Chapter 12
Andres
I never thought it would come to killing my father for my family to live in peace but it is something that has to be done not just for Axl but for me too. There is no love between us and he made sure of that.
“Do you need help putting that on?” Lorenzo offers pointing to the bullet proof vest in my hand.
“No, I got it, thanks.” I reply putting it over my head then begin to fasten the straps.
“Okay, I’ll see how the others are doing.” He says walking away.
Before we left the game room, we decided with Maxillo having an injured arm, he and Dominique should stay with the women and children incase my father or Gian tried to attack the estate.
Dominique wasn’t happy but after Maxillo pulled her to the side to speak with her, she agreed.
There was a look of relief on Davide and Alessandro’s faces when she didn’t put up a fight about the issue.
We know what the Ghost could do but I think Davide’s focus would have been off if she were there because he would have been in big brother mode trying to make sure nothing happened to her.
Alessandro, James, Marco and Reese volunteered to stay and assist them if needed, which was a good idea because they were all good with guns too.
Plus, Marco could watch the surveillance cameras and inform us of the guard’s whereabouts.
Also, he could use that genius brain of his to disarm the security system.
We called the ladies into the room to let them know we needed to head out to take care of some business.
Axl thought that it would be best if Luca, Matteo and Davide’s families stayed here at the house until we returned.
Surprisingly, they didn’t question why. I guess since they knew the type of business their husbands were in, things like this will come up.
After hugging their loved ones, Luca, Matteo and Davide left to get their gear. While waiting on them, I lead our men back to the basement where I kept an armory of supplies for such occasions like this.
“You good?” Axl asks from behind.
I spin around to face him. “Yes” I lowly reply sliding my guns into the holsters.
He studies me. “You know back when that shit went down with Rocco and Julian?” I nod.
“Adam asked me how I would feel if they succeeded in killing you. At the time I was like why I should fucking care but then he brought up about you being my biological father. That shit really fucked with me, you know. And for the life of me I don’t know why I couldn’t stand to see Rocco kill you that day.
I don’t know maybe it was mom, hell who knows but the point I’m trying to make is how are you feeling knowing your father quite possibly is going to die tonight?
Look how far you and I have come. I just need to know before we walk out those doors if there is a part of you that may want to reconcile things between the two of you? ”
I stare back at his emerald green eyes and let out a deep breath.
“Honestly, son, I have no feelings for the man. He has threatened my family, my legacy and he will be handled like any other person who does such...he will die. You, your brothers, sister and the rest of my family mean everything to me and I will be damned if I let anyone destroy what we have built, father or not! Blood or not!” I grasp his shoulders touching my forehead to his.
“Thank you, that’s all I needed to hear.” Axl whispers.
“Hey, they’re back!” Felix hollers from the next room.
I raise my head before patting his shoulders. “Let’s finish this shit so we can enjoy the rest of our stay with our family.”
“With our family.” He echoes.
Entering the main room that sat the torture table and chair, we’re greeted by our men, our family who are dressed in black fatigue pants and shirts with black war paint on their faces and guns and knives strapped to various parts of their bodies.
They were ready to go war with us. The Corners, the Young Heads and heads of the families stood as one.
Axl stops in front of them. “I want to thank all of you for doing this it means a lot to me and my father. Now, I can’t promise that none of you will come out of this unharmed but if we watch each other’s backs then we have a chance at accomplishing just that.
Are there any questions before we head out?
” No one answers or they shake their heads.
“Well, let’s head out. Make sure you have everything you need right now and your earpieces are working properly. ”
When everything was checked and everyone was able to hear Marco through the earpieces, we went outside where four black Hummers were waiting on us courtesy of Davide. Once our supplies were loaded, Axl, Felix, Adam and Lorenzo got in the first Hummer with me as the rest got into the other three.
Silently we drove to the abandoned farm that was half a mile from my father’s estate.
The place has been emptied for years. I’m surprised it’s still standing because I use to sneak here when I was a teenager to escape my father’s wrath.
