Is this destiny?

~ East Sicily, Angelo's villa ~

5:15 PM 

Angelo De Luca is in the master bedroom of his Mediterranean villa, taking his afternoon nap. Normally, he would rest under the massive olive tree at the back of the villa, but the weather in the afternoon is unpredictable, with the possibility of summer showers and he does not want to be disturbed. Since his right hand man (aka Bruno) took a week off, Angelo is handling more work than usually, and until 6 PM, he wants to rest.

Angelo wanted to rest, but it seems that there is a fly or some other insect which is set on landing on his face, and it's coming back no matter how much he tries swatting it away. An annoying creature.

Angelo froze when he heard a girly giggle followed by a low male voice: "He is either a hard sleeper or he does not want to wake up."

"He is not sleeping. I think he is ignoring us.", a female voice said.

Angelo opened his eyes abruptly and in an instant he pulled a gun from under his pillow.

'PAK!'

Sound of a pistol with a silencer sounded, and Angelo's gun fell few feet away on the floor.

Angelo looked at the two figures in front of him in panic. Who are they? How did they get here? Why are they wearing masks? He would assume that they are robbers if not for their American accent and… who would come to rob him? What happened with his security?

"Your aim improved…", Aiden praised Sarah.

Sarah responded smugly: "My aim was always good…"

Aiden shook his head, but the loving gaze directed at his wife told her that he would approve no matter what she says or does because in his eyes, she can't do wrong. 

Since Aiden woke up from his coma, both Aiden and Sarah are taking their shooting practice seriously. There are families who are determining their standing based on ancient martial arts, and it's definitely helpful to know how to attack and defend using your limbs, but in these days, a person with a gun usually wins the fight. No one can outrun a bullet.

Angelo rubbed his throbbing right hand. The bullet from Sarah's pistol hit his gun, but the recoil definitely hurt.

Angelo took a deep breath and observed two youngsters who are casually chatting in his room. Aiden is wearing khaki cargo shorts and a white polo t-shirt, while Sarah is in a light blue sleeveless summer dress which ends above her knees. Both of them are wearing white tennis shoes and if not for the masks which are covering upper half of their faces, if they are on the street, Angelo would think that they are tourists. But the fact that they are in his bedroom is unsettling. 

"How did you get here? Who are you?", Angelo asked nervously while glancing at the closed door of his bedroom.

"We got here through the doors. And I am disappointed that you don't know who we are, capo Angelo.", Sarah responded with a pout.

"Maybe because we are not wearing black.", Aiden told Sarah.

"The masks are black.", Sarah responded with a hushed voice.

"But the clothes…", Aiden stated the obvious. He believes that if they are wearing their black uniforms, Angelo would know that they are connected to the army of Chaos. How can just the masks be enough? 

Sarah had to agree that Aiden has a point, but how can they inform Angelo about their identities? If they just say it, will he believe them? After a second, Sarah got an idea. "I know…" 

Her fingers moved swiftly and when she looked at Angelo again, her eyes glowed red. "How about now? Does this help?"

Angelo's mouth was half open while he stared at Sarah's eyes.

Aiden stood in front of Sarah, blocking Angelo's view.

"Old man… If you don't stop staring at my wife I might get the idea that you are interested in her.", Aiden said threateningly, making Sarah giggle with glee.

Sarah pounced on Aiden and kissed his cheek from the back. "You used to call me your woman, and this is the first time you said: 'my wife'."

"You are still my woman. The 'wife' is an additional title.", Aiden responded with a big smile on his face.

Angelo watched Sarah and Aiden flirt in front of him and it took him some time to come out of his stupor.

"You are… Nyx and Erebus. The army of Chaos…", Angelo said under his breath.

Sarah smiled smugly and spoke to Aiden. "I knew that the eyes would jog his memory."

"Good thinking.", Aiden praised her.

Angelo cleared his throat anxiously and looked at the closed windows before glancing at the door again.

"Your men can't help you, so you better focus on us.", Aiden said icily. "Do you think that we are standing here carefree with your men surrounding us?"

Angelo realized that he is in a risky situation. These two youngsters are at the front of the army of Chaos, and stories about them are a mix of fiction and magic. But even if only a fraction of that is true, they are very dangerous. The fact that they are here means that they want something from him and Angelo had to remind himself that he is the capo of Nero armi. Even if he is looking death in the face he should not show fear.

Angelo straightened his back. "Why are you here?"

"When a child misbehaves, you usually talk to the parent, right?", Sarah responded and threw a folder on the bed by Angelo's side.

Angelo was visibly confused. What child? He opened the folder and frowned when he saw photos of Bruno. It showed Bruno stand on the escalator with 'Welcome to Los Angeles' sign above his head. Next few photos confirmed that Bruno is in Los Angeles for the last few days, with dates and time shown next to him.

"What is this?" Angelo didn't understand why Nyx and Erebus, the leaders of the army of Chaos, would come here and give him Bruno's vacation photos. 

"Do you know where Bruno is?", Aiden asked.

"He said that he will take personal time off and visit the United States. Based on these photos, he is in Los Angeles. It's his free time, he can go wherever he wants.", Angelo explained.

Sarah and Aiden exchanged glances and Sarah gave another folder to Angelo.

This one had photos of Bruno and Emma talking at the coffee shop and then in the boutique. 

Angelo scrutinized Sarah and Aiden and he understood one thing: "You know that this is my daughter."

He wondered if Sarah and Aiden are here to blackmail him with a scenario where they would threaten Emma in order to get something in return. It is a possibility. Angelo reminded himself to stay composed and not to jump into any conclusions.

Aiden didn't deny that they know about Emma being Angelo's daughter. "Did you tell Bruno to approach Emma?"

Angelo frowned at Aiden's question. Why would he do that? Did Bruno go there to reveal Angelo's identity? Angelo told Bruno to let things run its course, and that soon Emma will discover about Angelo on her own. Rushing things will not help.

"No. I didn't order Bruno to get close to my daughter."

"You see that he is talking to her. Why do you think he approached her?", Sarah asked the next question.

Angelo shrugged. He does not like that Bruno approached Emma, but without knowing what they talked about, he can't judge him. "Maybe Bruno was curious to meet my daughter. Are you saying that there is more to it?"

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