"You have no idea how happy I am to be finally seeing you." Cara gushed with a big grin on her face.

She looked so healthy, so full of life. Her baby bump has grown, as well and she told me how she and Javier planned the wedding to be two weeks from now.

I was super excited for the both of them.

"I can totally feel you." I replied and turned to look at Selena who was clutching my hand tightly in hers.

"I can never thank you enough for all that you did for us. A true Queen, indeed." She stated.

Tears sprang to my eyes as I engulfed her in a hug, "Nothing bad would ever happen to you, not until I'm alive." I promised her.

"I believe you." She whispered and pulled back before wiping her own tears.

We all were gathered in the living room after Lunch. I was finally open to the idea of meeting everyone because I was tired of running from things. It was time I faced them.

I haven't met the big guys yet, you know who they are. Sigh. But at least I was happy to be surrounded by people of my age group.

Christian, Axel, and Aless were currently fighting over the game they were playing on their PlayStation while Braxton laid on a couch typing away on his phone. Leah was helping Bella with her dollhouse which she had brought along.

I felt a peck on my cheek and I turned my head to come face to face with the man who owned my heart. Our faces were centimeters apart so I quickly leaned forward and pecked his lips before pulling away and looking up at him.

His eyes shone with happiness and mischief but I pushed his face away before he could attempt anything else making him chuckle.

"My sister deserves better." Aless commented playfully.

Adrian and I turned to him before Adrian answered, "She does, but so does your future wife but you don't hear me complaining about it."

I chuckled and shook my head as Aless pouted and looked away with a defeated look on his face.

"That's my brother." I playfully slapped his arm which was resting on the back of the couch.

He simply shrugged and straightened his posture before rounding the couch and coming to sit between Cara and me.

"Hello, fat ass." Adrian commented as soon as he sat down and threw an arm over Cara's shoulder.

Cara narrowed her eyes at her twin, "Hello, bitch ass." She retorted.

Adrian chuckled and placed a kiss on Cara's temple making me smile. Cara, however, still pretended to be annoyed at him and pushed him away.

"We'll talk when she has a five months old baby inside of her." She said pointing her forefinger in my direction.

Javier snorted and my eyes widened and I blushed profusely before looking down.

"She'll still be the most beautiful woman in my eyes. You on the other hand look like you ate more than your stomach could withhold." He teased.

"That's my damn sister y'all are talking about." Aless intervened.

"Shut up, kid." Adrian was quick to answer making Aless throw a chip at him.

"I hate you, Ian." Cara mumbled with fat tears in her eyes.

My eyes widened and I slapped Adrian's arm, who looked unfazed.

"Oh, not again man. She literally had an episode before coming here. It took me an hour to calm her down." Javier whined.

"That's my sister, stronzo." Adrian narrowed his eyes at him.

"Oh, I hate interfamily marriages." Leah chimed in.

"You didn't care about it when you called me a cow." Cara complained while turning to look at Adrian.

"I didn't call you that, you're just putting words in my mouth." Adrian countered.

"And you, you're such a dick I swear to God. If you can't handle my mood swings, you should've used a fuckin' condom." She lashed out at Javier whose face was as white as a sheet.

I placed a hand over my mouth to stop myself from cackling and Adrian cringed as soon as he heard her say that. He was definitely uncomfortable listening to his twin sister talk about condoms.

"Man, Sia has these mood swings and she's not even pregnant." Adrian uttered.

"I agree, man." Aless nodded his head while paying attention to his game.

I gasped and threw a cushion at Adrian who caught it with ease.

"You're such an ass." I huffed.

"That's what she said." Chris spoke making the boys laugh.

I rolled my eyes with a small smile at the immature lot when Bella spoke, "Ass."

Everyone stopped laughing as we all looked at her in shock. She was still assembling the kitchen of her dollhouse, without a care in this world.

"Bella." I called.

She looked up with her beautiful grey eyes innocently before smiling at me, "Ass." She said again.

I shook my head and went to pick her up before sitting down on the couch with her in my lap, "You don't say that word."

"Ass?" She questioned.

I wanted to laugh but I cleared my throat, "Yes. It's a bad word." I told her.

"You all were saying it." She protested with an adorable pout.

"We're sorry about that. But you're not supposed to repeat this word ever, or Santa won't come this Christmas to give you your presents." I said with a serious face.

"NO!" She whined.

"Then promise me?" I said raising my pinky in front of her face.

She intertwined her pinky with mine, "I promise."

"Good girl." I kissed her cheek and let her down to play once again.

I looked at Ian, he mouthed 'thank you' before smiling softly at me. I shook my head and he brought my head to his chest.

As everyone fell in conversation once again, my eyes darted to Selena to see her cheeks coated in light pink. I followed her gaze to see Alessandro, Zio Paul's eldest son, smiling at her.

I quickly looked away to give them their privacy as my heart nearly melted at how adorable they looked.

A while later, everyone bid their goodbyes as we were gathering tonight for a family dinner.

"Tesoro, you ready?" Adrian asked as soon as they were out of the door.

I took a deep breath before nodding my head. He took my hand and we walked out towards where his Ford Mustang was parked. We got inside and he brought the engine to life before we hit the road.

"Is anyone there?" I questioned.

"Not currently." He replied and placed his hand on my bare thigh.

I was dressed in a full sleeves white dress with my hair in a high ponytail. I placed my hand above Ian's and stared out of the window.

We reached there in about fifteen minutes and I unstrapped my seatbelt as Ian rounded the car to open the door for me.

"Thank you." I mumbled and placed my hand in his outstretched one as we walked inside.

The house was quiet as Ian and I made our way together towards the basement. The stench of blood immediately hit my nostrils making my nose scrunch.

