POV - GABRIELLA SANGRIENTO
"Idiot." I scoff to myself as I bring the cigarette that's in between my index and middle finger closer to my lips. I suck in a breath of the toxins and exhale it through my nostrils causing a burning sensation.
Whenever I saw Giovanni's face I wanted to slit his throat or rip his clothes off and do inappropriate things with him.
I roll my eyes as I flick the end of the cigarette to reduce the ash that's pilling up. I sigh to myself as I shift in the bathtub trying to find a comfortable position to be in. Before I could stop myself, my mind drifted off to the delicious anticipation of being skin to skin with him once more. I bite my bottom lip as I feel my area ache for his touch.
I clear my throat, bringing myself back to reality. That's enough of relaxing. I step out of the bathtub and take my towel from the hanger to cover my naked body. I walk out of the bathroom and my body is soaking wet leaving trails of water droplets on the floor. I walk into my huge closet and I try to find comfy clothes to wear for the remaining night.
I find my oversized black hoodie along with my comfy white trek-suit-pants. I tie my long dark brown hair into a messy low bun and I apply a thin layer of my cherry lip balm to keep my lips moisturized for the night.
Sometimes If I have free time to myself I always jump into the comfiest clothing and I watch some comedy tv shows while I eat my favorite Nutella go chip sticks with some vanilla ice-cream on the side. I have a sweet tooth
Sometimes I love to live like a normal young adult woman.
I throw myself onto my bed that has a lot of space and grab the tv remote, I switch on the tv and flick through the channels to see what is playing. Nothing interesting so far so I switch it off and I decide to practice my shooting.
I'm home alone so I have the house all to myself, for once there are only fifty guards outside to make sure everything is calm along with twenty guards inside and the other one-hundred and thirteen guards are out doing some of my unfinished work. Including Oscar, Amelia and Chiara.
When I reach the shooting range I type in the passcode and it turns green then the metal door automatically opens, I step in and the lights lit up on their own in rows.
I take one of the headsets that are hanging on the wall and one of my favorite guns, an AR-15 style rifle.
People have certain hobbies to calm them down. Music, art, and more shit. But for me, it's shooting. It's an escape for me and I fucking love it.
I gradually walk to the second lane section, I then push the red button on the left side of the glass, the mannequins quickly move back at a perfect distance for me. Most probably a whole American football field but just subtract 30℅ of the field which will lead to 70 yards of how vast the indoor range is.
When they stop I point the gun at the mannequin and I take a deep breath then pull the trigger
The bullet goes right through the heart which impresses me a bit. I could do better. I pull the trigger and once again the bullet goes right through the heart.
Are you fucking serious right now? I stretch my arms along with my neck in circles which makes a cracking sound. I lick my lips and aim at the mannequin once more, when I pull the trigger it goes straight through the head and a slight smile is curved onto my lips.
That will be Giovanni soon.
I feel a buzz in my pocket and place the gun on the counter and pull down my headsets, I take out my phone and I read the caller ID and it reads Chiara on the screen, I sigh and accept the call.
"What?"
"We've been robbed. All our weapons and cocaine are gone." Chiara spoke with panic.
"What!?. By who?"
"It's better if you come see yourself."
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I was deep in thought as I watched the security footage.
Five fucking men managed to kill all the guards and steal everything. I couldn't tell who they were because they had masks on.
I was focused on the footage, watching as they killed my men and loaded my stuff in several trucks.
I watched closely when one of them removed their mask.
Anger boiled in my blood.
I slammed the laptop shut and pinched the bridge of my nose.
"Giovanni sent them." I said. "How do you know?" Chiara questioned. I looked at her and replied. "I noticed one of them, Luca."
Chiara's eyes widened, she cleared her throat. "What will you do?"
"First we need to postpone the shipment dates then inform our buyers that there's been an incident and everything will be dealt with in two weeks."
"Then Giovanni will get a taste of his own medicine."
