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Chapter Ninety Three
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LucaEmma is nowhere to be found after seeing my father and mother off the property, but I have no doubt where she's hiding, and I disfavour that deeply.For a long moment, I stand before Niko's door, my hand midair as I contemplate knocking and demand she sleep anywhere but his room. A jealous side of me that lives rent-free inside me has surfaced. After all, before my father turned up with his fake apology, we had been communicating more effectively than ever before.I think about where she could stay—even upstairs in one of the other's rooms while they bunk up would be favourable—but something stops me.Sighing, I step back from the door. I have to start making good decisions, and bowling on there right now to demand Emma come to bed with me will be far too pushy and far too soon.Even I know that. I'm treading in murky waters without recollection of safe ground. I'll have to move carefully and consider each decision—contemplate Emma's reactions to ensure I don't make another wro
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It's been four fucking days of Emma sleeping in Niko's room, and I'm about ready to murder that fucker with anything that comes within a breadth of my fingertips.She's kept her distance, giving me only moments like breakfast and dinner to speak with her. It doesn't help that Bianca, too, is staying away, seemingly choosing sides with Niko and perhaps Emma.Her words of disgust haven't slipped my notice, but then again, I did have her kidnapped—she just doesn't know that I did that to prevent my father from killing her to send that much-needed message to her father.Bianca is disrespecting my home and myself, something I'm only putting up with because she's Emma's sister.Anyway, enough of them. I've decided to take things into my own hands. I need to get Emma away from whispered opinions that might be our undoing. And a business deal came up at the last minute.Call it an excuse to get her out of my compound. Or call it a coincidence that my father called for me to leave as soon as p
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Emma Bianca had strong opinions against me going anywhere with Luca, and that set my mood to plummet as we left promptly after I finished packing for the impromptu trip.Luca has two cars waiting, some of his men sitting in one whilst Mass and a few of the men I had infiltrated into his compound sitting in the one we head to. I find this weirdly comforting and equally confronting. Did he do that purposefully to ensure I felt safe? Or was it to perturb me?We have yet to discuss my role in bringing people into his compound. Still, I can only presume that upset him, especially considering he asked about my possible involvement in having Niko planted here.Of course, I hadn't; Niko has been named his protector since we were children. He's a child from a non-rivalling family with low status. Within the mafia, kids like him are destined to protect kids like Luca and me.I have a protector, too. I'm not sure why he hasn't been passed down to Bianca by now, but he's been there pretty much
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He nods, grabs hold of the hand I was holding my stomach with, and we entwine our fingers together in a show of unity. My eyes fall on our hands, and they remain there as we travel through the winding roads surrounding Luca's private compound. "Did team three cover the private strip? Is it cleared?" Luca sighs gruffly, sounding almost as if he might be a tad cautious if talking aloud."Everything cleared five minutes ago, the plane, too. Though Niko wants us on the plane and leaving within fifteen minutes of arriving," Mass admits, his eyes darting to me in the rearview mirror."I agree, we can't be too safe considering the underground movements.""What movements?" I question quietly."There's been talk of people grouping up to go against me," Luca shrugs, not particularly making eye contact and obviously unwilling to elaborate any further.The sudden crack of a gun fills the air around us. One. Two. Three—the bulletproof glass to my right beside Leonardo cracking into a million pie
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LucaGunshots are sounding around us, and I'm hoping that means team two are keeping us safe.Mass and Emma are still hanging in their chairs, Angelo screaming at me to release Emma from the confines of the seatbelt, which is solely holding her still in the upside-down car.I think I might have broken a few ribs, and my head smarts like a bitch, but I push that aside to tend to Emma when the startling realisation that there seems to be a cease-fire.Angelo dives into the car, taking cover from fires seemingly aimed right at Emma."GET HER DOWN NOW!" He tells me with an unusually non-calm voice. I growl in annoyance, but he goes against me, unstrapping her. She slumps down on the pair of us, hissing out pain as she does, and I see red as it seeps into my vision.It would only take for me to reach for my gun at my hip to put a bullet inside his skull. Still, I refrain, watching him angrily as he pulls Emma towards him, carefully taking her through the busted window into the outside, pre
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"I'll need to use one of you as bait," Emma notes, crawling to me. "Trust me, Luca. I can do this; I just need to see where they are, then they'll die.""And whilst you're lying there with that gun, you're vulnerable. They'll have a scope too, Emma.""I know—" she sighs. "But what other chance do we have? It's either me walking out there as bait—.""Not happening!""Or it's one of you. I'll cover you. I won't allow you to die.""I'll walk out there," Mass pipes up, annoying me to no end. Why does he feel the need to go against me now, especially when things are so up in the air?"You're hurt," I tell him."Then you see, it doesn't matter. If they shoot me, and it's got the three of you out of here, then that's my job done."He crawls down the car, reaching into the back seat. It collapses forward, and a bag falls onto the roof. He grabs for it, bringing it out to dump before Emma.Her fingers greedily take the bag, and I watch through that red haze as she grabs for the gun and the amm
