I sat at my desk reviewing papers, mostly about the reports of my crime business and drug dealing, when my most trusted secretary Luca comes in my office with an ecstatic smile on my face and some papers in his hand. I raise an eyebrow, looking up from my paperwork and leaning back on my chair, curious to know what he is so delighted about to walk in with that big of a smile on his face. "Luca, tell me, don't keep me waiting now", i say with a curious half grin as if expecting him to tell me that we once again earned an illegally large sum of money. Lucas doesn't reply immediately though. "This, we can keep them as hostages, and later sell them off. They'll bring us a fortune." Luca replied and then set down the papers he was holding, at my desk. I pick them up and see the photo of a young looking woman, holding the hand of a 5-6 year old girl. My eyes narrow slightly at the photo. The woman looks scared and anxious as if escaping something. My eyes narrow slightly as I read another paper explaining the situation. Apparently the woman is the wife of Mexican Mob Don. The woman, her husband and their daughter just landed in Rome for a family trip, but got backstabbed by the husband who chose to sacrifice the woman and his daughter because he lost everything to gambling and in order to not lose his business, he willingly chose to give his wife and daughter off to the opposite team. And now the team is all over Rome, searching for the woman and her daughter. The woman and the daughter are on a run, escaping, having no where to go in Rome and the husband is rumoured to have been killed when the men crashed into their hotel stay at 2am. My eyes narrow and nostrils flare. What a coward man. I look up to see Luca still smiling and give him a hard glare. "Bring the woman and child to me. Now. And with respect." I order in a hard low tone. Luca immediately stops smiling and nods. He goes along with a few guards. I get up from my seat and stare out into the window. I want them under my protection.
Nicholas Armani
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