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
"Hey..." Linda tried to hold Lucia from behind but she broke free and turned to her, "Are you in support of this too? I don't want you to feel entitled to protect me. I want you to live the best of your life as yourself" "He is not forcing me. I want to make sure you're safe. CEO Luca would not do anything to cause you harm" Linda tried to calm her but she could be dramatic when she chooses to and Luca knew this. She turned to him and continued, "You have to stop. Just let go of this game and be happy for once. You can't keep putting us in harm's way"Luca grits his tooth and turned to her with a fierce look, "Do you think I do it intentionally? I can't leave the game because I'm the game, and just when I think it's all over there'll be some motherfvxjer in the shadow waiting for his turn. Listen to me, everything is handled now and no one would be bothering us. anymore "She bit her lower lip and rushed her fingers through her hair, "You keep saying this, Luca, and then someone els
Never in his life had he thought a day like this would come.He had dedicated his life to the course of his family from childhood and earned his title as the underboss of the gang.True love was never something that would cross his mind.Women were nothing but sexual objects to him and he would change them as he wants.No one ever complained about his lifestyle because he does his job as the underboss well except Nica;his mother was against that side of his life and Lorenzo would always shield him from her.That is one reason he could never believe Nica had a hand in his betrothal.He planned to become the boss of the mafia group after Lorenzo and getting married was never part of his aim.To one who would not just be a sexual object but would have to spend the rest of his life with her and raise kids.He was never prepared for it.Coming down to Thornhill, he continued on his exploit with the women; White women this time was a new adventure for him and to attain pleasure that brough
"Hey, anyone here!" Luca was awakened that morning by a muffled noise and continued banging.He blinked his eyes open and mysterious Linda was sleeping peacefully in his embrace.Her long red hair had completely covered her face and her hands rested against his chest.Luca groaned and turned in the direction of the door where the banging was coming from.He was dumbfounded to see Lucia pacing around the hallway through the glass wall.She had her face pressed against the glass wall to inspect the rooms but could see nothing.The glass walls were only transparent from inside the room and not outside to ensure privacy."What the..." He freed Linda from his embrace and carefully rolled away so he doesn't interrupt her sleep. Finding his way to the door, he unlocked it and stretched outside to see Lucia came running back, "Hey, here you are" "What are you doing here?" He almost whispered and her brows furrowed, "What am I doing here?" "Does this place looks like my home? It's morning.
Breakfast was dug into silence as the couple kept exchanging glances at each other from the opposite ends of the glass table in the dining room.Luca took the opportunity to turn on his other device in case a call came in from Lucia. As soon as the device booted, Nica's message appeared on the screen.Nica: Husband, did I piss you off? [smiling emoji]He made to swipe it away but more message notifications from her came appearing at the top of his screen. He sighed in frustration and realized she had sent the pile of messages because his number wasn't going through. Luca opened the chat conversation and read through her crazy messages.Nica: Did you block me? [Angry emoji]Nica: I'm sorry.Nica: Call me. Should I come over to Thornhill?More insane messages from her which he was disgusted to go through and so closed the messaging app only to see Linda staring at him. She had finished her breakfast already. "You're reading my emotion. Ain't you?" She blinked her eyes and relaxed
Luca brought his BMW 7 Series to halt and alighted to stand in front of Karim's former operation hideout.Former, as the place was no more. Burnt to ashes except for the blackened walls which still stood. He could still see smoke ascending from the building to the sky and could tell that the disaster happened not quite long. Could this be some persons covering up their ends so they don't get exposed just as the corrupt agents? There was no evidence that links back to him and that was all that matters.Luca got into the vehicle and reversed before driving away from the location.He recalled Karim was the tech genius of the mayor who worked behind the screen and--He did not really know Karim's role in the old man's operation but he could have been responsible for finding Linda or knows about it.Carlo could not help him find the mysterious CCTV scumbag operator as his speciality does not reach the area of tracking down people.He was only handy with the cameras like a good CCTV ope
"That will be all, Linda. Turn off the gas"Lucia's loud voice resounded from the living room and Linda obeyed to do as she was instructed.She turned off the cooker, and microwave and did the dishes before walking out of the kitchen, and wiping her hand with a rag."Is he not here yet?" Linda asked as she arrived in the dining room to meet Lucia who was engrossed with her device from where she was seated.Without lifting her head, she responded, "He sometimes has the habit of showing up late for dining as far as I can remember""But he doesn't miss, Mother makes the best dishes and it's so bad I can never be her""Your food tastes good, Manager Lucia. I love them""It's easier to say when you're not human" Lucia announced and silence fell in the room until she crackled, "I'm just pulling your legs. Funny!"She explodes into laughter with Linda who nodded gently and placed her hands on the dining table.Earlier that day, they were on their way to get a brand delivery from the airport
"I thought you would never say" A smirk formed at the corners of Lucia's lip and she relaxed on get a seat, proudly."You cook just like Mother. I missed her cooking"She twitched her lips and said, "Don't flatter me. By the way, why are you wearing a tuxedo? Is this a date or something?"Luca stopped eating to protest, "Can't I put on whatever I want? You seem to pick on me lately""Haha, funny. You wore this for her, didn't you" She raised her fork to Linda who halt eating and her eyes met with the gaze of her manager and friend.Luca could not say if Lucia trying to make the dinner moments an interesting one or simply introducing violence.A smile formed on her face and she lowered the fork, "You know, I'm happy for you two. I know he's an arrogant big head but thank you for accepting to be his girlfriend, Linda"She continued digging into her plate and Luca almost choked on his meal.He took a glass of water and his throat ached as a result of the spice he wasn't even feeling the
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