Attracted to His Cold

Chapter 26

Cole's POV

I stand next to the car - in front of the mansion - giving orders out to my men. Once everyone has been stationed in their areas, I get in the vehicle and speed off.

"Si?" I ask after answering the phone.

"Cole. Dove sei?" [Where are you?] Liv answers on the other end of the line.

"Prendere papà e il resto della banda. Perché?" [Getting dad and the rest of the gang. Why?]

I look behind me to check that the sea of SUV's are still following me. Satisfied, I turn the wheel and move onto the highway, all of them following in sync with me.

"Il mio personale sotto coperura mi ha detto che e successo qualcosa." [My undercover personnel told me something happened.]

My blood runs cold as all worse case scenarios play out in my head. I grip the wheel so hard my knuckles turn white. Maksim is a Russian friend of my mother and father. He's almost like an uncle to Olivia, so he agreed to help us get mia gattina back by going undercover as a Volk.

"Tell me." my voice is harsher and sterner than I intended, and I can almost picture Liv flinch at it.

She spends the next ten minutes briefing me on both incidents Cassie faced. I begin driving faster and more erratically, my men probably struggling to keep up.

Once Liv's given me all the info, I've made a thirty minute journey in 10. The door to the plane opens at the same time as my car door. My men pull up behind me as I approach the plane. My fury comes to a temporary halt as my eyes meet my mother's.

My brows furrow in confusion.

What's she doing here?

"Tu hai presteso la mia presenza, tua madre ha preteso spiegazioni, così è venuta." ["You demanded my presence, your mother demanded an explanation, so she came."]

I glare at my father, my expression questioning him as to why he didn't stop her.

"Provai." [I tried.] he shrugs.

Mamma wraps her arms around me so tightly, I question if she's trying to kill me.

"Hey Ma." I kiss her cheek as I pull away.

"We don't see each other enough, dolcezza." [sweetie.]

"I know, Ma. I know. I'm sorry. I'll do better, si?"

Her beaming smile warms my heart.

Apart from him - from Nico - my mum has always had a soft spot in my heart.

And now?

Now there's a third.

But she doesn't just have a soft spot, she has my heart - she is my heart.

It's time I re-claim it.

"What's with the summon, Cole?" I look behind my dad to see everyone clearing out of the plane, collecting their belongings and getting into vehicles.

"I told you. We're going to war." I reply simply, walking to the plane to grab my parents' stuff.

"Orsacchiotto, get our bags please." [teady bear,] Ma asks, turning to dad.

"Ma, I-"

"Zitto." [Quiet.] her head snaps in my direction as she warns me, eyes harsh yet her tone is playful.

"But I need to-" Ma leans up to whisper something in his ear and I notice his eyes widen ever so slightly.

"Fine." he huffs out after clearing his throat awkwardly.