Chapter 4 THREE

"I hate to break it to you, but we can't exactly escape Uncle. He'll find out eventually," Roxy said to Gigi who was tiptoeing up the stairs.

"I'm only trying to be helpful here! You slapped a boy from the Italian mob. Not just that, his family is the boss of all bosses," Gigi replied, throwing her hands up in the air. "But since you insisted on being not quiet." She began stomping her feet on the stairs until her father appeared at the bottom of the stairs. "See, it worked!" She ran up the stairs after that leaving Roxy behind.

"Come with me, Roxy. I'd like to talk with you." She followed Rocco to his study.

"I heard that you had a problem with Lorenzo De Luca at school today. Tell me about it," he said when they were already seated at his table.

"We went to Marco's bakery only to find him beaten to within an inch of his life. He said the De Lucas did it because he owes them money. I was angry because Marco lied that he borrowed the money for his daughter's tuition so I might have hit him," she said looking down at her hands.

"Might have?" Rocco asked with a chuckle. "You slapped him, Roxy. You always did have a temper on you. If he does anything to you, let me know and I'll handle it. You can go now."

"Okay. Thanks, Uncle." She went up the stairs to her room. She was just taking off her clothes when the door was pushed open and Gigi stepped. "Thanks for earlier, bitch."

"You love me and you know it," Gigi said, a huge smile on her face. "There's a party some kid from school is throwing. Wanna come?"

"Nope. I think I'll sit this one out," she answered going into her walk-in closet with Gigi on her tail.

"Well, you're going anyway. I'll pick something for you to wear. Mom and Dad are going out on a date. I doubt they'll come back home today. They'll probably want to have loud sex. We're alone with the exemption of the staff," Gigi said while simultaneously combing through Roxy's clothes. She pulled out a cream-colored mini dress with a lace bodice and beaded infinity cut-out waist. "This would go nice with the nude pumps I got you the other day."

"If you're sticking me in a party of heels, I'm so not staying long. Two hours max and we're back home," she said sternly.

Gigi nodded. "Sure. Thanks for not making me go alone. I'll be back later to do your hair and makeup. See ya."

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"Tell me why you thought coming here was a great idea," Lorenzo asked Drew as they made their way through the crowd of bodies.

"I'm regretting coming here now," Drew admitted.

"Hold on. I'll go get us some drinks." Lorenzo moved to a corner, leaning against the wall. He got several greetings from the guys and flirtatious smiles from the girls. One of the girls walked up to him, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Hey, babe. Wanna come over to my place?" She asked pressing her boobs against his chest. "I'll make it worth your while. I promise."

He uncurled her hands from around his neck. "No. I'm not interested."

"Come on, now. You don't have to be shy at all. I'll take care of you," she said, biting into her bottom lip.

"Take a hint, sugar. He's not interested," Drew who had come up behind the girl said. With a huff, the girl stormed off.

Drew handed a bottle of beer to Lorenzo before taking a sip from his. "Hey, the pampered princess and her cousin came."

Lorenzo looked to where Drew was pointing to find Roxy and Gigi talking to some girls. "Looks like the night is not a total waste after all."

"You want to fuck her? Didn't you listen when I told you her uncle was very powerful? He'll kill you if he finds out that you touched his daughter or his niece," Drew said with irritation. "You know what? Do whatever you want, but don't come crying to me when everything blows up in your face," he said before walking away.

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"Roxy, are you going to be okay all by yourself? Some kids are playing a game, but I know you wouldn't want to," Gigi said over the music.

"Sure. Just leave me all alone amid some killers. That's just a great idea," Roxy said, sarcasm coating every word she spoke. "You won't come back to find me beaten up or worse yet, raped."

Gigi rolled her eyes. "Stop exaggerating. No one here would touch you. They're all scared of Dad. So, are you gonna play the game with me or will you just dance?"

"I'm not playing any stupid game. The last time I did stuff like that, they wanted me to suck a guy's dick. Not interested. I'll just stay here, but you only have one hour. We're leaving after that," Roxy said.

Gigi placed a kiss on her cheek. "I love you. Thanks. Bye."

She dived into the crowd and in a second, she wasn't visible anymore.

Roxy had just turned to go get a drink in the kitchen since she hadn't had any when her waist was snagged, pulling her into a hard chest. She opened her mouth to protest when she heard a deep voice.

"What's a good girl like you doing here?" He asked.

Roxy shrugged looking up at his turquoise eyes. "The same thing everyone is doing here. What about you, Lorenzo? What are you doing here? Don't you have people to kill or beat up or something?" She asked with a sweet smile on her face.

Lorenzo chuckled, the vibrations coursing through her own body. "Got that done already so I decided to come here." She opened her mouth in shock, clearly not expecting him to admit to it. "What? You thought I was going to lie?"