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EmmaLuca is dubious about moving, so we wait a good half hour with no shots fired at Mass and Angelo, who both decided to sit where Mass ended up rolling during the last shot of the snipers. Mass is hurt, bleeding and in pain, and he's given the ultimate sacrifice for our lives today, which I'm hugely grateful for.All four of us take the time to recoup, Luca holding me in his arms behind the car as a shield.No words are said between us, but I feel his protectiveness surrounding me as his arms circle my waist—something that's been missing since I stepped inside his father's office all those weeks ago. This is the boy that I fell in love with. But I'm not stupid to think he'll remain this man. Luca's training has hardened him, which is expected in this life. I wish he had reserved the soft version of himself for me behind the closed doors of his compound, but perhaps that will come in time after I teach him how to be gentle once again.Only after that downtime does Luca agree that
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"Stand down, idiota!" Luca hisses his way."Why are you walking in here looking like a bat out of hell?" One of the others, Theo, I think his name is, remarks."We got ambushed. Hasn't Team Three notified you? What about team two? Do you have communications with them?" Luca asks as we race towards the house. His burst of energy has me panting as I race to keep up with him."We had confirmation you took off an hour ago," Theo answers."Where's Niko?" Luca fires back."In his office.""Get him to meet me in mine. The six of you and no one else understood?""Yes, sir." They all mutter together.Five of them followed Luca, Mass, Angelo, and me to Luca's office, and Theo promptly headed to Niko's office.I've barely sat in the office chair Luca guides me into before Niko enters the room.He beelines straight for the desk, crouching beside me, asking if I'm okay."Are you hurt? Have you called the doctor?" He questions me and then Luca."I have no phone; how'd you expect me to order the do
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Continued:My entrance is dramatic, and I twist my ankle. Barely containing the yelp of pain as hands steady me. "Careful," Niko warns as his hands grab my shoulders. Righting me, he strokes my cheek and kisses my forehead. Then he leaves me, moving for Alexandra, who is sitting on one of the kitchen stalls in the middle of the kitchen. I watch Niko closely tie her to the stall, ensuring her hands and legs are immobile.I'm itching to turn every light off and cut out all light for anyone searching for something to guide their way here, to me.The seconds tick by until he's finished, and I slap every light switch to swamp us in darkness when he begins to stand."Bee?" He questions me as the house falls into darkness. The silence around us stretches out only as far as Alexandra's laugh allows. She knows, god, she knows that they're coming. "Isaw lightout at sea," I whisper to Niko. "She's guiding them here. I'm sure of it!" I tell him desperately, knowing he probably won't believe m
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BiancaThings are escalating so quickly, and I'm at a complete loss for words. I don't know what to do with the information safely stowed away in my bra. It is burning my skin. It's begging me to reveal it, knowing deep down that we need to acknowledge the fact that a Densel was seemingly working against one of their own with the likes of another man's wife, who just so happens to be one of the top three rulers of our kind.I'm sure Niko could make more heads over the tail of it himself, but I don't want to give away the game for Alexandra only to win with the upper hand. Because she knows, she knows what Benji was doing there, and she might be the fucking key for the downfall headed our way. Now, whether Benji is the one she is hinting at or if she is hinting at Mitchel is above me right now.Anxiety rolls through me, and a sixth sense begs me to accept the truth. They were working together, but for what and why? And more importantly, who?So, I defer. I accused her of cheating des
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Continued: Sighing and gritting my teeth in annoyance, I begin to unbutton my shirt in a hurry. Shifting it off my shoulders, I hold it out to Alexandra with a stern look of annoyance, willing her to take it without saying thank you. Sven chuckles from the back of the boat. He's far enough away that his chuckle comes at me quietly, but I hear it anyway as I make eye contact with him. He never did appreciate having morals. "Thank you," Alexandra eagerly takes my shirt, wrapping it around herself, proving she was trying her damned hardest to conceal the fact she was indeed very cold. I train my gaze away from her lack of attire, aware that my staring might well upset Bianca, and I far from want to create that distance between us. Not after we've come so far in our relationship. "I think you need to start talking, Alexandra," I finally demand with a low undertone, my voice as menacing as I can make it. I want to instil as much fear as I can to successfully seek the answers I need. Bu
His Pretty Little Liar - The Devil’s Snare - Book 1 Chapter Seventy Seven
