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After seeing off Mia Regina, I headed back inside with my heart fluttering over the woman I could never get enough of, but Ray was waiting and I really needed to get my injured hand examined.

His face was red in pain as an ice pack soothed the pain in his groin that my love caused. Chuckling at that, I sat beside him on the couch and slapped his shoulder. "How bad does it hurt?"

"Really bad, I guess considering I've experienced that pain," Mike chimed in as he entered the office and closed the door behind him, snickering to himself.

"Someone kneed you?" I asked curiously and fixed my gaze on the man who helped himself to some rum.

"Wendy!"

"Like niece, like aunt," I laughed out and heard Ray trying to stifle his chuckles.

"No shit!" He took a swig of his drink and strode towards the rolling chair, pivoting carefully around the glass shards on the floor along with other things. "I took her to a club one day because she said she hadn't been to one in more than a decade and this sweat fuckbag tried touching her on the dance floor while I was getting drinks. So, I immediately head over to be her knight in shining armor, but the feisty woman had it all covered. She was about to knee the man and I idiotically interfered, pushing him out of the way only to meet the impact of her knee on my balls. She was not gentle, let me tell you that. I saved that boy from the cracking of his dick."

Cracking up, I cocked my head back while Ray let out a bark of laugh only to stop abruptly. "Don't make me laugh, it hurts."

Simmering down our chuckles, I slightly slouched in my seat and closed my eyes. "What was so important that you couldn't wait?"

"And I got something for interrupting."

"They were having a good time, Ray," Mike rolled in his chair and waved at all the objects scattered on the floor. "You got that for cockblocking."

"Shut up, stronzo (asshole)," Ray scowled at Mike.

"Say that again, puta madre (motherfucker)!" Mike spat back and slightly lifted himself off the chair, placing his glass down onto the desk, ready to give Ray some ass whooping.

"You both shut up, idioti!" Glaring at the two immature dumbasses, I shifted back to Ray causing them both to zip their mouths. "What's so important?"

"Party without me?" Gus stormed in with a grin on his face and pulled a rolling chair next to Mike, snatching his drink from his hand and downing it at once. "Thanks, Mike. I needed that."

"Get your own fucking drink, puta. Don't be stealing mine." Mike hissed at him and crossed his arms. "Go make me one now."

"Fottiti! (Fuck you/Go fuck yourself!)" Gus quipped back and the two men narrowed their eyes at each other as Belle decided to join the party too.

"I'm going to remove each one of your fingerprints from the scanner. Walking in here like it's a damn party all the time." I yelled in frustration and looked at Belle who was clearly furious with me due to what happened earlier. "Close the door, please!"

We all watched her stomp towards the door to close it when Federigo and Amelia made an appearance. "Just what we needed," Belle rolled her eyes and walked away from the two as Federigo closed the door behind him after Wren strode in as well. This really is a major family reunion.

"I need you all to be calm when I tell you this," Ray said with fear clinging onto his shaky voice, clawing deep within.

"Just spit it out, boy," Federigo's voice scratched my ears like nails scratching a board, forcing me to shudder internally with the hate I was experiencing for this man at this moment.

"Sì, zio, (Yes, uncle,)" Ray straightened his spine and threw the ice pack to his feet, wincing slightly as he leaned forward in a serious manner. "Wren told me that the search party found her in a state of unconsciousness in that warehouse with no one around."

My fists clenched at the imagery of her in such disgusting state. Whoever is responsible will have the worse fate. I'll burn each one of them in hell fire itself.

"She was laying in a puddle of muddy water, so I had my team check her out for internal injuries or diseases as soon as I got here." He swallowed hard and looked up at me. "You guys should take a look her state for yourself later. My team found something."

"What did they find?" Belle asked instantly and stepped forward behind Mike's chair, digging her long nails into the leather in anticipation.

"Th-they..." he coughed, unable to finish his sentence.

"They what?" Mike asked frustratedly and leaned his body forward while each entity in the room waited for the man to finish up his sentence.

"Ray, they found what?" Mother jumped in front of Ray and kneeled down to grip his hand.

"They found multiple samples o-of..."

"Quit fucking stuttering and say it already," I finally roared and yanked on his collar. "Stutter one more time and I'll send your ass back to nonna in Italy."

"They found multiple samples of semen in her," he blurted out and shut his eyes as he whispered out the next words loud enough for everyone to hear. "She was raped by them."

My heart sank to the floor of my chest, hitting my other organs with a loud thump. The sweat on my palms and forehead began to shake my entire body with anger. Mother's sobs started to fill the room as she tried to muffle her cries in her palms. Looking around, I noticed Mike pinching the bridge of his nose as a lone tear cascaded down his cheek and Belle was crimson in fury, not shedding a tear as she stared at the wall in a tortured silence. Wren's mouth was gaped open, his brows furrowing to the max, creating a unibrow while Gus raked his fingers through his hair with his head hanging low and tears dripping onto his pants at a steady pace.

My eyes finally halted at the man who was partially responsible for all this. His stubbornness and ignorance against my order caused this. Red flooded my vision as I glared at the man who paid no attention to me, instead paced towards the bar and slammed his fists onto the counter. Scorching anger burned through my veins and cells, forcing me to mount from the couch to rush towards Federigo and finally give him something he deserved, but Wren's question stopped me for a second.

"Please tell me this is a joke," Wren's voice was just above a measly whisper.

"I really wish it was, brother," Ray rolled the words out slowly. "I sent Vince along with half of my team to test out the samples. As of now, I know there're only five samples, but don't know who they are."

Rage getting the best of me, I laid a hard slap across Ray's face, knocking him out on the spot, his body plopping onto the sofa. "No one asked for a fucking count on the men."

"Leonardo!" Mother stood up and glared at me.

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