MY BROTHER, MY OLD FOE

Mateo’s pov~

“Who arrested my useless daughter?” I heard my adopted father, Don Vincenzo Rinaldi thunder as I walked into his office.

I stood far from his line of sight, I was not going to soil his mood further just when he was about to acknowledge me among the brotherhood.

“What do you mean! What?” he yelled again slamming his cane on the glass table shattering it.

I knew something would happen the moment I called Interpol officer, Pius Asissi’s bluff, it was good fun, something to irritate my father but I didnt know he would blow it out of proportion.

He slammed the phone on the table, turned and lunged at me almost immediately.

“You bastard! You got my daughter arrested!” he growled, “fix it! You get her out and bring her back here tonight! I will not be ridiculed by the other families, calling me weak for not putting my house in order! Or worse think im a snitch! Get her out and quietly, Or else you can kiss your recognition goodbye” he added before releasing my shirt and throwing me against the wall.

I clenched my fist in anger and my jaw tightened next, but I gathered myself and smiled casually at him. “Consider it done” I replied, calmly walking out of his office.

As I closed the door behind me, the anger started to well up inside me and I stormed out of the mansion.

Julius my caporegime, noticed my mood and followed closely behind.

“Is he going to be a problem Don?” he inquired taking a glance at the mansion one last time before opening the door for me.

“My father is a demon, yes, but this is not one of those days, this is about my annoying sister getting arrested and Pius Asissi’s inability to take a fucking joke” I grinned.

He turned over to the other side and got into the car, before gesturing to the driver to start the car.

“Sir what are your orders’ he asked, straight to the point, his loyalty was the same as it was with my biological father Don Donatelli.

He passed away when I was seventeen and coincidentally I got adopted by the same person he warned me never to trust.

“We need to get her out and bring her back here” I started, “tonight, or else he is going to pin something on me and make me look like a criminal again, I can't afford that”.

I started to ask myself, knowing Pius to be a logical man if blowing this out of proportion meant he wanted something. I needed to figure it out.

“Set a meeting with Pius, he and I need to talk” I added.

6 hours later he flew in from Albania, delaying me for a reason.

“ what do you want pius? Name it, but I need you to hand over the girl in your custody, she’s a menace I need to be done with” I started, standing across from him in front of the airport police department.

“My bosses are tired of your father, we want him out” he mentioned, crossing his hand

“They want or you want? I know how blackmail goes officer Asissi” I mentioned casually.

Pius snickered and clapped his hands together.

“That’s how I know you are the right guy, however, you are the one to do it, get it done, we want your father out of the game” he declared, “deal?” he asked looking at me.

I stopped and threw a glance at Julius, he only stared back.

“Deal” I responded.

“Great, I'll be in touch, let me know when the time is right, for now, Miss Ariana is in the interrogation room waiting for you to take her home” he smiled, walking past me into the facility.

I couldn't believe it, they are just as sick of his shit as I am.

I suddenly felt a rush of power flow through me, I felt like I could conquer.

The only one standing in my way was my bastard half-brother Emiliano, so I made him disappear.

I took a deep breath as I relaxed my raging mind, I made a deal to betray my stepfather, to save my annoying sister from prison.

She has not changed at all, always disrupting my plans to conquer.

But today I refused to engage in her petty attitude.

Her full, Sharp mouth stirred a man to anger.

As I stepped into the hallway leading to the interrogation room, I stopped in front of the door.

I readied myself for the self-loathing little bitch I've always known at the other end of the door.

I stepped back a little as our eyes suddenly met.

A beautiful woman with long flowing hair, soft hazel eyes and lips full like plum looked back at me as I opened the door.

I was awestruck, this can't be Ariana!

Just as I was about to concoct words to speak, she poured a cup of warm coffee on my face.

“You slimy piece of shit!” she yelled. “You got me arrested!”

“Relax, there was a communication error, it's all been handled, and you are free to go” I mentioned, I watched her flare up and she started for the open door when suddenly she slipped on the coffee she spilt on me.

Like a reflex I was pulled to sweep her off her feet, I held onto her and swung her away from the spilt coffee.

She was dumbfounded, obviously none of us was expecting that.

“Are you okay?” I inquired,

“Just take me home” she replied with a flustered face, moving past me and out of the room.

The sweet scent of her luscious hair still hanging in the air.

I complied willingly, a few minutes to midnight I had safely dropped her off in front of her father’s mansion.

I waited for her to go in before going in.

I hadn't gone very far when I heard a conversation in the hallway.

“Wow, I like your dress, so simple, it fits you, are you going for the virgin look, do you think ours is slutty?” her step-sister Serena. asked looking at the younger sister Luna who was looking down at her bare chest, visibly open to expose the fullness of her breast, she wore a sultry-looking red gown that showed her curves.

“No Serena, you both look good, I'm just on my way to the sitting area to wait for the party to start,” Ariana replied in defence.

“Mom, I think Ariana is brushing us off, and acting like a prude to gain Father’s favour” Luna said.

“No, you both look Good, I just prefer this style of clothing, it's not a big deal okay?” she reassured, trying to move past her sisters.

“Oh so you are brushing it off, so you do think my girls are slutty!” their mother retorted

I watched her take deep breaths.

This was amusing, I was invested in watching how it would all play out.

“Take it off, give it to Luna, I want her to wear it,” her stepmother said softly but clearly, making me wonder sometimes if she was on some sort of meds.

Should I step in? Is it worth it?

I'm an asshole after all.

“Excuse me?” she asked looking at them, “no that's not going to happen” she retorted.

Luna moved to her back and started to unzip her clothes slowly.

I watch in amazement, right in the hallway.

Not only have I been thinking about what she would look like outside that yellow frock dress, on my bed in Milan.

I get to see it….

Serena soon joined her and together they helped her undress until she stood silently in the hallway with her panties and silk bra.

I was too far to see and Serena blocked off my view.

I could feel her suddenly feel embarrassed.

“Best hurry up and get dressed, it's almost midnight the guests have started to arrive, sweety, welcome home” Maria smiled moving past her gently, the smell of her choking French cologne filled the air

Then we heard voices, she quickly bolted with the red dress in her hand and hid in one of the corners, I peered from the corner and saw her father walking into the hallway.

someone was with him, his consigliere Luchi.

I'm fucked how do I explain this.

I peered again, I saw him walking off into another room, I bolted to the open door opposite where I hid.

As I ran my eyes caught someone, a woman, her soft brown eyes scanned me as I froze for a moment in her beauty.

Her skin was supple and I never knew she had a beauty mark close to her belly button.

Ariana….