Niko The short ride to the private dock is tense and, quite frankly, unnerving as I try to remain stoic and quiet after saving Alexandra and nearly losing Bianca in the process. I want to ask Bianca exactly what happened and how she came to be in that room alone with no one holding her there as I thought I'd find, but I cannot fathom asking these questions in the earshot of Sven, and perhaps even Alexandra. I need to judge whether the pair of them are safe, and I definitely need to gauge whether Alexandra is a threat. How did she know that Bianca would be in that room, and would she tell me if she had planned to abduct her alongside the Densels? I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but the Densel dabble in illegal requirements of girls, even by the mafia's sordid morals and not one family knows the coordinates of any one of their bases. Most girls, if not all, disappear without a trace after they are handed over to the Densels. It's quite literally as if they vanish into thin air
His Pretty Little Liar - The Devil’s Snare - Book 1 Chapter Seventy Six
Continued:"Stop calling me Bambi.""Don't you like to be reminded of who you belong under, Bee?" "Benji, I—."Surprisingly, he pushes past me, heading for the opened suitcase on the bed. He shoves a few loose articles inside, then walks off to bathroom returning with a wash bag that goes in too.I blink, like a retard. What in the hell?"Don't play games with me, Bambi. Sit down," he scowls at his hands, speaking in the same tone as before. And yet his whole demeanour changes. He drops the knife on the bed, disregarding it as if it hurt him to hold it up to me.I frown at the door I'm still stood before and I talk in a genuinely frightened and confused voice."Okay, okay. Where do you want me?" I ask."There," he point to the desk."I'll sit," I tell him, moving with my hand before me to show I'm playing his game. Even if it seems demented at this point. I walk to the desk, and I see a notepad and pen supplied by the hotel. Taking the pen I write down on the notepad.What the fuck i
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BiancaNiko executed his plan very promptly leading me and grabbing the girl as we compiled out of the small door that led us back here in the first place. But things don't continue as expectedly when I start to veer off from Niko with the encouragement of a hand that surely isn't his."Let go of me," I hiss in pain as I'm dragged by the wrist through the crowd of people. The hand holding my wrist is cold, and unlike Niko's warm and inviting touch, I recoil very quickly from the individual leading me away. I try to turn away using my weight as a tool to pivot in the direction I want to head in, my aim is to head back to the group of people that are now lingering outside the door. Back to Niko, back to safety but my feet lose purchase on the floor, my body being lifted quite easily as if I weighed nothing.The strong smell of aftershave fills my nostrils, a stark reminder of him, of Don Densel."Let me go! Let go of me," I begin to shout.Pushing away from the body I find myself crus
His Pretty Little Liar - The Devil’s Snare - Book 1 Chapter Seventy Four
Continued: Fuck, I knew bringing her here would mean trouble. No girl enters the den if not to be sold. "Stop," I hiss at Alexandra's struggles as I circle in a hurry. The weight of her stare has me wilting, yet I cannot concentrate on protecting her as I should. I should be hurrying her out of the hotel, getting her into the getaway car. Yet I'm failing my job because of Bianca's whereabouts. "Niko?" Alexandra's voice shows her confusion as she looks up from where my hand is crushing her wrist to my face. I allow myself one moment to look her in the eye, and then I continue to look around the dispersing people for Bianca but not before I see her shoulders square up rather than drop in relief. "Yes, it's me. Please stop trying to get away from me. I've lost Bianca," I worry aloud. "She's over there with Mr Densel," she points out. I halt, turning the way she looks as I see the tail end of Densel leading Bianca through a door at the back of the restaurant's main room, much as I l
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NikoI barely had enough time to glance at Alexandra's way, let alone devise a plan with Bianca to lure her away from that table and to safety. I took too long entertaining Bianca and failing to ignore the men's stares when, in fact, I should have been devising a quick escape plan as per my brief.I start thinking of big distractions. Having something like a fire creates chaos seems the best bet. We could grab her as everyone rushes to safety, but the Densels obviously do not want to play around.This Passover seems to be happening far quicker than many before it, and Alexandra is in serious danger of being lost to the Densels.No one has a clue about their bases or where they take their girls, but they live off the grid somewhere protective, and no soul has breathed a word of their whereabouts in years. I've lost a fair few girls, and none have ever shown up afterwards so I fear that's the reasoning for the lack of information. And unfortunately each girl is a life etched into my bra
His Pretty Little Liar - The Devil’s Snare - Book 1 Chapter Seventy Two
Continued: Again, I feel the weight of each gaze around the room. Are they seriously waiting for me to eat so they can perve on me some more? I push aside my discomfort and begin to eat. My mind replays our conversation, and I get the intense feeling of needing to push Niko on the subject of his private work. What's their deal, anyway? "There she is," I note, seeing one of Ivarni's sons holding onto a girl's bicep. She looks far from in perfect condition. Despite ample make-up, there's a noticeable darkened mark around her lip as evidence she's been maltreated unacceptably. Her blonde hair screams fake, especially against her tanned skin, and she looks highly dishevelled. Niko tips his beer up, and now I see why he ordered a drink with such a big glass. His movements are half hidden by the fact that he's drinking, but of course, he looks back their way as I try to place the girl's face. Her name is in the back of my mind, yet I struggle to recall it or who she is. But I recognise
