THE RUSSIAN MAFIA HEIRS

8/Getting prepared

Alexei POV

My family estate is quiet as usual , the only sounds were the chirping of birds and snow ,my grandfather does not tolerate noise.

We got into my family's main mansion , no family member was in the living room, just cleaners and bodyguards .

I could hear Tomila's voice from the ground floor. The staff greeted us as we walked past them .

After climbing the stairs I finally got a view of my little sister, Tomila had a headset on and kept dancing around.

I walked up to her and tapped her gently

“You are late “ she says as she hugs me

“sorry, I was busy “

Irina walked in and hugged tomila , after the hug tomila dragged us into her room , we sat on her bed and watched as she told us how the week went .

“Tomila , you can tell me all of this later but I got something to do “

“You are such a vibe killer Alexei, “ Tomila said with a frustrated look .

“Well good thing you have me here “ irina tells tomila as I walk away . I took the elevator to the third floor which is my grandfather's floor.

I walked into his room and it was neatly arranged as usual.

“after dinner we would attend the meeting “ he told me with a stern tone

“ok sir “

“your mom will give you the brief of everything and everyone at the party”

“ok sir , I have a question “

“go on “ he replied without looking at me

“I wanted to ask why you want me to make Tatiana fall in love with me “

“You can’t do it ?” he asked staring right into my eyes

The last thing I want is to look weak or undeserving in front of my grandfather who is the “pakhan “.

“no , I’m just curious “

“I will tell you when you win her heart or when I am in a good mood” he replied to me as he left his bedroom for his bathroom.

I left his room and took the elevator to the second floor, which is my mom’s floor. I walked straight to her bedroom . Entering her bedroom I could hear her talking on the phone with someone

“Just make sure the guns are well arranged in all the warehouses tomorrow“. She said and hung up on the caller.

“Alexei, there is something called knocking “

“sorry mom “

“so , is that girl falling in love with you? "Mom asked with a serious tone .

How on earth does mom expect me to make a girl like Tatiana fall in love with me in a week “no , but very soon she will “ .

“Just remember that everything the Antonov family owns will not inherit itself”

“I know and I promise to make you proud , grandpa said you will brief me on everyone and everything in the meeting “. I told her “

“ok , Alexei today you will be introduced as the heir but not everyone would be glad to see you and not everyone would choose your sides , you have to make a great first impression, do not utter a word until your grandfather tells you too . I am not saying this as the adviser to the bratva but as your mother “

“Ok mom” I said with a nodded

“you will be meeting vetrov , the one with blood on his sleeves but clean nails, he’s in charge of security .matvey the managing director of a successful bank helps with the laundering of money . Ivan is in charge of smuggling guns and other weapons. Petrov is the chief brigadier , he recruits our men .

That’s all you need to know for now “

I replied with a nod . But I kept wondering why mom didn’t tell me about the others .

“If that’s all you can leave my room “ she said while she stared at her phone

“Ok , I will see you at the dinning table “

After leaving mom’s room I went to my room to rest a bit before Tomila and irina decided to look for me.

A few minutes later, Tomila and Irina came to my room which is on the same floor as their rooms.

I laid on my bed thinking about Tatiana and how to make her fall in love with me quickly when tomila’s voice interrupted my thoughts

“what are you thinking about “

“nothing “ I replied quickly

“Hmmm, are you thinking about a girl? What’s her name “

I noticed the suddenness in Irina’s attitude.

“I was just thinking of dinner and nothing else “ I had to lie because of Tomila's inquisitiveness and Irina’s jealousy.

“Dinner is ready “ Irina tells me as she sits close to me

“Let's go to the dining table, why are you sitting, Irina . I am hungry, "Tomila tells us as she tries to drag us from the bed .

We all went downstairs to the dining room.

The long, polished dining table sat an elegant spread of Russian foods and drinks like bowls of borscht swirled with sour cream, plates of beef stroganoff over buttered noodles and a silver tray of zakuski_ smoked salmon, herring , and pickled vegetables artfully arranged .

There was warm black bread resting in a linen_lined basket. While crystal carafes of premium vodka stood beside strong porcelain teacup filled with strong black tea and slices of lemon . There was also a syriniki pancake drizzled with honey .Completing the feast in classic Antonov style.

We got to the dining room before mom and grandpa , but a few minutes later they joined us and everyone started eating.

Tomila kept taking food from everyone's plate but no one complained.

A few minutes later we were eating but Irina and Tomila were eating dessert . We left them in the dining room and Tolima, who is always curious like a baby, did not ask questions.

We took the elevator, it opened on the second floor while mom stepped out. While I and grandpa left the elevator when it got to the third floor. There were bodyguards everywhere as usual but there was this guy around my age or older that greeted me and grandpa then followed us . He looked different from the bodyguards , his suit and everything about him was different.

When we got to grandpa's bedroom , he introduced me to the guy that followed us . Apparently the guy's name is Denis and he's my right hand man.

“Denis here is your right hand man and from now onward the two of you have to do things together at all times , Denis Alexei is your boss and best friend while you are his personal bodyguard and best friend” . Grandpa informed us with utmost authority.

I exchanged pleasantries with Denis then grandpa showed me a custom made outfit for me to put on. I checked the outfit which was well packaged in a box. It was a black Russian Three piece suit with a subtle charcoal pinstripe, midnight blue sleek tie , silver accessories and a black shoe .

While grandpa wore a black custom tailored suit , a grey turtle neck sweater underneath , black leather dress boot ,a black cane with a Golden lion head handle. A gold ring with the family crest.

Grandpa stepped over to my side and gave me a similar ring to the one on his finger . It had the e crest on it , “this is yours from now on ,if you make me proud then you can have my title” . He informed me.

I sprayed his most expensive perfumes before we left the room for the ground floor. Getting to the ground floor we had to wait for close to ten minutes for mom to join us.

When mom got to the living room on the ground floor grandpa teased her, “thank you for finally gracing us with your presence” .he told her before we left the main mansion. Mom was wearing a black bodycon long sleeved dress , a nice make up , trench coat, stiletto heels , gold jewelry and the same ring grandpa gave me .

A black Mercedes Maybach armored edition was waiting for us while there were two black SUV cars , one in front of the Mercedes Maybach while the other one was behind it .

Denis got into the front seat while me , mom and grandpa sat in the passenger seats . The quilted leather seats made me more comfortable. The driver informed the men in the SUV in front to start driving and the driver did as he was told . Our driver followed and the SUV at the back did the same.

The meeting is to take place at one of the guesthouses. The ride to this particular guesthouse is supposed to take less than five minutes by car because it's inside the estate but today it took more than ten minutes because of the tight security at every point.

We finally arrived at the guesthouse and the men from the other car opened the doors for us . We got to the top floor of the guesthouse and entered a room , the mood of everyone on the table changed as they greeted with utmost respect.

The room had a long rectangular table with ashtrays , a crystal decanter set, and small glasses for vodka . While there were twelve high_back burgundy leather chairs with my family crest engraved on each .