Third person's POV:
Previous night:
Romanos were very upset to leave Ariana but they knew that they can't keep her for them alone. She has her family also. They went to their hotel. Gabriel looked at his sons and said, "Tomorrow we will be meeting with the Garcias. So be prepared early in the morning. Ok?"
Everyone nodded their heads. They knew that their mafia had some dealings with the Garcia mafia. So they have to meet with them and discuss their new consignments.
Everyone went to sleep.
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Morning: 🌞
Gabriel, Antonio and Leonardo got up early in the morning as they had a meeting with the Garcia mafia. They are the main members of the Romano mafia as Gabriel is the present head, Antonio is in training to be the head and Leonardo is in training to be his second in command.
Gabriel's second in command is Owen Brown. He is in New York. Someone needs to be there to handle the business and mafia. He has been with the Romano mafia since a young age. He took the second in command position with Gabriel taking the head position.
Antonio said, "let's go dad and Leonardo. We will be late for the meeting. It's already 8 a.m. We have to be there at 9 a.m." Gabriel, Antonio and Leonardo went to their car together and went towards their destination.
They were sitting in the car and thinking about Ariana. "What do you think the Parkers will do? Will they come with us to New York?" Asked Leonardo.
"From what I have come to know about them, I think they will not want our help. They will apply for the jobs on their own merits. They are not people who will take advantage of others." Antonio replied thoughtfully.
"Hmm.. I think you are right. I am glad that our princess got them as their parents and not some cheap or evil people. They have given her the appropriate values that we would have liked to give her. They have brought her up well." Gabriel said smiling.
"So then are we going to wait for their applications to be approved?" Leonardo asked. "Of course. Because I know their applications will be accepted. They are really excellent at their jobs. I have inquired about it. You know that right?"
"Yes. Ok then. What business do we have with Garcia? Do we know them well? Are they clean?"
"Yes. They are clean. I checked them. We have done business with them before but it was a small deal. Now I am thinking about expanding our dealings with them. Our princess is also here. I know that she will go with us to NYC but it is best to have some connections here. If she wants to come here for some time."
"And the Garcia mafia is good too. We have the same morals. They don't deal in trafficking, kidnapping like that. So I want to do business with them in arms. We have it and they need it. It's a win-win for us. We will talk with them for the rest of it." Antonio explained.
"Ok brother." Then they reached the base of the Garcia mafia. It was 8.50 a.m. Just in time for their meeting. They went in but at the gate the security stopped them. "Please tell us what you are here for?"
"We are Romano. We have a meeting with Damian Garcia." The guard immediately let them in. He knew about this meeting as Damian had already informed them.
They were now going to the office of Damian to finish the meeting but they didn't know that their princess was already here. She has done her training with the mafia and is a skilled fighter and a sharp shooter. And she is here to tell the truth about her being adopted.
How would they react if they knew? How would she react if she knew that her biological family is the Romano mafia? Well let's go and see what their princess is doing.
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Ariana's POV:
7.30 a.m. :
I arrived at the gate and the security guards smiled at me and let me in. They all know me as I come here for training and meetings. They all call me Riana here.
I went in and saw that Levi is getting out of the gym. We have our own gym here for training. We can't exactly use the public gym for training and all. He saw me and said, "Riana, you are here. Let's go and see how your skill is so far. What do you think?"
"But we have a meeting at 8. Did you forget?" "No. I didn't. But we still have half an hour till then. Let's go." We went into the gym and got into the boxing ring.
We took our position and started fighting. I was letting him have an upper hand, letting him think that he has the power and is in the lead and then when he was over confident, I flipped him over my shoulder and got on his back holding his hands behind him. He struggled for some time but then he tapped his hand on the mat.
"Riana, you have gotten better. Let's go and see your shooting abilities." I nodded and then went to the shooting range. I took the gun from the weapons rack, wore my protection glasses and switched on the targets.
They automatically started moving. I focused and calmed my breathing. Then I started firing. I fired at the targets and emptied my bullets. Then Levi went to see the targets and saw that I had fired accurately on every target. He was surprised.
"Riana, you are excellent at shooting. I haven't seen anyone at your age shooting so precisely and you didn't even have a long training. I am impressed. Keep it up but don't let it get to your head."
"Thank you Levi. It means a lot. You took me in and taught me so many things that I didn't even think about. You have supported me very much. And I am very grateful to you. So thank you, thank you, thank you so much." I gave him a hug. He was stunned and there was a pink tint to his ears.
He is very shy and gets embarrassed easily. "Aww, are you blushing?" I teased him and he glared at me. "Shut up. I am not. Let's go or we will be late for the meeting."
