TONY MORELLO COMES HOME

NICO D’ANGELO’S POV

It was here…

It was right here in this study room when the doctor diagnosed my 3-year-old daughter with bone marrow failure.

A genetic disease found dormant in my DNA, she got it from me.

My heart shattered for her and I swore to do everything in my power to make her life easier.

And now it's been an extra 3 years of battling this wicked disease.

At first, we could manage it, my wife, her mother Lola was a match for her.

Not only was my gentle daughter battling a rare disease she was also cursed with the rarest blood type in the world.

Rhnull ….. the golden blood.

Lola couldn't take it anymore, this is not the life I promised her.

So when she decided to run off with her therapist I let her, as long as she kept her part of donating to our daughter she could run off with the devil for all I care.

I loved her goddammit! She was the love of my life, now she's dead.

Found shot dead Alongside her lover, they said his wife did it.

With just one per cent of the world having this blood type I have to hunt down every person, just to save my Sophia.

My grandmother has been heaven-sent, caring for Sophia even when I'm too ashamed to watch her suffer.

And now she's lying in the hospital bed….

“Sir sir!” one of my guards called as he came rushing in.

He looked disturbed, “Sir the hospital just called, your daughter! They need you to come right now”

I bolted out of the room, pushing the young man out of the way.

As I reached the stairs I found my anxious grandmother waiting by the car.

“Did you find another donor?” she inquired, gripping my shirt tightly as her scared eyes pierced my soul.

“I have to go grandma, it's about Sophia” I mentioned before motioning to my guard to take her into the house.

“Is she okay? Poor child”

I heard her soft prayers as she departed, I got into the car and just as the driver was about to move I saw my consigliere motion to the driver to pull the glass down.

“ Lorenzo, What is it?”

“Sir you have to be careful, there have been some talks in town, it seems Tony Morello has been off the radar for far too long, it's suspicious”

I paused, “Not right now Lorenzo please, take care of it, I have to get to Sophia”

I waved him off and soon we were well on our way to New York's finest hospital, Hopfields General.

As we moved I noticed a car closely following behind, I tried to catch a glimpse of the driver but he swerved just in time.

Someone is following me, “We are being followed find another route”

The driver nodded and soon we had taken a sharp left and soon the car followed.

“We have to lose them” I instructed, “yes boss”

With that, he turned sharply at the roundabout and soon we were home free or so I thought.

Just as we were about to take the next right the same black car came out of nowhere following us and soon someone had stuck out a gun from behind and was shooting at us.

“Shit!”

I heard a swerve behind us, I turned to see a car had been hit out of the way.

And they were now right behind us.

“Nico, I'm back!” I heard a familiar yell before laughing maniacally.

“Sir it's Tony Morello sir!” my driver yelled, he groaned in pain as a bullet pierced his shoulder.

“I thought we sent an assassin after him, how the hell is that bastard still alive?”

I swung forward taking hold of the wheels from the driver just before he fell unconscious.

I swerved left and prayed that I veered off the road safely, but we hit a coming car causing it to collide with a cab coming fast behind it.

Soon it was all over, Nico had driven by, his manic laughter ringing in my ears as I managed to get out of the car.

I heard a man shouting for help, I ran towards the cab and that was when he pointed to the back, where an unconscious woman lay wet and bleeding.

I took her out of the cab safely and that was when it struck me.

I'd seen her before, what is Logan’s wife doing out here?

“Are you okay?” I asked, her eyes opened slightly but I doubted she could see me.

The ambulance came not long after and we were taken to Hopfield General.

It has been 4 days now and both Sophie and her have been stabilized, giving me enough time to think about finding another donor for my daughter.

I walked to her room where she slept, I noticed that no one had come to look for her.

Why hasn't Logan come? What’s going on with the Davis-Malone, those ruthless assholes finally got rid of her.

“Oh sir you are here!” someone called from behind.

I turned and it was Sophia’s doctor Dr Renata.

“No one has shown up for her in days, it's so generous of you to pay all her medical bills Mr D’angelo”

I nodded, “It's the least I could do, is she okay?”

The doctor shook her head, “She lost her baby….”

I was stunned, “her baby?”

Shit, she was pregnant, the accident I caused, did that kill her baby?

“She will be fine, her scans and tests all came out good, but that's not the good news sir” She smiled taking out an envelope from her coat, she handed it to me.

“Blood tests we ran show she’s a match with your daughter’s blood type”

I glared at the paper and back to the doctor.

“What!” I exclaimed, “Yes sir, but we will need her consent for donation but so far we haven't seen any signs of her regaining consciousness” she mentioned.

“I've got to wake her up, maybe work out a deal with her” I explained before opening her door.

The doctor's attention was called away, how do I wake her up?

I looked down at her perfectly resting face, every detail was beautiful, from her brown locks to her full lashes and down to her plump lips.

Her chest rose and rested and I took a closer look.

And that’s when she woke up.

After a while, the doctor assessed her and she thanked me for saving her life.

Little does she know I'm the one who put it in danger, but that's a discussion for another day.

Right now I need to cash in on this favour she just promised.

For Sophia…

I paced the room thinking about how to lay it on softly when my daughter’s nurse ran in.

“Sir, you have to come right now, her heartbeat has stopped!”

I panicked, lunged at her and grabbed the arms of a confused woman.

“It's now or Never we need your blood!”