The surrogate assassin

CHAPTER TWO

MATTEO

You know that feeling you get when you bite into a burger and you sigh in utter bliss.

That was the exact same feeling I got watching to coward in front of me bleed to death.

"Boss you father would like to see you." I nod and turn around walking out of the damp room that reeked of stale blood and sweat.

I turn to my own if my men. "Dante get this cleaned up and then get Vincent and head downtown. You'll find the shipment in they're underground fight."

"Yes boss" he replies about to leave when I stop him. "Don't mess it up this time around or else I'll have your head instead."

He visibly swallowed and then left.

Rinsing the blood off my hand, I walked upstairs out of our the underground cellar.

I sighed wondering what my father wanted to complain about again.

One would think being the only son and heir to Giovanni Valentino, the powerful and feared Capo dei Capi (Boss of All Bosses). Would automatically grant you all the power you needed.

Wrong. In our world power was earned. My father had gained the title Capo de Capi by killing his father so he could take over his empire.

My father was the definition of ruthless. I had never witnessed him act soft towards anyone, not even me,except my mother.

I guess that was I was so cold hearted. I didn't two f***s about anyone or anything. Until her.

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"You have got to be kidding me right!" I said glaring daggers at my father.

"You heard me right son. If you must secure your position as the next Capo de Capi, you need an heir." My father replied.

"What do could I possibly need an hair for right now. The people already fear me and none would dare challenge me for the position of Capo. How exactly does an heir have anything to do with that." I say already getting pissed off by my father's line of thought.

He gets up and comes round the table and stands in front of me. "If you don't not have a am heir, you will not rule my empire."

I stare at my father in disbelief and he sighs. "I know you do not understand everything I do, but know this. I'm only trying to help you have an even more easier reign than I did after I took over from my father." He said and I scoffed.

He began pacing his office. "Matteo, you might not have any challenging you openly but trust me, there are a lot of secret opposition against you, people who want what you have." He explains trying to get me to see his point but of I didn't see it

"Don't you trust that I can handle any little opposition. I have enough allies to squash any opposition. I don't need an heir." I say refuting his opinion.

My father shakes his head and goes back to sit down on his seat. "Trust me when I say your so called allies will betray you." He responded looking me dead in the eyes.

How pulled out the law book for our Mafia city, The blood City, and I watch him scribble something down.

The law book governed our Mafia city. The same way a normal city was governed by it's constitution. Every Mafia city has it law book that it was governed by.

He finishes writing and looks at me and reads it aloud. The next Capo de Capi MUST have an heir before taking over the empire.

I stare at him, my blood boiling in anger. I see why he killed his father. If his father was anything like him then they deserve to be buried together.

Just as things were about to escalate, his office door swung open and my mother walked in. I watched as the ruthless Mafia Capo that was the father I knew melted away revealing a man utterly in love.

The transformation shocked me. My mother had him completely wrapped around her fingers. I was happy for her. The only reason why he was still alive was because of her.The man who raised me an the man who held my mother and kissed her lovingly were two different people.

I knew nothing about family, but I knew I didn't want my son to hate me the way I despised my father. The things he claimed to do for me always ended up benefiting him some way. I could only wonder, what exactly he was trying to prove by making me have a child when I wasn't ready.

I stood when my mother walked to embrace me. I took him the lavender scent that always seemed to accompany her and I immediately calmed down.

"My baby, you look stressed and like you haven't been eating well and you should join you father and I for dinner, I'll prepare your favorite." She says cupping my cheek.

"It's fine mama" I press a kiss to her forehead. "I'll be working late today." I reply giving my father a hard glare. "I'll see you later mum."

With that I walk out of the office.

Writing that stupid requirement to becoming the next Capo sealed my fate. I need to get an heir. All my life I had been trained to be the capo. I wasn't going to let having an heir stop me.

I Pull my phone out if my pocket and make a call. "Dante prepare the car were heading to Velvet Rouge."

Right now what I needed was to blow off some steam. I headed out of the mansion and Into the car that had been prepared for me and was off to Velvet.

Immediately I Walk into the club I head straight for the plush VIP corner that was reserved for just me.

Sit and immediately a waitress comes over. I order whiskey. Normally when I come here I drink till I'm tipsy and just enjoy the music.

They had a surprisingly great taste in music. Sometimes I f**k a b***h or two but all in all, I just relaxed.

My eyes scanned the dance floor and they landed on the Sexy red head dancing like the music was made just for her.

amd for the first time I felt the strongest urge to go to the dance floor. I leaned back i to the couch.

This was going to be interesting.