The Mafia Queen's Son

Reina Malika Point of View Many dangerous men have stood at the other end of my gun and I would not blink twice before pulling the trigger . But today I stand frozen in place wishing the ground would just swallow me alive . Never in a million years would I have ever thought that my own son will be standing at the opposite side of my firearm. It shatters my heart to see that the tiny hands that used to find warmth and love in me are the ones pointing a gun at me today . What did I do in my past life to experience such a catastrophic event in my life ? The chaos around us is not as loud as the pain vibrating through my veins . We stare at each other not bothered by the bullets flying in the air or dead bodies on the floor. I have not seen my Lory in five whole years since he run from home without a word. He vanished without a trace . I spent time and resources searching for him . There was never a day that passed by without me thinking about his safety . If he is warm during winter . If he is well fed wherever he was. I had sleepless nights doing anything I could possible do to try to locate him. There is nothing I have not done in search of him . I remember that within two years of endless searching his father and my parents grew tired of searching for him . But I never gave up on finding him . Even when my family suggested I hold a memorial service for him I strongly disagreed. I fought them with everything in me to prevent them from hosting a memorial for my living son . And today Lorenzo standing before me is evidence that a mother’s heart always knows . For the past five years when everyone was mourning him. I pictured a reunion with happy tears and hugs . However, this is not what I had in mind . Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think he would be standing before me wearing a tactical uniform. I can not even put to words how davasted I am to see him defending the other side of the law . Does Lorenzo have a death wish ? He is aware of what the Malika family does to enemies. He grew up seeing and experiencing first hand what backstabbers get served with . So why would he do something so stupid? I have heard of a rebel phase but he has went way too far with this . Leaving the family is one thing but betraying the family is just suicide . Anger wells up in my chest just thinking about his betrayal. I have raised him better than this . This is kind of foolishness is unacceptable. I was expecting this type of behavior from his sister not him . Lorenzo knows that he is my heir .Why would he turn his back on his legacy . A legacy I built with blood and sweat . Lorenzo has greatly disappointed me beyond words could express . I do not even want to begin to imagine what his grandfather will think . Maybe it was better off thinking he is died than to witness this pain stacking reality . “ Major Lorenzo. “ a voice from his tactical radio frequency device breaks whatever little silence that was between us . The gunshots get louder with every passing second . Flying from every direction but I stand still . “Yes is the phase one complete .” Lorenzo responds with ease . “ Yes sir , Gold has been loaded and it is about to leave the premises to a safer location .” the one on the other end responds . The moment they mention gold I snap out of shock . I am in a middle of a gold heist . This heist is going to finance future operations for generations to come I cannot afford to lose focus now. I refocus on the mission at hand . Blood can wait but power waits for no one. He walks away with pride in his eyes . I am his mother . And I have taken down the strongest men you can think of . What makes him think he can outsmart me ? I have never failed a mission and I am not about to start today . One thing for sure is that I am leaving this place with gold worth trillions . When I am sure Lorenzo has disappeared from sight I activate my communication device . I will let him think he has won just for five minutes . “ Change of plans boys . Let’s activate plan C .” I send a clear order. I repeat myself three times to ensure the orders are clear . We can not fail this mission . My reputation and legacy depends on it . “ No ! we are not changing plans. I am the one in charge .” my useless brother Theo responds and annoyance flashes throughout my body . This mission is not for weak men like Theo . It needs strategic thinking, experience and full force . It will never make sense to me why my father would put him in charge of such an intensive mission when he has proven multiple times that he can not handle the pressure . Every passing day it becomes evident about who a true leader is . Not a prideful man like Theo who does things without giving a thought. “ I have no time to waste . If anyone chooses to disobey me , there will be hell to pay . “ I respond with an authority voice . I am getting that gold no matter the cost . I do not care , if my own blood stands in the way I will remind them why I was nicknamed Queenshot . Blood can wait but power waits for no one .