The meeting room was chaotic and full of chatter from the people there as they all spoke about business and the upcoming challenges facing them. It was a long time since the DON summoned them, and the fact that he chose this time of the year was disturbing to the majority of the invited members. Usually, he held these meetings in the first months of every New Year and not at the beginning of summer.

Suddenly, everyone grew quiet and stood up as a form of greeting to the DON. He took his seat at the head of the meeting table with others following his action and sitting as well in their designed chairs. They were anticipating what he was about to say. After what felt like hours but in reality was mere minutes he finally spoke

"I know you are wondering why I am holding this meeting today. Well, as you all know the last years were very difficult especially the period of our last war against our enemies. We won, but the price was high, we lost a lot of our members and when I say members I mean ones of the best which lead us to the main reason for our meeting today; your children. From the reports I get, they are not training hard and they are being lazy, and if they put any effort they do it just to show off or prove to others that they are strong, and that's not what we need. From what I see most of them have abilities to be leaders but they need us to improve their skills. You know that any organization is based on the loyalty and strength of its members. So I can't afford to have weak ones in my organization, even if most of them are our grandchildren or the children of my allies. I understand you were busy trying to rebuild what we lost. And I am proud to say that we came a long way. In less than two years we were able to regain our position as the strongest family in the business empire. So it is the time we do our duty towards our children and future leaders. Everyone is present today will receive an e-mail that will explain what I am intending to do. Read it carefully and make your choice."

He then eyed his three present sons and nephew while saying

"You also will receive the e-mail, but you won't have a choice. My grandchildren will do as I say, and when I say my grandchildren I mean all of them without exceptions". He said the last part eying his eldest son.

He looked at his other allies who were present in the room and said

"As for you gentlemen and ladies, you have the choice. You can agree with me, or refuse my offer, the decision is yours. So tomorrow morning I want all of the participants in my mansion at nine sharp, not one minute late am I clear?"

Like the Don was anticipating, Damien his eldest son cleared his throat and stated strongly

"I don't know about the rest of the attendants but I think my son Hunter had better stay with me this summer. I will see to it he will have proper training"

The don smiled at his son, and said to the other presents

"Are there any other objections? Or are you okay with my decision?"

All the attendants nod their heads in agreement, even if they don't know the reason behind his request they can't question him and they have to submit to his orders. He gave them the choice but they knew it was just a protocol because what the Don wants, the Don will get no matter what.

The only one who dares to question him was Damien and let's just say that the latter was his son and the next Don so him questioning his father's orders isn't new and everyone by now we're used to it.

After the DON is satisfied with their silent acceptance, he spoke again in his cold and dismissive tone

, "That's all, everyone can leave now apart from Damien, Jasper, Ayla, Edward, and Jackson, I want you to stay behind."

After the dismissed attendants took their leave, the DON stood up and went to his drink cabinet. He grabbed a glass and filled it with a drink of his choice. He took several sips from the hard liquor before facing his remaining audience.

"As you have heard, I have plans this summer. I have organized a training camp that will involve important courses. I don't trust anyone to do the work properly so you will be the instructors in the camp I am planning to put the children through. I will take the ones that are fourteen and older. The E-mail I sent to the others explains everything they need to know."

When no one voiced any arguments the Don took his seat so he can give his next instructions.

" Jasper your responsibility will be the physical discipline. I want you to teach them how to use their bodies correctly and most importantly how they can make their bodies cooperate with them in the worst situations. I give you my permission to use any form of discipline you deem necessary even corporal punishments. I know they are planning their vacations and won't make it easy for you to train them. Don't worry about anyone's reaction because whoever participating in this camp will be agreeing to my terms and rules."

Rafaello then looked at Ayla, Jasper's wife and said with his voice full of affection.

"As for you dear, you will be there to give them medical support and help. Also, I need you to give them maths and programming lessons. We all know that you are the best in that category. Edward, you are to teach them everything about new tech and all the methods they need to learn about survival in hard situations in other words you two will work on their mental discipline and make sure they will have a good education in technology fields. The world is changing and we need to make sure they are experts in everything they learn. We can't afford any losses."

The Don smiled to himself when he saw his nephew who considered as his youngest son growing impatient. He shook his head at his behavior.

