TWO

TWO

THIRD PERSON’S POV

“Coming back? He is coming back? Dad can you even hear yourself?”

 Alejandro was heard saying, his voice echoing in the den

 “Have you forgotten what he did? What he did to this family, the pain he brought to us? What happened to mamma?”

“You know I haven’t but…”

“Do not tell me you are even considering this Dad, come on” He interrupted, standing with his hands placed palms flat on the table that separated them

He had been in a mood since he was informed about the arrival of his brother and his anger was quite justified. It was his brother who they had practically ruled as dead for over six years now and the man who had been responsible for the woes that had befallen their family in the last three years including the death of their mother. It would be a tough pill to swallow for anyone including their father who lost the one woman he had ever loved.

Alejandro had stepped up and played a major part in keeping the business afloat, keeping the family strong by any means necessary when their father could not handle the pressure of losing his wife. Alejandro hovered over his father waiting for a good reason why they were welcoming a brother that they should have executed a long time ago.

“He is your brother” his father said

“Fuck that puta, Dad. He is a selfish prick that should have been taken care of immediately mother’s body went cold and you know it. Now I am never going to sit down and let you roll out the red carpet for your little golden boy and welcome him back to the fold like nothing ever happened”

“I did not say we are welcoming him back all I said was, he called”

“Cut the bullshit, dad; I know you and you might be able to fool every other person but not me. The minute Diego steps foot in this house he is back to being your golden goose…the one you trained to inherit it all and where does that leave Mateo and me?”

“Is that the issue here, Alejandro; the fact that you feel threatened by your brother?”

“I do not feel threatened!”  Alejandro bellowed, slamming both hands on the table causing the flower vase to titter dangerously.

“Do you forget whose presence you are in, boy! Take that tone off your voice, this very minute!” his father rose, staring Alejandro down.

He had to admit though that some of the things his son was saying were true.

He had always favored Diego ever since they both came out of their mother and it had been very obvious to anyone who paid attention and would seem that Alejandro had been paying attention.

They continued staring each other down with Alejandro now quiet and observing his father; the hatred evident in his eyes.

Even though they looked almost identical Alejandro was no Diego, Diego was favored by his father because he took exactly after him. The hunger, the drive, the passion to succeed, the ruthlessness; all the traits that was needed to move forward in their business was present in him as it was absent in Alejandro.

His father had been surprised when he stepped up to lead after the death of their mother and he had let everything go up in smoke and he actually done a good job but then again he hadn’t been alone, he had had his other brother, Mateo with him.

Alejandro let his muscles relax as he continued staring at his father right before stalking off to a corner of the room.

“Everything I do is for this family but I can see that you do not appreciate it” he stated calmly... “I know that I am not your golden goose but I am still your son”

“You are my son, Alejandro but there are some things you do not know and you will clearly not understand… not in this state you are in”

“Then explain it to me, father. Tell me so I may understand”

“When the time is right; I will son but now is not the time”

Alejandro’s eyes hardened in anger and his face blanked out as he continued staring at his father from across the room.

“I just need you to trust me” his father said softly, walking over to where he stood.

Alejandro allowed his father pat his shoulder, seething at how feeble and weak-minded the old man was.

“I need you to believe me when I say everything I do as well I do for the good of this family. You will understand in time” His father said again

“So what now?”  Alejandro asked

“Now we take the right steps to put this family back together. It will not be easy but I need your help, do you understand?”

“I understand”

“You will call a meeting tonight; gather the heads of each clan together but do not tell them what it is about; that burden will belong to me” his father sighed

Alejandro nodded in understanding and headed for the door; he could feel the blood singing in his veins and the rage threatening to overwhelm him but he quelled it immediately; this was not the time to be angry but time for him to think.

His brother was an unforeseen event that he had not been planning on and perhaps it was time for him to wait, reevaluate the plan and make the necessary adjustments.

No, this is the best time; it has to be now there will be no better time than this, the voice in his head warned

He knew that the moment Diego stepped into the house, all would be lost and besides the plan was already in motion, it was too late to stop now.

He pulled out his phone from his breast pocket and made a call as he descended the stairs of the mansion.

It would have been so much easier if they had managed to secure the damn girl; how fucking hard was it?

He hadn’t heard from them since he sent them on the mission and he only had to assume that they were dead

“We have a problem” he muttered as soon as the other line clicked