Chapter 10
Axl
As we finished listening to the kids and ladies tell us of their adventure on the yacht, it was four forty-five and time to start getting ready for our dinner plans with Luca, Matteo, Davide and their families. We went our separate ways before agreeing to meet back in the parlor in one hour.
To cut back on time, Monica and I took a shower together that ended up turning into me fucking her up against the shower walls.
When we made it out, she had just enough time to get ready.
Since this wasn’t a business dinner, we decided to dress semi-casual.
She fashioned her hair in a side ponytail with curls hanging from the sides in the front.
She wore a pastel pink summer dress that stopped just above her knees and nude heels to accentuate her toned legs.
Once she finished, she gave me a quick peck then left to check on Ladybug.
Knowing my baby girl, she was ready and helping the younger ones like the big niece/cousin she is.
I stood in the mirror in only my linen trousers and white dago t-shirt.
My gun holster lay strapped around my shoulders with my guns in reach under my arms. I still didn’t trust that something might happen while we were out so I wanted to make sure I was ready to protect the people I loved if need be.
I brushed my locks that I decided to let hang free.
I was wearing a black short sleeved linen suit tonight.
I thought about wearing the cream colored one but I didn’t want to take any chances of my guns being visible through the light fabric.
Sitting the brush down, I grab my shirt and put it on making sure you couldn’t see my two best friends hiding in their places. After buttoning it up, I spray on some Creed Adventus Monica loved when I wore it. The shit actually did smell pretty damn good.
As I came down the stairs I was greeted with chatter and giggles from everyone in the parlor. This was almost like the other night when we went to dinner at the old man’s estate except there were more of us and I think if The Corners were there things might have turned out differently.
“Good you’re here, you were the only one we were waiting on.
” Father says approaching me. “You, Monica and Ladybug can ride in the car with Brittney, me, Andres Jr. and Calla. The second car will be for Felix, Keirra, Edgar, Estelle, James, Mattelyn and Marco. The next will have Adam, Imani, Harper, Albert, Janet, Reese and Nolan and the last car will have Maxillo, Dominique, Lorenzo, Marisol, Ryker, Maci and Lincoln. How does that sound to you?”
“Sounds good to me. I don’t have to worry about anyone riding without protection.” I reply.
“Good, good. Well let’s get going, we don’t want to be late.” He says returning to Brittney and my little brother and sister.
Monica and Ladybug join me as we follow father out the house and to the waiting cars.
The drivers started the cars and headed to the front gate once everyone had gotten into the vehicles and were ready to go.
Father was telling us about the magnificent food the restaurant had to offer when security opened the gate for our driver.
I felt when he proceeded through the gate but came to an abrupt stop.
“What’s going on?” Father asks the driver letting down the partition.
“Le auto hanno tirato su bloccando il vialetto, signore (Cars have pulled up blocking the driveway, sir)” The driver replies looking in the rearview mirror.
Father and I quickly stare at each other. “Monica, you, Brittney and the kids stay in here! Do not get out, do you hear me?!” I hurl trying not to sound alarmed.
“I’m coming with you, Daddy!” Ladybug shouts reaching for the door before Monica grabs here.
“Did you not just hear what your father said?! You are gonna sit your little butt right here next to me until he says otherwise.” Ladybug crosses her arms, tapping her foot.
“Baby, be careful.” Monica whispers before father and I got out.
Felix, Adam, the men and the drivers were waiting outside their vehicles along with Dominique.
Why didn’t Maxillo have her wait with the others?
I didn’t have time to ask him because occupants of the cars blocking us were starting to get out.
A large man with a buzzed hair cut stood before the others. I guess he was their leader.
“Tonight, must be my night. Here I was coming to pay you men a visit and who would have thought I would run into you as you were leaving out.”
Father leans over to me whispering, “Gian.”
So, this was Regilo’s son. I can see the resemblance now. He was tall like his father but had more muscle tone from being younger.
“What do you want, Gian.” Father asks as our men come to stand behind us.
