Episode 1 - Heritage

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Writer's POV:

Anthonio was in his office working when a stern looking Alejandro walked in and leaned against the glass door, staring at his father.

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Anthonio who'd noticed his presence, took his expensive cigar out of his mouth and stared back at his son with concern.

"What is it?" the charismatic mafioso asked in his usual calm manner, leaning back into his chair and brushing his big hair backwards with his fingers.

Alejandro stood straight, still frowning.

"Dad, where's Lorenzo?" he asked and Anthonio immediately knew what his problem was.

Anthonio sighed a little and rubbed his eyes.

"He's gone to take care of some business, for your uncle and I." he finally replied, going back to typing whatsoever on his Mac.

"With whom?" Alejandro asked more questions.

"Luckie." Anthonio replied, looking at him again.

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This time, Luckie had accompanied Lorenzo to see how good or how averagely the twin could handle mafioso business. Luckie was an old member of the Italian Mafia. He was in his 60s now and had lived to know and be good friends with Lorenzo Enrique, the grandfather, years back. He was one of the good and trustworthy members. But above it all, he was Lodovica's new man. Her previous relationship hadn't worked out as the man she used to date realised that her family was way to dangerous to deal with, and so he left.

She was saddened at first, but then came someone who'd always been there, Luckie Escobar. Plus, she'd known him for years given that he used to be the grandfather's good friend.

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"Dad, you know I don't like it when you send any of us on a mission without the other at his side." Alejandro complained.

"I have to." Anthonio replied firmly, "You both have already learned how to fiend for yourselves when together and that's wonderful. But life is funny at times and there might come a time when your brother might not be with you and you'll have to survive on your own. I want you to learn to be strong as individuals because you are already very powerful, together. Do you understand my point, dear?"

Alejandro swallowed a little. Anthonio went on.

"Your uncle and I are feared greatly by our enemies when we're together. Irony is, they fear us even more as individuals because we can be even more ruthless in business when each is on his side."

Alejandro's frown disappeared a little as his father started talking sense into his head.

"When alone, I run out of patience and show my enemies no mercy at all. I don't even give them a chance to explain, most of the time." he started, "Same for Leandro. And that's what makes us even more feared as individuals. But when we're together, sometimes Leandro calms me down so we're able to get information from the enemies and I do same to him when the tables are turned. Though we're still harsh, at least from time to time, we give the captives a break. I want you and your brother to gain that type of respect and fear from the enemies because we'll always have rivals, Alejandro. You are twenty and soon enough, Leandro and I will send you two on very risky missions, whether together or not. Understood?"

Alejandro who was now sitting on the little couch in the corner, nodded.

"Yes, father."

"Good. You'll both be fine. Trust me."

"Alright."

~

"I think I'll stay a little after I get my degree."

"Why?" Noemi's parents asked in a chorus from their room. They were face timing with their daughter.

"I want to do two more years of education and get my masters. I'll be twenty two by then. I just wanna do all I can and then come back home and start working with all of you."

"Stubborn kid. You're still determined aren't you?" Leandro mused.

"I learnt it from you both." she giggled and it made her parents smile.

"You're gorgeous, darling." Kloe said with a proud smile.

"Thank you, mom. You too. Where's Roulian?"

"At school.".

"Oh okay. Please kiss him for me when he returns. I miss him so much. I miss all of you."

"We miss you too, love." Leandro blew her a kiss and she happily blew one back. She sure still was her father's little Princess.

"I have to go now. We'll talk later. Bye bye."

"Bye bye, sweetheart."

They waved and then hung up.

"I can't wait for her to finally return." Kloe said, "Though I'm worried about her wanting to join the mafioso business, I'm all the while glad that she's that brave."

"I wonder where she gets that from." Leandro replied, smiling knowingly at his wife and making her chuckle.

"You think it's from me?" she mused.

"Mmhmm. You adapted to this life faster than I could've ever imagined. Even before we got together. You're the strongest woman I know, Kloe. And that's definitely what had me at your feet."

"Aaaw." Kloe chuckled and kissed him, then they hugged tight.

After, she went to sit on the bed.

"I know it's useless bringing up the past, but I realised something this morning." she started.

"What?" Leandro asked, sitting too.

"Tyler really was a jerk. Putting the playing of money, aside."

