Crazy for you

Chapter 32

Out of the whole group, Selenia might have been the most pleased with their outcome. Elio is allowing her to torture Alexio once this whole thing is over. She can't stop smiling and thinking of ways to do it.

Elio is delighted he found out where most of his people are. If they were not full supporters of Alexio from the start, they were being held in a barn about 2 miles from his compound.

Before the group left they grabbed 6 snipers. Once at the barn Elio instructed Selenia, Igor, Vincent, Viktor, Alessia, and Luca to take locations surrounding the barn and wait for his signal.

Elio was nervous, the plan was solid. That was if his three "guests" didn't screw him over. They made up half his sniper team. If they decided not to shoot, no matter how good Selenia, Luca, and Alessia are, Elio and Gio would most likely get shot up.

Elio's fists were clenched white-knuckled as Gio walked alongside him to the barn. He chose Gio to be beside him because he was the most intimidating of the group, besides Selenia but she was injured.

As soon as the two men were in view of the guards who surrounded the barn, they were targets to several of their guns. Continuing forward, Elio and Gio raised their hands to show they 'meant no harm.

Elio wanted to try and Talk things through first, if it did not go well he'd signal the snipers to shoot.

"We are unarmed. I just want to talk." Elio shouted slightly, still a little far from the men.

"What's going on? How did you get out."

"That doesn't matter, what does matter is this conversation we are about to have."

"What do you want!" The man yelled, Elio recognized him as a new recruit. Bastard. So quick to go against his Don.

"I want you to let my people go." He demanded.

"Ha! Do you think we'll do that? We have ordered from OUR DON to keep them here. There's seven of us and two of you, and we have guns" he said

"Alexio has been captured. I would say dead, but knowing my girlfriend she probably wants to toy with him for a few days." Elio mocked. "Don't make me ask again. Let them out. That's an order."

"I don't take orders from a ni-" his racist sentence was interrupted by a bullet between his eyes. Selenia no doubt. Always had a trigger finger.

The rest of the men only had a moment to turn to the trees until they all went down as well.

Elio proceeded forward, grabbing a gun off of one of the dead bodies, and smashing the lock on the barn's front doors.

Gio and he pulled the barn doors apart to reveal a tightly packed sea of people, with their hands cuffed behind their backs.

"It's the Don! The real one!" someone shouted.

Quite a few people thanked god they weren't killed, others were happy to see the man they gladly call their Don.

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After hours of removing people's cuffs and tending to wounds, Elio approached Richardo, the man in charge of the weaponry.

"Don." He said nodding his head down in respect.

"Care to explain how Alexio got into the weaponry?" Elio asked with an accusing glare.

" I-i know how it looks Don, but I swear Alexio came down asking for about 20 guns, saying he was going on a mission. He had an approval slip from you!"

Elio thought hard for a second.

"I'll check the footage, if you're lying you are dead. Don't leave the compound until I come to find you," he ordered.

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After talking to more members he found out that seven people were killed either in struggles or trying to escape the barn, their bodies were thrown into the nearby woods.

Elio planned to hold a memorial for them all. Although this whole ordeal was not his fault, Elio felt guilty. He did not protect his members. Which was the sole purpose of his job. He should have had inside ears reporting back to him. He won't make that mistake again.

Everyone returned to the compound, maids fixing any messes that were made, people getting more serious wounds tended to, and lots and lots of gossipy chatter.

Elio and Selenia made their way back to their room sluggishly. Without saying a word they went into the shower. They both stepped under the warm water, rinsing off dirt and dried blood the best they can.

When they were no longer caked with shit they both sank into the warm waiting bubble bath, looking to soothe their tense muscles. Selenia had technically slept on those cell floors twice and Elio hasn't slept at all since he woke up in the cell three days ago.

Selenia shifted so she was straddling Elio's bare lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned her head on the crook of his shoulder. They sat in peaceful silence for a long while. Selenia played with his hair lightly, and he traced patterns on her bare back.

Once the water was lukewarm they finished bathing, scrubbing extra well because of how gross those cells were.

They were the walking dead by the time they crawled into bed. Exhaustion overtook them quietly. And although it was not spoken, they were both were beyond gratefully the other was okay.

Love. Their feelings were love. This tragedy made them both realize how far they would go for the other. Something neither was used to.

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The following day over a massive lunch outside, Elio gathered his mafia so he could make a speech.

"I failed you all. A mafia is an agreement. You work for me, and I protect you. But I failed. Yet you all stayed loyal to me. Some even had faith I would come and find you all. Words cannot express how truly grateful I am for every single one of you. That being said, I am giving anyone a free out today. If you want to leave, if you no longer trust my guidance and leadership, you may go, no punishment, no threats, no hard feelings."

The crowd broke out in a mummer. If someone wanted out of the mafia, they either died of old age or got killed for being a "traitor". It was a long-standing rule, one Elio didn't necessarily agree with, but upheld all the same because he saw why it was in place.

But today he meant his words, he did not uphold his part of the unspoken deal, so they do not have to uphold theirs. It's only fair.

A croaking voice broke through the sea of noise.

"I'd like to retire Don." an old man said. He looked to be around 80. "I would still like to visit, and keep in touch with the friends and family my wife and I made here. But we are getting old. I want to show my wife the world before we go." He explained. He did not know his he could trust Elio's word no harm would come to him.

But since Elio took office the old man had always been impressed by him, he thought he was a kind soul. So he went out on a limb. It would be worth it if he could take his wife to countries she only dreamed of visiting.

"Of course. I will pay for all of your vacations personally. I hope you see everything you wish to." Elio gave the man a kind smile.

Those who were still on the fence about the young, nonblood don grew newfound respect for him. So, no one else requested to leave. They would all serve him.

Elio was shocked but overjoyed that all these people CHOSE to follow him. A massive smile spread across his face.

All Selenia could think about was kissing it. But the group was on yet another time crunch.

Tonight the flight for Russia leaves, and the next few weeks could be war, and they would be on the front lines.

Only one more story arc🥺