Dangerously Devoted

The first thing Lucia Moreno did when she opened her eyes was check if her socks were still on.

They were. Bright blue. Fluffy. Perfect.

The second thing she did was notice the three maids standing at the foot of her bed like soldiers awaiting execution.

She stretched, slow and deliberate, her brown silk hair spilling across the blue flowery sheets like liquid.

One maid actually flinched. Lucia sat up.

"Yes? What are you waiting for? Go prepare my bath, woman." The first maid bolted to the bathroom like her life depended on it. Smart woman.

"You." Lucia pointed at the second maid, who went pale.

"I'm going to be late for school, so pick out something for me. Something simple today. Maybe a blue off-shoulder and blue jeans." The maid practically sprinted to the walk-in closet.

"And do I need to tell you to help me wear my flip-flops?" The third maid scrambled to retrieve the fluffy blue bunny flip-flops from under the bed.

Her fingers trembled as she slid them onto Lucia's feet. Then her nail grazed Lucia's ankle. Through the sock. Barely.

"Oh my God!" Lucia shrieked. "My foot! Ouch! Are you trying to kill me, you stupid bitch?" She kicked the maid square in the mouth.

The maid's lips burst open. Her head cracked against the wall. She crumpled to the floor like a puppet with its strings cut. Lucia stared at the unconscious body and sighed.

"What a loser. Get her out of here. And tell her she's fired once she's done with her beauty sleep." The remaining two maids dragged their coworker out without a word.

"Just had to ruin such a beautiful day for me." Lucia scoffed, flipped her hair over her shoulder, and walked to the bathroom.

TWENTY MINUTES LATER

"DADDY!" Lucia's voice echoed through the marble foyer as she ran down the stairs, her blue designer heels clicking against the floor.

She and Matteo had a bond that made outsiders uncomfortable - the kind of love that seemed impossible for a man who had built an empire on blood.

Matteo, seated at the head of the dining table, chuckled at the sound of her voice. Sebastian, seated beside him, did not.

Lucia reached the table and planted a kiss on her father's cheek. She didn't look at Sebastian. She never looked at Sebastian.

"Lucia... manners. You can see someone seated beside me," Matteo said, though his tone carried no real scolding.

Lucia's eyes drifted to Sebastian like she was doing him a favor.

"Oh. You're here." She sat down and began eating - eggs and bacon with a cup of tea. Then she bit down on something hard.

An eggshell. The crunch was loud enough for Matteo to hear.

He stopped eating, watching his daughter's face twist with fury. Lucia spat the egg onto the floor and stood up so fast her chair scraped against the marble.

"Who prepared this breakfast?!" Every maid in the room froze. No one stepped forward. "I said - who the fuck prepared breakfast?!" Her voice cracked through the room like a whip. Slowly, a maid stepped out of the line.

Her hands were shaking. "I-it was me, Miss Lucia." Lucia smiled. It was not a kind smile.

She crossed the room in three steps and slapped the maid so hard she spun before hitting the ground.

The sound echoed. The maid whimpered, clutching her cheek. Sebastian's hands curled into fists under the table.

"You trying to break my teeth, huh?" Lucia screamed. "If you can't cook, then don't fucking step into a fucking kitchen!"

"I'm sorry, Miss Lucia," the maid sobbed.

"Sorry? You're sorry?" Lucia's smile returned.

"Okay. Prove it." She pointed at the half-chewed egg on the floor.

"Eat it." The maid's eyes widened. She looked at the egg, then back at Lucia, her face draining of color.

"You can't?" Lucia asked, folding her arms. The maid shook her head, tears streaming down her face.

"I'll eat it... I'll eat it..." She began crawling toward the egg. Her tears dripped onto the marble floor.

Matteo continued eating. He didn't look up. He didn't intervene.

"STOP." Sebastian was on his feet. The maid didn't wait for permission. She scrambled up and ran out of the room like the devil was chasing her.

Sebastian turned to Lucia, his blue eyes cold enough to freeze fire.

"Seriously? You're that heartless? Telling her to eat something that's been in your mouth?" Lucia scoffed.

