Nico

**Nico** was a minor character in the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles. He was the son of unnamed parents and older brother to an unnamed brother and sister.

## Born in Blood

### Luca Vitiello (Novel)

Luca Vitiello gets word that their had been a Bratva attack on one of The Famiglia's warehouses. When he got there his eyes took in the scene before him. Blood covered the floor and the walls. It looked as if the Russians had sprayed it all over the place on purpose. He stalked past the dismembered bodies and toward Doc and his assistant, a young woman from a soldier family. He counted two dead men but, when he arrived beside the Doc, he was surprised that it weren’t three. He got down on his knees beside his soldier, Nico. He notes that he was a recent initiate, and was not even of age yet. He still remembered his induction about two years ago. He wasn’t sure what the Doc was trying to do, because little of his body was intact. The Russians had broken every single bone in his legs and arms from the look of it before they’d skinned his limbs and cut open his belly. He called his name firmly and the boy’s swollen eyes focused on him briefly before they fluttered shut again. He glanced at Doc, who shook his head. Nico cried out that it hurt, and Luca told him that he knew, touching his shoulder lightly. Nico shuddered, blood trickling out of his mouth. Doc showed Luca five fingers. Five minutes of agony. Luca pulled his knife, then leaned down. He told Nico that he would tell his family how bravely he fought, and that they would be proud of him. Nico gave a small nod. Luca put his hand down on his ribcage and rested the tip of his knife below it. Then, with one hard shove, he drove his blade into his heart. Luca notes that he was too young to die.

Matteo Vitiello stepped up beside Luca, shaking his head. Luca tells him that The Bratva will bleed for this and that they would bleed and suffer like his men had. He asks his soldier Cesare for the addresses of the families as he tries to tell the families of his soldiers personally when one of his died. They deserved to be told by their Capo, the man they fought and died for, but his father, Salvatore Vitiello, didn’t give a flying fuck about any of them, so he went in his stead.

The boy’s family was last. The door to their apartment opened before Luca got the chance to knock. A woman in her late thirties stood in the doorway and, beside her, a younger girl. Her husband had died two years ago, he remembered her now, and her son Nico had taken the oath shortly after. She let out a cry upon seeing him. She knew why he was there. She remembered the last time he’d come to visit. Luca moved closer and she shook her head desperately, wailing. Another child, a boy, appeared behind her. He was thirteen or fourteen, not older. When he saw him, his eyes widened and then his face, too, transformed with horrified realization. His mother rushed toward Luca, her face twisted with despair as she began pummeling him with her fists. She screamed "No! Not Nico. Not him too.” Her two children were frozen. Luca allowed her to hit him, but soon her son grabbed her arms and pulled her away, asking her to please calm down. She didn’t. Words of consolation weren’t in Luca's nature. He told her that her son fought bravely. She gave a weak nod. The boy looked at him, trying to appear like a man even with tears in his eyes. He told Luca that he’ll take the oath to provide for his family. Luca pulled out his wallet and handed him ten thousand dollars for the funeral and the next few weeks. Luca tells him that in two years he will and until then, the Famiglia will provide for them. He notes that if his father disapproved of his decisions, he should act like a Capo. Until then, he’d handle things the way he wanted. The boy led his mother back into their apartment, and Luca turned around and left. Afterward, he returned to the warehouse to help his men wash off the blood.

## Appearances

* *Luca Vitiello (Novel)* (first and only appearance)

## References

* Reilly, Cora. Luca Vitiello (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles) (pp. 290-292). Kindle Edition.