OLIVER CAGE: Return Of The Lionheart

Seventy four

"The shadows will not let you arrest their boss. Do not underestimate them, Pascal. They are powerful and fierce and they can easily take out your cops if they see fit. You need to call this off, now." Mia tried to convince Pedro but he slowly laughed. He ran his hand through his hair, a habit of his whenever he was pissed.

"You just told me a bunch of thugs are better trained than the esteemed cops of this city. Right now, Mia, I'm thinking that perhaps I need to take you away from here," he said to her. Mia's face was drawn into a frown. She blinked severally while her brain tried to process his words.

"What is that supposed to mean?" She asked him.

"It means you have been compromised. Your judgement has been tampered with by the terrible company you keep. This is unlike you," Pascal told her.

"I am a fully grown woman and I am capable of making my own decisions. You cannot take me away from here simply because you feel like doing so. I am not your property,"

"And I want to keep you