"Coming from a guy who killed an entire family." The words hit like a bullet. Sebastian's jaw tightened.

His eyes closed. For a moment, he was somewhere else - a house on fire, screaming, a six-year-old boy looking at him with wide eyes, and then- He opened his eyes.

He leaned closer to Lucia, close enough that she could feel his breath.

"You disgust me." Lucia leaned closer too, her lips curving into a smirk.

"Read my lips, sugar."

"I don't care." She grabbed her school bag and sauntered out of the room, her hips swaying with every step.

Sebastian watched her go. Then he turned to Matteo - who was looking at him with a knowing smirk.

He shook his head and stormed out.

•••

Lucia stood outside, still fuming. She turned and saw four bodyguards behind her. Four. She was going to lose her mind. Free.

She just wanted to be free - free from this house, free from being watched every second of every day.

She turned back around and kept walking. She had another set of guards to get fired.

PEARL HIGH

Pearl High wasn't just a school. It was a hierarchy. Children of the top mafia lords walked these halls like royalty. Everyone else walked like prey.

Grade A - Children of the Top 5 most successful and dangerous mafia lords.

Grade C - Children of the Top 30.

Grade F - Children of those who worked for the mafia lords.

If you were Grade F, your life was a joke. A mockery. You were likely to get killed - or worse. Trust me when I say being dead is better than being bullied in this school.

A black Lamborghini pulled up in front of the gates. A pair of blue designer sneakers stepped out. Lucia Moreno.

She's here. I heard her father just reached Top 1.

She's dangerous. Stay away - that's the only warning.

Because her father was Top 1, she was feared. She had no friends. Not that she cared. Lucia walked into the school with her head high and her guards trailing behind her.

She needed to get rid of them. Fast.

"I need to use the toilet," she announced. They followed her. She stopped.

"Wait. You don't plan on following me into the toilet, do you? Ever heard of privacy?" They bowed and turned their backs. Lucia rolled her eyes and stepped inside. The

bathroom was empty. Perfect. She scanned the room until her eyes landed on a nearby window. She measured it with a glance.

A perfect fit to sneak out - the only problem was reaching it. Her gaze fell on an empty bucket in the corner.

She turned it upside down and climbed on top. Still too short. So she jumped, grabbing the window sill with both hands, her backpack dangling from her fingers.

She swung one leg up, then the other, using every ounce of strength to pull herself through. She dropped to the other side and landed in a crouch. Victory.

She dusted off her hands, pulled out her phone, and called her father. He picked on the first ring.

"Dad... help... I... I don't know where I am. I'm scared, Dad. I don't know what to do." She was already running, putting distance between herself and the school.

"What? Lucia? What about the guards?" Matteo's voice was sharp with panic.

"I don't know, Dad. One minute they were beside me, and then I was knocked unconscious. I escaped when I woke up, but now I'm lost." Matteo was fuming.

"Don't cut the call." He picked up his other phone and called the head guard.

"Where is my daughter?" "Toilet," the guard answered. "Toilet?! Check, you stupid idiot!" The head guard signaled. Two guards entered the bathroom. Empty.

"She's gone." "You're fired. You worthless pieces of shit." Matteo cut the call. The guards stared at each other, wondering what had just happened.

"Dad, I think I found the road to my school," Lucia said, standing exactly where she needed to be.

"Stay there. Sebastian will come pick you up. I'm sorry, sweetie. I fired those guards. I'll get you new competent ones soon." He hung up. Lucia danced in place, victorious.

Then she heard a honk. A red car pulled up. The window rolled down. Sebastian's face appeared.

"You have five seconds to get in, or I'm driving off." Lucia rolled her eyes.

"Cranky much?" She got in. Sebastian floored the gas.

"You know, for someone who got lost, you don't look scared," he said, glancing at her. "What? You don't know anything. I'm terrified." She rested her head against the window.

"Now don't talk to me. I don't want to catch whatever you poor people get to become slums." Sebastian's jaw tightened. He slammed the brakes. Her head cracked against the glass.

"Ouch!" she yelled, glaring at him.

"Sorry. My leg slipped." He was smirking. "Idiota," she muttered, closing her eyes. They drove the rest of the way in silence.

