Is Trust Really Earned?

Chapter 4

Savannah's POV

Lorenzo clears his throat "There was an attack on the Costa house tonight...." before Lorenzo could finish Enzo shouts "WHAT, WHAT DO YOU MEAN. WHERE'S SAVANNAH, DAD WHERE...." "I'm here, I'm fine." I quickly shout out to him.

He pauses for a minute "I want to video call, get your laptop on Dad." he practically growled down the phone. Lorenzo opened his laptop and turned it on as soon as the screen turns on the skype box pops up.

The phone goes dead as Lorenzo answers the video call, he then turns the screen to me before anyone can say a word. Enzo lets out a deep breath "Thank God. " He says. I offer him a small smile "Are you really, ok?" He asks me softly.

I give a small smile and nod. My Dad clears his throat "Savannah was just about to tell us what happened, if you're up for it?" he finishes looking at me, I nod "Of course, you need to know what happened." I say before taking a breath to start explaining.

I take a deep breath and look at my Dad, I do not think I can go through it all if I'm looking at Enzo. I take another deep breath "As you know the girls came over for movie night, they had fallen asleep, and I was about to wake them, but I heard glass breaking.

I knew none of the guards were in the house, so I turned the TV off quick, I snuck out of the theatre room locking the girls in. My guns were in my room, so I snuck up there, as I was going up the stairs, I heard two men whispering.” I have to stop a minute as everything is hitting me now.

After a couple more breaths "I quietly got to my room and grabbed my guns, I got under the bed facing the door waiting. I heard footsteps outside my room, I let him walk into the room a little and shut the door, then shot him in the ankle. When he went down, I shot him in the head, I heard more footsteps and waited.

The second guy burst into the room, I shot him in the shin and then the chest, I listened for a bit then called you." I finish explaining feeling tears build in my eyes. My father looks at me softly "Principessa you said they were there for you; how do you know that? he asks.

I sigh "Because the first one came straight to my room and the other, I know headed to the games room, they obviously split up to look for me. Come on Papa, even you have to admit it." I finish sighing again. This whole time no one else has said a word "I'm coming home, tonight." We hear a growl come from the computer.

I forgot Enzo was still there, I look at him sadly "You can't do that, and you know it." I say softly. Enzo grumbles to himself under his breath, his eyes snap to his Fathers "If there is another attack and Savannah is the target, then I don't care I'm coming home." he says leaving no room for his Dad to argue.

Lorenzo sighs "Deal, but son I promise she is safe. I think that is quite clear after tonight, don't you?" he responds with a proud look at me. Enzo sighs "How are you feeling?” he asks me gently. Lorenzo clears his throat "Maybe we should give them some privacy." He says, "Yeah I think you should give us some privacy as well." Dante says to our Fathers.

Three things happen at once, Enzo growls down the computer, his Father jumps up with a small snarl. Lastly my Father shouts "NOT YOU DANTE." I look at all of them confused as to why they all reacted like that. I look at Dante who has a scowl on his face looking at the others, he does not look at me as he gets up and stomps out of the door with our Dads following.

I look at Enzo on the computer "What the hell was that?" I question pointing a finger over my shoulder towards the door. Enzo sighs running his hand down his face "It's nothing, just Dante being dramatic." he says before adding "Anyway I'm not spending this time talking about my Brother, I want to know how you're feeling?" He finishes softly.

Now I am the one to sigh "Honestly, not as bad as I thought. Don't get me wrong I know my adrenaline is still pumping, and I want to cry but I think it's more shock that I have killed two men on my fifteenth birthday." I explain. Enzo slaps his forehead "I'm so sorry I didn't text or call, I have been so busy, but I hope you got my gift?" he says apologetically. I lift my wrist showing him the charm bracelet he sent me with our initials already on, in the card he said the rest of the space was for our future family.

I give him a gentle smile "Sorry I didn't even send a thank you message, I was going to before bed I promise. Dad said you can't answer in the day so I thought I could speak to you before I went to sleep but, well you know what happened." I finish with a shrug.

Enzo looks me in the eyes softly "I wish I was there for you tonight, I promised I would protect you. Clearly, I'm not doing a very good job, am I?" he asks himself more than me. I let out a breath I didn't realise I was holding "I really f*****g miss you; I hate that this is only the second time we have spoken." I say sadly.