POV - GIOVANNI CARSON It's been ten hours Since I had the incident with Gabriella. After she left the police had arrived and started to question me asking 'what happened' I simply said I was shot by thieves who tried to rob the club.A fucking lame excuse. I thought to myself.Now the club is shut down for investigation.They believed me and called the paramedics to take me to the hospital. After an hour at the hospital Enzo came to pick me up and started questioning me what happened. I simply cut him off and drove home.I sent Luca and Enzo to rob Gabriella earlier on. A warning to be exact. Sending a message that I'm not fucking playing."Boss?" I hear someone call out. "What the fuck do you want?" I stressfully spat rubbing my temples. "Ms. Reez is here, she said she wants to discuss some business." Mac simply says. "Fuck, tell her I'm busy." I wave him off."Well, that's not nice." I hear a female voice utter. "It's fine, I'll take it from here." I hear my little sister pleasantl
POV - LUCA RODRIGUEZ "How many are there?" Enzo questioned as he cocked his gun."Surprisingly there are only seven. Three snipers and four ground shooters." I said. "Giovanni is trapped in his office and Annah is wounded." I told Enzo.Enzo brushed his curly hair back then stopped walking. "I'll get Giovanni." He said.I nodded my head and walked away. "Be careful." Enzo yelled.Enzo might be a annoying but his like a brother to me. We always have our up's and downs however we will always have each other's back. The first time we met was when we had a mission together, It was intense and very fun so we started hanging out and here we are. He hasn't had a lover before and doesn't have an interest in girls. Sometimes I think his gay. But it's not my business to jump into conclusions. I climbed a couple of stairs then turned the corner, when I passed a couple of gang members I noticed that they were headed to the weapons room.When I reached outside and turned right. My wrist was
POV - GIOVANNI CARSON Annah laid on the hospital bed with oxygen tubes attached to her nose. She looked pale, sweat caressed down her face as she breathed in and out. Her lips are chapped and slightly apart, purple bruises appeared on her arm.My legs paced back and forth around the room as I wondered why Antonio would attack us.Luca watches from the corridor then Enzo sidles up beside him."Where were you during the shooting?" I heard Enzo as he questioned Luca.My gaze flicked to the door.Luca turned toward him then back, I caught his gaze and he cleared his throat.Luca and Enzo exchanged words before walking away.I glanced at Annah, watching her carefully. I sighed, throwing myself in a chair besides Annah's bed.I slowly gripped her hand and frowned.Annah is injured and mama and papa are not even here. I sent them multiple texts and tried calling them but they aren't picking up.I kept wondering who was behind the attack. Antonio never attacks unless it involves money.The f
POV - GIOVANNI CARSON "Bellissima?" I call out my fiancé and shut the door behind me.I just came back from work and right now I just wanna cuddle with my baby. Today was a long day, the new members that were in training pissed me off and right now I'm not in the mood to be played with.Esmée doesn't reply which is strange, she's always ready when I come back from work. We never spend time together because I'm always busy with the gang, but this week I'm free. Which means I have my beautiful fiancé all to myself."Bellissima?" I call out again and she still doesn't reply. Where could she be?Is she sleeping?I head to the kitchen and she's not there, Plus there's no food on the stove. I rush to the living room and there's no sight of her. I quickly rush to the backyard, still no sight of her.I search the whole of downstairs and I can't find her anyway. Panic, that's all I'm feeling right now.What if she got kidnaped, or someone killed her. Or she-"Fuck." I shout banging my fist ag
POV - GIOVANNI CARSON We both slammed our lips together, she gasps as my body rises in rhythm with hers. Her hand traveled in my hair, gently pulling it. she moaned in my mouth, without pulling away my hands glided down her thighs and I picked her up.She wraps her legs around my torso. Then deepened the kiss as our lips slowly moved against each other with love and rage.The kiss we share is beautiful but painful. I haven't felt like this in a long time and it's so foolish of me that I'm giving in.But I'm running back because she was my first love, everything I've done was because of her. When she left me I became more ruthless, cold and emotionless.And with that people feared me, but it was because of her.Everything I've done, I was heartbroken and I still am but yet,I break the kiss and place my forehead on top of Esmée. We both breathe heavily as we gaze into each other's view."Pourquoi es-tu ici." [ translation: "Why are you here?" ]The room is silent, all you could hear w
POV - GIOVANNI CARSON It's been three weeks and I haven't heard or found Gabriella.Today is Annah's funeral and I don't want to attend it because half of my fucked up family will be there. "Don't stress," Esmée reassures me while she does my tie.My parents weren't even at the hospital and they had the audacity to attend her funeral.For the past two weeks, Esmée has been assisting me to find that woman. The Leone d'Oro gang themselves are quiet, they haven't sabotaged any of the gangs nor vandalized our properties, like they always do. I haven't spoken to Ms. Regio for a while. The last time we talked was when she filled me in on the details a month back about Gabriella attending the event I hosted at the club."I'm not stressed. I just don't want to go." I scoff rolling my eyes. "But, your family will be there. I know you guys aren't on the right terms but think about your mother." She softly replies.I sigh, pinching the bridge of my nose. It's been a while since I saw Mama. We h
POV - ESMEE BADEAUX "Stop it!" I scream, putting all my strength into removing Giovanni from Antonio."Fuck you!" Giovanni barks at Antonio. He grips onto Antonio's collar and aggressively draws him up then smashes his head on the ground. Gasp and cries are heard across the church as people witness the outrageous scene. "Giovanni, Antonio!" Arial cries to both of her sons. "Boys!" Giovanni's father Diego bellowsMy eyes widen when Giovanni stands up and draws out his gun. "Dear Lord." I hear a female voice over my shoulder. "You bastard!" Giovanni snaps and the sound of a gun cocking makes everyone scream, some are running out of the church and some are hiding for protection. "You don't deserve to breathe after what you did to Annah." He says, tears stroking down his face.I haven't seen Giovanni cry, especially when it comes to grief. It's really painful to see a loved one tear up, all because of your selfish mistakes, but you can't do a damn thing about it.Four weeks ago"Amore?"
POV - GABRIELLA SANGRIENTO I shut my eyes as tight as possible against the agitation that tried to intervene upon my black personal madness."Everything alright?" Abelard queries worriedly.I open my eyes and sigh, placing the teacup back on the coffee table. Standing up from my seat, I stressfully drag my body to the balcony, when I lean my body against the black railings I take in the beautiful night sky view of Paris. "Gabriella?" Abelard's soft voice calls out my name."I'm okay." I simply say."You're my cousin, I know you better than anyone. Now tell me what's bothering you?"My mind keeps traveling back to Italy, the events and activities are stressing me out. It's been three whole weeks since I escaped from Giovanni and last heard from Esmée and AntonioOscar and Chiara are back home taking care of the gang while I'm gone. Amelia and Francesco are in charge of the shipping and training.Usually, when I take a break from all this illegal bullshit, I come here to France and vis