𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞

13.

I hate men who hit women. 

I hate men who hurt women. 

I hate men who are like my father, who think they are superior to women and can do and say whatever they want.

I was already pissed at Evans for being a shitty man and got worse when I saw how his son treated Serena.

Then Ítalo handed Serena's report to Chiara and we learn that she has suffered from an eating disorder since she was 13 years old.

Fucking ten years.

The shit on the documents, the exams she took, the number of times she went to the hospital for fainting.

Bulimia.

A potentially serious eating disorder characterized by surreptitious eating of large amounts of food, followed by induction of vomiting. The urge to expel food can become so intense that it is induced even after a light meal.

This is her first episode in several months, she was controlled by what the doctors had written. But Victor said something to her that hurt so much that she had to starve herself for two fucking days.

He will starve for two fucking months.

I went downstairs to the games room, where my men are usually on a friday night.

"Nico" I hear Romeo call me, the anger I feel right now won't allow me to turn back. He simply followed me. 

I know he's just as angry as I am. He just controls himself better, I haven't seen the monster that Romeo is for several months. Since the accident.

As I enter the games room, I see Gio and Alessandro playing cards with other men. Ítalo must be asleep by now, he has a computer technology exam tomorrow. 

Yeah, on a Saturday, the only way we could get him to go to college and work for us. He's barely 21 years old and he's the smartest, and most insane person in here. I once saw him tear the skin from finger to shoulder, with a paper guillotine, from a man who had raped one of his teachers. 

Amo wasn't here either. Where did he go? Run with his dogs and only coming back in the morning. He can't stand it when things don't go his way and how he had planned.

I looked around the room and finally my eyes found the man with the scar on the left side of his face. He was at the pool table playing with my other men.

My fists clenched so tightly that my knuckles turned white with anger.

"Victor" I said.

He looked at me and smiled "Hey Boss, want a drink?"

I ignore he's question and walk towards him and the pool table "Do you know a girl named Serena Costa?" I asked and his expression gave him away. Eyes wide with fear and an open mouth in shock.

These men don't live here, they belong to the New York base and each one has his salary and his apartment. They only come here to have meetings with me or for friday night drinks. 

And since the day Serena got here, I've never had a meeting with him.

"I-...I don't-boss..I" he stammered and I slammed my hand down hard on the pool table. Silence settled in the room.

"Does anyone here know who Serena Costa is?" I screamed. 

Nobody answered. 

Gio and Alessandro got up and came to my side, confusion on their faces. Romeo was ready to cut off Victor's head with his eyes.

"Great" I started "She's an important member of the Italian mafia and she's mine" I said, not wanting to realize where that last part came from. What the fuck Nico? She's mine, my...sister?