The door to the room where Lorenzo was staying in was unlocked four hours later but he continued to stay in the room until two days went by.
His madre, Barbara had to go into the room to see him and get him to eat and shower.
"Mio figlio" she called him
"do you want to leave me here too? you want to die?"
"Madre..." Lorenzo began
"you haven't gotten out of here since two days. you haven't eaten since two days. you haven't showered since two days...." she reiterated "what is it you want, Lorenzo?"
Lorenzo stared ahead, into thin air, oblivious to what his mother said. they both kept silent.
"he was shot in the head...." said Lorenzo "who did that to him?" he turned to his mom and watched her body quiver in fear before she answered
"Carlo Rizzo"
"who's that?" He hadn't heard of any Carlo Rizzo before and didn't know why the person invoked such reaction from his mother.
"Your dad's archenemy", she said simply
He knew that his dad made enemies and competitors in his mafia circles. that was the nature of this business. But did that give this Carlo Rizzo guy the right to kill his dad? he didn't care about the reason for Carlo's action, he had to make him pay.
"where's Carlo Rizzo? I'll kill him" said an enraged Lorenzo
"you can't!" his mum answered.
"of course I can! I'll kill him " Lorenzo yelled.
"he's dead!" his mother's voice matched his
the shouts died down.
"he's dead? who killed him?"
this whole situation was confusing him.
"your dad killed him" he could tell she was confused about the whole situation as he was.
"how....?"
"mum, I'm sure he went there with some soldiers" Lorenzo started. "gather them all here"
he said and his mum went to get them, straight away.
within ten minutes, they were in front of Lorenzo. his mum didn't come back with them.
"which of you were there with my dad the time he got killed"
one of the soldiers spoke.
"none of us, boss. he and Carlo went into a roofless room to talk privately, while they told us to wait outside, far from the room"
it felt like they planned to kill eachother from the onset. how could they agree to face eachother without protection.
he had to find out what they talked about.
"And you people didn't hear anything loud enough, from them, to attract your attention?" he asked them
"no, boss. we only heard a gunshot, but by the time we got into the room, it was too late "
which building in Italy would have a roofless room? why did they even choose a roofless room? that wasn't of any importance to him now. he had to know if the venue contained any footage of the incident.
"were cameras in the place?" he asked them
"yes boss" they replied
"now y'all should go there," he ordered "and fetch me the CCTV footage with an audio. I need to hear what they talked about. understood?"
"yes, boss" they chorused and left.
now he was going to find out exactly what happened. he had to know, in order to figure out what punishment he'd mete out on the rest of Carlo Rizzo's family.
After three hours, the soldiers returned with the video footage and he took it and played it with his mom seated next to him.
"will you be okay?" she asked him before they started watching
"yes" he said curtly and played the video.
the first thing he heard took his breath away
"are you going to speak up now?" he heard his dad say to Carlo. "tell me why you slept with my wife"
he gaze turned at his mom, shell shocked, he asked her
"did you....?"
tears welled up in his mom's eyes as she sat, scared and dumbstruck. he continued watching the footage
he heard the bastard Carlo Rizzo talk about his mother.
he heard his dad's growl and finally, he saw the way his dad tricked Carlo into coming closer and brutally stabbed his body. he witnessed how Carlo shot his dad on his head. it was a bloody sight. he stayed zoned out at a spot for a few minutes. that Carlo guy triggered his dad and wasn't remorseful about it. he knew his dad had mafia foes but he wasn't foolish enough to schedule a meeting with any of them because his dad knew his foes were also looking for a way to kill him. His dad, having a murderous intent, had agreed to meet with Carlo because of the gravity of Carlo's crime
he swiftly turned to his mom who was already in bitter tears.
"you fucked the enemy?" he still tried to wrap his head around the painful realisation.
"I---" his mom began but he cut her off
"my dad went there and got killed because of you?"
"he found out about it and I knew that. I apologized and I thought he'd come to terms with it.... I didn't know he'd go that far...."
"can you hear yourself?" he yelled "does that justify the fact that you lusted after and slept with our family's enemy?"
