Declan's POV:
"Talk!" I shout at Javi through my phone.
"What should I tell you, boss? Ortega sent 20 bodyguards . They are already around the mansion."
"What? They are already there? 20?!"
"Yes, sir! One of them with more courage told me they are here for like two or three days now." He explains, while the snow creaks under his steps.
"I think Skylar told him first. I have to go, I am driving."
How could I let this happen? How was I able to distance from the only person on this Earth who loved me unconditionally?
The thoughts came in my head and I couldn't stop them. I am a fool. I am a complete fool letting her be with Ortega. My worst enemy... I am a fool to lie her about this second life I have... I know she would understand. She already knows of what's Dad capable...
The hours passed and I notice the brown roof of the chalet Sky rented.
"Hell, this is not a 'little chalet ' as she said. "
I get out of the car and I signal to the only servant I see. He understood what I want and after some minutes all my luggage were in the living room. As he said. I don't think he has more than 25.
"Boss! You are here!"
I see Garcia running towards me with a smile. I point to the mansion.
"This ? " He says looking back. "Oh !!! This house is amazing! I know every single corner of it."
" Good job then! Maybe we'll need it if we'll play hide and sick!" I joke and I see his eyes widening.
I hear the perfectly known sound of Ortega's car. In his beloved Maserati was standing my sister.
MY sister...
"Boss is coming! Everyone must be in position if we want our heads to stay still!"
Ryan Skeet. I should've known he is here.
"Garcia!!! You forgot to tell me about Skeet!"
" Oh no! I knew I forgot something." He says, slapping slowly his forehead.
"You IDIOT!"
The dark skinned boy was looking at us.
"Oh , yeah?! Well, this 'idiot' here could beat up that Ryan guy!"
"Sure. You could try. I won't pay your hospitalization. Just so you know."
She walks out of his car, stretching. She is so pure, so kind..
So innocent...
How did she involve herself in this world? Right with him?..
When she sees me, starts running towards me and she jumps in a hug.
"I know we are not in the best terms and I miss the old us, Declan. I miss us to be those brothers, those best friends... But I won't push harder! I am glad you agreed to come!"
She says, pulling out of the hug and letting me cold. I miss her too. I miss out talks and how we trusted each other...but I can't let her come across with dad in this world.
That meeting would be apocalyptic.
I don't say a word and I see sadness in her eyes.
The sound of another car parking between mine and Ortega's took our attention. A McLaren.
Audrey McLaren. OH NO!
"You made itt!" Skylar says, excited while running and jumping in Miller's arms.
"What the hell is that?" I whisper, but it seemed that Lukas heard me cause he nodded something looking at me.
The around the mansion filled with bodyguards from both Mafias. I couldn't even tell who from where is.
Everyone chose a room. Mine was in front of Skylar's , but hers was between Miller's and Ortega's. As my neighbor I had Audrey.
Audrey...McLaren...
"I am HUNGRY!!!"
The red headed girl screamed in the hallway from all her lungs.
"YOU'RE COMPLETELY INSANE! DAMN! I was taking a nap!!" I shout, storming out of my room.
The tiny purple pajamas let all her curves to be seen. She is beautiful... but I don't need troubles with Carlos.
And we say our father is bad, but Audrey's...oh...
"Miller? What the hell?! Why are you dressed like that?"
He ran out of Audrey's room laughing and wearing a pink skirt with golden down , some huge heels and a pair of sunglasses. What would someone do with sunglasses here?! Oh my God?!?!
30 seconds later , Skylar pulled her head through the door crack ,to see what's happening, followed by Ortega. They were sleeping, as I was.
Thank God they were each in his room cause I am not in the mood to kick asses.
"I am so sorry I woke you up, girl..."
"It's ok. I am kinda hungry too. After the long ride and this nap, I would eat 3 pizzas." Sky says, taking her curls out of her face.
How is that from our whole family , she's the only one with blonde curly hair?!
What did you do in your past life to deserve those?!
She turns around to walk back in her room, but...
"LOUIS?!" She screams with all the strength she possesses.