Enzo takes in a ragged breath "Ana, please." he begs using my pet name "You know if I could change this I would, I will be back, I promised, didn't I?" He asks. All I can do is give a small nod as the tears start to build up again, I can't look at his face anymore, so I look at my hands "I ne, need to g, go." I stutter out.

He lets out a breath "I'm sorry." he whispers before he ends the call. I burst into tears and sob; I'm crying so hard I don’t pay attention when someone walks through the door. Not until I feel a pair of arms wrap me in a hug, I know who it is but it's not Dante's arms I want and that thought makes me sob harder. My sobs turn into little whimpers and hiccups, that's when I feel my Dad take me in his arms.

He carries me to the room I am sharing with the girls, as soon as we enter, they jump up in panic. Dad places me on the bed gently pulling the covers over me, he then turns to the girls "She just video called with Enzo." he explains softly. I feel the girls jump on either side of me each wrapping me in a tight hug "We got her Mr Cost, I mean Rocco." Nora says. My Dad chuckles "I know you do girls; I know." he says before leaving us. Me sobbing again, while my girls cuddle into me tightly.

I must have cried myself to sleep, when I awoke, I was in bed alone. I replayed the events of last night in my mind, I could feel my eyes starting to tear up, so I did what I was trained to do. I locked my emotions away get out of bed, take a shower and get myself ready for the day. When I get to the bottom of the stairs, I could hear whisper yelling in the dining room.

I couldn't make out what they were saying but the tone said it wasn't good. I walked through the door, and everyone fell silent, they all turned to me clearly with forced smiles even the girls. As I sat down, I looked between everyone with narrowed eyes totally confused, my Mum cleared her throat drawing my attention to her "How are you Baby?" She questions gently.

I look at everyone "I'm fine, is that what you were fighting about when I walked in?" I asked eyeing every one of them with a hint of suspicion, when my eyes landed on Dante, he didn't look happy at all. My Dad chuckles nervously "We weren't fighting Principessa, it was a heated discussion that you don't need to worry about." He finishes looking at everyone else.

He is almost daring them to contradict him, I sigh knowing when everyone looks at their hands, I won't get an answer. Aunty Gabs clears her throat "Savy are you sure you're really, ok?" she questions with a soft expression. I give her a small smile "Really Aunt Gabs I am ok, don't get me wrong I understand what happened yesterday. But that doesn't change the fact it was either they die, or they took me, or worse." I finish with a small shiver at the thought. Mum reaches for my hand and gives it a gentle squeeze; I look at her with a smile before turning back to the table and the food that is now in front of me.

Without another word I fill my plate and get stuck in, I look over at Dante every so aften feeling his eyes on me. When I look up, he looks away quickly, I don't know what is going on with him "Can I leave now?" he suddenly blurts out. Lorenzo growls and Aunty Gabs sighs "Fine..." She starts to say something else, but before she can get another word out Dante is out of his seat, and he wastes no time walking out.

I look at everyone even more confused now, I don't know what the hell is happening right now, but I will find out. Right now, I need a day of relaxing, I look at my Dad "Papa, can I go home and relax by the pool?" I ask him sweetly. He rubs the back of his neck "Actually Principessa, we all think it's a good idea to stay here for a few days. Well until we find out who is behind the attack last night, I'm sure your Uncle won't mind you using his pool." he finishes looking at Lorenzo. Lorenzo smiles at me "Of course Savy you know our home is yours, do whatever you and your friends want today." he says with a big smile.

I smile in return then look at my Dad "I need to get a swimsuit; I didn't know we would be staying longer than a night." I explain. My Dad chuckles "We already had a variety of your clothes sent here this morning, everything you need should be in the room you slept in last night." he says with a smirk. Of course, he had my things brought here, I'm not your normal spoilt brat.

Although my Dad and Mum spoil me rotten, I'm not a nasty person I like to think I'm down to earth. I don't throw tantrums like most Mafia Princess’s; I am just me and I thank the universe every day for the life I have and the family I was lucky to be given. As I wanted me and the girls spent the day relaxing and laughing, they wouldn't tell me what this morning was all about or why Dante stormed out though. I will have to wait until Dante comes home to ask him, little did I know I wasn't going to be seeing much of him over the next few years.