Chapter 2: Babysitter
Hours after my conversation with Nik, I began to track down Enzo. He was just as good as me in just about everything which made sense why my brother picked him to be my babysitter.
After a few phone calls, I heard that he was at a mafia-owned bar not too far away. I headed up to my room and changed into black jeans, a white tank top, and a denim jacket.
I got in my car and texted him to let him know I was on my way.
Once I pulled up to the front, I recognized the establishment perfectly. This wasn't the average mafia bar at all. Lots of girls in this one.
I sighed and checked my phone, no text back.
Great, I thought. Now I actually have to go in here.
I got out of my car and slammed the door shut. There were not a lot of people around which was expected in this part of the city.
I walked around to the back and knocked on the door and the guy on the other side open the door shaft.
"Name?"
"Aleksandra Petrov"
His eyes widened and he started to open the door.
"Right this way Ms. Petrov."
"Thank you."
Being the daughter of both Adalia De Leon and Dmitri Petrov didn't come without its perks. Fear just oozed out of people when I stepped into a room. That and I developed quite the reputation after three very long years of fine-tuning my skills.
I walked in and he guided me to the bar I scanned the room to look for Enzo. I locked eyes with Sebastian instead.
He was here with Logan. I walked over to them and peered them down.
"You're such whores."
They both looked at me and started to laugh. Sebastian or Bash was my cousin on my father's side. My aunt Lana and uncle Yeremy's son. He was just as built as every other man in our family. He had the same familial icy blue eyes, light skin, and got light brown hair as his father.
Logan, on the other hand, was my cousin on my mother's side. My aunt Santana's son with Aiden O'Conner, head of the Irish mob. Logan had green eyes and black hair. His skin was tan like mine and he was just as tall as Bash.
"What are you doing in a place like this Aleks? Don't tell me you're a lesbian now," Logan said smirking at me while Bash laughed.
I rolled my eyes, "I'm looking for Lorenzo, have you seen him?"
They looked at each other and smiled, "Yeah we've seen him alright," Bash said.
"He's over there at the bar with Raisa," Logan said pointing at the far side of the bar.
I followed his finger and saw Enzo with a woman dressed in black lingerie and thigh-high boots. They were clearly flirting.
"Great, thanks, guys-"
"I'd wait Aleks. Raisa's a bit..."
"Possessive.." Logan finished.
I sucked my teeth, "I don't have time for this. I have a lead and Nik won't let me pursue it by myself," I tucked some hair behind my ear, "I wouldn't dream of defying him twice in one day."
They both nodded as if they'd understood. Of course, they knew what happened.
I walked my way over to the bar and tapped Enzo on the shoulder of his leather jacket. He stood up and eyed me down with a smirk on his face. Lorenzo was about 6'3, his muscles were bulging out of his clothes which was a common thing for him. His hair was blonde and messy. He had a jaw that looked like God handcrafted it and cheekbones that were blessed by angels. His lips were full and a soft pink and his eyes were a smoldering grey with long eyelashes so clearly wasted on a man.
"Aleksandra Katya Svetlana, long time no see," he said taking his time with each letter of my name.
"Who is this?" I heard the girl behind him pipe up.
She was a gorgeous girl, which was a job requirement to work here. Round brown eyes and long dark brown hair.
"I'm Aleksandra. I have business with Lorenzo right now," I said trying to have some sort of professionalism. She was obviously getting a bit...possessive.
"We're not done here yet, you can have your turn later," she said locking her arm with his.
Did she just insinuate that I worked here? She clearly had no idea who I was and that was a grave mistake on her part.
"Look, Aleksandra, is it? Enzy was here with me first and he's my only non-paying customer, I'm sure you can rack up a man somewhere else."
Now, I was mad.
I moved closer to her and looked at her face for a little while.
Yeah, I definitely had time for this today.
I grabbed her by her hair and slammed her head on the bar counter in one swift motion and she fell to the ground.
