CPOV

I stood watching Ana throw stones for the dogs. I could hear her giggle from where I stood, cursing myself that going to her would make her smile go away.

She knew I was coming before I had time to announce my presence, always knowing when the other was nearby.

Telling Ana that we had found that woman brought me relief but also anxiety. Ana and I had agreed that she could deal with her when the time came but having already dealt with one person in this nightmare just over a week before, I didn't know how she would be facing this woman now.

"Where was she" Ana asked as we sat on the jetty, our legs hanging over the water.

"She was actually arrested."

"What" Ana laughed, as I turned to face her.

"Yes, after all this, she was picked up by the cops for trespassing. Cops that were actually lying in wait for her, should she show up at the house in Olympia. A resident in the house that backs onto Ortez's reported seeing someone in their garden, climbing the back fence to gain access to the rear of the house behind. They had an old shed in the garden where they found several items. Food wrappers, blankets. She could've been there since she ran out of Gia's. She was found in one of the bedrooms, prying up a floor board."

"What was she looking for."

"Fake id, money. I think she was planning on disappearing but we ruined her plans."

"Is there a report of her arrest, if Lorenzo's team arrested her."

"No, as far as the woman who reported it knows, she got away" I smiled.

"What" Ana asked.

"The woman who reported it, had a go at one of the officers, calling their work shoddy and they couldn't catch a cold."

"It's a good job she doesn't know who her neighbours really are then."

"I agree" I sighed. "What do you want to do Ana" I asked as she rested her head on my shoulder.

"I want to see her, show her what happens when you try and upset our children."

I kissed Ana's forehead, knowing I wouldn't stop her if this is what she wanted to do. I would be by her side throughout though.

"Let's go then" I said, taking Ana's hand and helping her to her feet.

We made our way towards the house, a trail of dogs behind us. Frankie was stood at the door waiting and I know he will want to come too.

"We can't persuade you to stay behind" he asked Ana as I relinquished her into her father's arms.

"No Dad, it's time to end this."

"Mum, Dad, what's going on" Lucy asked, ending the call she had been on.

"We need to go out for a bit" Ana told her.

"For the night again" Lucy asked.

My daughter is so smart, she knows when something is going on.

"No sweetheart, your Dad and I will be back later. Save me some of those biscotti you're making with Grandma. I will need a strong cup of tea when I get home, a biscotti on the side will be perfect."

I watched Ana take our daughter into her arms, holding her tight.

"We will be back as soon as we can. Finish your picture so I know what cake you want" she smiled, kissing Lucy's cheek.

"Dad" was all Lucy said, before I pulled her into my arms.

"We will be back soon ok, little Princess. I want to hear about all these boys that I need to do background checks on."

I let go of my giggling daughter as Ana held her hand out to me.

"Mum" Lucy called out as we reached the front door.

"Yes Lucy."

"Kick arse."

Ana smiled, nodding her head before we were soon on our way.

"Are you ok" I asked Ana as we hit the interstate.

"Yes, I'm fine. Who's going to be there."

"Pretty much everyone. If you want them to leave, they will but I won't Ana."

"Good" she smiled. "I need you there. If I can't finish this, I want you to" she said, turning to me.

"I will Ana, I want her gone. She has not only upset you but our girls as well. She deserves everything that is coming her way."

"Get your doctor skills in order then. By the end of today, I might need my knuckles patching up" she said squeezing my hand.

I drove us straight into the warehouse, John shutting the large doors behind us.

"Where is she" Ana asked, looking around.

"I don't know" I said getting out and making my way to her side so I could open her door.

"Where is she" I asked Jason.

"Tied up and gagged in the storeroom. She was giving me a headache."

Ana let go of my hand, making her way to the storeroom.

"Please can I pass" she asked Dwayne, who was stood guard on the door.

"Of course, Dr Grey" he smiled, opening the door where I could just see the woman's legs inside.

"Pathetic" Ana said, before looking to me.

She had a smile on her face, happy to see the woman who had been causing us so much trouble.

"Don't look tough now, do you" Ana laughed before turning to Dwayne. "Can you bring the trash out please."

I laughed as Dwayne pulled the woman out by her leg. Her screams and cries ignored by everyone around.

I looked to my left, seeing my boys all stood there. All come together to watch their mother deal with this woman once and for all.

"Do you want her on a chair or the floor" Dwayne asked Ana.

"Chair for now, although she won't be on it for long. Could someone get me one too please."

Luca was quick to move, taking a chair over to his mother. After a kiss to his cheek, he was back again by my side.

"Welcome to my family gathering" Ana said, pulling the hood off the woman.

Her eyes took a few minutes to adjust and even though she shouted out in protest, we couldn't hear her complaints through the tape she wore.

"So, I hear you have been trying to get my attention. Anything in particular you wanted to speak to me about…. Nothing... quiet for once…. Let me help you find your voice" Ana said before ripping the tape from her mouth.

