RESURGENCE (rinascita)

Chapter 35

Jessica's POV

I could see David, James, and Rosaline's dead bodies on the floor. "Now, shut up. Everyone shut up." I shouted in the mic and that did the trick. Everyone was looking at me with their eyes filled with fear, anger, and confusion.

I was satisfied with their looks. But some psychos were smiling and they had a satisfied expression on their faces. Well, that makes me a psycho too. I hate that I am happy to see them dead. But I am happy. 

"Listen, I killed them. They betrayed me. And I will do this to ANYONE who betrays me without batting an eye." I again looked at them but I want to be sure. "Make sure they are dead. Shoot them in their heads and then burn their bodies in their house for long enough to burn their bones to ashes. Remove the bullets." I told my men and they nodded in confirmation.

Wait, Francesco? Where is he? "Close all the gates. No one is allowed to leave this hall without my permission. Go and find Francesco Dario. Bring him to me at once. GO." Damn it. HOW CAN I BE SO STUPID?

I calmed myself. I should be calm. I looked in the hall to see the people I care about. I saw them coming out of the washroom with Alessandro behind them. I took a deep breath, "I want that person who is going to be above me to show up." I repeated myself. 

No one moved an inch. What the hell? Why isn't he showing up? I waited for another 5 minutes but no one. It was making me angry. But then I noticed some movement at the end of the hall. Alessandro was coming towards the stage. Coming to pull me back to my senses.

I think it would be good to have him up here and wait for those scumbags to show up. Person X and Francesco.

Alessandro stepped up on the stage and took the mic from my hands. WHAT IS HE DOING? I looked at him with confusion. I trust him, so I let him do whatever he is doing and kept my mouth shut knowing that if he wanted to tell me, he would have already told me.

He lifted the mic to his lips, "Well, most of you don't know me but I know all of you. I am Alessandro Dario, son of Francesco Dario, I am not so proud to call myself his son. Coming on the main topic, I am the person who will be leading the 1st largest group. In other words, I am on the top." he said.

I took a deep breath and tried to make sense of his words repeatedly but I failed. He hid that from me all this time. I told him in the room about this person, about him, but he didn't utter a word. I am fucking trying to control my mouth, trying to keep on trusting him. I will allow him to finish his speech and explain everything to me, and I WILL TRUST HIM. I love him and I will try to put this day behind us if his explanation is worth it. 

Alessandro turned and looked me in my eyes. I held his gaze and waited for him to say something because it's getting fucking difficult to keep my mouth shut. "Jessica, I know that you are thinking why I hid it? Why I didn't tell you about this before?" He said. Damn right, I am.

"This group is ours, together we will lead it," he said. What is he trying to say? "What do you mean?" I asked finally not being able to control. He looked at me trying to understand what I am feeling but I refuse to let him in. I want answers. "I hid this from you because I wanted this to be a gift and gifts are always a surprise." Alessandro bent down on his knees and took something out of his pocket.

My breathing fastened and my hands were sweating, my whole body was. I know what he is doing but WHY? Why is he doing it so fast? Is that why he didn't tell me about that whole mafia group thing because he wanted it to be a gift for me? A gift to tell me that he loves me enough to share his biggest group with me?

Alessandro took out a small box from his pocket and opened it. I didn't look inside the box. I kept staring at him. "Jessica Savannah Nathaniel," Yup, I changed my name from Jessica Williams to Jessica Nathaniel.