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

over with and go home," Phillip

sat in silence,

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

men waited. I had chosen the best of men to follow for this

only thing they waited for was

to Diablo. Not to

Phillip asked quietly, his voice cutting through the

hand already reaching for

this

cool night air hit me, sharp

as I scanned the area for any source of life but came up

to be

the middle of the sky, its

was large, one of

while to find what we were looking

that it was too quiet didn't

motioning for them to follow as Phillip and I

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

warehouse, but the uneasy

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was most definitely

lead them back to the safety of the mansion. But

it was pressing flown on us from all sides. But there

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

to scout

Diablo had men waiting inside, we'd

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

movement.

with him and he nodded his head. He was

open

swung inward, revealing the dark space

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

of light came from the

light, but for now, it

a moment, everything

even the chirping of crickets could be

my men to hold. I could

sound of slow, deliberate foorsteps echoed through

froze, my hand tightening around the grip of my gun as the footsteps

the shadows, he

Diablo

his lips pulled into a smug smile as he took in the scene before

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

shifted, crackling with tension, the

drawled, his voice smooth and mocking His eyes

tutting as he

chest, but

know that

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him to show

say the same about you, I replied,

"It's over, Diablo,"

chuckled, the sound

a frown as I

his men,

more of them than I had anticipated, at least

aimed their guns at us, ready to

under his breath,

stay calm. We were already at

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

had been expecting me all along, wasn't

trap,

I knew it.

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

clenched my jaw, anger bubbling

the piece of information at the price of