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.

worry. I nodded my

I just feel werd

bad. Let's get this over with and

silence, staring at

attack and all we needed to do right now

for this mission

waited for was my

tonight. Not to Diablo. Not to whatever trap he might

voice cutting through the

hand already reaching for

this over

car, the cool night air hit me, sharp and

the area for any source

to

in the middle of the sky,

warehouse was large, one of the largest

while to find what

fact that it was too quiet didn't

for them to follow as Phillip and

against the hard ground seemed impossibly loud in the quiet night

closer to the warehouse, but the uneasy feeling in my gut

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was most definitely

men around, and lead them back to the

pressing flown on us from all sides. But

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

scout the

had men waiting inside, we'd be ready for

tucked into his holster, his eyes scanning the shadows

movement.

him and he nodded his head. He was

open

as it swung inward, revealing the dark space

was large, with rows of old, rusting machinery and

from the moonlight through the broken windows

light, but for

everything was

chirping of crickets could

two fingers, asking my men to

the unmistakable sound of slow, deliberate foorsteps echoed through the

of my gun as

then, from the

Diablo

his lips pulled into a smug smile as

in with the darkness perfectly

shifted, crackling with tension, the previous

well, well," Diablo drawled, his voice smooth and mocking His eyes mockingly stared at me

you fool." He said, tutting

chest, but I kept

know that

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had expected him to show up,

same about you, I replied, keeping my

"It's over, Diablo,"

sound dark and

as I watched him, uncertain of

gestured to his men, who

I had anticipated, at least double the number

aimed their guns at us, ready to

Phillip called out under his breath, pulling his gun out

myself to stay calm. We were already at

easy?" Diablo

expecting me all along, wasn't

walked right into my trap,

I knew it.

to lead us here. But I

my jaw, anger bubbling

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