Chapter 5 #3
Before anyone can react, Axl and I have jumped up from our seats, rushing to the end of the table.
I reach Regilo first grasping his head between my hands then twisting his head sharply, breaking his neck.
Felix, Adam, Lorenzo, Maxillo and even Edgar have pulled out their guns.
Anjelica screams causing Giovanni’s men to come rushing in.
They halt their steps when they see Axl has his M48 Cyclone knife placed under Giovanni’s neck.
Anjelica tries to sneak a hit on Axl but Monica is quick to attack her.
“Do you really think you were going to hit my husband, bitch?!” Monica yells as she snatches Anjelica by her burnt blonde hair.
“I haven’t forgotten about that shit you tried to pull at Andres’ that day.
You had this ass whooping coming!” Angelica tries to fight back but she’s no match of my daughter-in-law.
If this were happening in a different setting, I might have cheered Monica on but this was not the time.
“Lorenzo get Monica!” Axl shouts. Lorenzo nods as he keeps his guns on Giovanni’s men, making his way to Monica who now has Anjelica on the floor till punching her.
Lorenzo grabs her around the waist, lifting her up but not before she kicks Anjelica hard to the midsection.
“Maxillo get the children and the others out of here!” Axl commands.
“And if one of you motherfuckers make a move to follow them, I will slice his throat from ear to ear!”
“Let me go, Zo!” Monica screams trying to get out of his hold.
“Calm down, Monica.” Keirra says as she, Imani and Marisol rush to her. “You beat her ass, now let’s help Maxillo get the kids out.” Hearing Keirra mention the kids seemed to calm her down as she stops fighting.
“I’m good now, Zo, you can let me go.” Monica states as Zo glances to Axl who nods his head. Zo drops his arm from around her waist. “Thank you, but let it known, I’m beating that bitch’s ass on sight every time I see her!”
“Fair enough, now help Maxillo.” Axl returns with a smirk.
Maxillo has the children assembled by the door with Estelle waiting for them. They start to leave out but Ladybug remains standing in her spot.
“Come, Ladybug” Maxillo urges.
“No, I’m staying with my daddy to make sure no one tries to jump him.” She responds with her hands balled into fists by her sides.
Axl stares on with pride but he knows she should not be around for what’s about to happen next.
“Ladybug, I promise you I will be fine. Go with Maxillo and help him with the other kids, I know they’re probably scared right not.
I’ll be right out as soon as I finish talking to your... bisnonno (great grandfather).”
Ladybug studies her father before nodding then turning to Maxillo.
As she takes a step towards him one of Giovanni’s men thought he was brave enough to try and grab her.
Ladybug floors us as she knocks his hand away then proceeds to assault him with hits so rapid and precise to his torso.
She dips low catching him with a powerful hit to his balls.
The guy groans as he grabs them falling to the ground but before he hits the floor, she hits him with a round house kick to the face.
Ladybug ends up in her fighting stance glaring at the other men who stare at her flabbergasted.
That’s right Ladybug show these motherfuckers why you are the daughter and granddaughter of both Snatcher’s of Souls!
“Go ahead and join the others, Ladybug.” Axl proudly says. She backs out the room with Maxillo behind her with his gun trained on the men.
“Axl we need to get out of here, I’m sure his men have called for backup.” I inform.
“You don’t know what you have started, bastard! I will die before I let you run my family’s legacy in the ground!” Giovanni hisses. “You have started a war that you have no chance of winning! Andres, as of today you are dead to me! You and your bastard will fall!”
Axl applies pressure to his neck with his knife breaking his skin.
“I look forward to bringing you down. You are a disgrace to the Romano name. I want you to bring every man you have because before I go home, I will have destroyed you and everyone that follows your command. I am Don Romano and you will be just a faded memory!” Axl removes his knife before shoving him hard enough to knock him out of his chair next to Regilo’s dead body.
Giovanni touches his neck with his fingers then looks down at the blood on them.
Axl gives him a challenging smile as we begin to back out the room.
Axl places his knife back into its sheath then pulls out his guns.
Giovanni’s men aren’t stupid enough to try us.
They did not want to die tonight like their fallen comrade but their time was coming.
If they were smart, they would get as far away from Giovanni as quick as possible because war has been declared and anyone who stands with him will definitely fall.
I needed to have a talk with my sons but first I needed to make a few calls to some old friends.