My Endeavor

Chapter 28: "Sacrifices"

"No..."

"What?!" Vladimir glares at Luca, taking a firmer grip of the gun. "Give her back or I swear to God I will shoot all of you right here right now!" He pushes the gun harder on Alberto's head.

"Enough!" Vicky's shouts as she moves Luca out of her way and confronts Vladimir. "Stop, don't kill any more of my friends! If it's me you want just take me."

"What are you doing?!" Luca grabs onto Vicky's arm and pulls her back.

"I don't want you guys to die, I cannot take it anymore " Vicky's voice cracks as tears fall down her face.

"That doesn't mean you have to risk your life amore."

"I'm done waiting! I guess I'll take both your lives today!" Vladimir lifts the gun and points it at Vicky and Luca.

Luca's eyes widen as he sees Vladimir slowly squeezing on the trigger and quickly covers Vicky.

"NO!" Vadik yells out and tackles his father down making him miss the shot, quickly removes the gun from his father's hand and shoots two of the bodyguards. "Get out of here! LEAVE NOW!" Vadik Tells Luca and the rest of his men, while he tries to keep his father down. "STOP standing there and get the fuck out!"

"Let's go, boss!" Rocco motions Gio and Luca.

Luca grabs on to Vicky's arm and they run out. Alberto led the way as Rocco stayed in the back to make sure they aren't being Followed. Before going in Vicky locks eye contact with Vadik and gives him a nod and a warm smile. Thank you, she mouths to him and he just smiles back.

"We have to go amore" Luca gently pulls Vicky into the forest as they begin their escape.

Vadik sighs in relief, but that feeling quickly fades when his father brakes away from his grip and quickly grabs his neck and begins to squeeze with all the anger and rage flowing through his veins.

Vadik claws at his father's arm trying to release himself but fails. More of Vladimir's men arrive.

"Boss? We heard some gunshots?"

"They ran into the forest, get them!" Vladimir commands his men. They quickly take their weapons out of their coats and run into the woods to find Vicky and the rest of them. Vladimir glares back at Vadik, with disgust and rage. His own son betrayed him. "My own blood. You disgust me."

Vadik keeps gasping for air and grabbing on to his father's arm for release. He looks at his father his eyes crystallized. "F...Father please you need to stop." tears roll down his face as he stares at his father's merciless eyes. "P..lease" he coughs as the last of his air leave his body.

"You are no son of mine" he grips harder on Vadik's neck making him choke even more. With his free hand, he reaches into his coat and pulls out his other gun and pressed it underneath Vadik's chin. "Tell your mother I said hi."

Bang... Bang Bang.

Vadik's eyes roll back as the 3 bullets ripped right through the top of his head. His blood dripping from his mouth and eyes on to his father's hands. Vladimir let's go of Vadik's neck and watches with satisfaction as his son's lifeless body drops to the snow-covered ground.

Ring ring ring. Vladimir reaches into his pocket and takes out his phone to answer it.

"Yes."

"Father, I am on my way. Did the Marino's show up like we were told?"

"Yes, but unfortunately they escaped"