𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲

6- 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲

2 weeks later:

The past few weeks Natalia had gone M.I.A, only being seen when she left and returned through the main door. She only cared about finding the man responsible for Aurelia's poisoning, no one could hurt her family, regardless of their relationship, and live.

Aurelia had been in a coma the past two weeks, stable yet asleep. It had been especially hard on Enzo, he had to cover all of the interviews, press and public appearances for Maldonado Tech all on his own.

Enzo had never down anything like this before, the weight of a company all on his shoulders. Eliana had tried to relieve him of some of the stress but not even sex was working, he was lost without his mother- she hadn't prepared him for any of it.

However, Estela barely had any time to worry about her mother, she was making herself busy with Arabella and her friend, Javier.

Planning multiple trips to the zoo, spa days (that Amara often tagged along to) and craft activities was an escape for Estela. She just didn't want to admit her life was falling apart, and that she had no one to hold her to ease her worries.

Meanwhile, Amara just watched. There was nothing she could do for them, but she still tried. Preparing breakfast everyday to hosting small gatherings at the night, she was trying to mend what she knew couldn't be fixed.

It was also helping her distract herself from the recent revelation. The man who was responsible for the worst night of her life, Carlos, had been just inches away from her. Even though he was dead, Amara's throat still went dry and her chest went right at the thought of him.

Also, the brooding man from the night before had actually been working for Carlos, only trying to distract Amara and poison her later that night.

However, when Natalia had told them about Aurelia, he ran; he hasn't been seen for weeks.

Amara had begged her father to let her help, she wanted to find the bastard and punish him, but he wouldn't allow it.

"You're just a girl, Amara, let the men handle this. I doubt you could even throw a proper punch" Xavier laughed.

"That man tried to fucking kill Aurelia and was going to try and kill me! Of course I'm fucking helping you" Amara yelled, her father taking a long sip of his whiskey before slamming the glass down.

"No, Amara- don't argue this again. You are never joining this Mafia and that's the end of it"

But, Elias had been struggling lately, the weight of his conversation with Natalia being heavier than he initially thought. The thought of her shooting Carlos with no mercy had haunted him, had he made her this way?

The past few weeks he had been working closely with his father and Karl, his men watching over The Ember as security had to be increased significantly.

The Romero's had gone into the club business years ago, and so had Carlos and his men. Club Ember and Club Nova had been rivals for as long as Elias could remember. He hated the fucking Americans.

Elias felt guilty for what he said to Natalia, and what he did to her, and he felt like her recent actions were his fault. It wasn't, not in the slightest, but he always wanted to blame himself.