The attack pt. 1

Recap...

I feel her smile against my neck as well before she falls asleep. I eventually fall asleep as well.

Adonis:

I wake up in the early morning still holding Kiera. She's hugging my neck and her legs are wrapped around my waist like a koala. Before I even realize it I smile. I wanted to avoid Kiera originally but I have done the complete opposite. This time around I truly think Kiera is trustworthy and the perfect person to stand by my side.

Tonight is the Mafia ball and I've already decided I want Kiera to come as well. It'll be the last thing anyone would expect and she'd be completely safe. Covered by the countless men I have hiding in the complex. The Mafia ball is being held by the Kings this year and they supposedly leave nothing to chance so they have it in a secured base. Once you're actually inside the ballroom you'd have no idea you're in essentially their main warehouse.

They made many mistakes though. I've gotten hundreds of my men inside. More than their own. If that isn't enough the entire kitchen staff are my men and women. I unfortunately couldn't get some of my best assassin's and fighters in the Kings mafia because they are women but they're in through the kitchen staff. That's the best part. They'd underestimate them more than anyone and they'll use that to their advantage.

I have to get to my own base at 7:00 and it's 5:34. I'll have time to get breakfast and check if Kiera will be ok with my plan. I won't force her to come but I really hope she does. I manage to get Kiera to hold onto a big pillow and leave the bed. I go to my room and take a shower and get dressed before making breakfast.

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After breakfast Kiera and I sit in the living room. "What did you want to tell me?" She asks.
"You're aware that the Mafia ball is tonight right?"
"Yes, what about it."
"I have a plan that I think you'd want to see unfold. You don't have to but I was hoping you accompany me. It's a masquerade ball so you can hide your identity." I tell her and she smiles.
"It's a good thing you asked, I was planning to follow you anyway," she says and I chuckle. I wonder how she would've managed to get in without help.
"I'll tell you the plan in the car, you have 30 minutes to take a shower and get dressed in black clothes. Everything else is covered," I say. She nods and rushes out. This will be great.

Kiera:

I watch as Adonis give a brief to his Mafia and after everyone gets to work. Hundreds of guns and knives are being moved place to place for people to take. Others are on computers, some are running in and out of rooms, and some are leaving to bring out vehicles. It looks like chaos but I have a feeling it's controlled in a way. Some how everythings in order. "Follow me," Adonis says and he takes me to a room down a hallway I don't recognize. He told me everything in the car so I have an idea about where we're going.

I was right. We enter a basement with cages on one side and a large window extending along the entire wall that looks into a torture room. It's for the most part clean in here, I assume it was just cleaned recently. "This is where we'll torture the Ricci's, the King's, and the Ivanov's," Adonis says. I nod. I can see just how many tools they have to torture them. I don't feel an ounce of pain for what's going to happen. "I want to watch you torture them all, but leave Alexei to me," I say. Adonis closes the space between us to whisper in my ear "Of course Βασίλισσα μου (my queen), I can't wait to watch you tear him apart."

He pulls away and says "We have to go now. We have to get dressed for the ball and head out soon." I follow him up to a room and he says "This is where you'll get dressed I'll be down the hall," he pauses before saying "Pick out any weapons you want, you may need them." Then he walks out. I go over to the dress he picked out and smile. It's beautiful. It has so much detail and seems to be hand embroidered. I must've cost him a fortune.

I slowly slip it on careful not to damage it as I do I realize it was probably custom made. The bottom part can be torn away. The dress part is covering what is essentially a pantsuit. It's perfect if I need to get away and to strap knife onto. Once I get it on a grab a few weapons a place them in me concealing them in the dress. The design is perfect for hiding them. Afterwards I put on my mask and go to Adonis's room.


I enter Adonis's room and he looks up. "Your so beautiful μωρό (baby)," he says. His eyes room my body and he says "We have to go now." He pulls me closer to him by my waist and takes me out to the car. As soon as we're in the driver starts driving us to the ball. I can't wait for this to be over and for them to be locked up.

Allessandro:

It's been a week now and we still haven't found Kiera. I have no idea how she managed to stay hidden for this long and I'm sick and tired of her shit. "Maybe at the ball we can discuss with the other mafias for help. They've been aware of our situation and they'd be more than willing to help get this under control," Matteo suggests. "I think we should do that," Antonio agrees. Most of my brothers nod in agreement. "That should work, she'd have a much harder time evading multiple mafia's across the world looking for her," I say coming to a conclusion.

"When we find her I think we have to kill her," Marco says. "Why?" Alfeo asks. I decided to answer this instead of Marco "Because no one can do this amount of damage to our reputation and make it out alive. I thought marrying her off to Alexei would cover up the damage she did but now this is unrepairable and frustrating. She'll be tortured and killed when we find her and that's that," I say. No one argues, they know they can't stop this even if they try. "Now let's go, we have a ball to attend," I tell them.

Kiera:

We make it to the ball and Adonis gets us almost to the entrance. Waiting in a short line I notice all the guests taking off their masks to show the security guard their identity before being let in and putting it back on. There's no way for me to get in there without showing my face but it's to late now. "Names?" The guard asks. "Adonis Drakos, Nico Valenti, and my +1 Gianna Drakos," Adonis responds. "Take off your masks," the guard says. Adonis does and the guard let's us through. Adonis leans towards me to say "He's my man, he just had to pretend to do the job he's supposed to." "How many men do you have here?" I ask. "The entire kitchen staff, servers, and half the guards are mine," he says. How long has he been planning this?

"I have to go do some business, remember the attack will begin at 10:30," he says and turns to leave. "You're welcome to join me if you want to," he says before he walks away.

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