I'M SORRY

CHAPTER 7

On reaching the meeting room, Sin saw Aurelio was there already. Their eyes met, and he could see the warning look Aurelio gave him. He let out a nervous smile as he walked to the front and faced them.

"This next mission is taking place in three days and our target is..." Mykel typed on the keyboard, and a picture of a man who looked like an Indian in his late fifties, with wrinkles visible on his face appeared on the projector. Sin gave him a signal to speak, which Mykel clearly understood.

"Vicky Chadda, a single dad with his only daughter, his wife, left him for unknown reasons. He's a drug lord in India and owns a strippers' clubhouse in Italy, with hidden treasures in it," Mykel read, his eyes fixated on the system. Sin nodded and continued, his voice cold and different from his usual self. 

"His life has been paid for, and the treasure as well. He has a lot of men, getting into the clubhouse won't be easy," he paused, studying their expressions.

"How are we going to get in, then?" Gael asked.

"He's a ladies' man, so Melissa will have to disguise herself as a stripper," Sin said.

"Why me? Viola can do it," Melissa furrowed her brows a little.

"Viola and Rhodes will be in charge of the men outside," he answered her.

"Only Vicky Chadda has the password for unlocking the safe house," Mykel said.

"Which means, Melissa, you will have to lure him and sedate him, but don't kill him," Sin warned and Melissa nodded. The clubhouse was shown on the projector screen as they saw all the entries, exits and the safe house.

"Mykel, you will watch us from here in case anything goes wrong or there's a need for a change of plans. Tessa and Storm, you will take care of the men inside the clubhouse, while Geal will join Melissa once she's gotten her job done. Aurelio and I will take care of the men guarding the safe house while waiting for Melissa and Gael," he concluded.

"Does anyone have anything to say or questions to ask about partaking in the mission?" he asked.

"Why wasn't I included in the mission?" Gretna asked with a frown on her face.

"You have little knowledge about hacking, so you'll stay here with Mykel," Sin said, looking at Aurelio, wanting to know if he had anything to add. Aurelio nodded negatively.

"That's all, make sure you guys get prepared," he rounded off the briefing. Both he and Aurelio left.

"The second boss is just like our boss. No big difference between them," Gael said.

"Who else is hungry, because I am damn starving?" Storm asked.

"I thought you said, pu$$y is your life?" Rhodes asked in a sarcastic tone.

"I want to eat, come on, let's go," Storm said and stood. Gael stood up as well, but his eyes met Tessa's, who wouldn't stop staring at Storm.

"Someone is crushing on our pu$$y lover," Gael teased. Storm traced his gaze and found it to be Tessa. 

"Let's go and have dinner," Storm said.

A fancy dining table and chairs were set with a tablecloth placed on it. The cartel members were all chatting with each other while waiting for their dinner to be served. Soon enough, the maids started pushing the trolleys filled with different types of delicacies. Luckily or unluckily for Snow, she was among the servers.

On sighting Viola and Gretna, she had her head bent as she used her hair to cover her face. She kept on walking like that as she joined in serving them. Gretna seemed to have noticed her, so she placed her legs in front of Snow, who went down to the ground heavily. Her glasses fell off as the food she was carrying emptied onto Viola's body.

"Snow!" Juniper called, as she wanted to go and help her, but a cold look from Viola made her stay back.

"Please forgive me. I'm sorry", she hurriedly pleaded, trying to find her glasses, which were already broken as a result of the heavy fall.

"Oh my, it's the blind fool," Viola mocked, kicking the broken pieces farther away.

Mykel looked away with mixed feelings.

"Viola stop," Tessa said. Viola ignored her. 

Snow was already shaking, and her tears wouldn't stop falling freely. She couldn't see a thing, and no one wanted to help her. She thought they were beginning to care for her, at least a little bit. She kept on trying to locate her glasses, unaware of the fact that they were broken, by placing her hand on the floor.

"How dare you spill the food on me?" Viola raised her hand to slap Snow, but the hand stopped midway as someone held it.

"Stop this, it's beginning to get annoying" Mykel warned, bringing down her hand. He watched Snow searching seamlessly for the glasses, and his eyes flashed with pity on seeing her that helpless. He slowly brought down Viola's hand as he took long strides toward Snow and carefully lifted her in his arms. 

He gave Viola one last look before taking Snow to the Clan's hospital. Gretna felt an unimaginable force push her, causing her to lose her balance as she grabbed the chair for support. She had a huge crush on Mykel, and this wasn't the first time he'd carried Snow. 

Sullen look glowered in her eyes, while Viola stood looking at their silhouette, which seemed to have disappeared a long time ago, with disgust and hatred in her eyes.

"Is it me or is Mykel suddenly getting attracted to Snow?" Rhodes asked.

"I don't think so, maybe we are just overthinking it," Gael said.

"I can sense more actions happening anytime from now, "Storm said. Gretna couldn't stand their comments anymore so she left, while Viola looked at them one last time before leaving.

"First it's Melissa, now Mykel".

****CLAN'S HOSPITAL****

The doctor had just finished prescribing another pair of glasses for Snow, which she wore.

"Thank you," Snow said, and had a closer look at him. He was still handsome, and he looked like he was in his early thirties.

"You are welcome", Doctor Edward replied, smiling warmly at her.

"I guess I'll be preparing those glasses for you a lot," he teased, causing Snow to smile a little bit.

"Why don't you have eye surgery?" Edward asked calmly.

The expression on Snow's face changed as she seemed to have remembered her mom, the promise she made to her, and...

"It's okay if you don't want to say, I need to get going now," He patted her hair just like a father would do to his daughter and left, causing Snow to smile at his warm gestures.

Mykel walked in and sat beside Snow.

"Are you okay?" he asked, his tone laced with concern. 

Snow nodded in reply.

"You must be Mykel, the one who carried me before," Snow looked at him, wanting to know if her guess was right.

"How did you know?" Mykel asked, a little bit surprised, because he knew that the first time he carried her, she was close to losing consciousness and she couldn't see his face.

"Your body scent, and I can recognize your arm," Snow smiled cutely, trying to hide the sadness in her eyes.

"I'm sorry," Snow stared at him, wondering why he was apologizing.

"I was the one who helped the boss with your address. Maybe if I hadn't done it, you wouldn't have been here" Mykel apologized, his voice barely audible, which showed his full sincerity.

"You don't need to apologize, everything happens for a reason. And if you hadn't done it, who knows, maybe you'd have been dead," Snow said, surprisingly finding his company not bad. 

Mykel smiled handsomely, and Snow couldn't help but admire how handsome he was. His calm personality, brown eyes, sharp nose, and high cheekbones.

"Where's Melissa? I noticed she wasn't in the dining room earlier?" Snow asked.

"I can see the two of you are bonding well. She's at the training ground, preparing for our upcoming mission," Mykel said.

"I just hope everyone will come back safe," Snow said, while Mykel stared at her, wondering the type of girl she was. They had been mean to her, and she was there wishing for their safety. He smiled, looking at her.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Snow asked, blinking cutely.

"You are cute", he blurted before he could stop himself. Snow stared at him with a smile on her face.

"Come on, let's leave".