Guarding The Mafia's Son

Chapter 16

Diamond's POV

Today is Wednesday and I decide not to go to school. I'm frustrated. When mom asked why I wanted to ditch, I feigned sickness and she fell for it. She had to go to work early so she'd left before Violette woke up.

How could this happen to me? I had slept very late last night thinking about what to do after I had received a message from Declan about escorting Ace to a masquerade ball tomorrow which happens to be tonight. Sienna had told me the ball was in honour of a family friend.

What to do? I mean I can't just call Ace and tell him I'm not going anymore. I can't even bring myself to call him when the memory of his happy face appears in my head. He might really want me to be there. Too bad I can't go as two people. I'm doomed.

"Earth to Diamond", there's a snappy sound and I turn to see Violette is already seated and having breakfast.

When did she get here? Oh gosh, I'm so frustrated I'm zapping out. I haven't even touched my breakfast.

Violette takes one look at my face and chuckles.

"Let me guess. You are wondering how to show up at the ball as Monica and Diamond or, am I wrong?", Violette says and turns to me with a serious face.

Oh my God!

I'm gaping at my sister in shock. I mean how the fuck did she know about me and all this?

"Violette..."

"I told you, you are not the only one harbouring secrets", she says and goes back to eating her breakfast.

I think I've lost my appetite. Violette finishes her breakfast and cleans her dish and glass.

"Violette..."

"Diamond, it's no big deal"

"I think it is", I sigh and continue, "you are my sister and I didn't tell you about this and I feel bad about..."

"Diamond come on, do you hear me at all? You. Are. Not. The. Only. One. Harbouring. Secrets", she tells me in annoyance, enunciating each word and I get it.

"What?"

Every time she said that sentence, I thought she meant it generally but I get it now.

"Violette? What do you mean?"

She takes my hand and pull me to the hall and we settle in a couch.

"Diamond, I work for Paragon", she tells me.

I brush my hand through my hair in frustration. Here I am, doing three different jobs at the same time to get my sister and I into college and here she is, already doing just that.

"You what?"

"Yeah. I work for Mistress Jennifer Milan, Ace's aunt, to be exact."

"And exactly what do you do?"

"Well, instead of guarding like you do, I'm sort of a mole."

That just made the situation worse. She's a young girl and how could they hire her for such a thing.

"Anyway, how did you find out about me?"

"I became worried when you started staying out into the nights so last two months, I followed you out and discovered you were a pole dance named Denise. And then somewhere this month, you started staying out all night and I became more worried and started staying out with you, making excuses like me going to sleep over at a friend's place. Then I found out about Monica and Trace", she ends with a deep sigh and I'm overwhelmed.