Next second, she is running towards him with her right hand raised.
"Prepare for a good fight here, guys!" Ortega whispers.
"WHY ARE YOU DRESSED LIKE THIS? WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM , AUDREY? YOU LOST A BET , DIDN'T YOU, LOUIS?!" Skylar grabbed him by the shoulder, shaking him.
"Leave me, bitch!! I will fall! I am in heels, don't you see?" He screams, refraining from laughing.
She let go of Miller and began to laugh out loud, with tears and sighs that she could barely breathe. Even Garcia and Skeet,the dark skinned boy, came running at out level when they heard screams.
My sister in hilarious.
"I lost at cards and I had to wear this for 1 hour and now, she lost and she had to scream for food in the hall. " He defended himself causing Skylar to raise her eyes. I bet an idea came in her mind.
"I have an idea, everyone!" I won, didn't I? Yeah , I did! "YOU go back and CHANGE IN NORMAL BOYS CLOTHES , the rest of us change as well and then we eat and we after, WE play cards. All of us ! What do you think, guys?"
She said, standing still in the middle of the hallway , now looking at us for answers.
"I am in, babe!"
BABE?! I think while clenching my fists and heading towards Ortega. The next second, my fist was inches apart from his face.
"Declan?" She mumbles, slowly. The fear could be heard in her voice. "What are you doing? What's with that big hand near my boy's face?.."
" 'Your boy's face?' You call this guy that? Oh , Skylar!.." I say, furious then I turn to Audrey. " And you? You let her?" She looked down immediately, but Skylar didn't.
She stood still , defending Ortega in front of me.
"Oh...Skylar..."
"Declan, you annoy the life out of me! You and your thinking will kill me one day!" She scolds me, but she doesn't know.
She doesn't know and I am not going to be the one ruining her life.
I let my hand near my body and I leave them. Minutes later I hear doors slamming closed.
All the time we ate and played, she didn't talk with me. She didn't even look at me. She doesn't know who Ortega is. She doesn't know what kind of criminal she loves.
"I win! Again!" Audrey exclaims, waving her raised hands in the air.
"You're good! I saw that!" Skylar said, smiling then looking at Miller with a smirk.
He blushed of embarrassment.
Bang! Bang!
A deafening crack of thunder filled the room as someone from the outside pulled the trigger once... twice...then countless times.
"Did they follow you?" Audrey screams looking at me and Ortega.
"No! I didn't have anyone behind me. I made sure of that! No one knew we are here!" He snaps.
"Neither had I!"
I pull up my shirt and I take out my personalizes gun. I had 2. One for me and one for Sky, with her initials. I throw the other at her and she catches it as it was a normal thing to do, without any questions.
"You didn't forget , did you?"
"Not a single thing!" She shouts, confident.
Ortega takes out his shining gun and Audrey hers. So, all of us were armed, but Miller of course, and waiting, making a plan.
"Sir! We are under attack! Come with me!" One of the bodyguards comes and grabs me by the arm.
Why no one cam for the others?
"And my friends?"
"You are the priority! I am in charge to keep you and only you safe!"
"NO! I am not coming without them!" He accepts it knowing me and puts himself in front of me as a shield.
The big brown walls are keeping us safe from the bullets and through the windows we can see the attackers. Everyone was shooting by a strategy, moving and hiding behind the surrounding trees and snow heals. Covering each other when moving in another hide-out with fire until they were able to surround the shooters. They were 5 big men, dressed black with green jackets.
"Vipers!" Ortega snaps.
Correct! Our old 'friends'. "I already beat them! They wanted revenge, but didn't expected this."
I notice Audrey nodding yes.
What is she doing though?
Cause she knows. She is aware of everything. Her family has a big role in the Business, but why didn't she tell Skylar? Why is she best friend with my sister, but is lying her?
What does she want?
The light run out, but the gunshots stopped. The 5 vipers were captured by our bodyguards and handcuffed. I move my gun in the right hand and I am heading outside with the others behind me.