•••

"I was terrified, Dad. I thought I was never going to see you again." Lucia's voice wobbled perfectly. Her eyes were wet. Her bottom lip trembled. Sebastian stood in the corner, rolling his eyes.

"I'm here, sweetie. I'm here." Matteo pulled her into a hug. His love made him blind. Lucia smirked over his shoulder before burying her face in his chest again.

"After receiving your call, I made a decision," Matteo said, pulling back.

"This has been going on for too long. All those guards are incompetent. They clearly don't know how to do their job. So here's my verdict." Lucia looked up at him, waiting to hear the words she'd been dreaming of. You're grown up now. You can protect yourself.

"Sebastian will take over as your bodyguard." The room went silent.

"What?!" Lucia screamed, stepping back.

"You heard me, sweetie." "Sebastian will be your new bodyguard," Matteo repeated. Lucia's head whipped toward Sebastian.

A smirk was spreading across his face. Slow. Deliberate. Terrifying.

"I'd love to," he said. His face was blank - but his eyes promised hell.

Lucia's stomach dropped.

The horn nearly stopped her heart.

Lucia shot up in bed, heart pounding, already reaching for the knife under her pillow because this was it, this was the attack she'd been waiting for her whole life-

Sebastian stood at the foot of her bed. Blow horn in hand. Smirk firmly in place.

"Chop chop, Princess. You don't want to be late for school." Lucia stared at him.

Then she lay back down and pulled the covers over her head. The horn blasted again.

Louder this time. Right next to her ear. She threw the covers off and launched herself at him, hand raised to slap that arrogant look off his face.

He caught her wrist mid-air and yanked her closer.

"Wrong decision there, Princess." His breath fanned her face. Warm. Steady. Way too close. She shoved him in the chest.

"It's six in the fucking morning! School doesn't start until eight!"

"Oh, your father didn't tell you?" Sebastian tilted his head, enjoying this far too much.

"I'm your bodyguard. And your personal trainer." Lucia crossed her arms.

"You're kidding." He gave her a blank look. "Meet me in the training room. I believe you know where it is." He walked out, leaving her standing there.

Lucia sank to the floor, stared up at the ceiling, and closed her eyes.

"Day one of hell."

THE MOB GROUND

"It's so early. Why are we here?" Sin stretched lazily, his singlet clinging to the excessive tattoos covering every inch of his body.

He was the youngest. The second deadliest. And right now, he looked like he wanted to go back to sleep.

"Ask Falcon why he rang the emergency alarm when I see no emergency," Vivian said, examining her nails. Vivian. Second in command. The brains of the operation. Also Sebastian's occasional bedmate - a detail everyone knew and no one mentioned.

Russo sat in the corner, silent as always. No one had ever heard him speak. Rumors said he couldn't.

Others said he simply chose not to. Either way, he communicated through written notes and pointed stares.

Marino sat on the ground, back against the wall, eyes closed. She was the deadliest female in the group. Anger was her closest friend.

The slightest thing could set her off, and everyone knew to stay out of her path when she was quiet.

Falcon, the commander, walked in with a grin so wide it could have been mistaken for sunshine. He was the goofy one. The light. You'd never guess he was third deadliest after Sin.

"Tell us why you called us here before I blow your brains out," Marino said without opening her eyes.

"My patience is already a thin thread." Falcon's smile faded.

"Okay... we're waiting, bruh," Sin said, taking a seat. Falcon looked around the room.

"Cane Nero was last seen in Italy." Silence. Cane Nero. Top three most dangerous drug lords in the world.

He'd committed a grave offense, faked his death, and disappeared. Now there was a bounty on his head - one that came with a cash prize generous enough that no one cared who was offering it.

The first clan to find him and present his head at the upcoming Mafia Party would win. Sin's smirk returned. His eyes lit up with something hungry.

"What are we waiting for? Let's go get this guy," Vivian said.

"We need orders from the boss," Falcon replied. Vivian walked toward him, close enough that their shoulders almost touched.

"I got it. Trust me." She walked out. Marino stood and followed, silent as a shadow. Russo watched Marino go. His eyes stayed on her back longer than they should have.

