FIVE
THIRD PERSON’S POV
Alejandro’s car had just pulled up to the cabin in the middle of nowhere; he had not stopped driving since he got into the car because for some reason, he thought better on the road and this was definitely the time for thinking.
He had come up with the semblance of a sane plan although he did not quite have all the details yet but he knew he needed the one man he could trust the most by his side again.
He stepped out of his black Rover and walked towards the cabin looking around carefully as he did; memories of what had happened there flooding in
This is not the time, he thought
Clearing his head strengthening his resolve, Alejandro got to the door and knocked a couple of times without getting any response; he knew he was inside the house and he was definitely getting ignored.
Finally he heard someone walking towards the door and then a voice he had missed came through
“You really should not be her, man; what do you want from me?”
“We need to talk, right now!” Alejandro snapped
On the drive here, he had kept pondering on how he was going to approach this but then he remembered one of his father’s many teachings.
You need to command authority not plead for it.
A chuckle filtered through again as the door clicked, signifying that it was being opened
“Hello brother, what was that tone just now? I really hope it wasn’t you trying to be intimidating?” the man snickered
Alejandro stared with irritation at his brother; this one had always been one that had problems with authority and did not abide by rules.
“Hey little brother; long time no see” He smiled darkly
Mateo suddenly stopped laughing, staring at his brother and trying to understand why he was there. Alejandro also stared him down; the tension crackling around them could be felt for a thousand miles.
He finally sighed and opening the door slightly to usher his brother in.
Alejandro was overcome by a feeling of dread as he stepped into the cabin; it was exactly the same way as it had been that night.
How can this be, he thought, turning around to stare at his brother in disbelief
Had he really been living out here all these while with everything serving as such an awful reminder
This cabin contained so many memories of their father bringing the whole family here for a vacation in the past and how they would always go camping and fishing. Those were happier times when their dad still smiled and mum was still alive.
This was where he stashed them that day; the day Diego left and everything went sour.
The day their mum had died where Alejandro had watched the life drain out of his mother’s eyes as she took her last breath in his arms.
He could not help but feel that he was to blame for everything that happened that night; that feeling of hopelessness and uselessness was one he had vowed never to feel again, hence his desperate hunt for power over these years.
Looking around the house he realized Mateo had really not changed anything apart from the fact that it was fairly clean every other thing had remained untouched including the bullet holes in the walls and the furniture.
As Mateo took his seat on the worn out couch in the sitting room Alejandro did not know whether to be impressed or scared of his younger brother. Their own father could not even bear the sight of this cabin and had wanted to sell it but Mateo had blatantly refused much to the surprise of everyone.
He had been young when everything happened but he definitely knew and had seen enough to be as scared of this place as they all were but for some reason best known to him he had embraced it instead.
“While you all decided to run away from her, I embraced her you know. I walk around this place sometimes and I can swear I feel her presence in here it feels like she is watching over me, guiding me… I find it very calming.” Mateo interrupted.
It was as though he had read his brother’s thoughts and the questions running though his mind.
“There is nothing calming about this Mateo and at this point I do not know if I should leave you be or get you help” Alejandro countered
“Why are you here Alejandro? You have never visited before so it must be really important and before you tell me, you should have in mind that if it involves me coming back to the family business, my answer still remains the same… A big NO”
Alejandro sighed as he neared his brother; he had washed his hands off the family and had packed up one day not telling them why
“This is important brother…I need you; everything we have worked for is about to be taken away and we need to protect this family, we need to protect each other”
“I can protect myself just fine” Mateo announced, pointing to the 12 gauge shotgun that hung on the wall above the fireplace.
“Listen Alejandro, you saw how I got the last time because of the senseless killings all in the name of taking care of business and building something for ourselves; I very nearly went over the edge and I do not want to go through that again. I am happy out here you know, free of the attachment that comes with family for the first time in my life and in a very long time”
Alejandro gazed into his brother's gray eyes; they reminded him so much of their mother’s.
Mateo had taken so much of her physical attributes; her facial structure, eyes and her blond hair. He looked every bit as gorgeous as she did.
He hated having to drag his brother back into the life but he knew he had to be selfish about this one and he needed his blood thirsty, ruthless brother not the mindless peace loving idiot seated before him. A war was coming and one that was going to involve the taking of sides and he wanted to know that his brother was here for him.
He wanted the brother who had helped him secure his place several years ago, whose name instilled fear in the heart of others and he knew exactly how to get him back.
“This isn’t about me Mateo; Diego is coming”
He watched Mateo’s eyes harden in rage at the information
That’s it, brother, he thought
After a short period of silence Mateo spoke three words that left his brother in shock“I don’t care.”“You don’t what?”“Yes Alejandro, I do not care that Diego is coming back.” He said it so calmly this time as Alejandro watched the hate he had just seen in his eyes a couple of seconds ago completely vanish. “I have nothing to do with him and as long as he does not bother me on my island of solitude I am fine, I do not want to get dragged in again.”It had just dawned on Alejandro that he had been totally wrong on the prediction of his brothers reaction to the news, he had expected him to be more angry maybe throw some furniture or at least put up a significant fight in the matter but he sat right there in front of him as calm as a body of water that had not just been troubled.Mateo’s calmness made Alejandro extremely uncomfortable“So in essence what you are telling me is you will not be taking my side in this fight against our brother.”As Alejandro kept on talking about how the
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DIEGOAs the elevator doors closed I could feel a little smile forming on my face, it had been so long since I had seen her face at least physically. I had just been watching through screens and pictures that my guys delivered to me.There was this feeling in my belly when we stood barely centimeters away from each other it felt like I should reach out and grab her right there and then, I hadn’t felt that way in a while, it was the same thing at the house the other day. When I got to the ground floor of the building I saw the receptionist shoot me a smile and adjust her hair, she had done the same thing when I entered some minutes ago. It’s something I knew I could act on and in a few days she’d be waking up in bed with me but now was not the time for that, I had to be focusing all my efforts on getting back home and to be quite honest since I met Irene again physically I hadn’t been in the mood to be with someone else.I had
DIEGOI couldn’t shake off the ringing sensation in my ear no matter how much I tried. My head felt like it was about to split through the middle as it rested on the roof of the car. It took a few seconds for my brain to fully process what had happened and accept the fact that we were upside down in the car. We had been run over and I could hear the faint voices of the men talking outside as they seemed to walk towards us. I looked to my front to check on Pietro my driver and it was obvious just by looking that he was in worse shape than I was. “Pietro wake the fuck up.” I shouted while unhooking the seat belt I had on, I was fond of wearing the belt no matter where I sat this might have just been what had saved me from certain death. The belt hook finally came down and I dropped to the roof of the car which was now on the ground, I reached out to where Pietro was and finally realized why he wasn’t answering m
DIEGOMy mind wasn’t fully sure about what had just happened as I struggled to keep my head as low as possible in the backseat with the glass shards that were raining all around me as the bullets went through the back glass. Finally we turned a corner and the bullets stopped flying past us. I looked at my fingers which were still tightly wrapped round the gun and it was visibly shaken, it was a surprise I hadn’t dropped it as I jumped into the car. Just like a switch my mind alerted me that I was in a car, an unknown car, who could have possibly risked their lives to save mine in such a moment as that.“Are you okay back there?” I heard a male voice come from the driver's seat. “I hope there’s nothing hurt. None of those bullets went through you right?” I aimed the gun directly at the seat in front of me as I got up to a sitting position so I could see who was talking to me. The face I saw through the windscree
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