Broken

Chapter 3 - re written

*ACES POV*

My heart aches for the child, I don't know how to help her. It pains me seeing my little sister like that, I wish I could take it all away from her. She sat in the chair opposite my desk in a complete daze, tranced as I tried to get her attention. I saw a few drops of blood as she pushed the knife deeper. The image is stuck in my brain, I should've stopped her, taken the knife, but I was stuck in my seat. If it hadn't been for Edward walking in, I don't know how far I would've let her go.

All I want to do is pull her into my arms and squeeze her tiny body between my arms. Show her just how much her brother loves her... we all do...I want to show her just how wanted she is. Our mother and father were kidnapped long ago, causing the youngest of my siblings to be placed into the care system. Our rivals, the Mexicans, controlled what happened to the twins. I did everything in my power to get both of them back, but only managed to get Lucifer. They stole our only little sister. But we had our only lead with her mafia. So, I set up a fake meeting, it was our last hope. Only to have a stupid social worker call us anyway. I would've preferred to do it my way.

I love how smart she is, how she built herself a name. I just hate how broken she is, how cold and hurt she is. I know me and the boys can bring down her walls, I know she wants to be loved and part of a family. I want to treat her like the beautiful princess she is.

As I sit at my desk, I think of ways to take some of the load off my sister. Maybe I can convince her to merge our mafias. Butt like everyone else I've heard the rumours tough, ruthless, merciless, a cold-hearted killer. Think about how I would've become the same if it wasn't for my brothers. I love them boys to bits.

*LUCIA POV*

Sitting up in my new bed I clean a few guns, caring for them as if they were delicate porcelain China dolls. The virtual meeting was excruciating to sit through with Ace watching me on the screen, I wanted to go and slam the lid of the laptop on his fingers. I'm not denying how comfortable my bed is though, whoever picked this mattress needs to be thanked. I finish cleaning my guns making a mental note to collect my knife from Edward. Picking up my phone I let out a sigh before calling Asher.

"Ash, can you get a McLaren 720S sent to me right now. matte black or matte grey." I ask as soon as he picks up the phone

"Do you really need one now?" he asks feigning annoyance.

"Yes!" I exclaim in a duh tone.

"Fine," he sighs. "Buy or rent?"

"Buy." I simply reply

"It should be there in 5 minutes; your new guard is sending it." he tells me after clicking a few keys.

Smiling I thank him before ending the call. Swiftly I move around my room collecting a few things, in the process. Quietly and hurriedly, I try to sneak downstairs. As I look to my left, I fail to notice a wall as I bump into it. Looking up a bright smile beams at me, a frown edges its way onto my lips and I huff.

"Where is my little princess of a twin going at 3am in the morning?" he asks, I didn't even notice the time.

"The real question is, why is there an annoying happy child awake at 3am?" his lips never faulter as he begins to giggle like a school girl, its cut short by a ridiculously stoic look on his serious face and he stares down at me.

"Seriously, where the fuck are you going?" he asks demanding an answer.

"For a drive." I push past him, it's not like I even had to give him an answer.

"Cool, I'm coming." he tells me, I shrug secretly proud of his sudden serious change of pace. I admire the way he switched.

Heading outside, I watch as he puts the code in to open the front gates. We wait for a few moments until a car pulls up, my new sexy baby. A man climbs out, my hand sits at the waist of my jeans on the handle of my gun. Ready for the unexpected. He holds out his hand my new car keys sitting in his palm, not bothering to thank him I snatch them. And growl at my brother when his next words slip out. "Do you need a ride anywhere?"