"You might poke a hole in her back if you stare that hard," Sin said, clapping a hand on Russo's shoulder. Russo looked at the hand. Then at Sin. Then he walked away without a word.

"Trust me, I'll be the one to make you talk," Sin called after him. Falcon watched the exchange, shook his head slowly, and walked out.

"Now I'm all alone," Sin muttered, heading for the Mob Bar.

"Guess I'll have a drink before going back to sleep." He grabbed a fresh bottle and drank straight from it.

6:30 AM. TRAINING ROOM.

Lucia was on the floor. Her chest heaved. Sweat soaked through her clothes. They had only been training for twenty minutes, but it felt like twenty hours.

"Stand up, Princess. We're not done." Sebastian nudged her side with his foot. If she weren't Matteo's daughter, he would have killed her by now - of that, she could be certain. Since she was, he'd settle for torture.

"You're supposed to go easy on me! I'm a beginner!" she shouted. Sebastian scoffed.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Would you like a foot massage too?" Lucia glared at him.

"Life isn't for the weak. When life throws you lemonade-"

"Make lemonade," she said, proud.

"Wrong." Her smile faded.

"Life won't throw you lemonade unless it's rotten or rigged to explode. So you bury it." He walked to a punching bag and threw a punch. Then another.

His movements were so fast, so smooth, that his hands seemed to vanish. The bag rattled like it was being beaten by a ghost.

"How do you do that?" she asked, sitting up. He stopped and grabbed a water bottle.

"Practice, darling. Practice."

"How long did you practice for?"

"Ten years." Her eyes widened. "That means you were fifteen when you started?"

"Nah. I was ten." She opened her mouth to respond, but before she could, he shoved a cloth into it.

"Less talking. More punching." She spat it out immediately, gagging.

"Ugh - what the hell was that?!" Sebastian smirked. He leaned in close.

"My singlet." Lucia's eyes went wide. She noticed for the first time that he was shirtless - and drenched in sweat.

The realization hit her like a truck. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she collapsed onto the floor.

"She didn't even wait for me to tell her I was joking," Sebastian said, hovering over her unconscious body. He shrugged.

"Oh well." And walked out.

7:45 AM. MATTEO'S OFFICE.

"My back hurts. My hands hurt. I can't feel my legs. Dad, I'm dying." Lucia stood in front of her father's desk, listing every complaint in one breath.

"And guess the worst part? He shoved his sweaty singlet into my mouth!" Matteo chuckled.

"Ombra would never do that." He glanced at Sebastian, who stood in the corner with an expression of absolute innocence.

"I never did such a thing," Sebastian said.

"You can check the security cameras in the training room." Lucia's mouth fell open. He had wiped them. She knew he had wiped them.

"See? He's innocent," Matteo said, smiling at his daughter.

"Seriously, Dad? You'll believe him over me? Have I ever lied to you?" Matteo raised an eyebrow.

"Should I start counting? Maybe from your recent bodyguard incident? The one where you faked getting lost?" Lucia froze. He knew.

"Dad, that was-"

"Time to go to school, bambolina." He went back to his papers.

"But Dad-" "Ombra." Before Lucia could get another word out, Sebastian scooped her off the ground and threw her over his shoulder.

"Put me down, you piece of shit!" He dropped her. She stumbled, caught herself, spun around, and slapped him across the face.

The sound echoed through the hallway. Sebastian's head turned with the impact. When he looked back at her, his eyes had gone dark. Empty. Something primal.

Lucia didn't even get a breath out before his hand closed around her throat.

He lifted her off the floor and slammed her against the wall. Her vision blurred. Her hands clawed at his wrist.

"S-stop... you're choking me..."

"I'm not one of those maids who grovel at your feet." His voice was ice. "Watch your words and your actions, Princess. I don't mind being killed for killing you." He let go.

She hit the ground hard. Her ankle twisted beneath her. Tears spilled down her cheeks - not from the pain, but from the look in his eyes.

The dead look. The look that said he meant every word. Sebastian turned and walked a few steps.

"Meet me in the car in five minutes. Take longer and you'll walk to school." He left. Lucia clenched her fists as the tears kept falling. She tried to stand, but her leg gave out.

