ANTONIOI bang my hand heavily on the wall.Out of anger.I still can't believe my eyes.I should have known.I should have suspected.This is not the first time we were dealing with the Portuguese.So why would they turn on us all of a sudden?Something must have spooked them.It was all Don Vito.He made them act this way.Apparently, he had been dealing with them secretly. I didn't know a thing about it.That was unlike him.He is my godfather and he runs practically all he does by me and I do the same also.Well, except for the fact that I have Miranda in my custody.He must not know about that.The Portuguese definitely didn't like the way things turned out.Don Vito was embezzling and left them out of the share.Now they want to take back everything and take the mafia out of the way.All of these papers prove it.This is a big reveal even for me.Rivera was going to use this to buy her way in or out, whichever way.Perhaps Don Vito knew about this, and that was why he ended her
DON VITOMy solace. My cigar. Always in my hands.If I am not smoking then I am obviously not in my right senses.I sat in my exalted chair puffing smoke in the air repeatedly while I stared at my bastard son who was tied right in front of me.I had been on a wild search ever since Antonio told me the sort of snitch I was having around.I didn’t believe him at first but as it stands, Antonio had my best interest at heart.It wasn’t difficult finding Jordan. Paulo was nowhere to be found.Even Antonio would be surprised if he knew that I already had him in custody.But I didn’t let him know.Antonio was my godson. I knew him better than anyone.He had been with me right from his teenage years.Many people thought he was my son. My biological son.I actually did treat him like one, He grew up to become my second in command.He was a tough one. Smart and intelligent. A boy with vision and addiction to becoming great.I saw him climb up to heights before my very eyes and I just knew I was
MIRANDAThe excitement.To see him, again.I couldn't help but shout his name the instance I saw him.My friend. My funny friend.Xander. I was so happy to see him after that unfortunate incident that put both our lives in danger.However, I tried to control my excitement so as not to do too much.Antonio is a jealous being. He could be watching from anywhere waiting to strike.He is jealous that much to do that.“How is your leg, Xander?” I asked.“Better than before,” he answered.It was as though he was never shot.I stared at his treated legs for a while before it dawned on me that Xander was actually in my room.I must have been carried away by the excitement.Antonio must not meet him here.“You have to leave Xander. Do not take this the wrong way. I am really happy to see you but Antonio must not meet you here!” I voiced out.“Oh, my bad. I am sorry about that. Although, if I am not mistaken, I think Mr. Antonio just drove away.”“I heard the sound of his vehicle just now.”If
ANTONIOI know it wasn't an ordinary call.At first, I thought, what if Jordan already told him about my time with Rivera?Since he worked for the Portuguese, he could have known about Rivera's plans and the meeting.What if Jordan already told him everything?Including what Rivera failed to tell me.Confused. I was really that confused.A lot was running through my head.Miranda. My unborn baby. Xander's naughty attitude and how I would deal with it.Sometimes I wonder if that boy doesn't know what I am capable of.I only see how Miranda behaves when he is with her.I don't want that happiness. I don't want it for her.Not when it's coming from someone else.Not from Xander.He better not be there when I get back. Else he is dead.I drove as swiftly as I could to Don Vito's residence. I could imagine what Jordan was facing already.Even though he was the boss's bastard son, he wouldn't take it easy with him.That, I was sure of.Even the hooker who gave birth to him had her own shar
MIRANDAI coughed.Could it be what I am thinking?Could it be just exactly what I have in mind about this?If it was then I guess things are beginning to come out right.I sat and stared at the photo that accidentally popped out of the file.It was Antonio and who I think is his sister.They look pretty much alike.It has to be her. Antonio's sister.He once told me he had a sister one particular night when we had multiple rounds of sex.He must have been really excited that night for him to have blurted that out to me.Well, that was the first and last time he spoke about her.But I remembered him saying, people called her his twin sister but they were never twins but shared a super striking resemblance.It's definitely her.My mind snapped back to what I was doing.My plan.I already had the perfect bargain with me In case of any trouble.Antonio wouldn't see this coming.Don Vito is just so evil.I wonder how he could do such to his godson…..Immediately I packed the files back an
FEW YEARS AGO,ANTONIO'S POVI stormed in.My eyes darted everywhere in search of my briefcase.“Where the fuck is it?” It was right here before I left this morning.“Who the heck came for it?” I spoke out angrily as I searched the room.That briefcase contained a million dollars and a hard drive. The hard drive. The actual reason I am looking for the briefcase.The money is nothing to me.I can do that in just two hours.It wouldn't take a joule of energy from me.But the hard drive wasn't something I could create or recreate if it ever got missing.It was essential. Essential to my life, to Don Vito, to the whole mafia.Every of our business plans and grade dealings were drafted into a single document for reference purposes.It was time to present one of the biggest shows to the Chinese, our top investors, and everything we need is on that drive.I kept searching and searching but I couldn't find it.Only if I could get the briefcase, then I would be relaxed.But there was no sign
ANTONIO'S POV"What do you mean you can't find my sister?""Is she so small to be seen or searched for?""Get out of my sight Andre, and get her for me," I said in a loud tone.Are these people playing a prank on me?I was here an hour ago and l spoke to her.So what does Andre mean by 'she is missing'?In a house full of able-bodied men to guard and protect her?No, It must be a prank.I didn't take it so seriously.I was more bothered about my missing briefcase.How the heck does something as big as a briefcase suddenly get missing in a house?"Boys!!!" I shouted.That was what I call them.It wasn't a code or a slang peculiar to the mafia.It was just my thing whenever I wanted to call out to my men.“Boys,” I called out again.They assembled in front of me including Andre, the guy who came to tell me he couldn't find my sister.“Andre. Where is she?" I asked.“I still can't find her boss. I have searched everywhere even upstairs in her room. She is not there, boss,” Andre said, lo
ANTONIO"So you didn't see her since then?" Miranda spoke softly as she watched me narrate how my sister had gone missing.“I didn't but I knew for a start she was taken away. I knew someone was behind it but I never knew who it was.”I never thought of going to Don Vito's place.That was simply because of the missing items which I made a promise to bring back to him.My mind never thought Don Vito could be behind it.He wasn't such to do so.I was his godson for goodness sake.We don't harm family.Not just a mafia code but a bond.“Why would Don do such to me?”I paced around the room.So he had Carmela in his custody all those years and didn't say a word to me.For a full year, I searched every corner of the earth for her but couldn't find her.At some point, I became discouraged and sad.There was no news of her kidnap.Nobody saw her.Nobody saw anything.I had no choice but to report to the police.But there were still no positive results.Virtually, every mafia crib was raided.