Mafia's Assassin

Chapter 30

48 hours ...
That's how long it had been since I lost Nico. My home quiet and empty without him my heart broken as my fingers circle my locket.

"Emilie .." luka stands in the doorway long enough to see me speed past to the toilet, following on my tail until I shut the door to his face

"Emilie are you well ?" My chest heaves as I stare to the remains of my breakfast. Rinsing my mouth with water I leave with a towel patting my face

"I'm fine Luka" my shoulder barging his. Opening the door to my study Luka pulls my body behind his, gun drawn as we both stare to the broad shoulders of a man. Placing my palm to lukas drawn shoulder I slowly lower his gun

"He talked"
"If that's what you call his screams" turning his body covered in stripes and red of another, my eyes look to his bloodied hands

"Luka get us something to clean him up" my eyes flicking to his tense features "Now luka"

He returns soon after with what I need.
"Thanks luka that will be all" but he doesn't move "luka I'll be fine"

"Do you know who he is ?" The man scoffs and Luka stares daggers stepping into the room

"Luka no" my hands grabbing his shoulders "Wait outside I'm going to be okay" he softens slightly to my touch then his eyes drop down to mine and he nods

"Outside" I nod closing the door and turning to Mikhail

"Sit" but he remains standing. Huffing I push him into a chair as he looks to me raising a brow

"Honestly I'm sick to death of all the testosterone, just do as your damn told" I watch his lips twitch as I begin to clean his features.

"I'm sorry about Hana .."
"You knew her longer then I did" his eyes looking to mine as I nod

"Matteo told you " his turn to nod once "I didn't know who she was" guilt fills me as I pause briefly before continuing

"What my family did to her .."
"It wasn't meant to be to her, she wasn't on their list I was" we are quiet a moment

"You saved her"
"No" I shake my head "I condemned her to this fate" my jaw tenses as my eyes avoid his until his hand covers mine

"If you hadn't have been underestimated I would never of had the chance to love her" this time I look to his eyes, my palms encasing his head

"For what it's worth I'm glad that she loved you" his hand covers mine as he provided a small smile "and I really hate your family" laughing he pulls away to stand

"Let's get him home" my heart beats faster "we've lost enough people" moving silently behind him we leave the room coming face to face with Luka

"Let's bring him home" nodding Luka walks beside me as we walk together.

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Inside the warehouse I let Luka and Mikhail do all the heavy work slipping around them and behind them, gun drawn.

"In here" they beckon to me as we round the corner opening a door that leads into a large open room. Inside sits a man strapped to a chair, head limp and my heart hammers

"It's him" passes my lips as I want nothing more then to fly to his side but Luka pulls me back

"No Emilie it's far to easy !" My ears ringing, I watch as Lukas side begins to soak in blood, his eyes looking down to the spreading puddle above his hip as he drops.

"Luka !" My hand covers the wound "Mikhail help ! In here !" My voice stirs the man in the chair.

Mikhail arrives with back up who carry Luka from site, his blood covering my hands

"How .. touching" rage runs through me as Viktar stands metres from Nico

"Go to hell Viktar" my eyes flick between the distance from him and Nico

"Shall we play a game princess ?" His stance lowering into a lunge, curling my fists I know what it is

"Race you" but before he could finish his words I was of, getting to Nico first

"Nico, Nico look at me !" Urgency in my voice but Viktar arrived slashing

"Awwh what's the matter princess ? Your Knight not talking ?" Frowning in a fakened sadness

"Why are you even here Viktar ? The Russians don't have the time of day for you no more!" I seeth at him as he laughs

"I'm just tying up loose ends" his head tilting to me "what you say we dance one last time ? For old times sake"

Dodging his swings I grab his arm and land my elbow into his stomach, bending his arm over my shoulder for him to drop the knife but he catches it with the other. Jumping back I try to keep him away from Nico who still sits limp on the chair.

"Ready to die by the blade?"
"Are you ?" I shot back as I continue to dodge his blade when he comes dangerously close to Nico.

"No!" Diving in between, my back leans onto his shoulder hands at either side of the blade as I try with all my strength to keep it from him

"Em .. emilie .." my name passes his lips loud enough for me to hear

"Nico .." Grunting I knock the knife to the side and plant a punch on his temple kicking Viktar in the stomach watching the knife fall. Picking it up I begin slicing at the rope

"Come on, come on"

"Amore behind you .." his voice but a whisper as arms wrap around my throat pulling me back, knife still in my palm

"Hasn't anyone told you not to turn your back on the enemy?" Squeezing at my throat

"Hasn't anyone told you, you talk to much" my head colliding with his nose as I drive our bodies back until we fall to the floor, releasing his hold on me. Blade in hand I drive it straight into his stomach sliding it down as he screams, pulling the blade free

"sangrar cerdo" (bleed pig) standing I run to Nico and continue to untie him

"Nico mírame mi amor" (look at me my love) my hand briefly brushing his cheek as I continue to saw, one by one his hands fall free and I work at his feet, his body pushes mine to the floor as the room alights in the dimmed darkness.