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"We land in fifteen minutes Mr. Macaroni is there anything else you need?" The stewardess asked as she bent giving Lorenzo Marconi a sexy grin and a clear view of her breasts that overspilled the confines of her skin tight dress. 

"Yes, as a matter of fact, there is, " Lorenzo said as his gazed traveled from the stewardesses ample bosom to her pretty face," the guarantee of your silence," he said coldly nodding to his trusted bodyguard who approached the stewardesses silently. 

"Of course Mr. Marconi, I will never say a word of anything that happened between us on the plane or anything I may have overheard, I am your loyal employee and at your service whenever you want me," the stewardess purred as she licked her lips seductively and reached out to rub the outline of his manhood suggestively. 

"Yes, I know you won't," Lorenzo said as he pushed her hand aside and then walked towards his bedroom at the back of the plane smiling cruelly as he heard her struggle and gasp for air as his man choked the air from her lungs until she took her last breath. 

Shutting the door Lorenzo smiled satisfied that the w***e was no 

longer a potential security breach. 

She was one of the prettier women he had hooked up with in a while and she had pleased him immensely in bed, but he couldn't risk keeping her alive when she had overheard several of his private conversations that could incriminate him as being the ringleader behind several criminal acts. He would miss her skilled tongue but he was sure London had several skilled 

whores that could replace her easy enough and he would find a new one or several to entertain him after he did what he came here for- to see his 

nephew and see if what Mia had said was true, had he gone soft over a w***e ? If so he would have no choice but to kill him. 

KNOCK, KNOCK, "come in." 

"Mr. Marconi, Sir, the stewardess has been dealt with and I have arranged for her body to be deposed of once we land, the captain has asked if you can fasten your seat belt we will be landing shortly. Shall I have a car waiting for us on arrival and if so Sir where would you like to go first when we land?" Calum, Lorenzo's trusted bodyguard and second in command asked as he bowed his head respectfully. 

"Thank you Calum, excellent work as always, inform the captain I need five minutes to change before we land, and yes organize the car, our first stop will be to visit my nephew at the Marconi mansion," Lorenzo said as he looked threw his wardrobe to pick the most expensive suit that he would wear to greet his nephew- if he was going to face his nephew he would do so in style. 

Lilly and Stefan had spent the night discussing and planning their future over a romantic candlelit dinner and were enjoying a romantic picnic brunch when Marcus ran out to them frantic," Stefan you need to come with me NOW." Marcus said looking nervous. 

"Is it the Russian's? Are we under attack?" Stefan asked springing to his feet and pushing Lilly behind him protectively as he reached for the gun he kept concealed at his back. 

"Worse..." Marcus said as he reached for Stefan and began escorting him inside at a brisk pace whilst Lilly who was being held protectively in Stefan's embrace tried her best to keep up the pace. 

What can be worse than the f*****g Russian's?" Stefan asked 

confused as he took a firmer grip of Lilly to ensure she was safe. 

Not what, who.... your uncle Lorenzo is coming for a visit, he's 

expected in an hour." 

"f**k !!" Stefan shouted as he marched inside and began shouting 

orders at the staff. 

"Stefan, what's going on?" Lilly asked concerned. 

"I am sorry love, I should have explained to you first the situation 

before I started to focus on making preparations for his arrival. My uncle 

Lorenzo is making an invited and surprise visit, he's the head of the South of 

Italy's Mafia which means only one thing Mia's arrival home caused more of 

a stir than we thought and we need to be prepared for trouble. "Stefan said 

and Lilly picked up on the slight nervousness in his voice. 

"I don't understand how do you know that? He's your uncle I know you 

have a bad history with him but how do you know his visit has anything to 

do with Mia? Or that it means trouble? "Lilly asked as she stroked his hand 

lovingly trying to calm the nervousness she sensed inside him. 

