Previously in the story,

"In the meeting room, everyone now." his voice booms in the room and there is no argument needed with that tone...

I am scared. I start wondering what i did or said wrong. I am scared that he did not like me and he will not approve of me. And if he does not, maybe none of the others will. I think he will tell me to leave and never come back. I was thinking about all the possible things that could happen and till that we reached a room and entered. The meeting room i assume.

My brother, Adriano sat at the head. With Lorenzo and Alonzo to his left and right respectively. And others took their seats according to their ranks i think. Damon, being the motherly natured one, realized i had been holding a sleeping Leo for long and asked to take him. I thank him and give Leo to him as he sits on his chair. Alessia and I stand in front of them.

Old man~"Well, i dont know if you know me or not so i will introduce myself. I am Rodrigo Moretti. And i am your grandfather if i have the correct information."

I did not dare to say anything as he was talking.

Grandpa~"It is good to finally have you here with the people i trust. That woman who you call your mother was a total disgrace. She dared to leave my son alone to take take of my grandsons. That woman.."

I lost it there. How dare this old man speak shit about my mother? I cut him of before he can speak more.

Zandrea~"Listen here and listen clearly because i will not repeat myself. DO NOT DARE SPEAK SHIT ABOUT MY MOTHER. She left your son so that he can concentrate on the fucking war and not get all of you killed. She sacrificed and left her entire life and family to make sure you all don't fucking die. She left so she could protect me, the only daughter that has been born in this family of yours after generations. She was being selfless in her acts towards your family. And you are here speaking shit about her.

Non ripetere lo stesso di nuovo o la prossima volta non esiterò a mettere un proiettile proprio in mezzo ai tuoi occhi. Inteso?" i was burning with anger as i finish talking. My last sentence was filled with venom and rage. Alessia grabbed my hand and tried to comfort me and i slowly cooled down. (Do not repeat the same again or next time i will not hesitate to put a bullet right between your eyes. Understood?)

The old man looked at me with a fucking smile on his face which was like fuel to the fire within me.

Zandrea~"I ASKED INTESO?" I bang my hand hard on the table as i repeat myself to put emphasis. Alessia tries to calm me down again but all i need to listen to is a YES that they fucking understood. Everyone's shock was visible on their faces. I think no one has ever dared to talk to him like that before. Well, there is a first time for everything.

Grandpa~"Sì, bambina, capito." he said with a smile again on his face. ( yes, baby girl, understood.) Before i could ask about his fucking smile he continued to talk.

Grandpa~"I am so happy seeing you here bambina. You just showed that you are Gianna and Alessandro's daughter and my granddaughter. You have our anger, honesty, bravery and most importantly loyalty towards our family. And sorry for everything i said about your mother. I loved and adored her like my own daughter. I just wanted to see how you would react and you did not disappointment me."

I looked at him shocked and then i gave him a sorry and apologized for my behavior and rudeness, well mama did teach me good manners after all. He said a soft don't worry and told me and Alessia to have a sit.

Leo started to stir awake so Damon passed him to me and i rocked him back to sleep. Grandpa gave me a questioning look and i told him about Ace and Leonardo. He look at Leo with love and adoration but then did not fail to express his hatred towards Ace. Well obviously, i am their precious princess and that fucker lied to me and left me.

Zander~"Twinny.." he said that and everyone looked at him confused. He looked at me and continued.

Zander~"Well, you see our names are connected, our age is also almost the same and am your favourite cousin, not to mention we are the only two hot ones from this lot of cousins." before he could continue, all my brothers and cousins started protesting because he said favourite and hot ones.

Zander~"As i was saying before these idiots stopped me, we are basically like twins so i will call you twinny. And to what i was going to say after that is, from whatever you said, it is clear you know about the mafia and all. So are you taking the Omertà?"

Zandrea~"Yup i am, twinny." i give him a wink and continued.

Zandrea~"So Adriano, what are these trials for the Omertà and did you do the preparation for mama's funeral?"

Adriano~"Yes, all the preparations have been made for tomorrow morning at 9:30. And i want everyone to be at our family cemetery on time." he said in such authority that there was no room for arguments.

Santino~"I am sure everyone here is proud and happy to know that you will keep the family tradition and take the Omertà just like every woman in our family has in the past." i give him a smile and turn my attention back to Adriano as he begins talking.

Adriano~"First trial is fighting our best fighters. Each one of you will fight one."

Lorenzo~"Second trial, you both have to do a lie detective test to show us that you are not lying and keeping secrets from us. You can do it together or alone, it is upto you. You also have to tell us everything you know about weapons."

Alonzo~"The third trial is kind of difficult. You, each have to torture an enemy to get information from him and then kill him."

Marcello~"And that very day, you, both have to get a tattoo to represent that you are a part of our mafia."

Alessia and I have our eye communication.

Zandrea~"We will do it. We can do it all after the burial tomorrow if there is no problem in that."

Adriano~"You can do trial one tomorrow. You are not allowed to do all of them in one day. It has to take atleast 3 days."

Alessia~"No problem. After the next 3 days, we will official be part of the Italian mafia."

Grandpa~"The day you complete the trials, I will host a party for our mafia so we can introduce my princess and her best friend as a member of The Italian Famiglia." the said with pride in his eyes. (family)

After that, we all went to the lounge room. Well, not all only my brothers and cousins and Alonzo too. He is also like a big brother to me and Alessia. The oldies went to do their own staff. We sat down talking and knowing more about each other. In the middle of our talks, Leo woke up and all my brothers and cousins took chances in playing with him. Well, from the talks i got to know that Adriano, Vincent, Luca and Alonzo have girlfriends. They said i will get to meet them at the party that grandpa will host.

We talked and talked and it was already 8 pm. We ordered take out much to Damon's dismay. We then went to the movie room. We ate and watched a movie till midnight almost. We all go to sleep since we have to wake up early and go to mama's funeral.

The next morning, i wake up at 7:30 and see Leo still asleep. I quickly shower and wear a simple black dress. I wake Leo up and feed him. I get him cleaned and dress him for the funeral. I go towards Alessia's room to find her getting out too. We head downstairs and find everyone waiting for us since it is already 9. We leave and go to the family cemetery. I see a lot of men and women from the italian mafia present to show respect for their donna and give their condolences.

Mama's headstone:

Gianna Costa Moretti

From 1974 to 2018

A loving and caring wife, mother, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt and grandmother.

A loyal, brave and caring Donna.

After the ceremony, we went home.

Adriano~"I want everyone at the gym in the basement in an hour for the first trial."

I and Alessia decide to meet at the gym in 30 minutes to warm up before our trials. I quickly go to my room and change Leo into some comfortable clothes. I feed him and put him to sleep. I, then change into my gym wear.

I pick my sleeping Leo and go to papa's room. I knock and enter his room to find him on his desk with some papers.

Alessandro~"Hey, bambina. Did you want anything?"

Zandrea~"No. I thought it would be better if i go early to the gym and warm up but i can't take Leo. Do you mind if i leave him with you? And you bring him when you come?"

Alessandro~"Of course bambina."

I put Leo on his bed and put pillows around him in case he wakes up. I thank papa and head downstairs to the gym. I find that Alessia had already started warming up.

A few of the mafia men are also there working out. I start warming up and getting my muscles ready for the fight. I and Alessia decide to stop when 10 minutes are left. And just then, we see the rest entering the gym for our first trial.

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