Coming Home For Christmas

Set Before Lacey Was Found...

Katerina's

P.O.V.

"Yeah and if we don't tell him then we'll both be dead along with everyone here if your brother attacks us...stop being so f*****g selfish, Kat" Selfish? am I being selfish?.

Lacey opened the door when out of nowhere, she was punched in the face causing her to fall to the ground.

I gasped in shock and tried to help Lacey but I was grabbed by that bastard Antonio and what happened next completely horrified me. "AAHHH!!, f**k!!"

Lacey yelped in pain when my brother grabbed her by her hair and slammed her head against the mirror.

Oh my god.

Did that really just happen?.

Why did he do that?.

"Oh my god, Lacey"

"Stay back, b***h"

Antonio growled in my ear and I yelped when he tightened his grip on me.

I tried to free myself from him, not only because I didn't want him to touch me but also because I needed to protect and save Lacey who I could tell was quickly losing consciousness but the i***t kept a tight hold on me, so I had no other choice but to stand there and watch as Trevor knelt down next to Lacey and caressed her face.

"Nice to see you again, beautiful"

"Please leave us alone, Trevor"

"And why would I do that, huh?"

Trevor looked up at me and my heart skipped a terrified beat when I saw the intense anger and amusement in my brother's eyes.

He then got up and walked over to me and I swear with every single step he took, I felt my heart rate pick up as my mind drew a blank which isn't a good thing for someone like me.

I'm a freaking capo, I was trained by some of Klayton's top men who he considers the best of the best and they trained me in everything from being able to defend myself to remaining stoic and expressionless when faced with our enemy yet I'm a scared little girl when faced with our biggest enemy.

"Katerina"

Trevor said breathlessly as he gently cupped my face.

Even though his voice and touch were gentle, I could still hear and feel the roughness emanating from him and his aura. "You've been a very naughty girl, Katerina"

Trevor said condescendingly as he looked me deep in my eyes like he was trying to intimidate me.

"You've disobeyed me, Katty and now you have to be punished"

"Disobeyed you? you're not my daddy, Trevor"

I said through gritted teeth which amused my brother.

"You're right, I'm not but he is"

Trevor said with a smirk as he narrowed his eyes to Antonio.

I looked back at the i***t who was also smirking and I swear I threw in my throat.

"I think my p***y's just dried up"

I muttered to myself but big ears in front of me heard me.

"Yeah, I heard about you being a lesbian and men not being your thing but don't worry Kit Kat, Antonio's c**k will soon ha you thirsty for men again" "I've never been thirsty for men, Trevor"

I said as I slapped Trevor's hand away from me when he once again tried to touch me.

"Don't worry, Katty, we're gonna change that for you...now, we better get out of here before someone comes looking for you"

"Are we taking her with us?"

Antonio asks whilst referring to Lacey.

Trevor looked back at Lacey before narrowing his eyes at us with a smirk on his face.

"Of course we are, you've got your plaything and I want mine"

"You piece of s**+"

I tried to break free and attack my brother but I was stopped by the both of them, Antonio held both of my biceps in a tight grip as Trevor once again cupped my face.

Anyone who was watching us would think we were having a sweet and tender moment because Antonio looked like he was hugging me and Trevor was looking at me lovingly but I could see the anger and hatred in those dark eyes of his.

"Calm down now, little sister, I've left you alone so that you could have your fun with Klayton and that w***e you call a wif but now it's time for you to come home with us and so is Lacey"

"Like hell we are"

"Oh you are and you're gonna be a good little girl and walk out of here with Tony without causing a fuss and if you do...well, he's got my permission to either drug you or beat your a*s" "You're insane"

I say barely above a whisper and Trevor bursts out laughing.

"You say that like it's a bad thing, Kat"

Trevor says with a dirty smirk on his face.

"Now, why don't you be a good girl and leave with Tony while I grab my princesa"

"There's no way either of us are leaving with you two psychos"

I said before wincing when I felt something sharp pressed against my abdomen.

"Care to change that answer, Katty?"

"Please, Trevor...please don't do this"

I pleaded with him only to feel a prick in my arm.

I looked down at my arm and was shocked to see a needle retracting from it.

Oh god no, please god don't tell me he's drugged me.

"Take her out to the van, Antonio and make sure she's compliant, we can't have Klayton thinking she's innocent now, can we?"

What?.

Trevor kissed my forehead and Antonio led me out of the bathroom.

I wanted nothing more than to knock these two motherfuckers out and then call for my cousin but I couldn't because whatever they gave me made me feel like I was paralysed in a way. Even though there was no hope for me now, I just had to hope and pray that Lacey didn't wind up in that psycho's clutches. "Welcome back home, Kit Kat"

Antonio's voice was the last thing I heard before I drifted unwillingly into darkness.

Early The Next Morning...

Logan's P.O.V.

"I'm not saying I don't trust Klayton's men, Abs, I'm just saying that we need to be careful with who we trust"

"I thought Klayton said that Kat chick was the mole"

"Yeah, that's because her brother has set her up and he's doing a f*****g good job"

"So, what do you want me to do?"

"I need you to find me a hacker and or a computer genius, I also need you to hire me a P.I. to look into Kat, I need to get some hardcore proof that she's innocent to prove I'm right" "Wait, Klayton doesn't believe you?"

"Lace"

I groaned as I sat up and stretched my back while rubbing my neck.

"Oh, I've gotta go, Abs, can I call you back?"

"Sure honey, see you soon"

"Bye"

Lacey hangs up the call and looks at me with a smile.

"Morning, baby"

"Morning?"

I looked at my watch and groaned in annoyance.

"Lacey, it's five thirty in the morning, why are you up so early? and why are you calling Abby?"

