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Chapter 60

*REBEL SIMMONS POV*

I stood there in silence as my eyes laid upon the empty wall in front of me. Silence and tension filled the ball room as Dons and Capos from all over the world just witnessed the atrocious massacre of the Vino family. 

The room was so silent you could hear a pin drop. I looked around at everyone staring at our table, some had pity in their eyes while others had amusement. But most faces were adorned with a curious glare aimed towards Dante, most likely waiting to see what the Italian Don would do next. 

"You." Dante growled as he walked to the older man near the stage, the same man who addressed the ballroom with a speech about peace and tranquility between Mafias. 

Dante roughly grabbed the man by his jacket collar, and pulled the older gentleman towards him. I looked at him for a moment before looking around the room, scanning for one man in particular. 

"Please, enlighten me. Wasn't that against this stupid fucking balls rules?" Dante hissed as he glared down at the nervous man in his hands.

"Well, u-um, technically..." I heard the man begin to stutter. "N-n-no. It wasn't." He said as he lifted his chin slightly. 

"So you're telling me that Pavlovski, a fucking Don launched an attack and killed most of my family at a ball meant for peace, and that's not against the god damn fucking rules!?" Dante screamed as he pulled the man closer to him, making him flinch roughly. 

"W-w-w-well you have no substantial proof that Pavlovski was behind the attack to begin with and-" He said rapidly before Dante shoved him away. I clenched my jaw as my eyes stopped on a familiar red dress in the corner of the room. 

Scarlett was leaning against a pillar with a large smirk on her lips and her hands behind her back. I grabbed my steak knife from the table before I quickly got up and began walking towards her, careful to make sure that I stayed behind her line of sight. 

Dante continued to scream at the man, making the ballroom erupt in whispers once more as I was a few feet away from Scarlett. I noticed the small, sleek metal gun she held behind her back. I watched as he finger slowly pulled on the drum, loading the chamber with a bullet as she continued to stare at Dante with an evil grin. 

Just as Scarlett raised her hand up, I quickly stepped behind her and placed the steak knife around her neck, making her tense up. 

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." I whispered in her ear as she lowered her gun once more. Dante was screaming at the man now, creating a big enough scene for us to go unnoticed. 

"Aw. Would you look at this? Dante's little whore came to his rescue. How romantic." Scarlett said quietly before she scoffed. 

"Give me the gun." I demanded as I pressed the knife closer to her neck. My voice held no emotion, and I felt absolutely nothing. I was numb. Completely and utterly numb.

"Bossy." Scarlett said before she quickly grabbed my wrist near her neck and slipped her elbow near mine. She rotated her arm up, making my arm turn and giving her the opportunity side step out of my grip. While she was doing that, I spotted the gun in her hand and grabbed it while she freed herself. 

"Wow." Scarlett said as she turned and faced me, eyeing the gun in my hands. "Didn't expect that." She said as she tilted her head. Scarlett slowly stepped backwards before giving me a smirk. 

"Isn't it against the rules to kill here?" I said as I raised an eyebrow at her. 

"For Dons and Capos it is. But for us, it's a bit of a grey area." She said as she raised her eyebrow.