are you here." I ask dryly. She smirks as she turns to Reed.

"I heard about what happened to Roland and I wanted to come here. To you know show support!" She says with a large smile. I narrowed my eyes at her.

"What do you do again?" I say ignoring her lust filled eyes that stared at Reed who crossed his arms over his chest.

"She helps me manage the hotels, she mainly just hires people to work there when we need and that's it." Reed says making me turn to him. I knew Reed as one if the inner members and also being the second oldest did a lot of work. He does most of the hotel work and Roland runs the guns and Mafia work but still of course some hotel stuff. I nod before turning back to her.

"Now this is private business which means you have no reason to be here. So I want you to get back to your job and leave. And it's not Roland to you, it's Mr. Ronan." I snap harshly as I watch her gulp. She hesitates for a second before turning and walking away her heals clicked harshly with her fast pace. I turn back to Reed who had a smirk on his face. "Come ya?" I mumble walking to the office.

Walking in Hannah sits there awkwardly and Milo is now here pacing back and forth. "Hannah thank you for bringing clothes, you can go if you want? Be safe." I whisper as she stands up giving me a quick nod and a tight hug. When she leaves the room I turn to Reed.

"Reed in his computer there was something about a large shipment of guns, i'll give you the information but I need you to handle that." I say sitting in the chair. He nods quickly.

"Of course," He says with a smile as he walks over. "I'm here when you need Oakley. Always." He gives my hand a squeeze as he gently kisses my cheek, I smile back up at him as he leaves the room.

"Milo?" I ask making him stop walking back and forth. He looks at me sitting in the chair in front of me. "Are you alright?" I ask.

"Depends. You know how I was looking into fathers death?" I nod giving him a look to keep going. "Well I found out who killed him. But I found out even more."

"Well what is it?" I ask wanting him to get to the point.

"It was the Calogero Mafia, they are a large mafia located in Sicily. They have practically taken over most of Italy since your fathers death. The leaders are two brothers, Valentino and Vincenzo, they are twins." I nod growing sad at the thought of my father.

"What more did you find?"

"Just a photo of them but there's something or someone else in the photo that makes me worry." He says pulling out a photo. Two tall men with black suits stood both with there arms crossed. They had the same face and they same curly brown hair. They had different eyes one look so similar to my hazel eyes and the other looks like Milos green ones. Turning my head to the third person who stood next to them. Her hazels eyes made me let out a gasp.

"Mom.." I whisper as I stare at her photo. "How is this possible!" I yell standing up staring at Milo as tears come to my eyes. "She..she is alive?!"

"Yes. She is in Sicily." He frowns. "I don't know why she hasn't contacted us or why she's with the Calogero brothers."

"They look like her? They look like you and kinda like me." I comment making me think. He nods.

"Could we be related? Are they my brothers?" He ask pushing his head into his hands.

"We need to meet with them." I snap. "I want to talk to them about why they murdered my father." My brother nods.

"I'll get in contact with them, see if they can come here ok?" He says making me nod slowly.

"Good, lets have a little family reunion." I mumble.

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