The Mafia’s Revenge

| 1 | Hold on.

5 years ago.

"Luca, go long!" 16-year-old Adriano grins as he backs away from his brother, holding a rugby ball in his hand as he moves it backwards over his shoulder, getting ready to toss it at his older brother. Luca who just turned 19, grins at Adriano before he runs a great distance on the grass and holds his arms up for Adriano to toss.

"I'm open!" Luca yells back at Adriano as he keeps his arms up, ready to catch the ball once Adriano tosses it. After hearing his brother give him the go, Adriano then tosses the ball as far as he can as Luca keeps his eyes on it, moving backwards as it hurls towards him. As the ball draws closer, Luca jumps high up into the air and grabs the ball with both his hands before he lands back on the ground, glancing over at his brother with a victorious smile.

"Perfect toss, perfect catch!" Their Father, Mariano Genovese shouts as he cups his hands around his mouth to amplify his voice, smiling happily at his two sons as they look back at him for cheering them on.

"Thanks Dad!" They both say at the same time before they carry on playing their game of American football.

"When is this dumb game going to end..." Julia, 13, mumbles as she sits by a gazebo with her mother who is carefully pouring herself and her daughter a glass on chilled orange juice.

"Let the boys have their fun, Julia." Her mother soothes, placing the jug down and pushing the glass towards her.

"They're going to make me late..." Julia grumbles as she sits up and picks up the glass of orange juice. "Grazie, Mamma..." Julia says gratefully before she brings the glass to her mouth and takes a few sips of the juice, sighing to herself as it runs a down her throat.

"It'll just be a few more minutes. Doesn't it start at 7?" Her mother asks, as she pours a glass for juice for her husband as well, standing up from her seat and walking over to him to hand him the glass.

"I have to get there early so I can help my friends set up," Julia mumbles as she takes a sip of her juice and watches as her Father happily accepts the glass from her mom.

"Why are you even letting her go to her dumb party on a Thursday? Don't you have school tomorrow?" Adriano asks as he turns to look at his family before he turns back to Luca who is throwing the ball back at him.

"You're dumb!" Julia shouts as he puts down the glass and frowns at her brother.

"Play nice you two..." Luca says as he begins to walk back towards his Father as Adriano does the same.

"He started it..." Julia pouts before she carries on drinking her orange juice.

"Chill out, I just don't want you getting any dumber by missing school okay?" Adriano chuckles and Julia puts down her class and groans loudly in annoyance, getting up and stomping towards her brother but her mother quickly intercepts her path and stands in front of her.

"Okay okay, that's enough. Come, my love, let's go make sure you’re ready before your party…“ Her Mother chuckles, stopping Julia from rushing towards Adriano in a blind rage. Julia huffs before she fixes her hair and walks back to the table, picking up her glass again and deciding to take it with her.

“My little firecracker…” Mariano chuckles just as Julia turns and walks closer to her Father, failing to hide the smile that forms on his lips.

“I’ll see you later Papa…” She mumbles just as her Father hugs her and gives her a kiss on her forehead, looking at his wife and smiling at her lovingly as well before she begins to walk away with their daughter.

Just as the Don watches his wife and daughter leave, his eyes land on the two men making their way over to him and his sons… his Capo, Marcelo, and his underboss… Enrique Calvino…

"Boss..." Calvino lets out as he reaches Don Mariano and his sons. Both Luca and Adriano turn their attention towards the 2 men and their Father, slowly making their way towards them and standing behind their Father.

"Yes, what is it?" Mariano asks with a bit of an attitude, sipping on his drink causally making both Luca and Adriano wonder why their Father is behaving in such a way…

"Don Delassaro is here to see you..."Marcelo lets out just as Mariano frowns to himself and sighs heavily, clenching his jaw for a second just as Luca pays close attention to their conversation...

"What does he want...?" Mariano asks carefully.

"All he said is that it’s urgent, Sir..." Calvino answers with a frown and the Don sighs to himself and takes another sip of his orange juice.

“What should we tell him?” Marcelo asks, waiting for his Don’s word.

