"Ariana De' Cortello! You are in so much trouble young lady!" Athena looks up with wide eyes and gulp. The man holding her is scary. He has scary paintings running all over his arms and some creeping their up to his throat.

"What were you fucking thinking Ariana? Do you even have any idea of the dangers around?" He continues to scold her in his dark, deep angry tone. But his eyes softens as he look in her teary eyes.

"Princess! Why are you crying? Don't cry. I am not mad! Ah maybe I am little angry. Others are too. But don't worry I won't let them yell at you. Just don't cry ok." He says and gently escorts her to an waiting huge car. It was so big more like long. A limousine? He enters in with a smile and sits close to her.

"Does your head hurts?" He asks in a concern filled tone. He tries to touch her head but she flinches away from his reach. It hurts when she touches it too. He let out a frustrated sigh.

"We will make everything better, Ariana!" He tells her with a small smile. Athena looks out the window completely confused. Why is he keep calling her Ariana? She again looks at him and find him looking right at her face with a pained expression plastered at his face.

"I know Ariana! I know that he was the one who persuade you to run with him. We know that you will never try anything that will intentionally ruin the image of our family and I promise you that he will regret it bad. Look at you, Ariana! What has he made you within a span of 1 year....I know you are in a traumatic state right now and I promise we will make everything alright."

Athena stares at him with a complete lost puppy look. She doesn't even realize when he scoot closer to hug her. She has never been hugged like this. She just stays frozen in his heart melting embrace.

"Just don't do anything reckless again. From the past year we have been restless, searching for you everywhere and nowhere. We were so worried about you." He holds her hand as the car comes to a halt.

"We are home." He says and gently led her out. Athena could not hold back a gasp. The house in front of her is gigantic. Almost like castle in princess movies. She feels like she has enter into a world of beautiful dream. That's until her eyes meets huge scary men who are standing almost everywhere with big guns in their hands. The same one that looks like the weapons that kill people in movies.

"Others are growing crazy waiting for you, I swear." He mutters something under his breath and tried to take her inside. But she digs her feet on ground refusing to move. He looks back at her confused.

"What happened Ariana? Why did you stop? Let's go in." He says but she shakes her head with a scared look on her face.

She thinks that he is taking her to the bad guys. The bad guys only make lots of money. That explains why is he so rich. That means he is a bad guy too. He must of planning on cutting her limbs and selling her organs.

"Ariana! What's the matter?" The man in front of her is sounding worried. But Ariana could only see a act. It is a act!

"Why are you so scared, princess? This is home." He tries to tell her. In fear, Ariana abruptly mutters.

"No home." He hears her perfectly.

"What are you saying princess and why are you crying? I know you are scared but I promise no one is angry at you." He gently squeezes her shoulders and drag her inside.

Athena struggles and cries silently but it's of no use.

"So the brat is back and back in throwing tantrums." An unfamiliar voice speaks. Athena looks at the man in front of her. He is tall and scary with more scary paintings on his body. His eyebrows are of weird shapes and he has multiple piercings. He sounds amused but looks all emotionless.

"Our little sister just got back home Alexander and her state is not any better. You can at least try to help her a little instead of finding reasons to bully her."

"Luciano! You are being worried for nothing. I bet she is looking scared and confused so she can easily get out of trouble.....She is a Drama Queen! Stop being melodramatic Ariana! You look shady as fuck." Alexander looks at her with narrowed eyes. Luciano sighs at his brothers irrelevant behaviour.

"She is not doing anything that you think. She is traumatized. Vincrenzo and I have seen her reports! Due to the head injury and starvation, her condition is getting bad and miserable." Luciano explains to his younger brother who just rolled his eyes.

"So who fucking told her to runaway with that bastard? She was just 15, just a kid! She tarnished our family's name and value. She forget all about her family's love for the guy she met only month--"

"Enough Alexander!" Another unfamiliar person speaks but this authority filled voice brings the silence in the air.