"You Bitch" she screamed at my wife, as I looked to my boys to stay put.

"Bitch, hmm, I've been called worse and by better people than you. Now, I have a few questions for you and how you answer depends on what happens next."

"Fuck you" she spat at Ana.

"No thanks. I'm not interested in anyone but my husband. I'm glad you didn't realise how solid our marriage was when you sent Gia to me. Sending her into my place of work and with the lies she spewed, she didn't stand a chance.

Anyone who tries to mess with my marriage will face the same fate. Now as I was saying, questions. Number one, where is Ricardo."

"You will never find him, not that he was much use anyway."

"Oh, sibling rivalry. I bet that hurt to find out that you came from another man. Did Daddy cry."

"He sure did when he died" I said, smiling.

"You fuck" her words were silenced as my wife's hand impacted her face.

"For someone of your age, you certainly have a foul mouth. An attitude like that would never have gotten you anywhere in this life. Intelligence, maturity, trust and loyalty, that's how you survive in the mafia world. That's why I'm the one leading this interrogation and you're the one going to suffer."

"What are you going to do to me" she asked, the strength no longer in her voice.

"If I tell you that, it will take the fun away. Now I asked you a question, where is Ricardo."

"Far away from here, he went home" she said, smiling.

"Is that Salem or Mexico then, maybe Dalton" Hain said, coming into the room. "All places that he has roots although all of his properties are ash."

You could see it, the shock on her face as I smacked my hand to his. The anger building up in her. Anger that my wife smacked down as she tried to pull at the ropes, ending up being upturned in the chair.

Hain walked over to her, standing over her prone body, a smile coming to his lips.

"Fuck with this family, my family and you will always pay the price."

"You… Seb said not to trust you but I did."

"Because you were so blinded by being the Boss, being number one. Well guess what, this woman is number one, she is the Boss" he said, before walking back over to my side.

"Ricardo will get away. He will build up the business and take you all out."

The words she spat were hollow, empty and she knew that herself when we laughed.

"His attempts will all end in failure" Theo said, winking at his mother when she nodded.

"Dwayne could you pick up the trash again please" Ana asked as Dwayne placed the chair back upright.

Ana was on her feet now, circling her prey before she settled behind her, gripping her hair and pulling it back.

Maria tried to spit at my wife, the best she could do at the moment but was left looking a mess when it landed back on her face.

"You really are a dirty child, aren't you" Ana said.

"I'm not a child, I'm a grown woman."

"If you say so, your actions say otherwise though. Now we will come back to Ricardo later but I wanted to know, how did you find out about my sealed file."

Ana didn't only have her head pulled back, she had her arm as well. The more Ana pulled on her arm, the more Maria cried out until she finally answered.

"A cop, an old friend of Javier's looked into you all for us. He told us about your file and that we would need a judge to unseal it. We already had a judge so it was easy. How did Luciana like the photos."

"She never saw them. Don't you think we have security measures in place to protect my family, even from rogue mail" I told her.

"The name" Ana said. "The name of the cop who's next in line to receive a bullet."

"You can't do anything to him, he's too noticeable."

"Funny, the judge thought the same" I said as Ana turned to me. A nod of the head, let me know that she was ok.

"Name" Ana said, pulling her arm more, her scream echoed through the room when my wife had achieved her goal and dislocated her shoulder. "NAME, NOW."

"James Bradley" She said shakily as Ana let her go.

"Sweetheart, another name to add to the list" Ana called to me, as she made her way back to her chair.

"Don't worry Princess, he will be dealt with."

"You people make me sick" Maria said.

"Really, we haven't even started yet" Ana said taking her gun out, the woman freezing in place.

"Now, as you like to play games, I thought we could play a game of my choosing."

"What's Mum doing Dad" Matteo asked me, quietly.

"Messing with her head. Killing her straight away is too easy. Making her as terrified by the end, as scared as what she made Lucy and Oriella is what your mother is going to do."

"Is she going to kill her" Theo asked.

"That's up to your mother. Either way that woman will never see the outside of this warehouse again."

We watched Ana examine her gun, check the bullets that are there. Every little movement making the tied-up woman sweat.

"It's a shame. Unfortunately with my gun, we can't play Russian roulette" Ana said.

"You can borrow mine" Theo said, walking over to his mother.

He always liked the older guns. I'm sure he wanted to be in the wild west when he was a kid but he happily handed it over to his mother now.

They talked quietly for a moment before he stepped back and Ana held up his gun. She had held it, used it before when we had been at the range, preferring her own little one.

"I don't think my gun is this heavy."

"Because yours is made for little hands" he laughed, teasing his mother.

"Now, back to Russian roulette, shall we try."

We all watched as Ana span the barrel, the woman crying and screaming now to be let go. As Ana pulled the trigger, Maria screamed more, before a smash was heard. Ana not aiming for the woman, had hit the target that she had chose, a lone coffee cup on the table in the far side of the room.

"You missed" Maria laughed, trying to mock my wife.

