His Rebel

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Layla's POV

As we walked out I noticed Leo, Yuri, and Sinn walking in front of us. Leo was saying something while the other two listened to it with a serious look.

I continued walking with Theo and Luca beside me. They were talking about something but I completely zoned out as the only thing in my head was Veronica's dead eyes.

Could I have stopped that man from killing her? He didn't seem the type who would. Even the Three Devils kneeled before him.

Now that I think, I've heard about him. And just like that when Mattheo and Luca talked about him and I heard his name from them, I started listening to their conversation.

"Can't believe I finally got to see Papa Don. He's old but still, I felt chills run down my spine when I saw him wipe out the entire Astor family. He isn't the Mafia King just like that."

Luca said and then Mattheo added, "I know right, that old man even had the Three Devils bow their heads before him. I mean he's the one who nurtured them. He's like their real Papa."

Papa Don, his real name, Donovan Dimitri. He was the current King of the Mafia and had a tight hold over it. He never married and has no children of his or even any blood relative left, making it so anyone other than his bloodline to take over the Mafia after he's gone.

"Sinn Phoenix would surely be the one to take his position as the ruler after him. It's clear as day." Luca said and my eyes traveled where Sinn stood, by a black van and his eyes were already on me.

We stopped before them and I never broke eye contact with him as Sinn's deep voice emerged, "You can ride with them. I'll be with these two."

I just nodded and went with Mattheo and Luca while Sinn stood there the whole time watching me get seated in the car and when the car started, then only he got seated himself while I noticed Leo and Yuri were already talking about something.

After the van was on the road I stared out the window and stared at the trees blurring past me because of the speed. It was already night and within the darkness of the night the moon shined brightly at me and I remembered a memory from my past,

"I don't want you to ever cry cause crying is for the weak and that'll make you even disgusting."

The man who I called father ordered my nine-year-old self. I just stared at the ground and nodded my head.

"Yes Sir,"

"Don't turn out to be like your mother who only knows how to cry. She couldn't give me a son so I'll have to settle with you. Though you'll prove to be nothing but a disappointment, that I know."

He spat those venomous words at me and I just swallowed it all down cause I know, if I argue that'll only give him an excuse to punish me.

"I won't disappoint you, Father,"

I was pulled out of my thoughts when the car pulled over outside the building where we stayed before Sinn and I left for the Astor mansion.

I got out of the van and noticed two other vans just like ours. From one came out Spencer and Francis and the other had the Three Devils.

"Oh dear I'm famished, let us celebrate completing this fucking mission that has been a pain in my ass!" Yuri exhaled and Leo looked at him.

"You're being like you were the one who had to infiltrate when it was Sinn and Layla doing the real job." Yuri furrowed his brow at him and raised his katana like he was pointing his finger at him.

"You'll understand me when you'll have to deal with the Yakuza and the Mafia together." Leo shook his head and Yuri put down his katana from Leo's face.