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The Donna’s Return

The Donna’s Return

Short Story · Mafia
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Revenge

Familial Bond

Mafia

Rumors said Fabrizio Medici, Don of the Medicis, was ruthless in everything he did. Yet he was nothing but devoted to me, his mother, as if I were his lifeline. Ten years ago, my husband, Victor Medici, betrayed us all. He conspired with foreign enemies, abducted Fabrizio, and staged a coup from within. To save my child, I blew up a car, destroying my leg and face, and erased myself from the world by faking my own death. Fabrizio hardened and lay low. Ten years later, he wiped out our enemies, killed Victor with his own hands, and reclaimed everything that had been stolen from him. Afterward, he spent a fortune rebuilding my body, piece by piece. But when I returned to the country under a new identity to attend Fabrizio's engagement party, his fiancée, Giovanna Valery, mistook me for a hidden mistress. She stormed in with her friends and humiliated me in every possible way. By the time Fabrizio finally arrived, I was covered in blood. Giovanna pointed at me, her voice shrill as she screamed, "No wonder I never see you messing around. So this is your type? Older women?"

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9 Chapters
Chapter 1
I arrived at a standalone villa in the Queen's District of Southwold.As the former Donna of the Medicis, I had hidden in Holbeck for ten years. Today, I finally returned here under the name "Ella".I had just set my suitcase down in the entryway and hadn't even caught my breath when the front door was kicked open from the outside.Five women barged in aggressively. Leading them was Giovanna Valery, my future daughter-in-law, whom I had only seen in photos.I stepped forward in surprise, about to greet her, when she lunged at me like she had lost her mind. She grabbed my hair, yanking so hard that it felt like my scalp was being torn off."Well, look at you, you shameless old hag! You hid yourself pretty damn well!"She raised her hand and slapped me twice. My cheeks burned instantly. The corner of my mouth split open, and the taste of blood flooded in."No wonder Fabrizio's been distracted lately! Turns out he's been cheating on me with you!"Giovanna's voice was sharp and pie
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Chapter 2
The instant the dagger was about to sink into my skin, I twisted my body hard. The blade grazed past my shoulder, slicing open a bloody gash."Hah, how dare you dodge!" Giovanna shouted furiously and slapped me across the face. "Hold her down!"Two of her friends increased their grip, pinning my arms flat against the floor. Another woman pulled out a cigar, lit it, and pressed it straight onto my arm.A sharp sizzling sound filled the air. The stench of burned flesh spread as my whole body convulsed in pain, cold sweat soaking through my clothes in seconds."Talk! What tricks did you use to seduce Fabrizio?" Giovanna held the dagger, the tip pressed under my chin."I didn't," I said, my voice shaking from the pain. "Ten years ago, the Camorras kidnapped him. I blew up a car to save him. How could I ever seduce my own son?""Keep making things up. Go on," Giovanna sneered. The dagger in her hand slashed hard across my cheek. "I've seen photos of Liliana. She was a hundred times pr
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Chapter 3
Enzo stepping in saved me for the moment, but Giovanna clearly had no intention of letting me go.She had someone bring over iron chains and tied my hands behind my back to the kitchen water pipes. The metal bit into my wrists, and blood from my wounds dripped down the chains."Are you going to talk or not?" Giovanna crouched in front of me, casually playing with a dagger. "If you don't, I'll slice your skin open piece by piece."I clenched my teeth and stayed silent. There was only one thought in my mind: Once Fabrizio arrived, everything would become clear.While I struggled, the pendant around my neck slipped free and fell out.It was a family crest, carved by Fabrizio himself. I had worn it close to my body for ten years.The moment Giovanna saw it, her eyes turned red. She snatched it away. "Fabrizio gave you this? You shameless woman! You're not worthy!"She gripped the pendant, jealousy twisting her face, then suddenly raised the dagger and drove it straight into my palm.
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Chapter 4
The moment Giovanna heard the footsteps, her face changed completely. She turned to her friends in a panic. "Quick, hide her! Don't let Fabrizio see her!"The women fumbled as they unlocked the chains on my wrists and dragged me toward the kitchen storage cabinet.The chains scraped against my wounds, and the pain nearly made me pass out.They shoved me inside the cabinet, locked the door with the chains, and stuffed a cloth into my mouth so I couldn't make a sound."Make a noise, and I'll kill you," Giovanna hissed, pressing herself against the cabinet door as she threatened me.The cabinet was pitch-black. The cramped space made it hard to breathe, and the pain from my injuries grew worse by the second. Blood trickled down my body and pooled on the cabinet floor.Soon, the villa's front door opened, and Fabrizio's voice came from outside. "Giovanna? Why are you here?""I just wanted to take a look at our future home and start planning a bit," Giovanna said, forcing her voice i
