Still Drakes POVI did not meet up with Liam as I intended, I have almost all the thugs, snitches, and drug peddlers in the street searching for that van. There is no way they can get those kids out of this city unless they switch cars. I’m hoping they are found before it gets to that point, I need them to be found before their trail goes cold.“Can I get their pictures?” I asked Casey, snapping her from her thoughts. She had been silent for some time, and I wondered what could be going through her mind. “I don’t have it, I’m not allowed to have their pictures. I only get to chat with them on video calls, and that is if I behave myself and try not to annoy Austin. He sends me their pictures once a month so I can forward them to dad and mom and stop them from asking too many questions about my kids and our well-being.I get distracted by their pictures, whenever he gives them to me, I tend to stare longingly at them for too long. That’s why he made me delete them immediately. But I ha
Riley’s POVHe is trying to play smart on me, I guess he has forgotten who he is dealing with. He has something to gain from all this, that is why he is withdrawing backward, covering his ass while I suffer. I tied reasoning with him, but he claims to be doing all this to protect his fucking brotherhood. I know that there is nothing can say to him that would make him change his mind. A lot of money and properties are involved here, and from the information, I have on him, I know that it is practically impossible to convince him to change his mind. He is a great fool that is prepared to do anything for the money. It is rumored that he sold his mom and his sisters into the slave market just to make a couple of millions of dollars that he still gambled away in the casino. He is mean and so fucking annoying. I won’t sit here and banter words with this lunatic, So I issued a stern warning to him, I warned him of the consequences of going against me and I left him to muse over everything I
Still Drakes POV“I’ll be out soon, brother. And I’ll finish what I started. That is a promise, dear brother,” he whispered in my ear, causing me to groan in frustration as I realized that he may have just found someone who is ready to take the blame for his actions and go to jail for him.“If you don’t mind, Attorney, I would love to have a word with my brother in private,” I let out through gritted teeth, trying my best to remain calm so I don’t get arrested for violence and disturbing the peace in a government organization.“Oh, come on brother. There is absolutely no need for that. The good attorney here doesn’t need to clear the space just because of us. This is a government organization and I would hate to disrupt the good work these wonderful people are doing here. I trust the Attorney, and I’m hoping you trust him as well because he is such a…” “Get the fuck out of here, Carter, and find me a nice and quiet office, I want to have a private meeting with this idiot. Don’t make m
Riley’s POVDrake…That fucking bastard!I can’t believe that share the same surname, I am ashamed to even call him my brother. He got me arrested because of a woman, my woman. He broke our bond because of a woman, and now he expects me to trust him with my secrets, claiming that he cares about me…Like seriously?Who the hell does he think he is?I’m sure he came here to gloat because he thinks he has won, he has no idea what is coming for him. He should have just left when he saw me but he chose to mock me, that’s why he came and demanded an audience with me, with Carrie following behind him like a faithful lapdog. She could have stayed with Austin, but she fell for his cheap words and she fucking betrayed him. I got a message from Austin while I was still in jail, he sent one of his boys who is also an inmate to sneak a phone to me. I called him when I knew that nobody was watching me, and he said to me that she is no longer with him, she betrayed me and ran off to your stupid brot
Still Riley’s POVThe Attorney General Carter Smith owes the Bratva brotherhood a favor. And since the Bratva insurgencies know about his deep secret, they now have control over him. They managed to destroy every piece of evidence that the Bratva has against him, and now they have total control of him. They made him destroy all the evidence that the Bratva had on him, they made it practically impossible for anyone else to control him, or monitor his affairs. That way he can work for them without interference, and that is what he has been doing for as long as I can remember.Actually, I didn’t know all this, and I would never have found out about it if I wasn’t approached by one of the captains of the Bratva Insurgencies. They thought Austin Foster could handle the deal with my family. Austin Foster used to be their only link to get their goods out of the state, and out of the country. And now that Austin is under investigation, they have no choice but to come up with this plan to use o
Drake’s POV“You said I should come to you if ever need your help, Mr. Osborne. I’m sorry to be coming to you so soon, but I need your help man, I think I’m being watched, I think your parents have sent their thugs to kill my son and me. Please help us, Drake, we have nowhere else to run to, and that is why I came to you.” He lets out in a panic, sounding so terrified on the phone. It was Charles Harvey, and I could hear Raymond’s voice in the background as he sobs hysterically.“What is going on Charles, Where the hell are you, and why the hell are you murmuring?” I asked him in shock because his tone of voice was giving me goosebumps all over my body. I’m not yet at home, I have two more stands to make before I get back home to relax my exhausted muscle. First I need to drop Casey by the hospital where Liam took all the kids to. There is a hospital for kids just a few miles away from where he asked us to meet him initially, but some of the kids look malnourished and sick, so Liam cal
