CHAPTER 4

THIRD-PERSON POV

"WAKE UP VY! RISE AND SHINE, SLEEPYHEAD!" Lucas shouted while jumping on Liviya's bed. Making her groan and shout at him still not opening her eyes.

"Go away, Lucas. I'm tired. LET ME SLEEP, YOU IDIOT!" Liviya said, covering her whole body with her blanket. Lucas didn't stop trying to wake her up. He had some work to do yesterday so he didn't have the time to spend time with her.

"I'm going to call Enzo in '' Said Lucas loudly. That made her open her eyes widely and sat up on her bed. Seeing it Lucas laughed hysterically.

"I knew it would make you wake up. Now get your ass up and come downstairs. Everyone is waiting for you." Lucas said standing in front of her now. She groaned, punching hard on his stomach.

"Ouch, my poor abs." He whimpered a little and made a crying face. Liviya always had a strong punch.

"Nice ring by the way. Congrats, Vy. I'm happy for you."He said, smiling down at her. Liviya looked up at him and hugged his waist. Lucas and she were always like brothers and sisters. Lucas smiled at her action and kissed her on top of her head.

"That's enough love this morning. Now go and take a bath and come down. Everyone is waiting for you to eat breakfast." He said, making her stand up and walk into the bathroom.

LIVIYA AMORA HERNANDEZ

Walking down the stairs I went to the dining table and saw everyone talking to each other. I went and sat beside Lorenzo who was sitting next to Alessandro. Turning his head to the side, he placed a kiss on my cheek making me blush and look down.

"Wait, what did I miss here ?" Amber asked with wide eyes even choking on the water she drank just now. I looked at Lorenzo, he assured me to tell her by his look.

"Enzo proposed to me yesterday. He gave me an engagement ring. He has one too." I said showing my ring to her and holding Lorenzo's hand showing her his ring. Amber shrieked in happiness running to me from across the table and hugging me tightly.

"Babe, I'm so happy for you. I don't care when you guys are marrying but I'm the one who is going to arrange your wedding," she said, making me laugh. Amber, you should slow down. After all, he just proposed to me. I said in my mind.

"Sure Amber. You have my word." Lorenzo said, making her shriek in happiness again.

"Okay now let's all eat our breakfast. We have some things to talk about." Alessandro said making us all eat in peace even though there was a little fight between Adriano and Lucas. They were fighting about who is the powerful avenger. We are an avengers family after all. I think Wanda is the most powerful one. After eating Amber and I cleaned the table and joined the boys in the living room.

Jaylen went to kindergarten before I came down. The girl is going to go crazy when she comes back. Jaylen is the kind of girl who before going to kindergarten she needs to see everyone's face. If not she will freak out.

Amber told me just now that girl was crying that I didn't come to her but Alessandro assured her that I'm very tired and when she comes back home I'll be here. Jaylen even came to kiss me on the cheek before going, I didn't even realize it.

I went and sat beside Lorenzo and Amber sat beside Alessandro while Adriano was beside him. Lucas was sitting on the floor at my side. This bitch can be clingy sometimes.

"Vy, remember yesterday Enzo told you, There's something he wants to tell you. It actually includes all of us," Alessandro said looking at me.

"What do you mean Sandro? What is it ?" I asked slightly confused.

"The company is not our only family legacy. There's one more thing that you don't know," he said, making me furrow my eyebrow.

"Just continue, Sandro," I said, getting frustrated when he tells everything one by one. He sighed and said a word that made me choke on my own spit.

"I'm the leader of the Spanish mafia. It's our family legacy. When dad passed away the position came down to me. I didn't know about it until I was 21 years old. Our family's lawyer was the one who told me about this. I didn't know about this either. I was scared to take hold of that big position but I did my best and here I am now."

"Enzo is the leader of the Italian Mafia. Both of us took the title at the same time. That's why we wanted to build a hotel on behalf of both mafia partnerships. We didn't mean to lie to you Liviya. You were not ready for this. We decided to tell you now because the Russian Mafia has been aiming at both of the families for 3 years now."

Here I am sitting speechless hearing all the things he said. It's too much to take. I need space and time to think about this.

