TORN BETWEEN THE TYCOON AND THE MAFIA BOSS

PART 4: YIN AND YANG

DANE’S P.O.V

One step back, two steps forward, she holds his hand as he spins her around and I see the smiles on their faces. She, in an elegant red dress and him, in a fitted tuxedo, they move to the music. It wasn’t Jeena and I dancing this time. This time it was Mia and Xavier, while I stood in the audience watching them, happy to see my daughter so happy. Her brown eyes lost in his light blue ones as their love shone brightly and my heart was filled. Jeena and I shared a kind of love which was as strong as this one but our love was short lived, however now I feel complete as if my purpose has been served by seeing my child growing into a young women and finding love which was a replica of ours. After all without love, what do we live for?

One step back, two steps forward, she holds his hand as he spins her around again, but this time she was not smiling, instead her face held a frown. My heart clenched at the tears in her eye, but that was not all, he span her around again and this time along with the rest she had bruises on her neck, face, wrist and her lips bled, but still her teary eyes was fixed on his. I looked at his face and anger boiled inside me to see the arrogant smirk that played on his lips. “Mia” I said in shock and took a step towards them but as soon as I done that, he turned her around, both of them facing me as he held her hand behind her back and held a gun at her head with his other hand. His smirked turned into an evil grin as fear gripped my heart. “No please” I begged, my voice filled with fear. I took another step forward before hearing the loud shot.

Sweat drenched the sheets as I woke up panting. “It was just a dream” I said, comforting myself from my nightmare. It’s been 13 years since I woke up in the middle of the night from a nightmare. However, this time it was different. It wasn’t Jeena and I, it was Mia and Xavier and I wasn’t the villain this time, he was! The nightmares from the past was a punishment for what I have done to Jeena, but this one felt different. It felt more like a warning. There is something about this guy, something bad. I’m not sure what it is as yet but I have to find out. I picked up my phone and dialled a number, “Hello, Mr Matteo. I’m happy to be hearing from you after such a long time but at this hour? Something must be wrong” said the voice from the other side of the phone. “Hi Pilatte, I hope that you are well. You are still as smart as you were years ago and you are absolutely right something is wrong. So wrong that I couldn’t wait until the morning… I need your help Pilatte…”

XAVIER’S P.O.V

“Hey, what’s up Mark?” I returned the call to my right hand man, who tried to call me earlier tonight while I was at dinner. “Boss! I found out who has been stealing from us” he said, excitement in his voice. “Who’s the rat?” I asked curios to know. “Sir, it was Kimal. Your cousin” he said, I sighed in frustration. “As if my family hasn’t stolen enough from me already. What did you do with him Mark?” I asked. “Sir, I wasn’t sure what to do with him because he is your cousin and I didn’t want to make a decision without your consent, but I do have him tied up” said Mark. “Finish the job Mark. I don’t need family! I don’t need anyone! Oh and when you are done, drop of the corpse at his house to inform his wife” I ordered and hung up.

I took a sip of my whiskey as I sat on my couch, recalling the events of tonight. I can’t believe that I had to act like such a little boy in front of that b****** when all I really wanted to do is put a bullet in his stupid ‘Oh so happy and sweet’ daughters head. That little foolish girl actually thinks that I love her, all these years were worth my time as I gained her trust and eventually stole her heart, only to snatch her away from her devilish father so that he can finally go through the pain that I did.

I waited so many years for tonight. To meet the devil in flesh, to meet the man that snatched the happiness away from my family. But, I also made a huge mistake tonight. I looked into his eyes and I regretted it immediately because what I saw in those eyes made me more afraid than I was the during the morning in which the mafia boss came into our house and murdered my parents. In Dane Matteo’s eyes, I saw my own and if he is anything like me than that will mean that he is dangerous. It looked as if he had experienced a lot like I did and he has a story to tell like I do. I already know that Mia is adopted and that she thinks that Dane is her real father, but there is something else that he is hiding. Something dark and terrible. I have to find out what it is, in that way I will know if it is my threat or his weakness and maybe I can use that to an advantage to finally crush his soul.