CHAPTER 61

Giovanni....

Gio gazed at his father,it's been two days now of him being tortured and interrogated but his stubborn bastard of a father refuses to mutter a word.Gio has burned him,electrocuted him cut off his fingers and his toes....Victor is literally beat up but the old devil doesn't want to talk.

Gio took the bucket of ice water and threw it over his father's head so he can wake up.....it's time for the extreme now.Victor gasped and looked confused as if he doesn't know where he is but when his eyes lands on Giovanni it comes back as to why he's there. Gio hasn't given his father water or anything to eat for these past two days he even has the doctor on standby.....just in case....his father can't die now....he must pay heavily until he begs for mercy.

"Good morning father."Gio smiled happily yet there is no mistaking the evilness behind that smile."How was your night.Mine was splendid especially after I saw the video yesterday of what my son did to your pathetic men.I'm proud of Alessio....he made sure to protect his mother even though he knew it might cost him his life... Now it shows he'll make an excellent Capo when I give him the throne."

Victor opened his mouth to talk but coughed instead,the dryness around his mouth and the cracks on his lips shows just how thirsty he is.But knowing his father Gio knows he won't ask for anything.... his worthless pride is all he has left.He picked up the blow torch and switched it on.....the heat he feels from it excites him...it's time the game gets extreme.

Victor's eyes grew large in fear but he still refuses to say a thing Gio can give his father some credit,he isn't an easy snitch but that will change by the time he is done with him."Still don't want to talk Victor."But his father remained quiet, Giovanni adjusted the heat exactly the way he wanted it before he went over to his father.

Ripping off Victor's shirt,he began to burn him all over his chest dragging the blow torch as he went,his father's screams of agony did nothing but annoy him.... Gio wants the bastard to start talking and give him useful information.Deciding to be creative he burned out his name across his father's chest.

Stepping back he looked at his handy work, Victor's skin is literally peeling off,blood dripping down his front.As Giovanni looked closely he saw his father's trouser is wet at the front....he pissed himself, Giovanni laughed out loudly upon realizing that."Victor Valetti just pissed himself!"He exclaimed loudly all the while his laughter never dying down."Shall we continue father."He asked spit is drooling out his father's mouth the way he is breathing heavily.

Victor whimpered when Gio went closer with the torch....taking a step back Gio looked at the rats,his buddies looks hungry and they haven't eaten in days....the minute they can land on his father it would be a feast for them.Grabbing the knife he cut his father all over his legs and thighs,dragging the knife across his skin as he did it."Giovanni!"Victor managed to say past his dry throat.

"I was beginning to think you lost your voice father."Gio stood and crossed his arms to look carefully at his father."Do you need anything."

"I'll never talk."Victor choked out."Do your worst.Dante will avenge me if you kill me.That attack on the farm is just the beginning.... once he has her..... you'll never find her....so go right ahead and kill me."

Giovanni's jaw ticked,his hands curling into fist....he won't let his father get under his skin."Oh no father."He said kneeling down to look properly at this father."I won't kill you."Getting up he walked over to where the rats are in their cages,taking them out he set them on the floor,the second they smelled the blood they all stormed over to his father.Without another look Giovanni turned his back and left the room,as he walked down the hall he could hear his father's screams and all the curses...time to see his Regina..

Brielle....

She stood outside on the balcony of her room and gazed out at the open night...the air is cool and warm at the same time.She just got done taking a bath,she had hoped after soaking in that one hour bath she would feel better but....nothing will ease her mind or her heart at what she saw yesterday.

Sighing she rubbed her arms up and down, security has been doubled now each and everything thing gets triple checked Rocco has already found the people responsible for this mess and she doesn't even want to know what's going to happen to them,the less she knows the better it would be.She has seen enough that she doesn't want to see anymore.