As I came to a stop in front of the old barn, I told Axl to hop out and open the two large doors.
When he gets them open, we pull in, parking the vehicles.
“We have a little less than a half mile trek to get to the estate. Luckily, we still have the darkness on our sides.” I tell them once we’re out and geared up.
Axl adds, “As we discussed back at the house, once we’re inside the estate we will break off into four groups, father, Adam and I.
Felix, Nolan and Lorenzo. The Corners, then Luca, Matteo and Davide.
This way we are hitting them from all sides.
Let’s try not to use any fire power until it necessary, but if you have to, make sure you have your silencer on.
I don’t want to tip them off that we made it there too fast. If your group needs help call for backup ASAP. Clear?”
“Clear” everyone says in unison.
Axl glances at me. “Lead the way, father.”
Fifteen minutes later after walking through the dense forest that surrounded the estate, we came along the fence that ran around the property.
Covered in vines and over-grown foliage was the opening I cut into the fence still intact but old and rusty.
Axl pulled out his knife and began re-opening our entry.
When he was finished, there was just enough room for us to pass through without detection.
Felix pressed his earpiece asking Marco if we had clearance.
A few seconds later we heard him loud and clear saying we were good to go, there were no guards in our area.
One by one we maneuvered our way through the fence.
When everyone was on the other side, we broke into our groups.
Felix and his group going to the right side, The Corners taking the left, Luca and his team went towards the front with Axl, Adam and I going to the back.
Rounding the corner to the back of the house, there was one guard by the back door smoking a cigarette.
Adam tapped our shoulders motioning he would take care of him.
Axl shook his head no but Adam ignored him as he snuck up on the unsuspecting guard.
When he was close enough, he quickly entrapped the man in a sleeper hold but instead of putting him to sleep Adam cracked the man’s neck, breaking it.
He slowly lowered the lifeless body to the ground and waved us over.
Axl glances over to me, I shrug shoulders then proceed towards Adam.
Axl crouches down low then press the earpiece in his left ear. “We’re clear, over.” He whispers. Hitting the earpiece again, he asks, “Marco, are we clear on the security system, over?” Static fills our ears before he replies, “Almost...clear, you’re clear, over.”
“Roger that. Team’s two, three and four are you clear, over?” He continues.
“Clear, over” Felix’s voice comes across followed by Lincoln then Davide.
“We’re going in, over” Axl lastly says before pulling out his tool to pick the lock.
Seconds later we’ve entered into the kitchen surprising the cook and two of the wait staff.
Adam holds his finger up to his mouth. They frantically shake their heads up and down as we aim our guns at them.
Axl removes a roll of duct tape and zip ties from his cargo pants and begins taping their mouths and binding their hands.
When he’s finished, he has them sit on the floor inside the pantry.
“Se vuoi vivere, non fare un cazzo di suono (If you want to live, do not make a fucking sound).” Axl hisses. They nod before he closes the doors then securing it with a zip tie.
“This way” I say going to the exit that led into the hallway.
Voices could be heard coming from the dining room.
Just as we were about to step in that direction a guard comes around the corner.
I quickly raise my gun letting off a round that hits him right between his eyes.
The impact of the shot throws his body against the wall making pictures fall to the floor as he goes down too.
The loud noise has more men coming as we race to the end of the hall to beat them from blocking us.
Two appear and are quickly knocked off. In our ears we hear the others in their own gun battle.
Stepping over the bodies, we go through the dining room then enter the parlor. I’m sure by now Giovanni has heard the gun fire of his men and locked himself in his office upstairs.
We encounter more guards as we make our way to the living room going to the stairs that lead to where Giovanni’s office is located.
“Axl!” Someone calls. We turn to see Davide and his group.
Davide grins as he hurls a knife in Axl’s direction.
Axl quickly leans to the side to avoid being hit.
The sound of a body hitting the floor comes from behind us.
Glancing over our shoulders we see a guard lying dead with a knife protruding from his left eye.