Black Phoenix

Chapter 15 - Fangirling

Gabriella POV

"It looks like Bleeding Heart won again at the downtown racing" Zane spoke

Levin, Lucas, Daniel and I were seated with the Blood Royals meaning Alek, Zane, Ethan and Blaze in one table. Lexi, Bryan and Javen on was the right side with Louis and his four members, to our left was Michael and his members and the twins and Damon.

Our parents were at the other side of the ball room. Lucas keeps cursing that he had to sit here. It was odd to place different mafias together

"Bleeding Heart always wins" Ethan muttered

"I am very curious to know who he is" Blaze sighed, the slow music played on the background along with the chattering of the people present in the ballroom.

"How do you know it is a he?" Daniel rolled his eyes. Although we had masks on our faces I could see the two Mafia were annoyed at each other. But there was only one thing on my mind that was the guy who entered my room. I didn't care that the current topic they were discussing was about me.

"Why isn't he a he?" Zane inquired, "a girl can't drive that fast and drift like he does and also jump a leap like that in the Silago Racing"

Is he fangirling? All this time Alek along with me was quiet, but his eyes stayed on mine

"Why couldn't a girl do that?" I questioned Zane interrupting the verbal fight that was happening

"Because even though women are in the Mafia they can't drive like that" he stated proudly

"I think you are underestimating women Zane" I smirked, "you see women can be very deceiving"

"Maybe women can be deceiving Ms. Gabriella Marcello but they aren't manipulative and strong as we men are" Alek spoke for the first time in the conversation.

"Mr. Royal are you saying that your sisters aren't cut for it neither?" I stared back at him, everyone at the table was watching our exchange

"My sisters are trained and strong as the rest of us but not everyone is like them Ms. Marcello"

"Mr. Royal just because you are known as the top mafia doesn't mean that you need put down the women in the other Mafias"

"I was merely stating the facts, besides Bleeding Heart maybe a women but it is hardly unlike"

"I, like your sisters were trained too, there was nothing less except the ways of teaching"

Maybe even better, because I've learnt from both my family and foes. I know each and everyone's weakness because I studied them for years

"So you can fight?"

"You and the rest of your friends saw how well I can fight after all I did punch you" I smirked as Ethan snickered, good to know he was listening too.

"That was luck princess" he smirked

"You call pulling a shoulder roll luck?" Lucas questioned Alek, who was very much disinterested in speaking to him, but spoke since you don't want an brawl in the Masquerade. And it is common respect between two mafias.

"Lucas Russo, you know as well that it was just luck out there" Ethan spoke instead, "or was she a weapon or a trained assassin that was hidden from the world until the first day of college?"

A weapon?

A trained assassin?

Can't it be both Ethan?

They didn't know who I was yet and they wanted us to slip up. I knew from the way Alek and Ethan coordinated with each other. If only they knew that I was an old friend from their past