"it doesn't..."
"why Madre? why Carlo Rizzo?"
"I don't know. it just happened"
He didn't know what to say. his parents really loved eachother. his dad was so smitten, he wouldn't even dare to look at another lady. what then happened? did he miss anything? the last time he did a facetime with the both of them, he didn't notice any problems. he felt stupid for not making out time from his busy schedule to visit his parents and now, the matter had escalated quickly.
"was there any friction between you and dad, before you went to Carlo?"
"no" she inhaled "your dad was fine. it was all on me"
"you've ruined everything, Madre"
"I'm sorry. I truly am"
"that doesn't change anything "he yelled at her "how could you do that to a man who loved you?"
"it was my mistake ---"
"don't you get it? saying that doesn't change anything"
his mum wept harder
"my dad's death was caused by you. you--you killed him!"
"Enzo..."
"just bear it in mind that I'll never forgive you"
having said that, he walked away, leaving his weeping mess of a mum.
He could agree, his dad struck first, but could Carlo imagine the pain his dad felt after he realised that his wife had betrayed him? the jerk, Carlo didn't even hesitate to rub his victory in. his dad must have been pushed to a point where he couldn't take no more, that's why he reacted.
And Carlo couldn't just die in peace, he had to take his dad too. well, Lorenzo couldn't rest. all he could think about was revenge. considering the fact that Carlo wasn't around to bear the consequences of his actions, his family was around.
Summoning a capo, he ordered him to gather information about Carlo's family and how Carlo's relationship with his dad was like. he made a mental vow to punish Carlo's family in a way that they'll begin to beg for death.
Three weeks laterBianca sat on her bed, in her room, reading a book. three weeks had passed since her dad's death and two had passed since his burial. her dad's burial vibe was next level dreariness. sympathisers from all around the world attended, his siblings, his business allies, his friends, Allegra and Kim came too, her bitchy younger sister, Capria who didn't come home when she heard about their dad's death, came for the burial with her boyfriend, a skinny, blonde, freckle faced guy, and they both left the next day immediately after the burial. she didn't want to think of Capria at that moment. her ex boyfriend, Matt never called for once to share his sympathies or comfort her and it made her realise how cruel he was, and it also made her get over him quick.her mom's family and friends came too, her dad's business associates, capos, soldiers, his mafia consigliere. there were so many people who attended, but she took note of the important appearances. it took a lot of time and
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"so what do you think about it, Bianca?" her mom asked.it was eight o clock in the morning. she, her uncle Luigi and her mom sat down together, with some soldiers and capos surrounding them. they looked at a map which was on the table.it contained directions to a route in Sicily, where the Sforzas usually passed through after smuggling loads of stolen goods.she, her uncle Luigi and her mom had began to plan an attack on the Sforzas. they wanted to let their enemies know that they were getting ready for war. "it's perfect", said a darkly satisfied Bianca."so this is the route where the Sforza soldiers are gonna take when returning?" she asked"yes. it is" her uncle Luigi replied."that's where our soldiers are going to attack?""yes"she loved the act of revenge, especially when it was for her father. her soldiers were going to attack the Sforzas and plunder themshe turned to the capos that stood around."show no mercy" she said. "lead the soldiers. hide yourselves and wait for t
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She ought to be showing more decorum, but his tongue moved the silk of her top against her nipple in delicate friction. The dampness of his mouth enclosed her in heat, sucking and inciting. She was lost, groaning with delight as he tortured her, licking and moving that damp fabric, squeezing the swell of her breast just enough to push more blood into the tip.She was going to climax from this alone, she thought, working her nails with agitation against his shirt, thinking she should stop this, but she was compelled to keep going because it felt so damned good.Her waistband released and his other hand slid in, confident and possessive, cupping soaked lace, saying something in Italian she didn’t have the wherewithal to interpret, but he sounded pleased. Like he was complimenting her. She absolutely flowered when he sounded so appreciative and admiring.He held his palm steady for her to grind herself into the heel of his hand. She moaned with pleasure as her arousal became acute. She t
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