"I couldn't sleep and I needed Abby's help that's why I called her"

She says and I sigh as I run a hand over my face.

"Babe, you need to rest"

I look at my wife who rolls her eyes.

"You've suffered a major head injury and need to rest so that you can recover"

"I'm fine, Logan even my test results said that I'm fine and there's no damage to my brain"

"And you think because your CT and MRI results came back clear then everything's fine? you've still been injured, Lacey and you need rest"

"But I can't rest, Logan"

Lacey says with a sigh.

"Kat's in danger, Logan and she needs us to help her, she needs us to find her before Trevor and Antonio hurt her again" "Again? what do you mean again?"

I ask my wife who looks down with a conflicted look on her face.

"Babe"

I grab hold of her hand and Lacey looks up at me.

"What happened?"

"It's not my story to tell, Logan"

She says barely above a whisper and my heart hurt when I saw the pain in her eyes.

Clearly whatever has happened to Kat is so bad that it's causing my wife a lot of anguish.

"Look babe, I understand that you want to help Kat but you can't do that if you're weak and exhausted" "I know but..."

"No, no buts Lace, you can't help Kat unless you're one hundred percent, love"

"No, I can't...shit, it's all my fault"

She says in a broken voice as tears filled her eyes and streamed down her face. "What do you mean?"

I ask as I sit next to Lacey and wrap my arms around her to give her some comfort.

"I was a hundred percent at the party, Logan, I wasn't under the influence of anything and I was strong and able to fight y when danger came my way, I let them win"

"You didn't even stand a chance to fight back, love...we've seen the video footage Lace and it's clear from the video that you were overpowered from the very beginning"

"But I still could've fought and I didn't...now Kat's gone and Klayton's....well, Klayton's Klayton"

Lacey sighs in frustration as she rests her head against my chest.

"None of this is your fault, babe and I know Kat won't blame you either when we get her back"

"If we get her back, Lo"

Lacey said as she looked up at me with a defeated look.

"No matter what, Kat is done for, Logan, if Trevor doesn't kill her and we do somehow get her back then she'll be dead by

my cousin's hands because Klayton's stubborn ass still believes that she's guilty"

"Don't be pessimistic, Lace, be optimistic that we'll bring her back home"

"And Klayton?"

Lacey looks at me sceptically and I smile at her as I kiss her forehead.

"Don't worry about Klayton, I'll deal with him, babe"

Several Hours Later...

"Hey brother, how's Lace?"

Klayton asks me as he meets me outside of the hospital.

"She's fine, her emotions are all over the place but overall, she's fine"

"She's not still stuck on Kat being innocent, is she?"

He asks me but I don't answer him.

"Look Lo...do you think I want this? do you think I want to believe my cousin is the mole?"

"From where I'm sitting, I'd say yeah"

I say shocking him.

"Well, you're wrong because I don't but I can't ignore the evidence, Lo"

"The evidence? you mean the same evidence that Lacey debunked yesterday"

"Yeah, well that was before Eddie was able to get the sound back on the video footage and I heard Kat and Trevor's plans for not only Lacey but also for me and our family before she waltzed out of the building in Antonio's arms" What?.

This can't be real?.

I know Klayton has got evidence and from the sound of it, it's pretty strong if Katerina is heard on video plotting against the Antonelli famiglia but I also know my wife and I know that she'd never go to bat for Kat if she really was guilty.

"I don't want to believe that Katerina is the mole and she's betrayed me but I've got no other choice because the evidence is against her"

"And what if Lacey's right and Trevor is setting Kat up? technology today is more advanced than it should be, Klay, Trevor could easily fake an entire scenario to put the smoking gun in Kat's hands and you wouldn't even be able to tell if it's real or not and neither would your computer geeks, not to mention, why would Trevor give up his mole so easily like that?"

"What do you mean?"

He asks confused.

"Well, you're a mafia Don, right? then think like one...if you had a mole in Trevor's mafia and the whole point of a mole is 1 get information to help you defeat him and win the war between you guys then when would you reveal that mole to him? would you reveal them so early in the game? or would you wait until the grand finale to let your enemy know that he's bee getting screwed over?"

"You've got a point"

"No, my wife has...my wife, who doesn't trust people easily, especially when it comes to the people she loves has got a point, so if I were you, I'd suggest you listen to her and take her seriously when she says Kat's innocent because she's willing to go rogue to find the evidence to prove she's innocent"

I say shocking him.

Klayton looked at me with wide eyes and I swear I saw fear flash in them at the thought of Lacey going out on her own.

"She's always been a stubborn one that girl"

"Hmm, I wonder where she gets it from?"

Klayton glares at me before we both burst out laughing.

"Speaking of my stubborn principessa, let's go and see her, I brought her some of her favourite muffins as a peace offering"

"You really hate getting on her bad side, don't you?"

I ask with a chuckle as we head inside of the hospital.

"Of course I hate it, she's my baby cousin, my little principessa, it hurts my heart when she's mad at me"

He says and I once again chuckle.

Who would've thought the big, bad mafia Don would become a big bowl of jelly for his little cousin?.

Klayton and I head up to the floor where Lacey's room is but what we weren't expecting was to hear several loud bangs followed by Lacey's scream coming from her room.

"s**t, LACEY!!"

We ran towards Lacey's room and Klayton had even caused quite a stir by pulling his gun from his holster as soon as he heard the bangs.

When we got to her room, we burst through the door and were greeted with a sight that neither of us was expecting.

I could tell Klayton was livid and so was I when we saw a shocked and panicked Lacey standing in the corner of the room as a familiar-looking young man stood smirking at us but I can't pinpoint where I know him from. "Marcus"

"Hello, brother"