Healed By Love

CHAPTER 57

AUDELIA'S POV

A year.

So much has changed in a year. Some for the better, some for worse. Though, some things also remain the same.

Just like last year, Liam and Stefano stand together, flutes of champagne in their hand as they talk among themselves. Although, compared to last year, they talk more freely. Not bothering to hide their camaraderie. After all, they have nobody to fool now. Nobody to stab in the back since they 'killed' them. Their own children.

Little do they know the surprise awaiting them tonight. Like they had surprised us all last year, at the gala, this year it is time we return the favour.

What they think is this year's mafia gala, turns out to be their funeral.

Last year, in this very same building, they had started their plan to try to kill me and Lorenzo. This year, that very same plan is going to come to an end. By Lorenzo and I.

"We have taken care of all their men." Valeria informs me as she along with Lucas, Giovanni and Lizzie come to stand next to us on the mezzanine, hidden from view by the pillars and shadows.

Two days after we had reached Ava and Dave's place, Lorenzo and I had formed a plan and had contacted the others to acquire their help in orchestrating the whole thing without raising any suspicions.

"They are still unaware that the gala is being held elsewhere." Giovanni says. "Though, they are being suspicious that the leaders are not here."

"The men pretending to represent the leaders of their mafia is not going to convince them much longer." Lizzie says. "I think they are suspicious."

"I would be surprised if they were not." Lorenzo answers. "But it does not matter anyway. It kept them occupied."

"All their men are down?" I ask.

"Hmm." Ezra confirms. "We took care of those inside while Rick and some others took down those outside."

"Thank you for the help." I say genuinely.

"Please." Valeria dismisses me with a wave of the hand. "To make those two pay, I will do anything. They deserve to burn in hell for everything that they did."

"I think that would not even be enough" Lucas scoffs.

"But, your plan is working out perfectly. We already got rid of all the men who were working with Liam and Stefano to kill you to thanks to some hacking." Giovanni sends us a wink. "Now, all you need to do, is take out them out."

"We will take our time with that." A slow smile spreads across my lips. Downstairs, I see Liam start swaying on his feet, shaking his head as if to clear his mind. A wicked grin is on Lorenzo's face as I lock eyes with him, my expression no doubt similar.

Liam falls on the ground unconscious and before has any time to register to happen what happened, he braces himself on the wall behind him only to have the same fate as Liam.

"Time for us to leave, I guess." Lucas mutters.

"Be careful you two, and make them pay." Valeria says.

"You better be home tonight." Ezra says firmly and I just smile at him before they leave just like we had decided and downstairs the room begins to clear.

Rick along with some of mine and Lorenzo's men enter the room. They pick up Liam and Stefano, tying them to the chairs in the centre of the room before leaving.

The call we had to discuss the plan was one filled with a plethora of emotions- disbelief, anger, joy, sadness. But we all knew what we wanted- revenge- and so we planned.