"What the hell are you doing here? It wasn't enough what you got last week? Do you want an after party? Are you stupid?" I howl pointing the gun to the first guy's head.
"It wasn't fair, Moon! 40 against 5?"
"Declan! STOP! Take that shit from his head! It's enough!!"
Skylar screams running and throwing herself in front of my gun. I could fell the barrel resting on her forehead.
"SKYLAR!" Audrey shouts, afraid, from behind me. "GET OUT OF THERE!"
Minutes of silence, just with them staring at each other broke when one of the vipers said:
"Uhh! I didn't know you had your sister with you, Moon! I see it's true what they say, she's a real pure heart goddess."
Her face turns red, sign of supreme anger, in front of my gun. She turns and faces the man who spoke. Taking out the golden gun I gave her with her initials, she hits him with the gun's grip. A trickle of blood flows around the corner of his mouth.
"No one kills anyone here today! I am in charge! NOW! EVERYONE IS DISMINSSED!"
She orders from all her lungs so every single person could hear. She stands tall and brave. As a true leader.
As a Queen..
No one looked at me for approval, yet everyone did exactly as she ordered. A couple of massive bodyguards took the five men and put them into a SUV driving them away from here.
Minutes after we didn't see the car in the horizon, she turned around. We were all staring at her. But she didn't seem surprised and spun the gun around her index finger showing wont.
"What?" She said indifferent, walking through us. " I am going to keep this, Dec!" She points to the golden gun.
"I wouldn't intend to take it away from you!"
The snow underneath out feet is creaking while we walk back inside.
"Audrey! I would like to have a word with you!"
They all turned around at my words, but none of them said something.
"Alright. Where?"
"I saw a little office at the last floor, I wait you there in 15 minutes."
"I will be there."
To our rooms, I heard Miller and Sky making plans to meet in her room and have a little talk.
I take a short hot shower, being frozen after we all stood in the snow with the vipers.
"What do you want from me?" She said with a disturbed voice." Talk, Declan!"
She is standing in the black officer chair, with crossed legs and fire in her eyes..
"You know. You know everything and a little more. She doesn't know. She doesn't know anything. Why? Why didn't you tell her? Why do you keep being quiet?"
She smiles , tricky.
"You, Declan. You don't know her as I do. You may be her ex best friend, her brother. But she is not the little, innocent, even tortured girl you once called your sister. And yes I know everything, I know she is more now. She is brave, smart, intelligent and the best strategist I know and trust me cause I've known people on my life, Declan."
I don't answer. The past bonding us makes me believe every single word she says.
"You know I don't lie. On the now dead and buried time we once had, you know I always say the truth because that's my honor. But not telling her doesn't mean I lie. She didn't ask, yet when she will, and she will, I'll speak. I'll tell her everything cause she deserves more than us. She is better than all of us together."
"Do you have any idea what's going to happen if dad finds out? All the struggle he had to keep her under the 'waves'. He'll kill us in a blink of an eye without caring, A!"
"YOU LOST THE RIGHT TO CALL ME 'A'!" She shouts, her eyes widening. " You saw her today! She didn't even blink when you threw the gun in her hands. She sad nothing, nothing when I took out my weapon or when Lukas, LUKAS- the guy she loves ,did the same. She kept her mouth. She hit that viper and she kept the gun-"
"I know! I saw! She didn't even hesitated! But what am I supposed to do? I don't want her to get hurt.." I interrupt her, .
"Yes! But that's what we saw! Coming here, I heard her and Louis talking and I will reproduce you her words:' I was afraid! I have never been more scared in my life. I was shaking. My heart was trembling and I couldn't think straight. All I knew I had to do was to protect you! All of you! I didn't even care about myself. I wanted you to be okay-'. That's all I heard. That's how she felt. She is already hurt because every single person who's coming in her life takes a little piece of her when leaving. "
My sister, when I saw her brave and standing tall , she was shaking inside. When I saw her giving orders, she couldn't think straight. When I gave her a gun, she would've used it to keep us safe.
Audrey left ,letting me alone with my thoughts.
On my way back to my bedroom was silence.
And the silence is killing me.