CHAPTER 7 - Naive as always..

He leaves the room with a smile and closes the door quietly leaving all the chaos and darkness it here with me. I turn to the mirror and look at myself. I have mascara running down my face. My dress barely covering my body. It looks as if I've had a reckless one night stand. I look at my reflection and roll my eyes. Leo has made me become this person.

The girl who defines her worth based on a look, a passing comment, and a touch. I have to to stop before its too late for me. I wasn't always like this. I focused on school and fulfilling straight A's whenever I could. Leo was always on my mind but he was never my first priority. It used to be myself before him but I don't know when it changed and most of all. I have no idea how to get me back. I make a promise to myself right there and then. I may love Leo with every bit of my being, but its me before all else and im done letting him have power over me and how I see myself.

------LEO'S POV-----

I felt a tinge of guilt when I closed that door. I'll admit that was a bad move on my part but it's her own fault for loving me. I have showed her many times how bad I really am but she wont take the hint. I am glad though because she is mine and she always will be.

No one will touch her but me. She will never feel the ways she feels about me for anyone else. I wont ever be with her but I can have my fun with her every once in a while.

Shes Nikolai's sister, I won't ever be her boyfriend, give her children and I definitely would never marry her. This is just a bit of fun. I'll get bored of her eventually, I always do.

I look up at the ceiling going over today's events. I have Aurora wrapped around my fingers again. I smile at the thought.

Although I already knew it, earlier only made me know it for certain. No matter what I do she will always love me and I think she knows that deep down, and she hates me and herself for it.

-------THE NEXT MORNING-----

When I wake up I get changed and go downstairs to the kitchen where Ace and Victoria were. Victoria is making breakfast while Ace is hugging her from behind.

As much as I hate love and don't believe in it at all their relationship would make anyone want it. My parents relationship is the exact same, but I could never be like that. I would get bored and move on in the space of 10 minutes.

But IF by any Chance, I do have a relationship I hope it's like theirs.

"Good morning guys"I say grabbing an apple from the bowl and sit down at the kitchen counter taking a bite.

"Morning Leo." Ace replies taking a sip of his coffee and sitting down beside me.

Good morning Leo, how did you sleep?" Victoria piped up.

"Good" I muttered. This house is like my second home, I stay here nearly all the time when I'm not being trained on how to lead the mafia.

Father says I will be taking over the mafia from him in a few years and that I should party while I can, I just mostly go out and then hook up with women and leave before they wake up. No strings attached. Father says he was like that before he met mother and I will be the same but I won't.

I like being free and not having relationships. I love being in control and being able to do what I want when I want, I dont want to share my life with anyone else and besides I will be taking over the mafia soon and I won't have time for anything or anyone. I mostly hang with Nikolai and we go partying and then we come back here after and chill.

I never see Aurora when I'm here though, she's never around, She's always with Sofia and Raquel.

"Is Nikolai around?" I asked getting up and getting a glass of water.

"No he's still in bed, he trained with me last night". Ace said before turning and smiling at Victoria.

Nikolai is taking over the mafia from Ace aswell. Both our father's are teaching us how to lead a mafia and how to run the Buissness.

"-And Aurora just left for College". Ace said.

I took out my phone from my pocket and the time said 12:38. I've slept longer than I thought. I nodded while thinking about last night. I still felt a little bit guilty about upsetting her last night but she'll be fine, she always is.

"I'll see ye soon, I'm sure father is climbing the walls waiting for me."

Ace chuckled "Yeah I'm sure he is, bye Leo, see you soon".

"Bye Leo". Victoria said coming to hug me.

"Bye". I said before leaving the house.

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When I got home, I said "Hello" to mother and went to have a shower and got changed, after I made my way to Father's office.

"Hello father." I greeted going into his office.

"Hello Leo, how was your night?" Father said looking up from his paperwork

"Good" I muttered sitting on one of the chairs and leaning back.

"Did you look after Aurora last night, Ace told me you brought her home from the club last night."

"Yeah I did, she was drunk so I brought her home."

"Okay, good man, she's a special girl that one." Father mumbled going back to looking through his paperwork.

Trust me, I know.

A few hours later...

"Come on Matt" I said teasing him  while boxing with him. He tried to hit me in the face but I swerved it, he's too easy. Matt is a part of our mafia.

We gave up and started fighting each other with the boxing gloves still on.

We were messing around when we were  interrupted by father coming in after being on the phone with Ace for the last hour.

"Leo get cleaned up we have to go the De Luca's." Father said starting to leave.

"Okay" I said too tired to ask why. I went to my room and went for a quick shower and got changed into a fresh black suit.

When I got downstairs mother and father were waiting.

"Do you want to go in your own car sweetheart? "Mother asked next to father.

"Yeah I will I'll meet ye there."I said before leaving.

On the drive there I wondered what this meeting was about, Its probably just about the mafia.

When I got there mother and father weren't there yet. I pulled up in the driveway and saw Aurora's car. I pulled up beside it and got out and went to the house. I opened the door and saw Nikolai laughing with Aurora in the kitchen.

She looked beautiful.

When she saw me she stopped laughing and sat down on the stool and didn't say anything.

"Hi Nik" I said greeting him and sitting down on the other stool beside Aurora.

I talked with Nikolai for a few minutes before mother and father came in the front door. Ace and Victoria came down the stairs and they said their "Hello's " before they called us all to the large table.

Me, Nikolai and Aurora went to the table wondering what was going on.

Aurora sat down on the chair infront of me and Nikolai sat beside me.

Father and Ace were looking serious looking back and fourth at each other.

What the hell is going on??

Ace started speaking and I leaned back into the chair listening carefully.

"As you know me and Luca are very good friends and he helped me save Victoria which I will forever be thankful for. I owe him a favour for that,so that is why we have came up with a good solution that will salvage both of our mafias name for eternity. The South American mafia have become a threat to both our mafia's  and we need to keep you guys safe -Ace said looking at Me, Nikolai and Aurora - and me and Luca know you might not like it but it will have to do for now. "

"What do you mean the South American mafia are a threat to us?"I asked Ace.

"They see us as a threat and they want to take both mafia's out." Father said taking over from Ace.

"Okay what's this solution you guys have come up with? "

I was waiting for father to say we're joining the mafias together but it didn't come. Ace and father looked at each other.

"Dad just spit it out already?" Nikolai asked confused and bored.

"Luca, Chiara and Leo will be moving in with us for a while." Ace said.

I was not expecting that. We're moving in. I looked over to see Aurora's reaction and her face has gone pale and she's looking down at the table.

On the outside I didn't show anything but I on the inside I was smiling because we both know where this is gonna go.

Aurora's going to be seeing me EVERYDAY and there's not a god damn thing she can do about it.