Block A (Manxman| Mafia) BLOCK SERIES - BOOK 1

Chapter #23| Dante's past

D A N T E

I smiled watching my twin sons playing with their birthday presents, I inhale sharply then kissed their heads knowing it'll be the last time I'll see them. Maria looked at me wiping her tears, the death of her brother wasn't suppose to happen but either risking my families life or killing the heartless bastard.

I know in the future my boys will hate me and I don't blame them, I put my family in danger for my stupid mistakes and I am paying for it. I loved Maria with all my heart, now that my family existence isn't a secret anymore puts them in the danger zone.

"You don't have to do this" said Maria

"He knows Maria, my father will do anything to kill us, to kill my sons, I won't risk that" I replied. I walk into our bedroom packing my bag as she leaned against the door frame.

"We can flee the country together, go to Australia for a better future, wasn't it your dream" she says.

"Fleeing won't do us any good, your brother already gave our location" I replied

"Don't you think I know that, I had to watch you put a bullet through his head, he's my brother my blood and it kills me to watch him die and also betray us" she cried. I stopped packing and hugged her tight, I kissed her soft lips and whisper my love to her.

"I told you from the beginning the moment you saved my life, I am not a good man. It's the same today, I've done lots of things I haven't told you about, I am a dangerous and wanted in several countries, my family safety is my priority" I replied

"I can't survive without you" Maria whimpered

"Raise my boys, teach them respect, teach them everything you know. Raise my boys right, give them love, give them what I didn't get" I said

"I-I can't" she cried

"Promise me baby, please survive for me. I promise you, I'll come back for you's, this life will change me, I'll become cruel, I'll become a monster but never forget the kind loving man you've saved in that alley, never forget our first kiss and that night in beach when I made love to you" I whispered

Years passed after that night, I couldn't get a chance to contact her, allowing my father to use me as his puppet for the time. I held the photo of my boys and loving wife close to my heart, every night I sing as I imagining I am singing my boys to sleep. I sing the fears away from my wife holding her close knowing our time is running short.

More years passed and my father was running out of patience, Russian Mafia refusing our men to enter the country to finish the deal. I made sure to keep him happy, I hid the photo under the floor boards in the corner of the room. With still no contact with my family, I just wanted all of this to end.

"Dante, boss wants to speak with you" said Fredrick. I inhale a shaky breathe then walk to his office, I wipe my sweaty palm on my pants.

"You want to see me" I said

"Yes, have a seat" father replied

"What is it?" I asked

"Two men are holding up my men to enter Russia, it's believed they're working for the mafia considering they're Italian" said Father

"Then tell them to shoot those idiots" I replied

"It'll be war between two countries boy" he said

"Okay, so why am I here" I asked

"Your job is to capture them and kill them" he said. I sighed.

"Their names are Abele and Vettorio, Abele has a daughter, use her against him then kill her" Father ordered.

*****

The mission was done, the pleasure I've gotten seeing the fear in their eyes, screams filled the room as I slowly killed her. I felt sick to my core, how could I enjoy this, I'm nothing but a monster and that's all I am.

I drank a full bottle of vodka just to escape from reality but not enough to get me drunk, the screams keep coming, the nightmares haunt me. I don't want this, I don't want to feel like this, I am a monster and nothing more, will Maria continue loving me?

"Pin him down" someone says. I looked up seeing my father enter my bedroom, I groaned feeling a fist hit my cheek.

"The f*ck!" I yelled

"You dumb f*ck really think I didn't know" Father said

"What are you talking about?" I asked

"The money you've stolen from me, I told you not to betray me boy. I don't give a sh*t whether you're my blood, you're nothing to me" he hissed

"Missing her?" Father asked. I felt my heart skipped a beat.

"What about your boys, hmmm ... they're doing well" he says. A tablet came to view as father began to play a video, I watched in horror seeing Luca getting attacked then rapped. I heard his screams, I heard his pleas over and over again.

"You f*cker!" I roared. I try to shove away his men but only ended up getting beaten into submission.

"How does it feel having a wh*re wife, oh you didn't know, she selling her body to horny f*cks in the street" said Father.

"Lier!" I roared. Photo's after photo's of my wife with different men in different hotels, my blood boil within, why is she doing this? Father laughed and laughed enjoying my pain and soon he showed another video of Maria inside our home, she hadn't left. I smiled seeing her dance around the kitchen, she looked happy until the front door burst opened. I heard her screams then gun fire as her screams stopped and only her dead body laying in a pool of blood. I saw my boys enter the house as they both screamed trying to wake her up, they both grew up so quickly.

"That's your punishment, it's your fault" said Father then walked out of the room.

"How could you do this! you said I'll be free for amount of years I'll work for you!" I yelled making father stop in his tracks, he turned around.

"Nothing personal son, it's just business, this is the mafia after all, no one give a sh*t these days actually they never did" he replied walking away out of sight. Months went by and I've changed, seeing the photo of Maria and my boys brings me hatred.

I hated seeing my boys, they looked so much like her. I broke my promise, I told her to live her life without me, I promise one day I'll become back for her and now she's dead. My father enjoyed my suffering, killing more innocent people for what purpose but at this point I just don't care. I felt dead inside, I am nothing but a monster and always will be.