Gian looks to the man on his left then his right before turning back to us with a twisted face. “Are you fucking kidding me?! You murdered my father then have the fucking nerve to ask why I am here?! I should fucking kill you where you stand!”
Father shrugs his shoulders. “Gian, you are not new to this world. Your father disrespected my family and for that he had to die. Now, if you don’t want to join him just yet I suggest you get in vehicles and drive the fuck off.”
Gian pulls his gun and before any of us could react he drops the gun when his hand is pierced with a deadly blade.
He screams out in pain dropping to one knee holding his hand.
One of his men go for his gun letting off shots as the other men do the same.
A grunt is heard from behind us. We drop low exchanging gun fire hitting a few of his men.
Then all of a sudden, Gian men begin to fall like dominoes as Dominque walks past us dropping them one by one leaving a cursing Gian still down on his knee.
She raises the bottom of her dress, holstering her gun to the strap on her thigh before casually walking over to Gian and snatching the knife from his hand.
He howls out in agony falling over to his side.
Dominique squats down grabbing his shirt to clean the blood from the blades before standing and walking back towards us.
“If you don’t kill him, I will because his man has shot Max.
” She states as she passes by us. Wait did she just say his man shot Maxillo?
! I turn to see Maxillo leaned up against the car holding his arm.
As if she’s heard everything that Dominique said, I hear Ladybug start screaming to get out the car to go to Maxillo.
Shit, I knew how much Maxillo meant to her and to see him like that was tearing her up.
I storm towards Gian. When I reach him, I kick the shit out of him.
“You motherfucker! You think you can come to my father’s house and try to kill him?
! Then your people shot one of my best friends!
” I continue to kick him over and over again.
Father finally has Felix and Adam pull me away from him.
Father bends over a hacking Gian shaking his head.
“Gian, since my father put you up to this for now, I’m going to let you live because I want you to go back and tell him it’s not going to be as easy as he thought.
We are ready for whatever he has planned.
Now get your fucking ass off my property because the next time I see you, I’m going to let my son finish what you started tonight by snatching your soul! ”
We watched as Gian painfully rose to his feet after several attempts.
He glared at us before getting into one of the cars then pulling away.
As we went to check on Maxillo father pulled out his phone and called Giamo to have extra security and grounds men come down to get rid of the Gian’s dead men and the cars they rode in.
Monica and the ladies stood around Dominique and Maxillo as Ladybug had her arms wrapped around him.
I tried to reach for her but she wouldn’t leave his side.
Dominique had his hanker chief pressed up against his bicep.
“It went through but he still needs to get checked out.” She states applying pressure.
“Who are you?” I ask still shocked by what I saw her do.
She lets out a deep breath before replying, “Ghost.”
Now, that information floored me because being in the hitman business you heard of other assassins in the business but never knew who they were.
I heard stories of an assassin that went by the name Ghost. It was said that he was one of the most lethal hitmen on the planet.
He got the name Ghost because his victims never saw him coming and there was never a trail to follow.
Most times the authorities had a hard time determining how the victims were killed, it was as if they saw a ghost but the damage done to their bodies told another story.
To find out that the actual Ghost was not a man but a beautiful woman, the girlfriend of one of my best friends and the sister of Davide had me speechless.
“You? You’re the Ghost?” Lincoln asks stepping closer. I knew he probably had some unsolved cases on his desk that she had something to do with.
“Yes, now can we please get Max back to the house?” She says with a huff.
“Of course, Monica and Keirra can see to him.” Father says before ushering us back to the cars. I didn’t press Ladybug as she got in the car with Maxillo. She loved him like she did her other uncles and wanted to be close to him.
What was supposed to be a lovely night of fine dining has turned into shit because of the old man’s doing but something didn’t sit right with me.
I don’t find it coincidental Gian and his men pulled up right when we were getting ready to leave.
I believe someone had to tip him off about our plans and if I find out there is a rat in my camp, someone will pay dearly for their betrayal.
As we rode back to the house, I called Luca to tell him what happened. He, Matteo and Davide were waiting for us at the restaurant with their families. Once I filled him in on what went down, he said they were coming straight to the estate.