"No, I hit what I wanted to" Ana said as she pulled the trigger again, taking a slice of Maria's right ear off with it.

The cries of pain were real then but they were all ignored.

"I would offer to patch you up, me being a doctor and all but no, you can suffer."

Ana handed Theo his gun back, whispered words between them before she gave something else to him as well. As Theo reached me, he placed my wife's gun into my hand.

"Mum has ordered us to stay where we are, no matter what happens now."

We watched as Ana untied Maria so she could finally release her hands. She was too shocked to move at the moment, too scared to move an inch until Ana kicked the chair over and she fell to the floor.

"Your father, no he wasn't your father was he. Ramirez said you wanted to take me out, take the title of Boss away from my husband. Shall we see if you have the skills, the capability to be Boss. Get up" Ana said, kicking her leg.

She got shakily to her feet, quickly receiving a punch to the nose from my wife.

"A Boss has to be quick, know everything that is going on around them at all times" Ana told her, sweeping her legs from underneath her. "I think you failed on that part."

Ana moved towards her, as she quickly scrambled to her feet.

"You have dislocated my shoulder, shot my ear. You have me at a disadvantage. I can't fight" she complained.

"Really, take a free shot then."

Ana quickly looked over to us, to make sure we stayed where we were.

As Maria's hand went for her face, it wasn't even hard enough to make Ana's head move.

"No, when someone offers you a free shot, you do this."

Ana punched her in the eye, before one of her perfect roundhouse kicks to the head, left the woman unconscious of the floor.

Ana wasn't giving her time to rest, going over to where we had buckets of hot water on standby to do clean up. It wasn't boiling any more but it would still be hot. Ana poured the water over the woman's head, her screams making my own head ache.

Ana dragged Maria to her feet before knocking her down again.

"Please" she whispered between blistered lips.

"Please. You don't get to ask for anything. This situation is of your own making. You wanted to play with the big boys so deal with the consequences when you fail and get burnt" Ana said angrily to her. "Dwayne, I'm sorry to bother you again but could you pick up the trash once more and deposit it, into the chair."

"My pleasure, Dr Grey" he laughed as Ana walked over to me, her hand held out for her gun.

I placed it into her hand as she reached around to the back of my trousers, taking my gun out too.

"Together" Ana said, holding my gun out to me.

"Forever" I told her as I took her hand and my gun, walking back over to Maria.

"Now your friend Gia. I had a little fun with her fingers. So fragile they are, hers were anyway. Broke easily. You, I think I will break something bigger."

With her hand still in mine, Ana shot her in the knee cap. Before the scream had even reached Maria's lips, her other kneecap was blown out too.

"Where's Ricardo" Ana asked, one last time.

"Bre"

"Where, didn't hear that" Ana said aiming again.

"Brier."

"Thank you" Ana smiled.

Ana aimed higher now, at her head before looking to me. I knew what she wanted, for us to end this together. As a bullet emerged from each of our guns, her screams were finally silenced.

I pulled Ana into my arms, relishing the feeling that at the end of all this, she was here.

"We did it" Ana said, looking into my eyes.

"Yes, we did, together."

I placed my hand onto her cheek, red from the smack that she had received. Taking her bruised knuckles into my hands then, I checked them over.

"Looks like I might be the doctor when we get home" I smiled, kissing her lips.

"Mmm, my own personal doctor. It will make a nice change."

I relinquished Ana to our sons, all who took their turns in making sure she was ok. Frankie was just as bad.

"Christian, Brier is north of here, complete opposite of anywhere we have known them to deal with before" Luke told me.

Ana moved over to me, looking at the map too as I wrapped my arm around her shoulders. She traced her finger from Brier to Salem, Olympia and everywhere in between that we have known them to have either had businesses or hid weapons, before she pointed to one place.

"Closest place is here" Ana said, pointing to Dalton. "He's supposed to be married, where is she from."

"Not sure. No marriage records were filed in his name so we don't know if he really is or not. It could be yet another game they were playing but with Gia this time" Jason told us.

"That is one twisted family" Matteo said and I couldn't agree more.

Clean up was in process and plans were made. Ricardo was the last piece to this crazy puzzle that would need to be dealt with, not forgetting the cop.

For tonight though, I could hold Ana in the back of the car as Luca drove us home. For tonight, we could relax and enjoy the fact that the deranged woman had been dealt with, her games finally stopped.

"What are we doing tomorrow" Ana asked me, smiling.

"Well as tomorrow is Wednesday, I have an incredibly detailed meeting that I need to have with my Consigliere. Plans to explore the depths that only I'm allowed to visit."

"I look forward to it then" she said, kissing my lips.

I could see my son's smile in the mirror up front, a smile the same as my own. Although Ana has a few scrapes to her knuckles, she's fine. She had showed that woman who was Boss, showed her what life was really like in this world and I have never been more prouder to have her by my side.

Thank you for reading.

Until next time, take care

Caroline.