With those words, he stood up and hammered his foot into the man’s knee. A loud snap resonated in the room, followed by a string of curse words and a muffled cry. Then it all stopped and the prosecutor passed out from the pain. Now, the fun was over since he had no way of giving him more blood to prolong the torture. The man would die soon enough from the heavy blood loss. So finally, Noah smiled and stepped on his throat, crushing it all together, speeding up the process.
Sheathing his knife, he took out a handkerchief and dried his hands enough to be able to grip the stirring wheel without his hands sliding off. It was his only reason to bother doing it. Then he left the man in his office, hoping that people would soon find the body and the message not to mess with his Famigliawould get through to his enemies.
CHAPTER 48
"How are you?" asked Francisco just as he picked up the call from his sister. She laughed, hearing his concerned voice.
"I’m alright," she said simply not wanting to get into details.
She hadn’t mentioned her surgery or further injuring her back. It would only lead to more uncomfortable questions that she wouldn’t be able to answer, and as a result, her twin would be worried and fly to Seattle, only to find her gone. There was no use informing Francisco of anything. What was done was done. She was going to have problems with her back all her life, and probably never have kids. Nothing she hadn’t learnt a long time ago and already made peace with.
Francisco laughed. "The guys are taking good care of you?"
"Yes, they are. You don’t have to worry, Cisco. I am really fine."
"It didn’t sound like that when you called me at night, crying. I am your brother so naturally, I’m going to worry."
"It was just a hard and stressful day. A fleeting moment of weakness. Nothing more," she reassured him.
"I’m happy to hear that. Anyway, I am about to have a break from training. Maybe you will find the time and come to Spain? Or do you want me to come to Seattle?"
Blood rushed to her temples. How could she tell him that neither of the options was possible? She missed her brother, but couldn’t face him and act as though nothing had happened. Besides, she couldn’t travel such long distances yet due to the strain on her back. Not to mention that Francisco wouldn’t find any of his friends in Seattle if he flew instead. And there was no way in hell that she was going to tell him the truth. One - she couldn’t, two - she didn’t want to. Many assumptions that her twin had about the underworld were real and for him to find out that his sister had gone all-in would be his worst nightmare coming true. And for her to actually be drawn to it, and be involved with the Capo dei capi? It wouldn’t go well if Francisco ever found out. However, this time Inéz couldn’t deny that he would be right.
"I’m not sure either is a good idea. I have too much work to take time off. The same with the boys. We barely see and talk to each other nowadays. It would be a waste of time for you. I will visit as soon as I can. I promise," she said the only thing that she could think of.
And it wasn’t such a big lie, because boys were coming over less and less, seeing as they were working with Flavio and Noah most of the days and nights. She wasn’t even sure whether they weren’t avoiding her as not to make matters for her worse. They must have figured out by now that their presence only reminded her of Noah and that it was the very thing she was trying to avoid. She needed peace and clarity away from him in order to make up her mind. They would both tell her not to get into the relationship as she would be in constant danger, but she didn’t want to hear what she already knew. Because it wasn’t the answer she needed. She just wanted to be sure that whatever happened, it was going to be worth it.
There were three voices in her head, alternating each second. One a negative and dark demon who was constantly reminding her of all the negative aspects of it all. Its voice shook with fear, as it advised against going all-in because she would regret it, ruin her image, or even end up dead. The second voice was as optimistic and cheerful as it could get, and Inéz usually imagined it as if she was looking through rose-colored glasses. Because why not try? She would love every moment of it, regardless of what came next. It screamed at her to take a freaking chance. But the third voice bothered her the most, and she rolled with its advice day by day, just taking it easy and seeing what would happen. After all, she wasn’t going to get out of this world alive. And that was both the most thrilling and terrifying thing. She would eventually die because of this life.
And suddenly her mind was free of all doubts and she could make a decision. She finally knew which voice to follow.
"Cisco, I have to go. There’s something I need to take care of," she said, and without waiting for an answer she hung up.
Not fucking getting out of this world alive.
CHAPTER 49
A groan escaped Noah’s lips as he put his hand under the cold water. His fists were terribly busted, angry red marks and dried blood that partially belonged to him making for a grisly sight. Another man had decided to get on his bad side. Not a good idea, nowadays even more so than