"My uncle didn't come to my mother's or even my fathers his own 

brothers funeral the only time he has ever visited was after my fathers 

funeral to kill me for murdering my father - which he later changed his mind when I offered him a deal as you know and two years after that when there was a bad recession and profits were really down and he came then to remind me of our deal and threatened to kill me if I jeopardized the Mafia's reputation or couldn't fulfill my promise to make them money." Lilly looked at Stefan anxiously. "So if my uncle is coming for a visit its because he's not happy about something and considering the timing, I don't think it's a coincidence that Mia arrived home just before my uncle's visit She must have spun him some sort of tale about her being a victim and sent him here to deliver justice on her behalf or sent him here for some other reason, either way, it's not good that he's coming." 

Lilly paled but tried to keep her voice steady for Stefan's sake as she replied, "I see so what's the plan?" 

"I have told Marcus to get the men prepared for an attack in case my uncle is coming here with violent intentions which is a high possibility but I will greet him respectfully and play it by ear just incase in the very unlikely scenario he is coming here with good intentions - well as good as his intentions get." Stefan said as he led Lilly upstairs towards her room as they talked. 

"I am glad you're prepared for the worst-case scenario it makes me feel better knowing you are protected. Your plan sounds good we will meet him and welcome him with open arms, maybe host a nice dinner and try and defuse any anger he may have or tension by charming him and as you said play it by ear, if that doesn't work then we have the means to defend ourself if it comes to it." 

"Your support is amazing but I need you to stay in your room until I 

send Marcus for you or come get you myself, if things go wrong I can't focus on fighting if you are in danger and who knows what Mia has told him about you you may already be on his hit list I need you to please do as I ask." 

Lilly sighed she would rather be by Stefan's side fighting this battle with him but she knew if she disobeyed his request she would only cause him more stress and admittedly she wouldn't be much help anyway by this side- this was, for now, the only way she could help. " Okay, I promise I will do as you ask- because I love you Stefan but please stay safe and be careful." 

"Thank you." Stefan kissed Lilly on the forehead, "I love you too and I will try my best, no matter what happens please trust me I promise no matter what I will always love you and will always keep you safe - remember that." 

Lilly stood on her tiptoes and pulled Stefan into a passionate kiss that made Stefan growl in response as he struggled to control his primal instincts. 

"Lilly I have to go and get ready, but please remember what I said, and please stay in your room with the door locked no matter what you hear, only come out if Marcus or I come to get you okay? " Lilly nodded and Stefan abruptly left. 

As Lilly locked the door as Stefan asked her too she sunk to the floor and began to cry, she didn't know why but she felt like something bad was about to happen and their relationship was about to change and not in a good way. 

"Uncle, how nice to see you again. You must be tired after your flight I had the chef prepare lunch for you..." 

"The pleasure is all yours as always Stefan and I have already eaten, besides I didn't come all this way to dine and make small talk with you- let's 

go to your study and talk business," Lorenzo said as he walked past Stefan rudely in the direction of the study like he owned the place. 

Stefan automatically clenched his fists and fought the urge to chase after his uncle and beat some manners into him, remembering what was at stake, however- a future with Lilly Stefan took a deep breath, swallowed his pride and then followed his uncle down the corridor to his study. 

"Make yourself at home Uncle," Stefan said sarcastically with an edge of anger in his tone as Lorenzo swanned into Stefan's office and sat in Stefan's chair placing his muddy shoes on the desk. 

Lorenzo lifted his eyebrow at Stefan's disrespect but instead of reprimanding his nephew physically he decided to ignore his slight in favor of getting business dealt with quickly and let him off with a verbal warning before diving straight into the reason for his visit," this may be your house but remember who is the head of the family boy." Stefan turned his back so his uncle wouldn't see the look of hatred in his eyes and when he had his anger in check turned and offered his uncle a glass of expensive whiskey. 

"No retort? What did you do poison my drink?" Lorenzo laughed as he kept eye contact with Stefan and down the whiskey holding out his glass demanding more. 

