Third Person's POV:
"Привет Dante. Как вы?" Leonardo spoke in Russian to Dante.
Dante was very surprised to hear that he can speak Russian. His admiration of him increased a bit. He took the effort to speak with him in his mother tongue. That shows his sincerity towards him.
(Hello Dante. How are you?)
"Мне хорошо, что ты здесь.." Dante replied. Leonardo nodded. They went to his office to discuss their plan.
(I am good now that you are here.)
"Did you find any information about the location that I sent you?" Leonardo asked him.
"No. Andrey is a very cunning man. He always keeps his whereabouts very tight. Only his trusted men know about his whereabouts. Even his men don't know when he will come and where he will come. I tried to infiltrate my men in his mafia but it's no use. He is very paranoid." Dante spoke with frustration.
He has been trying very hard to find out about his location but it is very difficult to.
"If he weren't this cunning then we would have captured him long ago. He is the mafia boss after all." Asher said.
They all nodded agreeing with him. Yes even if he is their enemy they have to admit that is the Russian mafia boss.
"Let's discuss the plan about how to infiltrate that location and think about any traps and situations that we might face." Leonardo said.
They all started making a foolproof plan.
After discussing the plan they went to rest. It was already midnight. They will go there after observing for a few days.
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Ariana's POV:
I woke up feeling refreshed and energetic. Today was Sunday, so papa didn't come to wake me up. He let me sleep today. I got up and saw that it was 10 o'clock. Hmm... I slept till quite late. I went to the bathroom and took a bath and got ready for the day. I have quite a lot to do today. I have to find a shooting range and go to register for it. I have to finish my project also. I also want to go to the hospital today as it is the first day of Raf fratello after recovering.
I had my breakfast and went to my room. I sat down at my desk and searched on my laptop for shooting ranges. After searching for some time, I found one. It was quite close to our home but I had to make do with it because others were far away. I noted down the address in my mobile phone and then started doing my project.
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Phew... It was noon already by the time I finished my project. I went to have my lunch and saw that no one was there. I asked a maid about them.
"Where is twinnie?"
"Miss, sir went to his friend's house to play. He asked me to tell you that if you want you can also join them." She replied.
"Ok. Thank you." Then I went to the garage and drove to the shooting range and registered there. I went to the reception and saw that there was a man sitting there.
"Hello miss. How can I help you?" He asked me. I saw that his name was Jake on his name tag and replied to him.
"I would like to register for shooting practice." He looked a bit surprised but quickly told me about the formalities and gave me the forms to fill. It was just like the previous shooting range. All of the formalities were completed quickly and I also went in to practise for some time.
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After that I finally arrived at the hospital. It was nearing evening so I bought some snacks for my fratello and went in. I went directly to his cabin. I entered and saw that he was sitting on his chair and doing some paperworks and frowning.
"Hey fratello." He looked up and was surprised to see me there. He got up from his chair and came towards me giving me a hug.
"Hey Ari. What are you doing here?"
"I was in the area so I thought that I would come here and meet you and your friends." I said.
"Okay. That's great. I will call them here."
"That's not necessary. I will go there and meet them. You can just tell me the direction." He nodded and told me the way to their cabins.
"Oh I also bought the snacks. Here." I gave him the snacks.
"Thanks Ari." Raf fratello said absentmindedly. I think there is something that is bothering him. So I asked him.
"What happened fratello? Is something wrong?" He looked at me and looked like he was contemplating if he should tell me or not.
"It's ok. You can tell me fratello. I won't tell anyone if you don't want to." I said gently to him. He still looked a little hesitant and then finally uttered.
"Ac...Actually there is something that is bothering me and I don't know how to solve it."
"What is it?"
"I like someone." He blushed a little just saying it. I smiled wide. Then it turned into confusion. Wasn't it great? Then what's the problem?
"What, really? Wow. That's great fratello. Did you tell her?" He looked a bit nervous.
"Actually yes. We both have been in a relationship for some time."
"Then what's the problem? Did you fight with her or something?" I asked not getting the point.
"No it's not that." He sighed. Then went and sat down at the couch and gestured for me to sit also. I went and sat beside him.
"I don't understand the problem fratello. You have to tell me clearly."
"Actually we are in a good relationship. That is not the problem but I don't know how to tell everyone." Now I am more confused.
"Just tell them that you love someone and are dating her. I am sure that they will be very happy."
"Sigh! I am not sure."
"Fratello, what is the problem? Tell me clearly. Who is she?"
"He is a doctor just like me."
"That's great. Then what.." I stopped mid speech and looked at him blankly.
"Wait. Did you say he?" He nodded slowly. I jumped up quickly. He looked a little bit afraid but why?
"Yes."
"Who is he? Do I know him?"
