Family they say is everything, but when Alexandra “Lex” Dellarosa’s family is compelled to sell her off to a mysterious buyer who turns out to be a ruthless Mafia Boss, Alfredo “The Butcher” Fabri. Alexandra is torn between her duty to her family and her quest for freedom. As the paths of these duo cross once again, long buried secrets are unearthed, hearts are broken and lives are taken as they navigate their way through the ruthless world of organized crime, family, loyalty and cultural Tmtradition.
View MoreAlexandra Dellarosa POV I was all alone, left to unravel the mysterious identity of the man I'd only just met, whose face I wasn't able to behold. From the look of things, he sure did have an aura to his personality not because his cologne lingered for much more than I'd expected, rather, his ability to remain composed irrespective of the fact that he'd played the role of a “stolen identity”. I was smart enough to know that whoever he was, would not have found his way to me if I'd not been affiliated with Fabri. But was that just a mere speculation? Was Fabri playing pranks just as he'd usually do when we were out on one of those numerous low budget couples outing.But I could still feel goosebumps all over me, it was so much and very evident to say that this had gone beyond the boundaries of some child's play. This was serious business and I didn't know the full on scope of what I'd gotten myself into. I made a mental note to tell “the real Fabri” about what had conspired between th
Alfredo Fabri POV You see in this business you're either in or you're out. But the “out” in this case implies that you're no longer alive and far from the earthly realm. Getting into the world of organized crime is no child's play, and by virtue of swearing an OMERTÀ, an oath on the Saints, you're in for life. You never get out, never. But there was only ever one exception our little world had witnessed and that's in the case of Lorenzo Rizzo also known as “The Whisper”.He was once a Consigliere of the Lucchese Family and one of the best the streets of the Big Apple and beyond had ever known. He got information that were termed “classified” whenever he wanted to. He was at the top of his game back then, and was literally an asset to the Lucchese Family. It didn't come as a shock when the Family had a little resistance and hesitation in eliminating Lorenzo as soon as he declared his intent “out” of the family and “out” of the world of Organized Crime. They didn't know how to take the
Alexandra Dellarosa POV The restaurant was dimly lit for some reason, probably Fabri's already failed attempt at creating a romantic atmosphere. I was done and all I needed for closure was for him to define our relationship. I'd heard a voice behind me and it was a deep baritone, I'd prior to then preconceived that no one else asides Fabri was in here even though he didn't show his face as soon as I stepped into the room initially.“What do you want from me Fabri?” I questioned, facing his direction. The venom in my voice was enough to pass across the message that I was fed up with whatever he had going on, and I was no longer buying the crap he was selling. The Fabri I once knew was dead and remarkably now a shadow of himself.“Hmm” He sighed without saying another word. I watched him reply out of the darkness, the rcandles in the room had cast a thick shadow towards the direction where he stood such that I couldn't properly see him. Although I could make out his bold figure and his
Alfredo Fabri POV The text message from earlier had kept me on my toes knowing that someone was out there watching my every move. I didn't understand how a text message could send such waves of shock, I'd thought we'd handled the matter in such a way that no one from the family could breathe a word about it to an outsider but evidently we had failed. I'd forced myself towards an unreasonable assumption that someone within was trying to ask smart. But I trusted the fold too much to think so lowly of them. Now don't get me wrong, I wasn't one to treat matters as these with a lot of sentiment, but I was certain that it'd take someone within to have such an audacious gut to try to go up against me. It wasn't pride but basic fact.The message had further succeeded in ruining my plans for the night, I'd thought about cancelling the little outing with Lex but I just couldn't bring myself to do that because the meeting meant so much to me, it felt as though it was that deciding fulcrum of t
Alexandra Dellarosa POV Fabri didn't deem it fit or necessary to be the one to convey me down to the location of our date. I felt it was a little too rude of him when I hadn't heard anything from him a few minutes prior to the time I'd been told our little meeting would be holding. Only for one of his pawns to knock on the door and ask that I tag along carefully.I died a thousand times, over and over again knowing that this was his proud excuse for a courtesy gesture. I died a thousand times. I had thought that probably he'd been carried away with the setting up of the venue for the date, but that reason didn't seem too substantial to me. It was a silent drive down to the restaurant. The guy who'd accompanied me barely threw a word in my direction all the while. The only other feasible thing that sat between himself and I was the dromes of the classical music he'd been listening to. It tasted more like a sad Melancholic drama and I doubted with everything in me that it could get any