She started hopping on one foot, each step agony, and was about to fall when a pair of arms swept her off her feet.

"Don't worry, Barbie. I got you." Sin. Of course it was Sin. He carried her toward the car where Sebastian was already sitting in the driver's seat. Sebastian didn't even spare them a glance.

"Put her in the front seat. I'm not her driver." Sin placed Lucia in the passenger seat carefully.

"See ya, Barbie." He pecked her cheek and left. The ride was silent. No words. No music. Just the hum of the engine and Lucia's tears drying on her face.

She stared out the window the whole time. They reached the school. Lucia opened the door and limped out, each step making her wince. Sebastian watched her in the rearview mirror.

His jaw tightened. He did nothing. As soon as she was clear, he drove off without a word. Lucia looked at the car disappearing down the road and scoffed. Even while injured, the spoiled side of her never disappeared.

UNDERGROUND

"Please... I didn't mean to blow up the ship... it was a mistake..." The man was tied to a chair, blindfolded, trembling.

He couldn't see the figures standing around him, but he could feel them. Something in the air. Something cold.

"Mistake?" Matteo's voice cut through the darkness like a blade.

"You blew up my entire ship. Millions in product. And you're saying it was a mistake?" Matteo stepped back into the shadows.

"Ombra." The man wet himself. He couldn't see anything, but he knew that name. Everyone knew that name.

"No... please... please, Boss..." The words died in his throat. No one saw Sebastian move. One moment, the man was begging.

The next, his head was on the floor. Blood splattered across the concrete.

Sebastian stepped into the light, a katana in his hand, blood dripping from the blade. He lifted a finger to his lips - tasted the blood - and smiled. His eyes were psychopathic.

His lips curled upward.

"I like something sweet." He looked at Matteo, who nodded with pride. Sebastian turned and walked out.

"Mission accomplished."

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

School had closed 3 hours ago and here we can see Lucia standing in front of the school gate, fuming

She had been there for 3 hours and yet no sign of Sebastian , she had a feeling he's purposefully making her wait , wasn't choking her that morning enough

She spotted a red Ferrari coming with speed and it was coming towards her, she thought the driver would turn but he kept coming at full speed to where she was

In fright she jumped back and fell to the ground as the driver parked in front of her roughly,

The window wounded down and there he was, The devil who doesn't bother to disguise himself....Sebastian

He looked down at her with a grin

"Sorry Princess, did I hurt you?" Sebastian asks with that same smirk on his face

Lucia glared up at him with tears in her eyes, This was just day one and she already feels like jumping off a bridge

"Are you gonna get in or you wanna walk back home?" Sebastian asks but he was already on the verge of driving off and leaving her there, how nice would it be to see that Lucia stood up with her twisted ankle and began hopping on the other leg, she opens the door and enters, she turns to him with a scowl

"I hate you " she says with loathe evident in her voice, Sebastian smirk only grew wider

"Really?? Trust me, the feeling is mutual" Sebastian says and brought the car to life before driving off

Lucia bit her lips as she stared at him before looking away, she tries to move her leg but flinched when the swollen up ankle hit the car door

Sebastian looks at the leg and focuses back on the road

•••THE MANSION•••

They got there and drove into the huge compound where numerous cars were parked,

One would think it was a normal and peaceful home but underneath the mansion was an underground room where all mafia activities take place

Lucia was about coming down when Sebastian held her, She looked back at him quizzily

"Your leg" he says looking at her injured leg, Lucia looks at the leg and back at him

"What about it?" She asks rudely, Sebastian rolls his eyes, he left her arm and pulled her to him by her waist

Lucia gasps at this sudden action, their faces inches apart, Sebastian eyes scans her face and lingered on her lips more before he looks back at her eyes

"I don't want to be punished for causing that injury so stop being a pompous brat for a second and let me help you treat the Fucking leg" Sebastian says before moving away, he grabs her leg and pulls it into his lap

Lucia head went flying back and hit the door, She looks at Sebastian with a glare

"Sorry Princess" he says sarcastically

"My name is Lucia not Princess" She says letting him massage the swollen ankle with a healing balm

