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When we get downstairs, I head down the hall where we extricate information from our enemies. A few of the men are standing around with their arms crossed and straighten when they see me. When we get to the room, the door is open still and Matias tosses his cigarette outside and closes the steel door, sliding the long lock in place.
Then he turns the handle, sealing us in.
But I’m not looking at a body.
I’m not looking at anything.
“Where is the body?” I ask, adding a bit of heat to my voice. “I know I wasn’t bothered twice about coming to see the fucking body and now it isn’t here. Did it suddenly walk out?”
Rosie squeezes my hand, calming my nerves.
I have to be like this in front of them.
‘We’re getting it off the ice,” Matias informs just as a few men drag it in and lie it on the floor. “Perfect timing.”
The body is wrapped in black garbage bags with duct tape around the neck, waist, and legs. “Turn around, Rosie.” I kiss the top of her hand before letting it go.
“No, it’s okay.”
I turn to her, raising a brow, but she stands firm with her decision, lifting her chin for me to dare to argue with her.
I lean in and whisper, “You don’t have to watch this.”
“I do if I don’t want to be a joke to them,” she replies quietly.
She’s smart and her decision to brace herself for this will earn a lot of respect among my men. So many of them are going to be waiting for her reaction and I know Rosie, she won’t let them see her falter. No, that lovely gift will be reserved for me in our bedroom behind closed doors. It will be our little secret and something about that is more intimate than anything we have shared.
“As you wish,” I state, giving her a curt nod.
I bend down and hold out my hand. Matias places the knife I was silently asking for on my palm and I wrap my fingers around the black handle with gold leaf accents. It’s a gorgeous blade that was given to me to help pay a debt.
The blade is sharp, and I ease the tip into the plastic material, cutting it until I get to the first barrier of tape. Matias rips the bag more so we can see who the body belongs to.
“I guess you don’t have to worry about the nurse anymore, Rosie,” Matias informs Rosie with a slight humorous tone.
“I didn’t want her to die,” Rosie sounds offended. “I didn’t like her, but death is pretty extreme. I hope she was able to die fast. I couldn’t imagine death being prolonged all while knowing you’re going to die anyway, you know?” she says, sounding so sweet and innocent, showing she truly doesn’t know how the world works.
A quick death only happens when mercy is shown and that rarely ever happens.
I tear the rest of the bags and notice marks all over the body, already proving that our nurse did not have a quick death.
“There’s something in her hands,” Matias says, plucking a piece of paper out of the frozen hold of the nurse.
He uncrumples the paper and reads it before handing it to me. “A note from your best friend.”
I snatch it from him, knowing damn well he is being sarcastic because my best friend is my twin.
Milazzo,
You’re a smart man. I’m surprised you would turn your back on our deal. I know you have the girl and I know she is the one responsible for killing one of my men. Bring her to the club tomorrow and your disloyalty will be forgotten.
-Bianchi
I growl as I crumble the paper in my hand.
Disloyal.
He sounds as if I work for him, and I do not. The only people I am loyal to are my family, my wife, and the men who work for me.
