His Delicate Flame

chapter 29- Anton Leon

A mixture of anger and frustration was coursing through every part of his body it was making it hard to breathe. No he was past anger this was pure unadulterated rage.

Each and every one of his men stood in silence watching and waiting. Though they appeared calm and at attention, there was fear in them.

Alessio abruptly stood up making his chair fall and hurled a glass at the wall behind them.

No one moved.

" You had one order. One fucking order above any order I have ever given you." He spoke slowly trying to reign in the blood pumping rage he felt.

"Fratello it was not their fault." His brother said to him from the couch were he sat. He was the only one who was not oozing fear.

"It is in you best interest to keep quiet Lukas." Alessio told him without even bothering to turn to him.

"No, bos-.."

"No?" Alessio sneered slowly turning to face him.

" I mean i-...." Lukas realising his mistake stuttered only to be cut off.

"Get out. I will announce what your punishment will be."

The three men filed out as quickly as they could without insulting their boss by showing fear.

Alessio waited until they all scurried out then turned back to his brother.

"What gives you the right to open your mouth and say no to me?"

"Aless-.. boss." Lukas quickly corrected himself when he saw the seriousness on his brother's face.

"You might be my brother but I am still your Don. It was also your duty to keep your Donna safe but you were so busy showing you disapproval you forgot your duty to me."

"Let's be honest, she probably got herself captured. She was not right for you, she was impulsive, disrespectful and could not follow an order. You can rage all you want but you know as well as I do that it was her fault she got caught and we are better off without her."

"Get out."

Lukas opened his mouth to say something but thought better of it and just left.

Alessio walked to the bar and poured himself another glass of whiskey. But instead of drinking it he just glared at the amber liquid.

"Would you mind pouring me a glass oldie?"

Tony said coming into the room.

"You should be in bed." Alessio said to him and Tony just rolled his eyes.

Alessio glared at the teenager who just ignored him and went to sit on the couch.

Tony knew everyone expected that he should be resting. After spending almost two weeks as a Russian hostage he should have been traumatized or something. But he wasn't.

"I'm good man, had enough sleep already."

That was the truth. He had not suffered any abuse. Apart from the struggle he put up when they abducted him nothing else happened.

He had been told he was just bait and would not get hurt of he just behaved. Julie always told him that if he was ever in a hostage situation he should lay low and follow commands. She said it would keep him alive long enough till she found him. Who knew all that nonsense would work.

"Your sister would be mad at me thinking I did not let you rest."

"I'm fine. You see the bruise on my face was when they kidnapped me. I put up a fight till one of the thugs held me down till I inhaled the chloroform. Apart from that nothing else happened. I was fed hideous  food and kept in a locked room."

"That's it?"

"I was just bait and they did not care much about me as long as I did not cause trouble."

" Juliana will be relieved."

"Aah you found out."

"What are you talking about?."

"It's alright man, I know everything. Julie tried to hide things but she really ain't good at it."

"Anthony ,I still do not know what you are talking about."

" Really dude." Tony rolled his eyes. "I'll play along. It's not like me being Russian Mafia royalty is important."

" Juliana said she never told you."

"She didn't, figured it out by myself eventually."

"What do you know then?"

"My name is Anton Leon Romnov second born to Leon and Sofia Romnov. The Russian Mafia leaders."

"That's it?"

"When I was eight my parents were murdered by the second in command's family and my sister took me and ran. She had been hiding us perfectly until you showed up."

"Hmm."

" She was right you know?"

"About what?"

"How a little mix up with you will bring trouble to our doorstep."

"I only found out a little too late, if I had know I would have offered my protection sooner."

"You wouldn't back off still?"

"No. Especially when I found out who she really is."

"Ok cool. So how can we get her back."

"I will work on something."

"You need to root out your mole first."

"Already did that ,that's how we knew where to find you."

"Who was it?"

"One of my under guards."

"That's not him. He is one of your higher ups."

"That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard."

" Do you know who my sister is? She grilled years of survival rules on me. One of the main is learn all you can about your enemy from your enemy. Your mole is closer to you than you think. "

Alessio did not reply as he went over Tony's words. As much as he doubted his words it would not hurt to be extra careful.

"I'm going to heard out to Danny's for a bit."

"No."

"No?"

"Si you are under my protection and rule. I just saved you I don't want to do it again. Go to your room."

"You are not my sister oldie."

"You are under my roof therefore my rules. Go willingly or I will have you locked in your room."

"You wouldn't dare dude." Tony dared rolling his eyes.

Alessio called a guard to drag Tony to his room and lock him in.

Only to have him dragged back to his office after being found scaling the whole to sneak out.