"Well you are a Mafia princess after all so the name fits Princess " He says placing emphasis' on the word Princess , Lucia rolls her eyes at him and winces

Sebastian looks up at her and smirks before pressing it harder

"Yahhh" Lucia screams hitting the back of his head, Sebastian slaps her exposed laps, his eyes darken at the feeling of her thigh on his hand

Lucia wanders why he looked stiff when she was the one in pain, Sebastian lets go of her leg and looks out the window

"Get out" He says coldly, Lucia wandered what was the reason for the change in demeanor but she still got down the car Sebastian sped out the gate without looking back

"Here I was thinking we were getting along" Lucia says but shrugs and began walking to the door, her leg felt better than it did before

Sebastian was speeding down the street of Italy with different thoughts running through his head

Why did he feel aroused after touching her? He was meant to hate her, to loathe her, to feel disgusted by her but here he was being turned on by her, it made him mad, angry, he felt rage

He increased the speed at which the car was going, swerving through cars

•••MOB GROUND•••

Russo could be seen in the Mob Ground Bar drinking a bottle of alcohol, his eyes looking dead as he stared at nothing, lost in his own thoughts.

Marino enters and on seeing Russo, she turns to leave, her phone pings and it was a message from Russo

"You can stay, I was just leaving" She reads out silently and turns to see he was already behind her, she flinched a bit, she didn't even hear his footsteps at all

Russo stared at her before walking pass her, Marino held the hem of his shirt

"Wanna drink together?" She asks and Russo stared at her blankly before yanking his shirt out her hand and walking out, Marino bit her lips hard

"So cold" she says staring at him when she heard someone clap behind her

"Coldie gone soft" Vivian says, she and Marino were moral enemies, No one knew why but they hated each other at first sight

"Does our coldie have a crush on our Mute?" Vivian says with a tease, Marino grew mad, she drew out her gun and at the same time Vivian drew hers out

The mouth of their gun on each other's head, They both had identical glares on their face

"Woah...Woah...Woah, I can't believe you guys almost made me miss the action" Sin says as he enters seeing them

He walks to them and held both guns, Hitting it from their hands and the gums fell unto his own hands

"You're glad Ombra wasn't the one who walked in on you or else you both would have your heads removed " Sin says, his face blank, it was unlike him to have a cold demeanor

Marino snatched her gun and walked out, Vivian chuckles before collecting her gun from Sin and walking to the bar

"Stay off Marino lane Viv" Sin says joining her

"I was only teasing her... She's cute" Vivian says

"Wait don't tell me your Bi now" Sin says with a disgusted face which made Vivian laugh but the laughter was cut when a blare of red light covered the whole room, a siren noise heard

"His location has been found" Vivian says already knowing the reason for the alarm, a psychotic smile crawled it's way to Sin's lips

"Time to get our toy" He says and they both walked out

••••A BAR••••

2 People could be seen on a bar stool, a cap covering their faces, The boy removed his face cap to reveal Sin and the girl did the same and her face came to view...Marino , her hand went to the ear bud

"Target found" She says with her eyes on drunk Cane Nero, here he was enjoying himself with sluts when he committed a grave sin

Marino looks at him with a glare Vivian who was dressed as a stripper walked to Cane Nero and began to grind herself on him

Cane Nero smiles and held her waist, Vivian continued her sexy act

"Don't loose focus Viv" Sin says as he looks at them stylishly, Vivian rolls her eyes

"I was just starting to enjoy it" She says and Cane looks at her

"What did you say?" He asks and Vivian fakes a smile at him

"I said why don't we go somewhere private?" She asks and Cane Smiles drunkenly before nodding

They bothe began walking to one of the rooms in the bar, Vivian enters and pushed Cane on the bed, she came over him

"I like to take control" she says and Cane smiles before spanking her ass which wiggled, Vivian giggles at this

"Want a drink?" She asks walking to the small table where a wine bottle was, she opens it and drank out of it before adding something inside and pointing it to him

Cane shook his head but Vivian still pointed it to him in which he shook his head again

" I don't want Wine...I want you " he says and Vivian began getting annoyed

"Okay, he's starting to piss me off" She says into the ear bud and Sin barged in with a smile ... the smile of Joker

"Who are you guys?" Cane Nero asks when the alcohol had cleared from your eyes

"Your worst nightmare" Sin says and grabbed his gun from his back pocket

"Slow or Fast?" He asks Cane who looked confused

"What?" Cane Nero asks moving back in fear, He shouldn't have come to on open place with a bounty on his head

Sin came closer, his eyes wide open and his smile wide

"How do you want your death?"

