Status: FINISHED!!!! sob
The A7X Mafia
Chapter 24
Valeria’s POV
We arrived at main HQ where the balls and other events are always held, I never knew why though because if someone was going to steal information, this would be how they get in and then they have all of it there for them, stupid really but oh well.
Matt led me into the ball room with the others following behind us and we entered to see a mass of Mafia families all crowded around talking and laughing and drinking. The place was decorated in red and white and there was a band playing in the corner, I leant towards Matt and whispered
“I am going to fall asleep and by the looks of it so are the band” Matt chuckled and squeezed my hand which was clasped tightly in his, I think my comment about looking at other guys rattled him a bit.
I looked at the others and we all headed over to the bar to grab some drinks before walking over to a wall and talking.
I looked around and said to Ari
“do you think Padre is here?” Ari nodded
“he would have to be, it’s a Familia affair and you know its mandatory to come” I nodded and let my gaze scan the crowd again.
I voice growled in my ear
“I hope you’re not hunting for guys” it was said with a playful edge but I could hear the uncertainty. I sighed and turned to Matt, I slipped my arms around his waist and pulled him a bit closer
“Matt I don’t need another guy, what I do need is for you not to worry, I was joking” he sighed and put his arms around my shoulders
“I know honey and I’m fine with it but you know what I’m like” I laughed and nodded
“yes I do now are we going to get another drink or dance?” Matt grinned and let go of my shoulders, took my hand and led me onto the dance floor.
We danced a while to some of the songs but then Matt got a tap on the shoulder, we turned to see my Madre and Padre stood there, Madre was looking frailer than the last time I had seen her. I scowled but Padre asked
“may I cut in?” I clutched Matt’s arm a little tighter and he looked at me but Padre said
“Mathew, let me dance with my daughter, I’m sure my wife will be glad to dance with you for a little while” Madre gave a wane smile to Matt and Matt looked at me apologetically before taking my Madre’s hand and going to dance though not to far away.
I looked at my Padre and he took my hand and started dancing with me, I complied though stiffly
“stop being childish Valeria! You are making me look bad” I glared at him
“I can’t make you look any worse than you are”
“you have no idea of what you speak of” I scoffed
“yeah sure, you know I always hated you, I never was a daddy’s girl like I should have been, I couldn’t after you hit my Madre” he squeezed my hand so hard I’m sure a bone popped
“how dare you say this in public” he hissed “if I was beating anyone it would have been you, you ungrateful wretch!”
“better a wretch than a low life” he growled and let go of me walking over to Matt and Madre, all but ripping her from his arms and storming off to the other side of the ball room.
Matt walked over to me with a worried but inquiring look, he put his arms around me and asked
“what did you say to him?” I shrugged
“the truth is all now shall we go and find the others?” Matt nodded and we walked off to go find the others.
We found them in a corner by the bar though Brian and Kat were missing, when I asked Mina she sighed and said
“Kat was nervous about being here with so many Mafia people so Brian has taken her to a different room to try and calm her down” I nodded and turned to the bar and ordered a Vodka shot which I quickly downed, might as well have something good about this little shin dig.
We were all talking for a good hour when the music stopped; I looked towards the front to see what was happening and saw Don stood there with a microphone. I rolled my eyes and awaited whatever he had to say, I knew there had to be a reason for this Ball, Don isn’t really the party type.
Don looked out at the crowd before he started talking with a wry smile spread across his face.
“I trust you are all having a good night?” there were murmurs of ascension from the crowd and he continued “I brought you all here because of one man, can you please come up here Alessandro Lodovico?” I raised a brow and looked at Ari who returned the look before looking back at the stage as our father walked on with a smirk and an air of authority and superiority. He stood next to Don with his chest puffed out trying to look important, Don continued
“well Alessandro Lodovico here is known to you as being responsible for the clubs we own and he was once the best hit man we had before he became a business man and he has been a good friend of mine” if it was even possible I think my fathers ego got even bigger but then Don scowled and his tone changed to angry
“this man is no longer my friend, there is evidence of him corrupting the clubs taking money for himself and employing those of a criminal background or from other Mafia families, heck there is even evidence of him dealing with them. there is also the damning evidence of him having abused his wife and terrorising his children” my eyes were wide open in shock and looking at Ari’s I saw she was as shocked as I am if not more because well she never got any of what our father dished out.
I quickly scanned the room for our mother as Don carried on talking. I quickly spotted her by the side of the stage holding a trembling hand over her mouth and her face had gone deathly pale. I quickly moved away from the others towards Madre with Ari following close behind, the crowd were all standing around in shock so it was easy to move through them.
We reached Madre’s side and each took an arm and she seemed to collapse into us so we supported her making sure that she stood and didn’t drop in defeat, I suspect that she had no idea this was happening.
I quickly thought over who Don would have trusted this with or even how he got the information and remembered that I had told Matt what my father had done. Don would have trusted them to take care of it with their many skills and the fact that they know nearly everyone in the Familia as it is. I looked towards Matt but he wasn’t at the bar anymore, looking around I saw that he, Brian and Zacky had positioned themselves at the other side of the stage. I shook my head and concentrated on Don’s next sentence
“for the crimes that Alessandro has committed against the Mafia and his own family, he is sentenced to death!” Madre let out a low groan and actually slid out of Ari’s and I’s grasps and sank to the floor with eyes wide and hands fluttering every where.
