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I inspect each weapon that was laid out in front of me on the table. There was an array of knives, guns, ropes, chains, as well as freaking katanas.

"Which one do you think would suit you?" Nathalia asks from beside me.

Everyone was behind the glass covering while Nathalia and I were on the other side of it.

"I'm not exactly sure. Could you tell me the traits of each?" I reply as I start with the ropes.

"Well, ropes and chains are mainly for good upper body strength and suits for those that are able to handle the heavier weights on their bodies." She explains as I pick up the rope and chain in the other.

"This is heavy." I say surprisingly.

This weighs a ton, how the heck does she hold this?

She chuckles and nods. She then takes the rope from me and whips it towards the dummy in front of us. It perfectly ricochets off the wall and wraps around the dummy's neck as she pulls it forward.

My eyes widen at how light weight the rope looks on her.

"Give each one a try." She smiles at me.

I try to throw the chain in the same way Nathalia did but fail miserably. The chain doesn't even go halfway before it comes back and whips my wrist.

I cringe at the pain and hear Zion snickering from the other side of the glass.

"Okay maybe not ropes. The guns are simple but you have to have pretty good eye coordination."

I pick up the pistol and point it towards the target before shooting three shots.

Bullseye.

"Shit, that's a good choice." Nathalia sends me an impressed expression.

I smile happily and continue to go down the row to the katanas and knives.

I pick up the knives and immediately feel drawn to it. It's the perfect weight for me and it seems to move perfectly with my body.

"Knives and katanas are in the same category. You need to be agile, quick, and light on the feet. You also need good aim. Especially when you bring a knife to a gun fight." Nathalia finishes.

I go towards the dummy at the far corner of the room before pulling my arm back and throwing the knife straight at the dummy's forehead. I then grab the other knives and do a body roll flip through the air and throw the other two knives hitting the chest then the knees.

I don't know what possessed over me but I felt confident holding these knives. It was like I was born to already know how to hold them.

I hear claps from behind me as I turn around and grin widely at Damon, Enzo, Lance, and Zion who all have shocked expressions on their faces.

Enzo locks eyes with me and a ghost of a smile sketches onto his face.

"I think the knives, katanas, and firearms are good for you. Especially the knives. You definitely are made out for those." Nathalia states confidently as we both walk out of the glass contained room and towards the guys.

"Lils, you seem to be impressing me a lot. Never thought my bestie was this badass." Damon praises me as he slings an arm around my shoulder.

"A hot badass." Nathalia corrects him.

I laugh along with the group as I once again lock eyes with Enzo.

He seemed to be studying me, as if he was trying to figure me out from the inside. He seemed to hold so many questions in his eyes. His whole aura was screaming confidence as he stood there.

He then catches me looking at me and winks before pivoting on his heel and walking out of the room.

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I was currently laying on the living room couch with my feet up in the air and swaying them. Tian had his head on my stomach as the rest of his body was sprawled out on the couch.

"I'm so bored Tia." I sigh as I pet Tian's head.

His ears perk up slightly before shaking his fur out.

I continue gently scratching at the area behind his ears as I close my eyes and let my mind wander.

These past few days were filled with training. I've been slowly getting the hang of using my knives and defending myself when needed. Considering how I am not very fit, my muscles have been aching.

Just as I was about to get up from the couch, someone jumps directly on top of me. I let out a groan as the air was knocked out of my lungs.

"Sorry Lili." Nathalia sheepishly says as she scoots off of me and on to the other side of the couch.

Tian growls lowly before flopping his entire body on top of my mine.

"I still don't understand how you got him to like you." She says questioningly.

"How was the meeting?" I asked as I looked over at Nathalia.

"Not anything new. The Millas are starting to get even more annoying. They lost a lot of their men from their last attempt at trying to use force on us. Now they are complaining to us and want to act all smug." Nathalia lets out a sigh as she pinches the bridge of her nose.

"Are they losing their authority for some places?" I ask

"Yes. Nobody is willing to make any sort of alliance with them because they will always turn their backs on you when you need them. They are power and money hungry. They've killed many innocent people and, although being in the mafia isn't known for being innocent, we are trying to prevent any more innocent lives from being lost. We could care less about the lives lost but it doesn't mean we don't value grief and family." She explains.

"What are you guys planning to do?"

"We're not sure yet. But Enzo has a plan especially since the Mafia ball is coming up in a few days."

"Mafia ball?"

"Yes, it's an annual ball for when all the mafia groups come together. There isn't any weapons or violence allowed, it's suppose to be a time of relaxation, if you want to call it that, for all mafia members. You can form alliances or just chat." Nathalia elaborates.

I ponder over this, it seeems like a nice thought but the fact that the most dangerous people will all be in one place makes me a little uncomfortable.

"Oh my gosh, you could go!" Nathalia suggests.

I do want to go since I've been stuck up in this mansion for weeks now with nothing but my pile of work to entertain me with.

"Absolutely not!" Enzo's voice interrupts us.

"Oh c'mon, she's been training enough already. Plus she can be under your watch anyways." Nathalia reasons.

"No, it's too dangerous for her." Enzo firmly states.

"Enzo," I grab his hand, "I'll be fine. I'm so bored in this house too. Let me get some action." I say as I imitate an intimidating punching stance.

He looks hesitant at first before pondering over it in his mind.

"Alright, but you stay with me the entire time." Enzo says after a moment.

Both Nathalia and I look at each other with wide and excited eyes. Nathalia comes over and drags me off the couch. I stumble over my feet before glaring at her.

"I was comfortable with Tian!" I yell

"Sorry, but we need to go shopping!" Nathalia yells excitedly as she drags me towards the front of the house.

"Now?"

"Yes!" She shouts.

I quickly put on my sneakers and walk behind her.

"Take the guards!" Enzo shouts angrily before sending a soft smile my way.

I return the smile before seeing the two front guards follow us into the car.

Once we're settled in the car, Nathalia starts to pull out of the driveway almost slamming into the fence.

"Don't get us killed." I murmur under my breathe

She rolls her eyes and continues to drive to wherever she is going.

This is going to be hectic.

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