Sparkles : Shine (Book #3) The Russo Series {Completed}

Chapter 09

Richard stares at the TV as the news about the killer of Chief of the Police is being showed, he opens the first aid kit as he pulls out a bandage and starts to wrap it around his waist, hissing in pain he finishes patching himself.

Putting the kit aside, he moves towards the window, pulling the curtain aside he checks outside to find just few cars on the parking lots and the road empty.

Moving back, he grabs his phone that was ringing, with a sigh he takes the call.

"You woke up in wrong bed" Paige voice makes him stare at the TV, grabbing the remote he increases the sound enough for her to hear.

"Did not see my name splashed on it" he points.

"It does not have to be this way" Paige points.

"By now, you should be aware little threats don't faze me. Naomi is a big girl; she is strong enough to take care of herself" he informs.

"Your sister..."

"Don't go that low, Paige. Does not suits you. I thought you were a friend"

"No one is a friend, Richard. Are we all not just trying to best each other? That be my cousins or Lucero's?" she asks.

"A fight should be fair and square. Targeting my family will make us fight back. You dress, you eat, you breathe and you live with the money that comes from dirty work, none of it is honest, we all know"

"If I wanted a speech on honest and rightness, I would call you back, but for now all I want to say is my visit is the only chance you had"

"Scared, goosebumps everywhere" Richard mutters.

"Very well, then" Paige disconnects and Richard glares at his phone before throwing it away.

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"Paige?" Leon's voice makes her turn around to find him standing on the doorway.

"Yes?" she smiles at him.

"Parker's file?" he reminds and she nods her head as she goes to hurry to grab it.

"Everything okay?" he asks and she turns nodding at him.

"Keep it that way" he comments to leave but pauses to stare at her.

"Ah, I thought I pay you to focus on work for my company but when I put the news on why did I sensed you splattered all over it?" he asks and she loses the smile.

"Leon"

"In here, you are just Paige. Your loyalty, duty lies within me. You don't ever use my sources to cover tracks of someone I did not ask for" he warns slowly turning and then fully facing her.

"Russo's are part of your family so..."

"That's for me to worry"

"Sorry" she apologizes.

"Parker's file on my desk in five also, erase Russo's name from the news. The number of times their name is being echoed it feels like I am living in their place instead of being in mine" he points and Paige just nods once before walking away.

"Fuck" Paige curses before she hurries to search for the file he asked.

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"We will gang up on him, Sergio you barge in and grab hold of him enough so he won't get hurt. Roux you cover Sergio, put the chloroform of Richard and bang, he drops down softly on the bed before we carry him out and lay him all nice and proper on the back seat and get the hell out of here" Naomi plans.