When The Devil Met His Match | ✔️

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Mateo's POV: 1 week later.
Today was my first day back to the mafia since we got Arabella back. I was ready for what ever scums were brought to me as I was sat in my office in the large gang house that the American side of my Italian Mafia is based in.

Ring! Ring!

I glanced down at my phone to see that my second in command, Francesco was phoning me.

"si Francesco cosa ti serve?" I asked in my native tongue. "Yes Francesco what do you need?"

Francesco had flown back to Italy to deal with business so I assume this is what what the call is about.

"signore abbiamo un problema con le spedizioni, avrebbe bisogno che tu sia qui il prima possibile" Francesco replied with urgency clear in his tone. "sir we have a problem with the shipments, it would need you to be here as soon as possible"

"merda" i cursed under my breath, "ci sarò, devo solo far sapere a Gabriel prima di volare, ci sarò tra 12 ore al massimo". "i will be there, i just need to let Gabriel know before i fly, I'll be there in 12 hours maximum"

I hung up the phone, sighing at the journey ahead of me. I stood up from my desk, collecting anything in to my bag that I will need in Rome, Italy. Once I'd packed my bag, I exited my office and walked to my third in command, Giovanni's office at the end of the corridor, I knocked and entered the dark room.

"ciao Giovanni, dovrò tornare a Roma a causa di un problema, presumo che starai bene per qualche giorno, sì?" i informed him with a hard tone. "hello Giovanni i am having to fly back to Rome as an issue has arose, i assume you'll be fine to be in charge for a few days, yes?"

"Si signore" he responded. "yes sir"

I nodded at him and exited the room, passing many members that lived here in America instead of in Italy in the main base. I swapped between both, mostly in Italy, these past months have been the longest amount of time I have been away from the Italian sector. I would be needing to take a journey to Italy soon, this just gives me reason.

However I have been trying to put it off as I didn't want to leave Arabella so soon after her traumatic experience, I was beyond proud of how she had handled the situation, I always knew she was strong but this just proved to me how strong she is. I couldn't help but feel proud of her, my feelings have grown immensely over these past two weeks since she had been back.

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As I drove to the Walton mansion, I considered the ways Arabella would take what I am about to tell her, she could either take it well and understand that I would be back in a week or so, or, which I fear will be the outcome, she will freak out and get upset.

I arrived at the gates and nodded at Benny who opened the gates, letting me go through. I pulled up to the doors of the house and got out of my Bentley. I walked up to the doors and knocked. I heard a voice shout, "COMING!"

The door swung open showing Mrs Walton stood there, "Oh Mateo we weren't expecting you, come in!" she greeted me as she stepped back allowing me inside. 

"Thank you" I replied as I walked past her, into the house, "I just need to see Gabriel, if that's okay?"

"Of course, you know where it is, Arabella is upstairs by the way if you want to see her, I know you haven't seen her in a few days" she told me with a warm smile on her face as she walked into the bathroom.

I walked through the kitchen and up to Gabriel's office door, I knocked on the door, "come in".

I opened the door and entered the dark room to see Gabriel sat at the desk, "ah Mateo I didn't think we had a meeting today, did I forget one?" he asked me.