Luca collapsed onto the sofa in the living room and turned on the Samsung TV before him with a remote.He had no plan to drive to work today. Instead, he would chill that morning and probably drive to the boutique, and see Linda.Last night's moment lives rent-free in his head and he just wanted to see her gorgeous face again."Not cartoon..."He cursed at the programme on the screen and switched the channel swiftly to a news station.Luca made to change the channel again but paused seeing the scene where the reporter was standing.It was Classy Chic.He increased the volume.".... the scene of the crime where the manager of Classy Chic was stabbed multiple times and her condition is yet to be determined. She has been moved to Thornhill General Hospital and the police are still searching for a suspect. Is this an attack on her sales of Mermaid X which have skyrocketed because of the model--"" Fvck! " Luca roared to his feet and grabbing the glass cup on the table, she threw it against
"Mr Antonio, are you dating the model?""Is it true you are here to see the stabbed Classy Chic manager?""Do you have an idea of who might have stabbed her? Are you connected to the crime?""Is the model a new woman in your life?""You were at Classy Chic yesterday. Is it true you proposed to the model there? Did she say yes?"All manner of ridiculous questions filled the air as the reporters pressed towards the two with various microphones pointed out.If this was his hotel, the security team at the entrance would protect them from the crowd but the hospital security stood by and watched.Luca had called Jack to bring his sedan around when he went to the lab for the blood test because he had already planned to find and punish the one who stabbed his sister.Linda was getting frightened already by the flashing camera lights and pressing of the crowd towards them.She was not used to getting this much attention and it seemed scary to her.She couldn't help but bury her face into the a
Linda sat in the sedan, beside Luca who had his head down and hands holding tight to the steering wheel.She spoke no word and instead, focused her gaze on the road because this is never the best time to talk.He soon starts the ignition of the vehicle and drove off silently.They arrived at the hospital in no time and that was when he finally spoke, "We have this rule in our family. No hurting of innocent women and children during mafia operations. I've punished others for breaking the rule, meanwhile, I have gone against the rule countless times""I've hurt women when I eliminate their husbands and I've hurt children when I turn them, orphans. Isn't that breaking the rule? Maybe I don't have to slit people to hurt them. I guess I'm born to be the badman"He paused and turned his face to her, "I might have light and darkness as you claim but, my darkness would always overshadow the light"Luca stepped out of the vehicle into the hospital and she hurried after him quickly.She soon ca
A stretch limousine came to rest in front of the Mizzeti mansion and the chauffeur hurried opened the door for Nica who stepped out with her diamond-decorated bag.She exhaled heavily and turned to the entrance to see Layla approaching with a frown, "I was worried when I received the call concerning your arrival""I thought you needed to know" Nica grumbled and moved past her mother for the door.That was when Layla noticed her patched-up face and quickly pulled her back, "What happened to your face?""Did he hurt you?"She panicked and Nica prevented her mother from touching her face when Jacob appeared from the open double door of the mansion.His husk voice sounded, "What's going on here?""Why are you home already?"Layla stepped forward quickly and announced to her husband, "Her betrothed did this to her face. Luca is a monster but, should he do this her?"She was visibly angered and Nica could help but scoff and stand at akimbo, "You make crazy assumptions mother. Luca did not d
Luca arrived at his place with Linda in his Sedan and he parked the vehicle at the usual spot.A frown appeared on her face and she turned to him, "What are we doing at your house?"They stopped at Starbucks together to get coffee before driving down here.She was absent-minded throughout the drive and did not realize he was headed here.Luca shrugged and takes off his seat belt, "Where do you plan to go? Lucia doesn't want you at the hospital and I don't think her home would be an option"He alighted from the vehicle with Linda who raised her eyes to see the glass building before them."Did you miss the sight?" He smirked and she turned her eyes to him, "Why would I?"She moved past him into the building and he followed quickly after her.Linda came to stop in the living room and looked around, "Nothing is changed. Same as ever"Luca soon joined her and said, "You must be famished. What would you look to take?"He held her shoulders and made her seat on the foam of the grand sofa.Sh
Linda was excited as she left the ward and almost bumped into Nurse Nora who stared keenly at her.She hurried away to escape questions from the lady. "I told her not to come in" Nora mumbled and entered the ward to meet Lucia returning to a sleeping posture."Hey, I hope she did not--""No. It's fine" Lucia forced a small smile. The nurse checked carefully the blood bag and then said, "I'm off for the day. Nurse Vera has taken over the evening shift and would be here soon. She'll be here for you through the night, Okay? "She left.Linda arrived outside the general hospital and made for the road where she could flag down a taxi but paused when she saw CEO Luca's sedan parked somewhere. She would have walked away but her heart was not mean enough to do it, she could not resist the temptation to want to see his face one more time. Linda got to the window only to discover he was fast asleep on the seat with his mouth slightly opened. He looked so handsome in his sleeping posture.