"Yes. Luka." Now it clicked me. He was listening very enthusiastically when we were talking about Raf fratello's college life and about his relationships. It makes sense. They were in a relationship.
"I still don't understand the problem fratello."
"This is the problem, me being gay."
"What's the problem with that?" I asked, not understanding.
"What if they don't accept me being gay?" I looked at him like he was a fool.
"You are joking right?" I asked somewhat angrily.
"Why would I joke about this? I am serious." He said confusedly. I couldn't help but sigh. My fratello is a big fool when it comes to this.
"Why do you think that way fratello?" I asked softly.
"I just can't help but think that way. What if they feel ashamed of me for being gay? What if they don't accept me? I don't know but I am very scared about it."
"Fratello they won't, trust me. When you told me that you are in a relationship, I was very happy. I still am. It doesn't matter if you like a boy or a girl. What matters is your feelings. Do you love him?"
"Yes. Very much so."
"Does he love you?"
"I think so. Yes."
"Does he treat you well?"
"Yes."
"Then that is all that matters. I am sure that our papa and fratellie will also think that. They love you very much. If I, who have known you for a few months, can accept your feelings and love you still so much then how can they not. They have known you since birth. They will accept you happily. It doesn't matter fratello. Do you really think that they will not accept you?"
"No. It's just Luka. Sigh! He is very scared because his parents didn't accept him. He knew that he liked men for a long time and he told his parents about it but they didn't accept him and threw him out of the house. Since then he has been living by himself. That was when he was in college. So now he thinks what if my family didn't accept him also. That's why I also got scared." He explained.
I also sighed. That was pitiful.
"Don't worry fratello. Believe in our family. Everything will be alright. Luka also will receive the family love from us."
"Okay. You are right. I believe in our family." He said confidently.
"So when are you going to introduce him to our family?" I asked him excited.
"When Leonardo fratello comes back then I will introduce him to everyone." He told me and I nodded.
"So when did you start dating? Tell me everything."
"When I started my internship here, I met him as you already know. So it was like love at first sight. We liked each other immediately after knowing each other. The feelings grew with time and then we finally confessed." He said with a sweet smile.
"So who confessed first?"
"I did."
"I am so happy for you fratello. Do your friends know?"
"Yes. We work together so it is unavoidable to not know about this." I nodded. He was right.
"So can I meet him now?"
"Yes of course. Let me call him here." He then called him and we waited for a few minutes when Luka arrived.
"Hello Ariana. You are here. What a nice surprise." He came and greeted me. I also smiled at him.
"So my fratello told me that you guys are dating. Do you love him, Luka?" I asked him seriously. I can't let anyone play with my fratello's feelings.
"Yes of course Ariana. I love him very much." He said seriously. I watched him seriously while he was talking to see if he was telling the truth. Well from his eyes it seems like he is not lying. That's a relief.
"Then you should call me Ari as my fratello does." I said to him and went to give him a hug.
"It will be alright. My family will love you so don't worry. Fratello, I will go and meet with Alina and Jake. You two talk. Bye."
"Bye Ari. Thank you for your support." Luka said with a smile. I smiled back and went to Alina's cabin first and saw that Jack was also there.
"Hello guys." I said cheeringly. They turned to look at me and smiled.
"Ariana, you are here. Wow. Come in, come in. How are you babe?" Alina asked.
"I am fine. How about you both?"
"We are absolutely great babe." Alina replied. Jack nodded.
"What brings you here?" Jack asked.
"I was just passing by so I thought that I should meet you guys."
"Aww really. Then come frequently. We like you so much." Alina said enthusiastically. She is a very sweet and outgoing girl. She can make anyone smile easily.
"Definitely. Here, I bought some snacks for you all."
"Ahh my favourite. Thank you babe. You are great." Alina said.
"Thanks Ariana." Jack said.
"You don't have to thank me. Actually I am here for some other reason also. Can I ask you guys something?"
"Of course you can." Alina said.
"Actually I came to know today that my fratello is dating Luka. So I wanted to ask how Luka is with my fratello? Does he treat him well?"
"Oh girl. You don't have to worry about this. Luka is a really good man and from what I can see he is very much in love with your brother. He treats him very well." Alina said.
"Yes Ariana. Alina is right. Luka's feelings for Rafael are sincere. They love each other. You don't have to worry." Jack said. I nodded relieved.
"That's good then. I will get going then guys. I will come some other time. Take care guys."
"Take care Ariana. Come soon." They also bid me. I went home from there. I saw that no one was home yet so I went to my room and lied down on my bed and took a short nap.
I woke up in a daze when I heard my phone going off. I looked at the time and saw that it had been only 15 minutes since I laid down. I got up and saw that it was my other phone which no one knows about. What is it this time?
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