Turning around she walked back into the room and froze when she saw Giovanni standing by the door....ever looking so handsome in his dark suit,how does this man manage to stay and look so good every second of every day.He is neatly dressed with his hair a little disheveled as if he has ran his hand through it out of frustration.

"Micetta...."He drawled ever so smoothly.

Brie made her way over to him and walked straight into his waiting embrace,when his arms enveloped her in their warmth she closed her eyes and breathed in his scent.She needed this....she needed a hug,she needed to be held by him and feeling his arms around her shows how much she missed him.

"How are you feeling?"He gently pushed her away to gaze into her eyes,as always she drowned in those beautiful hazel eyes of his.

"I'm fine."She murmured when he tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear,she wonders if Giovanni has seen the video of Alessio but something tells her he has."Have you-...."She didn't even finish her sentence.

"Yes I have."He said without batting an eyelid,Brie moved away from him."He did good tesoro."Brie spun around so fast to face him how can he say that....he did good she thought...is he insane...

"How can you say that."She breathed out softly."He killed ten people....grown men twice his size and he's only six."

"Brielle....-"

"No!"She shook her head defiantly."You turned my son into a...-"

"A monster."He finished for her.

"I barely recognized him when he sat in that very same chair covered in blood with a gun in his hand."She argued."And you know what else,he dismantled a fully loaded gun right in front of my eyes as if it's nothing...as if it's normal to him."

"It's good that he is prepared for his rightful position because no one will show him mercy and I'm glad he did what he did... because now people will know not to mess with him."

"I -...."

"Because of him you didn't get taken."He cut over her."Because of him you safe.Instead of thinking the worst of our son you should thank him for protecting you something I never got a chance in doing."He walked out the door before she could respond.

Regret was clear in those last words he spoke....you should thank him for protecting you....something I never got the chance in doing.... Brie meekly sank down on the bed,as a mother it's her right to be upset over this situation it's her right to question her son's sanity after what he did....but she has to be realistic too...if it wasn't for Alessio she wouldn't be here right now....safe and about to sleep in her bed....has she been too hard....did she judge too quickly...??

Getting up from the bed she made her way over to his room,she found him lying on his bed face down."Alessio...."She murmured softly.He turned to look at her.

"What are you doing here mom?He asked."I thought I'm a monster in your eyes."Brie opened her mouth but closed it again when no words came out so he heard what she and his dad spoke about.She might have been too quick in judging him,she should apologize.

"I'm sorry Alessio."She said going over to him and sitting down next to him but he just buried his face in his pillow again."You shouldn't have heard that."

"But I did mom."She heard him grumble.

"I shouldn't have said that."Brie admitted."I guess it's the shock of seeing you do what you did and you only six."She brushed his hair with her hand."You need to understand....in my eyes you still my son....my baby boy,and when I saw that video I couldn't believe that my innocent boy did that."

Silence followed,she didn't speak neither did he.... eventually after a few moments did he turn to face her."I don't know what happened mom....when I saw that man hitting you over the head and you fell down,I got so angry that I don't even know what happened afterwards until I was sitting inside your bedroom."

"It's okay my boy.I believe you."She opened her arms for him and he came,Brie held on tightly to her son.This life is their new reality and if Alessio is really gonna take over Giovanni's businesses one day then she must accept the other side of her son too."Thank you for saving me."His arms tighten further around her.

She kissed his forehead lovingly."I love you mom."

"I love you too Alessio."

A knock on the door broke their moment, Giovanni causally strolled in.Alessio jumped off the bed and ran to his dad,she's seen this happening for the first time.And although Giovanni is still getting used to this being touched thing....he hugged their son back. Pride shining clearly in his eyes, Brie's eyes filled up with tears.

What would've happened if Giovanni never came back into their lives,what would've happened if she never slept with him all those years ago.Finding out he is a Don should've made her run as hell yet here she is....in a world full of bloodshed and betrayal,a world that puts them in constant danger.That makes them vulnerable to all out there...a world where their lives can end at any second.