The Four Mafia Men and Their Prize by M C

45 Pick a Number

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Third Person POV

Thomas entered the study and shut the door (or so the thought). He paced for a few minutes gaining the courage to call this late. He knew better than to disturb the monster that he had to inform, but this was vital to the operation and he knew if he didn’t share it, he would surely meet a slow and painful death the next time he went to the office.

He quickly got out his phone, wasting no more time and dialed the secure number.

Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring. Thomas looked out the large window overlooking the east garden. The stars and a sliver of the silver moon were peeking out of the dense cloud bank

that covered the night sky. Ring-

“WHAT?” The voice of his true boss finally came over. Thomas had to hold the phone out from the hold near his ear, it was that loud.

“I’m sorry to be disturbing you boss, but I have some news.” Thomas said timidly.

“Well, go on!”

“They got the Weisman deal, sir.” Thomas bit his lip, waiting for the explosion. And 3, 2, 1.

“WHAT THE FUCK!” And here it goes. For the next two minutes he listened to his boss shout expletives in six languages and heard some glass shattering in the background.

“How the fuck did they get that deal? We have been making sure their operations are pitiful and depleting their resources left and right so they couldn’t get a deal that big. If this goes through, we are in shit! Getting rid of Aurora was supposed to CRUSH THEM!”

The angry voice on the other side was seething. He thought for sure that making sure his Princess was safe from them. would be a win–win for him, destroying his enemy and securing his prize. To him, Jason was like a cockroach, he never seemed to die.

“I know sir” Thomas tried to keep his voice even and calm, hoping it would calm the angered voice on the other side.

“They plan on moving the goods next week and I will make sure I know exactly what they plan so we can stop it.” I said confidently. “But I want out after this. I want to come home.” I was really nervous about all this, but I couldn’t keep this up anymore. The line was silent for a moment.

“You do this, and you can come home.” He said and Thomas relaxed significantly and mumbled a “Thank you sir!”

“Any news on Aurora?” His boss asked. What Thomas failed to see was that Ben had creeped into the room and recorded his conversation. Thomas was stupid to have the volume up enough so that Ben could hear the whole conversation. Barely, but he could still hear it.

“Yeah. She is safe. I have been able to keep them from every possible lead. They think Aurora is gone for good. I’ll make sure it stays that way before I leave.” Thomas‘ arrogance came through and his voice chuckled at the other end.

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Numer

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guys when he was met by the lizardfin gamehess from his forehead. His eyes widened when he saw Ben’s furious face. “Glad to know

barreling through the door. Their faces were raging intentillicast looking at its last meal.

Ben his phone, and led Hiimtofth cars now idling musik. Allithe men except Camden walked

to the Minygmund. Fuck is right.

hours later……

SMACK!

SMACK!

SMACK!

stopped Draco’s assaulttoon Thomas bare back. Thomas was panting

chains in the ceiling. He big toes barely touched the bloody controtelleneath him.

reellant purple markings. Draco had a bull whip that

four other guards. Thomas hung from his shackles. Both of his eyes were nearly swollen shut, liis nuser was linken and definitely

fractures.

Thomas shuttered at his voice. He had seen too many times

the worst scenario to be.

his head. He was a dead man

clinched his fists and inhaled sharply. “Fine; be that way! Agan!” Heronlerell and Draco

SMACK! SMACK!

reprieve. Thomas‘ agonizing scrime didnt stop, such blow more damaging that the previous. Draco was the closest to Thomas. They worked together every day for years.Draco felt betrayed the

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45–Pick a Number

betrayal sooner. This was personal for

Thomas knew it.

the traitor all along. Once they got to the playground about three hours prior, Ben rushed to his lab. Ben connected the dots quickly and he and his team were able to pull up every documented incident in the last five years while Thomas has held a seat of authority in the

new software to pull up Thomas” digital footprint and they could trace all their problems back to good old Thomas. He was on call or organized the shipments that were raided. He knew the locations of all the warehouses and secret facilities that had been destroyed or had missing inventory. And then every missing or messed up security file had his login code and then it was covered up by a nasty little virus but it wasn’t hard for the Nerds to destroy it once they knew

His back was shredded meat

to raise Thomas‘ chin. The two males stared

and dark. This man

barely audible; the copper taste of his own blood was heavy in his mouth.

looking for.” Kai felgned disappointment for a moment only to retum with a sinister‘ smirk that had Thomas trying to desperately get out of the

inferno. “Tell. Me. Where. She. Is!” Kai demanded one last time. Thomas‘ eyes gave Kai a

and

a number Thomas!” Kai

responded. Thomas‘ eyes shot open as much as they could. “Yes we know all about Claudia. You couldn’t hide her from us. What is she now? 8?”

when they were drunk and that he had a kid. It took Ben and Charlie about twenty minutes to dig up the general information. Thomas‘ had used an alias for the birth record and Ben found a secret trust account that he funneled a hefty

her!” Thomas

blow torch to Thomas‘ side, searing his

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