The Ruthless Mafia King's Posession|18+|

23. A Sense Of Responsibility

★LUCIANO★

"Aaargh!" I shrieked aloud, extremely furious this happened to me.

Never in my life, have I been in such a helpless situation and I couldn't even fight back.

With my chest heaving spontaneously, I reached for my cell phone in my pocket.

"Boss, stop moving. You are more hurt than I am. You took four bullets, I don't think you should be moving around." Gerald advised, still bleeding profusely from his arm as he tried to tear his shirt and tie his wound.

However, I didn't pay any attention to him. With a loud grunt, I hauled myself to a sitting position then brought out my phone and dialed Romano's digit.

"Boss." Romano's voice filled my ears after one beep. "Is something wrong?"

I could hear the concern and curiosity in his voice, while I tried to steady my breathing pace.

"Yes."

"Tell me what it is. The moment I saw your call, I knew something was wrong because you hardly call when on a few days' trips." He added.

"Luigi happened." I wheezed.

I heard Romano gasp in shock over the phone. "Hell no!"

Romano knew everything that transpired between Luigi, his brother, and me, a few years back. So there was nothing to hide.

"Are you hurt?" He added again and I looked down at the streams of blood seeping out of various angles in my body, before answering;

"No, I'm not. But they have taken Janie."

He heaved a sigh of relief. "That's fine then. I guess there is nothing for me to be worried about. You can return to Los Angeles with Glenn and Gerald."

"I can't do that," I replied sharply.

A long silence followed after my voice, then Romano's voice popped out once more.

"What do you mean, Boss? You are outnumbered there and I'm sure there isn't much ammunition. Janie is gone. That's fate, let it be."

I shook my head vehemently. "No, I can't leave her with Luigi."

"Why? You know Luigi won't let her go that easily. It ain't worth the stress, Boss. Let her go."

"I said I can't!" I roared angrily, but it was mostly out of frustration. "I was the one that brought her here against her will. I can't imagine subjecting her to that kind of misery."

Romano exhaled sharply. "Even her father didn't hesitate in letting her go, what's your own deal, Luciano?"

"I feel a sense of responsibility towards her. Fuck! She begged me to save her from that monster, and you are asking me to leave her?"

Romano clicked his tongue. "When has pleading ever changed your mind from doing what you intend to?" He asked me but I didn't give him a response.

"Wait!" Romano gasped over the phone. "Are you in love with her?"

My mind blanked out for a moment.

His question hit me like a wave, so much that I had to question my own guts, wondering why I cared for Janie despite being in a bad condition.

"Hell no!" I finally brought myself to say. "I already told you that I can't fall in love with anyone."

"Case closed. Return home." Romano retorted hastily.

Taking a deep, long breath, I expelled the air out of my lungs almost at the same time before speaking again.

"I need your help, Romano. Because if it was you in this same situation as her, I would fight to save you. However, I can't fight this alone because any wrong move will put her life at risk."