~THE PRESENT~ Ivan opened his mouth to speak but his dad held up his hand, it caused him to stop."Leave us and guard this place well" his dad instructed his boys."Yes, Capo" they bowed and the five of them left."Ivan" his dad called and held his shoulder. Ivan slapped his hands away."Don't touch me, you murderer! Have you forgotten? You killed your wife! You killed my mother!" He screamed."I'm so sorry son. It was a mistake. I didn't mean for that to happen, I swear" "Really? Really dad?" Ivan asked. His dad smiled, a sad smile."You're smiling?" Ivan asked, he was confused."You still call me dad,""Oh drop the act. So this is where you've been hiding all these while. Just like a coward that you are, you ran away after killing mom and you've been hiding here?" Ivan yelled angrily and his father flinched in pain."And then you're being called the capo? What capo? The men calling you capo just killed someone, are you aware? What are you into?" He asked."Son. I know I've w
"This is my son, Ivan and he'll be the next leader of this gang. And he'll help in bringing down our enemy, Antonio Romano" his dad announced. The announcement shocked them all."What?" Ivan stuttered. The shock was evident on his face."Yes Son. You heard me right. You'll be the next leader of the mafia gang" his father confirmed. "But…" Ivan began to protest, but was interrupted by his father."Henceforth, you all will show him every respect he deserves. Respect him like the way you all do to me. You must be very loyal towards him too. Am I understood?" His father asked his boys."Yes, Capo" they replied and bowed their heads."And before I forget, you all would be rewarded handsomely for bringing my son back to me" "Thank you, Capo," the boys chorused."You may leave us, but stand watch outside" he said, as he dismissed them. They bowed their heads and left."Dad, what was that all about?" Ivan asked when the boys were out of sight."I just made you the next leader," his father r
"Stop there," Ivan's father commanded. His father's tone was so cold that it sent shivers down his spine.Ivan twirled around to look at his father and he saw him point a gun to his face. His eyes widened."Father"he called, bewildered.When did he walk up to him?They're staring at each other while Ivan's legs went weak immediately, his whole body threatened to collapse to the ground."What…wh…what are you…you…doing??" He stammered.His father's next action surprised him. His father placed the gun in his hands.Ivan's fingers shook in fright, and it caused the gun to fall to the floor."Pick it up," his dad instructed him."I…I won't…" Ivan stuttered."Pick it up. Now!" His dad commanded loudly.Gently and slowly, Ivan bent down and picked the gun up."Good" his dad said, when Ivan finally stood straight after wasting all the time to pick the gun.His stomach was clenched in fear.What's on his dad's mind?Is his dad trying to kill him like he killed his mom?Could he defend himself?
~BACK IN ITALY~ Gabriella dialed Gemma's number for the hundredth time today and it kept saying the same thing."The number you're trying to call is not reachable"She slammed her phone hard on the table and this made her colleague at work jump off of the table in fright."The fuck, Gabriella! You scared the hell out of me!" Elena said."I'm so sorry, Elena, it wasn't intentional" Gabriel apologized."Of course, it wasn't intentional!" Elena sarcastically replied."You've been lost in thoughts these days and always distracted at work. Madam is starting to complain, what's wrong Gabriella?""It's nothing. I'm fine" Gabriella replied."You're sure? You don't look fine" Elena said as she eyed Gabriella from head to toe."Yes, I'm fine" Gabriella replied and flashed her a smile."If you say so. Get your ass up from there, we've got so much work to do" Elena said as she walked away."Gemma, where the hell are you? What the fuck is happening over there? Why can't I reach you?? I
Margaret's eyes fluttered open on the hospital bed. A blurry vision of the ceiling came into her view. She closed her eyes and opened them again, this time the ceiling was clearer in her eyes.Out of confusion, she looked around and realized she's laying on a hospital bed in her private hospital room.What happened? Why is she here?She managed to sit up and saw her maid laying on a chair in the hospital room. She's fast asleep."Grace" Margaret called.Her maid quickly stood up from the chair she's sleeping on. She scratched her eyes and yawned, then searched around for who called her."Madam, you're awake. Thank God" she said."What happened to me? Why am I here?" Margaret asked."I heard you scream last night and ran into your room. You're bleeding and completely passed out" Grace replied.Then Margaret suddenly remembered."My baby, what happened to my baby?" She asked in disbelief.Grace was about to reply when the door suddenly opened and the doctor came in."Miss S
Vanessa and Margaret sat on Margaret's bed. Vanessa flew down straight to Italy when she heard of what happened to her best friend.She's been in Margaret's house for the past two days when Margaret got discharged from the hospital and would be leaving the next day as she still has so many emergency things to do in the United States of America.Margaret seems to have gotten better with Vanessa's presence. She had already accepted the reality that she just lost her baby but that didn't stop her from grieving and crying at any slightest chance she got."Garet, I don't even want to leave you all by yourself tomorrow but I really have no choice and it's sad. I already took a few days leave and must be back at work immediately" Vanessa said as she watched her friend sulking sadly on the bed."I wonder if you'll be fine all by yourself. Take a look at yourself in the mirror. You're not being the strong woman I saw and fell in love with""I can't help it. Nessa, you know how m
Ivan was sitting in a dark corner at the club, smoking and drinking as usual when he saw a very gorgeous and sexy lady walk into the club.He almost choked on his drink as he stared at the beauty. He's been frequenting the club then going back to the hotel after he must have had his fill since he came to Italy but never has he seen a beautiful lady like this in the club.He looked around and saw that he wasn't the only one mesmerized by her beauty. Almost every man in the club was staring at her. He watched her as she walked to the bar counter, swaying her hips rhythmically. Her slow, sexy movements caused an arousal in his manhood and he forced himself to look away from her before his situation got worse.He was finally able to remove the thoughts and images of her from his head when suddenly he heard a commotion. The men in the club were jeering, cheering and laughing wildly.He stared at the source of the commotion and saw it coming from where the beauty goddess sat. Sh
Margaret was really drunk but she was conscious of someone tucking her into bed. She's suddenly in her bed and she doesn't know how. Her eyes were closed and she's breathing weakly.Then she opened her eyes and saw Antonio before her. When did he get here? Did he come here to take care of her? Did her maid call him over?And wait! Is he about to leave?She quickly held his shirt to stop him from leaving, then she sat up immediately. Ivan was about to leave the room when he felt something hold his shirt. He turned and saw the beautiful woman holding his shirt. She's sitting up with a weird look in her eyes. He gave her a questioning look but she tightened the grip on his shirt."Antonio, please don't go. Don't leave me again. Stay with me" she pleaded with a shaky voice.Did she just call him Antonio?Who's Antonio by the way? The guy who made her drink a lot and get drunk tonight?"I'm not Antonio" Ivan replied and tried to free his shirt from her grip."Don