Destined

Introduction

Alessio's p.o.v

There was an unpleasant silence in the library as I sat in on my desk looking at my senior prom picture. It has been over 23 years since that day. Rayne died that night; I will never forget how broken and hollow I felt inside. In the picture stood the three of us. My brother in his grey suit, the love of my life in a single strap light green dress that I bought her during the prom proposal and myself in the blue suit trying to fake a smile for the camera. I never really liked cameras. But Rayne was so happy that day she said that we had to document the day.

Our family had never been normal. My father was the CEO and founder of Bloomberg Tech, my mother worked for charities and NGO's, but she died, and my uncle was an Italian mafioso boss. We never really had a huge family because my grandparents had left everything behind in Sardinia and came to the United States. That night I decided that I never wanted to feel so powerless, broken and helpless ever again. That was the night I joined the Mafia. I took the omerta and denied all family and personal pleasures, a sacrifice to be a part of something bigger than me. No one could ever get me again, no one can break my heart and most importantly I would never feel powerless or fearful again. I would be the one people feared.

Today on the 12th of June, I sat here at the age of 40, the boss of the most prominent Italian Crime Family. The law enforcement, a joke in front of my men and power. No police in any country were able to touch my men or pin me for any crime because how can you catch a man you haven't seen. I was an unknown face and an unknown name, my underboss executed all my mission, I was simply known as the Mystery Mob Boss, I was known by that name. He was the only man I trusted, the only man I put my faith in, his name was Valcareggi or 'Reggie'. The last member alive of his family name. He was just in dark with one of my secret.

My daughter.

My and Rayne's daughter.

Our Daughter.

Today she would turn 21. I didn't keep tabs on her, I didn't want anyone to know I had a blood related family. But then there was my brother, Matteo Devitto. I googled him once about 10 years ago, he had just taken over the company after my father passed after a stroke. He had changed the name of the company to Rayne Tech, completely erased my existence, cut off everyone from my former life and raised my daughter as his own. We no longer looked alike emotionally and physically. I had broken all connections, buried all my secret and cemented my past. To protect her I had to stay anonymous. I had to stay in the shadows. I was crushed that I could never meet my daughter again but looking at her beautiful face and those eyes reminded me of Rayne, and I could not let my daughter live in a life of pain. She was Matteo's daughter now.

I handled my men well; I had relocated far away from my uncle's initial base and no one smart enough to track us was born yet and if he was, he wouldn't be alive much longer. We were always ten steps ahead. Each and every man had a heart implant pill or a dental implant with poison.

"You die before you break" was the rule of this family. I did not make the rules, but I made it my mission to follow them. I don't want people dying trying to divide this family or overpower me. Nobody dare betray me, nobody was my competition until the power rise of Aldobrandino Ferrari. That 28-year-old boy thought he could just barge in and take over power. That kid is smart, but he wasn't smart enough. Nobody messed with Alessio DeVito. I had no weaknesses and that boy didn't even know who I was, how was he planning on defeating me?

There was a knock on the door. I quickly put the picture in the safe drawer and locked it.

"Enter" I said in a stern voice. Reggie entered with a manila folder in his hand.

"Boss. Good news or Bad news"

"Good News"

"Ferrari raided Bratva's drug deal and now the Russians are behind Aldobrandino and a hunt has been arranged on his family"

"Bad News?"

"He has one of our men"

"So?"

"He has him alive"

"How is that even possible?? How is he not dead by now??" I asked. My temper sky rocketing, these are the kind of mistakes that should not happen in a million years. This is not family business; people follow those who have the power and money. Right now, I have no plan on giving up any.

"He had the dental implant but when soldiers reached the crime scene, his implant was left there on the floor and in blood it was written 'Presto sarà mia epoca'. Our sources tell us the man he took is reliable and will not leak information, also The Ferrari's are going to California, USA"

(It will soon be my era)

"While he is in USA, pinpoint his men here and raid their drug deals, clubs and kill his men"

"Yes Boss" Reggie quickly got up and left the room. I quickly got back to my affairs and soon enough it was dinner time and I hadn't realized that I had been here the whole day working on my affairs.

The house intercom rang, and I picked it up.

"Go."

"How long will you sit there?? Come down this instance and have dinner"

"I am not hungry."

"Jesus, Alessio. You didn't even had lunch. Come down figlio"

(son)

"Okay Gloria" I said and put the phone down. Gloria was my aunt, she never had kids and after my uncle got shot during one of his deals in the club. I was the only family she had left, my uncle only married her to increase his power and expand his empire, she was just a strategic move in his game. I loved her, I loved her like my own mother who I had never seen in my life. She died at childbirth apparently giving birth to two sons at the same time was just too much for her to handle.

I went down and had my dinner with Gloria, she was a sweet 55-year-old lady.
"Did Elina reach her friend's house safely?" I asked my aunt.

"She did, Alessio" replied my aunt.

I went back to my room and chugged down a whole bottle of scotch and went to sleep. I miss my angel and my little princess I wish I could have been there for her birthdays or scare away her boyfriends, see her getting ready for prom and be there for her but I will never be powerless again.

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THIS STORY WON'T ONLY HAVE ITALIAN BUT ALSO FRENCH, RUSSIAN AND SPANISH. I WOULD TRANSLATE EVERYTHING IN THE BRACKETS UNDER THE DIALOGUE AND IF THERE IS NO TRANSLATION THAT MEAN THE SPEAKER WILL TELL YOU THE MEANING OR THE ARE HAVING A PRIVATE CONVERSATION.

THE FUN IS YET TO BEGIN ALSO NEITHER ALESSIO NOR MATTEO ARE THE MAIN CHARACTERS.

I have changed the timeline so this prologue is in the year 2018.