After reaching the top of the half spiral staircase, we took a left, making our way down a long, wide corridor, where she showed me where everyone's rooms were, along with hers and the guest room which I would be using, which was next to hers.
She opened the guest room door and dragged me inside. My jaw dropped open. The large bedroom, had a queen size bed in the middle of it, with white covers, and white and light grey covered pillows on top of the duvet. Below it was a dark grey fluffy carpet, surrounded by dark grey walls.
"This is my room?" I chocked out, my mouth still dropped to the floor, I wasn't really used to this lavish lifestyle, but you best know imma be getting used to it, i mentally said to myself.
"Yes! I got it renovated when I knew you were coming to stay" no wonder it fits my personality to a T.
"V, you didn't have to I would have been happy with anything, but thank you honestly, this is AMAZING." I went and hugged her tightly before breaking the hug showing her my massive grin.
"Stop A, my bestie deserves only the best" she rolled her eyes at me playfully. "Plus, you know I'm a shopaholic, I couldn't help myself, and besides this is your room from now on everytime you come here now you have a place to stay" she grinned up at me, making me look at her with the biggest smile on my face.
'I'm not used to smiling this much, my face hurts' I complained in my mind. "This is what happens when you've lived a miserable life with sperm donor and fake bitch" my inner voice spoke sarcastically, making me mentally roll my eyes.
"Thank you bestie" I smiled softly once again at V.
"Of course girl, now come let me show you the rest of the house! Then we can introduce you to my brothers and tomorrow we will go shopping for your new stuff!!" She said as we once again linked our arms together and made your way around the house, whilst she told me everything there was, but not before showing me the secret compartment in my room, where I stuffed all the important things I had.
Yes, she knew that my sperm donor was the head of the Mafia in London, the 3rd ranking mafia after the Italian (2nd) and the Russian (1st). She also knows my story somewhat, you know, abusive household, etc, but she doesn't treat me any differently for it, she treats me like she always does. And I love her for it. (As a friend of course). I didn't tell her a lot about my everyday life in that house though but she gets the gist of it.
[author note - don't worry love interest coming soon ;)]
Anyways onto the house tour...
I find out that the Romero mansion has basically everything you could ever need. If there was ever a zombie apocalypse, this would be the first place I'm ever coming to. They have a movie room, game room, indoor gym, indoor pool, outdoor pool, basketball court, library...you get the point.
Of course, they also have the more illegal and hidden stuff that are on floors that I'm not meant to be on, like the training room for recruits and inner mafia members, and the shooting range and of course the basement for traitors and the office upstairs.
You see, V's family don't really know how me and V met, and don't know who she really is, so we must act innocent people! Of course they told her they are in the mafia and everything, and she is also allowed to join when she is of age (no this is not going to be the stereotypical sexist mafia family), but she is too young right now, we are still both 16, turning 17 in a few months. And she must be 18 to join, like the rest of her brothers, who are older than her.
Here's a rundown of Viola and her family:
-She has 4 brothers and her parents.
-Her dad's name is Lorenzo Romero (head of Sicilian mafia)
-Her mother is Katherine Romero. (Retired assassin)
-1st brother - eldest - Giovanni
-2nd - Matteo
-3rd - Leo
-4th - Enzo
-5th - youngest - Viola
Viola and me met through the black market. She wasn't meant to be at the auction I was at, but wanted to make a name for herself without her family's name lingering over her head, and she knew that in order to do that she must carry a different name.
In the underworld she's known as shadow, she is smart and calculating, and is an expert thief like me, but also enters the underground from time to time, but not too much so she doesn't get caught by her family or raise any suspicions.
It was in the beginning of her days as Shadow that we had first met, at a black market auction, she had brought a valuable jewel item to be sold, a gang ringleader attempted to grab the jewel from her and make his escape. His mistake to be honest, he didn't expect to see me around the corner, grabbing him by the collar and knocking him out with my gun, before taking the jewel and throwing it towards V, who gave me a little grateful smile.
At this time, she didn't yet go by the name shadow, but I helped her, giving her advice to conceal her identity, hide her face with a mask like I did. We grew closer from then and have even been on quite a few missions together whenever we could go. It was easier to plan together and have backup if anything went wrong, and it helped that we were both the same age.
"Hello?, helloooo- adelina??? Are you in there?" I came back from my little zoning out session to see a hand being waved in my face, making me move it slightly away and chuckle at V, who looked at me expectantly. "So? What do you think?" She said. I have her a deadpanned look.
"You're going to have to tell them eventually V, I mean I'm sure they are going to find out when the guy comes to your house to take you to prom" I roll my eyes. "You're better off telling them yourself than leaving them to find out." We were speaking about her prom date and how she was going to tell her dad and brothers about it. They were a little overprotective...just a little. Her mother already knew though, obviously.
"Yeah but th-" I spaced out again, looking off to my surroundings, we were sat on the lounge chairs outside near the pool, which was glowing from the lights inside and around it, in the night. Only half listening to what V was saying I kept nodding and looking around, thinking how it all felt like a dream.
Finally I looked back up at her at the end of her little rant and said "you want to go do a movie marathon" I grinned at her and saw her eyes sparkling with excitement as she giggled.
"Of course A, let's go!"
:)
I tried make this chapter a little longer, I'm going to try to keep it up.
I know the first few chapters might seem a bit slow, no drama, but trust the process lol.
Enjoy:)