I looked at Ari shocked yet again and she shook her head and I knew what she meant so I shouted
“NO!”
We arrived at main HQ where the balls and other events are always held, I never knew why though because if someone was going to steal information, this would be how they get in and then they have all of it there for them, stupid really but oh well.
Matt led me into the ball room with the others following behind us and we entered to see a mass of Mafia families all crowded around talking and laughing and drinking. The place was decorated in red and white and there was a band playing in the corner, I leant towards Matt and whispered
“I am going to fall asleep and by the looks of it so are the band” Matt chuckled and squeezed my hand which was clasped tightly in his, I think my comment about looking at other guys rattled him a bit.
I looked at the others and we all headed over to the bar to grab some drinks before walking over to a wall and talking.
I looked around and said to Ari
“do you think Padre is here?” Ari nodded
“he would have to be, it’s a Familia affair and you know its mandatory to come” I nodded and let my gaze scan the crowd again.
I voice growled in my ear
“I hope you’re not hunting for guys” it was said with a playful edge but I could hear the uncertainty. I sighed and turned to Matt, I slipped my arms around his waist and pulled him a bit closer
“Matt I don’t need another guy, what I do need is for you not to worry, I was joking” he sighed and put his arms around my shoulders
“I know honey and I’m fine with it but you know what I’m like” I laughed and nodded
“yes I do now are we going to get another drink or dance?” Matt grinned and let go of my shoulders, took my hand and led me onto the dance floor.
We danced a while to some of the songs but then Matt got a tap on the shoulder, we turned to see my Madre and Padre stood there, Madre was looking frailer than the last time I had seen her. I scowled but Padre asked
“may I cut in?” I clutched Matt’s arm a little tighter and he looked at me but Padre said
“Mathew, let me dance with my daughter, I’m sure my wife will be glad to dance with you for a little while” Madre gave a wane smile to Matt and Matt looked at me apologetically before taking my Madre’s hand and going to dance though not to far away.
I looked at my Padre and he took my hand and started dancing with me, I complied though stiffly
“stop being childish Valeria! You are making me look bad” I glared at him
“I can’t make you look any worse than you are”
“you have no idea of what you speak of” I scoffed
“yeah sure, you know I always hated you, I never was a daddy’s girl like I should have been, I couldn’t after you hit my Madre” he squeezed my hand so hard I’m sure a bone popped
“how dare you say this in public” he hissed “if I was beating anyone it would have been you, you ungrateful wretch!”
“better a wretch than a low life” he growled and let go of me walking over to Matt and Madre, all but ripping her from his arms and storming off to the other side of the ball room.
Matt walked over to me with a worried but inquiring look, he put his arms around me and asked
“what did you say to him?” I shrugged
“the truth is all now shall we go and find the others?” Matt nodded and we walked off to go find the others.
We found them in a corner by the bar though Brian and Kat were missing, when I asked Mina she sighed and said
“Kat was nervous about being here with so many Mafia people so Brian has taken her to a different room to try and calm her down” I nodded and turned to the bar and ordered a Vodka shot which I quickly downed, might as well have something good about this little shin dig.
We were all talking for a good hour when the music stopped; I looked towards the front to see what was happening and saw Don stood there with a microphone. I rolled my eyes and awaited whatever he had to say, I knew there had to be a reason for this Ball, Don isn’t really the party type.
Don looked out at the crowd before he started talking with a wry smile spread across his face.
“I trust you are all having a good night?” there were murmurs of ascension from the crowd and he continued “I brought you all here because of one man, can you please come up here Alessandro Lodovico?” I raised a brow and looked at Ari who returned the look before looking back at the stage as our father walked on with a smirk and an air of authority and superiority. He stood next to Don with his chest puffed out trying to look important, Don continued
“well Alessandro Lodovico here is known to you as being responsible for the clubs we own and he was once the best hit man we had before he became a business man and he has been a good friend of mine” if it was even possible I think my fathers ego got even bigger but then Don scowled and his tone changed to angry
“this man is no longer my friend, there is evidence of him corrupting the clubs taking money for himself and employing those of a criminal background or from other Mafia families, heck there is even evidence of him dealing with them. there is also the damning evidence of him having abused his wife and terrorising his children” my eyes were wide open in shock and looking at Ari’s I saw she was as shocked as I am if not more because well she never got any of what our father dished out.
I quickly scanned the room for our mother as Don carried on talking. I quickly spotted her by the side of the stage holding a trembling hand over her mouth and her face had gone deathly pale. I quickly moved away from the others towards Madre with Ari following close behind, the crowd were all standing around in shock so it was easy to move through them.
We reached Madre’s side and each took an arm and she seemed to collapse into us so we supported her making sure that she stood and didn’t drop in defeat, I suspect that she had no idea this was happening.
I quickly thought over who Don would have trusted this with or even how he got the information and remembered that I had told Matt what my father had done. Don would have trusted them to take care of it with their many skills and the fact that they know nearly everyone in the Familia as it is. I looked towards Matt but he wasn’t at the bar anymore, looking around I saw that he, Brian and Zacky had positioned themselves at the other side of the stage. I shook my head and concentrated on Don’s next sentence
“for the crimes that Alessandro has committed against the Mafia and his own family, he is sentenced to death!” Madre let out a low groan and actually slid out of Ari’s and I’s grasps and sank to the floor with eyes wide and hands fluttering every where.
I looked at Ari shocked yet again and she shook her head and I knew what she meant so I shouted
“NO!”
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