The Guerrero mansion was under attack. All around, the workers were screaming and scampering for safety while gunshots continued to rent the air. And the gunshots were getting closer and closer. Alex swung into action immediately. He barged back into the abandoned room and motioned at Camila who was already trembling with fear. “It’s not safe here, Miss Camila. Come on. I’ll take you somewhere safe.” “What’s going on?” She asked, looking as terrified as she sounded. “Who’s shooting? Is it Miguel and his men?” Alex paused to consider that she might have a point. Did Miguel actually choose to continue with the attack and reveal his evil intentions? “There’s really no time to wait around and think, Miss.” He said, grabbing her hand and hurrying towards the door. “We have to go. Now.” He was about to pull the door open when a strange sound came from just outside. They both froze. Despite the fact that Alex’s heart was currently in a pounding frenzy, he tried to appear
“Hand the knife over while I’m still interested in playing nice with you, pretty boy. Do it now.” Knife guy growled.“You don’t have to get involved in this. Just step aside and give us access to the women behind you. No one has to get hurt.”Alex decided to play their game. He relaxed his stance and assumed a hopeful expression. All pretence.“Are you sure? If I walk away and give you the women, will you really not hurt me?”Both men nodded.“Of course.” They chorused like a bunch of fools. “Just do as we say and you’ll live.”This was probably the most dangerous thing he’d ever done but Alex nodded and stepped aside, ignoring Camila and Amaya’s gasps of horror.“What are you doing, David?” Camila whimpered. His heart was thundering like a bass drum but he ignored her. Instead, he waved the goons towards them.“Okay, then. Now you have free access.”The idiots were already drooling as they exchanged victorious glances and charged towards the women. Amaya and Camilia were overwhelm
By the time Akex got to the second half the of the mansion, he’d bypassed fifteen dead bodies and disarmed five men from the enemy camp.The more enemies he fought with, the more he realised that these men had no experience whatsoever. Maybe he was right. Maybe their bosses just picked them from factories with the promise of monetary reward if they joined in the attack.But what kind of rival mafia organisation went to war with unskilled men? What happened to their skilled soldiers?Alex was about to walk round a bend in the dining room when he heard footsteps approaching. His fingers tightened over the gun in his grasp and he froze, waiting to catch whoever was coming off guard. The moment the stranger’s booted feet came into view, he raised his gun and cocked it. He was just about to pull the trigger when a familiar head of brown hair came into sight. “Caleb!”Caleb nearly jumped a mile, his eyes widening in fear when he heard his name. His posture visibly relaxed and he let out a
“There’s really no point of asking him these questions.” The first soldier argued. “Let’s just take him to the boss. He’ll know how to handle him.”“No, you were right. I’m just a servant here. I work for the capo.” Alex cut in.The soldiers eyed him with calculating looks. It was clear that they didn’t believe a word that came from his mouth. “Move!” The second soldier finally commanded.“Where are you taking me?”The soldier’s eyes flashed. “You’re a prisoner. You have no right to ask questions.”Alex clenched his jaw stubbornly and dug his heels into the ground.“I'm here to see my capo. Unless you’re taking me to him, I have no business going anywhere with you.”The soldiers exchanged glances, marvelled at his audacity. “Who the hell do you think you are to challenge us?“I never challenged you.”The first soldier stepped closer, apparently fed up with his bullshit.“If you don’t want me to shoot a bullet up your arse, I suggest you start moving in the direction I point you.” “
The boss finally turned around and Alex nearly did a double take. Not only did scars mar one half of his face, he was also missing one eye. In place of the missing eye was a lifeless prosthetic that looked creepy as hell. The boss abandoned the Capo and advanced towards them, his lips pulling in a smirk.“Finally, someone who doesn’t recoil at the sight of my ugly ass face. I think I’ll keep you, boy.”Alex stood his ground.“Release my capo.” He said through gritted teeth.”The boss burst into laughter. “The audacity of this kid.” He said, patting his shoulder. “Who are you?”“What are you going to do to them?” Alex asked, avoiding his question. He shrugged. “Nothing much. I think I’ll keep his head.”It sounded like he was joking, but Alex could dictate the note of seriousness in his tone. This man was a boss for a reason. He wasn’t playing around. “Who are you?” Alex asked. “Who sent you here? I know you’re not part of any organised crime syndicate. Who are you then?”All trac
“Let go of him right now. Or else…”“Or else what?” The boss growled. “If I detect any funny business, I’ll blow out his brains before you even get the chance to cock your little toy gun. Don’t test me.”Alex blinked severally at Tariq, trying to get his attention. Finally, he looked at him and Alex shook his head as subtly as he could in a gesture that meant; “Let me handle this. Stand back.” To his relief, Tariq finally gave in and stepped back.“Okay, then.” He said, lowering his hand to the ground to drop his gun. “I’m gonna do as you’ve asked.” The boss was laser focused on watching Tariq drop the gun and Alex used that opportunity to strike. He counted to three in his mind and suddenly twisted with lightning speed, shoving his left shoulder into the boss’ bullet injury.The boss let out a scream of pain and accidentally released the trigger on his gun. The “pow!!” sound of the bullet hitting the opposite wall shocked him long enough to relax his grip around Alex’s throat.
“Stop! Don’t shoot! David is innocent and I can prove it…”***Everyone turned towards the voice and Alex blinked in surprise when he saw Camila. Amaya stood by her side and together, they walked into the room. Wait. How the hell had they gotten out of the bunker? The moment Amaya saw her husband, her eyes lit up with happiness and she flew into his arms.The capo caught her effortlessly and pressed her against his chest, breathing in the scent of her hair. From the way her shoulders shook, Alex could tell that she was crying.“There, there, baby.” The capo said soothingly, patting her back gently. “That’s okay. I’m here now. Nothing happened to me.”Whilst the capo was trying to comfort his sobbing wife, Camila was giving Miguel the stink eye. Amongst everyone in the room, only she and Alex knew about Miguel’s involvement in the attack. “Camila, what are you saying?” Miguel asked with a very fake, plastic smile. “This man sexually assaulted you, remember? You must be making a mis
“So I’ve been living with a traitor in my own home?” Mrs. Maria whispered. “I can’t believe this.”The capo finally decided to take matters into his own hands. He came forward and grabbed Miguel by the collar. The fear that flashed in the bastard’s eyes gave Alex immense satisfaction.“Why did you do this? My sister trusted you, damnit, why did you betray us?” Miguel lowered his head but remained silent. “I’m talking to you, goddamnit! Answer me!”“I did it because I deserve it!” He roared, shocking everyone with his sudden out lash.“I deserve to work in the big city, not David and most especially, not Eden’s pathetic father. None of them can be compared to me. I’m better qualified than them and I will…”Thwack!This time, the slap was so vicious that Miguel completely collapsed in the Capo’s grip. “You will pay for what you’ve done. Mark my words.”***The next day was a very sombre one in the mansion. It was the mass burial of everyone who’d lost their lives during the attack.