Finally murdered

ALESSANDRO'S POV

"Boss, Nikolai has been murdered, I'm here on the burial ceremony, they are burying him" My man Dimitri informed through the phone.

I reclined back in my seat and sighed. "Great that he has been killed, Did you find anywhere else in the house?"

"No, boss, except for one of the guards. He ran and he is nowhere to be found."

"Look for him too and finish him" I ordered, as I put on my suit jacket.

"On it, Boss, but you might want to come down here, there's a situation at the burial grou...."

I cut him off. "I'll be there"

I hung up the call and walked to my dining room. Nikola's burial issues can wait. I settled on my seat, and read the daily paper, sipping my coffee in silence.

I was glad that even that bastard was dealt with too.

I had my breakfast in peace and then finally got up when I saw Dimitri calling me once more. I sighed, buttoning my suit jacket, I needed to be at the Nikola's fucking burial ceremony.

Even though I ordered for his murder, I still had to attend.

Nikolai Martinez was my father's best friend, he was one of my Caporegime, my father considered him a brother. In our world, when you consider someone a brother it means you will give your life for him.

After my father retired, Nikolai voluntarily drifted away from our family. I immediately delt with him the moment I was informed that he had made plans to escape and go to another country.. A twisted smile made its way to my lips, I think his plans for a fresh start were flushed down the drain.

My cousin Antonio flicked his cigarette on the ground as he saw me and opened the car door. I settled in the back and asked him to drive to Nikolai's burial ground.

When we got there, the place was already filled with a lot of people all dressed in black. He was kinda well known , that's why many people attended.

The moment I stepped out of the car, most of the people for example the priest recognised my presence.

Dimitri approached me. "Boss, I think you need to see something"

"What is it?", I asked.

"I have been here on the ceremony observing everyone but there is a person who looks weird", He spoke in a whisper.

"She has been sitting there isolated, as you see with her black glasses not talking to anyone," Dimitri informed me more. "I have no fucking idea who the fuck she is" , He added.

"One of the maids?" I questioned.

"Probably not, she is still young and her appearance. I think she is related to Nikolai or something", He spoke while observing the girl.

I furrowed my eyebrows. "I don't remember Nikolai having a child and all his relatives were killed , why does she resemble him?"

"He didn't have one. Everyone here know its", Dimitri murmured.

I nodded. "Okay. Any word on the guard who ran away?", I changed the topic.

"Still nothing, our men are looking." after a beat, he asked. "What should we do with the girl?", He brought back the topic.

"Ask Thomas to find out who she is"

"Already did, he said he will call me as soon as he will have something"

I frowned. "Didn't she notice all of you that you have your attention on her?" I asked as I watched her acting indifferent to everyone around her.

"Sabrina approached her , tried talking to her but she didn't acknowledge her presence. She seems to be in a state of shock."

Before I could reply to him, his phone rang and Thomas's name appeared on the screen. He picked up and talked to him for over a minute, he hung up and had a confused expression on his face. I raised an eyebrow in a questioning manner.

"There is no public record of Nikolai Martinez ever having a child but eighteen years ago his very pregnant wife was admitted to our hospital for delivery but the child died during birth and it was a boy."

"His boy died, I know, then who the fuck is that?" I pointed towards the girl, who was seated far away from the crowd. It was evidently showing that she feared people.

"That's the question only she can answer."

"Call Sabrina and ask her to try to talk to her again, we need too...," Before I could finish, the priest spoke something and the crowd replied. They were probably praying for Nikola's soul to rest in peace.

"Let's go and deal with another one", I didn't wait for the ceremony to get done, I stood up and got into my car. Dimitri followed closely behind.

"Boss, with the recent attacks on our men and now the drug bust, I think it's all connected to him." Thomas murmured.

"Let's first pay our friend Lucas a visit" I gritted through my teeth.

We got to our warehouse, right in the middle of nowhere. I was followed by Thomas and Dimitri Four more of my men trailed behind me as we approached lucas's cell.

Lucas was also another enemy. He was just a servant of one of mafia enemies, Bercado Stones. We held him hostage all because he refused to tell us where his boss was currently hidng himself.

Bercado has been going crazy over the disappearance of Lucas, he knew it that I had him but he didn't have the guts to come for him. Instead he hid himself then sabotaged my ships. He was a coward.

Our footsteps echoed off the walls of the warehouse. I stopped outside Lucas's cell as Dimitri opened the door. The room was lit by a single light bulb and under it, lucas was tied up to a chair, swollen and pissed off.

I put my hand in my pockets as I stood tall before him.

Lucas laughed and spat at my feet. It didn't reach me, but he tried. "Any special reason for this wonderful visit, Alessandro? I'm guessing your shipment of drugs didn't make it, did it?" he grinned.

I placed my palms over the table before him. "How do you know about that?" He laughed, he fucking laughed at me. "We are way ahead of you, Alessandro. We know your every move."

"You really like to laugh, don't you, Lucas?"

"Not really but laughing at you" he took a deep breath in, relishing the moment of his insignificant win. "It's something else, isn't it?"

"Dimitri?"

"Yes, boss?"

"Help lucas improve his laugh ", I ordered.

"Let's go Thomas", I murmured and matched out of the cell. I trusted Dimitri because before I could even enter my car, I heard a loud scream.

Dimitri had the most creative ways to torture information out of people. Now or later, I know Lucas will talk.

My next target was the girl I saw at the burial ceremony.