Chapter 2

Dante’s pov:

We have been in war with The Spanish mafia for years now, Antonio Perez, their capo, made it his goal to take me down, He tried with all he could to get rid of me and to get me killed, Several times, he caused problems in my territory, he even attempted, after I just took over my father, to get my men against me, But, at each time, he failed to reach his intentions,

How fool of him to think that I was so easily breakable?, Since the day I became a don, all my men vowed respect to me, Everyone who goes against my word knows exactly what his punishment will be, So, no one has ever dared to make an enemy out of me and to keep his life under my mercy,

The problem is that this conflict is consuming our resources day after day, Fighting Antonio more is not a clever move, Plus, the Russians are being a pain in my ass, Recently, they having been causing us trouble, Last week, they have stolen out shipments that are worth millions of dollars which made me back out from an important deal that I have been preparing for months,

So, this war needs to come to an end as soon as possible, Of course, I am not intending to forget about all what Antonio did in the past, For the time being, I am going to pretend that I rising the white flag, But, once I solve my current problems and gain more power I will take my revenge from him, Now is just not the right time for it, My top priorities now are to deal with the Russians then will come the turn for the Spanish,

Stopping the war can never happen unless an agreement is reach between the two forces, Us, the Cosa nostra and the Spanish mafia family, For that purpose, this morning I made the first step and I delivered a message with one of my most trusted men to Antonio,informing him that I am eager to make an end to this war and that I have an offer to make, Fortunately, he was positive about my proposal, Though, he would be an idiot not to,

Now, I am in a hangar in Mexico waiting for him to show up, That’s when Alexander my guard walks in, Stopping in front of me he announces: “Don, a woman and a man are entering the building.”,

“A woman?”, I question him, Women don’t usually interfere in mafia work, Even if they do they don’t occupy important positions, Most of them are more than happy to spend their days shopping and to satisfy their husbands, “Are you sure?”, I add,

“Yes sir, We did a background check on both of them based on their figures, They are Anastasia Perez, the daughter of Antonio Perez, and Matteo Galledo, one the Spanish mafia soldiers.”, He informs me in a professional tone,

Digging into my memory, I remember her, Actually, I heard of her countless of times, How have I forgotten about such a detail?, Anastasia Perez is her father’s right hand, She is responsible for the casinos, bars and some of the other dark parts of the business, She is even his heir, One day, she will take over him and she will hold all the power,

Some of my business associates, who dealt directly with her mentioned how good she is at what she does, They said that due to her the income of her family has tripled in just two fucking years, A number I couldn’t myself reach,

But, the problem is why is Antonio sending his daughter with a damn soldier instead of coming here by his own?, I thought that for such an important matter he will honor me with his damn presence, He is obviously playing with me and he doesn’t give a shit about this, He is mocking me openly, Does that bastard think that he is making a fool out of me?, Worse, is he trying to gain some time and he is having a meeting behind my back with the Russians?,

At the simple thought of it, I can feel my blood boiling in my veins, I grip my fist hard, Anger starts consuming me, That’s when I retire retrieve the small box from my jacket and I lit a cigarette, Inhaling deeply my cigarette, I calm down a little,

If one of my hypothesis is true, I will make him pay for it with his own life, No one messes with me or disrespects me, No one,

Few minutes later, a brunette shows up followed by a man, Her high heels clack on the floor with every step she makes causing my irritation, This whole shitty situation is getting on my nerves,

She stands just a few feet’s away from me, Her head held high, she is looking at me straight in the eyes,

My name sent shivers down the spines of anybody who knew him, They feared him, Fewer men can make direct eye contact with me, She, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to have a problem with it at all,

I take a moment to observe her, It is impossible not to notice her magnificent beauty, Damn, She may be the most beautiful woman I have ever saw, Hazel eyes, long brown hair and pure red lips, Piu’ bellissima, (very stunning, Italian), Not being able to catch myself, I travel my eyes down her body, A very feminine Spanish figure, Long legs light curves and a small waisted, She couldn’t be less perfect,

She extends her hand towards me and says confidently: “Anastasia Valentino from the Spanish mafia.”,

I don’t bother raising from my seat to welcome her, I shake her hand:” Dante Russo capo of the Cosa Nostra.”,

No one of us says anything, She stands there with her arms crossed staring at me, She finally decides to break her silence: “Are you not going to ask me to take a seat?”, Dio mio!, Is she being serious?, Did she expect princess treatment from me?,

“Mrs Perez, I am not the gentleman you think I am.”, She doesn’t like my response, It is written all over her face that she is pissed,

She rumbles something in Spanish under her breath, Then, reluctantly, she sits on the chair right in front of me which makes her facing me, “You asked for me, So here I am.”, She announces,

“To be clear, I didn’t ask for you specifically, I asked for your father or at least your consigliere.”,

“I am sorry to inform you that neither my father nor my uncle are available today, Apart from them, I am the most fitting one for this mission.”, She says pointing at herself,

“So, I am also sorry that you came all the way here, But, I will not be discussing business with you today, Next time send someone who is qualified to do this job properly.”,

Don’t get me wrong, I am not underestimating her, Actually, I am not opposed to deal with a woman, That’s not my real problem, I am not going to let Antonio play sick games with me, If he wants peace, he should fucking come here in person not send his daughter, I don’t care if he trusts her with such a matter or not,

“I am sorry I am not sure I heard you.”, I am pretty sure she heard me clearly the first time,

“I said that you can leave and send Mr, in your place just as expected.”, I repeat trying my best to be as calm as possible,

“And I said that there is no other person you can speak with.”, She is trying to appear in total control of herself, Too bad for her, I know how to perfectly read people, I am sure that in the inside, she is full of rage,

“Call your capo I am sure he will find a solution.”,

“I am not calling him, He is the one who gave me this mission, He has confidence in me.”, I bet he has since he sent her here,

“Do women do all the work in Spain?, I see what causes all your problems.”, I say with cold blood, I don’t really mean what I said but I am just trying to wind her up on purpose and I seem to enjoy every second of it, She raises from her seat and places both her hands on the table, Looks like she is starting to lose control now,

“Don’t think about our family problems, Its none of your business, And, apparently, men like you are incapable of handling things since I heard you have problems of your own, Don’t you, don, Maybe you need a little feminine help.”, She shouted rage flowing through her eyes like lava,

My guard who has been in the corner of the room walks towards her to make her remember her boundaries, I steal a look at Matteo, the soldier who accompanied her here, doesn’t move an inch, What is wrong with him?, He is supposed to protect her,

As soon as my guard reaches for her arm, in a glance of an eyes and with a quick move, she gets her gun from the back of her skirt and without hesitation, she shoots him right between the eyes, He is dropped on the floor dead, I bring my gaze from him to her, The corner of my mouth twitches on a smirk,

If I know one thing about her is that she isn’t like any other woman I knew before, There is something special about her,

“This is what happens to every man that tries to touch me, Don’t forget it.”, She says,

Just like that she turns around and walks out of the room,

Great,

Just fucking Great,