Mafia Bloodlines

Chapter 25

Vladimir's pov

I was attending an important call when a knock disturbed me. Leanor who is one of my guards and is in charge of checking the security cameras  walked in and I instructed him to sit and wait. After I finished my call, I gave him my full attention.

" What is it Leanor? It is not like you to come straight to me with irregularities in the security system. Shouldn't Roman be your first call?" I asked because this never happens. I hear such matters from Roman and once he has handled them.

" Sir during normal instances I would have followed that procedure but I believe this time I had to come to you first. You can see for yourself the reason for my unexpected visit." Leanor said as he gave me a usb. I didn't question him any further. I inserted it on my laptop and then turned it on. Leanor skipped and left it at the footage for around 4pm yesterday.

I watched attentively as Faina drank her bottle of gin while sitting near the lake. If this is what brought Leanor all this way he really must be silly. Sure I'm not happy that my sixteen year old daughter drinks like a fish but then again it's Faina. I was about to turn it off when Roman came along. As Faina continued to talk to Romani I felt my blood begin to boil. Why is she saying ludicrous things like that to him. Being drunk is no excuse for that kind of behaviour. I can't even mask my shock as I watch them both, looking at each other with intense desire. They start kissing passionately and I see him carry her in his arms with her legs wrapped behind his back. I don't watch any further I smash my laptop on the wall . I could feel my veins popping from my head, my hand was shaking because of the rage.

" Find me Roman and bring him here. NOW!" I shout and Leanor dashes out. They went too far, they did the unimaginable.

Roman walked in after an hour. I was still as angry as I was an hour ago, maybe even angrier.

"Brother, you don't look good. Is everything okay?" Roman asked with concern etched on his face.

"4:25pm yesterday. Where were you?" I asked while still looking out of the window while I stood near it.

" Um, I think I was near the lake. I'm not sure." He said. He wasn't talking clearly like he normally does.

"What did you do with my daughter?" I ask, starting to lose my patience.

" Vladimir, I.....I didn't." He stammered.

" Save it. I will tell you what you did. You slept with my daughter. You deceived me.You..." I shouted in rage before he interrupted.

" Brother, I didn't sleep with Faina. We did kiss and it was a mistake, a moment of weakness. It will never happen again. We weren't thinking Vladimir. Believe me, I did not mean for any of that to happen." He said. All his excuses sounded absurd, more lies.

" Roman you do not stick your tongue down my daughter's throat, devour her and then call it a mistake. And believe me brother you were thinking. Do not lie to me, it is in your best interest to tell me the truth. Tell me, when did this begin, this affair of yours?" I ask as I step a bit closer.

" You are like a brother to me, I cannot lie to you, you know that. Don't call it an affair because It wasn't an affair ,Vladimir ,believe me. I...I fell in love with her from the moment she took out her gun and pointed it at you, when she first came to your house. I am not proud of it. I have not told anyone this, even her. I don't want to confuse her, I don't want her for myself because I know I cannot have her. It has never been my intention to pursue her, a love between her and I would only bring hurt and chaos. I know that she deserves better." He expressed while looking down. He couldn't even look at me in the eyes anymore.

"DO NOT CALL ME YOUR BROTHER! If I was your brother you would not have gone after my daughter, you would not be standing in front of me claiming love for my daughter. And all of this has been happening right under my nose. I trusted you with my daughter and you go and deceive me." My voice had risen, I didn't even care who heard.

" I am sorry, it just happened. And it will never happen again, take my word for it. Forgive me brother, if I could I would take it all back, see her differently." He stated ,with great determination. It didn't matter. I turned and looked away from him. Nothing he could say would change what already is, what already happened.

"I cannot trust you ever again. You betrayed me. You were my brother and you betrayed me. All I asked from you was to protect my daughters that's it but you, you went above and beyond that.  I can never forget this, I can never forgive this betrayal." I said in a low voice before taking out the gun strapped on my back. I slightly tilted my head to the side, my face cold. I pulled the trigger and shot him twice, still not looking at him. The bullets went to his head and he laid on the floor, blood gushing out. I didn't want to hear him beg or apologize, it would have changed nothing at all.

Faina's pov

A few minutes earlier
I have coming looking for Vladimir in his office because intend on "kidnapping him" so we can go and watch Luca's fight today. As I walk closer to his office I hear shouting.

"You are like a brother to me, I cannot lie to you, you know that. Don't call it an affair because It wasn't an affair ,Vladimir ,believe me. I...I fell in love with her from the moment she took out her gun and pointed it at you, when she first came to your house. I am not proud of it. I have not told anyone this, even her. I don't want to confuse her, I don't want her for myself because I know I cannot have her. It has never been my intention to pursue her, a love between her and I would only bring hurt and chaos. I know that she deserves better." The husky voice said. I think it was Mikhail. He ..... he loves me? I must have not heard him clearly, is he really telling my father that.

I opened the door slightly until I could make out that it was indeed Mikhail and Vladimir arguing with each other. Vladimir keeps talking about betrayal and deceit. Before I know it, two bullets fly across the room. He shot him. I see Mikhail laying in a pool of blood. He is not moving at all, he is not breathing, he is dead. Vladimir just killed Mikhail. I couldn't stand the sight I was seeing, so I ran out of the building. I kept running and running without looking back. All I could see was the image of Mikhail on the floor. My feet pounded the pavement as I  ran, my heart racing with terror.

I  didn't dare look back, fearing what I might see. Instead, I  focused on putting as much distance between myrself and the office as possible.

Tears streamed down my face as I ran,my breath coming in ragged gasps. I felt like she was going to collapse, but she forced myself to keep going.

As I  turned a corner, I  saw a bus station up ahead. I  made a beeline for it, hoping to lose myself in the crowd.

But as I was crossing the road without looking a black van halted, the doors opened and the men began to move towards me, their intentions clear.The men closed in around her, their faces twisted into cruel grins.

" She is perfect," the one man said. I then felt a damp cloth on my mouth and nose and then, everything went black.