"Tell him I'll be joining him shortly." Don Mariano lets out just as both Enrique Calvino and Marcelo nods at their boss and begin to walk away, Calvino prolonging his gaze on the Don as he does before for finally walking away and deciding to leave the Don with his sons. Mariano watches as the two men retreat before he sighs to himself, already having a feeling about what Don Delassaro is here to discuss, and so he must prepare himself for it. As he turns around he looks about Adriano and Luca who have curious expressions on both their faces, waiting for their Father to explain to them what's going on.

"Dad?" Luca asks and his Father takes another breath and walks over the table under the gazebo to place his glass down, walking back to his boys afterwards.

"Is everything okay?" Adriano asks, noticing how uneasy their Father is becoming.

"Yes. I'm sure it's nothing." Mariano says dismissively and Adriano nods, brushing off whatever paranoia he has. As for Luca, Luca can very easily tell that there is a lot more to what's going on...

"I just want to say, how proud I am of both of you... you are becoming the men I've always dreamed you be..." The Don says softly and out of the blue, staring at both of his sons with a soft smile making Luca frown slightly and look at his Father warily.

"Dad, what's going on...?" Luca lets out slowly, eyeing his father suspiciously… He's been on edge ever since his recent visits with Don Delassaro, and Luca can tell that his Father is on edge even now. But Luca wants to know, why?

"Nothing... I just wanted to let you both know that, alright?" He chuckles dismissal and Luca sighs to himself, not wanting to think that much of it but still he will have his guard up and prepare for anything.

"Sure Dad." Adriano smiles and Luca glances down at his younger brother, wishing that he could also sense that something is wrong here…

"Come here both of you." The Don smiles an opens his arms wide for his boys. Both Luca and Adriano smile to themselves before they walk close to their Father and hug him tightly, each other rest their heads on their Father's shoulder.

"I love you both so much..." Mariano lets out and frowns to himself, holding the back of his sons' heads and welcoming their warm embraces, as if he knows, at the back of his mind that this is the last time he will do so.

"We love you too Dad..." Both Adriano and Luca say and Luca frowns as he sighs against his Father’s shoulder. Don Genovese soon pulls away from his boys and smiles at hem once again, patting both of them on their shoulders.

“I must be going now, see what my old friend wants… and you too, need to get going before your sister tries to claw a the both’a ya…” He chuckles at them just as both Luca and ADrinao do the same, being well aware of how explosive their little sister can be at times.

After that, they say their goodbyes and Luca remains standing outside with Adriano, his smile falling completely at he turns to look at his brother suspiciously.

"Do you think he was acting a little weird?" Luca asks once their Father has gone back into the house..

"No, what makes you say that…" Luca trails off as he looks back in the house, imagining how the conversation between their Father and Don Delassaro is going. He then exhales softly and decides to keep his thoughts to himself, not wanting to worry Adriano about anything.

"Nevermind…“ Luca ends up saying, looking back at Adriano. "Come on, let's go before Julia decides to grow claws and attack one of us.” Luca chuckles, following up on what their Dad had suggested.

“Come on, let’s go…” Adriano chuckles as he plays with the ball in his hand, the two of them walking back to the house together…

.  .  .  .  .

L-Luca, we have to help him get up... we need to take him to a hospital..." Emeliana's voice trembles as she keeps Adriano over her laps, watching as his eyes try hard to remain open, but both Luca and Adriano are both taken aback with what Emeliana had just done...

Taken her first life... that of Enrique Calvino...

"Okay... okay..." Luca finally accepts, realising that the safest thing they can do is take Adriano to a hospital. At any other time, he would be against it. He wouldn't want the police asking too many questions and sticking their noses where they don't belong, but they don’t have time… and in a few minutes, Adriano could be…

Even if he wanted to, it's late at night, the chances of them getting their doctor to reach to them in time are slim, as well as them getting to the same warehouse where Luca was operated on.

They have no choice.

"I won't let you die, brother..." Luca says lowly and stands to his feet, slowly assisting Adriano off the ground as Emeliana gets up as well. Luca is distraught and terrified of losing his brother, his best friend for the longest time and he will do whatever it takes to prevent his death...

