The Mafia Bride (Katrina and Silas)

Chapter 21

Silas POV

The ride to the warehouse was filled with silence.

Phillip and I rode in one car and the rest of my men rode in another behind us.

I was filled with the need to get this over and done with, but I still wanted to be cautious.

I couldn't ignore the fact that this could be a trap and Diablo's men could be waiting for us there,

"Don't you think we should have some men stake it before we charge in? If it's a trap, we could lose a lot of men," Phillip asked, staring at me through the rearview mirror.

The thought had crossed my mind, but we didn't have a choice here..

We had wasted a lot of time while we were searching for this place, and I couldn't risk missing what was here.

"We don't have time to waste." I said to him, leaving no room for arguments.

"We've spent too long looking for this place. If we hesitate now, we might lose our chances."

I expected Phillip to understand what I meant because he knew how important this was.

Phillip's eyes flickered to me once more but he didn't press on. He turned his attention back to the road.

He knew better than to try to convince me to turn around. We were already so close

And I was his superior he and no choice but to believe me.

But still, I couldn't deny that he was right.

This could be a trap for all we know.

Diablo could have set the plan perfectly, knowing that I wouldn't back down

He gave me a bait that was too hard to resist and I bit it.

But that was the risk we had to take.

And if it truly was a trap, well, then I'd deal with it the only way I knew how.

By fighting back.

The warehouse came to sight and I met Phillip's eyes through the mirror once more.

It was finally time..

The area was deserted, as expected.

No one came out here after dark unless they had a death wish.

The perfect place for Diablo-to do whatever he wanted.

I clenched my fists tightly.

The feel of the cold metal gun tucked inside my jacket reassured me and slowly I relaxed.

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Since when did I lose my cool! This was going to go exactly like we played.

But somehow, I couldn't shake off the feeling in my stomach.

I had to do this and get it over and done it, we had come too far to just back down.

As the car rolled to a stop a few hundred yards away from the warehouse, I took a deep breath, steadying myself for what

was to come.

The air was thick with the faint smell of the ocean hanging in the air, but underneath it, there was something else.

"Are you good?" Philip asked, staring at me.

His eyes met mine once more, worry hidden in them.

wanting him to worry.

I just feel werd

over

silence, staring at the building in front

strategy we were using to attack and all we needed to do right now was to move

men to follow for this mission to ensure

thing they waited for

tonight. Not to Diablo. Not to whatever trap

asked quietly, his voice cutting through the thick

already reaching

get this

out of the car, the cool night air hit me, sharp and

in a sharp breath as I scanned the area for any source of life but

had to

the middle of the sky,

warehouse was large, one

going to take a while to

was too quiet

for them to follow as Phillip and

boots against the hard ground seemed impossibly loud in the quiet night as

closer to the warehouse, but the

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voice in my head asked me to stop this operation, tum my men around, and lead them back to the safety of the mansion. But I didn't choose to be their

darkness felt heavy as if it was pressing flown on

I paused, signaling for my men to fan out and

scout the building or

Diablo had men waiting inside, we'd be ready

on the gun tucked into his holster, his eyes scanning

movement.

with him and he nodded his

pushed open

swung inward, revealing the

large, with rows of old, rusting machinery and stacks of crates casting long shadows across

of light came from the

but for now, it

a moment, everything was still.

of crickets could be

my men to hold. I could hear something in the

slow,

around the grip of my gun

from the shadows,

Diablo

into the dim light, his lips pulled into a smug smile as he

behind him. I couldn't see them because they had blended in with the darkness perfectly

with tension, the previous

smooth and mocking His eyes mockingly stared at me and my

fool." He said, tutting

my chest, but

couldn't let him know that I

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show up, but 1 still felt

could say the same about you, I replied,

"It's over, Diablo,"

chuckled, the sound

frown as I watched

his men, who

of them than I had anticipated, at least double

their guns at us, ready

breath, pulling his

calm. We were already at a disadvantage but we

it would be that easy?"

expecting me all along,

walked right into my trap,

I knew it.

here. But I wonder

clenched my jaw,

along, luring me here with the piece of information at the price of his man's life. I felt like a fool but I couldn't dwell on my