Fire And Ice (Lost&Found Series)✔

4. THE HALF TRUTH

Yellooo gems! here's chapter 4. Do listen to the track if you like. I love her music!

I have my finals going on and here I am writing. nvm.

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XENIA'S POV

What the fuck did I just do? cazzo. questo non e quello per cui sono venuto qui. I sighed and entered the living room making all pairs of eyes turn towards me. I knew everyone was still in shock especially mama and pa. If I am going to tell them the truth, I don't need every other member of the mafia to hear it.

"Out, everyone! Except the immediate family." The authority in my voice made everyone bow their heads and scurry out of the room immediately. I turned to Mariano whose expressions were somewhat those of pride. I gave him a small smile and turned towards Asher. He and Veronica immediately came to stand by my side.

"I know you have all sorts of questions playing in your head right now so without further delay I'll start." I gulped and my eyes met Xander. He gave me an encouraging nod.

"Y'all might wanna sit down for this." they all looked somewhat confused but sat down nonetheless.

"Okay so I have been alive and running the business well, all these past months. I moved to New York after th-that incident. I just wanted to be away, alone. I mean I already knew that life was a bitch but I didn't know the bitch's gonna hurt this much." I chuckled humorlessly.

I walked towards the window and gazed outside. "What did you expect? I lost my entire family in what? A matter of hours? Isn't it ironic though? My entire family was wiped out while the rest three were completely unharmed? Except the tragedy of grandparents of course." I turned around and looked at Michael Romano, the head of the the Romano family and my father's friend, dead in the eye. He gulped but composed himself immediately.

"Why is your accusatory gaze directed towards me?" he asked. maledetto bastardo. I smiled as sweetly as I could.

"I am just gazing at you caro zio, YOU are finding it accusatory." I said shutting him up instantly.

"Continue Xenia" Pa said sternly and my cold gaze was now directed towards him. He frowned a bit but before he could say anything, I turned my back on him facing the window.

"Anyways, all these years while you guys assumed I was practically dead, kidnapped or ran away like a coward, I was busy handling the business, the legal one of course. However, one of those assumptions is true, I'll let you figure out which one." With a last glance at everyone's confusing faces, I made my way towards the door but not before kissing mama goodbye.

"We'll go out tomorrow" I whispered in her ear and she gave me a tired smile. Exhaustion was as clear as crystal on her face. Today's events definitely took a toll on her.

"What happened today, shall never happen again. Nobody had ever been able to breach our security. This indicates how very well planned the attack was. Russians are not to be taken lightly." I felt someone's eyes on my back.

"Jeez, Xander! I can practically feel a hole forming in my jumper." I said without turning around earning a few chuckles and a groan from Xander. I looked at pa to find him already looking at me as if studying me. I shook my head at him. "It's time you find the RAT, Mariano." I smiled and left.

As soon as we were out, Veronica let out a huge breath. I fell on the floor with a loud thud holding my chest, gasping for air.

"Oh God Xen, are you okay? Asher asked and they both bent down checking for injuries.

"Bitch took all the oxygen" I said nodding my head towards V. She rolled her eyes and pinched my side.

"Ow, what was that for?"

"For scaring us." they both replied at the same time.

"Aw, look at you two, COUPLE GOALS AF!" I shouted.

"Always the dramatic one." my head snapped in the direction of the voice and I grinned getting up and ran towards him. He caught me immediately and twirled me in the air. I giggled and hugged him tight.

"Leo, I missed you baby."

"I missed you too. So freaking much. I thought you left for us good too." his smile vanished and a tear slipped from his left eye. My hand immediately shot up to wipe his tear with my thumb.

"Hey baby, I'm right here in front of you and I most definitely am not going anywhere, anymore." I hugged him once again and sighed in contentment. When I opened my eyes again, intense grey eyes were staring directly at me. The air in my lungs got caught and I immediately lowered my eyes.

"I'll see you tomorrow." I kissed Leo's forehead and left.

ANGELINA'S POV

Mariano called a family meeting after the dinner to discuss about today's unfortunate events. We all were seated in the dining room, the occasional clattering of cutlery cutting the thick atmosphere was the only sound that could be heard. Everybody seemed to be in their own world. This was very unusual, dinner was always gleeful. Xenia's words flashed in my mind making me worry. Something told me that "I wanted to be away" was a lie. She's hiding something.

"As you all know that we were attacked only a couple of hours ago by the Russians and if it wasn't for Xenia and her men.. let's just say it wasn't going to end pretty. A mistake should not be made twice, they broke the one of the rules and they will pay for it but first we will discuss it with Papa Luigi tomorrow. Until then, we have to be more alert, can't afford any more foolishness." Papa Luigi was the oldest and wisest head of the Italian, Sicilian and Colombian mafia.

Everyone feared and respected him because of his time, experience and accuracy in every matter, in mafia. One glance at him and you know you've entered lion's den.

"Come on sweetheart, let's go and get some rest." Mariano said pulling me out of my thoughts. I nodded.

"You guys should get some rest too. Tomorrow's a long day." Mariano said to the boys and we made our way towards our bedroom.

"What were you thinking about during dinner?" Mariano asked me cupping my face.

"About Xenia. There are so many things that doesn't add up. I have a feeling something terrible has happened to her. I mean she can't just miss her family's funeral. I-I am s-so happy that she's alive and fine but something has changed instead of the fire that used to light everything around her, there's now ice that holds the capacity to frost others. Yes, the sass, the sarcasm, the beauty, the kindness, the compassion its all there but today when I looked into her eyes, I couldn't find her heart. It w-was dark." I sobbed in his chest.

"I know but the girl has faced a lot. She has lost so much more than we have, give her a break. She's going to be just fine." he reassured me and kissed my temple.

But something told me that nothing will be normal for her now.

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cazzo: fuck

questo non e quello per cui sono venuto qui: this isn't what I came here for

maledetto bastardo: damn bastard

caro zio: dear uncle

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