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Chapter 5
"Mamma…" Fabrizio's voice trembled as he rushed over and pulled me out of the storage cabinet, wrapping me tightly in his arms.He tore the cloth from my mouth. The taste of blood and the pain nearly made me pass out, yet I still forced out the last bit of strength to call his nickname. "Rizzo…"That single word was like lighting a fuse.Fabrizio's eyes instantly shifted from shock to something vicious and unhinged. He gently set me down on the floor, then turned and grabbed the still stunned Giovanna by the collar. He clamped his hand around her throat with such force that her tongue stuck out and her face turned purple."Did you do this?" Fabrizio's voice was terrifyingly low, every word squeezed out through clenched teeth. "Who the hell gave you the nerve to touch my mother?""H-Honey, you've got it wrong," Giovanna gasped, clawing at his wrist and struggling desperately. "She's a liar. She was pretending to be your mother. I was helping you get rid of an undercover threat.
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Chapter 6
The moment the blade came down, I instinctively closed my eyes, but I didn't hear the scream I expected.Instead, there was a sharp ripping sound. A deep gash opened across Giovanna's cheek. Blood burst out immediately and ran down her chin, dripping onto the floor."Aaaah! My face…!" Giovanna clutched her wound and rolled across the floor in agony. "Fabrizio, how dare you! My family won't let this go!""Your family?" Fabrizio sneered and turned to Enzo. "Drag her four little henchwomen down to the basement and punish them the Medici way. Let them learn what happens when they lay a hand on the Donna!"Enzo obeyed at once. With two men, he hauled the four women, who were shaking uncontrollably, straight downstairs.Before long, screams rose from the basement, one after another. There was the sizzling sound of cigars burning flesh, the dull thud of blades slicing into skin, and the piercing shrieks that came with broken fingers. It was enough to make anyone's scalp crawl.Fabrizi
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Chapter 7
Early the next morning, Giovanna was dragged out by force and shoved into a black sedan headed for Southwold Harbor.I sat in the front passenger seat, watching the scenery rush past outside the window. There wasn't a trace of pity in my heart, only the calm that came with a long-awaited reckoning.The car stopped at the Medicis' private dock. A speedboat was already waiting there.Fabrizio hauled Giovanna onto the deck and ordered his men to chain her tightly to a metal drum filled with concrete.The sea wind howled, whipping her hair into a mess. As she stared at the pitch-black ocean ahead, real fear finally showed on her face."N-No, please! Fabrizio, I'm sorry, I really am! Please spare me! I'll do anything to make it up to you!""Make it up to me?" Fabrizio sneered. He pulled the family pendant from his pocket, the same one she had ripped off me before. "When you hurt my mother, did you ever think about making it up to her?"He placed the pendant back around my neck, h
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Chapter 8
Fabrizio froze for a split second, then his eyes hardened with resolve. "Alright."We rushed downstairs, only to find the living room had already turned into a battlefield.Armed men from the Valerys sprayed gunfire wildly with submachine guns. Our soldiers took cover behind couches and pillars, firing back. Blood splattered across the walls and floor. The air was thick with gun smoke and the stench of iron."Mamma, cover me. I'm taking out their boss!" Fabrizio said. With both guns in hand, he rolled behind a couch and dropped two enemies with clean shots.I braced myself at the staircase landing and raised my sidearm. Drawing on the tactical instincts from my years leading the family, I locked onto a sniper at a second-floor window and pulled the trigger. The bullet tore through the air, and the sniper fell instantly."The Donna's back!" The soldiers downstairs roared in excitement when they saw me fire, their morale surging.The Valerys' Don, Roberto Valery, spotted
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Chapter 9
Three days later, Fabrizio held a grand celebration for my return as Donna. The event took place at the Medicis' private chapel.I wore a black vintage suit, my left shoulder revealing the fully restored family eagle crest tattoo. Holding Fabrizio's arm, I slowly walked into the chapel.All the mafia family leaders of Southwold rose to their feet in greeting, their eyes filled with reverence.Above the altar hung the Medicis' banner. The black flag was embroidered with a golden Holbeck eagle and roses, a symbol of the family's honor.Holding my hand, Fabrizio led me to the altar. He picked up the microphone and declared loudly, "Today, I'm announcing to everyone that the true Donna of the Medicis, Liliana Medici, has officially returned."Thunderous applause filled the chapel and refused to fade.I took the microphone and swept my gaze across the crowd, my voice steady and firm. "Ten years ago, I chose to fake my death to protect my family and my son. Ten years later, I'm back.
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