Chapter 47: Chapter Forty Seven

*Enzo*

“What did you find?” I ask as the car pulls up at my father’s residence.

I stare at the large monstrous building he calls home. Decorated with cameras in every corner, security guards every ten feet, and lights that blared instantly by a single step you take. He was overly cautious, and it annoyed me to no end.

Thank God I moved out as soon as I went to college. I couldn’t stand living here while growing up and nothing has changed over the years since I left.

“It’s been silent so far. But I was able to dig up something interesting while looking into her.” Charlie states over the burner phone I was going to throw out later in the evening.

I probably went over at least a dozen of these damn things for the past two weeks just so I could talk freely with him. I so badly wanted to call Gabby, but even using a burner brought me anxiety of them finding out. Just a few more days and I could head back.

“Why am I not surprised.” I grumble as the driver announces my presence to the intercom.

I watch the gates open without a sound. I sigh heavily dreading this meeting with him. He finally called me out of the blue demanding to know what I have been doing and why his only son was acting like a damn fool. I was about to explain exactly what I thought of him pinning some newbie on me when he barked at me to get my ass home tonight and hung up before I could get a word in.

Now here, I was ready to face the wrath of a man that needed to stay out of my business and leave me the fuck alone. But I knew I was never going to get that. Not with him as a father.

“Remember Dario Moretti? Apparently he isn’t too happy that his fiancé is missing, and that the Giordano’s has kidnapped her. Not sure what he plans to do but watch your back. He knows it was Domenico that took her, but he isn’t stupid to think you know nothing about it.”

I growl at the mention of the word fiancé. He wasn’t going to be her anything, not with me in the picture. It seems Alejandro wasn’t keeping any secrets regarding Gabby’ s whereabouts from the Moretti’s.

“Let him come after me then. He doesn’t intimidate me one bit. He’s just as pathetic as his old man.” I bit out.

“Glad you feel that way because I hacked into his phone history and seems he’s been talking to your father.”

That made me freeze. “He was talking to my dad?” I ask carefully.

This wasn’t good. My dad was strictly kept out of the situation because if he knew what Dom had done all hell was going to break loose. He would hit Russo hard if he knew that his nephew’s life was in danger and that wasn’t good for any of us. I wanted him and Uncle Big Tone to stay out of this. But if Dario opened his big fat mouth thinking, knowing, that Gabby was under our thumb I didn’t want to know what my old man was going to say to me.

“Along with something I wasn’t expecting.” Charlie continues.

“Which is?” I watch as the car pulls around the large crescent driveway until it stops right in front of the steps of the mansion.

“On the separate note that Elena Russo is sneaking around rundown hotels with loads of cash meeting strangers to the fact that she’s been keeping in contact with Dario for some reason.”

My blood ran cold. What the hell was going on? None of this made any sense. But my main concern right now was, did it have anything to do with Gabriela? Or was it all just a coincidence that that were all being revealed at the same time?

First things first. I had to learn what I could on the conversation that my father had with Dario. His desire for me to take over didn’t seem all that important right now nor was the fact that he had someone spy on me these last few weeks.

“Is there any way you can pull up the old conversations on your end?” I ask as the driver opens my door for me, and I step out into the cold fridged air.

“Hm, I can try but that’s a bit tricky since most phone calls aren’t recorded depending on the phone. Let me see what I can do.”

With that he hangs up without any warning like he normally did. At first that use to bother the shit out of me. But over the years I learned to deal with it and accept that it was just who he is as a person.

I quickly head inside as Josh opens the door for me with a huge grin on his face. “Aren’t you a sight for sore eyes! Welcome home boss!” He gulfs as he pulls me in a big giant hug with his massive beefy arms.

I grunt from the force of it as he slightly lifts me than drops me like I was some sort of sack of flour or something. Growing up with this man was always a hindrance, but one I accepted right away since I was never going to be able to get rid of his ass. Even if I did become his “boss”, he wouldn’t accept the resignation anyways.

He’s that dense or hardheaded.

Giving him a forced smile I ask, “Old man?”

“In his study with Big Tone. He’s been waiting for you and just a little warning,” He leans in whispering loudly now, his face grim, “he doesn’t seem to happy either. I would enter with caution.”

Sighing loudly, I slap him on the shoulder. “Thanks for the warning.” I grumble as I head for the spiral stairs in the foyer, beelining straight to my old man so I could get this shit over with and get back to the woman I was missing like crazy.

It was only a matter of time before I was certainly about to go insane not having her beside me every single night. I don’t know how I did it before now, but sleeping alone in that giant bed of mine was lonely and sucked ass big time.

I slow down in front of his door. I could hear the low tones of my dad and uncle before I reached up a fist and sharply knocked.

“That better be my kid, otherwise I’m going to make whoever it is on the other side of that door a fucking eunuch for the rest of their pathetic life.”

Rolling my eyes, I deeply drawl out, “Well, your men’s balls are safe for another night then since it is your kid, who I might add, doesn’t even want to be here.”

With that said the door swings wide open.