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A L A S K A

"You look like a fucking tomato!" Lily exclaimed, clutching onto her stomach while she was rolling around on the floor, pointing her index finger at Jack who was trying to not spit out the cola in his mouth.

"Idiot." I snorted and took a sip of my sprite.

"Fuck you." he huffed in annoyance when he finally swallowed it down and wiped off the sticky liquid that he had spat out onto his jeans.

The past few days actually looked pretty much like this. Me avoiding my boyfriend, Max and my family and the twins trying to lighten my mood with jokes or stories from their past, which were rather sad than anything else.

Let's just say their father was a really selfish and disgusting man, who only cared about power and his status. He looked down on people who were below him, which to him was everyone.

And their mother, well she was kind of depressive. She was mostly sleeping or crying so Jack and Lily had to somehow take care of theirselves on their own.

Jack was actually a nice guy, but he was very protective of his sister which was extremely adorable if you'd ask me.

And Lily, she was a very sweet and bubbly girl. She always had something to ramble on about and she never seemed to stop talking sometimes.

But I also saw their dangerous side yesterday. Some teenage guy couldn't keep his shit together and groped Lily's butt whereupon Jack broke his nose and some of his fingers, while Lily kicked him in the stomach with her heels.

They were quite a deadly combo to be honest.

Ok they only fought against a girl groping, perverted teenage idiot but still.

"Hey Allie, you ok?" Lily suddenly asked, bringing me out of my thoughts.

I just wordlessly nodded and sent her a small smile, indicating that I was fine.

I must admit that I let my guard down around them. I don't know how or when it happened but they were always around me in the past few days and I just lowered my walls a bit. Especially because they had seen me in my most vulnerable state when we met.

That's when my mind drifted off to Leo again. It was hard for me to laugh or to even smile lately because everytime I was about to do so, the image of Leo's unconscious body attached to dozens of machines pops up in my head, wiping off anything close to a smile.

He survived those 48 hours, yeah. But he still didn't show any signs of waking up and if he doesn't wake up until the end of the week, which was tomorrow, it would become unpredictable to know whether he will ever wake up or stay in that coma.

"J, Li, I wanna see Leo...I...uhm...would you come with me?" I asked sheepishly, scratching the back of my head.

I wanted to see him but I was afraid that I might break down or, even worse, stumble over one of my family members.

I only saw them a couple of times when I went to visit Leo, but other than that I mostly succeeded in avoiding them. I guess they thought I just needed some time for myself. I didn't even know whether they were still in the hospital or already at home, enjoying their miserable lifes.

"Of course we can." Lily said softly and didn't avert her gaze from me as she grabbed Jack's pizza carton and slammed it shut.

"Hey- my pizza! You can't just--" his protests were cut short when Lily shoved a gum into his mouth, making him shut up and savour the taste of whatever flavor he was chewing on.

"Thanks." I muttered and stood up from the ground. I dusted myself off and took a last sip from my sprite before I threw it into the trash can that was standing nearby.

"Come on." Lily said while dragging her lazy twin with her.

"Yeah yeah, calm down. I can walk on my own." Jack grumbled and brushed off her hands.

We walked down the hallway and when we rounded the corner I spotted Max sitting on one of the uncomfortable chairs, his head in his hands. My heart clenched at the sight of him, at the miserable state he was in. This was the hardest out of all of it. To ignore him, to avoid him, to hate him. I just wasn't capable of doing so, yet I had to. If this whole war thing was to begin because of me then I would have to make sure to at least keep Max out of it, right?

"Please wake up, man. Why won't she talk to me? Why won't you wake up? Why are you both leaving me?" Max mumbled, a tear dropping down to the floor.

It took everything in me not to run over to him and embrace him in a big hug, telling him to not worry about me. He deserved so much better. He deserved all the happiness in the world, yet everything he always got was sadness and pain. The only times where he was truly happy were all with Leo and me and now we both aren't around him anymore. He won't be able to take it if Leo died. Just like me. I wouldn't be able to bear it as well.

"You wanna turn around?" Jack whispered into my ear, sending me a concerned look, whereupon I nodded my head and was about to turn around when my father followed by some of my brothers walked into the direction of Max, spotting me in the process.

"Alaska!" Grayson exclaimed, making Max's head snap into my direction.

"Shit." I mumbled under my breath.

"Where were you? We were worried about you." Warren asked, eyeing Jack and Lily carefully.

"Who are they?"

"My friends." I stated whereupon Max's face fell.

"Friends? Where did you find friends in a hospital?" Leonardo mused.

"Doesn't matter anyways." I murmured and turned on my heels, trying to get out of this awkward situation.

"Wait, can we--" Max was cut off by a phone ringing loudly.

I pulled out my cellphone and furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

Anonymous.

Who would call me so late in the evening?

"Hello?" I said.

"So, you're Alaska Hades, huh?" a low, husky voice questioned, well rather stated.

"Who are you?" I asked, ignoring the goosebumps that were crawling their way onto my skin.

"I'm sure you already heard of me...My lovely children already told you, didn't they?" My eyes widened in shock as I turned my head to my left. Jack and Lily were giving me questioning looks whereas my stomach turned when I heard his evil laughter.

"They're two lovely kids, aren't they?" he said sarcastically, making me clench my fists in anger. He reminded me of my father, of the times where he belittled me. The twins didn't deserve something or someone like him as their father.

"What do you want?" I snarled turning my attention back to my father and brothers, who were watching me in anticipation.

"Well, if you don't want your cute little boyfriend to die, then you should come over here..." the pure evilness in his voice made me shudder.