Alfredo Fabri POV A lot of things were going south under my watch and it seemed as though I was losing my grip at things. I was certain that Lil Joe wasn't going off the hook and he wasn't saying anything, but I knew it was only a matter of time.“You know what to do right?” I asked LaRosa, hoping he'd taken the memo. We'd only just gotten out of another failed session with Lil Joe. He was not spewing anything other than gibberish, and plausible lies to throw us off trail and balance. But he was cracking slowly, whatever had made Lil Joe not to run his mouth like he normally would up until now, was strong enough to make him offer his life entirely without giving us a proper lead. But I knew why exactly he wasn't saying anything, I knew the stronghold they held as a leash to his neck.“I will look into the whereabouts of his family” LaRosa articulated. I'd figured that while Lil Joe's loyalty remained unquestioned to the family, he had a very strong liking to his family. His petite fi
Alexandra Dellarosa POV I was all alone in my room doing exactly nothing. I'd never for one day imagined the possibility of living in such a luxurious looking room, yet unable to appreciate the opportunity of doing so. For once, I missed Dad, the house and everything that didn't warrant me having to spend the next second inside of the room. Fabri had definitely morphed into a very busy man and from the look for things everyone withim and around him shared like minds. They were all busy people, people who from the look of things had gained some certain kind of stature and name in the society. I needn't read the details in the newspaper or watch the news to know this fact, the way they all carried themselves was enough to give that bit off. I watched myself wonder why everyone of them was too cooed up in corporate attires. I couldn't recall seeing any of them dress any less of themselves. From what I'd taken in so far, they all dressed to steal, what artifact they were gunning at, tha
Alfredo Fabri POV “What do you mean the Boss is missing Fabri?”“And why are we only just hearing of this?”“Are you running a one man crusade or are you after the unity of the family?”“Can we all be calm?” Marco tried turning down the ruckus that had long been escalated in the board room.I sat next to the head of the table, Don's seat at the head was left vacant seeing that he was absent. The Mafia held with priority the hierarchy of the brethren, no one knew the whereabouts of the Don and although the odds pointed at the fact that he'd been killed by an unidentified entity, we couldn't take rash conclusions, we gave credence to the slimmer chances of him being alive rather than make brash assumptions.“And what does Lil Joe have to do with any of this” Randolph, one of the few Soldiers in the room spewed.It was the way things like these were, everyone was in a state where nothing seemed to be going in a straight line. The Boss was nowhere to be found, and so the severity of the
Alexandra Dellarosa POV Sitting so close to Fabri brought about yet another nostalgic effect. I watched him meander his way with the culinary, perfectly smoulding through intentionally, curating the perfect cup of coffee. He was too comfortable with the experience, such that I wondered if he was the one in charge of this specific bar.“I’ll pick it up later” He said, ignoring the phone call. It was almost as though he didn't want to take the call in front of me. Was it perhaps something that had to do with me? Perhaps I was only overthinking things, but I could get out of my head.“I could leave if you don't feel comfortable with taking the call in my presence” I continued, taking a sip out of the cup of coffee. I watched him pause for a moment, as though he'd carefully thought his next reply thoroughly.“No such” He replied. I didn't get the memo nor did I get the entirety of the message he was trying to pass across, but he in an instant picked up the call and his actions were just
Alfredo Fabri POVAs you might already known, I am Alfredo Fabri. Within the Family, I simply go by Fabri, but outside the Family, they call me “The Butcher”. Why, you ask?. Well, if you stick around long enough, then you might just find out. All my life, I've always been second. Second this, second that, and currently I am Sottocapo, ranking as the second to the Boss of the Colombo Family. I know, it sucks, but that's reality. A street riff raff once called me “second to none” once. Unfortunately for him, he neither knew my history nor how much I've grown to detest the word. I didn't ask him what he actually meant by that, and I can't do that now either, because he no longer resides on planet earth. È finita (it is finished). Yes, he is dead. I know right, How did that happen?What have I done about changing the condition of things, you say? Well, I've fought tooth and nail and I've gone lengths to conquer beasts and the likes of them with my very bare hand. You don't believe ...
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