My Angel

CHAPTER 35: PTSD

Alessio's pov~

"He is threatening the people. They are
scared," Phoenix said as we walked out of my office. I tried to keep my anger in check but it was coursing through my body with such ferocity that I was shaking with it.

Ever since the news went out that Alberto had killed Alfredo, my people were scared. Considering he killed a Boss and took over, they knew he was serious with his threats.

"What's your plan?" Viktor asked beside
me.

"He won't be getting to my people. I will
make sure of it. Artur, I want you to keep an eye on everyone. Make sure the
watchers are on task and reporting everything back,"I replied in a calm voice, even though I was feeling anything but.

"Yes, Boss," he replied quickly before
giving us a nod and walking away.
Turning to Phoenix, I nodded at him.

"Let the main families know that we will be visiting.
I want to talk to them personally."
He nodded in response and quickly fished.his phone from his pocket. After typing furiously for a few seconds, he placed it back.into his pocket. "Done," Phoenix said.

If Alberto really thought he could
overpower me and take my Empire, then he was highly mistaken. I had built this empire.with my bare fucking hands for almost ten years.

Half of my life dedicated to make it the
strongest mafia family. I wasn't giving up now and I sure as hell wasn't losing to that fucker.

We were walking down the stairs when a
sudden scream stopped us in our tracks.
Nikolay already had his gun out and I saw

Phoenix and Viktor reaching for theirs.
My eyes widened when I heard my name.
Reaching behind my back, I took out my gun too.

"That's Maddie's voice," Phoenix hissed,
but I was already running back up, taking two stairs at the time.

When I reached the top of the stairs, I
paused, looking left and right as I tried to
figure out where she was. I heard her scream again, and with my heart pounding hard in my chest, I turned toward her voice.

"Shit" I whispered. It was coming from
Ayla's room.
The door was open. Pointing my gun
forward, I pushed the door wider with my other hand.

I glanced over my shoulder and saw that my men were in a similar position.
I gave them a sharp nod before moving
inside. They followed close behind.

Walking further inside the room, I tensed when I didn't see anything.
The room was empty, except someone
was sobbing.

Turning to the side, I saw the door of the
washroom open and the lights were on. Before I could move, Phoenix walked over to the door and pushed it open.

"Oh, shit! Shit! Fuck!" He panicked and
rushed inside.
My heart was wild and my stomach
dropped at Maddie's cry. I followed Phoenix, but when I got closer, the smell of blood hit me.

My eyes went wide in alarm and I ran
inside. The sight almost brought me to my knees.
Maddie looked up at me with tearful eyes and sobbed. "Ayla. She..."

Ayla was covered in blood. Her eyes were closed and she looked deathly pale. A look I never wanted to see on her. Rushing forward, I sank down to my knees beside Maddie.

"Here," I heard Viktor say beside me. I
glanced up and saw that he was handing me some towels. "We need to put pressure on her wounds to stop the bleeding."

He was right. We had to stop the bleeding.

"Call Sam!" I ordered harshly, without
tearing my eyes from Ayla's face. Taking the towels from Viktor, I placed them on the cuts and pressed down gently. She didn't move.