The Masked Temptress

Dinner Confrontations

Adrianna's POV

I don't think they've ever seen me this serious before so they comply and walk to their seats at the table.

I sit down in my seat and all the boys are watching me, waiting for an explanation. I look up straight at Antonio and Matteo.

"I know Italian."

The boy's faces are shocked. Guess none of them knew. I stare straight at Antonio and Matteo waiting to see if they will put it together. They just look back at me, confused why this would need a whole entire discussion.

I take a deep breath before saying, "You guys are the Italian mafia."

At that exact moment, the boys were so shocked that you could probably hear a pin drop. Some of the boys look like they are about to deny it so I say, "You look like you're about to deny it. Don't try. What I do need though is an explanation."

"How did you find out?" Leonardo asked.

"Antonio and Matteo." I reply. "You know, if you're trying to keep a secret this big you might want to confirm that I don't speak Italian. It's not like I even lied or anything, nobody asked. You guys all have talked in Italian about mafia related stuff before but I couldn't put it together until you straight up said it today."

"Adrianna. First of all, I'm so sorry we never told you but we were trying to protect you. We would never hurt you." Antonio explains. Most of the guys are still silent so I think they are in shock still.

"I get that. I guess it's just going to take some getting used to. I do have a couple questions." I say, acting confused.

"Go ahead, we'll answer with the truth." Matteo replied. Looks like Antonio and Matteo are going to be running this whole discussion.

"Do you guys do any human trafficking?" I ask. I am perfectly fine with murder, kidnapping, torture or anything like that. Human trafficking is a big no for me though. I have been able to get rid of it from every single mafia except this one, because of my influence. Wow, I've made the world a safer place. Okay, back to the actual conversation.

Quietly, Antonio replies, "Yeah, we do."

"That needs to stop. I will become okay with you guys being the mafia over time. It's gonna take a little getting used to though. But human trafficking, I'm never going to be okay with."

The boys look around and it looks like Matteo and Antonio are having a conversation with their eyes.

"Okay." Matteo finally replies. "We'll shut that section down. We're the last mafia that still does anyway. The Masked Temptress has been able to convince everyone else to shut their down."

"Reminds me, who's The Masked Temptress? I heard you talking about them. Are they a gang or something?" Now is the important stuff. I need to figure out everything they know.

"It's a single person. A girl. She has a signature dragon tattoo on her back and a mask. She's basically an assassin for hire who works for all the mafias. She tries to ensure peace between mafias and runs missions against any gangs that are threatening any mafia. She also streetfights and races. Pretty much everyone knows of her in the underworld. She's basically the most protected person. Every mafia besides us would support her."

"Why not you guys?" I ask, already knowing the answer.

"She completely avoids our mafia. She even works with the American and Russian mafia, and they are our two closest allies. It's weird. She denies any chance to get into any contact with us or work with us and it's just our mafia she avoids. She protects us like crazy though."