CHAPTER FIVE: Andretti Agnello's pov

Oh god!', Andretti cursed under his breath, this girl is going to be drama, he thought.

She kept asking him questions on what was going to happen to her after she told him everything, what he really wanted to confirm is if it's the serpents that did this. He needs to be sure before he strikes. He wouldn't want to punish an innocent person for another's crime.

'Lucia right?, look I just want to know what you saw or heard that day, I promise you that I would personally take you back to your home or wherever you want to go after this, look I'm pretty sure you can tell that I am the capo and whatever I say goes, so I'm telling you now that nothing will happen to you. Your father worked for us and he made things easier for us, I have no reason to harm, you understand?', he assured her.

'okay fine, I have your word... There were about five men that came, they all had masks on...', she stopped and started crying again, reenacting what happened had made her emotional.

'its okay, take your time', he comforted her, perhaps he was too harsh he thought, she had just lost her father. When his mother died he couldn't explain how he felt, they were not close, she didn't really play the role of a mother in his life, she was more devoted to his father her husband, she never protected him from his father. When she died he felt pain but not as intense he expected it to be.

'i didn't see who killed him, they wore masks but I can remember their voices, they kept asking him about a shipment, the only reason they didn't kill me is because they didn't know someone else was in the house', Lucia explained.

'if you hear the voice again would you recognize it', Andretti asked.

'yeah I would', she continued 'so what happens to me now?, I have told you everything I know'.

'i will take you back to your home, then you can go back to your life'.

'okay, thanks for sticking to your word', she said getting up, ready to leave.

'My driver will take you back'.

'what!?no wayyy... The agreement was that you take me to my home, you have to take me, I don't know what plans you have discussed with your driver', she protested, you could see the terror in her eyes she was genuinely scared.

'what! No I have other important things to take care of, look lady I have already told you that nothing will happen to you'.

'i won't move from this spot until you agree to take me home yourself'.

Andretti grumbled 'what have I gotten myself into', shaking his head. 'Amato', he shouted.

Amato walked in with Andreo following behind him.

'Look Lucia, this is my brother Amato , he is my right hand man so he will take you home', Andretti said looking at Lucia with fire in his eyes.

Amato who wasn't sure what's going on answered 'yeah sure, what does she want you to drop her off?'.

'yeah'.

Andreo and Amato looked at each other and burst out laughing.

'the capo doesn't drive people ', Andreo said to Lucia.

'well I don't care what the rules are, I want Andretti to take me home, I am not going anywhere else with anybody else', she insisted.

'you know I can order my men to tie you up and put you in the car', Andretti said giving her a look.

Amato who noticed the change in Lucia's expression quickly said, ' but we won't do that obviously ', chuckling.

'we can', Andretti said pausing for effect, he continued 'but I won't, just be a good girl and let Andreo take you'.

'No way'.Lucia said.

Andreo, Amato and Andretti stepped out of the room.

'she really wants you to take her home, just do it so we can continue with our business, Marlo needs your attention at the plaza',Amato suggested.

'what?, ughh'.

'you do remember how to drive, don't you?', Amato asked.

'of course, I do', Andretti walked back in the room and said to Lucia 'fine, let's go '.

'really?', Lucia asked.

'yeah, now, let's go '. Andretti said walking out the room but Lucia rushing to catch up with him

They got to the garage, she was shocked to see Andretti's fleet of cars, sleek and expensive.

'you have good taste in cars', she said.

'i love cars', he said picking his favorite the Bentley Bacalar, he got it as a gift to himself last year.

'wow, this is beautiful ', she said touching the body as they got to the car.

'be careful ', he said, cleaning the spot she touched, 'just get in'.

'oh sorry', he opened the car door for her and she got in.

The drive back to her house was quiet, finally they got back to Jimmy's house.

'here, this is my number, if something goes wrong call me', he said shoving her his case.

She read the writing on his card out loud 'Andretti Agnello, businessman... Yeah right '.

' technically, I am a business man', he said opening the door for her to get out.

She got out and he drove off immediately back to the plaza to feal with the pending issue.

Hours had passed after he had discussed with Marlo, their shipment was released and he had to be there the next day to meet with the distributors, he was getting ready to leave the plaza and return home,just then his phone rang, he lookwd at his phone, it was an unknown number.

He picked.

'Andretti, help me ', a voice whispered.

'Lucia?', he asked.

'help me, And..', and the call went off.

'Lucia!, Lucia!' , he shouted. No one answered.