CHAPTER 4

CILLIAN

The drive from Knightsbridge to the East End with a wound on the stomach was one hell of a task, I hope this better be worth it but then again I know Ethan wouldn't call me up if It wasn't something important.

I had to rest for a minute in the car, but to any of the soldiers outside it probably looked like I was deep in thoughts. Showing any bit of pain or emotions made us weak and that's how it has been even before my existence.

The soldiers passing by bow their heads in Greeting and I reply with a nod of my head, Ethan walks out of the warehouse and opens the car door for me to step out.

"This better be bloody serious, Ethan" I say through my teeth.

"It is, we found a mole" and then silence.

I look in his direction, right into his eyes. He knows better than giving half information.

"It's Bernado". Bernardo is a little boy I saved a few years back while he was being beaten to half inch of his life for stealing. He's not quite little anymore and has been more than useful to the Mafia since he started joining the soldiers to transport our consignments.

"How true is it?", Any evidence or just hearsays" i ask Ethan just to be really sure, it's a very common thing for lives to get wasted in our world especially over really trivia matters.

"True boss. I sent someone to watch over him and he came back with this" he says as he pulls out his phone.

"Here boss" he hands over his phone to me and right there is a picture of Bernardo, sitting on a car, his car which I gifted him on his 20th birthday.

"What do I do with this…." And that's when I see it, bloody Ricci Morenó. He's quite far away, just getting out of his car but I can recognize that bastard anywhere. I turn to Ethan to see him holding an envelope. I take it from him and open it and here it was, more incriminating evidence.

"Where's he?" I ask and Ethan points to the room beside the warehouse. Bernardo was tied to a chair and bleeding, Ethan's handiwork.

I snap my fingers to signal the soldiers guarding the door to bring a chair for me, I sit and spread out my legs in front of Bernardo acting all relaxed and nonchalant when I feel entirely different inside. I was furious, I was more than furious. Betrayal was something not so common in the Mafia, We mafia men honoured our words, they were literally our bond.

Disappointment wasn't something I felt always but in this moment I was disappointed at Bernardo, but just like the fair ruler I am, I give him a chance before judgement was passed. I can see fear in his eyes because he knows how this is going to end, heck everyone in the bloody Mafia knows how betrayal ends.

"Start talking Bernardo, I don't have all day" I say while looking the other way.

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AZELIÁ

A spy.

I can't believe they actually think I'm a spy, I don't know many spies that look like me. Okay well, I don't know any spy at all but who the hell looks at a girl like me and thinks spy?.

Staying in here for another two days would be pure torture, what did I ever do to deserve this.Today's the second time I'm meeting Cillian, whoever the hell he is and I still don't know what he looks like, because it seems like the universe has made it impossible to see what he looks like. I think he sees me from the little light that enters the room from the passage way right outside the door, but he always has his back turned to it.

The door creaks open and someone enters but from the light in the passage I could see it's a woman. What's a woman doing in such a place I think to myself.

"Hello, I'm Catherine and I brought you something to eat" the woman says.

Another fucking Brit, don't they have Latinas or Americans here?. I don't need another fucking Brit breathing down my neck.

"I know you're scared and all but eating would make you stronger, at least for what's ahead. It's going to be your longest days here".

She sounds nice and motherly, another Brit who seems nice. Billy was the first nice person I met here…oh Billy, I wonder if him or anyone at the bar is searching for me.

"Thank you so much Catherine for the food, but please I have a request" I tell Catherine hoping she helps. It's been 2 whole days since I've seen daylight or any form of lights asides the one in the passage which is so so dim.

"What is it darling?" Comes her reply.

"Please"…I hold my breath a second, afraid she wouldn't grant my request.

"Please go on"

"Please, can you turn on the light for me to eat, you can turn it off when I'm done" I tell Catherine. There's a moment of utter silence and then the lights blind me.

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CILLIAN

Blood Bernardo, had to go do something so stupid. Ricci Morenó is slowly getting into my territory, first he offered a truce, and then the ambush where I almost lost my life and now, my soldiers. He's buying himself into my soldiers. Bloody bastard.

Now I had to find out if that bloody latina is really a spy from Ricci. I know I promised her two days of utter torture but I couldn't wait. It's now or never. Ethan walks right behind me as I try to walk faster. I reach the place where she's being kept and open the door without waiting for Ethan to do it and there she was looking me straight in the eye but this time it's different because she sees me too.