To Play The Devil’s Game

Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Luciana woke up that fine morning as she prepared to attend the Mafia Lord’s meeting. As it stood, stakes were already high and it was up to her to set things right by taking her revenge. That was the only thing that could lessen the pain in her heart.

Alessandro walked into her room at that moment without knocking. Luciana rolled her eyes as she buckled her shoes.

‘’What?’’ he said.

‘’You just walked in without knocking, what if i was naked?’’

‘’Trust me child, i’ve seen you naked plenty of times and also because i’m old enough to be your father.’’ Alessandro smiled.

‘’Yeah but that’s only when I was little. Now, i’m a grown woman.’’ Luciana said.

Alessandro just rolled his eyes before dropping the file he was holding on the table. Luciana stared at it with absolutely no recognition in her eyes.

‘’What’s this?’’ she asked.

‘’Details of the meeting today. In there are all the likely questions that could be asked so be prepared.’’ Alessandro said.

‘’But how did you get this?’’ Luciana said in wonder.

‘’Trust me kid, I have my sources.’’ he smiled.

Luciana just stared at him like he had grown two heads. She decided not to pursue the issue because when it came to Alessandro, there was no telling where these sources came from.

‘’I see.’’ Luciana said as she read through the file.

She had always been a very fast reader ever since she was a young girl and she also retained as fast as she read. It was all part of the training her father had subjected her to and on that very day, she was quite glad that she had taken her lessons seriously.

‘’These are just basic discussions though.’’ she said.

‘’I agree, they are all basic but the heads would be anything but basic so you have to keep your guards up.’’ Alessandro said.

Luciana stared at the file for some minutes before placing it inside her bag. She sighed, looking out of the window for a while. The clouds were gathering slowly and Luciana knew that rain would fall pretty soon.

‘’You’ve got this child.’’ Alessandro said, giving her hands a gentle squeeze.

Luciana smiled, kissing him on his cheek before stepping out of her room. As soon as she was in the hallway, her men moved with her whilst creating a human shield around her. She was ushered into an SUV with two escort cars tailing behind and in front of her.

‘’What time is this meeting anyway?’’

‘’It begins in half an hour Diabla.’’ one of the agents said.

‘’Alright then. See that i get to the venue as fast as possible.’’ she ordered.

‘’Yes ma’am.’’ the agent said.

The ride towards the venue of the meeting was normal with everyday people going about their daily activities. For one split second, Luciana wondered what it would be like to be and liev like all these people. She wondered how it would be like to live a completely normal life devoid of constant battles and guns and bombs.

‘’Might probably be boring because i am already used to this life.’’ she murmured.

The car pulled to a stop soon and Luciana realized that they had gotten to the venue of the meeting. Already, several cars were parked by the driveway which just meant that Luciana was one of the last to arrive. Not that she cared though because none of them could boldly confront her if they didn’t want to get shot by her men.

Luciana climbed out of the car with her men tailing behind her. They walked into the big building and walked towards the large hall where the meeting was being held.

Luciana walked into the meeting for the mafia lords meeting that day looking all elegant and beautiful as she shot her dangerous aura as she walked by.

The meeting was usually held every two years by her father, the most powerful mafia lord but when he died she took over his position and did what he did to meet his expectations as his daughter without failing. The word failure wasn’t in her book and she wasn’t about to let down Alessandro and all the men who looked up to her.

‘’Luciana Andreas.’’ one of the heads announced, bowing his head slightly.

Luciana was the most powerful in the room and the men knew better than to talk to her anyhow. Even though she was young, she called the shots in the dangerous game they played. She was highly connected both home and abroad and they all knew that she could have them all killed just by the snap of her finger.

‘’Diabla, welcome.’’ another head said.

‘’Thank you.’’ Luciana said, taking her set at the head of the table.

In the meeting, the mafia lords discuss who they will partner with or who they would like to eliminate because they pose a threat to them. Asides the many discussions that took place in the meeting, it was also a meeting of strategy. There were many things they were to discuss and this was where they decided who died and who got to live.

Luciana didn’t see it as a wicked act, in fact she saw it as something they needed to do on a regular basis to weed out the infidels who were sometimes spies for another sect or organization. It wasn’t everybody Luciana trusted and she knew that even amongst them here, there were still spies.

‘’What do you propose?’’ Luciana asked.

