Chapter 14: A Game of Cat and Mouse

2018

Williams

My father and I sat in the backseat as an associate mafia member drove us to our destination: the current location of Fabian. He was smart enough to change his residence, knowing we would come for him, but it wasn't hard to track him down again, especially since we have eyes and ears everywhere.

We are the Scorpiono Mafia, and our reputation precedes us—the ease with which we silence those who cross us, and our strict code of leaving no stone unturned. Fabian should have known better before crossing us.

"Are you ready?" my father asked, looking at me with the same expression he had when I was younger and too scared to protect my family's name.

Now, I know what's right.

"You trained me to always be ready. Why would I go against that?" I replied confidently.

"Good, because we're here," he said as the car slowed to a stop.

We parked a short distance away from the location so as not to raise any alarms.

My father tucked his gun into his pocket, while I concealed two guns