Drowning In The Past

Chapter 16- Warning Calls From Nathaniel.

(Ace's pov)

What the hell was that yesterday? I mean some random asshole just claims my girlfriend to be his so-called love. I mean like what the hell dude. I know Sia hasn't told me everything about her and her past yet, but the one thing I am sure about is that he used to mean something to her, and then he broke her heart.

I remember seeing Alessia for the first time in our school hallway, and I was just speechless. I acted badly to her because of the feeling I got when I was near her. I tried to push her away, if not for my sake, then for Xander's, because he was my best friend. I am an overprotective asshole, but I know when to give somebody space.

Outside home, I never really spoke much and I never ever showed even an ounce of emotion to anybody. Meeting Sia truly changed me for the better. When I asked her to be my girlfriend, I was scared of her reaction. I think that I have never been this nervous before though. Being with Sia and spending time with her made me feel alive, and well, she kept me on my toes. But boy did l love that.

Currently, I know that situation isn't very ideal, to be expressing our love, but I couldn't help myself. Immediately after our breakfast, I went to my study, just to get some alone time to think and process this new information about Sia, Luke and just everything in general. I couldn't help but feel a bit betrayed, because Liz and Sia both knew about this Luke character, but yet here I am, without any information about Luke.

In the middle of the breakfast, Liz and Sia both rushed upstairs, mumbling things to each other in Russian. Knowing them, or rather knowing my sister, they were either about to plan a murder of Luke, or simply go and execute an unplanned murder of Luke. Sometimes, I wondered, if only I had known Sia much earlier, like if I had known her for as long as Liz had known her.

Being the Capo of the Russian Mafia was, to say the least, difficult. Constant threats on my family and myself. I was never worried, but now, I have a weakness, Sia. I know it is too soon, but it feels like I'm falling in love with the green eyed beauty. Having been trained my whole life to appear emotionless in front of people, and to not get closer to anybody than necessary, this new feeling was very confusing, but it had its own unique thrill to it.

Going up to my office, just as I was about to sit down and start my work, I got a call. It wasn't the call that scared me, it was the information I received from the other end. I have a twin, who for business reasons, lives in Russia. My twin would never really stay with us , and only came down to visit us when absolutely necessary. He would always know everything going on, who we'd get ourselves acquainted with, who posed a threat to our family, and everything.

Him calling me after almost a year shocked me, because he would never contact us. Only his men would pass on his messages to us, while keeping an eye on us. Picking up the phone, I greeted, "Hello Nathaniel."

"привет брат, давно не виделись? (Hello brother, long time no see? - Russian). Let me get straight to the point. Your girlfriend is being threatened by some Italian scum, but that is not the main problem. You see, that Italian scum has made alliances with gangs, local gangs. And these gangs are growing in strength, because all your mafias have moles. I will be coming down personally to help you but till then I want you to watch our family and your girlfriend's family's backs." He said, in a very collected manner, but I could clearly hear the undertone of anger and threat in his voice.

"да, брат, я понимаю, но когда именно ты спустишься. Меня беспокоит только то, что Сиа еще не знает о тебе. (yes, brother, I understand, but when exactly will you come down. My only concern is that Sia doesn't know about you yet - Russian), as I was planning to tell her on one of our dates." I said, my voice devoid of any emotion. Without answering my question, Nathaniel kept the phone, as he was never the one for emotions or sentiments.

Just as I was about to get up from my place on the corner of my desk, Max came into my office, pushed me on my armchair after towering over me, simply staring. Suddenly he threatened me with the clichéd, "Break my sister's heart and I break your bones. Now moving on to more pressing matters, why do you like my twin? What are your future plans with her? And I swear to my life Hernandez, one tear from Sia's eyes because of you and you will have hell to face."

Taking a deep breath in, I say, "As I said before, I will unconsciously hurt your twin, so I cannot promise that she won't get hurt, but I think I'm falling in love with her. She's just, I mean she's gorgeous, she can simply take my breath away and light up any room that she walks into. I know I have known her for around eight months or something, but I know one thing for sure, in that time she has become my life-line and as corny as that sounds, but I cannot live without her."

He smiles and nods, seemingly very satisfied with my answer. After saying, "Now I couldn't help but overhear you talking to someone about Luke. Now would you like to tell me or what's going on?"

"Look I can and I will try to protect Sia to the best of my abilities, but this is completely out of my hands. So, my younger twin, Nathaniel, called and said that Luke is joining up with other gangs, and planning something big. Now before you say anything, there are people in our mafias who are moles and are teaming up with Luke."

Nodding his head, he started running his hands through his hair. Before sitting down, and just looking thoughtful, then proceeding to ask me, "And now what do you and your brother plan to do?"

"Well for starters, he is flying down here from Russia and then we plan further on from there. I know it's not much, but Nathaniel is a renowned assassin." I said, cringing inwardly at the plan, because what I just told Max could hardly be called a plan.

Again, all he did was nod once and then proceeded to get up from his seat. Before leaving my office, he said, "Sia is looking for you, and she is in your room from when I last saw her. Just be aware, my eyes are always on you." 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hey guys. 

As promised, here are some longer chapters. I hope you all are enjoying the story so far. 

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