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 nodded

I just feel werd

this over with and go home," Phillip

while we both sat in silence, staring at the

to attack and

the best of men to follow for this mission to ensure it goes smoothly.

they waited for was my signal

them tonight. Not to Diablo. Not

voice cutting through the thick

hand already reaching

this over

out of the car, the cool night

breath as I scanned the area for any source of

had to

the middle of the

warehouse was large, one of the largest

a while to find what we

it was too quiet didn't

my men, motioning for them to follow as Phillip

seemed impossibly loud in the

us closer to the warehouse, but the uneasy feeling in my gut only grew

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was most definitely

men around, and lead them back to the safety of the mansion. But I didn't choose

pressing flown on us

of the warehouse, and I paused, signaling for my

had to scout the building

Diablo had men waiting inside,

beside me, his hand resting on the gun tucked into his holster, his

movement.

he nodded

pushed open the

swung inward, revealing the

rusting machinery and

from the moonlight through the broken

light, but for

everything

chirping of crickets

fingers, asking my men to hold.

of slow, deliberate foorsteps echoed

grip of my gun as the footsteps grew louder

then, from the shadows, he

Diablo

lips pulled into a

they had blended in with the darkness perfectly well.

tension, the

smooth and mocking His eyes mockingly stared at me

He said, tutting as he shook

in my chest, but

couldn't let him know that I

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had expected him to show up, but 1

could say the same about you, I

"It's over, Diablo,"

sound

pulled into a frown as I watched him, uncertain of what

This is just the beginning." He gestured to his men, who stepped forward, their guns glinting in

them than I had anticipated, at least double the

guns at

Phillip called out under his breath, pulling his

forced myself to stay calm. We were already

be that easy?" Diablo continued, shaking his head in

had been expecting me all

right into my trap, just like I

I knew it.

But I wonder how long he had been waiting, expecting me to

my jaw,

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