I wanted to be scared but Ian's hand in mine did not allow any feeling other than power to course through my veins.

He opened the iron door to the last cell as the guard unlocked and left us alone in the basement before entering inside the room with me right beside him.

Augustine's green eyes looked up at me whereas Frank was unconscious. A chill ran up my spine but I swallowed and took a step forward as he kept his eyes fixed on me.

Someone grunted from the other end of the room and my eyes snapped to that direction before I took a step backwards and my back collided with Adrian's chest. He brought his hands to rest on my waist and my breathing picked up.

His thumb started to draw circles on my sides and my muscles relaxed.

"I hope you rot in hell." I said looking directly at the culprit.

He chuckled as his eyes raked over my form making me shiver in disgust. He licked his lips and Adrian's hold tightened on my waist.

"God, you felt so fuckin' good." He croaked out but the next second he started coughing blood.

TW: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE.

I walked over to the small iron table in the corner and picked up my weapon of choice which was a dagger.

"I just wanna get it over with. You shouldn't even be alive but I'm glad that you are so I get to kill you." I commented as he shut his mouth and looked at the sharp object in my hand.

A moment passed and he kept his eyes trained on it before I raised it in the air and jabbed it in his left eye. He screamed in pain and thrashed in his chair.

"I never liked your eyes. They made me feel uncomfortable and disgusted. I don't know how many more women felt that because of you but not anymore." I spoke robotically.

I leaned towards his disgusting face as he watched me like a hawk with his right eye.

"Look at me, and remember all the details because it is the last face you'll see." Saying that I stabbed him in his dick.

His screams got louder, if possible and I stood back watching in satisfaction as blood oozed out on the floor. I then picked up a gun and shot him in the other eye before putting another bullet in his head.

I kept staring at Brian's dead body and honestly, it looked like a scene from a horror movie.

I then turned to see that Frank had woken up and appeared as if he had seen a ghost.

"I am so glad that my father killed your brother and my man wiped out your measly mafia. Men like you, they belong to only one place and that is six feet beneath the ground." I stated with no emotion in my voice.

This whole ordeal was draining me mentally.

He sneered at me and tried to break free but I shook my head and stepped forward before slicing his throat. He made gagging noise as his filthy blood splattered my dress.

I moved to the last chair in the room as he stared at the floor, I placed the blood coated dagger beneath his chin and made him look up.

"You said you loved me yet you raped me and gave me a heart attack. Jealousy is a nasty thing and it can ruin a person completely. So how about a payback, hm? I'm not gonna touch you but I'm going to give you something similar to a heart attack right here."

Saying that, I turned around to see Adrian's jaw clenched tightly as he stared at the pathetic excuse of a man. I grabbed him by the collar and pulled him down to place my mouth on his.

This time, I poured all my emotions in the kiss. I felt betrayed, hurt, angry, violated, harassed, used, and upset and I let it all out. His hands went under my butt and he lifted me up effortlessly before turning his back to Augustine. My arms wrapped around his neck as he kissed me back with equal fervor and I opened my eyes to stare directly into green eyes.

His nostrils were flaring as he watched us and I smirked in the kiss. His eyes were cold but his face had already contorted in anger so I raised the gun in my hand and aimed it directly at his heart before pressing the trigger.

My eyes closed as his head fell back in his chair and I dropped the gun and the dagger in my hand before placing them on Ian's shoulder who had already pulled back and was staring at me.

A/N: END OF VIOLENCE

Tears finally spilled down my cheeks as my body shook with sobs and I buried my face in his shoulder.

"You're fine now, tesoro." Ian murmured and I nodded my head as he started to walk back up. He stopped as soon as we reached upstairs to say something to the guards but I was not focused enough to hear what.

As soon as we reached his car, he opened the driver side's door and sat inside. He pushed back his seat a little and ignited the engine as we made our way back.

Throughout the drive, I clung to him like my life depended on it and he let me. The drive was silent but I could feel the tension in his muscles.

He got out after turning the car off when we reached home and took me towards his room.

"When did the stronzo confess his undying love for you?" He questioned.

I looked up at him in shock and examined his body language that screamed anger.

Even though I had just finished sobbing, I wanted to laugh but bit my lip. Shit, I think I am turning bipolar. Is that what kept him so tense throughout the ride back to home?

"Jealousy is a nasty emotion, Mr. Knight." I smirked.

My eyes travelled to his white shirt which was now smeared with blood as he gripped my jaw with a pissed off look etched on his face, "I asked you a question."

"Why do you care? Is me loving you not enough?" I asked.

"Sia." He sighed. "I'd have to fuckin' spend my entire life chasing guys off of your back." He huffed in annoyance.

"I remember what you did to Harrison in highschool. Don't take me for a fool." I narrowed my eyes at him.

Harrison was such a sweet boy and he was my classmate back in highschool. Ian scared him off after threatening him to stay away from me. Poor lad never even breathed in my direction ever again.

He rolled his eyes and tugged at my dress before pulling it over my head.

"I can shower myself." I commented.

He ignored me and carried me bridal style to the bathroom.

"How long are you gonna ignore me?" I pestered.

He unhooked my bra and let it fall before sliding my panties down, all the while he was staring in my eyes.

"Whatever you're trying to do, it's not a good time. We have a dinner to attend." I raised my brows as I spoke.

He raised his brow and picked me up before dumping me in the bathtub. The water splashed out of the edges as I glared at him.

"I'm still recovering, you know?" I tried to guilt trip him.

He shrugged and turned around but I caught him by the wrist and he ended up falling on me.

"You're...heavy." I groaned as he got up unbuttoning his now soaked shirt.

He smirked at that statement before leaning close to my ear and whispered, "That's what she said."