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
....Earlier...Luca was beginning to panic after the call from Mayor Perez.Lucia getting kidnapped by the old man was the last thing his mind could ever think about.He just needed to get Lucia from sight would be near impossible.Maybe Linda was an option. If they can plan a coordinated attack together, perhaps--He got distracted by the buzzing of his phone and looked at the screen to see the call from an unknown number.It could be the mayor calling again because he was using a private number only given to business associates.Luca exhaled and took the call.He remained silent until the caller spoke, "Luca D'Antonio"The Italian accent sounded perfect and there was only one person who called his family, D'Antonio.Claim the 'D' stands for dangerous."Carlo?""It's been a while, Friend" Carlo responded with a laugh and that was when Luca realised the face behind the foreign voice when the mayor first called."Are you backstabbing me? Carlo"Carlo said quickly, "No friend, no. I'll
The backdoor of the warehouse pushed open and Luca moved inside to see Lucia raising a gun at Carlo who had his hands raised."Thank goodness you're here," He said loudly and took his hands down.Luca approached his sister and made her let down the pistol.She protests, "What the hell is going on here? Isn't this the mayor?"They turned to see Mayor Perez who was still holding tight to his bleeding hand.He had lost a lot of blood already."I'll explain later, Lucia, but now you need to calm down, okay""Calm down? I got drugged and dragged here, and he fvcking put a gun to my head," She glared murderously at Carlo who shrugged with a big smirk on his face.Luca touched her shoulder, "Carlo is a friend. He was only pretending to be on the mayor's side. You're safe now. Trust me"She scoffed, "Trust you? I'm just recovering from getting stabbed there times today, Luca. And now-- Oh my God""You look pretty healthy for one who was stabbed thrice" Carlo chirped into the conversation and