L'ho Lasciata~ 'I Left Her'

'45-Dio! I'll cherish her laughs forever...'

Grayson~

" Legally....NO! Illegally...Definitely!!" I said keenly.

" What does that mean? " She asked with a confused face.

" I mean they'll come after you." I paused noticing her face scrunch with distress" As I said they aren't good folk and they won't sit back knowing some university kid was trying to hack into their system." I said bluffing her cause there is no way I can tell her that they are the same gang who kidnapped her 10 years ago.

" W..what should I do? Will they go after dad?.... Jasmine!?" she asked hesitatingly her voice filled with disquiet.

" No...I don't think so. You'll be their main target. " I answered. By now Mexicans will know who she actually is..... Capo's Daughter. The next in line to the throne of the Italian Mafia. Our Queen!

" Oh! " A small whisper came out of her mouth filled with sadness and dismay.

A took a deep breath, holding her shoulder. " Aan! Look at me. " I order.

She unhurriedly perked up "  Nothing will happen until I'm here. All you need to do is follow my rules." I said in a soft voice trying to convince her.

" What are they? " She asked genuinely this time, nothing like what she did when I explained to her the new rules when she came here.

" First, you're not allowed to eat anything if it is not cooked by me or Arthur," I said in a serious tone and she give a sharp head nod. I trust my people still it's better to be on the safer side " Second, no sneaking out of the room for midnight snacks or tv. I know you do that all the time. " I said giving her a pointy look. 

" But no tv...no snacks!! what does it have to do with my safety?  " She asked with a pout. 

" your sneaking out is a problem," I said trying my best not to smile as she dismayed her head with a bigger pout. " I'll arrange a tv and your snack bar in our room tomorrow," I said peaking her pout. " okay?" I asked and she nodded her head satisfied with my offer.

" Next, and very important you're not leaving the house without me or Arthur. We both will always be around you. " I explained with seriousness in my tone. Keeping her in front of our eyes is the only way to protect this little minx.

" Aan, if you break any of these rules, you-" 

" Yeah I'll get punished, I know," She said cutting me in between.

" No! You may have to pay with one of our lives or all of us. " I said making her gulp as her face is painted with confusion and nervousness. " This is very serious, Aan. They are the worst and can do anything. " so we are and there's no way I'll let those fuckers lay a finger on you but you don't need to know all this.

" Aan, One more thing. In case of emergency... which I'll make sure never comes up but... still.... if it does, just go to the 4th floor and there are only two doors. The server room with a white door and the tool room with a black door at the end of the corridor. Go in there and use the tools to defend yourself. Okay? " I explained to her. 

" But I'm not allowed up there," She said confused.

" In case of emergency, Aan!" I repeated. The tools room is actually the room that holds my arms collections. From authentic to the latest models, I and Arthur build it together for years. All the guns are in perfect working condition. In case of a sudden house attack, the least I could accept from her is to protect herself.

She looked down, nodding her head. A sigh escaped my mouth, I know she hates all this and would be definitely blaming herself for all this. " I'm sorry " She murmured in a small voice, and bull's eye! I can read her like an open book.