His Rebel

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Layla's POV

We walked towards the front gate, hand in hand as a middle-aged man with a middle-aged woman came into view.

"Welcome, Mr & Mrs Vinci, we're delighted to have you here." The middle-aged woman said with a smile and I recalled her name which Leo told us while he debriefed.

"Likewise Mrs Astor," I said forcing a smile. "Oh please call me Beth." She insisted and I nodded my head as the man beside her studied us. He was wearing a rich suit and had slight white hair and wrinkles on his face.

"Mr & Mrs Vinci, pleasure to finally make your acquaintance," he put forward his hand to shake Sinn's and he glanced at it as if he was examining it before he shook it. "Mr Astor, pleasure's all ours," Sinn said as he stared at him.

"Please come in," Mr Astor told us and we walked in after them. Sinn now had placed the hand which previously grasped mine by his side and I kind of missed the warmth it provided.

We walked in, however, side by side and I took in the Astor mansion. It was huge there was no denying it and don't get me started on how gorgeous it was. It had a huge fountain as soon as you enter which makes it hard to get your eyes off it.

The maids were all standing in a line on either side of us as they bowed their heads. "Make yourself at home." Mr Astor said and I gave him a small fake smile. It's fucking hard when you have to act like someone who's the total opposite of you.

"Rosie my dear, you're even more beautiful than what I've heard of you," Beth said and I gave her a tight smile cause I don't know how to react when someone compliments you.

"Thank you?" It came out more as a question than me thanking her which made her chuckle. "Oh dear you don't need to be so modest, stand up to the fact that you are beautiful." She continued and I continued giving her a forced smile.

"We would give you a tour but you must be tired so we'll leave that for later. It's pretty late so I'll suggest you rest for now." Mr Astor announced and we stopped by the stairway.

"One of the maids will show you your room, if you need anything feel free to ask anyone and they'll guide you. Once again, it's a pleasure to have you here at our house." Beth said as she pressed my shoulder warmly.

"We will, Beth," I said and she gave me her usual smile. They left us as it was now Sinn and me with two maids who showed us where our rooms would be at.

Ross Astor and his wife Beth Astor, their family had been a part of the mafia for several decades. But for the last several years they have been acting shady as they were keeping profit to themselves and being unloyal to the mafia while doing the business. And they went overboard when they stole the 50 million worth of gold statue.

Their family is a difficult one to deal with as they are one of the prestigious families involved with the mafia and one cannot easily get rid of, or even mess with them. This is why we had to infiltrate and get into their mansion which is, one of the hardest parts as they have tight security.

The mafia had both husband and wife under surveillance for many years, investigating their every move when they finally had an opening and now we're here as Victor and Rosie.

And it's not the first time the mafia tried to send someone to infiltrate, the previous ones were risky and the people who did them are missing since then. Only they know what happened to them.

All these things which Leo and Yuri debriefed us about ran through my head as we reached up the stairs and in the hallway where the maids made us pass through several doors before they stopped in front of the one at the end.