"First go and wash up, you stink." I pinched my nose to exaggerate it.
He locked my head with his arms to show me that he isn't stinking. We went to the meeting as it was already 8 a.m. Now I am getting a little worried about their reaction.
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Damian arrived just as we went in. He is in his late 20s. I think he is the same age as Antonio. He took the head position from his father when he was 23. His father was not well. He got seriously injured in one of the battles with their enemy.
Now he is enjoying his life in a carefree manner after retiring. Damian is an excellent leader anyone can have.
"Hello everyone. Sit down. Riana called this meeting because she has something that she wants to tell us. Riana, go ahead. What is it?" Damian said, giving me the attention that I don't like. He knows that too. That's why he did that. I can see the smirk on his face right now.
"Uhh... hello everyone, boss. Actually, the day before yesterday, my parents told me some shocking news about me. I wanted to tell you all about it. I am moving to New York."
Everyone was stunned. They started questioning all at once. "Why are you going there? What is the matter? Are you in any danger? Can we help?"
"Everyone, quiet. Let her talk. So Riana, tell us why are moving to New York without telling us? And when?" He asked, slapping his hand on the table. I can see from his expression that he is not happy.
I took a deep breath, "actually, I am adopted." There was a complete silence. You can hear everyone breathing.
"Riana don't joke. You can tell us the truth." Said Ezra. He is the trainer of our mafia. He trained me. What I know today is all because of him. Levi handed me to him and told him to train me and now I am here, fully trained. I need more training, I know that but he taught me enough to keep going.
"Guys, let me continue. I am not joking. I also didn't know about this. My parents told me that they found me when....."
".... So that's how I met them, my biological family and now they want me to live with them." I told them the whole story, from kidnapping to meeting my biological family, everything.
They were silently processing everything. "Riana, did you really decide to go there? What about us?"
I sighed. I knew this was tough for everyone. "Guys try to understand me. I want to live with them and my family. I know that it is hard for everyone but I will always be the youngest member of the Garcia family. I will try to come here whenever I have time. My friends are also here. Please don't be sad."
Everyone nodded. "Ok we understand Riana. We can't keep you here. We can't be selfish. You have your family also and of course you would want to live with them. You will always be our little Riana who is the youngest member of our family and mafia." Levi said.
I was touched by what he said. I was afraid that they would not understand or our relationship would deteriorate. But now I can be rest assured that that will not happen.
"Thank you everyone. I am very very happy that you understand my point. I am very grateful to have you guys. I feel blessed. Boss over to you." I said, giving him a cheeky salute. He smiled and shook his head.
"Ok everyone now knows that Riana is moving to New York. I hope we will keep our relations with her as it was before, as our youngest sibling."
"Riana we are very grateful to have you too. You are a very good fighter so I hope that it will help you in the future where you are going. If you have any problems, you know that we are here for you always."
Everyone nodded and smiled. "So when you decide on the moving date, inform us immediately. Ok?" Ezra said.
"Ok. I will." After that we went our own way. Damian has a meeting with another mafia. He said that they are very important. They are coming from New York. I also want to be there but I can't as I am not qualified. *Shrug*
I went to the training room to work on my moves for some more time as it is only 8.30 a.m. now. I have to meet my friends at noon so I have plenty of time. I started my training and Ezra was also there to help me with my moves.
We trained for some time. "Riana, you are getting better at close hand combat. Keep it up." I smiled and nodded at him. Then I went to the bathroom in the gym to take a shower as I was sweating.
After getting my shower I went outside. I saw that everyone was doing their own work so I went towards Damian's office. I want to talk with him for some time.
I saw Levi was going towards his office so I stopped him, "hey Levi. Is boss free?"
Levi turned to look at me, "why?"
"Nothing. I just want to talk with him for some time. You know, ask him if he has any girlfriends or not." I said, smirking. He shook his head.
"Did you forget that we have a meeting at 9 a.m. today. It's already 8.50 a.m."
I face palmed myself, I completely forgot. "Oh sorry. I forgot about it. Then I will go home now. Tell the boss that I went home. Bye bye Levi."
He smiled and bid me goodbye. I then went towards the gate and saw that there was a very familiar car parked there. I think it is the same one as Antonio's. As I was thinking about it, Harry, the main guard at the door, called me, "hey Riana. Are you going back to your home?"
I shifted my focus to him and said, "yes Harry. Whose car is it?"
"It is the car of that mafia group that came today to meet with the boss." I understood and nodded. But it looks exactly like Antonio's. I think it is the same model as they both are from New York. *Shrug* I left it behind and went home.
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