^^^^ Picture of the necklace Lorenzo gave Esmerelda- Antoinette ^^^^

Esmerelda- Antoinette's POV:

I got my first valuable piece of information. The Italian Mafia and the disgusting Legge del Sangue were indeed connected. However, I had a gut feeling that maybe the Italian Mafia didn't actually know the true colors of the Legge del Sangue. The Mafia is a place of terror and crime but I know my brothers would never go so far as to allow serial killers, tax fraud, and blackmailers to kill innocent people of Italia. That is simply too absurd to believe. I may be wrong since nowadays I contemplate whether or not I actually know my family. I know that the Sicilian Mafia is not involved because Legge del Sangue's jurisdiction is only on the Italian peninsula, not the island. Who else do I know that has connections with the law other than my family. Like a volleyball spiked to your face the answer popped up in my brain. Kayden! Somehow he knew that my brothers were in the Italian Mafia well before me but my family is smarter than that. They won't let any information get leaked. Unless Legge del Sangue the organization hiding the Italian Mafia sh*t leaked it to Kayden. Now that I think about it, Kayden has gone MIA for the past 6 months. Why would he do that if he had something to hide. A rich person like him would probably go to the Mafia Coronation as well. The answer is Kayden. All I have to do is send my hackers a name and they will do the rest. Hopefully, this name will help Apinya and the rest of the hackers on the job to finish Legge del Sangue. I took my work phone and sent Sylvester and Apinya the name. After the message was delivered I simply had to wait. Now that this hunch was partially resolved I could relax a little bit. Not too much though because whether it haunts me or not I have to find Burkley. His little gang has become a threat to bother the Italians and Sicilians and when there is a genuine evil threat, my Mafia stops it. Only for good purposes, however. I don't kill innocents for no reason, I don't do trafficking nor do I accept drug dealing. I only fix up the problems. Enough of thinking for my small brain. Let me relax. I got off of my bed and headed downstairs. I must say I am a little nervous every time I'm in front of my family. I don't know why but I feel like they're always burning glares at me or disappointed in me. Whether I like it or not I am still human and I guess it might be a teeny bit normal to feel all these feelings. I reached the main hall and decided to get myself some orange juice. I opened the fridge. Got a jug of orange juice. Took a glass, poured it, and drank it. How refreshing. I continue gulping down the juice until Sergio has a full make-out session with this girl on the couch. This made me choke out my orange juice from my nostrils. Boy was that nasty. I started coughing and finally got Sergio's attention. Sergio finally got out of his trance.

"Oh f*ck, Oh sh*t! Esme!" He said pushing the brown-haired girl off of him. The brunette screeched due to the impact of falling. I laughed, slightly horrified by the situation. 6 months with the Royals has truly matured me but that does not mean I want to see this nasty sh*t.

"You broke my heels!" The girl started throwing a tantrum. I rolled my eyes. What a baby!

"So Sergio. Looks like I got some nasty dirt on you eh!" I say with a smirk. Sergio looked horrified.

"I swear to god don't you dare tell anyone or I'll cut up your clothes!" He says threateningly. Not my clothes. Anything but my fashion. I wiped away my smirk and put on an angelic face.

"Ok, Sergio. I promise I won't say a thing." I say imitating a zip over my mouth. I quickly skipped my way away from Sergio hoping he would take the brunette somewhere other than our family home. I was having a pretty boring relaxing day so far so I figured I needed some friends. I dialed Alessandra and Alessandro's number hoping they would pick up and have some fun with me. Sadly they didn't pick up which was a bummer so I decided to call the Royals. I phoned Kai and he immediately picked up.

"Hey pumpkin, what's up. How did it go with your family after the ball?" He asked. I rolled my eyes and sighed.

"Well pretty bad to be honest. I did get to ask my family some questions about the Mafia and I had to answer some too. They don't ground me but are giving the silent treatment. Sergio just threatened to rip my clothes up cause I caught him with a girl. Usually, he would be more brother-like and funny about the situation but this time he was all strict and scary. Not that it bothered me cause I don't give to flying f*cks about what he thinks." I said finishing my speech. I heard Kai's chuckle.

"Oh baby, just give them some time. They will soften up. So why did you call anyway?" He asked.

"Oh, I just wanted to see if you wanted to hang out. I'm having a relaxing day today and it's going pretty boring so far. So I just wanted some company." I say casually.

"Sure. I'll invite the Royals. We can go to the skate park. I'll pick the boys up on the way. Make sure you get your cool contraptions. Bishop does the skateboard. I ride a scooter. Hugo does the bike and Roman does the roller skates. You can bring your skate of choice. See you at twenty." He says.

"Okay bye, Kai!" I say and hang up the phone. I go to my room into the toy cupboard to see what I can ride. I shove across a bunch of unnecessary sh*t and find the perfect skate. A set of cute pink and purple unicorn roller blades. If that's not epic tell me what is. The four wheels, unlike roller skates, were aligned one after the other with fluorescent pink lights that would shine both day and night. On top of that, it came with a helmet knee, and elbow guards. I also had a perfect outfit that would go with it. I went to my wardrobe and picked out a baby pink skater skirt. I wore long white socks and a cute light purple and pink sweatshirt that had an embroidered white unicorn. I put some ribbons in my hair and put them in a half up half down. I twirled around approving my outfit. I remembered to put my yo-yo in the pocket of my hoodie for safety purposes. I took my rollerblades and headed downstairs again. On the way, I saw Armani who looked a little fresher than yesterday.

"Hi Bambina, look at you all dressed up pretty. Where are you going?" He asked. For the first time in forever my heartfelt warmth to see someone still cared about me.

"Oh I'm going to the skatepark with my friends," I say blankly. He furrowed his eyebrows.

"I guess you can go but not before telling Lorenzo or Dad." He warns me and I roll my eyes but still comply. I run back to Lorenzo's office and knock on his door.

"Come in" a rough dominant voice spoke which I recognized to be my brother. I entered the room.

"Hi, Lorenzo. I was just gonna inform you that I was going to the skatepark with my friends." I said looking down, becoming all shy all of a sudden. What the f*ck is wrong with me.

"Are these the same friends from yesterday, baby?" He asked sweetly. His tense demeanor relaxed a bit more.

"Umm yeah. I promise I won't run away. If you want you can put another tracker on me if it makes you happy." I say trying to negotiate and reason with him. Maybe I should give this listening a chance.

"Hmm Fine but remember stay close to your friends, don't talk to strangers, and don't run away. Come here little one." He says and I walk up to behind his desk. He opens his drawer and takes out a pretty gold chain with a small butterfly pendant on it. He puts it on my neck and I already know for a fact it had a hacker in it. I didn't mind. I was the one who allowed him. He straightened my hair again and turned me around. He kissed me on my forehead and hugged me for about 10 seconds. What has gotten into him?! I think. I kind of missed Lorenso's hugs and I hugged him back happily.

"Always remember I love you, Farfalla." He said to me. I grinned at him.

"I love you too even if I haven't shown it for the past few months. I Have to go now. Bye." I was about to leave the room but I turned back around.

"Also bubby, you're my favorite brother again," I said before running out of the room. Am I being too nice too fast? I think I'm bipolar. Just this morning I swear I hated them, I shook my head and chuckled.

Author's Note:

Hello Shadies! I've been having exams for the past two months because of EOCs and virtual classes, graduation requirements, IGPs, PSATs, and other stuff that I've been too busy to update. However I come bearing gifts, I hope you liked the chapter. Question: What did you'll do for Thanksgiving? Please like, read, comment, share, vote, and follow beans! Bye!!!

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