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.

to worry. I nodded

I just feel werd

over with and go home," Phillip killed

while we both sat in silence, staring

to attack and all

us, my men waited. I had chosen the best of men to follow for

for was

to lose any of them tonight. Not to Diablo. Not to whatever trap he might have laid for

Phillip asked quietly, his voice

hand already reaching for the

this

night air hit me,

I scanned the area for any source of life but came

to be

moon stood in the middle of the sky, its rays casting soft

warehouse was large, one

going to take a while to

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

them to follow as Phillip and I led the way towards

the hard ground seemed impossibly loud in the quiet night

warehouse, but the uneasy feeling in

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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 didn't choose to be their don for

on us from all sides.

door at the front of the warehouse, and I paused, signaling for my men to

to scout the building

inside,

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

movement.

a glance with him and he nodded his head. He was

pushed open the

swung inward, revealing the

rusting machinery and stacks of crates casting long shadows across

source of light came from the moonlight through

light, but for

moment, everything was

the chirping of

two fingers, asking my men to hold. I

the unmistakable sound of slow, deliberate foorsteps echoed

hand tightening around the grip of my gun as the footsteps grew louder

from the shadows,

Diablo

a

stood behind him. I couldn't see them because they had blended in with the darkness perfectly well. But I was aware that we

shifted, crackling with tension, the previous calmness of the night

mocking His eyes

fool." He said, tutting as he

my chest, but

let him know

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him to show up, but 1 still

say the same about you, I replied, keeping my

"It's over, Diablo,"

sound

lips pulled into a frown as I watched him, uncertain

is just the beginning." He gestured to his men, who stepped forward,

more of them than I had anticipated, at least double

guns at us, ready to

breath, pulling his gun out

quickened, but I forced myself to stay calm. We were already at a disadvantage but we could

easy?" Diablo

been expecting me all along,

my trap, just like I knew

I knew it.

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

jaw,

all along, luring me here with the piece of information at the price of his man's life. I felt like a fool but I