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

Let's get this over with and go home," Phillip

a while we both sat in silence, staring at the building

had already discussed the strategy we were using to attack and

I had chosen the best of men to follow for this mission to ensure it

thing they waited for

Not to Diablo. Not

his voice

my hand already

get this

I stepped out of the car, the cool night air hit me, sharp and biting against my

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

to

middle of the sky, its rays casting

warehouse was large, one of the

take a while to

fact that it was too quiet didn't sit well with

follow as Phillip and I led the

hard ground seemed impossibly loud in the

but the uneasy feeling in

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was most

around, and lead them back to the safety of

darkness felt heavy as if it was pressing flown on us from

reached the large metal door at the front of the warehouse, and I paused, signaling for my men to fan out

scout

had men waiting inside, we'd

his hand resting on the gun tucked into his holster, his eyes scanning the

movement.

glance with him and he

pushed open

metal groaned loudly as it swung inward, revealing the dark space

of old, rusting machinery and stacks of crates casting long shadows across the

source of light came from the moonlight through

but for now, it would

everything was still.

chirping of

two fingers, asking my men to hold.

sound of slow,

of my

from the

Diablo

pulled into a smug smile as he took in the scene

I couldn't see them because they had blended in with the darkness perfectly well. But I was

crackling with tension, the previous

and mocking His eyes mockingly

tutting as

in my chest, but I kept

couldn't let him know

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had expected him to show

could say the same about you, I replied, keeping

"It's over, Diablo,"

chuckled, the sound dark

into a frown as I watched him, uncertain of what

no. This is just the beginning." He gestured to his men, who stepped forward, their

anticipated, at least double

guns at us, ready to

breath, pulling his gun

myself to stay calm. We were already at a disadvantage but we could still turn this

that easy?"

had been expecting me all

right into my trap, just like

I knew it.

was just a way to lead us here. But I wonder how long he had been

clenched my jaw, anger bubbling

me here with the piece of information at the price of his man's life. I felt like a