The Alpha Mafia King
Chapter 55

Alonzo was driving down a lonely road, and for the most extended period, he was the only one on the road. The silvery moon alone shone brilliantly. The stars were beyond regular human sight, but he could still see them due to his werewolf eyes.

Alonzo was addicted to the moon in such an inexplicable way. He kept driving forward under the illusion that he could get to where the moon was. The closer Alonzo got to it, the farther away it got. He missed the signpost on the road: This Road is Closed. Turn Back!

He was driving into a forest area, and the road became rockier until he reached deep into the forest. As if under an enchantment, he turned off the ignition and alighted from the car.

He sniffed the air, and the forest smell was so intoxicating. His body began transforming. Claws burst out in place of his fingernails and toenails. The claws ruined his shoes. He became hairier. His ears became more pointy, and finally, he grew fangs.

Once he was in tune with his true nature, he began to take a run around the forest. At first, he was running typically on two feet, but then he got on all four and began running so fast.

Then his whole body transformed into his complete wolf form. He stopped when he heard voices. What were people doing in the forest at night? The place was his territory!

They were just a bunch of teenagers smoking pot and enjoying nature. There were six of them in total, three male and female. One of them heard a twig snap and spun around. Alonzo’s eyes were glaring at him, and he bared his fangs at the teenager.

“Guys, Woah, we’ve got a wolf problem!” said one of the guys.

“Shh! Everyone calm down; wolves don’t hunt alone!” said another guy. “We’ve only got one gun.”

“Well then, what are you waiting for, Leonardo? F*****g shoot it, Leonardo!” cried one of the girls in silent terror.

The guy reached for his gun and aimed at the wolf. Alonzo retreated silently into the forest, and the teenagers all sprang up to their feet, scampering towards the truck they had come with to the forest.

The truck had barely pulled out of where it was parked when Alonzo suddenly appeared in front of them, making them all scream!

“Relax, what are you kids doing out here?” Alonzo asked, holding up his palm. “sai chi sono?”

Leonardo answered. “Si! Yes, I know who you are.”

“Qual è il Mio nome?”

“Don Alonzo Marcovic!”

“Step out of the car, son, and don’t pull any funny tricks on me!” Alonzo said warningly.

Leonardo came down. But as he did, he handed over the gun to the guy who had earlier seen Alonzo in his wolf form.

“Hey Chief, we were just uh having a good time!” Leonardo said. “We didn’t mean no trouble, sir.”

“It isn’t safe out here,” Alonzo said, looking around. “Got any kind of protection tools with you?”

Leonardo swallowed hard before replying, “Yes, yes, we have a gun!”

Alonzo smiled at the boy’s truthfulness.

“Tell me something, boy. Do you go to school?”

“Non, I dropped out last year!”

“Is it because you do drugs?”

“No, the school system doesn’t work well for me.”

Again, Alonzo felt impressed. Some kids would’ve denied it since Alonzo missed them smoking. However, this kid’s response seemed to come from thorough thoughtfulness.

They reeked of the smell of weed, so he couldn’t deny that he didn’t do drugs. Alonzo could easily search them and replace the gun before they could dispose of it, so there was equally no point in denying that.

“You are of legal age, right?” Alonzo hoped so.

“I am, and so are my friends.”

“What if I told you that only one of you will leave here alive?”

“It’s possible, but I doubt that my role model would kill innocent children.”

Alonzo listened closely to Leonardo’s heartbeat. It was steady and calm. The guy with the gun had an unequal heartbeat.

“Did you just call me your role model?” Alonzo asked, surprised.

“Yes, Don Alonzo,” he answered.

“Then it must’ve been fate that brought us close. You know where I live?”

Leonardo chuckled and said, “Who doesn’t?”

“Okay then, call at my place tomorrow at nine a.m.”

“Okay, uh, but you don’t even know my name.”

“It’s Leonardo. You are lucky I drew the wolf’s attention away from you guys.”

“Actually, I think the wolf is lucky you did; I could’ve shot it, though I didn’t know why I hesitated.”

“Who gave you a gun?”

“Stole it,” said Leonardo, smirking.

