“Where are we going?” Joan asked timidly as they drove silently on the lonely road. Cielo ignored her question, fixing her focus on the road. She hadn't spoken to her since they started driving in the car.Joan sighed and leaned back on the car seat. She had tried initiating a Convo about four times in the last eight minutes, and each time, Cielo had replied her with silence. She inhaled loudly and closed her eyes to relax.“I'm driving you to the next city. You'll catch a flight from there.” Cielo's calm voice replied and she opened her eyes to stare at her in surprise. The previous day, Cielo had called her to remind her about their deal. Joan was to boycott the wedding. The plan was for her to act like she was dressing up for the wedding and spend extra time at home while Cielo drove in to get her, making it seem like an abduction.Cielo controlled the steering wheel with one hand while she bent slightly and picked up a bag from the car floor in front of her and handed it to Joan. J
“We have a problem,” Morelli said, turning himself a drink.“What is it?” Enzo asked.“Rafael. Rafael is the problem. He's contesting to be don too.” Morelli revealed, tipping the glass filled with alcohol over his lips.“What!” Enzo seethed angrily. “Who is Rafael?” he asked, a bit calmly.“A hot headed, dangerous capo. He leads the gangs around the old town area.” Morelli explained.Enzo chuckled, “Why does he want to be don?” fury was building up within him. He had worked hard for this, and now someone wanted to take it away.“I don't know for sure, but he has the money. He has men too. It's just one of those usual ambitions.”Enzo chuckled dangerously “If he ever becomes a problem we can't handle then I'm going to have to take him out.”“Calm down. You don't win all battles by using the gun.” Morelli advised. “I think you should use this time to prove why you are a better option.”“I don't have the time for all that, uncle. I've worked too hard for this to let a single man stand in
“We have a problem,” Morelli said, turning himself a drink.“What is it?” Enzo asked.“Rafael. Rafael is the problem. He's contesting to be don too.” Morelli revealed, tipping the glass filled with alcohol over his lips.“What!” Enzo seethed angrily. “Who is Rafael?” he asked, a bit calmly.“A hot headed, dangerous capo. He leads the gangs around the old town area.” Morelli explained.Enzo chuckled, “Why does he want to be don?” fury was building up within him. He had worked hard for this, and now someone wanted to take it away.“I don't know for sure, but he has the money. He has men too. It's just one of those usual ambitions.”Enzo chuckled dangerously “If he ever becomes a problem we can't handle then I'm going to have to take him out.”“Calm down. You don't win all battles by using the gun.” Morelli advised. “I think you should use this time to prove why you are a better option.”“I don't have the time for all that, uncle. I've worked too hard for this to let a single man stand i
Morelli, Rafael, and the rest of the Capos were seated in the usual meeting room. This time, the room was arranged differently. Morelli and Rafael sat separated from the rest on a raised platform. The air in the room was tense. It wasn't just going to be another meeting. The council of Capos was going to elect a new don today. Rafael eyed Morelli from where he sat, a few meters apart. He was dressed in a black casual shirt and trousers with some pieces of silver jewelry. “We will start the voting process now. Whoever gets the highest votes cast will be made the don.” the leader of the process announced and both men turned their attention to him. Morelli straightened up on his chair, his lips going tight against each other. The process started and the ballot paper went around. Each man was to make a tick on their preferred candidate's name and return the paper to the box. After the box had gone round, the count started.“Rafael, one vote.” The moderator raised the paper up, showing
“Hope everything is set?” One of the leaders of the black scorpion asked Romano. Romano, his right hand man, and the three leaders of the black scorpion were standing in the center of a room, holding a discussion.“Yes. The boxes came in last night. Everything has been sorted out.” Romano replied and he nodded. He made a gesture with his hand and his right hand man walked towards one of the boxes and lifted it to where they stood.He dropped it on the floor and opened the box, taking out a gun.“This is an M16. We've got a whole box of this, plus other weapons.” Romano said, pointing to the gun in his man's hands. He collected the gun and cocked it, aiming it at the wall. “These will do. I have enough men on ground. We will strike later tonight.” he informed.“Good. It's better to strike quickly while we still have time.” the second man said, stepping forward. “We are expecting goodnight in a few hours, right?” he asked in a menacing tone.“Definitely,” Romano reassured with a confide
“Oh shit!” he exclaimed after checking his pockets for his phone without finding it. He then remembered he had left it on the table in his office before stepping out. He sighed in desperation before shifting to another side of the wall. His gun was held firmly in his hands as he listened for any sound to alert him of the attacker.“One… two… three” He made a mental note, counting as he listened to the footsteps. There were three distinct footsteps, meaning his attackers were three or even more. He looked at the gun in his hand. It contained only five rounds of bullets, meaning he'd have to give each person a bullet each. The footsteps got closer and he braced himself up. He rammed his fists into the first attacker, making him yell out quickly as he staggered backward. The action had been sudden and unexpected, making the attacker's gun fly out of his hands.The second attacker fired a bullet quickly and he ducked, making the bullet hit the wall behind him. The entire up floor was sound
Giovanni sat weakly on the floor as he watched his younger brother get shot in the head. He screamed inaudibly as Angelo fell to the ground. Emotions tore through him and he jerked. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he tried to get up from where he had fallen to the ground.Romano inched forward with an evil smirk, his gun still pointed forward. At that instant, someone burst in through the door at the other end. Romano lost his focus for a moment and turned to look at the intruder. It was a female, dressed in a hoodie and face cap. She shot at him and he ducked in surprise. He wasn't expecting her to shoot him. She moved forward while still shooting at him and he continued trying to escape. He hid behind a pillar and reloaded his gun with the last set of bullets he had with him. He listened carefully as the shootings stopped and slowly, he popped his head out of hiding. A bullet flew over his head at that instant and he immediately went back in.“The fuck!” he exclaimed in a low voice.
Cielo heaved a sigh of relief after hearing a response. She could hear the indecision in his tone but that didn't matter to her at all. “Giovanni was attacked and he is laying half dead at the club office. You have to get down here immediately before he crosses to the other side.” She said and heard Giovanni snort behind him. She could hear footsteps at the other side as the consigliere got down from the chair he sat in. He quickly picked up his car keys and gun from the table before putting on his shoes.“Are you serious about what you just said?” he asked as he rushed toward the door, his heart beating faster than normal. He was playing video games on his console before the disturbing news came in. “Why would I call you with his phone to joke about this?” She fired back. “You better rush down here. He is already losing a lot of blood.” She added. “You will find him at the office complex. I'm sure you know how to find your way there.” She said before hanging up.The mortified consi