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"This is a betrayal, you know it."
"No, it isn't. Not even close."
"You're trying to make me leave my position as the Capo famiglia. You're going to take my place, aren't you?"
"Tch, hardly. You know that I've never desired your position, I'm perfectly fine with being Capo bastone."
"Then don't try to overthrow me."
Silence.
Oscuro Sr and Drago were now merely looking at each other with the desk between them. One with childish defiance and the other with the calm of a parent that tried to convince their child to do as told.
Drago broke the silence.
"You're too young to remember the oath I gave your father, to ensure Notturno's safety. Whatever it takes and whatever I need to do."
"And you think that I'm a threat now?"
"Yes."
"Ever since my father became too weakened to lead the family I've been the one leading it. I've been responsible for every member."
"Yet, you have let the family down. You dwell in your own misery and let the family suffer from it, suffer the way you do."
Silence again.
The two men watched each other carefully, calculating. They silently judged each others words.
Once again it was Drago who broke the silence.
"You knew the risks when you took over after your father, you knew that terrible things could happen. Everyone is out to get you, in one way or another."
"But Silvana..."
The pain in his tone was unmistakable, it was heartbreaking. He couldn't continue, merely saying her name out loud made him unable to speak.
Drago closed his eyes for a moment and sighed. He remembered the day, a few months back, vividly.
"She should never have been there."
Oscuro Sr shook his head and rested his forehead against the palms of his hands while staring down at his desk. He didn't cry, he had no more tears to shed.
"My fault..." was the only thing he managed to say before his voice failed him again.
"You couldn't have foreseen it, no one could have, and now your self-blame doesn't allow you to give your all to the family. It's time to let Junior take over."
Oscuro Sr shook his head again, he didn't want to hear. He didn't want to know that he was letting the family down, didn't want to know that son would take his place because he had become unfit to lead.
"No, I am the Capo famiglia."
Drago resisted the urge to roll his eyes. It felt like trying to get a child to understand a serious situation.
"You're unfit to lead and if you aren't leaving your position willingly, I will force you." His tone was stern, he almost sounded disgusted by the younger male's behavior. "You're acting like a child."
Oscuro Sr remained silent, he knew that the older male was right. He leaned back in his chair and sighed.
"I'll leave my position by the end of the week."
"Good. I will then ensure that Junior gets comfortable with his new rank, while you stay the fuck away."
Oscuro Sr nodded. While he was indeed still the Capo famiglia, the one who was the boss of all members, he still had to listen to Drago.
Drago was the only one who could give the Capo famiglia orders, it was an unwritten rule.