"I never thought I would see you in a long time, Collin," Alessandro said, taking Xavier's hands for a handshake." I also didn't think I would see you, especially in Chicago" Xavier took a seat opposite Alessandro."Even a boss sometimes needs to clear his head. I heard of the unfortunate event that happened to your brother" he said, peering his wrinkled brown eyes into Xavier's, and all Xavier could do was nod.Alessandro was an Italian Mafia boss who Xavier's father allied with before he died. Even with his father's death, Alessandro still showed his faithfulness to the Collin family."Have you finally tamed that wild dog, Richard?" Alessandro asked, watching Xavier who poured wine into his cup and handed it to him."He just keeps getting impossible day after day" Xavier remembered Rachael and his blood boiled. The warehouse was empty when he got there. He knew Anthony wasn't lying because he didn't have the guts to. Richard must have seen it coming, that's why he moved her as quic
"Anthony what were you thinking!" Jerry asked. All Anthony could do was a seat with a casual demeanor. He didn't feel scared a bit. For all he cared, Richard could do whatever he wanted because he was done with the confraternity."I did what I had to do. He was going to kill that lady""Now he will kill you. How clever was it for you to come up with this?""He won't find out I snitched to Xavier""You think Richard is stupid. He will figure it out with a snap of the finger""I'm not scared of him" Anthony snapped angrily at Jerry and leaned back in his seat."Of course, you are not. Do you realize how crazy Richard can be? If he gets the slightest clue that you betrayed him, he will end you"Anthony turned to look at Jerry in annoyance. "Whose side are you on?""Of course, I'm on your side"Jerry yelled."Then act like this. Richard is weak. He only barks but doesn't bite. If he wants to take me down, I won't without a fight" he spoke with a lot of determination in his voice.Silence f
XAVIER. "I will take down every of his warehouses if that's what it takes to get Rachael" he spat out in anger. Alessandro laughed. "You speak from anger, not from wisdom"."What do you suppose I do, sit back and watch?""Of course not" Alessandro tapped the tip of his cigarette to take the ashes off. "Did you do what I told you to do?""That man is a demon. He doesn't have anybody close to him. I tried Alessandro, I did" "Fair enough. But burning his warehouse isn't going to bring her back. You might even get her killed. Do you know how much mafia lords cherish their warehouses?"Xavier sighed in frustration."Give him what he wants. He wants to see you break""You want me to beg him?" Xavier flared up. "How dare you tell me to do such""The reason you called me was to ask for my opinion. If you didn't trust me, you wouldn't be seating there listening to the nonsense coming out of my mouth"He was right, but wrong about one thing; Xavier begs no one. He was not going to give Richa
"Then tell me about it" "I didn't have a pleasant childhood. You can tell" he spoke and she nodded, not saying a word. "My father was the cause. He wanted to shape me into this perfect, fearless son. I wasn't, but he forced me. Each time I messed up, he did cruel things to me. When I became a teen, my father and my mother divorced and I was forced to stay with my father. I wanted to stay with my mum, but he was too powerful. He won the court case and took me. My mum only visited once" he paused, looking at Rachael to make sure she was listening."Go on" "The whole trauma made me a sociopath. At least that's what the therapist said. I didn't let him break me, I got stronger and wiser. I ran away from home to fend for myself and when I turned 25, I went back home and killed that bastard""You killed your father?" Racheal was taken aback."Yes, he deserved to die," he frowned. "Now isn't this such a wonderful story," he said in sarcasm and all Rachael could do was nod."Now tell me abo
*****"You sounded urgent over the phone," Richard said to Jerry who was seated in front of him."Yes boss" "Spill" he instructed, lighting the cigarette stick on his lips."Anthony is planning on taking over this confraternity. He wants to kill you " he blurted out.Richard chortled, puffing out the excess smoke from his lips. "How is he going to do that?""I don't know, but that's what he told me"Richard leaned forward to get closer to Jerry. "Now why would he tell you this?""Because he is in love with me"Richard leaned back on his seat "Gay lovers in my confraternity, how absurd" he chuckled at his words."I'm telling you this because of how loyal I am to you and this confraternity""That's smart of you. You will be rewarded. So where is this lover boy now?""He plans on leaving Chicago tomorrow. You can stop him before then""How do I know this isn't one of your skims to get me killed""It's not""Well then. Since he trusts you, you will be the one to kill him. Then your rewar
The car stopped in a big field. Rachael looked out from the car window, trying to discern where they were. It was just an open field with not a single soul."Richard, what are we doing here?" she asked as he grabbed her hand roughly."Let's go bitch" he ordered, holding her hand and dragging her out.The strong wind hit her skin as soon as she stepped out of the car. His men were all arranged behind them with guns in their hands. Her hands shook by her side at the thought of getting killed."Are you going to kill me?" she asked in fear, but he only scowled at her."Can't you keep your mouth shut for once?" he asked as he dialed a number on his phone."I got your girl," he said gruffly. "I can't tell you our location, why don't you track us like an expert?" he cut the call"Relax, your look tense" Rachael heard him, but that didn't do anything, rather it made her more apprehensive."Blindfold her," he ordered one of his men."What are you going to do with me, Richard? If you kill me,
Rachael held Xavier's hands as she cried. He wasn't moving, just lying on the hospital bed, pale white. Rachael's eyes were already red and puffy. She had no intention to stop crying because her paranoid brain kept bringing up different scenarios of him ending up dead.The door opened and Rachael's sister walked in. Bella's eyes were red too, but she tried to act tough, fighting the urge not to cry."Can you leave the two of us together?" As she said those words, her eyes never left her brother. Rachael was stunned. There was no way his sister didn't know her as Hardy's murderer. Yet she didn't look at her with disdain or anger. Probably she was too concerned for Xavier to pay attention to the murder suspect by his side. Rachael, after standing up from where she had crouched, walked quietly to the door When Bella was left all alone with Xavier, she began to sob. "Fine you win" she admitted. "You broke me" "I was so devastated when I heard what happened. I could breathe. There was
"Have a look at this" Silvia placed her laptop in front of Gary. "What do you see?"It was the CCTV footage of the night Hardy was killed. It had been kept safely in the evidence roomGary sighed. Silvia was on the case he didn't want to have anything to do with and she always had a way of dragging him along. He knew Xavier, he knew the Collin family and they weren't friendly. Even though Xavier had been the most active one, he was even more dangerous than all of combined. "Nothing" "Exactly nothing. The girl isn't there anymore""How is that possible?""I think the CCTV footage got swapped""But it was kept safely in the evidence room. No one can tamper with evidence" "No one, but the DCI" "Mark?" "Who else will have access to that room?""Silvia I don't know, but you are making big allegations. He is our DCI""I fucking know and I think I know why he did this" she leaned closer to Gary."You do?""Remember when I told you I went to have a word with Xavier?" She asked and he nod