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 my

I just feel werd

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

while we both sat in silence, staring at the building

discussed the strategy we were using to attack and all we needed to do right

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

they waited for was my signal

to lose any of them tonight. Not to Diablo. Not to

asked quietly, his voice

my hand already reaching for the

get this over

I stepped out of the car, the cool night air hit

the area

had to

stood in the middle of the sky, its

large, one of the largest

while

was too quiet didn't sit well with

for them to follow

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

but the

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most definitely

me to stop this operation, tum my men around, and lead them back to the safety of the mansion. But I

it was pressing flown on us from all sides. But there was no turning back

I paused, signaling for my men to fan out

had to scout

men waiting inside, we'd be ready for

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

movement.

him and he nodded his head.

pushed open

as it swung inward, revealing the dark

old, rusting machinery and

the moonlight through the broken

but for now, it

everything was still.

the chirping of crickets

fingers, asking my men to hold. I could hear something

sound of slow, deliberate foorsteps echoed

the grip of my gun as the footsteps

from the shadows, he

Diablo

the dim light, his lips pulled into a smug

because they had blended in with the darkness perfectly well. But I was aware that we were

shifted, crackling with tension, the

his voice smooth and mocking His eyes mockingly stared at

you fool." He said, tutting as he

my chest, but I kept

couldn't let him know that I felt

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show up,

say the same about you, I replied, keeping my voice

"It's over, Diablo,"

sound dark

I watched him, uncertain of what he

gestured to his men, who

than I had anticipated, at least double the

guns

breath, pulling his gun out

were already at a disadvantage but we could

easy?" Diablo continued,

me all along, wasn't

walked right into my trap,

I knew it.

prisoner was just a way to lead us here. But I

jaw, anger

information at the price of his man's life. I felt