"You bit-
"Before you finish that monumental mistake of a sentence, you should know who you're insulting, yes?" I put the heel on my boot on her throat, "I am Aleksandra Petrov otherwise known to you as the Black Rose. You show some fucking respect when you speak to me."
Her eyes widened and she started to nod quickly, "I apologize Ms. Petrov. I wasn't aware that was you."
I removed my boot from her neck and she quickly got up and headed to the back room.
Great, now I've caused a scene.
Oddly enough, when I turned around, the only person looking at me was Enzo and it looked as if he'd been laughing.
"Is this amusing to you, Lorenzo?"
"On the contrary. You're amusing to me," he said folding his arms against his chest.
I rolled my eyes, "We have work to do Enzo. Fill me in."
Luckily for me, he nodded and led me outside to his car.
I got in the front seat and turned on the ignition and pulled off.
"I'm sure your brother told you about this party already."
"Just that he had Alexi following Julio and he found the whereabouts of an exclusive party that Rafael and Luca Giovanni will be at."
"That's right, they were able to get us into the party as guests. We're going over to Rebel's so she can dress us up. Our goal is to bring Rafael and Luca to Aiden."
"Bring them to Aiden? What business does my uncle have with him?"
"Not your uncle necessarily, more like your Aunt Santana."
"I see. Not surprising that she'd want to handle things with him after all their bad blood."
A calm silence fell over for a little while.
"How have you been Aleks, I mean really?"
I sucked in my breath, "I-I don't know," I looked down at my hands, "I should've caught him by now. I should've killed him already."
Enzo reached over and squeezed my hands, "It's not your fault Aleks. It's understandable. We'll get him alright."
I smiled at him, "I know we'll get him. I'm gonna end him myself."
We finally pulled up to Rebel's place and I walked in with a little pep in my step.
I finally had a real lead...
"Aleksandra, you look gorgeous as always," Rebel said smiling and pulling me into a hug.
"Thank you, it's been too long," I said squeezing back.
Rebel was all the way Italian, and her brother married the daughter of the Italian mob boss.
We let each other go, and after exchanging a greeting with Enzo she brought us into the back room.
"I have been expecting you two and put together these two outfits."
She handed Enzo and me the black clothing bags and pointed to a room where we could get dressed.
I walked in and let my breath out as soon as I was alone.
I undressed myself and unzipped the bag where I found a red long sparkly sequin gown. It was gorgeous, but not exactly practical for kidnapping two grown men. I did, however, have to blend.
I slipped into it and turned around to look in the mirror. The dress had a long slit that stopped at my mid-thigh.
The material was thin and not too tight giving me room to move which was a relief. The dress fell onto my curves, it was gorgeous. I looked around the room and found a pair of black red bottoms clearly meant for me. I slipped them on my feet and walked out of the room.
"Hair and makeup now, right?"
Rebel smiled at me, "This way."
She led me to the usual chair and I stood still as she went to work on my makeup. A few minutes later I could tell she was done and she spin the chair around and started to work on my hair.
She parted it to the side and curled the larger part slightly so it would flow elegantly down the side of my face, then she took the other side and combed it behind my ear taking a gold pin to keep it in place.
"There, you're all done now."
Rebel had given me an over-the-top gold diamond necklace and it fit the dress nicely.
I walked over to the full mirror and got a look at the finished look. She put bright red lipstick on my lips with feline eyeliner and simple mascara. Not a hair was out of my place and my dress was zipped up and the thin straps draped over my collarbone.
Suddenly Enzo walked up from behind me in a black tux with a matching black button-down and a red tie. His usually gruff blonde hair was combed back and even with six-inch heels, he was still taller than me.
"You look good...Aleksandra," he said taking his time with my name sending tingles down my spine.
"Not too bad yourself, Lorenzo," I said smiling at him.
"Alright you two it's time to go, you don't want to be late."
We both nodded and after thanking Rebel for her services we got into Enzo's car and headed to my last chance at a lead.
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