Chapter 25

Alessio.

"I need to tell you something boss" Luca whispers staring warily at Leo who is strangely beside me. He told me his sister would be here on a security detail but I haven't seen her.

"Is something wrong?" I ask a little more dismissively as my eyes roam around the room. I need to find Nicole before Ernesto lays his eyes on her.

We both know he will do something that won't favor her or me.

"Yes, they have a target on you again" he whispers but I don't find shock in his words. Someone always has a hit on me and it's no longer news.

I need to put these fuckers out before they could cause more harm. I haven't thought about the fact that I almost became a father and they knew it before I could.

I can't afford to bring a life in this damned world, yet. Fuck! the thought has never even crossed my mind until that night.

I can't see myself taking care of those little ones. Not now and definitely not in the future.

"Who is it now?" I ask in a bored tone. Apart from Ernesto, I don