Song ~ Daylight - David Kushner



My dumb fuck of a father just had to die five years ago leaving me to deal with all this mafia shit. Gosh I hate that man.

He was a pretty good dad when our mother was alive but when she passed due to the unexpected birth of Diovanna because it was too much for her body, he became cold distant. Hell I ended up taking care of Diovanna most of the time because our father hated a baby.

How do you hate a damn baby? It wasn't her fault you had unprotected sex.

He always neglected her so I tried to make up for it. He adored Giavanna, we all do. She is sweet and caring, she misses her sister.

We don't even think it was Diovanna who went through the files, it was probably someone against our mafia and framed Diovanna because they knew our father didn't like her.

Our father had no right to be that way to her. Now even after our father's death the school still won't allow me to take her out of it.

I've had my men look into the school and everything but it always comes out clean. To clean.

I've been looking into the head masters of the school and the staff members but nothing unusual ever happens.

I'm interrupted from my self-pity party by my phone ringing. I pick up my work phone and answer.

"Capo, abbiamo un problema con il Russians. abbiamo trovato un topo" one of my head men at the warehouses states. [Boss, we have a problem. We found a rat]

"sarò lì tra dieci minuti!" I say through the phone, getting up and going to my car. [I'll be there in ten minutes!]

Just like I said I'm there ten minutes later, I was there.

I walk through the double doors where i see guards stationed in different areas. When my men see me they nod in respect while I just give a quick-stern nod as greeting. Respect goes both ways, I will not just ignore my men.

Upon seeing my head guard, I walk up to him. "Where is the rat?" I question, face void of any emotion.

"Down the haul, tied to a chair. I'll show you" he states leading me down the hallway toward the rat.

He makes it down the hallway opening a door and walking in. I stand in front of a man who has been here for maybe a year or two.

Earning trust, smart.

"We caught him stealing money and giving it to the Russians." My head guard speaks breaking the silence.

I nod in understanding before turning back to the man who is not even trying to hide how scared he is. Trembling hands, quivering lips, and tears in his eyes. Pathetic.

"Show me the footage." My voice comes out harsh and cold.

My men immediately obey my demand and pull up the security footage from the docs. When I'm sure the man in front of me is a rat, I turn towards him.

"Who do you work for?" I say voice laced with venom. It's a simple question yet the man in front of me just shakes his head as he trembles.

I release a big sigh, "Since it looks like my men have already had their fun" I smirk looking at his bloody, bruised body tied to the chair. "We will make this quick" I speak taking my gun out of my trousers and putting it under his chin pulling the trigger.

"Cut off his head and send it to the Russians" I say before walking out the door.

I already knew who he worked for, just wanted to see if he'd talk.

I leave the building and head to my car. The drive home is peaceful and nothing eventful, it's just a drive.

I get home and open the front door to see all of my siblings except Giavanna in the living room playing Mario kart. I shake my head at them yelling at each other, however the loud ring of my personal phone- playing 'smack that', courtesy of Matteo- everyone turns to look at me.

I make eye contact with Matteo who gives me a sheepish smile before looking away when I squint my eyes at him.

I pull my phone out seeing a number from Russia. I furrow my eyebrows together in anger.

I hate fucking Russians. (No offense to anyone in Russia! It's just part of the book.)

Nonetheless I pick up the phone seeing all of my siblings gazes on me. "Hello?" I speak through the phone.

"Hi! Is this... Sebastian De'russo?" A cheery- im assuming women- speaks through the phone, her Russian accent very prominent.

"This is he, what's the purpose of your call?" I ask, my tone business like concealing any emotion I may have.

"Oh right! I'm Mrs. Bailey! I'm the social worker on your sister's case."The woman known as Bailey says. This sentence brings even more confusion to me.

My sister is fine, she's in school having a great life with her friends. She wouldn't be anywhere near social services. She's fine, right?

"Police got some concerns placed about this school but when the police investigated, all school head members were gone, they just left the kids. We ran a DNA test and you matched as a relative." She says happily.

Concerns? Investigate? What the hell?

What does she mean people had concerns about the school?

