Blood and Servitude

The room fell silent, with all eyes on me, and I understood their shock. As someone who doesn't care about anyone outside of my family, my actions seemed suspicious, to say the least. I continued eating my dessert, unfazed by the attention.

My dad cleared his throat, breaking the silence. "We all know Mario is very possessive of his properties," he said with a scoff, and the room erupted into laughter. Jose nodded in agreement, chuckling. "I remember when he was 12, he beat up the boy who asked Namiro to be his friend." The laughter grew louder, but Leonardo's gaze remained fixed on me, his expression disbelieving.

I smirked at him, pleased that his smile had disappeared. "So, you guys are just going to ignore this?" Leonardo asked, his voice laced with skepticism. "Doesn't it seem suspicious to you?" He glared at everyone, but they just continued laughing and chatting, brushing off the incident as irrelevant.

"Come on, Leo, don't be ridiculous," Namiro said, her voice laced with annoyance. "We all know you're just antagonizing your brother. We all know Rom doesn't play with his properties, whether it's a slave or anyone else." She continued eating, seemingly unfazed by the tension.

Leonardo slammed his fist on the table, making everyone jump. "Fuck this!" he yelled, pushing his chair back and storming out of the house.

My father gave me a disapproving stare, as if I was responsible for Leonardo's outburst. I shrugged, confused. "Thank you, Jose, for dinner. It was amazing. I'll take my leave now," I said, smiling and shaking Jose's hand firmly.

"See you later, son," my dad waved, indicating he would be staying over.

Namiro followed me to the gate entrance, looking concerned. "Please talk to Leonardo, I think something is bothering him," she pleaded, feeling guilty for causing the tension. I nodded, knowing it wouldn't be easy to talk to Leonardo - he was stubborn.

I got into my car and waved goodbye to Namiro as I drove off, keeping an eye out for Leonardo, who had left on foot. I wondered what was bothering him, but I knew he wouldn't make it easy for me to find out.

I sighted him walking along the lonely forest path, with a sigh, I slowed down. “Get in” I growled at him, he ignored me and kept walking off. I parked my car and walked towards him, “jeez Leo, we are still far from home, don't be stubborn please.” I pleaded with him.

“Leave me alone” he screamed at me in annoyance, jeez I hate this, I could leave behind but my dad would kill me.

I gave up and carried him from his legs, he was fucking heavy but hey I got to try, I put him inside the boot of the car. I got in and drove off, “your a fucking asshole” he cursed a me, but I ignored him.

As soon as we arrived home, I handed the keys over to my second in command and rushed to my room, eager to escape Leonardo's wrath. He was still fuming about fainting in my car and being doused with freezing water by Ken to revive him. I shut the door behind me, but Leonardo's angry roar followed me, "You fucking piece of trash, come out!" I ignored him and headed to the bathroom to unwind with a warm bath. The water soothed my muscles, and I felt my tension melt away.

Just as I was relaxing, my phone rang. It was my dad calling. "Greetings, Dad. What's the news?" I asked, knowing he had called to share updates about the mole within our family.

"I couldn't gather much information, but there's a rumor that a new high-ranking officer, transferred from Europe to Italy, is investigating the case of the missing girls in England," he announced.

"Damn, do we have a name or any leads to follow?" I asked, my mind racing with possibilities.

My dad sighed in frustration. "Unfortunately, no. But tell Tristian to stop bringing girls from Europe for now until this issue is settled."

I nodded, even though he couldn't see me.

"I will do that," I replied, before he added, "Oh, and one more thing - stay away from that slave of ours for now. I know it's not a big deal, but Leo is onto something." With that, he ended the call.

I sighed, feeling the weight of the day's events. It had been a long and tumultuous day, and tomorrow wouldn't be any easier. I had a trip to Mexico scheduled, where I would be delivering arms to the military. I lay down on my bed, feeling the exhaustion wash over me. Sleep came quickly, and I drifted off, hoping that tomorrow would bring a fresh start.

Allison's POV

It had been months since I started working for the Ndrangheta family, and it had been a grueling experience. Emily and David were the only ones who made me feel like I had a family, but the rest of the household treated me with contempt. The master had been ignoring me since the Marco incident, which was a relief. However, his brother Leonardo took great pleasure in taunting and bullying me.

"Hey, demon eyes!" Leonardo sneered, bursting into laughter at the frustration on my face. "Fucking trash!" he spat, as he walked in, and the guards and other servants joined in, laughing at my discomfort. Since Marco's death, they all hated me, except for Emily and David. I was used to this kind of treatment, so I didn't cry. I shrugged and continued with my work.

Maria snickered, "How the mighty have fallen," and her friends laughed with her. I ignored her comment; she didn't deserve a response. Just then, I saw Emily running towards me, breathless. "Allison!" she screamed, as she reached me.

"Master Terrone just told me there's an emergency meeting, so all servants and guards need to be in the hall room immediately," Emily said, hurrying me along. The other servants who heard her dropped their work and rushed towards the hall, their faces filled with worry. Emily grabbed my hand, and we joined the rush, but I was confused. "Why are we running?" I asked, struggling to keep up.

Emily shook her head at my ignorance. "Whenever there's a hall room emergency meeting, someone must have betrayed the family," she explained hastily. My eyes widened as the implication sank in. "So what does that mean?" I asked slowly, my voice barely above a whisper.

Emily's response was barely audible. "Death." My mouth opened in shock as the realization hit me: someone was going to die today. The urgency and fear in the air became clearer, and I quickened my pace, my heart racing with anticipation

We arrived at the hall room, where all the Masters stood at the front, and the servants gathered at the back. We all stood still, as Master Terrone glared at each of us with a piercing gaze, as if we were all criminals. "Good, now that you're all here, I have an announcement to make," Terrone began, his voice firm and commanding. "Someone among us was secretly working with Luca before his death."