"It's no news. Why bring it up and what did you realise."

Kloe looked at her husband.

"His daughter." she said simply.

"Reena."

"Yes. I didn't think of it until now."

"What?" Leandro wondered.

"Remember that she was older than Noemi. A year older." Kloe explained.

"Yes?" Leandro was a little confused.

"I had Noemi with you, a few months after I left Tyler. Her, his daughter we discovered the existence of, was a year older than Noemi?"

Leandro's eyes widened a little as he realised.

"He cheated on you." the mafioso gasped.

"Exactly. This means that while I was still confused between the both of you, he already had a girl pregnant somewhere else. And when I left him and he was threatened to leave, he surely took the woman along and then married her before she gave birth shortly after."

Leandro realised the evidence and it made him laugh and clap in surprise.

"You see? And you wanted to marry that dweeb? You would've had the shock of your life when after getting married to him, some other woman suddenly appeared with a child that was his."

"For real." Kloe gasped, just imagining the annoying fact.

"And I was the bad guy, trying to steal another's woman." he laughed and clapped again.

"You did, though." Kloe mused and he looked at her.

"Yeah, but it saved your ***." Leandro replied with a tease and she laughed.

"Hopefully he's a better person today. That issue with Ricardo taught him one more lesson."

"True. " Leandro agreed, "I can't forget that day, you know. And I'll probably never get over the fact of the that girl, a teenager, played us." he laughed.

"I know right. But she had no choice. I would do same for my father, without hesitation." Kloe admitted, "I really liked her. Both of them. They seemed perfect for the twins."

"They were." Leandro replied, "It was maybe too early but Anthonio and I had once discussed the possibility of the twins settling with them for as long as possible. Each had their own vibe and stuff. Maude made Al a little more responsible and sensible while Reena made Lorenzo a little more social and open. Something that no girl had done before."

"But now they have Luena and Sophia."

"Mmm. They're good too but I don't feel their chemistry as much as I felt it when they were with the other girls. The twins looked quite appeased and happy. I'd never seen that."

"And it sure was hard to let go after the controversy. I understand that the girls didn't want to continue with them, you know. Maude was way too fragile and unaware of who we really were, which shocked and traumatised her. On the other hand, Reena didn't ever want to take such risk again or hurt Lorenzo. She feared that something might happen again and she would be forced to hurt him a second time and so she preferred to leave with her father and stay on the low for as long as possible, not wanting to be related to the Mafia anymore and live a normal life like anyone else."

"Sad fact. I'm just happy that the twins are over that stage now. Let's forget the past."

"Indeed."

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Lorenzo and Luckie watched the man count his drug money.

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"Here you go." he smirked awkwardly and handed the money over to the twin, who took it, "Count. Everything's there."

Lorenzo did just that and the money was okay. He nodded and the guard that was with them, gave the other mafioso a briefcase with the substances. He opened and checked.

"Alright." he said, satisfied, "You have your money, I have my merchandise. Good doing business with your family."

They all stood.

"Just don't come with your babysitter, next time." the man mocked Lorenzo, expecting him to react some type of way. But he didn't.

Lorenzo simply stared at him, blankly and intensively. The man who'd been smiling provocatively, blinked a few times.

"This one doesn't talk much, aye?" he chuckled in a slightly nervous manner, speaking to Luckie. "Very much like his padrè (father)."

"See you next time, Pablo." Luckie simply said and they shook hands.

The man then turned to shake hands with Lorenzo but Lorenzo didn't move and inch. He didn't even raise a finger to touch the man's hand. He just stared in his usual intense and rather creepy manner.

"Fine." Pablo cleared his throat with both feelings of amusement and nervousness. With that, he left their meeting place, followed by his men.

Luckie and Enzo eventually did same.

"Hope he didn't get to you." Luckie told Enzo as the headed for the jeep.

"He's not important enough." Enzo replied casually and it made Luckie smile in amusement.

"That's what I like about your brother and you. Your unaffected ways of being. Perfect to survive in this business. In three to five years, you'll finally have your autonomy."

"Indeed." Lorenzo smiled a little, "I'll show them what I'm made of." he chuckled and Luckie laughed.

"That's more like it."

~

It sure was a fact. When the twins would turn twenty five and Noemi twenty three, they would definitely stand their grounds and defend their heritage.

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