The Don's Daughter

Chapter 7

RIA'S POV

The rest of my morning has been good. Remo was in my British Lit class after, Chem and both Enrica and Frankie were in my Current Affairs class. My Spanish class is the period before lunch and it's the only one that I have alone. Some Italian dude is staring at me though, so maybe a member of the family is here? I don't know.

La Famiglia. The more I think about it the more I want to embrace it. Not the "Don's Daughter" part but the family having each other's back part. I never had that big family experience and now that I can see what it's like, I'm craving it.

Almost as much as I'm craving Cole. Oh my God. That fluffy dark hair and those damn dark eyes. I know Remo saw the sparks flying and is pissed but I don't know why. I'll get it out of him.

The period drags on and finally after what feels like hours the lunch bell rings. I pack my bag and rush out to head to my friends. I'm looking around a little lost trying to find my way to the cafeteria and I hit a hard body. It's that kid that was looking at me last class. He's tall but not as tall as Cole less muscle mass and has almost auburn hair but it's cut into a mullet.

"I'm sorry, I'm a little lost here."

He smiled. I try to not scrunch my face even his smile is douchey.

"You're new right? Victoria?'" He asked.

"Yeah Ria, and you are?"

"Mauro" he says shaking my hand. "Can I call you Vicky?"

"No" I scoff pulling my hand away. "You can call me Ria."

"Bitchy, I like it." He smirks. "What does DeLuca call you?"

My guard is officially up now. "Is Cole a friend of yours?" I ask. Not answering his question.

"Ha no" he snarls. Alarms are going off in my head. "You could say I work for his competitor."

"Good for you. I need to head to lunch." I say trying to sidestep him but he cuts me off and pushes me into a locker, hard.

"I'm just warning you to choose the correct side little girl." He says quietly. "I wouldn't want anything to happen to this pretty little body of yours." He get as close to me as he possibly can without his body touching mine and puts one hand on either side of my head so I can't move.

Ok that's it. I look up and pretend to be scared as I punch him in the solar plexus. He gasps for breath and I am able to squeeze by him calmly. I am trying my hardest to not cause a scene. I'm at the end of the hallway about to turn the corner when I'm learched backwards by my arm. Instinct takes over and the monster my father made grabbed this kid's finger bent it all the way back, beaking it. He's forced to let me go.

Mauro is screaming in pain by the time an irate Cole comes around the corner. If I thought his eyes were dark before they look almost black. He walks past me as if he doesn't see me and in one swift movement has Mauro pinned against a locker by his throat.

"Do you have a fucking death wish Russo?" He says in a deep sinister voice. "Why the fuck would you put your hands on her?"

"Me?" Mauro whines. "That crazy bitch knocked the wind out of me and broke my fingers."

"Fottuta figa" I mumble. Loud enough for Cole to shift his gaze towards me and his face softens softens a tiny bit.

It goes back to pure rage when he looks back at Mauro. Cole puts more pressure on Mauro's throat so his airway is even more restricted. "If you even look at her again I'll gouge your fucking eyes out."

"I just thought Moretti might want to meet the new girl. You know how nice he is to girls. Can't she decide who her friends are?" He gurgles out.

"Oh she can and I can decide which ones get a bullet in their head." Cole says slamming his head on the locker again.

A group of kids start to circle around and I don't want Cole getting expelled on the first day.

My heart is pounding against my chest as I see the veins in Cole's arm pop out. I put my hands on his arm that's around Mauro's throat.

"Hey" I say softly. "Come take me to the cafeteria. I don't know the way and I'm starving." I run my hand up and down his bicep.

He looks at me giving me a slight nod and turns to Mauro one more time. "Tell Moretti I'm right fucking here."

Cole releases Mauro's throat and he falls to the ground choking.

Cole rolls his eyes. "You were right baby he is a fucking pussy." He then throws his arm over my shoulders, picks up my bag and we head to the cafeteria.