When his words eventually registered in my head I gasped.

Xavier.

He had Xavier.

"Let him go!" I barked, trying to not let the worry in my voice get audible.

"Oh I will, but first you're gonna have to pay me a visit..." I practically heard the smirk on his face trough the phone.

"Or else..." I heard some shuffling in the background, followed by a groan in pain and an all too familiar voice whispering something that I couldn't make out.

"Xav!" I exclaimed worriedly whereupon all the people in the hospital hallway shared concerned looks.

"Come to the abandoned industry in the Hollington Street. See you in an hour." He hung up the phone, leaving me baffled.

Hollington street...

That's 5 minutes away from Leo's and Max's apartment!

Will that be an advantage...

Or a disadvantage?

"What is it?" Lily asked hesitantly.

"Y-your dad." I breathed out and let my hand drop down to my side.

"He-he has Xavier."

Gasps were heard around the room and I saw the twins freeze.

"Who is their dad? Who has Xavier? Can someone tell us what the fuck is going on?" Colton questioned.

"William Hunter's brother, James Hunter, is their father. He-he had some plan going on with William and now he's proceeding with it." My father sucked in a breath when I mentioned the name of that psychotic driver and my brothers clenched their jaws.

"What plan?"

"A war. A war between the most dangerous Mafia families in the underworld and his mafia. He planned it for years already and he also persuaded some of your members to join him. They're as big as you guys' and Xavier's gang combined.

It sounds ridiculous, I also didn't believe it at first but then it all started to somehow make sense. A lot of smaller gangs were killed and taken over in the last couple of years and I always wondered where they went or who attacked them, but I never got any answers...until now.

Anyways, we can't let that war happen. But I need to get Xavier out of there." I sighed and rubbed a hand over my face in frustration.

"But if this is all some plan then wouldn't it be incredibly stupid to attack them or to get Xaiver out of there? I mean it sounds like a trap." Grayson reasoned.

"I know! I'm not that stupid, but what am I supposed to do, let him die?? I can't do that, sorry! He means too much to me..." I trailed off when our first kiss came to my mind. The feeling of electricity running trough my veins made me remember how important he really was to me. I didn't want to lose him, I didn't want him to die. I wanted to spend more time with him, to repeat that dance that we had, to repeat that kiss that we had. I just wanted to be in his embrace right now, because that was a place that I could call home. Before, the only places I could call home were when I was with Leo and Max, but now...his embrace is another place that I can call home.

My home.

"Ok, ok. We will help you, yeah? Just don't cry please." Emilio muttered.

I didn't even notice I was crying until I felt the hot liquid slwoly roll down my cheek, whereupon I quickly wiped it away.

"Ok, then how are we gonna get in there, without walking straight into the trap?" I asked.

There was no trap.

That was the problem.

But there was a suprise...

A big one...

And it would be the beginning of a war...

Or the ending?

"Ok so first of all, we shouldn't just send all of our men in there. We should keep some in the background so they could attack if something went wrong." Phoenix suggested.

"Yeah you've got a point there. We also should make sure to go in from every side so they wouldn't be able to surprise us..."

And so we tried to figure out a good plan for the next 30 minutes while my mind sometimes drifted off to Xavier.

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T H I R D  P E R S O N

Whereas the Hades family, Max, Alaska and the twins made their way to the abandoned industry, Xavier was trying to free himself from the chains that were holding him back from attacking the man in front of him.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. You're quite strong willed for such a young man." the black haired guy chuckled as he stroked his beard and took a sip of the vodka bottle that he was holding.

"Why do you do this? You're sick!" Xavier spat with a look of disgust on his face.

"Because I want the power! I want their money and their status! Imagine how great it would be to have the whole underworld bow to your feet." the old man said dreamingly and kicked the younger guy in the gut, making him hiss in pain.

"But why do this to her? She has got nothing to do with any of this!"

Because of a certain someone...

"Because...Well, I can't tell you yet...you will soon find out." he grinned and threw the bottle against a wall, shattering it into tiny little pieces which pierced Xavier's skin.

The man's plan was incredibly good. It was almost impossible for the plan to fail...

Almost.

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"Come on, hurry up!" Theodore Hades yelled to his gang members, who were getting out of black vans.

"Everyone in position over there?" Dylan asked trough the small earpiece in his ear which was connected to the other family members as well as to Max and the twins.

A couple of yes's were heard as everyone got into position. There were five groups. One for the front, one for the left, one for the back, one for the right and the last one was for backup.

Everyone was anxious since they had practically no time to plan every single detail out and so they were all afraid that they forgot something or made a mistake.

Yeah, well...

They did make a mistake...

But that one was made years ago...

"I should go in first, right?" Alaska whispered, preparing herself.

She loaded her gun and when she got the go from her father she made her way inside...

...unknowingly walking into her own hell.
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Hey there...what did you think?
I personally am thrilled and extremely excited yet sad about what is to come next...

The next chapter will be one of the last ones before the extra chaps, so it will be a rollercoaster of emotions and a whole lot of dramas and tears.

Also, I already wrote the next chap but I got a bit of a writer's block so I don't wanna publish it yet because I wanna edit it tomorrow since I think it's all a bit confusing and y'all would tear me apart for writing it this poorly, so yeah 😅

Sorry for the horrible cliffhanger by the way 😬

But to make up for it...tomorrow will come two updates, which will probably be the final chapters. Then only the extra chaps will follow ☺

What do you think is the big surprise?
Will James' plan succeed or fail?
What will happen to Xavier?

Stay safe y'all! Love ya guys!
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