Coming Home For Christmas

'Don't trust everything you see even salt looks like sugar'

- Unknown

Klayton's P.O.V.

"Where the hell are Lacey and Kat? they've been in the bathroom for a while now"

"They're probably having a chat while fixing their make-up"

"Really, Klayton?"

My wife asks annoyed and I smile at her as I kiss her lips.

"No, I'm being serious guys, where are they?"

"I don't know, Ness, why don't you go and check?"

"Why don't you go?"

"Because you're the one that's worried and also because I'm a man, I don't belong in the women's bathroom, Nessie"

I say earning a scowl from my best friend.

"I swear to god, Klayton if you call me Nessie one more time then I'm gonna kick you in your fucking...."

"BOSS!!, BOSS, YOU NEED TO COME QUICK!!"

Vanessa was cut off by some of my guards running towards us.

"What's going on, guys?"

"It's Miss Lacey, boss, she's been attacked"

"WHAT? WHERE?"

I growl as I grip my guard by his collar.

"B..bathroom, sh..she's in the b..bathroom"

f**k.

I jumped up along with Logan and we ran towards where the bathrooms were.

My heart was racing and I felt sick to my stomach thinking that something bad has happened to my cousins.

The guards just said Lacey had been attacked but they never said how badly she had been attacked or what had happened to Kat. When we got to the bathroom, I was horrified to see my cousin lying unconscious in a pool of her own blood. "Holy s**t, Lacey"

Logan shouted from behind me as he ran towards his wife.

"Lacey, are you ok? baby"

Logan cupped her face and tried to rouse her but she didn't budge.

"What the f**k happened here?"

I growled through gritted teeth.

"We don't know sir, the guards were doing their swaps when they noticed around five guys trying to kidnap Miss Lacey" "And Kat? what bout Kat?"

I ask panicked and the guards briefly look at each other before looking back at me and shaking their heads.

"Miss Katerina wasn't here, sir, it was just Miss Lacey and the five guys"

What?.

Where the hell is Kat?.

"Has an ambulance been called?"

"Yes, they're on their way"

No sooner did my guard say that, did a couple of paramedics rush passed us with some bags and a gurney.

While the ambulance personnel were dealing with my principessa, I turned into the Don I am to find out not only who did this but also why? and where my other cousin is?.

Even though Kat is my biological family through my mom's side, she was still sworn in as a capo to always protect my family including Lacey, Logan and their children, so where the f**k is she? and why did she fail in her duties to protect my principessa?. I swear she'd better have a damn good reason for sleeping on the job because otherwise, I'll have to punish her.

"We need to get her to the hospital ASAP, the wound on her head is deep and it's got glass shards in it"

"What does that mean?"

Logan asks panicked as my eyes narrowed to the huge break in the mirror which has got blood on it, Lacey's blood to be exact.

"She may need a head exam to make sure there's no brain damage, we won't know until we get her to the hospital" What the f**k?. Logan's face had paled as he struggled to stand up.

The paramedics took Lacey away with Logan following right next to them.

I was confused when they pushed the gurney passed us and I saw something familiar sitting on Lacey's dress. "Wait, stop"

The paramedics did what I said and I walked over to them to examine the brooch.

"What's wrong, Klayton?"

"Nothing"

I say whilst running my finger and thumb over the familiar brooch.

Why is this brooch pinned on Lacey's dress?.

It definitely wasn't there before, was it?.

"Klayton..."

"Get her to the hospital ASAP and make sure they know they're dealing with a very close member of Don Antonelli's famiglia...I won't be happy if something happens to her, do you understand me?" "Yes, sir"

I glared at the two paramedics so that they knew I wasn't messing around before nodding my head to let them know that they were free to go.

As the paramedics left with Lacey, my mom and dad came around the corner looking pissed and panicked.

"Klayton, what happened here?"

"Is Lacey ok?"

"She will be, she's made of strong stuff"

I said as I ran a hand through my hair.

"Don, here's the auctioneer and hostess as you requested"

"Do you have the guest list?"

"Yes, Don"

The hostess says whilst handing me the list.

"Mr Auctioneer, do you remember the name of the person who purchased the 18th-century brooch?"

I ask as I briefly skim through the guest list.

"Yes sir, it was Mr Juan Herreros, he said he brought it for his one true love"

"Did he now?"

"Do you remember this Mr Juan Herrerros, Miss?"

I asked the hostess who shook her head.

"Not particularly, sir, all faces blend into one after you've done this job for so long"

Right.

I scanned the long list which was a very detailed list telling me who was on the list, who came with who, who was a VIP as well as who was a regular guest and who was invited and who was a plus one.

My eyes narrowed when I reached the H section of the list and I saw that Juan came with an unnamed plus one and they were both down as VIPs which is impossible because only members of my family were listed as VIP's and of course a few other mafia families.

I turned to Benjamin who was now standing next to me along with his sister and I commanded him to find out everything he could about this guy including how he was able to get on the VIP section of the guest list.

"You got it, Don"

When Benjamin left, Cassie wrapped her arms around my waist which offered me quite a bit of comfort but not a lot. "Are you ok, baby?"

"I will be when Lacey's awake and I know where the hell Kat is"

"Lacey's gonna be ok, babe, she's a fighter just like you"

Cassie says with a smile and I smile back at her.

"As for Kat, she'll be around here somewhere and she'll have a lot to answer for when she does show up"

Yeah, she will.

A Couple Of Hours Later...

Logan's P.O.V.

"Is she gonna be ok, doc?"

"We won't know until we get the results of the CT and MRI scan"

"And when will that be?"

I ask annoyed.

"Normally, it can take days but we're on strict orders to make your wife a priority so we've put a rush on them"

"Ok, thank you"

The doctor left the room and I was left all alone with my unconscious wife.

