Chapter 37

Chapter 37
|| AZRAEL DE LUCA'S POV ||
"What..what..did you just say...", his voice trembled in rage followed by a ferocious roar. He kicked the center table into pieces. I just stared down at the table blankly, wondering if I made the correct decision by telling him?
Although I was the Don, my grandpa held the supreme powers above us. As an example, I was the prime minister of this empire then he was the actual president. Every big decision was taken after discussing it with him.
I inhaled a deep breath, blurted again clear and loud,
" I said..I have a child with an unknown girl. It was just one stand night. Later, we got separated and just a few days back, I happened to discover that she had a son with me! "
SLAP!!
He slapped me hard right before I could finish my words. I knew that I deserved it. Being the cheerleader of the Mafia, I wasn't supposed to break the old traditional rules. My men gave me a sympathetic glare but quickly raised my head again. I was a man and was responsible for everything that happened that night.
His voice sounded husky because of the immense anger that he was facing inside,
" You... how dare you come to say these words to my face? Do you even know what you have done, bastard? You impregnated a woman and exposed our secret. Fuck! If the world knew about us, our empire would be tarnished."
I replied back firmly, trusting her,
" She won't say anything..I just.. want you to accept my son. He is already so big, Grandp..I know, I broke the rules but I can't just ignore him.. Besides, it was my mistake."
He took a short breath before growling his words out,
" Tell me what happened that night?"
I recalled the same evening, Kiera was having a party in that same Motel. Our locations were different but under the same roof. After a few shots, I became completely drunk. It was my first time, tasting that expensive brand of wine. So, I kind of calculated the effect mistakenly and tried more. After some time, I became completely drunk and felt extremely hot crazily. A friend of mine suggested that I should burn my calories inside a woman. So, he hired a stripper for the night and gave her my room number. But unfortunately, Kiera went first into the room. I regarded her as a stripper and fucked her wildly. The next morning, my men figured out that the stripper actually found the door locked outside and went back to her place. Then, everyone thought that some spy had switched her place and began to search for her everywhere.
By the time, I shared the details with my Grandpa, his face grimaced, lips twisting in anger. He growled at my men,
" You bastards couldn't find a girl for five years? Are we paying dummies here?"
Then he looked back at me, his face hardening slowly. The following moment, he spat his order without hesitantly,
" Kill them both! Get rid of that child and woman! I don't want any risks here!"
My heart sank immediately. I couldn't believe my own ears. I knew that he was the most ruthless man who ever lived in this city but how could he ask me to kill a five-year-old child who shares the same blood with him?
" I..I can't...", I blurted, pulling up my courage to defy his order.
His face sank an instant and blurted back in fury,
" What??? Are you out of your mind? Do you fucking know what are you saying?"
I stepped forward to repeat my words clearly,
" Yes, I know what I am saying! You are talking about my son, grandpa not some outsiders. No matter what, I can't just kill him. Besides, we aren't supposed to marry girls from outside of our world. I got it! I haven't married his mother. There is no reason to kill him. Besides, I won't allow it. He is my own flesh and blood. For the first time, I want to act like a father, not like a Don in Italy."
Grandpa turned silent for a few seconds. He released a long sigh before giving it a second thought. He spoke again in a cold voice,
" Fine! Keep him but get rid of that woman. You must take custody of her before killing."
I turned silent for a while. The thought of killing Kiera was suffocating me. I thought I was just playing around until this situation came. Her presence, her smile, and those enraged eyes never failed to attract me. I hated her for slapping me but I liked her more when she was giving herself to me. I loved her fearless side, and her protective nature when it comes to our son.
I replied back, looking down,
" I..I can't kill her too..."
" What do you mean? Don't tell me that you are involved with this woman?", Grandpa almost hit me again but this time, I chose my words carefully. I shouldn't let him know that Kiera meant something to me.
Taking a deep breath, I explained as a matter of fact,
" She..she is a star and has fame now. If we kill her, we might be exposed. Her father is also a little powerful man. We don't want any new troubles in that territory which don't belong to us yet."
Grandpa was convinced by my words. He shot me another glare before leaving,
" Mmm! You thought well. Remember to show me the child first. We want full custody of that child. Later on, we can deal with that woman. Don't forget your roots, Luca. I don't want you to lose attention to unnecessary things."
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I lit up my cigarette as I looked at the dark sky outside. It was late at night in Italy and I couldn't sleep.
I was going to take my son away from her. She was going to hate me more than before. Perhaps, she wouldn't like to see my face again. But why did it bother me? In fact, it would be a relief if we didn't see us any longer. She became a fire for me. Although her presence was burning me, I was getting adapted to it slowly.
I was so immersed in my thoughts that I didn't hear my door opening. By that time, I realized a presence near me, I looked back to find the least expected person from today.
Cassandra!
Seriously.. why the fuck grandpa allowed her to stay here?
Cassandra was standing with a sly smile, hanging on her face. She looked freshly showered, an almost transparent lingerie wrapped in her body. She looked uncomfortably seductive.
I raised my tone, standing up to face her grimacing,
" Don't you know how to knock?"
She teased back, giggling like a shy kid,
" No!! I don't know how to knock when it comes to knocking at your door!"
I hissed, already I was irritated for the day,
" If you are here to play, just leave..I am not in a good mood, Cassandra!"
Cassandra pouted her lips unhappily, mumbled in a choking voice,
" Why are you avoiding me, Luca? Don't you want me anymore? We..we were friends.."
I corrected her, disliking the way she had dressed up to appear inside my room,
" We had... never that kind of relationship..I assume.. Please leave before I go mad.."
I hated her for the same reason exactly 10 years back. She was still the same nagging girl as always. However, my words didn't seem to reach her ears. She kept standing at the same place and blurted her words out stubbornly after a while,
" Fine..I guess, you will want me after this, Don!"
She called me Don seductively. The next moment, her action surprised me. She raised her hands swiftly and pulled the lingerie down, standing fully naked in front of me.