"Yes, when can I take custody?" I speak instantly, my tone clipped and more calm than I really am.

I hear the shuffling of papers before the woman speaks again, "Yes, of course, since your parents are deceased and you are above eighteen, you can legally take her. If you come to the location I'll send you, you can sign the papers and take her with you after completing a test that says you're a suitable guardian." The woman states.

"Yeah I'll be there, send me the location." I say and hang up the phone receiving a notification of the location seconds later.

I don't take my eyes off my phone until someone gently puts a hand on my shoulder. Elijah. "Seb, what happened?" He asks gently glancing at my phone to.

"She.." I start. "Diovanna, police got concerns about that school she was in, they did a search of the school and found some suspicious things but all of the school owners and board members were gone. They just left the kids there." I say, there's no way in hell that school was normal. What the fuck were the concerns about? Why couldn't my men find anything on them earlier?

"SAY WHAT NOW?" Matteo all but shouts in shock.

"Where?" Ares buts in, seemingly unfazed by his brother's outburst. I look at Ares and then Domenico. "I'll tell you on the way, Ares and Domenico, you're coming with me. Get Giavanna and let her know of the situation. The rest of you can make her room and hide our guns laying around, she might not remember who we are." I state before walking to the door.

I get in the drivers seat of my black Mercedes while Domenico gets in the passenger seat and Ares in the back.

"So, you gonna tell us the location and why you specifically wanted me and Ares to come with you? I mean I love my sister but you sounded pretty serious." He questions in confusion. He probably is wondering why Elijah isn't with us.

"She is in Russia" that's all it took for the tension to grow in the air and my two brothers to look at me with wide eyes.

"Ares, your an excellent fighter, Domenico your good with weapons, if we're going on enemy territory then we have to be prepared. I made sure to have guns and amo on the jet." I say as we pull up to the air strip.

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"Remember this is Russian territory, we get Diovanna, get out and go home. If you see any of the Russian leaders do not approach them or cause any harm unless they start it. There is three of us and an army of them." I say, my voice clear and stern.

They nod in response and we get in an Audi r8 and drive to the police station being very cautious of our surroundings.

When we get to the police station we swiftly get out the parked car and head inside the police station. Walking towards the reception, I'm stopped by a blonde woman who looks to be about 5'6 or 5'7.

"Are you Sebastian De'russo?" She asks, a small smile adoring her face.

"I am, where is my sister?" I question wanting to get straight to the point.

"Come with me and sign the papers then you can see her." The women says still smiling while walking to another part of the police station.

I follow her like a lost puppy. We get to a secluded room where I fill out the guardianship paperwork and all the legal shit. Once I'm finished, we follow her to a different room.

We stop outside another door and the women- who I assume is Mrs. Bailey- turns to us. "Do you guys know sign language?" She questions.

Confused by the question but nonetheless, we shake our heads in a no motion. This action makes her eyebrows raise and a small frown to her face.

"Well, it seems your sister is selectively mute. She communicates through sign language. I didn't understand it but her friend has been translating for us but his brother got here and took him home as soon as possible." Mrs. Bailey informs us.

To say I'm shocked by this news would be an understatement. I look at my other brothers as we all have an unspoken conversation with our eyes. "That's alright take us to her" I say, no emotion in my tone.

She opens the door softly where we see a girl with long brown locks looking out the window. She hears us come in but doesn't look at us. You can't tell she heard us enter by the way her body tenses.

"Diovanna, your brother I informed you about is here." Mrs. Bailey says softly.

Does she not remember us? She was six, she has to remember something, right? Maybe even a name?

She just nods, taking one last look at the window before turning to face us. Her eyes, those eyes, one icy blue, one brown like the forest trees.

How I've missed my sister.

"Hey Diovanna, you ready to go home?" I question. She looks at me, closes her eyes, takes a deep breath and signs something.

"I'm sorry I don't know sign language" I tell her sadly.

She just nods and stands up and motions for us to lead the way with her head.

What happened to you sorella?

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A/N: don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious. 🫣

Ik these last two chapters are probably boring asf but please keep reading! I have so many ideas for this book!

Love you hoes! Byeeeee