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

a while we both sat in silence, staring at the building in

already discussed the strategy we were using to attack and

us, my men waited. I had chosen the best of men to follow for this mission to ensure it goes smoothly. They were ready for anything, at least, I

for was my signal

couldn't afford to lose any of them tonight. Not to Diablo. Not to

voice cutting through the thick

nodded, my hand already reaching for the door

get this

out of the car, the cool night

in a sharp breath as I scanned the area for any source of life

to be

the middle of the sky, its rays casting

large, one

going to take a while to find what we

that it was too quiet didn't

men, motioning for them to follow as Phillip and I led the way towards

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

the warehouse, but the uneasy feeling in my gut only grew

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most

around, and lead them back to the safety of the mansion. But I didn't choose to be their don for

darkness felt heavy as if it was pressing flown on

the warehouse, and I paused, signaling for my men to fan out and take their

scout the building or

Diablo had men waiting inside,

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

movement.

glance with him and he nodded his head. He

open the

metal groaned loudly as it swung inward, revealing the dark space

large, with rows of old, rusting machinery and stacks of crates

came from the moonlight through the

light, but

moment, everything was

the chirping of

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

of slow, deliberate foorsteps echoed through

around the grip of my gun

the shadows, he

Diablo

dim light, his lips pulled into a smug smile

behind him. I couldn't see them because they had blended in with the

shifted, crackling with tension, the previous calmness

and mocking His eyes

fool." He said, tutting

chest,

know that I

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had expected him to show up, but 1 still

you, I

"It's over, Diablo,"

the sound dark and

I watched him, uncertain of what he found

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

than I had anticipated, at least double the number of

guns at us, ready to

breath, pulling

pulse quickened, but I forced myself to stay calm. We were already

that easy?" Diablo continued, shaking his head in

expecting me all along, wasn't

walked right into my trap,

I knew it.

prisoner was just a way to lead us here. But I wonder how long he

clenched my jaw, anger bubbling within

me here with the piece of information at the price of his man's life. I