Her eyes filled with tears, she had not seen or heard from Ricardo since she had left over a year ago, he was probably married with a child by now, and she knew how important it was to the Italian Mafia to breed the next generation. Curling into her pillows she stifled a sob,‘Why did the thought of Ricci with someone else hurt her so much?’ Silent tears ran down her cheeks and she dashed them away angrily,‘Stop it.’She told herself sternly,‘He does not care about me and I’ve cried enough tears over him, so no more.’It made no difference, she still cried herself to sleep her heart would always belong to Ricci even if it was shattered into a million pieces.Dmitri forced himself to stay away from her, she was his captive, to be used in his negotiations with the Italians nothing more. He would sell her to the highest bidder and secure a piece of their American business for the Bratva she was just a pawn to be used. He looked out of his office window, ‘So why then did his body scre
Her eyes held such hurt and betrayal he looked away feeling small,‘You are none of those things Dmitri and I pity you.’’Ivan swept her into his arms and walked out of the door,‘Where the fuck do you think you are going with my property?’Dmitri blocked his path,‘All four of you are facing insubordination charges, if you take one step out of this room with her you will face a firing squad when we land.’Alcina gasped with horror and struggled to be put down but Ivan tightened his grip on her,‘You seem to forget it is our word against yours Dmitri, and the four of us are happy to invoke clause 11’Dmitri frowned but Sacha enlightened him.‘If the Seconds feel their Pakhan is no longer fit to rule the Bratva, for whatever reason, they must say so to his face and inform the Council of Elders immediately after securing the Pakhan.’The four of them formed a protective ring around Alcina and glared at Dmitri, he knew he had gone too far but to back-down now in the face of their rebelli
Suddenly a door was slammed open and two guards with guns strode into the dungeons heading for the first cell with four pretty brunettes in it, the men stood outside eyeing them up and down,‘You are overdressed.’One of them said with a smirk, and pointed to a small bundle he pushed into the cell,‘Strip and put these on.’The other commanded and the women looked at each other and then at the two guards who stood cradling their guns waiting for their free show, the women however, were not stupid, three of them stood in front of the remaining one who stripped quickly and pulled on the filmy, see-through chemise. They did it one at a time and the guards glowered but could do nothing, it was a waste of time because the chemise they had to wear barely covered their bodies. As they stepped out of the cell they were mauled, the guards deliberately touching and pinching wherever they wanted. The prettiest of the four was pinned against the cell door while they locked the other three in, to
Knocking off the safety Tasha grinned,‘I’ve always wanted to do this.’She spun away from Alcina and fired into the crowd of men standing together in the middle of the room, two dropped to the floor with bullets in their heads two more collapsed one with a bullet in his leg and the other with a bullet in his chest. Tasha lay between the chairs catching her breath and then began to crawl behind the dais taking the men by surprise when she shot from a different position. Using the confusion Tasha caused as a diversion, Alcina checked where the other ‘owners’ were and dispatched them ruthlessly smiling grimly when the women ran for it. She had one gun left, and she knew Tasha only had a few bullets in her gun, they were not going to make it, too many men remained and there was no sound of police sirens she looked across at Tasha and saw her crouching behind some chairs.Catching her eye she signalled to the exit,‘Get the fuck out of here, I’ll cover you.’She mimed and saw her frown, s
Her fingers gripped his thick curls as she lost her battle and gave herself up to the pleasure only he could give her his hands moved to the button on her jeans popping it open and quickly tugging down the zip he wanted her naked and ready for him. A loud knock on his office door made him growl in frustration as Alcina’s eyes flew open and the spell was broken she pushed him away and quickly adjusted her clothes,‘Avanti.’ [Come in.]He snapped ready to kill whoever had interrupted them,‘Capo, è urgente, abbiamo intercettato una chiamata dalla Bratva, stanno venendo a prenderla.’ [Boss, this is urgent we’ve intercepted a call from the Bratva, they are coming for her.]Romero pointed at Alcina,‘Dicono che è di loro proprietà e che l'hai presa illegalmente, hanno intenzione di riprenderla, con la forza se necessario.’ [They say she is their property and you took her illegally, they intend to take her back, by force if necessary.]Alcina curled her lip,‘Lasciateli venire, li ucciderò
She clung to it for a few seconds then gritted her teeth, a few tiny cuts were not going to stop her and ignoring the burning in her hands she clambered down to the floor and disappeared into the lengthening shadows. Keeping close to the walls she edged around to the main entrance and glanced across the courtyard, Ricci’s men were everywhere loading up SUVs and jumping into the seats talking quietly as each one was loaded. Inching forward she looked around for a way to go with them and bit her lip when she saw the only chance she would have was in the boot of an SUV, she hated confined spaces. Taking a deep breath she slipped from her cover and raced across to the SUV jumping in and curling into a ball as one of the guards slammed down the door without a second glance making her gasp as it jerked away almost instantly. She tried to remain still, keeping her eyes shut and forcing herself to breathe slowly but she had no idea where they were going or how long it would take. As the SUV s
Outside there was chaos as all the Bratva vehicles went up with a loud explosion in a chain reaction, many of the men were killed instantly as they had been using them as shields, and others were dreadfully hurt as the burning liquid rained down on their exposed skin setting them on fire or burning through their clothing. The screams were dreadful, and the smell made that unhurt vomit even as they raced to help their comrades, the Bratva were beaten, those that remained did all they could to save others and it wasn’t long before the Italian Mafia men began to help.Dmitri stared at the carnage around him, helpless as his men and the Italians worked side by side to rescue those they could and cover the bodies for later identification. The fires were dying down and he turned to Ivan and Sacha,‘Chi ha fatto questo? Come potevano sapere di usare quella roba del genere?' [Who did this? How could they know to use that stuff like that?]His question was answered when Romero came running out
He saw the frown on Ricardo's face and added quickly,‘La giovane donna è attualmente stabile e tiene testa, le prossime quarantotto ore saranno critiche, ma se ce la fa non vedo alcun motivo per cui non debba riprendersi completamente.’ [The young lady is currently stable and holding her own, the next forty eight hours will be critical but if she pulls through them I see no reason for her not to make a full recovery.]Relief poured through Ricardo as the others high-fived each other delighted Alcina had a fighting chance,‘Posso vederla.’ [Can I see her?]The Consultant put his arm across Ricardo’s shoulders,‘Certo, vieni con me, ti porterò nella sua stanza.’ [Of course, come with me I will take you to her room.] He signalled for his men to follow them and when they reached her room he told them to arrange for round-the-clock guards and had them check out every part of the hospital she was in. Until she left there would be guards outside her room and at every entrance and exit poi