ℐ𝓇𝒾𝓈

I'm warning you

time skip to 11pm that same day.
Iris's POV:
I stood at the fridge examining all the food trying to fulfill my boredom before I felt the presence of someone in the kitchen with me. I turned around to check who and the person who stood in front of me almost made me forget how to breath

It was Hayden. Gabriel's and Rowan's father, he was very tall and way more muscular than Gabriel plus Rowan combined

He stared at me like I was some type of creature invading his house, well I sorta am but still. "Iris." He said clearing his throat causing me to get chills

"Uh yes. Oh I mean yes sir" I stuttered terrified "I will say this once and you must understand. Ok?" He spoke out definitely annoyed due to my stuttering

"Okay" I hitched out "Me and your father made this arrangement for more power, and if you mess this up in any sort of way i'm sure both me and your father would want to kill you ourselves. I'm warning you Iris don't do anything dumb and stupid like every other teenager." He explained out to me as he went to sit down on the stool at the kitchen island

"How could I mess anything up? I'm sure i'm just going to be sitting in this house rotting in my room" I huffed knowing that was the truth

"I dont know, but you kids always figure out a way to fuck shit up" He shook his head, I nodded my head in defeat knowing he was right. Especially in the mafia teenagers like myself tend to fuck stuff up no matter if you were born into the mafia, had no other option or joined for fun which is mind boggling because why would you willingly join this hell hole?

Hayden got up and walked out the kitchen giving me a relief like I was getting choked and could finally breath again

Before I knew it I heard the front door get slammed shut hearing 2 sort of familiar voices, I peeked my head out of the kitchen and saw Gabriel and Rowan talking but it really looked like they were debating or arguing

"Fucking 14 rowan! We killed 14 men and none of them had any information that we could even use!" I heard faintly coming from who I assume is Gabriel "Calm down Gabe we need to do this smarter. We can't keep killing, we need to question better and do more background checks on them." I heard Rowan trying to calm Gabriel down

"I fucking know that I just can't keep-" Was all I heard before I could barely hear them anymore, I stepped out the kitchen and walked upstairs where I assumed they went

As I walked up the stairs slowly I could hear them again. I couldn't make out what they were saying but I just know they were still talking about their mafia, but then I heard a very familiar name come out of Gabriel's  mouth

"Derrick Coachmen?" I whispered to myself but I guess loud enough for them to hear me and look back at me. "Iris?" Rowan questioned not thinking i'd be eavesdropping them

"Oh hi" I said feeling like I couldn't breath again. "What are you doing?" Gabriel said obviously pissed at the fact that I was invading their privacy "Oh I just heard a familiar name and- You know Derrick?" I tried spitting out before Gabriel cut me off

"I mean yea..I also hear my father talk about some people due to business but I can leave to my room if you'd like" I said trying to leave the two "No stay. Come with me." Gabriel said before he started walking down the stairs again

I followed behind with Rowan following behind me. We went through a really dim hallway and into a basement. I'm really afraid of basements because my father would leave me in them for days at a time and just hit me in them so I really didn't know what was going to happen once we step foot on the pavement  floors

"Sit" Gabriel commanded me to sit on a rusty chair. I saw Rowan look at Gabriel unsure like he knew what he was going to do which worried me

"You know Derrick Coachmen?" Gabriel questioned crossing his arms and spreading his legs apart ever so slightly "Uh yes he works for The Snipers" I say

"What the fuck!" Gabriel yelled out making me flinch "What else do you know??" Rowan said calmer than his brother whom is still yelling in the background

"I just know that and just small details but I don't remember" I said scared at the fact Gabriel started punching a nearby wall "Well start fucking remembering" Gabriel yelled at me walking closer "I can't! I don't remember-" I got cut off from a tingling sensation on my cheek. I held my cheek realizing I had just got slapped by Gabriel "Don't ever yell at me. I should kill you right now." Gabriel tensed up

"Okay Gabe let's just let her think" Rowan stepped in putting his hand on Gabriel's chest pushing him back slowly while getting in between us "Whatever" The angry boy said leaving the room with Rowan following behind him leaving me alone in the basement

I sat there in shock not thinking he'd hit me. He obviously felt no remorse either he didn't care that he just hit his future wife

Nothings changed. I'm going to be stuck with a guy who hits women.