I held her hand and gently caressed her face with my fingers making sure not to touch the right side of her forehead which has got a huge gash that had to be stitched up and the left side of her jaw which is all bruised and the corner of her lip is cut. My heart is breaking seeing my wife in this state, I wish she would wake up and ease my pain but the doctor said it could be a while before she wakes up.

Knock!!, knock!!.

"Hey, son"

I looked up and smiled when I saw my parents walking into the room.

"Hey, guys"

"How is she, son?"

My dad asks me and I shake my head.

"I don't know, the doctors have run some tests on her and they're putting a rush on it thanks to Klayton but until then...it's just a waiting game"

"She's gonna be fine, honey, she's a strong girl"

My mom said while hugging me and kissing the top of my head.

"Yeah, she is which is why I'm struggling to understand what happened here"

"What do you mean, son?"

I looked up at my dad who was looking at me confused.

"She's been training, dad...I've been training her so that when something like this happens she could defend herself and she's f*****g good, dad, she can take me down better yet, she can take Klayton down" "Really?"

He asks shocked and I nod my head while smiling proudly.

"Klayton didn't think he could take me on so he challenged her and she took him down...he was so proud he offered her t be a capo to which she replied with when pigs fly and horses turn into unicorns" I say and we all chuckle.

"Sounds like Lace"

"Yeah"

I looked back at my wife with tears in my eyes which refused to drop.

She looked peaceful like she was sleeping which was helping to ease my anxiety a little bit but I knew it wouldn't completely go away until she opened her eyes and I heard her sweet voice.

"Why didn't she fight back, mom? why didn't she defend herself?"

"Maybe everything happened so fast, maybe she was overpowered and taken down before she had a chance to fight bac love"

She says and I close my eyes tightly as I rest my forehead against mine and Lacey's hands.

"You also heard what that guard said, Logan, he said there were at least five of them there with her...I hate to sound like a misogynistic asshole but one man is enough to overpower a woman, Lo and she had five"

As much as it hurts my heart to see Lacey in this state, it hurts my heart even more to hear about what happened or what possibly happened, especially since I was right there and this happened under my f*****g nose.

The door to the room once again opens and I wasn't surprised to see Klayton, Cassidy, Benjamin and Connor walking into the room but I was surprised to see the angry looks on their faces.

Oh god, what's happened now?.

"Ti amo, mia principessa, per favore svegliati presto" (I love you, my princess, please wake up soon)

Klayton said as he cupped Lacey's face and kissed her forehead.

He then looked down at her and the pain in his eyes was palpable to the point that it made me feel bad for him because I knew exactly what he was feeling.

"Have you found anything out, Klayton sweetheart?"

My mom asks Klayton and I immediately noticed his whole demeanour stiffen as his face turned stoic.

"Yes auntie, we've found out what happened, who was behind this and most importantly who our mole is" "Really? who is it?"

"It's nobody"

Cassidy said whilst glaring at Klayton who reciprocated it.

"Cassidy..."

"No don't Cassidy me, Klayton Antonelli, I thought we agreed that we wouldn't judge Kat until we either found her and talked to her or Eddie got the audio back from the footage" "Wait, what? Katerina's the mole?"

I ask shocked.

"Yes"

"No"

Cassidy and Klayton said at the same time before once again glaring at each other.

"What Klayton is saying is that everything points to Katerina but we've got nothing concrete yet?"

"Well, what have you got?"

I ask and Klayton sighs.

"I had my men pull up the security from outside of the bathroom as well as inside and also the entrance closest to the bathrooms"

"Wait, inside? there are cameras inside of the bathroom?"

I ask and Klayton looks at me like really dude?.

"They're not invading anyone's privacy while they're doing their business, Lo, it's just for in case anything happens like tonight"

Oh.

"Anyway, Eddie did his thing and he found this, there's no audio yet but it's clear as day what's going on just from looking at it"

Klayton showed us the footage on his tablet and it's clear Katerina and Lacey were having a very heated argument with each other and whatever they were talking about was obviously so bad that it resulted in my wife throwing up in the sink. "Logan, I'm gonna need you to stay calm when you see this next part"

"Why?"

"Just trust me, Lo"

Klayton played the video again and it showed Kat grabbing Lacey by her wrist which explains the bruise she's got there, a few seconds later, Lacey opens the door and that's when everything goes down.

It was horrifying to see my wife being abused in this way and seeing the way her head bounced off the mirror is making the fear in me rise even more about what her CT results are gonna say when we get them back.

The video then showed Katerina looking like she was having a conversation with two of the men, she then left with one of them and the other guy attempted to pick my wife up but was stopped by something or someone.

He eventually ran out and left the bathroom but not before whispering something in Lacey's ear and kissing her cheek. "I think we all know who did this and how he was able to get into the party" "How did Trevor get into the party, Logan? and how was he able to walk amongst us without us noticing?"

"Trevor and Antonio got into the party under different names and they were able to get in because according to our system, they were given VIP tickets by Katerina"

What?.

"That makes no sense, Klay, why would Kat go against you?"

"That's exactly what I said, Logan"

Cassidy said in an aha kind of tone.

"Katerina is family, Klayton, she'd never go against you"

"So is Trevor, Cassidy and he did"

Klayton says shocking her while I shake my head.

I honestly can't see this being real, Katerina can't be the mole, can she?.

Klayton and Cassidy continued to argue back and forth with each other over who was right and who was wrong while I just rubbed my forehead in frustration.

Tonight was supposed to be a fun and exciting night for us to raise some money for charity and then in the blink of an eye, everything went to s**t.

I closed my eyes and sighed as I threw my head back just as a husky voice that I'd recognise anywhere said my name. "Logan"