••••UNKNOWN PLACE••••

A figure could be seen seated on a chair with a box on the table in front of him, he slowly opened the box and smirks at what was in it

The head of Cane Nero, the eyes still open, the figure smirks at the sight of fear still in the eyes of the dead body, removing the head from the box, there was a letter on it

YOUR NIGHTMARE was written boldly in blood on the bottom of the box and only one clan had that Signature...Matteo's clan

"Well Done Matteo, I really underestimated you" the voice of the unknown person was heard followed by a laughter which echoed round the room

••••NIGHT TIME••••

Lucia got ready for bed, she wakes towards her bed and laid on it, she sighs looking up at the roof when someone crawled through her window, her eyes widens in fear before she walks to it trying to use the small skill she learnt with Sebastian on the unknown person

She tries a flying kick but was blocked, her hand going forward in punched but it was also blocked

the person looked skilled but she got an opening and kicked him straight in the stomach which hit him crouching, she tries to knock the person out when she heard

"Nice one Princess " he eyes widens when she heard that, the person stood up and the face came to view...

it was Sin , but Sebastian voice rang through a speaker in her room

"Yeahh...maybe too nice princess" Sin says clutching his stomach, Lucia gasps

"Are you alright?" She asks and that was when she realized what was going on, it was a test, She Looks at Sin and tries hitting him but he held her hand

"Don't blame me...he made me do it" Sin says pouting, Lucia turns to the camera in her room and glared before raising her hand in a fuck you sign

Sin walks out the same way he came "Sorry Lucia" Sin says but it didn't sound apologetic before he jumps out the window

Lucia gasps because she knew how high her room was but when she got to the window, he had disappeared

"Why the fuck would you do that?" Lucia asks knowing Sebastian was hearing her

"Fun" he simply says and Lucia have another fuck you sign to the camera before going back to lay on her bed

Sebastian watched her through the laptop connected to the ant-sized camera, he smiles before shutting down the laptop

"She's a fast learner" he says before Laying on his bed waiting for sleep to come take over but it didn't, he had insomnia, the cause of it haunted him daily, he only manages to sleep in the early hours of the morning but that was for at least 1-2 hours

••••6PM ≈ TRAINING ROOM•••

Sebastian had decided it was normal to wake Lucia up before 6pm in the morning, Here she was currently, punching a punching bag which didn't seem to move at the force of her punches

"Weak" Sebastian comments for the 20th time in the last 30 minutes

"Wow!! I feel so encouraged" Lucia says sarcastically

"Watch your tone princess" Sebastian says as he ate an apple, Apples were practically the one thing he eats daily, he was obsessed with it and he never knew why

"Your posture is weak" he says and walks towards her, he grips one of her legs and drew it closer to the other one

Lucia gasps because she didn't know he was behind her

"Your legs are too far apart, it leaves a tendency of you to fall" He says and walked to her front side

"One hand back and the other in front, not too wide apart too" He says looking at her hands and adjusting it, Lucia held her breath at how close they were

"What do you mean by I have the tendency to fall if my legs are far apart?" She asks and Sebastian looks her in the eyes

"Widen your legs" he says and Lucia did as he says, before she could say anything, Sebastian trips her with his legs, Lucia closes her eyes waiting for the impact but she didn't feel it, Slowly she opens her eyes, it locks with Sebastian and they were there staring at each other for a few minutes when Sebastian finally says

"I will never let you fall" he says dragging her up, his hand still on her waist and her hands on his shoulder, her lips parted , his eyes lingering on it

"You're safe with me" he says and Lucia gasps silently

"Princess" he mutters and finally closes the space between them Lucia eyes widens • •