VENNI - HEIR TO VENGEANCE

CHAPTER 28

The surveillance cameras, from Ellie's house, are connected to my phone, any unusual movement comes to me first hand.

Like a crazy stalker, I see her in her sleep, silently approve or disapprove of her clothing choices, I know when she is sad, I have seen each of her nights crying on the pillow.

Jullius was right as always, I was chased by a strange car in Umbria when I was following another track. And to every Vitto man I took, he responded with reprisals to me or the families. I tortured them to death, but when I arrived at the place indicated by them, Vitto was already gone.

Someone blew up Isolda Venni, while he was anchored waiting for my arrival, if it was for me, he failed, but I believe he just wanted to annoy me, Vitto knew what Isolda meant to me.

He was playing cat and mouse, sabotaging family business in Italy, but I was his target, he was trying to play with my emotions. I avoided contacting Ellie or Genna. I just said what was needed safely and quickly.

The few times I spoke to Lorenzo it was to get her attention, he is not there to be her friend, but to protect her. Ellie has it in her hands and this is unacceptable for a man-made at Lorenzo's level.

Vitto attacking from all sides, and she wanted to work at night in a hospital on the outskirts, of course, the answer was no, let her finish this useless f*****g course later.

But Lorenzo insisted that I leave. Cazzo! Do I have no authority even with my people? I was sure not, because Genna called me threatening me.

— Vitto will be the least of your problems if you prevent mia bambina from finishing the course, capisce?

Of course, I got the message and told Lorenzo to stay at the hospital door while she was there and I handed the responsibility back to Genna simply because I can.

— If a strand of her hair is lost the conversation will be between the two of us.

— Yes, she will be between three, culattone faccia di cullo! It will be between you and my g*n.

— I love you godmother, take care and take care of her for me, please!

— Don't you dare not come home Ricco, I will go to hell to search and I will make you regret capisce?

— Capisco, mia Genna, Io Capisco!

Ellie graduated, Genna sent photos, I felt proud of her. She was beautiful, even though she was fulfilled I know it hurt that those two ungrateful motherfuckers weren't there.

But Genna was, I could imagine her screaming and whistling when Ellie came upon the platform.

Who knows, maybe we will have a chance to celebrate later if she forgives me. I was aware that I couldn't force her any more, I would have to let her go and when there is no more danger I will leave her life forever.

That's why I don't respond to her messages and won't answer her calls, I even forbade my people to talk to her about me.

Everything will be as it was for Ellie, I would guarantee that.

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Giacomo Rizzo's men caught two of Vitto's henchmen, they are being tortured now, the order is to know the whereabouts of Vitto and Irina at any cost. My men here found an infiltrator from hell, working in one of my nightclubs.

The i***t was just a pawn, he would never be a man, but he took my uncle's word.

There is nothing I find more disgusting than these mice that delight in wallowing in the rubbish. Jullius had his time with him while I watched.

Some were stronger, resisted until the first bone was broken, after that any secret was delivered with ties and ribbons. That's why pain resistance training is so important to being a Keeper, you die without ever giving away a secret. 

For this reason, those scemos who work for Vitto would never be men made in our organization, they are too weak.

I was going to Italy in the morning, a commission was rising. The heads of the five families were waiting for me, soon the skies would close for all those who dared to stay with Vitto.

The list was in the hands of the five, all the Keepers already had their traitors trapped between their fingers, I was going to take my revenge with the elders. I would make them regret the day they dared to look at my family.

The car left the garage at dawn, a jet was waiting for me to take me to my destination. Jullius was with me in the car, he was in the middle, there was one in the front and one in the back in support.

I wasn't that paranoid, but since the last bombs and the chase in Umbria, Jullius has been more attentive.

We were two kilometres from home when the first car stopped, Julius attentively drew his weapons, but it was not in time, my armoured car was thrown off the bridge.

— Jullius, are you okay? I shouted.

— I'm with your son. — he replied weakly.

The car did not fall from a very high height, but we needed to get out of there before it fell towards the rocks below us and fell into the sea. I helped Jullius out, the other the passenger, as always without the seat belt, was already dead.

Whoever threw me off the road, killed my men up there, would come to finish the job. Attentive and with our weapons drawn, we push the car towards the water. I leaned on the rocks and Jullius made a sign, they were close.

I counted five from where I was, it was still dark and that would favour us.

I've never seen anything faster than Julius's knife, it always finds its target. My g*n went off three times and all were accurate.

One was missing, and he went up again, probably towards the vehicles and I wouldn't let that happen.

As fast as I could run, I got to the other side of the bridge, and only then did I see that my men in the front car were dead, another was behind and I couldn't see, but they were probably dead too.

— Foolish boy, just like your father. — my uncle's well-known hoarse voice came from behind me — you are so predictable. — your g*n pointed at my head.

— Maybe not as much as you would like it to be, aren't you, uncle?

— We will have plenty of time to talk nephew, but now let's go!

 There are too many people in this equation, we need to balance the game.

— What happened? Are you alone again zio mio? You always end up running away, don't you? But this time I won't let you go, end of the line for you. — I said confidently as if I didn't have a g*n pointed at my head.

— Oh, yes, or rather, you come with me, you two will come. And see if you learn this time, nephew, I am never alone.

My eyes fell to the side and I saw Jullius trapped between two of my men. He gave me a sign, I saw the sparkle in his tired eyes.

— So zio mio, this is the part where you take me to your rathole and t*****e me until I give you what is not your right to have, am I right?

— It is my right, I am the heir. You and your father's bastard took everything from me, but I'm taking back my heritage, control of families and the five coins.

— You were never worthy of them, and you will never have them. — I completed as calmly as possible, as I knew it would irritate him more.

It only took a small fit of fury from Vitto to act and take the two men down.

More than enough time for me to hit Vitto with my elbow, he rocked back but remained still. My knife hit him in the neck, not where I wanted it, but it was accurate enough for him to stagger, taking steps back. I bent down to pick up my g*n when I heard Jullius's cry, one of the men Jullius hit with his knife had his last feat before going to hell. The son of a b***h smirked before he was shot by Jullius.

— Vitto — I babbled

— We'll get him, now stay with me. — Jullius lifted me with surprising strength. Skidding sounds and gunshots approached us.

— Come on boy, I need to get you out of here! — Jullius helped me into one of the cars and accelerated to get us out of there. 

— Stay awake son of a b***h, if you fall asleep I'll shoot you again, can you hear me? — Jullius shouted at me several times — I'll take you to her son stay alive son, I'm taking you home.

I wanted to laugh, but I couldn't, I don't know where the bullet hit, but I knew it was serious and I was ready to accept my destiny.

I only thought about my parents, I had failed my family. I thought about Ellie, I thought about everything I said and what I should have said. At least now she would be free, I couldn't hurt her anymore.

— I'm sorry, Principessa, ti voglio benne!

I thought it would be cold and dark in death, but it is hot and of course, I can see all the lights, all my fears and sins are visible.

But it's not cold, maybe I'm already so close to hell that I can already feel its embers. Irony? I sent so many there and now it would be my turn.

I failed my parents, I failed my family, I did not honour my inheritance and my legacy was now a huge void wrapped in a pool of blood.

But the pain that won't leave me in eternity and that will be able to haunt me forever is the pain that I caused Ellie. I was too proud to fix it, my last memory, the one that will haunt my existence in hell, was seeing empty eyes looking at me through the car window.

Now, this is my legacy, this is my heritage.

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