" Jackson all I am asking from you is to teach them how to land a punch for heaven's sake. I want you to give them self-defense courses, from the reports I get they need it. Well, I gave each one of you their mission. I want a program for this camp on my desk by the end of tonight. Stay together and plan it. Also, I want you to call 'Nina'. I need her to join you sometimes later."

Until that point, everyone was in agreement with his orders but when he uttered his last words, Jasper spoke with a hint of disapproval in his voice.

"Are you sure about that? You know she doesn't have a lot of patience with people, let alone a bunch of hormonal teenagers."

Rafaello gave them one of his rarest smiles.

"I want her there as an intimidation factor and also to teach them about the different parts of a human body, its weak and strong spots. You know she has a vast knowledge of torturing without killing. She can kill swiftly and without a sound. I will make her promise not to kill anyone. Don't worry, I know you can do the job perfectly but she is something else and will be a great help for you. You can leave now to start your meeting.

After the others left, father and his son stayed silent for a few minutes until the Don sighed and decided to break the ice between them. He knew his son was pissed at him because he wasn't informed about the camp beforehand. Damien hates to be left in the dark so Rafaello was sure his son will give him hell before cooperating.

"well, what do you think about that idea Damien?" The Don asked as he took another sip from his drink.

A pair of angry blue eyes turned their attention to him and said in a deadly voice:

"If my opinion was very important to you, you would have told me earlier and not now."

Rafaello answered him in a matching voice. He would never let his son has the upper hand.

"you know damn well that if I have told you before, you would have refused immediately."

Damien scoffed at his father's response.

" If you know my opinion about this, why do you want my son to be a part of this camp? You know very well I train him every day to become strong and unbeatable. Don't you think that being away for two months will do him bad more than good?"

"After all this time you didn't change my boy. You still think that one man can lead a complicated organization. I know Hunter is a strong boy. He has a lot of good qualities but you know very well that his weak spot can bring him down along with our business. He needs to know how to be a leader, for that to happen he needs to be around more people, to be more social. He is the most popular boy in his school but he barely speaks to anyone. You need to let it go Damien, it had been 5 years, move on son."

Damien felt his body shook with pure rage. How could his father ask him to move on? he can't do that. It will take an eternity to do so, but at the same time, he knows his father was right. His son needs to know the meaning of working in a team, he needs to make allies and learn how to read people. All the training he put the boy through wasn't enough. He needs experience and the camp will give it to him. He can't keep him always in a safety bubble. It is time he faces reality and not just some extensive courses. His son has potential and he shows it on more than one occasion. It is time he nurtures it with other people and not just himself. He trusted his brothers and cousin to do the job. They are the best of the best in the family and always aim for perfection.

The Don was watching his son, and can't help himself but smile when he heard his son sighed and spoke in a defeated tone.

"so, what do you want me to do?"

"I am not asking much, I want you to let Hunter attend the camp." It was the first thing the Don requested because he knew that if his son objected to the idea, he would never convince him otherwise. He waited for an answer but when his words were met with silence, he spoke again.

"Also you need to go there for two days every week to make sure everything is in order. Not that I don't trust your siblings to handle things because I do. But I want you to give the children some hard time. You are the next Don so you assisting some of their training will give them more motivation to work hard and impress you."

Damien was going to protest and refuse his father's request concerning assisting a bunch of teenagers because honestly he wasn't prepared to spend his time monitoring kids. But then he thought against it because in the end, his father will convince him to do it. So with another sigh, he said:

"Hunter will be at the mansion tomorrow morning. As for the assisting request, I will make my schedule and send it to 'Jasper' so he knows when I will be joining them."

As always Rafaello was happy with the turning of events, especially when he got everything he wanted from the meeting. So with a satisfied smile, much to Damien's annoyance, he said:

"That's all for tonight son. You may leave now, tomorrow will be a busy day. Goodnight and sleep well."

"good night father."

With those words, Damien rose from his chair and walked out of the office leaving his father with a lot of racing thoughts in his mind but the one which was bugging him was:

"WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU DISCOVER MY SURPRISE TOMORROW DAMIEN?"

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So this was my first chapter.

I hope there isn't a lot of mistakes, I tried to correct them as best as I can.

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Until next time!