"Yes. People don't just admit to people that they kill for a living. That's just-"

"We're not exactly normal people now, are we? Every single person going to the same school as us have secrets and skeletons in their cupboards. What's yours?" He asked lowering his head to hers.

"It's- none of your business," she replied, her lips brushing against his softly due to their proximity.

He smirked pulling his head back a bit. "Duly noted. By the way, you look sexy tonight."

"Why, thank you. You don't look too bad yourself."

He opened his mouth to speak when they heard the sound of shots being fired as the windows shattered. Everyone scattered on the dancefloor trying to find safety.

Lorenzo grabbed Roxy, pulling her to his chest as they crouched behind a chair.

"You do not leave my side no matter what." The music had already stopped playing by now.

"Gigi. I need to get to her. She's inside and I don't know if she's safe," Roxy said, struggling against his hold.

"We'll go together. Stay close."

They both ran to the corridor where they came across Gigi. The girls lunged for each other. "I'm so glad you're okay. I was worried about you."

"Forget about all of this bullshit. You girls need to get safe," Lorenzo snapped making the girls pull apart.

He pushed open a door to a room that he found empty. "Get in."

They all got into the room. Lorenzo immediately locked the door before dragging the heavy dresser to stand in front of the door. He fished his phone out from his pocket.

He swiped through his contacts before tapping on Drew's. "Where the fuck are you?" He asked immediately Drew picked up the call.

"This is Ezio. Drew got shot. He's with me and Lia. Where are you?" A masculine voice asked.

Ezio was a member of the Lombardis. His father died years ago so his older brother, Giovanni took over as head of the family.

"I'm in the fourth room on your right on the first floor."

"Got it. I'll be there in two." He hung up so Lorenzo called his brother next.

"Emilio, I need help. We were attacked at the party. Drew got shot so Ezio is bringing him to me," he said when his brother picked.

"Got it. The party is at Ezio's, right?"

"Yeah."

"Ten minutes."

"Who did you call?" Roxy asked from her position on the bed.

"My brother." There was a knock on the door so Lorenzo moved to it. "Who's there?"

"Ezio. Open the fucking door." Lorenzo pulled the dresser away from the door before pulling it open. Ezio, Lia, and Drew filed into the room with guns in their hands and he locked it again the way he did the first time.

"The fuck is going on out there?" Lorenzo asked Drew whose sweatshirt had a bloodstain from the wound. "How is the injury?"

"I'm fine. It's just a graze. I could barely feel it. I think it's the Bratva," Drew replied.

"It sure as fuck is them," Ezio spat out in fury. "I just wish I could get my hands on one of them."

"Did anyone get hurt?" Roxy asked, worriedly.

Ezio smiled, just noticing the two girls in the room. "If it isn't the princess and her cousin."

"Shut up, Ezio." Lia turned to the girls. "I'm Natalia, but my friends call me Lia. Don't listen to Ezio. He's a dick."

"Are we just going to sit here and do nothing? What if they come for us?" Gigi asked.

"Be our guest. Go outside and you'll see just how far your father's power stretches," Drew said with a glare.

Gigi returned the glare. "Why does everything I say and do always get judged by who my father is? Your father is the head of a mob family and you don't see me throwing that in your face all the fucking time. It's princess this, daddy that. Fuck you all!"

"That's my kind of girl. Don't let all these motherfuckers walk all over you," Lia said.

Ezio pulled out his ringing cellphone. "Thank fuck, Gio. It's the bratva bastards. They didn't hurt anyone though, but I don't trust them. They could be hiding somewhere outside. Send someone here." He waited for a while listening to his brother before hanging up. "Help is on the way."

"Do you think I should call my father? He could help us," Gigi suggested.

Lorenzo shook his head. "No. We don't need to involve him in mafia business."

Ezio threw his head back in laughter. "They already involved him the moment this attack took place in a room where his treasures are in. It'll be less problem for us though because he can take down those bastards without us doing a thing." To Gigi he said. "You might as well call him. Try to sound shocked, though."

"Okay." Gigi pulled out her phone before calling her father and putting it on speakerphone. He picked up after the first ring. "Daddy, we have a problem. I dragged Roxy to a party and the house was attacked. I'm so scared, daddy. They shot someone."

"Fuck. Are you girls okay? Did they hurt you or Roxy?" Rocco asked with worry in his voice.

"No, but they shot the guy that took us to safety. He's bleeding and-" She bust into fake tears after that.

"Shh, princess. It's okay. I'm going to come for you girls with the bulletproof car. The tracker on your phone says you're just six minutes away. We'll make it three."

"Are- are you mad at us?" She hiccuped.

"Let's not talk about that now, princess," he said before hanging up.

"How'd I do?" She asked earning a grin from Lia.

"Fucking fabulous. Your father won't be yelling at you tonight if you keep up the act. You too, Roxy," she said.

"Now, we just have to wait."