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Layla's POV

"Have you packed everything with you?" Jasper asked us but his words were especially towards me. "Yes, I have Jasper," I said trying not to roll my eyes at him but he was making that hard.

"Good, now best of luck to you both. Don't disappoint me." He said like we were his kids who were going to give their finals or something. I glanced at Mattheo and he shook his head. "Yeah whatever we'll be on our way then," Mattheo said as he made his way towards the van which was waiting for us.

I turned to meet Suzie who had tears in her eyes, "Hey, I'm not going on a war why are you crying?" I said softly as I wiped her tears. "It isn't any less than a war Layla. You'll be working under The Three Devils, who knows they get in a bad mood and do something to you-"

I cut her off as I pulled her into a hug chuckling lightly at her words, "Don't worry about me Suzie I'll manage some way. You just take care of yourself." I told her. I used to wonder how come she's managing in this cruel business with such a soft personality but seeing that she's been here before me, she does her work right.

"I will, you also take care, and please, don't lose your temper." She told me as she pulled away from me. I gave one last nod to Jasper as I picked up my leather bag and made my way to the van with Mattheo waiting in it for me.

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The van halted outside a large gate. The driver showing his ID got through the gate and after at least 2 minutes stopped the van. He told us that we have arrived so Mattheo and I made our way out of the van. I did a small thank you to the driver and he gave me a smile in return.

I turned and saw a huge mansion in front of us. It was so elegant that I couldn't help but gape at it. "Woah," Mattheo mumbled as he was just as mesmerized by the sight as much as I was.

There was a guard who took us to the mansion. As we entered in, I couldn't help but stare at it in awe as it was like I'm in a castle. Even my own house couldn't compete with what I was looking at.

There was a sculpture of two women by the staircase with candles lit. It looked so magnificent that I couldn't keep my eyes off it. Whoever designed this place did their job well.

We saw a few other people waiting by the huge entrance of the mansion. All of their eyes turned to Mattheo and me as they stared at us.

They all had straight faces on their faces and I spot a girl with blue eyes and dirty blonde hair who stared at me with a disgusted look, "Looks like we have another girl here," A tattoed boy who was beside her smirked and the girl chewed her gum.

She scanned me up and down before she remarked, "Looks like a whore to me." She mocked and I couldn't help but smirk, "You should talk for yourself."

The girl was caught off guard as she glared at me, "What did you just say?" She asked me with her high-pitched voice which was already giving me a migraine.

"What you just heard. And even if I'm a whore, it's none of your fucking business. Get that little girl?" I spat back at her and called her a little girl to annoy her even more. She fisted her hands as she trembled with anger. The bitch was already fumming with anger and I'm only getting started.

Oh, I just knew we won't be getting along.

She took long steps towards me as she tried to slap me but I dodged it as I grabbed her hand and twisted it behind her back, "Careful with who you're messing with, little girl. You should be lucky I'm in a good mood or else I would've broken your fucking arm." I gritted at her but she doesn't seem to get it in her thick skull cause she pulled away from my hand and pushed me back, making me almost lose my balance.

"Who do you think of yourself huh bitch? Tryna act all badass." She snarled and I put my hand on the side of my pants where I kept my dagger and took it out of its sheath cause I had enough of this girl. I've just met her and she's already being so annoying. I gripped the sharp thing in my hand.

She stared at it as she scoffed, "You're gonna threaten me with that petty thing? Get something better." I could feel rage in me as she giggled. No one insults my dagger.

"Layla don't do anything stupid. Don't forget where we are-" Mattheo tried to calm me but I could only see the blonde bimbo in front of me.

"I don't give a fuck Mattheo, this girl's pissing me off." I told him off as I saw the rest of the few men look at us with amusement in their eyes as they enjoyed themselves with the free show they're getting in front of them.

"Come on what are you waiting for, get at me, stab me with that disgusting thing," she laughed and it was the last strand of my patience as I didn't mean to hurt someone only on my first day here.

"You called for it," I muttered before I stride at her with the dagger in my hand. I saw her eyes widen in shock, her face paled as my dagger neared her arm and it was about to slash her skin off when I felt someone grab my waist.

It was so sudden that I aimed my dagger at them instead but they held my wrist tightly before it could even near them. Instinctively, I fisted my hand and aimed for a punch but before I could even raise it, the stranger grabbed the nape of my neck and pulled me closer to them making my breath hitch in my throat.

