Luca’s POV
“What happened to him? He showed up with fight wounds?” James asked and I made my way towards the car and opened it immediately before sliding in and starting the car.
“Worse. He was floating on molly and some other shits.” I replied to him and glanced sideways as the bodyguard who usually rides with us in the first car tugged the door open and slid into the passenger’s seat.
“Jesus. This early?”
“I can fucking relate, man.” I replied as I started to slowly ease the car out of where it was parked.
I ended the call with james after exchanging a few more with me and dropped the phone into the console as I drove the car towards the gates which slide open after a few seconds of me waiting behind it and I drove out of the compound immediately, easing into the busy roads and navigating thr
Luca’s POV My mafia was one of the most respected of the Italy and I wouldn’t want that to change, to avoid us falling to the bottom drastically.“So, how are we going to do it?”“That’s the thing! We’re going to observe and observe as if the prices of the first set of diamonds showcased were all way too expensive. We’ll only come in when it’s at the very last diamond and then, we’ll drop a higher price. If the person that was about to receive the diamond before we come in decides to up his price, we’d up ours with millions immediately, and on and on until the person gives up and the diamond would finally be handed over to us.” James started to say and I nodded my head in understanding as he went on and on until he arrived at the last part.“Wait. When we finally get the diamond, what’s goi
Luca’s POV I alighted the car the moment one of the guards who had ridden in the other car pulled open the door for me on noticing that I was about to leave the car. James got down from the vehicle as well and we both stood at the side of the car while quickly scanning our eyes over the whole premises.I beckoned the three guards forward and they stood around James and I in the next second.“You’re going in there with us.” I pointed to the guard in the middle and watched as he nodded briskly, his hands folded behind his back.“The rest of you are to stand beside the two cars the way every other guard is doing, huh?” I continued and they both nodded their heads in understanding.“Be alert and do not leave your various spots for any reason.” I paused and stared pointedly at the two guards I was referring to. “If you notice anything strange and weird going on here during the auction, give me a text, and a call if I don’t reply to the text immediately. Got it?” I brushed my hair backwar
Luca’s POV “Thirty thousand dollars for the ocean drop necklace.” Jake announced into the mic with the said necklace raised high in the air by his index finger. “Going to the Darta mafia… going…”“Thirty one thousand dollars!” An average height man called out immediately he got to his feet and the leader of the said Darta mafia scowled at him before adding an extra thousand dollars to it, topping the average height man’s bargaining price.It ended up getting sold to the Darta mafia and he sat back down with so much pride oozing off his body, I didn’t miss the way he threw a scowl at the man that had attempted to get the necklace at a higher price.It went on and on and with time, I started to imagine Sofia in all the displayed diamond accessories and how it would look like on her. It was hard to concentrate and pay attention to whatever the Jake dude was saying because an image of Sofia wearing one of the ocean drop necklaces that just got sold out was messing with my head.The ima
Luca’s POV This first and final level was indeed tough like Hayley had explained. The lowest piece of jewelry that has gone for the cheapest price was the earrings, and thst has gone for one and a half million dollars after over fifteen people started bargaining for it all at once. The wrist watch ended up going to a man sitting a seat away from mine, and it ended up going for two million dollars.I watched as so many stood up for the waist bead. It was one and a half million at first, because it consisted of a lot of diamond crafted into beads shapes, hence the price. Over twenty people started bargaining for it and it finally got handed to a man whose mafia wasn’t all that far from mine, although we were not in good times for as long as I could remember. It ended up going for four million dollars.And now, we are currently in the top three.The remaining items consist of the pyramid shaped gem, a diamond ring and the tiny chain.James nudged my arm and I leaned into him instantly
Luca’s POV I signed as I sank into my seat at the office. After a few seconds of me just sitting and catching my breath, I stood up and took off my suit jacket before hanging it on the back of my seat. I thumbed open my first few buttons and sighed out again.It’s been a really stressful day and the day isn't over yet. I was super thankful the appointments for the day were over, and that all that’s left for me to do is to create proposals and timetables, a chore which I’ve been putting off for about a week now.All in all, the auction was the most stressful of all the appointments today and like I predicted while I was still there, I had slowly developed a headache as the day slowly went by. It was currently a little bit after eight in the night and I’ve already had something to eat on the way back from my last appointment for the day.Now, all I wanted to do was to go home, take a cold shower and fall asleep… preferably pressed up against a certain woman who has been occupying my b
Luca’s POV I exited the office after a little while without ending up getting any bit of work down, it was of no use, my mind was too unfocused to get any more work for the day and I ended up giving up trying.It was currently some minutes after ten pm and I was making my way through the office building and into the empty elevator. I massaged my fingers through my hair and tugged on the roots a little just as the elevator doors slid open and I got out in an instant. I headed outside the building and nodded my head at the receptionist who greeted me good night as I walked past her desk, all the way outside the office building.“Get in the driver’s seat, you’re driving me home tonight.” I said to the guard who usually follows my car, and sat in the passenger’s seat, beside the driver.“On it, sir.” He replied and tugged the back seat’s door open for me, I got in and tugged the door close myself. I knew he knew how to drive really well so I didn’t need to worry about him crashing the
Luca’s POV “Have you been disrespecting my wife all these while… because she’s quite younger than you?”I demanded in a quiet voice, purposely making use of the word ‘quite’ despite the fact that she was way younger than Sofia.But she has never, ever mattered here in the mafia. It doesn't matter how old you are and how old the rest of the people are. Once you are in a spot or position that demands people to automatically give you respect, then that’s what they were supposed to give you without any questions or hesitations.“What? No sir, it isn’t as it seemed. I never intended for it to come off as disrespectful.” She started explaining herself immediately, and I could see the fear surrounding her whole body language.Like I could even do a thing to her… if she hadn’t been disrespecting Sofia all these while, that is.“I only asked if you’ve been disrespecting her, that’s all.” I rephrased calmly and watched her eyes widened fearfully once again.“I haven’t.” She replied and I nodd
Luca’s POV I forced each forkful of food into my mouth even though I knew it was supposed to taste way better than how it was tasting at the moment, due to my sudden loss of appetite.Swallowing the food was the hard part, trying not to have come right back out was the hard part, which made me sip a little bit of water after each forkful off food. After clearing off the plate, I shoved the tray away from me and dragged the tablets towards me on the counter. I picked up the first pack and stared at with without reading a thing off it. A sudden beep suddenly vibrated from my phone which was on my side of the counter, a few feet away from me, along with the screen of the phone lightening up at the same time, signaling the incoming of a text.I dropped the pack of tablet back on the counter and picked up the phone which unlocked immediately once my face got scanned. I clicked on my iMessage and saw who the most recent text was from.My cousin, Aria.Aria and I had a weird relationship