The black van came to stop before a warehouse in a plain field on the outskirt of the city and Officer Daniel soon alighted with the woman by his side.The warehouse belonged to Mayor Perez, one of the places he stashed his drug supplies before distribution. It was a military-restricted area he had set up with his government powers to prevent the foreign foot from treading. The double door of the van pushed open and the macho carried the struggling Lucia out. Her mouth was now strained with a gag ball, and her hands and legs were tied up with tape. She had recovered from the sedative during the drive and the macho took care of the situation professionally. The Mayor and Carlo Don El Marco watched from the roof of the warehouse as they carried her into the structure. "Your men are loyal freaks," Carlo told him and he nodded proudly with his hands in the pocket of his tuxedo, "As long as you pay them well. So....we have her now "Carlo rubbed his chin calmly and responded, "We jus
Mayor Perez was still discussing with Carlo Don El Marco when the entrance door of the warehouse pulled open and they turned to see the gunmen lead in Luca Antonio who had his hands raised in the air."Look at who we have here" Carlo mocked with a funny look on his face.The mayor was nervous seeing the ruthless mafia underboss and said quickly to one of the armed machos, "Search him, make sure he has nothing on him""We did that already" The two who brought him informed the old man who was still suspicious. "Return to your position and keep your eyes out for anything" He instructed them and they left immediately, leaving Luca who smirked evilly and said, "You have a gun on me and still, you feel like taking a piss in your pants"He laughed at the fear of the old man.The mayor was pissed immediately and pulled the pistol behind him to Luca's face, "You think I can't kill you right here!? You son of a b¡tch"Carlo stopped him, "Chill out man, what's the fun in his death if you kill h
Linda gulped in air with an innocent look on her face and continued, "I know I'll be mortal but I become invisible to Father. You tell him I'm dead and he'll believe, that's what it means when my energy cannot be traced""Are you crazy right now? You'll age and die as a human. You'll become weak and helpless" Zilda tried to control her voice but it was rising already."I know what I'm talking about" Linda assured her and she fired strongly, "No you don't, you want me to announce your death to Father? Are you serious right now?""I am. I want to be with him forever and you know it, read my heart and tell me I don't love him"Zilda's head dropped on hearing her sister and blinked her eyes."I know you love him, Sister, but that love would be the death of you both. If father finds out--"Linda cuts in sharply. "He won't. He trusts you. Don't tell him I was killed by humans because that would only motivate him to launch an Invasion. Tell him I took my energy orb out and killed myself, I j
Luca entered the elevator with Zilda and as the box went up, she mumbled. "I'm sorry about your Mother. I know I deserve to die just like Jacob. A bullet between my eyes and then my face is destroyed by bullets. I was the one who executed the job" "You talk about death when you cannot be killed" Luca finally decided to have the conversation regarding the murder of Nico.Zilda sighed and rubbed her temple. "You had the opportunity to kill me with the one thing that could kill us but you did not because of Linda. I understand you're in love with her" Linda grits his teeth and shook his head. "At first, it was because of Linda but then I realized there was more to my holding back. Don't believe I won't do it when I get the chance to" "You realized you're no different from me, a monster who has killed innocents. Mothers and Fathers" Out of rage, Luca gripped her neck to the wall of the elevator and stared dangerously into her eyes. "I'm nothing like you and the people I've killed are
Luca brought the BMW 7 Series to a stop and alighted with Zilda to meet the family's consigliere who was waiting with the Finest White gangsters behind him, still holding their weapons tightly."It's a hell of blood out there, Uncle" He clicked the door of the vehicle lock with the remote in his hands."The cops came around. We would have begun shooting but they just loaded the bodies into trucks and left. Someone must have reported the gunshots, yet they didn't do what cops do. Is there something you ain't telling me?" Danny asked with a suspicious look and he was right.The cops were supposed to call for backup, investigation, questioning, making arrests and typically everything the police should do but the deal with the president had helped to settle everything.A call from the president is enough to make them walk away without investigating further."I have contacts, Uncle" "Contacts? Contacts powerful enough to make the cops work for you. What am I missing? Boy" Danny knew his
It wasn't but surprising that the president could guess the receiver of his call. "You don't recognize my voice but I bet you believe I'm the only one who could come this far. I've been on your list, how wonderful to know""You're an international criminal, Mr Antonio. You--"Luca interrupts him rather sharply. "Don't bother mentioning my criminal counts, Mr President. You don't know them better than the one who committed them. Just as we know in the underground, you work with Mizzeti. They work for you and you work for them, the syndicate helped you climb to power but there is no evidence "" You know much, just like top contributors in the international um underground syndicate. May I ask how you have come into possession of this device? "" Let's say I have your boy, Jacob on his knees with a gun to his head. He called for help to deal with me so I believe you know what the fvck is going on " Luca's voice was calm as he rest his back against the wall with a big smirk on his face.