Still Drakes POV“I need you to calm down man, I need you to man up and face your fears head on. I can’t imagine what you are going through, and I know you must be so terrified right now. But I need you to put those fears behind you, take a deep breath, and tell me what happened to you. If I don’t know what is going on, then there is absolutely no way I can help you and your son. Do calm down and talk to me man, what the hell is going on over there, and why is everywhere so noisy?” I told him firmly. I know it’s urgent, I mean, he sounded so nervous when I heard his voice on the phone. But I need details, I need to know if I need some backup, or maybe it’s something that I can handle alone. If it’s something I can’t handle, then I’ll go with some guys and get them out of here.“You want to know what happened to me and my son rightWell, if you insist, then don’t blame me for being mean because it’s all your fault, man. You happened, Drake Osborne. It’s all your fucking fault, you led
Austin’s POVAfter many years of loyalty…After working together for so long, they decided to kick me out just like that. I was tossed aside like a piece of garbage. First, it was the Bratva, I did every fucking thing I was asked to do, I fulfilled every task, and I paid my dues when necessary. Then all of a sudden, I was suspended for something that wasn’t even worth it. I had an issue with a Bratva brother, he was not supposed to encroach on my properties and he did it on purpose, daring me to reach out in one way or the other so he could report me to the Pakhan and have me queried. I tried so hard to evade him, but he kept coming for my properties, stealing my top spots and location, locking me out of my own properties. It got to a level that I couldn’t endure it anymore, so I simply called him out to war, and I fucking killed him and his faithful boys. I didn’t stop there, I kicked his family to the curbs and I took all his money and properties, including his shipping docks and co
Still Drakes POV“I'm so sorry, Drake. I was right there with you and I couldn’t save your woman. I failed you, and I failed Mia. Riley is a bastard, if he were still alive, I would have killed him myself. I’m glad he is dead, he is a fucking monster!You can’t blame yourself for this, Drake, it’s not your fault and it’s not her fault as well.” Liam let out sadly, trying to cheer me up.“I know it’s hard to believe that you just lost a child, but look on the bright side. Your wife is okay, and your brother will never hurt her again because you took care of him already. She is going to wake up in a few hours, and she is going to be okay, I promise. I was a bit busy when you walked in, that is why I couldn’t attend to her myself. You can relax your mind, Mr. Osborne, I’m going to take care of her, I’ll make sure she is okay, that is a promise.” Doctor Larry assured me. I could see her lying peacefully on the bed while the nurses cleaned her up. I can’t call her parents yet, I’m too asha
Still Drakes POV“You are Mine, you bitch!” he let out harshly as he kept hitting her across the face. After a little while, he reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a towel and he placed it on her nose, forcing her to breathe on it. I’m guessing that it is soaked in chloroform, and he wants her to pass out so he can rape her, just like he did with the other girls that Casey spoke to me about. “Riley!Please, stop!Please…” she cried miserably. He ignored her and he kept pressing the towel to her nose while his other hand skillfully worked on her button, trying to take off her cloth. I don’t know why my guards are taking too long, but I know I have to do something right now, or in going to regret this for the rest of my life. I gazed around me, and I saw my guys being held down just like me. Liam and I had the most guys, we had four guys on each person, and they were so rough and mean. But I know I can break free from them easily, I just need little assistance in taking them ou
Still Drakes POV“Kill me, Drake!You can hurt me if you chose to, lock me up and kill me if that would make us even. But leave them out of these, they are just my business partners, and they have no business with you. Let them go, Drake!I could get the Russian government involved in this, I could use you for assaulting my foreign business partners, and you could go to jail, Drake. Let them go and I promise…”“Oh, Really?Do you mind telling me what kind of business partners they are to you?Like, seriously, I want to know why you are pleading for their lives when you have never done anything like this for your family. Are your business partners more important than your family?” I asked him mockingly, earning me a hard look from him. His girlfriend was standing behind him, tapping on her phone. I guess she is trying to reach someone, or maybe she is trying to call the captains and confirm if they are truly in danger. I guess she doesn’t want to believe that her coalition with them is
