AlexandreI watch my mother as she boards that jet where she'll finally be safe. While it's true that she achieved incredible things years ago, right now, I don't want anything bad to happen to her. She looks at me from the window with a small smile that doesn't reach her beautiful eyes. I raise my hand and wave goodbye to her."Do you have any information about grandpa's attack?" I ask Flavio as I turn around."I got information from a guy. It seems there's someone in a bar called Passione Proibita who might give us some information.""Then let's go, let's not waste time." I cut in."It's not as simple as you think. That place is quite dangerous. It's not in our territory; it belongs to Stefano." He says cautiously."And am I supposed to know that name?" I inquire indifferently."Sometimes I forget you didn't grow up here. Stefano is a powerful mobster boss. He even treated his own wife like crap. But anyway, the point is I can get us in, but I can't guarantee we'll make it out alive
When we managed to enter the place, I observe everything around me. We walk through a hallway illuminated with neon lights. As soon as we reach the end of it, I am impressed by how huge it is inside. I make my way through the crowd that fills the place and climb a small staircase, following the guy who will take us to the reserved place where we agreed to meet.He opens the door and allows me to enter with Flavio close behind me. Inside, I see the whole place adorned with huge mirrors, an L-shaped sofa in burgundy, and small tables where champagne buckets are already resting, along with bottles of whisky. Finally, my gaze stops at a somewhat older man, quite gray-haired, waiting for me with a wide smile on his face, accompanied by two other men who look at us suspiciously, waiting for a wrong move from our side.Through the mirror's reflection, I observe Flavio, who seems quite tense and discreetly has his hand tucked where he keeps his gun. I give him a warning look to relax a bit an
"I knew this wasn't a good idea, but no, you had to be so stubborn and risk coming." Flavio explodes furiously, glancing back as two SUVs that don't belong to my men follow us. "Don't stop!" He yells at the driver, lowering his window, grabbing one of the guns that were there, and starts shooting. When one of the SUVs is alongside us, they begin to push us to throw us off course."What are they trying to do?" I ask, cutting the cartridge from my gun."They want to steer us towards that deserted part of the highway." The driver comments. "There's a tunnel, and once we're in there, I fear the worst."And just as he said, we reach a desolate area. In the distance, I can make out small lights coming from that tunnel, but everything else is in darkness. The driver glances at me through the rearview mirror, gripping the steering wheel tighter."No matter what happens, I want you to run. Do you understand me, Alexandre?" Flavio, still firing, asks. When I don't answer, he turns to look at me
Yelizaveta BelucciAfter dropping the bonbon at his house, I return to mine. As soon as I reach where the guards are, I see total chaos, men running back and forth shouting instructions as if expecting something I am not yet part of."Hello, Bill! Is something wrong?" I ask the man stationed at the gates."Good evening, Miss Belucci! I think it's best you go inside; your parents are waiting for you." He responds, looking a bit tired. I continue my way and am surprised to see so many people awake at this hour. I know we always have to be careful because of my father's line of business, but in all these years, I have never seen anything like this, people running like they are going to war with weapons everywhere.Once inside, I head to the living room, where I suppose my parents are waiting for me."Where were you, Yelizaveta?" My father asks furiously as soon as I come into his line of sight, and it's no wonder, given that I took advantage of his truck entering the property to escape o
Days LaterI find myself in my room where I have stayed all these days, sulking because of dad's paranoia. His damn men don't leave me alone, even when I go out to sunbathe. I hate this damn confinement, and the worst part is that uncle Mich still hasn't told me anything about the bonbon, which makes me even more anxious. I'm staring at my ceiling when there's a knock at the door."Come in!" I allow them to enter."My dear, guess what?" Aunt Melike whispers as she closes my door. I sit up immediately and look at her, confused. "Don't tell me you no longer want to know anything about Alexandre Carluccio?" She asks sadly. I jump up and run to her side."Of course I want to know, but how do you know I'm interested in him?" I question, dragging her to my bed."How could I not know? I know all the secrets Mich tries to hide from me, and well, I forced the information out of him. It excites me to hear about a forbidden youthful love." She comments, sighing and smiling, to which I can't help
Alexandre“Have you found out anything about the documents the Russian gave us?” I ask Flavio as soon as he enters my office.“No, all the information is encrypted. We’ve tried to trace who made those payments, but it’s as if that person doesn’t exist.”“Couldn't one of Bellini’s friends help us?”“He's tried to contact Lieutenant Amato, but he hasn’t heard from him in days.” Flavio comments, and from the expression on his face, I know he’s worried about this information.“Damn it! That son of a bitch has us by the balls.” I express angrily, slamming my desk.“You need to calm down, Alexandre. Sooner or later, we’ll find the person responsible, just like your mother did in her time. This time won’t be any different.”“But my mother knew who the culprits were. This bastard, on the other hand, hasn’t shown his face yet, and it feels like he’s moving us like pawns in his chess game.”“I understand, but even so, any false move by that man is the opportunity we need to put an end to the th
Fabrizio"I hope you have good news for me this time." I tell my man as soon as he steps through the door of my office."They are, boss.""I'm listening.""All these days we've been watching the Belucci mansion, Miss Yelizaveta hadn't left until this morning when she apparently escaped with the help of a man who works with them. I started following them and realized they were heading to the bar 'The Underworld'. Once there... well, she apparently met with Alexandre Carluccio, they chatted at the bar for a while, then they went to his office where they spent quite some time together, and then she returned to her mansion."I observe him intently for a few seconds, weighing my next move."Keep watching her as you have been, don't lose sight of her. If she meets Carluccio again, I want you to notify me immediately. I also want you to arrange a meeting with her father. It's time to do business with him and secure our future family connection.""As you command, boss."As soon as he leaves,
I take Yelizaveta by the arm and position her behind my back. It's possible she might get hurt if we start arguing, and above all, I don’t need her protecting me when I’m more than capable of protecting us both. I draw my weapon and aim it at Mr. Belucci’s men.“I don’t think it’s right for us to argue on our first meeting, father-in-law. I believe we should maintain a cordial relationship. After all, we might become family sooner than you think.” I comment with a trace of amusement in my voice.His face shifts from confusion to absolute rage when he hears me call him father-in-law, and the throbbing vein on his forehead indicates that danger is looming. He reaches for my neck and tightens his grip in an attempt to intimidate me.“I’m not going to aim my weapon at you, just as you’re doing with me, father-in-law.” I emphasize the term again, and his grip tightens, but I remain firm in my place. My men continue to point their weapons at him, and I signal them with a hand gesture not to