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Maxine's POV

She held me tightly into her arms and apologised her voice was filled with remorse, knowing her for so long she was never one to show her emotions but today I felt those emotions in her voice . She loves him so much and he loves her too. The minute she embraced me all the anger I had inside me subsided,truth is I missed her too she was the closest family member I had in my life and I couldn't watch her get hurt. Tristan walked out of the warehouse looking surprised,I knew it was because of what he had seen in there. He walked straight towards Bella and I, embracing her he said he said " thank you so much my love for being safe, I don't know what I could have done if I had lost you, I don't want to lose you Bella" the emotions were visible in his eyes. They both loved each other so damn much and this love was their strength and it was also something that would destroy both of them.

Driving back to Bella's house,I glanced at the back seat through the review mirror and found her sleeping and she was leaning onto Tristan' s shoulder and he was staring at her with eyes full of love. Seeing all this I

couldn't help but wonder what would happen

the day she finally tells him her identity, what if they break up,I thought and I knew she wouldn't be able to take it. I helped open her house door as Tristan carried her inside, since I had driven in his car I went to Ara's parking garage and took one of her cars. I didn't stay I knew she was in safe hands with Tristan so I drove to the mansion to meet up with the guys and I had already informed them what had gone down, Tyler was already waiting for me with some information he had dug up about Tristan and Jasper.

As I walked into the house Tyler was already in the living room waiting for me " hey man" I said sitting down on the sofa. " Hey, you need to see this" he said handing me a file, opening it and going through it I couldn't believe it but I knew Bella had to know about this at any cost.

Third- person POV

It was finally the day of the Ball , Bella was wearing a black evening gown that hugged her body in the right places showing off her tiny waist,she had paired her dress with a pair of black stilettos. Her hair was done into a nice updo,her lips had a nude lipstick applied on them,she looked stunningly gorgeous and breathtaking. She had a Mask on her face it as if she was attending a masquerade party. She sat quietly as the car drove to the Crystal Lagoon Resort,a private tropical island resort with a stunning ballroom overlooking a crystal - clear lagoon. The resort's exclusivity and natural beauty creates a sense of paradise and escape , while still maintaining an air of secrecy. Soon enough her Lamborghini Huracán pulled infront of the ballroom.

On the other hand Tristan was already in the ballroom chatting with other mafia bosses. He waited in anticipation to see his Donna since it was going to be his first time meeting her. Maxine was also there too ,he too was chatting with Tyler and Jace. Jack and Andre were there too, they also eagerly waited to see their Donna. Jasper was there too,he was still limping from the incident that happened from his encounter with Bella. People were drinking and chatting a few were all smiles and some had this hard to read expressions on their faces. You couldn't tell if they were excited or not . The room fell into silence as the front door opened and someone announced " ladies and gentlemen, your Donna" all eyes were on her as she walked in taking each and every step carefully. Tristan who was at the back of the ballroom found it hard to take his eyes off his Donna he had no idea what had gotten into him but he had this strange sense of attraction towards her. As the Donna Bella addressed her people they chatted about building a maintaining alliances with other families or organisations. They also talked about territorial boundaries, discussing and negotiating control over different areas.

Bella walked towards a man in his mid fifties who was standing all alone staring at her. " Hello uncle Simon " she said with a sarcastic voice

" Arabella I see you haven't changed a bit, still don't wanna give up the chair as well" the man named Simon said

" Why should I give up the chair? , I am the rightful heiress to this empire or is it that you want to give it to your son?"

" You don't need to worry about what I will do,also I heard you are in a romantic relationship with my son, does he know who you are?"

" You don't need to worry about my relationship with Tristan after he's not your biological son. And do you think that I'm unaware that all You're doing is for Jasper, your biological son? Listen to me carefully uncle Simon don't mess with me and stop playing those games of yours with my Tristan or I will forget you were once my father's friend and that you are Tristan's so called father" with that she left him there ,he stared at her with resentment in his eyes if looks could kill she would have been dead by now.

After a few minutes she was chatting with Max, Jack,Jace, Andre and Tyler. Jack, Jace and Andre were of course surprised to learn that the lady they knew as Quinn was no one else other than their Donna. They were also shocked to learn that she was the leader of the Shadow and that Max and Tyler worked for her. After walking around and chatting with different people Bella walked out of the ballroom towards the balcony to get some fresh air, unknown to her someone was watching her and as soon as she disappeared from the crowd he followed her.