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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met by the lizardfin gamehess from his forehead. His eyes widened when he saw Ben’s furious face.

about twelve other men came barreling through the door. Their faces were raging

phone, and led Hiimtofth cars now idling musik. Allithe men except

to the

hours

SMACK!

SMACK!

SMACK!

Thomas bare back. Thomas was

barely touched the bloody controtelleneath him. He was stripped of all his clothes and was now naked except for his boxers which were

a bull whip that was soaked in vinegar and was making

from his shackles. Both of his eyes were nearly swollen shut, liis nuser was linken and

fractures.

seat. Thomas shuttered at

Jason O’Donnell was the

a dead man either way, that he multint betray his boss,

inhaled sharply. “Fine; be that way! Agan!” Heronlerell and Draco didn’t need another command. He funneled his anger on Thomas‘

SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

blow more damaging that the previous. Draco was the closest to

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45–Pick a Number

felt responsible for not noticing Thomas‘ betrayal sooner. This was personal for Draco and he

Thomas knew it.

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

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

rang out when Thomas was about to lose consciousness. His back was shredded meat by

and stepped around him to face him. He took his pocketknife and used the tip to raise Thomas‘ chin. The two males stared at each other for a long time. Kai was studying

silky calm voice was eerie and dark. This man thrived on the pain he inflicted on others. Thomas‘

taste

desperately get out of the chains that bound him. “Torch” was the only thing Kai said and this sent Thomas into a pleading

being within feet of the blazing inferno. “Tell. Me. Where. She. Is!” Kai demanded one last time. Thomas‘ eyes gave Kai a glimpse that he was fighting an internal battle of whether or not to give them the information

between 1 and 20”

blood. “Pick a number Thomas!” Kai called out. “16” Thomas gave back, not really

the count of 16 before I order my men to put a bullet in Claudia’s little head” Kai responded. Thomas‘ eyes shot open as much as

Thomas‘ daughter. Draco/let us know that he slipped one night a few years ago 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

touch her!”

brought the blow torch to Thomas‘ side, searing his

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