35 ~ The Mafia's Puppet

Francesco 

Sitting on the bed Brinda was laid and rubbing her hair, I can not believe it has been four weeks already. Though it had been tough since I have been escaping death from Marshall who had been relentless in his pursuit to get me killed. 

Moreover, he wants back the crypt key but I won't give it back to him. The time I had waited for for so long is coming, so why should I lose it just like that? 

I can't just wait for her to be back. Only then will my plans be active. If she had been here, everything would have almost been settled. Nevermind, just a little more time, she will be back. 

That reminds me, no matter how strong Marshall and his men were, he couldn't have pulled up such an attack alone. There must have been a mastermind behind him. A power or a force that can see everything. 

A force that knows me in and out. A force that wants nothing but my destruction but… Who is that force? But whoever he is, I won't spare him. Especially because of what he did to Brinda. 

I brought out my phone, dialed a number before I placed the device on my right ear. “Killer… I have a job for you. Come back home… Right now!” 

I turned to the sleeping Brinda. I dugged my sharp nails into my palm as I placed a kiss on her forehead. “I do not mean to be cruel to you. You… I mean…” I could not just find the right words which explains how annoyed I am with what happened. 

“Brinda… I know you can hear me so listen to this carefully. I want you back. I want you here with me. I want you to be punished but I don't want to see you dead.” 

I know she wants me dead and I can also see my destruction in her eyes but I am not to be fully blamed. She also has to be blamed. Come on! She started it first and it all began that night. If she had not done what she did, I would have stayed back with her and never returned to this underworld of sin. 

Just the thought of what she had done simply wants me to hate her and get her punished a million times for it but… 

There came a gentle knock on the door. “Come in,” I said. 

Bullet and the nurse in charge of taking care of Brinda strolled into the room. The nurse asked me to move sideways while she checked on her patient's condition. 

“Still the same.” She informed us facing me. I lowered my head and almost banged my hand on the wall behind but her voice stopped me. “If there is love, care and a lot of attention devoted to her, she might recover faster. Some patients are like that.” 

Bullet closed the distance between us and patted my back for some time. “Everything is going to be fine, okay?” 

I raised my head and stared at her for a few seconds. How can people be so caring? Despite everything I had done to her, she could have left. 

“Why are you still here, Bullet? I thought you would have left.” I said, stylishly looking away and rubbing the back of my head. 

“I can't leave. I still have the poison in me. Deadly Nightshade, remember?” She invited me to think about it. 

I chewed my mouth for a bit. “Follow me,” I commanded as I headed towards the door. She walked silently behind me till we got to my room. 

I moved to my bedside, opened the drawer there and brought out a small black box. “Don't ever tell Brinda I gave you this. That is the antidote to the poison.”

Her face swelled up with emotions. “Are… Are you sure, Don?” 

“In fact, there is no need. I release you. You should leave immediately.” I smiled, patted her shoulder and made my way towards the door. 

“Nevermind, I won't bother you anymore. I would send some money to your account as well.” I informed her then I found a way to get myself out of the room. 

I went back to the guests room where Brinda was retrieving treatment. I was about making the transaction when Bullet ran in breathing profusely. 

She came to kneel directly in front of me. “You are my family now. We will live and die together. I am grateful for the offer but I wouldn't be leaving.”

A smile spread across my lips. “You do not want to go?” I examined and she nodded her head in a positive response. 

Little had I believed that she would stay even after I killed her father, forced her to drink the Deadly Nightshade and dragged her to the Mafia world. It is hard nowadays to see someone who would be as loyal as her. She is my puppet. 

“If you are going to be a loyal Dog, then welcome to the family, however, never let me regret giving you the antidote of the Deadly Nightshade or else… You know what I can do, right?” I leaned forward and an evil smile played across my lips.

Bullet kept her eyes fixed on mine. Her gaze was unwavering. “Yes, Don.”

“How can you prove your loyalty to me?” I asked as I strengthened my posture.

“I can be your dirty little slut as usual,” she replied confidently. 

Seeing her like this makes me feel like she has an ulterior motive behind her obedience and loyalty but I know deep down that she can not do anything. “You guessed wrong. The last time you sucked me off might have been our last time together. Live in the moment. You just have to remain loyal to me and trust me… I will make your life better. Far better than your disobedient father. Also, Brinda is indisposed, you will also do her job for the time being.” I said, patting her left shoulder.

I bit my lip and raised my hand dismissively. She stood quietly then made her way towards the door swiftly. But a thought crossed my mind and I decided to ask her.

“Can I ask you a question?”

She swirled around. “Yes, Don. Why not?”

I shut my eyes as my breathing became heavy and my heart beat hard against my chest. “Do you think I am in love with Brinda?”