Owning the Mafia Don

Proserpina

From a great distance, I heard the sounds of people moving around me, talking. The movement in my belly was now getting more frequent. My babies were waiting to come out, I thought tiredly, too weak and weary to push them out.

One of the voices shrieking in the background, the loudest, belonged to Xenia.

‘Get the b*tch into the blo*dy aircraft before that f*cking madman Delano gets here!’ she was vociferating.’ I heard that bas*ard is on his way already!’ Her voice was tinged with hysteria.Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

The doctor’s tones, edging on irritation, replying to her,

‘She needs to be moved out with care. I will supervise it, madam. Leave it to me.’

The sound of the woman who had tended me was yammering in the background and then there was a sudden commotion. Amidst the hullabaloo, I could discern the voice of the man I feared the most.

Oleg.

“Get the f*cking c*nt on board that f*cking plane NOW!’ he bellowed and from my dizzying heights, as I floated in limbo, I felt my body being pushed roughly. I moaned as another spasm overtook my weak body.

‘Can’t you see she has to be carried carefully?’ This was the little doctor who actually had the guts to stand up to Oleg.’ You cannot rush in here and tell me how to look after this poor woman who is in such pain. She is my patient. I will personally…’

The ominous sound of a shot stopped him in his flow of words, along with a stifled scream. It was followed by a deafening silence.

And then…

“What have you done? F*CK! Oleg, you crazy bast*rd …!’ Xenia was screaming now, an edge of fear in her shrill tones,

‘You f*cking KILLED the bl*ody doctor!’

I cried out, as I realised that the man I had not seen clearly, the only one who had shown me kindness, had been shot for being kind to me.

I felt myself tumble into the welcoming darkness again.

***

Lucien

He watched Aiyana. Even in the moonlight, he could see her face blanch.

‘Delano, ‘ she said in a brisk, business-like tone,’Delano, we need to move now. There’s mayhem there. They know we are on the way. And’,

Here she looked paused and looked at him briefly,

‘The doctor who was attending Proserpina has just been shot dead by Oleg.’

Schwartz’s voice broke into Lucien’s fevered brain as he processed the information and planned their next step.

‘Mate, I shall take out the wall on the east.’ he tilted his chin to indicate the direction.

“It looks the nearest to the building and I just saw the guards running inside.’

Lucien grunted in affirmation. He trusted his friend’s judgement.

‘Aren’t we just a little too far away for you ?’ asked Danielle. And then, as Lucien whipped his head around to glare at her,

“Jeez, dude, I’m just asking is all.’ she added hastily.

“Schwartz can take out a man from any distance.’ Lucien replied, his tone clipped.

And then, in a hoarse voice, charged with emotion, he said.

‘Okay. Lets’ go.’ He saw Beston nod his head and signal to the men with him.

He crawled forward towards Schwartz whose long lean figure was ready, his finger on the trigger, his face beaded with sweat inspite of the cold, harsh wind howling around them.

‘I owe you man.’ he growled softly, gripping his friend’s shoulder.

‘Just get our woman out safely.’ rasped Schwartz and then they were moving down the slope, crouching as they approached.

They knew that Schwartz had them covered and that the man who was with him, was also waiting, his large gun trained on the east wall. As they were sliding down the slope, over the pebbles and sharp stones, Lucien heard Danielle grunt in pain but the group went on. They fanned out as they approached.

Aiyana spoke, her words a harsh whisper,

‘Delano, the air ambulance. Look.’ And then, after a pause, she went on urgently, the wind carrying her voice to him,

‘It cannot land easily. The winds are buffeting it.’ They looked up at the sky.

It was true. The little aircraft was weaving helplessly as the strong winds tossed it.

‘Damn!”, swore Danielle but Lucien grunted,

‘We can use that as a distraction.’ he raised his arm and immediately, a grenade burst as the wall before them dissolved. The sound seemed to shatter the stillness of the night and then, they were away.

They ducked their heads to avoid the smoke and suddenly, they were running, crouching and running, into the hole created in the wall by the explosion.

***

The guards had been taken by surprise but they began to fire almost immediately in retaliation.

Lucien swung round, emptying round after round, the rage in his heart propelling him forward. Men screamed as they fell forward, dropping dead. But the Boss continued to walk, never breaking his stride. He was aware that Aiyana and Beston were flanking him as he moved purposefully towards the entrance of the building.

Another burst and the smoke billowed out from another side of the huge house.

Schwartz had taken out another part of the wall. And it was clear that the men inside were getting panicky. They rushed out, but Aiyana coolly raised her gun, swinging her M4 carbine about in the most natural manner, sending down many of the startled men who had been taken totally by surprise.

Lucien knew that the element of surprise was almost running out; when they were inside the house, Schwartz would not be able to cover for them.

With a bellow, he charged forward, his large weapon spitting bullets as he dove in through the entrance of the house, propelled by his fury.

***

The shouts of people around him were barely discernible as they ran in.

‘Where the f*ck is my woman?’ hollered Lucien, gripping a man who looked terrified, his bloody arm hanging limply, terror in his swarthy face.

Lucien hoisted him up effortlessly in a single hand, the other one holding his gun, the bag with his second weapon slung over his shoulder.

“Upstairs,’ gasped the fellow as Danielle levelled her gun at his forehead and fired.

They rushed up the once magnificent stairs, down the carpeted corridor, checking the rooms. Beston and Aiyana continued to take out anyone who came in their way. Danielle and the other men were at their backs, firing as they moved.

Danielle flung a grenade into one of the rooms and there was a resounding crash as the ceiling disintegrated. “You crazy!’ screamed Aiyana.

‘She could be in one of the rooms there!’

They rushed ahead, disregarding the smoke and the screams as people hurried out and disappeared in the same way on seeing the hard-faced, armed group descending upon them.

***

Proserpina

“That mother f*cker is here!’ screamed Xenia, her voice resounding in mortal terror.

“The f*ck we get out of here!!!”

I heard Oleg’s reply, hard and bitter.

“Get the f*cking c*nt away.’ And then, louder, sharper, raising his tone commandingly.

‘Dmitri will be furious if Delano gets her.’

Ad then, slapping someone close by, he shouted,

‘Get a hold on yourself, b*tch! Move!’

He dragged me up roughly and I sobbed out, collapsing in his arms. My distended belly pushed against him and I felt the movement of my unborn children who were clamouring to come out into the world.

‘O, Brave New World!’ I thought hysterically and felt my head fall back just as I heard the words,

“He’s here!’ screamed Xenia. ” F*cking Lucien Delano is here!!!”

I smiled then, the tears flowing freely as I realised that my love, my husband, Lucien Delano had come to rescue me.

To get me out of this hell hole, this prison.

There was a sudden burst of firepower close at hand and I heard shouts from what was obviously the corridor.

“What are you f*cking grinning for, you stupid c*nt?’ snarled Oleg shaking me painfully, furiously bringing his ferocious face close to mine and I opened my eyes wide with a great effort.

Then I spat into his face.