Coming Home For Christmas

BANG!!, BANG!!, BANG!!, BANG!!, BANG!!, BANG!!, BANG!!, BANG!! No, we're not under attack even though my target would beg to differ After [ had that stressful conversation with Klayton, Cassie and Logan, I decided that I needed to let off some serious steam, so [ came down to my cousin's gun range to fire off a few rounds and hopefully ease some of my stress Not many people know that I can shoot a gun, in fact, only a handful of people know and that's because I'd rather people didn't know because it's none of their business

The target was then pulled forward and just like with all of my others, the head was gone “What the? how? how did you?..shit" Ashocked Katerina stumbled over her words as she looked at my target with wide eyes Ismirked as I took off my goggles and ear defenders and looked at Katerina

"Don't underestimate me, Kat, I may look like a sweet and innocent girl who writes books for a living and has got a perfect husband and kids but trust me when I tell you, I'm not to be messed with, especially when it comes to my family, do you understand me?"

Katerina narrowed her eyes at me and her eyes were filled With so many mixed emotions “Klayton's my family and he's someone I love and hold near and dear to my heart..I won't be happy with anyone who makes a fool out of him and betrays him, especially for a scumbag such as your brother” “I'd never do that" Katerina says barely above a whisper and I smile at her “Good, I'm glad to hear it"

I'say before leaving the gun range and heading back home Iknow I probably just came off as being a major b***h or a nasty mean girl but right now, I honestly don't care Yesterday, I was a normal woman living a normal life and now, I'ma pawn in a war between two angry warring cousins/mafia Don's You honestly can't make this s**t up Iwas walking through the gardens heading back to the mansion when I bumped into Klayton “Hey kid, are you ok?"

“I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?" Task with a smile Klayton narrowed his eyes as he looked at me with a curious gaze before a smirk made it's way onto his handsome face “You've been to the gun range, haven't you?" “Mmm-hmm"*

“How many targets did you destroy?" "None" I say whilst tucking a piece of hair behind my ear as Klayton looks at me with a raised eyebrow and an expression like you can't fool me, principessa "How many, cugina?” “Just ten” "Ten?" "Ok, forty"

Klayton once again raises an eyebrow at me and I roll my eyes and sigh “Fine, I destroyed fifty, are you happy now?" Task him and he laughs as he wraps his arms around me giving me a hug “Very, principessa” Klayton said while kissing the top of my head “Do you feel better now?" “Tons better but I'll feel even better once I've seen my babies and got

a hug from all of them" I say and Klayton looks at me with guilt swimming around in his eyes “I'm sorry for putting all of this bullshit with Trevor on your doorstep, Lace” Klayton sighed in annoyance and I smiled at him “You haven't put anything on my doorstep Klayton, s**t like this is just par for the course in our world, I guess” “still, Lace..you shouldn't be dragged into something that's

Klayton says as he looks down at me "Well, I have been brought into it and now we have to make the best of it until we can find Trevors stupid ass and end him for good, besides, like you said earlier, Trevor's not gonna know what hit him if he messes with me, I mean, he obviously thinks I'm some weak little woman if he's targeting me instead of Cassie” "Or maybe he's worried for his little boyfriend after what Cassie did to him" Huh "Wait, what? Trevor's gay? actually no, what did Cassidy do to his boyfriend?"

Task feeling confused but also excited for a little bit of gossip Klayton also chuckled at my excitement as he stroked my hair

Ilearned how to shoot a gun many years ago when Carmella told me shooting a gun was a great way to relieve anger and aggression, so we went along to a gun range one day and ever since then, I've been obsessed Iwas even offered a gun by my grandfather when he found out I'd learned how to shoot one but I turned it down because I didn't feel comfortable having it in my house with my kids there

“First of all, Lace, Trevor's bisexual, he loves both sexes and secondly, he underestimated my wife and thought because she had no clue about the mafia at the time he had kidnapped her that she was just some weak little woman when in reality she was just like you, a beautiful face with an innocent aura and a Glock in her waistband” He says and I chuckle “What do you mean?” “She shot Trevor's lover in the leg when Trevor mocked her for being just a girl who doesn't know how to shoot a gun” He says and I groan in annoyance

“You men say the dumbest s**t sometimes” I say whilst facepalming “Hey, I don't, I know better than to mess with my woman when she's Chapter 19 - Just When Things. ~) armed" “That's very smart of you" I'say with a chuckle “Anyway, do you know where Logan is?" “He was in the gym the last time I checked, kid"

“Cool, I'm gonna go and see him" “Ok, I'l see you later, cugina” Ikiss my cousin on his cheek and he briefly hugs me before walking away I'then headed towards the mansion and went down to the basement area which isn't like your average basement It's a really clean area with several large rooms including a gym, two adult entertainment rooms and several storage rooms, there are also several bunkers as well which were designed in case of an attack but I don't think they've ever been used because nobody would dare to ambush us on our own island

Anyway, I headed towards the gym and I almost soaked my panties when I got there and I saw the sight in front of me Logan is punching and kicking away at the boxing bag, he's wearing nothing but a pair of black shorts, he's sweating from head to toe and his muscles, those shredded, delicious muscles of his that I love so much are bulging and rippling with every punch and kick he does f++k me sideways on a motorbike This man is so f***+g sexy “You really know how to turn a woman on, don't you, baby?"

| ask earning my husband's attention as he looks over at me and smiles Chapter 19 - Just When Things. ) “Come here, wife" Logan commanded me in a husky and dominating voice as he beckoned me to come closer to him with two of his fingers “And what will you do if don't, husband?" lask with a smirk and he raises an eyebrow at me

“If you don't then I'll punish you" “But I love it when you punish me" “Do you now?" "Mmm-hmm" I say as I walk over to my husband and wrap my arms around his neck Tknow he's all sweaty but I honestly don't care right now because I need to be close to him “Well, in that case, do you wanna sneak out to our yacht tonight after we've put the kids to bed and have some fun

in our cave?" Logan asks as he wraps his arms around my waist and my smile immediately drops “I don't know, babe" "Why not?" Logan asks as he narrows his eyes at me “Idon't know, I just don't feel safe on our yacht anymore” “Babe, our yacht is perfectly safe and it's got guards watching it" “I know, it's just..."