"You know me better than that uncle. I am no coward if the day ever comes that I kill you you know I would never stab you in the back or do it in such a cowardly way as poison, I would look you in the eye as I killed you." Stefan said as he poured his uncle another drink-making his uncle hesitate for a brief moment. 

"Yes you would, that's one thing I will admit about you Stefan you are no coward and despite our differences, I have been proud of the fierce 

reputation you have carved for yourself over the years and have come to 

look on you almost as if you were my own son- so you can understand why I 

felt the need to come and investigate when accusations were made against 

your character personally," Lorenzo responded making Stefan freeze 

momentarily in shock- he had no idea his uncle saw him as a son. 

"Oh, and what are the accusations you have come to investigate?" 

Stefan said putting his shock to the side and focusing on appearing and 

sounding authoritative and strong. 

Lorenzo looked at Stefan closely trying to penetrate his strong persona, 

"Mia came to me she claims you have allowed a w***e to tame you and you 

have gone soft in the process, she claims she tried to remove the w***e to 

protect you and you marked her and exiled her in retaliation...amongst 

other claims " 

Stefan fought back the urge to punch his uncle for insulting Lilly and 

smiled instead before responding, " Mia has always been jealous and 

possessive of me, I have never had any interest in her but I am aware that 

you, uncle Richard and her father Carlos have encouraged her over the years 

to pursue me which I fear has only heightened her obsession with me. Mia 

has twisted the truth to try and look favorable, it's true I marked her and exiled her but not because she tried to harm a woman I allegedly care for but because she forgot her place and acted without my permission- Carlos's daughter or not she is still a woman and needs to know her place." Stefan said saying what he thought his uncle would be pleased to hear and trying to protect Lilly in the process. 

"Whilst I am pleased to hear your actions were out of anger for Mia's disrespect and to demonstrate your power and not those of a lovesick weak boy like Mia claims and I may agree women need reminding of their place I am afraid there is now a complication because of your actions," Lorenzo said somewhat satisfied by Stefan's response. 

"Let me guess Carlos is enraged by the insult on his family and the Vanatini family are on the warpath. " Stefan said rolling his eyes as he poured himself and his uncle another drink. 

"Not quite, the Vanatini's are on the warpath but Carlos isn't leading them- he's dead." 

"WHAT?! What happened was it the Russian's? " Stefan asked as he coughed on his whiskey in shock. 

His uncle looked at him amused at the shock on his face," no it was someone a lot more vicious than the Russian's...it was Mia she murdered him and anyone loyal to him and she took over as the new Don. No matter how disgusted I am that a woman is the new Don of the Northern Italian Mafia she holds power tightly in her manicured dainty hands and I am forced to treat her as an equal- for now. And she seems to be smarter than I thought too...she made the declaration in front of witnesses and had contacted the council." 

Stefan took a deep breath, "Well I wasn't expecting that, wow Mia a 

Don who saw that coming? I understand uncle your position but I assure you what she has told you and the council is untrue I only acted to as you say demonstrate power, you know me and the fierce reputation I have threw out London and Europe- I am the merciless king of the London underworld, do you really think I of all people will go weak over a woman?" Stefan asked holding his uncles gaze. 

"It doesn't matter what I think Stefan, as Mia has made the declaration publically and sent a statement to the Mafia council accusing you of being not fit to lead the London branch the council sent a representative although I am satisfied looking you in the eye and getting my answers this way he will be staying for a few days to investigate you fully- for your sake, our families and that of this mystery woman you claim Mia has targeted out of jealousy do not prove Mia right or the council will have you killed and us along with you." 

Stefan drank the rest of his whiskey with his uncle in silence whilst he thought of a way to get out of this messy situation- dam Mia she may have just found the perfect way to kill Lilly without consequences whilst taking Stefan and his whole family down too and with them gone it would leave the door open and the path clear for her to take over their territories making her the most powerful Don who ever lived, Stefan would never allow a b***h like Mia to gain that much power and he would die before he let her or anyone ever hurt Lilly again, Mia might be smart but he was smarter and if that b***h wanted a war he would give her one.

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