As they stand to their feet, Adriano groans painfully as both Emeliana and Luca place each of his arms around their shoulder to provide him support. Emeliana then stares at Calvino's body for a few seconds, feeling completely numb as she faces him. The who brought her so much anguish and pain...

She remembers the words of Donna Aleia...

As a Donna you must be ruthless... insensate... and in the last moments, before she took Calvino's life, that's all she was.

She feels nothing as she stares at him, her mindand body completely numb and that terrified her. She should feel at least something... maybe fear of her having to go to jail for killing a man, possibly guilty from taking his life... or even disgust from looking as his disfigures carcass laid against the walls of the alley it leads crimson blood onto the ground…

"Not so long ago... y-you were in this position huh Luca..." Adriano wheezes out and still manages to c***k a smile despite the bullet wound in his stomach. His voice brings Emeliana's attention back to the situation at hand, making her frown at Adriano for speaking out.

"Don't talk Adriano please..." Emeliana hushes him as they turn around and begin to walk out of the alleyway and into the parking lot where Luca has parked his car. "Luca... what about... what about Calvino...?" Emeliana asks him as they walk carefully towards the direction of Luca's car.

"I'm going to sort that out right now... you need to take Adriano to the nearest hospital." Luca lets out quickly as they approach the car, hearing Adriano groan in pain as they assist him in walking.

"You're not coming with us?" Emeliana asks as she frowns at Luca.

"Someone needs to handle Calvino... and also, Mattia..." Luca mentions and that makes Emeliana remember that before her whole showdown with Calvino. She came to Club Million with the intention of finding Mattia Bonavelli, Sergio Bonavelli’s son. She found him and she was able to seduce him and then drug him… after that Luca took him away, she doesn't know where and after he did… Emeliana got distracted by something else, or someone else… Calvino…

She got one of the hostesses to pour a drink on him just so he could go to the bathroom to get cleaned up. Emeliana found him, ambushed him and led him outside where they could finally face each other… Calvino tried his best to get under Emeliana’s skin and it worked, making in Emeliana losing her concentration and Calvino gaining the upper hand between them…

He almost-… if Adriano hadn’t arrived just in time... then Calvino could’ve r***d Emeliana and there’s no shaking that feeling off. She is completely and utterly disgusted… She owes Adriano for saving her life and Luca as well because if it wasn’t for Luca shooting Calvino before he had the chance to finish Emeliana and Adriano off, then they would be dead already…

The three of them reach Luca’s car and Emeliana quickly opens the passenger side door and assists Adriano into the seat, quickly closing the door and looking up at Luca.

"Get him to the nearest hospital..." Luca says, putting all his trust in Emeliana to save his brother.

"Okay okay,“ Emeliana says quickly, fearful tears still running down her face as he nods at Luca. Luca then grabs her face and kisses her quickly, looking down at her for a few seconds.

"I love you.“ He says quickly before Emeliana nods at him.

“I love you too…” She responds and Luca gives her the keys to his car just as she rushes over to the driver’s side door and gets in, closing the door and turning the car on, putting her seatbelt on in a panic.

"Hang on Adriano, I'll get you help okay? Just please hang on…“ Emeliana says as she reverses out of the parking spot and begins to exist the lot, joining the main road. Not so long ago, it was Luca in his position, suffering from a gunshot wound as well and it was up to Emeliana to get him the help that he needs.

“I don’t know if we’ll get there in time Emeliana…” Adriano says raspily, groaning pain as his head rests on his chair, his breaths staggering as he hisses softly.

“Don’t say that, please, please…” Emeliana lets out before she reaches into her purse with one hand since it is still hanging around her body. She fumbles inside over its contents before she feels her phone an takes it out swiftly.

“Siri how far is the nearest hospital?” Emeliana asks her iPhone just as Siri gives her an immediate response, telling her that it is just a few blocks from their current position.

“That’s 2 minutes away, hang in there, please, please…” Emeliana cries softly as she tries to keep herself together for Adriano, her hands gripping the steering wheel shakingly, praying that she reaches the hospital before it’s too late…