The Mafia's Broken Vows

Chapter 2

Carlos sat in his father's office thinking about the news his father had told him about one week ago. He was so deep in his thought that he wondered if his father was about to drop another bombshell news on him again. “The Kovacevic's might be trying to renege on their end of the deal” his father said suddenly that it startled him. Sometimes he could be so silent that it was easy to forget that there was another person even if he was in the same room. But he had such a domineering presence that you could never forget that he was the Don of the Vargas Syndicate, Don Emilio Vargas. “How do you know that” Carlos asked sitting more upright. “Because they went silent and haven't finalised the details on their part” he replied.

Carlos didn't dare express a hint of how relieved he felt that the Kovacevic family were the one's screwing things up and being late to finalise their end of the deal. This meant he didn't have to do anything or even think of how to sabotage the ongoing trade deal between the families. It may end up not happening all on it's own. “What do you need me to do?” Carlos asked his father now looking directly at him and waiting for further instructions. “Take some men, ask your informants. Find out what you can. Also find out everything about the girl.” his father responded. “Don't let anyone catch wind of you sniffing around and don't mess up.” he added. “Yes father.” Carlos nodded, stood up and left the office deep in thought. He couldn't dare mess up because he knew what his father could do as punishment. He also knew what awaited him should this trade deal be completed.

Oliver had just finished checking on the latest drug shipment which was one of their largest shipment to arrive at the shipping yard. He was about to record it and prepare the distribution arrangements when he got a call from Benito who was in charge of one of their restaurants, La Eme which was one of their biggest businesses in downtown La and it also served as a front for their money laundering operation. “ Oliver I just received reports of a particular disturbance again. A Bratva rat was found sniffing around again” Benito said through the phone. “Do I need to be aware of this. If he was caught then surely you can handle this” Oliver replied casually. “Oliver this is the third time this week they were caught spying. You said we should be vigilant and report any suspicious activity and this is suspicious Benito said sounding frantic and frustrated over the phone. “Watch your tone Beni” Oliver said quietly. He received silence on the other end of the line. “I'll be there” was all Oliver said before he ended the phone call.

Katarina left the hospital in a daze with nothing but the clothes on her body and the locket being the only form of identity she had. She didn't have a particular destination in mind and walked around aimlessly she also thought about what the Doctor said to her “I advice you not't stress yourself or you can develop migraines. I think you should also try to get a job and just try to get by, the memories will come naturally. Just try and get a lot of rest and if you have any family around I'm sure they will come looking for you, just be hopeful.” Kathy decided to take the advice and walked till she came across a restaurant named la Eme whose exterior looked nothing like the interior. On the outside it looked so modern and regular like something only fancy people eat in that you couldn't believe that the inside looked like something out of a movie, so rustic and warm that it looked like it was set like a sixties telenovela show, so lush. Kathy didn't know what to think of it and she decided to try and get a job there. She walked past multiple tables and chairs arranged and set out so beautifully and she went straight to the counter at the bar the restaurants was divided into the bar area and the tables and chairs area she also noticed that there were two different passageways which must have led to different doors. She was still standing close to the bar area thinking about what exactly she would say when she was interrupted by someone asking her if she needed help. “ Yeah, I want to see the manager” Kathy quickly said before she changed her mind. “Ma'am if you have any complaints please tell me and I'll quickly see how I can resolve them for you.” The person said. She looked like she didn't want to get in trouble for making any mistakes “I don't have any complaints” Kathy responded “I just want to see the manager that's all” she added “Okay” the person said and turned around walking towards one of the passageways probably to the manager's office “Just give me a minute” she added before she disappeared. Kathy wondered what was also kept at the back of the restaurant. She used this time that she had to learn to look around and observe his surroundings. She was in the process of counting the amount of tables in the place when something exploded, someone screamed and then shooting began.

As Oliver was driving to the restaurant he was contemplating the different ways he would send a warning to the Bratva and what he would do to the bastard that the bratva sent when he saw him. What he didn't expect was to see such a chaotic scene at La Eme.

Carlos went to his room and thought about the task his father asked him to complete. He didn't want to put Oliver on it because he knew that he was busy and he also knew that he would do any job his father tasked him with efficiently which is exactly what Carlos didn't want. Oliver might have been his best friend but he was also trained and raised by his father which made him have some eternal gratitude to him. Instead he decided to find out exactly what kind of business the Kovacevic family were into. He made a phone call then went to his car and drove straight to Davide's office. Davide was the person who mingled in the international world, knew everybody's business and also the perfect way to screw people over through their weaknesses. Nobody knew how Davide got so powerful. All they knew was that whenever they wanted to find out something they went to him and he gave them an answer, it was about business. Carlos wasn't alone because he was followed by Reyes who acted as his bodyguard in order to learn the ropes and become fully integrated into their Mafia. Carlos liked to think of him as his personal shadow.

“Carlos!” Davide said opening his arms wide when he saw him “Davide” Carlos said in greeting. This was like a formal meeting so Carlos didn't want to get too informal with Davide. They went into his office and sat down and immediately Carlos got straight into business.”I want to know about the Kovacevic family, what they deal in, the members of the family, amount of businesses they have and everything they own” “Wow straight into business as always. Do you not even have time to drink with an old friend?” Davide asked looking up at Carlos. “Really friends?” Carlos asked. “After all we've been through Carlos I know you can understand” “What I understand is that I came here to find out something and you have the answers I need so get straight to it” “Fine, fine” Davide said lifting his hands in surrender. “So the Kovacevic's”Davide said while opening one of his cupboards that was behind his des and looking through different files. “They are a very old mafia family and very powerful. They originated from Croatia and came to America to settle in New York. Since then their businesses have been very successful” Davide continued as he opened up the files and pushed them towards Carlos. “ They are also very silent and quiet in their dealings. They have never been disturbed by the police and they are very feared even by the Italians and Bratva” Carlos nodded his head as he absorbed all this information. As he looked through the file he discovered that the current Kovacevic head was Dario Kovacevic and he had two children from two separate women. One he was married to, one he was not. The first child was Vuk which he got out of wedlock but he had named Vuk his heir and the second child was Katarina whose mother was from the Italian CosaNostra and who he had married, probably to secure an alliance. So this was the girl he was supposed to marry Carlos thought. He looked backwards at Reyes who was standing by the door and looked forward again towards Davide.He decided that he wanted to read this file in private. He finalized the payment plans with Davide and he took the file and went to back to his car driving straight home. Immediately he goes to his room and decides to continue reading the file. The more he reads the more curious he becomes. He saw that the Kovacevic's didn't have any full pictures they only had side shots and he saw that Katarina did not have any pictures at all. She was an enigma to him, one that Carlos didn't like not knowing. He decided to report what he had found to his father.