BONUS CHAPTER #2

Aces pov

"this tastes like shit man" Noah complains at the lunch table and drops the pizza on the tray. He's just joined as a freshman and Chase and I are seniors so he's sitting with us and our friends.

"Welcome to high school buddy" one of the boys says and Noah huffs and drinks his water.

I look over to my right and see chase with a clenched jaw and hands that are balling up into fists. I furrow my brows and watch as he reaches for the gun in the waistband of his sweats. I grab his hand and he looks to me with his practically black eyes and scowls.

"Knock it off Chase, what's up with you?" I ask and he signals to the corner of the cafeteria, my blood boils when I see a couple of boys cornering my little sister who's a sophomore. She's the youngest in her class and only just over 3 years younger than me but she'll always be my baby sister.

I get up and so does chase, I look over to Vinny and Eli who are looking at clover as well, they look to me and I nod my head at them. They both get up and walk over to us.

Apart from my mum and clover everyone in my family is tall. Im the same height as my dad at 6,4 and Eli and Vinny are both 6,3. It's always pissed me of that chase is a fucking mountain at 6,5 but he's always been slightly taller than me.

We walk up to the idiots harassing my sister and I grab the back of one of their collars. The 15 year old shakes in fear and his eyes grow wide as a silence falls over the hall.

"The fuck you think you're doing?" I spit out and he shakes his head and squirms.

"N-nothing Ace" he stutters and I watch as Vinny stands in front of Clover and she grabs his hand.

"Doesn't fucking look like nothing" I seethe and his friend tries to get away but chase grabs his arm and smirks when the boy visibly shakes.

"The fun's just starting mate, don't leave yet" he says in a deadly calm tone and the boy nods and stands still.

"Y-you're crushing my arm" he says to chase who still has a firm grip on his arm but doesn't release it even a bit.

"Am I? Oh well, you'll live" he says and I swear I see him grip on to the little shits arm harder.

"What did they say to you clover?" I ask my little sister and her 5ft 3 self peeks out from behind my younger brother.

"Nothing I can't handle being told" she smiles and dusts off her flower pattern sundress while adjusting her white sunglasses on her head and sticking her thumb up to signal she's ok.

"Don't fucking say that shit lucky, what did this fucker tell you" chase growls out and my sister gulps and twiddles her thumbs.

"Just the textbook stuff y'know" she says and chase lets out a frustrated groan.

"No clover I don't fucking know, care to enlighten me?" She huffs and walks up to him stomping slightly before grabbing his arm, which her hand can't even wrap around and yanking it off the kids shoulder, who's now crying in pain.

"Stop swearing before I get a bar of soap and shove it in your mouth" she says and looks to me and crosses her arms.

"Drop" she says and I glare at her. What am I..a fucking dog-

I put him down and both boys run off together, I look over to my brother Eli and see him with his mouth open watching tick tok.

"What?" He says and I roll my eyes and walk to clover before wrapping her in a hug. She mumbles something into my chest but I don't here.

"Can't hear you baby sis" I say and she pulls away from me and pokes chase In the chest he looks down to her unamused and bored.

"You Stop using your size to intimidate people and you" she points to me and glares " if I ever catch you in school with a gun again I'll make sure both sides of your pillow are warm" she says it quietly so no one else can hear.

The normal chatter in the cafeteria returns to normal as she stomps off and I look over to chase who's rolling his eyes at her and already starting to walk back to our table.

"Ah fuck!" Eli exclaims and my head shoots over to him, he looks up to me startled and grins when he sees my hand on my gun. Little shit.

"What? I died in subway surfers man, chilax" he saunters off and winks at one of the girls at his lunch table she giggles at him and Vinny grimaces and follows after.

I walk back to our lunch table and sit down next to chase who's scrolling through his phone, he casually looks up to me and sighs.

"I'm enlisting" I stare at him in shock and watch as he stretches his arms and stares back at me, completely at ease as if he didn't just tell me he's joining the fucking army.

"What do you mean your fucking enlisting?" I ask and he shrugs and uncaps his water.

"I'm Joining the army when we graduate this shit tip"

"Fuck you" I spit out and get up from my chair, the boys cringe when it screeches against the floor but I'm so pissed of at my supposed best friend that I storm out and grab the keys to my Lamborghini out my pocket.

