Devil's Snare

Chapter 13- Scum of the earth.

Victor was in the office attending to his business when he received a call. He looked at the caller ID; it said, "Scum of the earth."

Victor annoyingly picked up the phone, "The fuck do you want now?"

The man on the other side of the call laughed. "Now, is that any way to greet your father, Figlio?" asked the man.

Victor was angry and said, "you are no father of mine; you died the day you abandoned my mama and my sister for that whore, and it's better you stay away from us; you broke mama's heart, and she hasn't been the same ever since." Victor's eyes were ready to tear up.

Hearing this, the man, without an ounce of emotion, said: "be careful how you talk to m,e boy; I can bring you and your brother to your knees and make you both lick my feet if I wish."

Victor threw his coffee cup on the wall shattering it "you can't do jack squat, these businesses my brother and I built are from the ground and you fucking have zero right to do anything about that; it is our hard work and commitment and don't forget that we have a stronger position in both the worlds."

"You can sulk all you want, son but do remember I still have American and Italian mafia in my hands, and I can hurt your precious mother and sister if I want to; you know that I can do whatever I want if I wish, right? Don't let it come to that. I know you are not impulsive, but your brother is. I know you are not stupid and won't let any harm come to them, but remember, I still call the shots". Vittorio said in a threatening tone.

"I have no time to waste if you have something to tell me. Tell me. Otherwise, I am hanging up". Vic said, hating the mere existence of his sperm donor.

"I called to tell you to ask Rafael to get married. It is about time for him. He hurt Sadie before, and the poor woman was terrified for her life; your brother needs to get his affairs in order, Son; listen to me and get married to her to secure our business further, besides her father is a major drug supplier for our business. Pissing him off won't do any good", said Vittorio.

Though Victor hated to agree with his father's words, he was somewhat correct. Making enemies in the mafia business is never good.

"I cannot tell Rafa whom to marry; it's up to him to do whatever he wants. Besides, what makes you think he will listen to me?" asked Vic.

"Oh! He will listen to you, son. After all, he is your dear brother. You were the one that bought him into this business and contributed to the blood bath that he committed. He will always listen to you and looks up to you. You both think that you are nothing like me, son, but let me tell you, you both are like me in more ways than you know", said Vittorio knowing he hit a nerve.

"We are nothing like you," Victor said, shouting at his phone. We would never abandon our family or the woman we love". Vittorio chuckled, knowing he got his son all angry and irritated. The man was a demon in human skin, a womanizer, and held many whore houses and businesses; he married Vic and Rafa's mother. Still, he was never faithful to her and left her for another woman leaving his family behind. This broke his mother's heart, and the woman has lost her mind ever since. She is very fragile, and the men in that family protect their women, ensuring they never get hurt. Vic is a one-woman man and would never cheat on Maya after seeing his mother's mental state.

"I will talk to him, but if he says no, I am not asking him twice," said Vic, not wanting to prolong the conversation further with this despicable man.

After hanging up, Victor's thoughts went to the first time his mother begged his father not to leave them. Vic and Rafa were young but old enough to understand what was happening and why their mother was begging their father not to leave them.