(Brother Series - Book One)
Asher Bernardi; A teenage boy dealing with the trauma of transferring from one foster home to another after he was given up at the fine age of two years old, each home is worst than the last, what happens when his curren...
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~ Alessandro Diego Bernardi ~
Watching a grown man trembling at the sight of me twirling my favorite knife between my fingers is as good as the air I suck into my lungs.
"Who fucking sent you!" I bellow.
"They w-would k-ill me if I s-say anything." The average-sized Russian man stutters.
I slid the freshly sharpened knife along his left cheekbone.
"And I will kill you if you don't, quite the predicament you are in aren't you?" I chuckle, watching the crimson liquid slowly flow from his face.
See, my own little sister was kidnapped when she was a baby, I have reason to believe whoever sent this guy to steal from us was somehow behind it. I failed to protect her when she couldn't protect herself, I will not rest until Emily is brought home, or a body is found but I hope it never comes to that.
Emily Rae Bernardi was such a bubbly toddler, she was always giggling about something or other, she brought a lot of light into our world of darkness and I know all of us miss her greatly even if they won't admit it.
My name is Alessandro Diego Bernardi and I am the eldest of 6 children which also means the Mafia was passed down to me on my twenty-first birthday. I am the don of the Italian mafia.
I am often described as emotionless but I couldn't care less.
Emotions are a waste of time and in our line of work, showing emotions is a one-way ticket to death.
I soon notice the man who is now crying isn't going to speak.
"Please just let me go, I have a family." He whimpers.
"So does my sister."
That was the last thing he heard before his throat ended up slit.
Oops.
I used to hate the idea of causing someone harm, but shit changes and we move on.
"I'm heading up to my room, clean up this mess," I ordered one of my men who was standing in the dimly lit basement alongside me.
Before I could even put on my clean suit I heard my phone ringing from my bedroom, quickly wrapped a towel around my waist before exiting my bathroom and locating where the buzzing was coming from.
"What did Mattia do this time?" I think to myself — Recalling all the previous times I have received calls from unknown numbers informing me of his recent undertakings.
"Hello," I say coldly upon answering.
"H-hello, my name is Lorielle Robins and I am a Social Worker for Child protective services located out of Sparks, Nevada. I am currently searching for a Mrs. Benardi or a Mr. Alessandro Bernardi."
