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.

him to worry. I

I just feel werd

over with and go home," Phillip killed the engine

a while we both sat in silence, staring at

we were using to attack and all we needed to

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

waited for was my

couldn't afford to lose any of them tonight. Not to Diablo. Not to whatever trap he might

voice

my hand already reaching for the

get this over

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

sharp breath as I scanned the area for

had to

in the middle of the sky,

large, one

a while to find what

it was too quiet didn't

men, motioning for them to follow as Phillip and I

our boots against the hard ground seemed impossibly loud in the

us closer to the warehouse, but the uneasy feeling

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was most

men around, and lead them back to the safety of

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

paused, signaling for my men to fan out and take their positions around

had to scout

men waiting inside, we'd

resting on the gun tucked into his holster, his eyes scanning the shadows for any sign

movement.

a glance with him and he

pushed open

loudly as it swung

interior of the warehouse was large, with rows of old, rusting machinery and stacks of crates

source of light came from the moonlight through the broken windows

much light, but

everything

the chirping of crickets could

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

sound of slow, deliberate foorsteps echoed through the

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

from the shadows,

Diablo

the dim light, his lips pulled into a

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

voice smooth and mocking His eyes mockingly stared

said, tutting as he shook

my chest,

couldn't let him know

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expected him to show up, but 1 still

the same about you, I replied,

"It's over, Diablo,"

chuckled, the sound

pulled into a frown as I watched him, uncertain

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

more of them than I had anticipated, at least double the number of my

aimed their guns at us, ready

his breath, pulling his

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

be that easy?" Diablo continued,

me all along,

right into my trap, just like I knew you

I knew it.

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

clenched my jaw,

this 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 couldn't dwell on my mistake for