Chapter 25
Andro
I was in the middle of a meeting with another Mafia boss in my home office when I smelt blood. I would've stood up to check whatever it was but I knew it'll be a sign of disrespect to the man I was having that meeting with.
"The Anglos will gain nothing if they decide to tamper with my family. I won't hesitate to kill them," Igor yelled at no one in particular.
In this town, three mafia families rule. Two are like kings while the third family is trying hard to compete with the first two and if possible, clear them out so they can take the throne.
I've been friends with Igor for years. It's better to make your enemy a friend so you can also monitor his moves. But since the Dimitri Family got into the system, that phrase has appeared difficult.
Igor and I are the first two Mafia lords while Dimitri Anglo is the young, naive, and stupid Mafia who won't respect his elders.
"The attack on my warehouse was from his men. I know that for sure but I wouldn't hesitate to retaliate and when I do, one of his family will pay that price" Igor threatened and I smirked.
"You can't be sure that he was the one. Why don't you invite him to a meeting and see what his response will be?" I suggested.
"Never Andro! I'll never bargain or discuss with a child. If he wants death, that shall I give him. I know some of your men are closer to him. It'll be better if you warn them because once they get caught in this wildfire, it'll get to you"
"Are you threatening me right now,?" I demanded.
"Does it sound like a threat to you?"
"No! Because if it does, you won't walk out of here alive"
Igor was silent for a while before he raised his eyebrow at me.
"Don't make me declare a war on you and your семья"
"You won't dare Igor. You know you have a lot to lose if you try that. Go out there and sort out the problem you have with Dimitri like the adult that you are but guess what, if you fail, you'll be the only one that'll be burnt" I yelled at him.
Igor might appear older than me in physical appearance and as a result of trying so much to be human, I show respect to the old fool even though I was older than him by a considerable number of years.
Not too much, but over a hundred.
"You dare not disrespect me as you did ever again, bastard"
I stood up from my seat and went on to open the door for him. I want him out of my house before I do something we'll both regret.
"Get out!" I commanded.
He hesitated for a moment.
"I'll leave but consider this disrespect a problem for you and your family,"
"в ад с тобой" I spat.
His jaw tightened.
"You'll regret this," I smirked at him as he finally stormed out of my house with his men in tow.
I went back into my office and picked up my phone to make a call. The person didn't pick up the first time it rang, but he picked up on the second ring.
"Boss" Stefan groaned.
"Where are you?" I yelled.
"I'll soon be at the house, boss"
"You better. Or else, I'll be forced to take care of that bitch of yours before you know it. Tell her to stop moaning when you're on a call. It's disgusting"
Stefan laughed.
"Okay boss. I'll be there," he replied.
I dropped the call and banged the phone against a wall. Stefan didn't know trouble was looming over us. If he did, he wouldn't have laughed.
The sweet smell of blood hit my nose the second time and I walked out of my office to begin trailing the location of the blood. I ended up in front of the girl's room.
What the heck is going on?
I almost cursed as I realized it was probably her blood. If she wanted to die that much, why did I bother to fucking save her life?
Emerthus.
The word suddenly came to mind and I almost cursed my fate.
I stormed into the room angrily and opened the bathroom door forcefully.
“If you come any closer, I swear that I'll cut you up with this,” she threatened while raising the razor towards me. I could see her eyes were filled with tears and that strangely, hurt my heart. Her hair was scattered, she looked so torn I wanted to kill whoever made her this way. Her threat didn’t affect me, only her look did. I walked over and twisted her arm so she would drop the razor.
“Stop hurting yourself woman, all you're doing is in vain” I yelled at her. It was just at the tip of my tongue to tell her why she can't die. Not now, not forever.
“Why is it not working? Why can't I just die and stop leaving this miserably,” she yelled.
Her pain was evident.
“Why are you trying to hurt yourself? Answer me,” I asked, hoping she'll give me an answer but she just ignored my question.
I touched her chin and turned her face towards me. Her eyes were red from too many tears. I wanted to kiss her face, kiss her plump lips so bad she'll stop the tears. I could feel my trousers tightening as those thoughts came to my head.
“Your eyes,” She noticed.
If she knew what my thoughts were, she'd tag me a pervert.
“None of your fucking business,” I growled.
“Can you please tell me why it didn't work?” She pleaded as she began crying again. I hate these waterworks but what am I supposed to do?
How am I supposed to stop her from crying?
Without thinking twice, I pulled her closer to my body. I was holding her so close I could feel the energy radiating from my body to hers. It was a result of the mate bond. Her soul recognizes mine.
“If I had known you hated living so much, I wouldn’t have turned you” I confessed
“Turned me into what?” she asked.
I released her body and looked into her eyes. I know it'll be really difficult to process but I don't have a choice. She deserved to know.
“A Vampire”
Translations
Семья - Family
в ад с тобой - to hell with you
Emerthus - mate
