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“We don’t have a fucking rat!” King growls.
“Yeah, you do, it’s someone in your close circle,” Vin argues.
“How would you know?” Bishop asks.
“Someone knew Carlina ran from you or was planning to. They knew what time she was leaving and where she was going. They know Luka is watching every camera throughout the city and Koby and Knight are hacking every server for details about Rook. They know all your blind spots because they have been briefed on them, by you!” I hate to admit it, but Vincent is right. I startle when Gage speaks, I forgot he was even here.
“It’s Mav.” Everyone stares at Gage like he has lost his damn mind, but then it clicks, the video Vin showed me of the meet with the Dons. Mav was there.
“I trust him,” Bishop snaps.
“Then you’re a fool. I’ve been trailing Mav since Kiara got here. The dude always seems to have the right intel at the right time and can never explain how he got it. He’s a fucking rat, Bishop!” Gage shouts. Bish opens his mouth to fight back no doubt, but I cut in before they can get into it.
“Gage is right. Vin was keeping tabs on his father and watching him. He showed me a video of the families meeting together and Mav was there. I saw him, Bishop.”
“I knew he looked familiar when I saw him at the warehouse,” Vin mutters behind me.
“The night at the docks, he was there and never did a thing when Ivan was gonna shoot me before Rook jumped in the way to save me,” Koby speaks quietly as if everything is starting to fall into place for her.
“Where the fuck is Mav?” Bishop demands.
“I haven’t seen him, boss. He went to do a run this morning to collect the drops but I haven’t seen him since,” Luka answers.
“Find him.” Bishop’s eyes burn with unfiltered hate. When he finds Mav, he is going to pay slowly for what he has done. He could have saved my fucking brother! “I want him alive, Luka. Get Mike and Carlos down to the morgue. I want them with that body until a formal ID has been made. Our plans remain the same. We move out tonight and take out the last two, then Gage leaves in three days for Russia.” Luka nods and turns to leave but stops when Knight speaks.
“Ifit’s… him, you call me, Luka. Not Bishop or King, you fucking call me!” Luka slowly turns to face Knight and gives him a stiff nod. “If anyone touches… the body, I want to know about it. No one is going to cut him open until I see, clear?”
“Yeah, I got you, Knight. I’ll have men stationed at every exit until a formal ID has been made.” Luka’s words seem to relax Knight slightly, in a sick fucked up way I think it’s a good thing that Bishop isn’t changing his plans. This way it will keep Knight distracted until we find out if it is… Rook.
Vincent
Leaving Carlina tonight was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I know she needed me especially finding out they may have found her brother’s body. She told me to go and be useful and make sure her brothers all made it home safely, but I know those words were for my benefit not hers. We still have another hour to go before we reach Washington D.C where Pauly’s safe house is. Luka drives while King rides shotgun. Bishop and I are in the middle seats with Knight and Gage in the back. Bishop refused to allow anyone else with us, he said he can’t trust anyone now. No one has been able to find Mav, he must have been alerted somehow and chose to run. The question I keep asking myself though is, there is no way Mav could work for the families if he was the rat. He has to be in with the Russians to know about all the shit he does.
The tension in the car is so thick you could cut it with a knife. No one has said a word since we left the house. We all know we may be good at what we do, but no matter how good you are, there is always a chance you won’t be coming home breathing. Bishop briefed everyone on what he wanted when this job was done. He wants Knight to continue running the old Ramano territory and King to keep running the Romello territory. He hasn’t decided what he wants to do with the Polizzi and Murelo territory yet, but even he knows he has to have someone running it or another will try and take over. I had thought he would put Gage in charge of one of them but with him going to Russia that wouldn’t be the best idea.
“Luka.” The sound of Bishop’s voice pulls me from my thoughts.
“Yeah, boss?”
“You’ll run the Polizzi territory until Gage is back.” The sudden intake of breath behind me lets me know that this declaration is a shock to Gage. Bishop turns to look over the seat at Gage, he keeps his face blank of all emotions as he speaks. “Once you have dealt with the Bratva, you will take over from Luka and run things there.”
“I… Uh, I don’t know what to say,” Gage mutters.
“Say you won’t fuck it up and then we’re good.”
“I won’t fuck it up, Bishop. You have my word.” I can hear the conviction in Gage’s voice and I have no doubt he will do well in his new position. “What about the Murelo territory?” Bishop shifts his gaze to me and I tense. I flick my gaze to his and wait.
“Carlina will run it.” My eyes widen in shock. “I wanted each of my brothers to take over and grant my sister her wish of freedom from this life, but I can no longer do that. Car will take over and that way a Murdoch will sit at the head of all parts of New York and no one will be able to challenge us. My family will be free of threats and no one will be able to fuck with us.” I nod my understanding but ask.
“And when your sister is no longer a Murdoch, what then?”
“Oh shit,” I hear Gage mutter from the back, but ignore him as I keep my eyes on Bishop.
“She will always be a Murdoch at heart and that is all that matters.” I shake my head, he is so dense.
“There is no way in fucking hell that my girl will be running a fucking territory where her life will be in danger daily because of how high she is ranked.” Bishop opens his mouth but I push on needing to get this out. They all need to hear this and know where I stand where she is concerned. “I love your sister and Iamgoing to marry her, whether you like it or not. Carlina belongs with me and I will fucking fight each of you daily for the rest of my life if it means she is with me. It’s because I love her and want a family with her that I am telling you now.No,she will not be running things for you. I won’t allow her to put her life on the line daily out of some sort of sense of duty to her family.” Bishop rolls his lips over his teeth and cocks his head to the side studying me for a moment. I can feel the other three staring at me but I don’t dare look away from the Don.
“I don’t like you.” I smirk which just earns me a glare from Bishop. “I hate that my sister is with you, I don’t support it at all.” I shrug not really giving a fuck what he thinks. “But, I do support the fact that you love her enough to risk your life to help us. I know you don’t like us or even care for us. You being here right now shows me what my sister means to you. Help us win this fight and then go after the Bratva and I’ll reconsider Carlina’s position as the head of her territory.” I smile wide and shake my head.
