Hooded Wolves

+++ 15 - MYSTERY OF SOVRAN +++

LUCAS

Everyone were asking who is La Signora Rosso Lupescu.

The news will inform you she is one of the richest and most influential Sicilian woman ever to grace the business world.

The public will tell you that she is the epitome of a strong-minded and confident female ready for everything.

Her associates will appraise you of her ability to strategize and succeed in all her dealings.

Her subordinates will enlighten you of her queenly charm and regal personality.

Her family will vouch for her unwavering loyalty to them.

Everyone wanted to know her. All of them sought to find out what made her tick. The whole world craved to get just a glimpse of her mind as well as her life. She was known to be cutthroat and can negotiate a dead back to life. She knew how to make you say yes to a deal you don’t even want to take. She was cunning and persuasive. She is well-known in the business and yet notorious for her ability to stay anonymous. She had graced a few magazines but had only 3 or so photos and all were either far or angled away from her face. She stated in one of her interviews that she doesn’t want the spotlight on her physique but on how she was able to manage her domain.

Furthermore, all other bosses know of her unnerving reputation. She is the Capofamiglia of Sovran, the mafia reigning over all of Sicily. She is the mysterious Don who was able to restore Sovran’s dwindling reputation in just a span of 4 years. Before she became the head of the mafia, Sovran was about to break. The smaller gangs were fighting each other and the bosses were all trying to gain the position of the Don. When she became the new head of Sovran, she scraped all excessive garbage out of her home and cleaned her territory from top to bottom. She turned into a threat to the other bosses when she became the savior of Sovran.

They called us to ask for support in taking her down. They didn’t like the power she held over them and wanted her to go away. They offered alliance and a few dozen shipments for us so we decided to gather Intel before we agree if it is worthy to help them in attacking the female Don.

Our only problem is that not one person really knows her face or where she came from but according to rumors, the previous Don transferred his command to her before he died. Some says she was the mistress of the old Don. Others believed she was his wife whom he met through the deceased Greek mob king. But the rest testified that she was the sister of Nicolo Arcadi – the Don of Skotádi – who was said to be a good friend of the Sovran Don.

Nobody knew Nicolo had a sister except me and his family. I had met her and I know for sure that his sister was not this woman. Her sister was sweet and innocent. She was the epitome of a gentle and bubbly girl who gives smile to the people around her. She was the sun in the midst of the rain. Her name is Vittoria.

And yet, the Sicilians we spoke with stated otherwise. They said that they do not know who Vittoria is. The rumors circling the underworld and all of Sicily is that Rosso is Arcadi’s sister.

If that is true then I don’t know what to think of. She is not Vittoria. No, this woman was anything but her. Besides, according to the reports, Vittoria left for Lyon, right after her brother died during a brawl in prison followed by the death of the King’s wife – Morrigan – who passed away on a plane crash 3 years ago. Both deaths were reported as accidents. Her family was gone, their legal businesses bankrupted, and all because of me.

I knew Vittoria hated me because of what I did. She might have held the gun in her steady hands then but it was not enough to make this change. She was an intelligent girl, she understood, yet her emotional capability seemed far out of reach that time. That's because the man I took away was the only family she had. The agony she experienced was unbearable that it caused her to leave and never return. This is also the reason I needed find out who this woman really is. Vittoria cannot be this woman. They are way too opposite in all aspects. Besides, they have different surnames. Vittoria is an Arcadi while Rosso is a Lupescu. I don’t know why the people I have asked told me Rosso is Nicolo’s sister but cannot answer how her last name is not the same as Nicolo’s.