“So you’re a thief!”

“A good one,” Leonardo responded.

“Great, I have great use for you!” Alonzo said, turning to leave. “See you tomorrow.”

“Don, can I speak freely?”

Alonzo paused. “I think you’ve earned that right.”

“Are you here all by yourself?”

“Are you thinking of shooting me if I tell you I am?”

Leonardo laughed. “Oh, come on, my friend would’ve done that a long time ago if I thought you were a danger. Don’t get me wrong; I am afraid of you because of stories I have heard about you, but I meant self-defense.”

Alonzo smiled and said, “Good night, son.”

Alonzo walked back to his car. An hour ago, all he could remember was driving down that road, thinking about Alyona.

She had no idea of his true nature, which bothered him because they were starting to grow attached. Also, during the s*x, he resisted the strong urge to mark her as his mate.

Then his wolf started talking to him, and suddenly, he lost track of what he was doing, and that was how his wolf took over.

However, he was glad to have met with Leonardo. A couple of days ago, he wouldn’t have imagined inducting a teenager into his mafia family, but the kid qualified without even taking a test.

Omega Juno Lanfonsy was a mistake, but this kid wasn’t. He had even called him his role model; how cool was that! Alonzo chuckled. He waited until the kids drove away before returning to his mansion.

He tried not to think about Alyona so. Instead, he thought of those he had met that died on this short trip called life. Vladimir was a human, and Alonzo had only one regret, not turning the man into a werewolf. He hadn’t turned anyone yet, and he never saw himself doing that.

Eureka was also gone. He missed her for some obscure reason. Bianco’s mate and her unborn baby gave him heartache.

***

Mariyanna called Alyona for the second time. She was almost about to give up when the lines connected.

“Hello, who’s this?” Alyona said softly. She had fallen asleep not so long ago after getting tired of waiting for Alonzo’s return.

“It’s me,” Mariyanna said, simply offering no makes because she knew Alyona would recognize her voice.

“Sorry, who?” Alyona knew precisely who it was that was speaking but decided to play dumb.

“It’s your sister, silly! I want to talk with you,” Mariyanna said. “I was hoping you’d be alone.”

“Sorry, which of my sisters? The one who tried to steal my position and succeeded or the one who, um, pretended not to recognize me?”

“Both, both I’m guilty of. However, I stepped up to your position, so technically, yeah, I didn’t steal it.”

“Technically, your actions are inexplicable. You halted the search for me, and you didn’t avenge our father’s death. Tell me, why would I ever want to talk with you?”

“It’s not me who’s been sleeping with the enemy the whole time,” Mariyanna said, filing her nails. She held the phone to her ear with the support of her neck and shoulder.

“Well,” Alyona said. “He’s hot, so I might as well enjoy him and put aside my feelings of revenge. I already stated that I’m okay with being the underboss; you can pick whomever you desire to replace the consigliere.”

“You couldn’t have been more wrong if you think that’s why I called you,” Mariyanna replied. Judging from the way Alyona was speaking freely, it sounded as though she was alone.

“Then why did you call?”

“Are you alone?”

“Yes, I’m alone!” Alyona said, groaning.

“Okay, good!” Mariyanna said. “What if I told you, Mr. Hot, who made you forget all about avenging your father is actually a womanizer and a player.”

“Go shit yourself,” Alyona said. “He doesn’t even like women.”

“Ha! I take it you know him so well then, and possibly you were with him throughout his stay in Russia, right?”

“What are you driving at, you cynical devil?”

“Uh, you might want to rethink who’s the devil here. Open your mail. I sent you something.”

“What’s that?” Alyona’s voice came out in a challenging tone.

“Open it!”

Alyona ended the call. Her fingers were trembling as she scrolled to her mail. The files had no preview, so she downloaded them before seeing what they were about.

The first one broke her heart but only a little. Alonzo was hugging Mariyanna. The next one was him laughing with her during a dinner date. Her heart sank when she played the video.

It was a s*x tape of Alonzo with Mariyanna. Mariyanna was calling again, but she didn’t pick up. Mariyanna chuckled evilly as if she could see the despair on her sister’s face.