1 briefly look down and sigh before looking back at my husband “After seeing those pictures today, I just feel icky, I feel violated, I mean, how do we know this guy hasn't.." Chapter 19 - Just When Things I drifted off when a thought suddenly came to my mind “What? what's wrong?" “Oh my god, come with me" I grab hold of Logan's hand and rush out of the gym with

him

“Babe, what's going on?" “Just wait one second” When we arrived at Klayton's office, I searched his drawers for the two envelopes he had shown me earlier and when I found them I looked through every single photo carefully “Lacey, what's going on, love? you're worrying me" “Look at these pictures and tell me what you see” I'spread the pictures out on the desk and Logan stood behind me as he looked at each photo “I don't see anything, Lace”

I've been down in the gun range for around half an hour now and! think I may have destroyed the heads of quite a few targets I don't know why I'm aiming for the head but it's done wonders for relieving my anger and I don't plan on stopping just yet or at least that's what I thought “Oh Lacey, I didn't know you'd be here" Chapter 19 - Just When Things Katerina's chirpy voice says and I groaned as I threw my head back The devil never misses a f***+g beat, does he?

Urght!, men “If these photos were taken by someone on a boat or even a plane then they'd be bumpy, right? because of the air or sea but these aren't, they're stationary almost like they were shot right in front of us, not to mention, if you look close enough then you'll see that it looks like someone on our boat had taken them because of how close they are to us” “But the only people on our boat were us, our kids and our staff who have all been vetted, so how's that possible?” “Well, there's more than one way to take a picture, love” Chapter 19 - Just When Things. aa? I say as I look up at my husband nervously

I then picked up the phone and called Klayton asking if he could meet us out on the dock with our grandfather and his tech guy Logan and I then left the office with the pictures in my hand and headed towards our yacht Ifelt like I was gonna be sick and I hoped to god that I was wrong and maybe whoever took these photos is just someone with a very steady hand but I don't think am wrong because as Logan said earlier nobody else was out on the water or in the sky during our trip, so this is the only viable reason for how these photos were taken “Principessa, what's going on? why did you call us out here?" My grandfather asks me

“Because of these, nonno" Tsay whilst holding up the pictures and my grandfather immediately covered his eyes “Lacey principessa, put those away before you give your poor nonno a damn heart attack” “Sorry, nonno" I'say with a chuckle “What about the pictures, Lace?"

Klayton asks me “Iwas looking at them again and something seems off with them" "Like what, kid?" “Follow me and we'll find out” All of the men shared a look with each other before following Logan and me onto our yacht We first went to the pool area where the majority of the photos were

taken before going up to the top of the boat where the X- rated pictures were taken “Did you guys have this place cleaned?" Klayton asks whilst looking around in disgust “Yes, we did" I say while rolling my eyes “Good, I don't wanna get any of your love gunk all over my Gucci shoes” Oh my god, this man Ithought to myself as I facepalmed “Ok, where do you want me?" The tech guy asks and I look down at the photos and see there are two areas where the photos had been taken

“There and there" I pointed to two air vents, one that was in front of where we had s* and one that was on the side The tech guy did his thing and my heart raced as I waited to hear his answer “So, what's the verdict, Eddie?" Eddie looked up at us with a nervous expression and my heart dropped as he made a sign letting me know what I already knew Someone has bugged our yacht with cameras and god knows what else

Sat / think I'm gonna be sick

“Is this your first time here?" “Yeah, itis" It's not but a little white lie won't hurt, right? “It can be kind of daunting coming to the gun range for the first time but you'll get used to it" “I'm sure I will" I'say with a smile as I reload my gun

Katerina put on her goggles and ear defenders before loading her gun, she then fired every single shot and 1 watched as the target was brought forward “Oh shoot, I missed a few" She's a capo and she's missing shots Maybe I'm being a b**h right now because of what I've just found out which is messing with my mind but I think Klayton has missed the mark with this girl My cousin expects all of his capos to be crack shots and only to miss a shot if they're injured and here's Katerina missing not one or two but a whole bunch of shots

“How long have you been shooting for, Katerina?" “Oh for several years now, my brother taught me when we were living in Madrid and then Klayton had me retrain under him when I joined his mafia” She says and I nod my head “Right” Chapter 19 - Just When Things. ~ “Look Lacey, I know you don't trust me and I don't blame you..I'd probably feel the same way if the roles were reversed but I promise you, you've got nothing to worry about with me”

"Haven't I?" I narrowed my eyes at Katerina who smiled back at me as she nodded her head “I'm an Antonelli now in everything but blood" “And your brother? what about him?" 1 ask feeling my anger rise again “fk my brother, I hate him" Katerina says with so much hatred in her voice but I wasn't buying it just yet

This could be a genuine and honest response or it could be her acting

to fool me, only time will tell which one it is but right now I'm not taking any chances “Really? and what about Klayton?" “Like I already told you, Lacey, you can trust me...I'd never betray my cousin or our family” She says and I once again nod my head as I lift my gun up and fire every single round in my chamber