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Natalia had been kneeling by their snitch and she looked up at the trio of men as the snitch started bleating like a sheep, pleading for his life. Duncan waved a hand at the man and shot her a look, causing the woman to flash an almost feral grin in return. Whipping around quickly, her manicured hand wrapped around the snitch’s lower jaw, forcing his mouth shut abruptly so that he bit on his own tongue, causing it to bleed. The man’s eyes widened in shock, causing her to look over her shoulder to see what he was so scared of and her gaze landed on Nickolai. If she hadn’t known the man, she would probably recoil in fear too but she had seen this side of him before. The side of his personality that made him one of the most feared men in NYC. His eyes had gone that deep dark hue and his muscles pulled taut, indicating that he was about to get seriously rough with the snitch.

She released the snitch’s jaw roughly and tried not to snicker. “Tsk tsk… You played with fire and now you’re going to get burned. Enjoy the afterlife,” she whispered softly to the man, adding that extra level of terror as she stood up, brushing off her black leather pants as she strolled back through the crowd to stand by Tommy and Duncan.

With her honey brown eyes she watched the ensuing fight, glad to be on the winning side of it even if she wasn’t an active part in it. When all was said and done, Nickolai shot the informant, blood and meat flying every which way from the force of the impact. A mere speck of blood landed on the top of her hand and she frowned at it slightly.

"You--Go see your girl. Tommy. Natalia. You're with me. That fucker Nico is gonna blow up my house?--I don't fucking think so."

Trying to lighten the mood a tad, she held up her hand so Nickolai could see the blood speckle as she smirked playfully. “You got blood on me. Once we save your house, I call dibs on a shower.”

Duncan began playing doctor and she winced slightly as the knife was removed from Nickolai’s forearm.

"Well I'm off. Natalia, Tommy, Boss; always a pleasure." Duncan said and she waved goodbye to him as she walked with Nickolai and Tommy, pushing past the semi-circle of men that had gathered around for the bloodbath.

“Excuse us, coming through,” she growled at them, taking the lead so that if anyone else was dumb enough to try for Nickolai then perhaps she would actually get a hit in this time.

As they traversed the trail leading up to the Docks, she snarled at Davey, the skittish man, as they walked by. “You’re a piss poor lookout, Davey.” And as Nickolai came into view with his bandaged arm, Davey’s eyes went wide with fear and his knees hit the wooden planks of the boardwalk.

“I didn’t see no one from Nico’s gang, I swear! It was just us!”

Natalia rolled her eyes, bypassing the terrified Davey as she made her way to the parking lot. Coming to a standstill next to a steel grey Aston Martin v12 Vantage, she nodded to the car with an arched brow. “We can take my car, if you’d like.” She offered without hesitation.



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Lilianna’s smile brightened as her cousin walked into the door and he seemed a bit more serious than usual. She twisted her torso slightly in her seat so she could embrace him and as she pulled away she laughed at his greeting: "It's been too long. You look great, new earrings?"

“It’s nice to see you too, Duncan. Really, it has been too long.” Turning her head so she could pose accordingly, she lifted a hand to show her ½ carat diamond drop earrings to him with a grin. “And yes, thank you for noticing. Not many people do.” Her cousin was one of her favorite people, one of the few people that knew who she truly was and she relished these sporadic dinners with him.

He spoke of his own day and arched both brows, signaling that they had to kill someone that day but she didn’t let her expression change. Not here, not in front of servants. So she merely made comforting noises and patted his forearm with her hand.

"How's your mother and father?" was the next question and she was surprised at the rapid flow of the conversation tonight. Usually Duncan was much more laid back than this and she opened her mouth, about to ask, when suddenly he grabbed her hand and explained himself. "We need to go, my car is waiting outside. Don't worry about the card, I canceled it on the way here."

Lilianna trusted her cousin in everything so she grabbed her purse from the countertop, following him easily and flashing a grin at the door guard as they left. As soon as she slipped into the back seat of her cousin’s limo, she listened to him and gasped softly.

“They’re going to blow up the estate?! Why in the hell would Nickolai do that?” she fumed. Obviously not knowing the entire situation she assumed that it was the more brash brother behind the plan since Nico was the one actively living in the estate at the moment.

She picked up her phone, dialing her own driver who had pulled around into the compound’s garage. “Frankie?” she said as soon as he picked up. “Go home. Have the next day off. I’ll be out late with my cousin, it seems. Yes. Goodnight to you too.” She hung up the phone and stared at Duncan incredulously.