Nica gasped in shock when she heard this and turned her eyes to him. "What are you doing?""What should be done daughter" He responded coldly and drove the vehicle from the place speedily.Not long, the chopper on the hotel roof opposite Luca's villa hovered up and flew towards the building.It was approaching and begin letting out missiles when a bullet out of nowhere broke through the screen and hit the pilot on the head.The chopper went zigzag in the air and finally crashed at the side of the road, going aflame with smoke ascending into the atmosphere.The shooter was Matt who stayed hidden on the rooftop of the skyscraper behind the hotel, a good vantage where he would not be easily noticed by any.The building was officially bought and owned by Luca for fun and so, he never moved in for months until the use for it came today.He spoke calmly into the earpiece connected to his eyes. "You were right. The old man is trying to hit your place. I have one chopper down and another migh
Jacob Mizzeti brought his Audi A4 to rest in front of Luca's gate before bringing his phone to make a call to the consigliere of the family."I just got there. Do you still have eyes on me""Eyes on you, Boss. Our men are on standby for your order. Whenever you make the call"He exhaled and tapped slowly on the steering wheel. "She is my only daughter, Theo. No mistakes must be made. Once she is out, whatever happens, happens. Stick to the plan and make sure our men do too""Boss, are you sure about this?" Consigliere Theo demanded with a concerned voice and he responded almost immediately. "I'm old and have achieved two-thirds of my goals already. She is just a child""I promised Layla to get her back""We both know Luca Antonio wants your head, going to him is dangerous and you might not leave alive""The goal is not to walk out alive, Theo. Luca Antonio would not stop coming for us if we don't deal with it now and I believe the threats on my daughter are not fake. He is a monster a
Matt was awakened from his unconsciousness by the noise of the armed gangsters who marched towards the burning bungalow in a group.He rubbed his eyes dizzily and on seeing the scene, they cleared instantly and survival instincts kicked in.He rolled underneath the BMW 7 Series and tried to control his breathing.The last thing he remembers was getting hit by the red-haired lady who assaulted his boss and--That's typically everything he could recall. "Fvck!" He cursed silently and managed to pull his device from his pocket. Matt was about to try and call his boss when he heard the screaming of the gunmen. He crawled out of underneath to his feet and watched the flames from the building swerve in the direction of the armed men, setting them on fire. The others who tried to run from getting consumed were gunned down from behind and when he lifted his head, he saw Luca coming from behind the building with the three ladies behind him. "Get the fvcking car started! Matt" Matt quickl
Somewhere Else... Earlier... Jacob Mizzeti was awakened from his short nap by the ringtone of the device trapped inside the book he was reading before he fell asleep. He rubbed his eyes gently and retrieved the device from the take the call. "Secretary Theo. It's 7 pm. You should know I wouldn't want to be disturbed" Jacob sat properly on his swivel and ran his fingers over his dry grey hair with heavy eyes. "There's a problem, Boss," The caller told him and his brows furrowed at the words of the family's consigliere. "Something you can't handle and need my attention is surely a problem" He paused for a second and resumed speaking, "What is it this time? Are local gangsters jumping transports again? Take their heads, as usual, and send them a message" Jacob massaged his bearded face, waiting for a response. "It's something bigger than em' all. A fvcker you wouldn't want us to underestimate" The consigliere informed him and his face turned ugly at the instant. This is no good
"Yeah. Put her over there"Luca dropped Linda on the sofa and slowly pulled his arms from under her before turning to see Zilda who had a gun pointed at him."Don't even think of it, you won't get my gun" She smirked and turned to Lucia who still had no idea what was going on, "You, shut the door. We wouldn't want to invite the neighbours"She reluctantly shuts the door and joined them in the living room."I don't know who you are but--"Zilda shunned her with a rather dangerous glance. "Keep your pep talk to yourself""It's not a pep talk. I'm not encouraging whatever the fvck you're doing, Linda twin""Well then, shut the fvck up" She tilt the gun to Lucia who gasped in fear. "Let down the gun, Zil. You've shot me already, that's enough" Linda her hands at her sister and sighed with a heavy heart. Luca was concerned, he feared for Linda, more than her look-alike who had a gun on them. The wound in Linda's arm looked messy and he still wondered how the bullet had affected her. We