Each year as she held the meeting, the only man on her mind was Reed Fontana, her family's enemy and she couldn't bear to be in the same room as he was. The minute she had walked into the hall, she had sighted him sitting at the far edge of the table.

Ther surprise on his face when he saw her walk into the hall was palpable. Never in his life could he ever have believed that Luciana was a powerful person. Not only was she powerful, but she also controlled a very large organization and the most powerful in the country and what’s worse, her family and his were sworn enemies.

‘’How could i have been fooled?’’ Reed murmured.

Now that he knew who she truly was, there was no need pretending anymore. The game was already in motion and this time around, it would produce only one victor but the question now was who exactly would be the victor.

As the elders discussed the issues of the meeting, Luciana and Reed were locked in a staring contest. The surprise hadn’t left his eyes and she smirked, knowing that she had fooled him. Apart from the look of surprise in his eyes, there was also pain and anger.

‘’That’s right Fontana, feel all the anger you can feel because soon, you won’t feel anything anymore.’’ Luciana smiled.

‘’What do you think Diabla?’’

Luciana’s mind snapped back to the present as she stared at the man who had spoken. She knew he asked a question but for the life of her, she couldn’t quite remember because her mind was so very far away from here.

‘’Could you repeat that.’’

‘’Yes, of course Diabla. I was asking what you thought about the total annihilation of the eastern sect. They’ve been a thorn in our flesh for a very long time now and i think it's time to teach them a lesson.’’

Lucian thought about what he had said for a minute. She placed her mind with her father’s own and she wondered what he would do when faced with the question. Annihilation wasn’t an easy thing to do no matter how small it was. It was total and comprehensive and Luciana wasn’t sure if they were ready to do this.

Fine, that section had been very stubborn especially when it came to taking orders but still, Luciana didn’t want them dead especially since there were children, pregnant women and the sick. She also knew that the problem didn’t come from the people but from the government of that region and if they were to deal with anyone, it had to be the government agents.

‘’How many people are governing that region?’’ Luciana asked.

The elders knew she was up to something and her mind was moving as fast as possible. The best thing to do then was to give her the answers she needed.

‘’In total, twenty.’’ another head said.

‘’And how many are actually the super powers?’’ she asked.

‘’Five major men.’’ the head responded.

‘’That is your answer.’’ Luciana simply said as she sat back on her chair.

‘’I beg your pardon Diabla?’’

Luciana chuckled, rising to her feet. She needed to walk around while stretching her leg to get some blood flowing. Luciana hated sitting in one spot especially for a long period of time. She was always on the move and had been like this ever since she was young.

‘’What I am saying is that these innocent people have no blame in this. They are just people who were unfortunate to be led by these selfish government officials.’’ Luciana said.

She walked towards the edge of the table where Reed was seated. As she spoke, he had a feeling that she was speaking directly to him.

‘’So in essence heads, what i am saying is that we take out these five main heads and leave out the innocent people.’’ Luciana said, staring deep into Reed’s eyes.

She smirked, leaning closer to him. He on the other hand sat back as he watched her with keen eyes.

‘’And you’re next.’’ Luciana murmured.

Her words were only for Reed and she was quite satisfied when she saw the scared look in his eyes.

She walked back to her seat as the heads gave the order. Now that was over, she could as well focus her mind on what was next.

The meeting ended soon and just before she left, Reed walked up to her with a mischievous look in his eyes.

‘’You think you’ll win.’’ he smirked.

‘’In case you have forgotten, i have already won.’’ Luciana said.

She walked out of the hall with her men but still, Reed persisted while following her. Luciana knew her men could take him down without blinking an eye but she wasn’t about to cause a war here.

‘’You… you slut. You will never win, that i can assure you.’’

If there was one thing Luciana hated in her life, it was being called a slut. People could call her all manner of names but one thing she wouldn’t tolerate was being called a slut.

Luciana whipped her head around to face him and just as she did, her men c****d their guns, preparing to shoot. Luciana raised up her hand to stop them from doing so. This was her fight and she would do it her way.

‘’You’ve just signed your death warrant Reed Fontana, prepare to die.’’ Luciana said.

‘’We will see about that.’’ Reed smirked before walking away.

Luciana watched him leave and in that moment, she knew she had to take him down even if she used her last strength.