His Donna. (Under Revision)

Chapter Sixteen

Anyways as it turned out I did in fact have a lovely day or so I had hoped.

Ares did in fact manage to drag Valentino and Angel to the aquarium to see Jasper. Dad was called in for a surgery at the hospital.  I had two of Valentino's men shadow him while he was away from home, couldn't take chances with his life. I spent my mornings in the basement of my garden shade with Luca and five other men Valentino left behind,torturing the poor soul Clive brought back with him from the warehouse. Turns out Valentino had snitches in his "familiar". Not that I'm surprised really I did tell the idiot that not all his men were royal.

Add that to our list of problems the one we caught was just a pawn. A mare soldier who didn't even know his higher ups. His group where told to eliminate Valentino's family, mainly me and the kids.

From all the wild pieces its safe to say whoever made this attack is the same person that made the previous one. Another family wants to overthrow the Valerius family. But it can't possibly be any of the current heads. Despite allegations that the Giordano family is doing this there's still something or someone pulling the strings behind them. Someone with more influence and power than Valentino.

But who...?

There's definitely someone we are overlooking or undermining.

Anyways turns out the rat was one of many double agents stationed in the Valerius crime family. No surprises there I have seen it in the government more times than one,spies where everywhere, no matter how long they have worked for or how many bullets the fuckers take for you its always for a greater purpose,trust them and you're as good as six feet below.
So the only information the dirt bag gave was that Valentino had snitches,which really doesn't help us in anyway because it could be anyone, the Italian-American mafia has thousands of members and it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
So basically we are screwed. I mean you could be eating with the enemy and the slice of a kitchen knife to your throat your only warning.

Ha!

Funny

Not!!!

"This is why I work alone"! I muttered rubbing my temples.

"Donna,it's almost noon why not have a break and we can continue later"said Luca with a slight bow.

Valentino's men have been addressing me as Donna for a while now. First time it happened I broke the guys jaw knocking his teeth out.

Figured it was enough warning to whoever attempted to do it again but turns out I have had to realign a few faces since then. But it didn't deter them.

The disrespect.

Me?!a woman!

Of course Valentino tried to reassure me that it was actually a term of respect in his world.

My ass!

Donna referred to a Don's woman and I wasn't either.

Valentino didn't own me. I wasn't his woman.

"Do you have a death wish Luca,I mean you could always take this shit bags place and I could knock some sense in you?"I asked as I slide a blade through said shit bag's back.

Hmm he didn't scream this time maybe his dead?,oh well whatever.

Luca seemed to freeze in his spot as he raised his brown eyes to my startling grey. He didn't drop his gaze even after I narrowed my eyes at him,instead he looked on unwavering.

"Forgive me Alvin but Our Don has unconsciously chosen you as his Donna and its only respectful to address you as such. we mean no offense in the slightest it's just that you are the mother to the heirs"Luca said with confidence. And I felt the color drain from my face.

"So because I carried the twins does that make me any less of a man?"I asked in a blank tone,I could fear my rage building. Yes I'm different, I'm a man who can carry children but I'm still a man non the less.

And I'll be dammed if I allow anyone to look down on me for it.

"Please you misunderstand me, Donna is simply a title in our world but it's one that carries respect and power, you're our Don's helper,the second powerful in the family,you balance each other and help him be a better leader,without you by his side his nothing. Man or woman your gender doesn't define you in our world,you're just as important if not more. we respect you as his helper and mother of his children. Through out generations the Don's other half has always been a woman but in this case its different, since Don Valentino is already the reigning Don we can't call you that as well hence we refer to you by the traditional tag "Donna"Luca explained cautiously as the others nodded in agreement to what he said.

"Why not just refer to me by my name?"

"Its disrespectful to do so in the mafia "
"You do realise I'm only the carrier of his children and not his husband right?we only share a relationship because of our kids and nothing else?"

Luca looked at me as if I was dumb,honestly I was amazed at how he held his own despite my cold demeanor. Most people run the other way when I'm pissed.

"Point is you're the mother of his children"

"Whatever,you're giving me a headache with this cheap attempt at making my ego feel better"I sighed rubbing my temples dramatically. I'm sure they meant well but it still irked me to be referred to as a woman for something I couldn't control.
"Can you guys clean up this mess I need to start lunch,whose helping?"I said instead walking up the stairs. I stood at the top when it became dead silent turning around to look at Valentino's men,waiting on an answer I knew i would never receive. Valentino's men loved to eat but none could be seen lending a helping hand in the kitchen. The only one who helped was Aurial and he wasn't here. The fact that I or my father had to cook food for dozens of men that came to the house everyday was getting to my head, I hated cooking as it was,if it wasn't for the fact that dad forbade the twins from eating food from anyone but me,him or my brother i wouldn't have bothered to learn. Dad  was always at work and I sort of became a house wife unintentionally.

And you wonder why they call you Donna?

"Or I could just feed your asses pizza"

A whole chorus of groans  and grunts plus displeased murmurs could be heard from the top of the stairs where I stood.

Savages!

"You whine worse than Ares!"I screamed childishly stomping out the shade and into the house muttering profanities.

One of these days I'll let them starve and I won't feel a drop of guilt in my system.