This wasn't the time to cover up.Maybe Lucia deserved to know about her.He nodded slowly and she gasped."Don't freak out, she won't hurt you" Luca assured her and she sniff, and turned away from him, "Same thing she said. Don't tell me not to freak out because I am already""Where is Linda" He demanded with a raise of his brows.Lucia locked the door and said to him, "Come with me"She took him to the basement to meet Linda who was still securing the body.Luca gasped when he saw the unconscious body, "What the... Is she dead?" He turned and cocked his eyes at Lucia who shook her head, "Just passed out""What's going on here?" He asked, needing an understanding of the current situation."I recognize her as the one who drugged and took me front the hospital. You apparently killed her boyfriend or rather a fiancé and she came here for revenge, she probably thinks I did it" Lucia shrugged funny face.The situation was not supposed to be funny but having escaped getting killed there ti
Sarah's heart stopped beating for a second as the gunshot echoed loudly in her ears.She was supposed to feel pain but she felt nothing, making her believe she was dead. The gun was raised to her head so the bullet was no doubt deep into her brain already. It took a few more seconds for her to realize she was still alive. Flesh and blood. Sarah blinked her eyes open and turned slowly to see Luca Antonio still pointing the gun at her with a cold stare. "I missed my shot, maybe we should try again" He cocked the weapon and she gasped. Sarah knew with no atom of doubt that he intentionally missed. A person like Luca Antonio would not make such a mistake. Was he trying to torment her right now? Luca lowered the 9mm and his husk voice sounded, "I've never done this before. Someone says I have light and darkness within me. For once, the light calls me to back down" He went and look her in the eyes. She tried to look down when he yelled. "Look me in the eye, Sarah" Sarah panicked
Luca remained motionless in the river for minutes with entangled thoughts.He did not shed a single tear as a part of him already predicted she to reject him.Maybe he was wrong to make the move now, but, for how long would he wait before a perfect time comes?Now, things were going to change between them. She probably won't see him the same way anymore. Fvck!He eventually got the courage to let go of the thoughts and find his way out of the waters.He climbed up the cliff rock until he got to the top and tried to roll over when a piece of the rock broke causing him to lose balance and fall but a hand caught him.Luca raised his head to see her luminous blue eyes glaring widely at him.She raised him with ease and he rolled over to see her take a few steps from him."Linda...?" He had difficulty believing she had stayed up here instead of leaving.Could she be shy and that was the reason she left?He staggered to his feet without breaking eye contact with her, "Linda, I--""Don't!"
It was a new day again and Luca maximised his morning by reviewing the files sent by his Uncle the previous day.He went through roughly that afternoon but today, he went word for word without missing a minute detail. Every lead he has ever gotten a hold of always comes to a dead end and for this one, he would ensure nothing was left out.After months of no lead, there is finally one.Whoever paid the CCTV operator to wipe the footage and go into hiding was no doubt responsible for hiring the assassin who murdered Nico.His name was Salamanca Aldo, a 32-year-old scumbag who worked for Danto security; a CCTV company somewhere in Naples town where Nico was murdered in cold blood. He now stayed in an unknown place in America with a fake passport under the name Alexander Eugene and has used the fake passport for several registrations in hotels, job applications and others which were all stated in the culprit files.Luca had no idea where to start yet as there was no information regardin
Linda collapsed into the waiting chair in front of Manager Lucia's office and shut her eyes for a moment to consume all that had happened.The previous day, CEO Luca had taken her completely with a surprise kiss she never expected not after asking her to be his girlfriend, his woman. She always thought he saw her as a friend since he was responsible for rescuing and taking care of her when she arrived in this world. She always felt that strange reading in his emotion towards him and would always categorize it as his sincere care for her but that day, she got to realize it was more than just caring for her.CEO Luca was in love with her and wanted them to be together.While trying to recover from the shock, he came with a mind-blowing kiss which exploded her mind in ecstasy.It was her first and that is enough reason for her to be bewildered and pull away in embarrassment.Also, it wasn't right.What was going on between CEO Luca and her?He was putting himself in danger by professin
Matt was seated with legs crossed on a swivel chair in the operation room while mulching a hand full of popcorn from a small plastic container.His eyes were fixed on the several screens fitted on the wall and he assured his attention was undivided, not even when he was taking a snack at this time of the evening.He suddenly paused mulching when he noticed three trucks pull over beside the entrance gate of the villa and soon enough armed men in black began to troop out of the truck box in their number."Sh*t!" He cursed.A part of him wanted to assume they were hired by the boss but he won't do that without informing him to turn a blind eye to the footage. These were intruders in the boss' territory and he wasn't around.He saw Luca leave the villa a few minutes earlier.Matt rolled backwards quickly and hits the blue button on the wall, then the red button which was right beside it.The blue button was programmed to jam all electric doors including the remote-controlled gate from be
Luca alighted from his red sedan which came to stop at a hilly spot and retrieved binoculars from the truck before climbing to the highest point.He exhaled heavily and turned to the abandoned military base before him."Perfect place to hide" He mumbled and brought out his phone to one more time confirm the location of the tracker he attached to the briefcase."Somewhere here" He used the night vision binocular to get a magnified image of the area and noticed the movement of people in the main building at the centre of the base.Some appeared to be armed with weapons to the teeth and the others, looked casual but he could tell they were federal agents with pistols tucked inside their suits.Since Agent Stone had not reached out to them or driven here himself, they would be wise to prepare for the worst. Him.Federal agents were trained professionally, different from hired henchmen and that would make the chances of this operation being successful 50/50.They were good at handling guns
Lucia was getting prepared to retire to bed that evening after dining with Linda who was now using the restroom. She was closing the blinds of the living room when she noticed a man in black across the street, stylishly stealing glances at her bungalow. He seems to be talking and when he turned his head, she was opportune to see the earpiece connected to his ear. She gasped and tried to compose herself so she wouldn't freak out."What the..." Lucia peeped out one more time and saw the mystery man get into a waiting Uber and drove off from the street. If she was a normal person in this city, she would knock it off as something to be ignored but she was the sister of the mafia underboss who was good at getting himself into trouble. And she also escaped three murder attempts already. Everything was suspicious to her now and--"Are you alright?" Linda's voice caught her unaware from behind and she almost screamed while holding onto her chest. She turned to her with a frightened lo
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