𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 {𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙤𝙣}

5~ {𝒯𝒽ℯ ℋ𝓊𝓃𝓉}

"A fish with its mouth closed never gets caught."

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Saturday, May 22nd

Night

~Destiny~

I hurried into my house and locked the door. I secured the deadbolt and the security chain.

My brother was confused by my unsuspecting paranoia.

"Destiny?" He called.

"Daniel..." I said in response.

He stood from the couch and came over to me. "What's wrong?" He asked.

I took a deep breath. "Nothing."

"That's a lie. What's going on?"

"Dan, I can't." I said as I tried to push past him.

He grabbed ahold of me. "Des, talk to me. You're starting to worry me. Did something happen while you were out?"

I stared at him for a long while, contemplating whether to tell him. If Messiah really wasn't bullshitting with me, and I really was pulled into something, Daniel is the one who could protect me.

"Technically, yes." I said.

"Tell me." He said.

"We should sit down first." I said.

He nodded and led us both to the couch.

"Start talking." He said.

"Earlier today I witnessed a murder." I said as calmly as I could.

His brows shot up. "Did you call the police?"

I broke eye contact. "No. They dragged the bodies into the alley and I followed them. I recorded their conversation."

"Why the hell would you do that, Des? Are you crazy?"

"Maybe a little. But my article got rejected again, and I really need a groundbreaking story."

He sighed and shook his head at me. "Let me hear the recording."

I took my phone out and played back the recording.

"Boss, we got them."

"Great. How much did you guys get?"

"About seventy thousand."

"That's nothing."

"All of this really isn't a good idea, Michael."

"I didn't ask, Kilo."

"You always get it done, Arrow. The other capos should learn from you."

Daniel gave me a curious look. "Are these mobsters?" He asked.

I nodded. "Yes."

"In our city?"

"Yes. I met one of them at the club. he told me about this plan that they have called 'The Enterprise' and how there's a mafia war."

He nodded. "Go on."

I started to feel tears in my eyes. "He said he could get in a lot of trouble for telling me, and I could get in trouble too because I know about it. Now I'm pulled into some deep shit, and I've just dragged you down with me. I only told you because maybe you'll be able to protect me."

He pulled me into a hug. "Des, I'll make sure nothing happens to you. I promise. But we have to tell the police. Let's go down to the station tomorrow and give the police that recording."