My Green Card Situation Got Me Entangled With The Mafia

Chapter 2

Calum’s POV

Being the heir to the biggest Mafia family in Mid-Atlantic America had its peaks; it also doesn't hurt that I am the most feared man in the underworld. My family means everything to me, and I will die protecting them. I hear my phone ring and snap out of my daydream; it's from my father, The Boss of The Empire. I wasted no time in answering the call. "Hello, father," I say. "To what do I owe this honor?" I asked curiously.

My father chuckles. Lately, he's been giving me more tasks than usual. When I inquired why, he mentioned he was getting me ready for the future. Getting me set for when I step up and take over where he stopped.

"Calum, I would like to see you later today. I have very important news to share, and I want you to be the first to hear it," he said. "Stop by for dinner; your mother has been complaining about your lack of presence in the house. We will talk after that."

"I will be there by 7 pm sharp, not a minute later, so mother should rest assured."I replied.

He hangs up the call, telling me he has some business to attend to. " What do you think it's going to be about? He's been acting weird the past couple of months ," I asked Dan. "

“ You know the boss, whatever it is must be very important if he wants to tell you about it first. He respects your opinion as his Under Boss, " Dan answered.

" You are right. Whatever it is, I will find out later tonight. Let's get back to handling the scumbag downstairs ."

It's 5:46 pm when I step out of the office building downtown. I headed for my car and drove straight up to my parents' mansion. I get there in time with five minutes to spare. I open the door and head straight to the kitchen where I knew I will find my mother, no doubt. I enter and see her instructing the chef on what to do.

"Calum my dear, you made it. Why must you always do this, I worry about you all the time. Will it hurt you to come see your mother?" she said. Just as I am about to reply, my father walks in looking like the man of the house that he is.

"Sam, you can talk to him all you want at dinner; the food smells delicious, and I am starving," my father says. He opens the door for my mother at dinner, my mother asks me about work and how I have been doing. She asks about Dan and if there was a special someone in my life. Samantha Zander might seem like a sweet woman, but she is a force to be reckoned with. I have seen her make made men cower in fear. I watch her as she converses with my father and I couldn’t help but admire her. She is fearless and would help my father burn the world if it meant protecting our family and empire.

er and walks her to the dining room while I follow behind.

I look at the time and realize it is almost 8pm. I was still yet to have the conversation with my father and the more I sat here, the more unsettled I was.

"Dinner was wonderful, mother," I say.

"You always say that yet you only come back here when your father summons you," my mother says.

"He will try to come more often, dear," my father says. I look up and see him staring at me. He stands up and kiss my mother on her cheeks whispering something into her ear. Then he tells me to follow him because we had matters to discuss.

My father office has always being the same since I could remember from the dark color, to his Scotch collection and the pretentious bookshelf. He takes his sit and reaches of his bottle of scotch to pour himself a drink. He raises his glass and asks me if I would like a drink to which I reply to with a simple nod.

I wait patiently for him to tell me why I am really here. He drops his glass and looks straight at me. “The reason I called you here today before discussing it with the others is because I respect you and I don’t want you out of the loops when I tell everyone my decision at the meeting tomorrow morning .”“I am stepping down from the Boss of the Empire, I think my reign should come to an end. The organization will go to new height with you being the head.”

“I am stepping down from the Boss of the Empire. I think my reign should come to an end. The organization will go to new height with you being the head.”

I stand up abruptly clenching my fist ."What do you mean you're stepping down? Why?" I asked, shocked.

"Sit down, Calum, do not raise your voice at me," he says. I sit back down quietly but cannot stop the scowl on my face. "The doctors tell me I need to take it easy; I can't be chasing around other syndicate families like I did 10, 20 years ago. I think The Empire is ready for a new leader, and I think you are ready. " he adds.

"I am sorry, and I don't mean to disrespect you, but I would not accept this position. Not while you are still here. I refuse to," I say.

"I knew you would say this. You will become the Head of The Empire," he pauses. I stare at him, unable to say anything. "If you don't, your cousin will take over from me." I get up abruptly, pressing my hands on the table.

"What do you mean by this? You know he is going to ruin everything you and my ancestors have worked hard for. He is a good for nothing bastard that barely gets any work done and you are suggesting he takes over from you?" I say calmly.

"He is the next rightful leader after you, and since you won't listen to me, I will have no choice." I sit back down slowly try to calm my breathing.

“ I see you have finally come to your sense”. My father says.

He stands up from his chair and starts to head for the door so I turn around just to see him opening it. He stops in his tracks and adds,

"Oh, and I forgot to add, before you can takeover from me, you have to find a wife to wed. No one will accept a Boss that is not married yet, no matter how capable they all know he is." With this ,he walks out the door and slams it, leaving me with my thoughts.

“You have got to be kidding me.” I shout out loud. I sit there for a couple of minutes collecting my thoughts. A couple of minutes later, I am drive out of my parents mansion and head back into the city. The drive back does nothing to get rid of my anger. I get to my apartment building and head straight to the elevator wasting no time in punching the codes that gets me to my penthouse. Inside, I see Dan on the phone probably talking with one of the handlers. I go straight to the cellar and pull out a bottle of whiskey. I don’t bother grabbing a glass, I take it straight from the bottle.

Dan ends his calls and comes over. “Whatever boss man must have said to you has got to be really heavy, cause why are the drinking out of the bottle?”

“He’s stepping down.” I answer. This is enough to get Dan to quiet up

“Fuck.” Was all he could say.

“Tight spot?,” I laugh. “Tight spot means I have a way out of this. I am trapped and unless I want Allister to become our Boss, I have no chose but to do what he says. “

“Well, I should let you get some rest. I will see you at the meeting tomorrow morning.” He says. I hear the door close behind me and get up to go into my bedroom. The quicker I get fall asleep better for me, though as always, my eye remains wide awake. I stand up from my bed and walk into my home gym to burn off the steam. It is either this or shooting the next motherfucker I see.

After an hour, my muscle are completely sore but I don’t stop. I keep going, pushing myself to its limit. When I feel like I cannot take anymore, I walk into my bathroom and take a quick shower. Too exhausted to wear anything but my boxers, I climb into bed and slide under the comforter placing my gun under my pillow.