My eyes were met with a pair of cold grey ones as they looked at me with a hard stare. My rational thinking went down the drain when I stared at the breathtaking man in front of me.

His jaw clenched and I noticed the sharp jawline along with his feature. It seemed even sharper than my dagger. The silver earrings in his left ear dangled as he stood still with his hand gripping tightly my hand which held the dagger. His other hand curled around the nape of my neck never left as our forehead brushed against each other. His silky black hair styled perfectly as a single strand fell on his eyes. From our proximity, I could smell his strong cologne.

I stood there baffled as this handsome stranger with the face of a Greek God held me in his grip. I was finally in my senses when I heard someone clear their throat. "Leave the girl, Sinn."

Sinn? As in Sinn Phoenix of The Three Devils?

I glanced at his wrist which was holding my hand and noticed his sleeve giving away the black Satan's mark tattooed on it. There was no denying the fact that he was Sinn Phoenix. The Lucifer himself.

His hard stares met my eyes and I wouldn't lie, I was intimidated by him. He was the only man other than my father who intimidated me. "Man, let her go." I heard the same man repeat and this time Sinn let go of me making me stumble backward.

I held onto my wrist which he had gripped tightly and I could feel a slight wound forming. I touched it and it hurt. The hold of his warm hand on the nape of my neck still lingered there.

I saw the blonde girl gawking at Sinn when I looked at Mattheo who was also busy gaping at Sinn.

I tilted my head and saw two men wearing suits standing behind him. "We saw and heard what happened here," the man from before said, his tone sharp as he focused his green gaze towards the blonde bimbo.

I noticed him and he was a tall man with a sharp jawline and a kind of flirtatious look on his face. He had brown hairs and I saw him put his hands in his pockets as he gave the girl now a stern look. "You should be out of here. Now."

"But-" the girl tried to argue when Sinn glared at her with his ice-cold eyes. She almost shrunk by his mere stare cause she stuttered and rushed out of the door. One of the guards leading her out.

The man then turned, "I'm impressed, you should put people like them into their place. There's no need of people like her working with us." He stated and I knitted my brows in confusion cause I was still shook from what had happened. I glanced at Sinn and saw him scanning the room with a stoic expression.

"We'll introduce ourselves to you so we'll want your attention," the same man began and I saw everyone already giving them their full attention. I went back beside Mattheo and looked at the 3 men in front of us.

"You might already know us by the title given to us, The Three Devils of the Mafia. It's a rather cheesy name if you ask me but anyway, I'm Leonardo Genovese but you could call me Leo. Looking forward to working with you all." He gave us a small smile and everyone started clapping instantly impressed by his charms.

Next, a yet another handsome man with olive skin and a hint of Asian features and a few ear piercings who was on the left side of Sinn spoke, "I'm Yuri Nanashima from The Three Devils. And I can't wait training you all!" The handsome Japanese man cheered and from his speech and aura, he looked like a cheerful and a pretty carefree person. I couldn't help but smile as we all clapped.

Now only Sinn remained for his introduction and by the look of him, he didn't seem like doing it. He stared ahead with an emotionless face as Leo and Yuri glanced at him. Yuri smiled as he said, "And this one right here is Sinn Phoenix. You might already know him by his exclusive title, the Lucifer of The Three Devils," Yuri cracked up and when Sinn shot him a hard stare he sobered up but still chuckled,

"He doesn't like to talk much so please excuse him and oh, try not to get on his bad side cause it'll only harm you." I saw Sinn stare at me and a chill rush through my body with just a mere stare. I heard people around me whisper among themselves but I couldn't make it out.

And I couldn't help but stare back at him as he gave me those mysterious vibes. His eyes looked at me up and down and I felt a bit conscious when he did so. I mean who wouldn't when a flawless man like him looked at you like that? Thank God I wasn't in my pajamas and decided to wear something decent.

I took this moment to check him out myself and I saw him wearing a black high neck, his neck covered as he wore a thin silver chain over it. Finishing his look with an oversized coat hung over his shoulders. The leather boots of his were shinier than my future.

They all looked as if they were in their mid-twenties when in reality they were only 19. Yeah, only fucking 19!

"Okay now everyone, you'll be staying here and we'll start your training from tomorrow. The guards will show you your respective rooms so make yourself at home. We'll meet you at the training tomorrow at 6 AM sharp." Leo smiled before Sinn turned around and had already started making his way up the elegant stairway with the two following behind him.

This is going to be much more interesting than I imagined.