"I-I'm going to my room," I said. I went upstairs to my room. I would never go without announcing. None of the Hernandez family would do that. That's how our parents trained us.

ALESSANDRO XAVIER HERNANDEZ

"I fucked up her life," I said, palming my face. Amber hugged me and let me calm down by rubbing soothing circles on my back.

"Sandro, you did what you had to do to protect her. She needs some time to take it in. It's too much for her at one time. She loves everyone in this room including your child. Let her be alone for a while. You can go and talk to her afterwards. Maybe she needs to talk to you personally." Lorenzo made me nod my head.

"You need to talk to her too," I said looking at Lorenzo. He nods with a slight smile on his lips but I can see the worries in his eyes for her. This guy is so fucked up for her.

After about a solid two hours I went up to her room. Knocking on her door I heard her saying to come in. I opened the door and went in to see her laying on her bed while staring at the ceiling.

"Vy, can I talk with you ?" I asked, looking at her. She nodded her head and sat up. I went and sat beside her.

"Talk," she said, making me sigh a little. She's mad I can hear it in her voice.

"Are you mad at me ?"

"What do you think, Sandro? Do you hope for me to be all happy hearing that my brother and my boyfriend hide the fact that they are the leaders of the Spanish and the Italian mafia? I'm confused, Sandro. Why wouldn't you guys tell me this? Do you guys think I'm gonna leave and run away from my family?" she said, making me regret hiding it from her.

"I'm really sorry, Vy. We didn't have a choice. We were scared of how you would take this issue. I'm really sorry. Don't be mad at me. You know I can't handle it. You are the only family I have other than my wife and my child." I said with tears breaking in my eyes.

Liviya hugged me, making me smile widely. We were always so close. None of us would fight. Even if we did, we would get back after half an hour. This was the first time she was mad at me like this.

"I'm sorry Sandro for hurting you. I just wanted some space to handle the things you told me. I would never hate you. You're my family too. I love you, brother." She hugged me more. I nod my head at her words. Rubbing her back I kissed her head. Parting away she looked at me.

"This explains why mum and dad always made us learn how to fight. It all makes sense now," she said, making me smile a little. I nod my head at her. When we were kids we would be practising every day. Both of us would always ask our parents why we should learn how to fight. Their answers were always the same. 'You will know when the right time comes.'

"There's another thing you should know about Liviya." she nods her head telling me to go on. I took a deep breath and faced her.

"Our parents didn't die because of an accident. Someone planned it." I said, making her eyes wide. She was shocked just as much as I was when I found out. Both of our parents said they were going to a meeting but we got the news they were in a car accident and both died on the spot.

"What the hell are you talking about, Sandro ?" she freaked out from the news. I nod my head letting her know that it's true. She has to know. It's our parents after all.

Her eyes were red from crying. I hugged her and let her cry on my shoulder for fifteen minutes. After calming down a bit she stood straight up and looked at me with such fierceness in her eyes.

"I wanna find who did this. I'm going to kill them with my bare hands," she said, making me smirk at her. That's the sister I know. Our family was everything we had back then. I stood up and nod at her words,

"You will sister. We will do it. Let's get our hands bloody with the murderers' blood." I said, making her smirk. No one messes with THE HERNANDEZ FAMILY. If you did then be ready to face us. I'm not going to stop her. She has the same right to be furious as I am. It's our parents after all. Both of us are gonna kill them by ourselves.

"You need to start practising tomorrow. I'll teach you by myself. It's Lorenzo's order. He doesn't want anyone else touching you. That shit is possessive as fuck." I said, shaking my head at his order. Liviya chuckled hearing that.

"Since we've been trained when we were small this won't be hard. You just need to get in shape. We'll practice in the morning. Is it okay with you ?" I asked her to make her nod her head at my suggestion.

It's her dream after all. After talking with Enzo yesterday night, I understood that I should not take her away from her dream. I would be selfish for not letting her go to work. She should see the world. I can't keep everyone in the house thinking that they would get hurt if they went out. The Russian Mafia is nothing compared to the Spanish or the Italian Mafia.

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