Chapter Two.
"There is no need to beg the 'Don ' of the eleventh sea village. If not because I would be retiring from dark business in few days to come, I will hang him on a tree" Anthony said.
"Don, all his Mafioso’s are military personnel and you can't imagine the staunchness of ruthlessness and rigidity in them. A good amount of evil is in their D. N. A." Daniel Anthony’s cousin informed.
"He is lucky. I give it to him “Anthony acknowledged.
"By the way, what are your reasons for wanting to retire from the dark space? That you have acquired all the money in the world or you are doing it because of a girl? Remember this; many kings and kingdoms of the world fell in one way or the other because of a woman" Daniel asked, and highlighted.
"When your time comes, you will understand what I did. But if you don't understand when the time comes, then you didn't fall on the right track" Anthony responded.
"If it is because of your lady, then you may never have her and if you must have her, you will get yourself initiated in a gun battle. If you are not intelligent enough, you will be defeated" Daniel speaks.
"I'll take that as a prophecy, words of wisdom, or advice" Anthony answered.
He looks gently and carefully at his cousin, sips the cup of blue wine in his hand, and pockets his left hand in his trouser pocket.
Suddenly, he saw his lover; Celestine being brought to him by one of his Mafioso commanders.
On seeing themselves, they passionately hugged. He kissed her on the forehead and held her by the hand. As they climbed the staircase to a more suitable room, Celestine saw the various formations of his gang members and if not because she was used to him and his building, she wouldn’t have known that they were prepared men readily available to defend by arms, Anthony’s interests. They were strategically placed to defend from different corners of the mansion.
"So my love, you are always welcome to my den anytime, any day," Anthony said.
"I appreciate dear" She responded with a different tone that was not known to him.
"Is there any issue?" He asked while bringing her a bottle of sweet and non-alcoholic wine.
He sat down and got her full attention.
"I have been calling your three lines several times now, and it seems your phones were switched off" She brought to his knowledge while trying to hide the different colors of tears that were about to drip out from her eyes.
"Oh yeah, I of them on purpose. You understand?" He said while looking into her eyeballs.
Once their eyes jammed in sight, tears quickly rushed down. He was determined to know what the issue was and was ready to solve it for her no matter what.
After a few minutes of explaining all that had happened and her father's sudden deteriorating health condition to him, he laughed out of his eyes. But little did he know that that was just the genesis of the fire they would surely pass through.
"If that's the issue, then I will pay your father's debt" Anthony happily said as he beat his chest confidently.
"Are you serious? “She asked while gazing at him.
"How much are we talking about here babe? " He asked to be clarified.
"Everything should be 'Three hundred million dollars' She remembered.
"If the Don insists, I will round it up to 'One billion dollars' for him" He speaks proudly.
"Damn, you are a bastard without a brother" She happily teased him with their popular and favorite joke.
"And you are a bastard without an uncle" He replied to compliment her words and joy.
At this point, she felt a deep sigh of relief that betrayed her sorrows. She was confident her future and that of her family, was secured by the love she shared with Anthony.
She quickly traveled her thoughts back to the past, where light was shed on the lanes of memory. Here, she remembered how she met her destined mate.
She had encountered Anthony in a library. The handsome and cunning guy walked up to her where she was reading and asked her out.
She ran off to see the amount of security personnel and bodyguards that accompanied him. Anthony on the other hand, blessed that day and donated the sum of 'Five million dollars' to the library; for he had seen the woman he would spend his life with, and surprisingly, he was there with the sole purpose of reading a strategic book on 'Criminology'.
Since that day, he abandoned various projects and missions and started chasing after her. The story quickly flashed ahead to their present moment.
"Hey! What are you thinking?" Anthony asked, after observing her thinking deeply and smiling.
"Never mind" She replied
"Why are you smiling?" He asked again.
"Just you, thinking about our young days. I must have proved difficult for you to get. Just wondering" She asked as she imagined.
Their eyeballs were fixed on each other as Anthony was swelled in thoughts.
He remembered the efforts it took for him to get along with her. He counted those pains and sweets, and his sorrows as joy.
For him, meeting Celestin was one of the great things that happened to him. According to his thoughts, in every hundred million ladies, You can't find Celestine. She has changed his attitude and refined him to become a responsible and acceptable person in society. For the sake of love, he opened up to her on the nature of the business he was into. "I run an illegitimate business, a professional mafia, and a 'Don' of the fifteenth sea village of the mafia kingdoms. I'm Don Ant" He recalled.
His thoughts were interfered with by Celestina who stood up and kissed him. He anticipated kissing back for a long time.
"Is getting dark. Please go home, love. Four of my men will drive you back" He pleaded.
"Ok, I will “She answered and felt that something was about happening.
"Fear not, by tomorrow morning, I will be in your house and there, I would transfer cash to the bastard n****r" He said.
Celestine looked at him one more time and spoke with a silent voice
"I love you".