The Mafia's Babies by Kaycee Romano (howl and other poems txt) 📗

"And give away our position?" Mateo narrowed his eyes at his best friend but he had to agree, even he was tempted to kill these motherfuckers. They had the audacity to kidnap his kids.

The three stayed hidden for another few minutes before Michelia said, "Okay there are two other bodies where the kids are supposed to be and seven others still on the other side of the ship. Everything else is clear."

They quickly darted across the path and jumped onto the ship, and made quite a ruckus falling on steel plates.

"Shit, they heard you. They are taking the kids." Michelia said urgently as they ran down the stairs but they were too late in reaching the place.

"Where?" Alessia asked.

"The other end of the ship."

"I got a view from a dock cam." Leonardo said in the background.

"What the hell are they doing?" Michelia asked to herself as they ran to find the doors to the other end, shooting the locked ones open.

"They are hanging the kids to a rope or something."

"Crane. They are hanging them to a crane!" Leonardo said.

"WHAT?" Mateo didn't know his heart could beat any faster but it did. He ran faster, broke down doors faster but it was like they were stuck in a maze. They couldn't find the way out.

"All of you stop!" Michelia said firmly and they did unwillingly. "You guys are running in circles. Take the door to your right."

And they followed her instructions.

"Now that's the final door."

"Bikers incoming." Leonardo yelled.

"fuck! They got bikers!" Michelia said.

They blew up the door and ran out.

Before Mateo could even apprehend what was going on, they were raining bullets at each other. He fell back when a bullet hit the vest where his heart was. If Alessia hadn't insisted on bullet proof vests, he would have been dead by now. Dead without having a good look at his children.

Mateo ignored the throbbing on his chest and bounced back to his feet, raining more bullets on them.

But one bullet found the rope from which the children were hanging, above the waters.

"NO!!"

Mateo felt as if his life had left his body.

He hadn't even properly seen them yet.

And right before his eyes, as they fell, a biker sprang out of the dock and caught them, landing on the ship, skidding and tumbling over. He hit the ground with a thud but he held the kids to his chest and took the whole impact on his own back.

"The bikers are on our side?" Michelia asked through the earpiece but Mateo didn't waste time to reply as he lunged forward, scrambling to where the three had fallen.

The children were wailing while the man groaned, taking off his helmet.

Her helmet.

"River?"

"MOMMY!!!!" My babies cried in recognition, launching themselves at her. She let out an agonizing moan but held onto them nevertheless.

"Johnson!" Sebastian rushed over, throwing his helmet aside.

'How did he get over here so fast?'

"Uncle Sebby." Lucas acknowledged him, still resting his head on his mother's chest.

"Let's get you all out of here." Mateo said.

River acknowledged his presence for the first time.

She smiled weakly at him, her eyes glistening with unshed tears.

"Thank you Mateo." She wheezed out. She tried to get up with the kids on her, but she fell back with a groan.

"Mommy, are you in pain?" Little Kiara asked, her sweet voice dripping with concern. Mateo felt his eyes well up with tears. She had the most angelic voice in the whole wide world.

"Nope, just a little squeezy."

The kids scrambled off of her and got up. She tried to follow but she fell back again moaning.

"I think I displaced a disk or something." She murmured, pulling the kids back to her.

Mateo didn't ask or wait for permission. He picked her up, the children on top of her and walked back to where the exit was.

"What are you doing?" She hissed.

"Getting you to a hospital." He replied.

"Alright capo, walk out with no worries. Everything's taken care of." Michelia chuckled into the earpiece. "Over and out."

"Wow mister, you are so strong!" Lucas exclaimed looking awed. As much as he wanted to correct him that he was his papa and not mister, Mateo didn't. This wasn't the right time.

"Thanks little man."