DISCOVERIES

Luca stood at the entrance of The Fezalaro Club and scanned the interior of the club with his eyes in search of Lita, but he couldn't catch sight of her, so he went into the club to look better. Inside, he ordered a glass of water, which he sipped while keeping watch. He saw one of the men who walked into the club with Lita Romano coming out of a secluded area of the club and immediately knew she would be there. But how does he get there? He thought to himself. Luca followed the lean, tall guy who had been with Lita as he came out of the clubhouse. He followed at a good distance and made sure he wasn't alerting his prey that he was following him. When they got to the lonely private garage of The Fezalaro Club, Luca doubled his pace to approach the man. As the man noticed Luca was approaching him hastily, he pulled his weapon from a holster on his waist and turned around, but he was too slow and Luca had already closed in on him. Luca landed a heavy backhand blow on the side of the man's face. His copper ring struck his lower lips against his lower incisors and knocked one of the teeth out, while also breaking his lips. With very sharp footwork, Luca disarmed the man, kicking his gun under a nearby vehicle and wrestling him to the ground in a chokehold, he completely neutralized him. 'Take me to Lita Romano if you want to live," Luca said while still holding the man tightly to the ground. 'How do I do that if I can't even move?" The man barely managed to speak. Luca gradually stood up and pulled him up from the ground. 'Take me to her right now," he pulled the man closer and spoke to him directly to his ear from behind his head 'through a back door." He pulled out his own gun and pointed to the man's head, ensuring that it came in close proximity to his head to make him understand that he had a weapon. 'Now move!" He yelled into his ear to ensure cooperation and the man began walking. They went through a secret back door and into the staff-only portion of the clubhouse. The man led him to a door and turned to face him, 'she's in there," he said in a very low tone. 'Good, now turn around and open the door," Luca said as he motioned to him with his head to open the door. 'I can't do that, she would kill me later." The man said as he bowed his head down in a plea. 'Well, I might as well just kill you now if you don't open that door right away." The man's hands trembled as he turned to open the door. He knew what he had done, not only had he given his boss's location away, but he had also led the assailant to her location and would now open the door to lead the assailant in. He had messed up so much, but right now, he had no choice but to follow Luca's orders. He opened the door and turned to face Luca again. 'Place your both hands on your head and slowly walk in," Luca commanded and motioned for him to move. He slowly placed his hands on his head and walked into the room quietly. Once inside, Luca could see Lita Romano sitting vulnerably alone. Her personal assistant was in the room, But that made little difference. She could still be described to be alone. 'Do not move," Luca said in a quiet yet dangerous voice, as he pointed his gun in Lita's direction. 'Don't test my patience, drop your mobile phone on the floor and remain silent. If you so much as breathe too loud, I will kill you I swear." He threatened. He turned to the assistant and motioned for her to come closer and join her boss. 'Look who we have here, Luca Vincenzo, Il capofamiglia della Mano Nera (the head of La Mano Nera)," Lita said as though she was not surprised to see him. 'To what do I owe this courtesy visit?" She asked all while maintaining a smile on her face. Lita Romano is the kind of woman who commands a room without saying a word. She had the aura of a powerful Italian mafia boss, she was sleek, dangerous, and always liked to be in control. Her beauty is sharp and deliberate: high cheekbones, full lips painted in deep burgundy, and dark, calculating eyes that miss nothing. She wears her jet-black hair in a sleek bob, always perfectly styled as if even a single strand out of place would be an unforgivable weakness. But beneath the polished exterior is a woman who knows how to break bones as easily as she breaks hearts. A cigarette often dangles from her fingers, a chain smoker. Maybe her escape route from reality. 'I am here because I want information. Valuable information." Luca began, 'And you have to give me something or…" 'Or what?" Lita did not allow him to complete what he was saying before cutting him short. 'Hmm, or what? What would you do to me if I did not have the information you want" Luca watched her silently, he just needed simple information, but what if she didn't have anything to give to him? So he had gone through all this stress for nothing. 'We have a traitor within La Mano Nera, somebody who has constantly sold us out to our rivals, including your lover's clan," Luca moved closer to them, pulled a seat, and sat directly opposite Lita, his gun pointed directly at her. 'Now, I'm pretty sure we're supposed to be searching for more than one person, but I just want to know who it is that keeps selling us out to your clan." Lita scoffed, 'Is that what you had to bring a gun to ask?" She asked. 'You should have asked nicely, and I would be happy to share what I know." Luca was surprised. Was she serious or was she just trying to play him? 'Alright now I ask nicely," he said putting his gun away from her face. 'Who is providing information about us to your clan and what are they getting in return?" 'To begin with," Lita started. 'La Fratellanza della Morte is not my clan and Vittorio is not my lover. I want to take him down as much as you do." She paused and deepened her gaze to let him understand how serious she was. 'Finally, I have reasons to believe that your brother, Rafael is the mole within your family. Che peccato! (What a shame). I have video evidence of his multiple meetings with that Vittorio's vile daughter" 'Vittorio's daughter," Luca was taken aback. He never heard Vittorio had a baby, but now it seems he actually does have a grown woman as a daughter. 'Who's that?" He asked. 'That cagna, Isabella of course" Lita answered surprised that Luca did not know. 'Luca was in shock. He was speechless. He didn't know what made him speechless; the fact that Isabella was actually Vittorio's daughter or the allegation that his brother was the mole. Luca just sat there thinking….