Once I get out of school I get in my car and speed home. I get through the door and I'm met with my mum who looks at me shocked and stops talking to my grandma Alessia.

"What's wrong?" My grandma asks and I feel the emotion burn at the back of my throat.

"Nothing" I say and go to walk up the stairs but I'm stopped by my mother who grabs the back of my sweater and hauls me backward I turn around and look down to my mother who has concern in her eyes.

"Allie?"

"Yes my dear"

"Could you leave us, I'll see you tomorrow at the dinner" my mum asks my grandma and she gets up after bidding us goodbye and leaves out the front door.

"Tell me what's wrong sweet boy" I'm not an emotional person, I'm the heir to the American mafia, I don't fucking cry like a bitch about friendship issues but my mothers calm tone let's a tear slip from eye.

"I- ...it's nothing mum I'm fine" I try to tell her but she isn't having any of it.

"Do you think I can't tell when my son is lying to me idiot" she says and narrows her eyes at me.

"Chase is joining the army when we graduate" I know chase is like another son to her just like  I am to Bea. She looks at me and cups my cheek.

"You can cry baby, I'm your mum, I'm supposed to comfort you" I lean down and she hugs me to her, I breathe out and hug her back.

"It's ok" she says and the front door opens and my dad walks through.

"Hey sweetheart why's Aces car out front- what's wrong?" He stops and looks over to us and I stand up to my full height. He looks to my mum and then to me.

"What's happened?"

"Chase is joining the army when they graduate" my mum explains and my dad nods and sighs. He sets his keys on the side and walks up to me.

"Come on Ace" he opens his arms and I walk in to them. My dad isn't a typical mafia boss. He doesn't force me to do anything he loves me and he's always let me know that.

"This is Chase we're talking about, he'll be fine" my dad says and pats my back.

I really fucking hope chase knows what he's doing.

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"Hey guys" my aunt Amelia greets us and elbows my uncle Oakley when he doesn't say anything and instead looks at his nails.

"Huh?" He says and looks to my mum who's rolling her eyes.

We greet my family when we get inside and we all sit down in the living room, I avoid chase but clover goes up to him and hands him something. He leans down and whispers in her ear something that makes her face go red and I fucking loose it. I don't know weather it's the fact he's whispering to my sister or it's because I'm so pissed at him for leaving but whatever the reason I get up and stalk over to him, my fists balled and glaring at him.

He doesn't move as he watches me approach him and he stands still when I grab his shirt. I can't explain how much it angers me that he's still an inch taller than I am. We grew up training together and we both know how to fight and use a gun really fucking well. The difference between chase and I though is that I feel things, he doesn't.

"What the fuck are doing with my sister" his face remains stoic as he grabs my arm and removes it from his shirt.

"Nothing" he tells me and the room goes quiet as my whole family and his parents watch our exchange.

"Fucking watch it chase"

"Boys" my uncle Enzo cautions but I'm too pissed off to listen.

"What? You think I'm fucking your little sister, be realistic Ace. She's 15" he shoves me slightly but I don't move much.

"Watch your mouth when your talking about my sister" I warn him but he just throws me a lazy smile and pokes his cheek with his tongue.

"Would it bother you though? If I was?"

"Chase stop" Bea says but chase keeps his eyes locked with mine.

"Yes" I grit out because he knows clovers off limits. Not that I think he'd touch her anyway.

"Why?"

"Chase" my dads powerful voice rings loud and clear through the room and chase locks his jaw.

"Go on then Ace, spit it out, what's on your mind?"

I lunge forward and send a punch to his nose, he doesn't move but blood runs slowly from his nostril. He tenses and goes to punch me back but a small figure steps infront of him and places a hand on his chest.

My little sister.

"Stop it" he shrugs her off and huffs before walking out.

My cousin Emory pops her gum and begins to yap about some boy at school which makes all the male heads in the family turn to her, especially her dad, my uncle Elliot.

I follow after chase and see him sat on the front steps of the house. I go and sit next to him.

"Want another hit?" He asks and chuckles.

"Fuck off" I say and we sit there in silence for a bit.

"I-"

"Yeah yeah me too asshole" he knows what I was going to say and spares me the discomfort.

"Be careful yeah?" I say and chase looks over to me and nods.

"Yeah"

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I don't know why this felt so emotional to write but here's a small introduction into the next book my loves!

Ace is already bae tbf. Just you wait for his book y'all.

Love you guys!