people can change

chapter ten

Marco's POV

The drive from her house to my house was long maybe an hour but I could be there within 45 minutes. I kept wondering why she said that she was not important, she is more than she knows, but to her, she made it seem like she was irrelevant. I wish she could see what I could see. By the time I made it home, it was almost midnight.

I sneaked in, I didn't want anyone to bother me. As soon as I walked in my mom approached me, I should have known she would wait. She slapped me upside the head "That's for hitting you brother, stupido" and then she walked away. Matteo walked up "So who is this mystery girl Lucia is telling us about what was her name Sam, Brook, Elle, Paige yeah Paige" For someone smart, he was sure an idiot "Sage, you idiot" he laughed "I know" he pulled out a piece of paper handing it to me, he had made a copy of her background, along with other things. Walking towards the living room, he started reading it out loud.

"Here, Sage Valdez, 21 years old, just graduated college with her bachelor's in neurobiology, that's impressive, taking pre-med courses, so she wants to be a doctor, OOOO this is a good one she has a membership to a boxing gym, as for her family mom is remarried to a Nicolas Santiago, her dad is deceased, he brother moved to California, other than that no criminal record oh except something that was expunged"

"What was it for" he let out a chuckle

"Self-defence, she beat a guy almost to a pulp, wow someone has anger issues, y'all will get along perfectly"

"Shut up, is there anything else"

"She was hospitalized for a while, dehydration, and malnutrition"

"How long?" I asked

"3 weeks"

"Okay thank you, Matteo, you can go" he walked away, and as soon as he did, here came the one person I could tolerate, Rezo, my second-hand man, and brother. "You are back finally, how was the dinner" I remember that he told Luca and Lucia, and my face went cold "Did you tell the twins, where I was" I pointed my gun at his head "Calm down capo, Lucia saw you walking out, asked why you were dressed so nice, kept asking until I told her 'business', she knew I was lying because you were dressed up "really nice" so I told her you were meeting someone special and she had Luca follow you" He had his hand on the gun pointing it down to the floor.

Emberlyn came in, she chose to be a part of my mafia as soon as she was 18 and had chosen the business side of it, she handles the trades, contracts, and things like that. Everyone in the family knows hand-to-hand combat and how to use a gun, that was my only condition of them joining.

Everyone had a role, they were a part of my close circle. Emberlyn was all business, could make a deal with anyone, and would benefit us. Rezo handles shipments and imports. Mateo was a genius when it came to technology. Luca could drive anything with an engine. Lucia was an assassin she could take anyone down minus me, I thought everything she knew, she started when she was ten, I didn't force her she wanted to learn nine years later she is the second best, under me of course. Somehow we all made our way to the living room.

"Brothers, Marco I hear you have a girlfriend now" She took a sip of whiskey.

"One she is not my girlfriend, and two it is none of your business" I was beginning to walk away

"Was she just another whore you fucked" I would never put my hands on women, she knew that which is why she would speak freely

"SHE IS NOT A WHORE, she is different so everyone stop ASSUMING" I shouted, I took a knife that was on the tray with the whiskey on it and threw it right above her head, she froze, and they all froze. I was getting defensive, for good reason. Sage is different, something about her kept pulling me to her. 

"You like her a lot huh" she stated, Rezo got up and walked over

"Just be careful Marco" and he left without another word

"It's no one's business, I am going to sleep goodnight" I announced as somehow everyone made their way towards me. They were all surprised, I had never liked anyone or wanted a relationship with a girl. I found it all stupid, there was no point to it. My ma would always tell me that I would find someone, and I would just scoff, I was the head of the biggest mafia and didn't have time for a relationship. That's why I just fucked girls and let it be that.

Walking up to my room which was the North wing of the house, my side of the house. I opened the door, setting down my coat on the chair, and went to the restroom to take a shower, unbuttoning my shirt revealing the scar from that night, the fucking Americans, I was heading home when they chased me, through the whole city, they cut me off there was nothing but shooting, I ran out of bullets so I had to fight that's the only way I could get out.

Before I knew it someone shot me from behind me, landing on the floor, I fought killing three of them but with the loss of blood, I could've died that night, but she came along with her small car knocking them down and giving me enough time to grab a gun from a dead man's body, shooting them. She didn't seem fazed by it, she just ran to help me even though I had a gun to her head.

I just kept wondering why she helped me, she should've run but she didn't, something in her eyes was telling me that she couldn't. She saved my life, she didn't ask questions, nor did she care. She wasn't even scared of me, I wondered why. Fuck I needed answers. All of that can wait, all in time Marco. Hoping in the shower, washing my body and hair. Then getting out, putting on some joggers and a white shirt. I was a little thirsty so I headed down the stairs for water.

I was met with my father, he wasn't a cold-hearted bastard like most people would think. He cared for his family and put them first, he was hard on us, mostly me but it was out of love which I respected him for. He cared for and loved my mom more than anyone in the world, she was a spitfire, and she was the only one that could control him. I admire their relationship.

Walking to the fridge and saying hello "Papa" he looked up and smiled "Your mom told me you met someone" I just smiled "Yea, she is a piece of work" he laughed "The hard ones are always the best ones" we both understood what that meant, you could see in his eyes that he was thinking about my mama. He got up "Goodnight figlio" and walked away. I walked up the stairs and headed to my office. After a while of looking at the time, it was almost 2 am and I was tired. I went to my room and passed out as soon as I lay down. (Translation: son)

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Woah that was a turn of events huh?

-s