" You know my mother?" Aurora asked.
" You are Alessandra's daughter?" She asked this time clearly.
" Yeah. How do you know her?" Aurora asked.
Lara's mom came forward and hugged Aurora. Antonia was coming to break the hug as Aurora doesn't like outsiders touch. But Aurora raised her hand to stop her.
" You are a grown up girl now. How is your mom? Where is she? Can you take me to her?" She asked breaking the hug.
" She is no more. She died while giving birth to me." Aurora said with a sad smile.
That lady became shocked. " I'm sorry dear. I shouldn't have hurt you with this topic."
" It's okay. But how do you know my mom? You seem to be close to her cause not many people realize that I resemble her."
" I use to be her best friend dear. We lost contact when I got married and went to Russia. After Lara's fathers death when we came back here and I have searched for her a lot. But the guards said they won't give any information about the emperor and empress to outsiders. I have requested them to call either emperor or empress but they said none of them were present at that time. She was alive at that time. That means you are younger than Lara."
" Probably. I have started school early. Dad knows you too?"
" Yeah! I was the reason why they got together. Otherwise your dad would have to follow your mom for his whole life." Lara's mom said chuckling.
" Just like I'm doing now." Charlie mumbled.
" You knew mom was in mafia?" Aurora again asked.
" The Empress was mafia too?" Leo asked being amused.
" Yeah. She was the most dangerous mafia at the time. Looks like you have inherited everything quality of your mom." Lara's mom said smiling.
" Can you say more about her aunty? I want to know about her." Aurora asked with curiosity.
" Sure dear. Why are you all standing. Lara make sitting arrangements for them. Where is your manners?" She said strictly.
" Yeah yeah." saying that Lara made arrangements. Others took seat and waited for Lara's mom to start.
" What do you want to know? What is your name dear?"
" Mom she doesn't say her name. It's dangerous for her."
" Oh! Sorry dear. I should have known that."
" It's okay aunty. My name is Aurora. Aurora Mariano. I know I don't have any risk from any of you present here." Everyone smiled hearing that.
" I'm glad that you are trusting me dear. Do you know your mom has given this name to you?"
" Dad told me. But how do you know that?"
" We decided the name together."
" From when you were best friends?" Aurora asked.
" From middle school. She was a rebellious but very intelligent girl. I used to ignore her as she was a mafia heir. I was from a middle class family. I didn't want to be in trouble being friend of her. But one time she saved me from bullies. She saved me many times. Then finally we became close and eventually best friends." Lara's mother said with a smile recalling memories with her best friend.
" Mom was in the mafia from very first?"
" No. At that time there were not many girls in the mafia. But maybe you know mafias only allow heirs that are connected with blood. Your grandfather didn't have any siblings and your uncle didn't want to be a king. Seeing her courage and quality your grandfather declared her the best queen."
Aurora was now dumbfounded. " I have an uncle? You mean to say my mom has an brother?" Antonia and Sofia were now confused too. The four boys were curious to know more.
" You didn't know? She has an elder brother. He was your fathers best friend. That's how your father has known your mom."
Aurora was totally shocked at the news she just received. " Say more about it aunty." Aurora said.
"Everyone had taken your mom for granted thinking how a girl will rule a whole group. They started targeting their group. But your mom showed them how skillful a mafia girl can be. I was proud of her. I still am."
" Aurora is just like her aunty." Sofia said with a proud smile.
" I can see that. Can you sing Aurora? Your mom had a very mesmerizing voice."
" She has it too. Her voice can soothe anyone pain." Charlie said while looking affectionately at Aurora
"And how do you know that?" Leo asked while putting his hands on his waist. Lucas, Harry, Sofia did that too.
" At this point I won't even be surprised if you say you know where her birth mark is too." Antonia said sighing.
Aurora became red thinking that. Her birth mark is in a secret place.
" Umm..no I don't know that yet. But I will know that soon. Don't worry."
"Well that will take time Charlie as it's in a secret place." Antonia said.
" Antonia! Shut up!" Aurora said. She was already red in embarrassment.
Lara's mon laughed. " Is that your boyfriend Aurora?" she asked indicating Charlie.
" No aunty. I don't have a boyfriend."
" Well, I'll be her boyfriend soon aunty. Give me blessings. I'm persuading her."
" You will have to work really hard then young man. Because I think she is really hard to impress too just like her mom." Lara's mom said laughing.
" I'll do my level best aunty. Don't worry. I'll not give up just like the emperor." Everyone laughed and Aurora gave a glare to Charlie. Charlie became silent seeing that.
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