Riley’s POV“Get the fuck out of here, Riley, and stay the hell out!I don’t want to deal with your silly ass today, I ain’t got time for shit!” he yelled in my face, making me snicker in disgust. I got reliable information from a trusted source. I was informed that Austin Foster is in Drake's custody, and I’ve been asked to take him out as soon as possible. He is a threat to everything we have worked so hard to achieve, so he has to go. I’ve been trying to force Drake to fight back, I wanted to see how far he would go, I want to see if he would hurt his own brother. I know he would never treat me like he treats his other enemies. But I want to know the length he can go to hurt me, and that is why I’m daring him to fight back. The last time I’d dared him this way, I ended up in jail for a while, and then I was out again. If throwing me in jail is the worst my Mafia brother can do to me, then it’s safe to say that I own this city. I can do whatever I like in this city and he would not
Still Drakes POV“Loretta fooled me into thinking that she loves me. She came up with this perfect plan to steal from her bias and elope together. I fell for her tricks and her lies, I never knew she is such a terrible person, I never knew she could turn around and betray me. We had so much in common, and I was so stupid to think that it is true love. But now I know better, she never loved me and she would never love anyone in this lifetime because her heart is filled with greed and evil. If you want to get to the Bratva insurgencies and your brother as well, I would suggest you seize her and force her to spill everything she knows about them.” Justin told me firmly, then he handed me a briefcase that contains all the information he just shared with me, and even more than that.“Loretta stole these files when she used to work for Austin Foster. The plan was to get everything we could lay our hands on, then when we are safely out of this city, we would use the information on these file
Drakes POVHe has been daring me since Austin left this city. I guys the rumor is true after all. My own brother Riley is now a pawn to some freaking Russians who only wish to kill use him and then kill him. He abandoned our family just to become a puppet to these bastards.Wait, what the hell am I even saying?He did not abandon our family, if he did, then he wouldn’t be trying so hard to destroy everything our parents have worked so hard to achieve all their lives. His determination to ruin this family is so great, if I were one of his bosses, I would give him an award for being so tenacious. I get the reports of his attacks every fucking day. He keeps killing my boys, sending me a message that I don’t even understand. My boys are so fucking pissed off by his actions, they keep watering me to give them the order to take him out, but for some weird reason, I can’t seem to do that. I don’t think I can ever give them that order, I can’t even begin to imagine it. He may be an idiot, but
Loretta’s POVJustin left me…He set me up and ran off with all the money we were able to gather after Austin was deported to Russia to face justice in his homeland. He tricked me into believing that we are in this deal together, I never thought I could be outsmarted by a guy, I never even thought that Justin would ever betray me, I never saw him as a guy that could hurt a fly, I thought I could use him, but he ended up using me, and then he set me up with the Bratva insurgency, the same guys that dealt with Austin Foster and forced him to flee out of the city.The last time I had a decent conversation with him was when I told him about my sexual attraction to Drake Osborne. I indicated my interest in Drake, and I told him I wanted to get him to screw me, but he had been so pissed about it. I could vividly recall his exact words to me when I first mentioned it to him. He was like,“Now you’re making me angry and jealous, Rett. Why would fall you for another guy when you have me all to
Still Mia’s POV“I’m not sitting around for you to do everything for me, Drake. I’m bored and I’m so fucking tired of sitting around the house, doing nothing. I need this contract, you know what this contract means to me and my family. I don’t know what I’ll do if the contracts are not awarded to us. I need to be there, I need to be sure that I did everything possible to get that contract, please Drake, just take me with you. I promise, I won’t do anything stupid, I won’t do anything to ruin your hard work, I’ll be good, I’ll be reasonable, I promise.” I kept pleading with Drake as he sat in the dining, having his dinner. Charles, Casey, and their kids were sitting around the dining table as well, but I couldn’t care less. I just want to leave this house and I want to resume work. I’m sure they understand my frustration, they know how long I’ve been enduring this boredom and they sympathize with me as well. But Drake doesn’t seem to care about my feelings. Sometimes I feel he is still
Mia’s POV“I told you to sit back and let me hand this contract, Mia. I got it under control, I can get you that contract, I promise you. I’ve gotten past the initial stage and I’m confident that my pitch is too great to be dismissed. You can stay back and let me get you this contract, then after I secure your contract, you can resume at your new office building.” Drake implored, trying so hard to convince me to stay back at home and rest.It’s been five months since I had that terrible encounter with Riley and his whore Loretta. Drake has been by my side all this while, and I’m so glad that was able to heal faster than anyone expects. The doctor had been so amazing to me and my family. When he saw that I was ready for the surgery, he didn’t wait for Drake's permission before he could take me into the theater. He carried out my surgery, even before my husband could sight the consent papers. He took a great risk, just to save my life. Drake said he is being so nice to us because he want