The life of a Mafia princess

•s e v e n•

Cedro PoV:

"What has gotten into you, Ivano?" I asked my younger brother.

Since Elena has arrived here, he changed.

While he has always been a little cold and distant, it has never been on such a level.

"What has gotten into you and Santino? Some little girl shows up here with no invite and you two act as if she has always been here and is part of our family."

"Because she is part of our family! She is our little sister!" I yelled at him.

It is beyond me why he is not capable of accepting that our little sister, we have looked for and missed for for years is now back.

Instead of treating her like his little sister he treats her as if she is a parasite.

Elena does not deserve to get treated like that. Especially by her own brother.

We all swore to protect her with our life the day she was born. Kill anyone that dares to disrespect our princess.

And now, after all those years, our own brother dares to disrespect her.

"She is nothing!" Ivano yelled right back at me.

"She is our little sister, Ivano. You would do good to treat her as such or you will suffer the consequences." Santino said.

"I am your brother." Ivano incredulously said.

Surely Santino was just delivering empty threats. After all, he would never hurt our own brother. Right?

"Yes, you are."

"Then why threaten to hurt me?"

"Because she is my sister as much as you are my brother. Should the time ever come, I will choose her."

"You can't be serious?!"

"Oh but I am brother, I am."

"You would choose a little girl you don't know over me?"

"With the behavior you are showing currently, I would choose Riccardo over you." Santino dismissively said and left the room.

"What has gotten into you?" I asked Ivano once it was just the two of us.

"Stop acting like you care, Cedro."

"What do you mean?"

"You never cared before so why care now? Is it because my words hurt your precious little princess?"

"I've always cared about you, Ivano."

"You've never cared, Cedro." He almost laughed.

"Ivano, you are my brother. I have and always will care about you."

What has gotten into him?

"Always, huh? Does your 'always' also include the time after I expose your secrets to Eleonora?" He spat out her name as if it was poison on his tongue.