Forever & Always

Chapter 22: Malefic✔️

(adj) - causing harm, especially by supernatural means

Pronounced: muh-lef-ick

•Winter's pov•

I hum along to the song "idontwannabeyouanymore" by Billie Eilish while I pack. We leave very soon and we need to make sure that we don't forget anything. I've packed the outfit Liz made for me for this mission along with some regular clothes, chargers, toiletries, etc.

Soon enough, all of my brothers have put their bags in the trunk and are ready to go. We pile in the SUV with Lorenzo in the driver's seat. It doesn't take too long to drive to the runway. We get to the runway at about the same time the girls do. I had one of my men pick them up. We all get out of the car and Lorenzo pops the trunk. We take our bags out and throw all but three of them in the back of the jet. The three that we left out have weapons inside, so we'll be keeping those in the jet with us.

Once the girls put their bags in the back as well, we walk up the steps leading into the jet to take our seats and put on our seatbelts. The jet is going to take off in just a few minutes and then we will begin our 10 hour flight. All there is to do for now is sit back and wait.

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10 hours and 10 minutes later

We've just landed in Rochester, New York at a private (I had called a friend). As we walk off the jet, I check my phone for the time. We changed our SIM cards so that we're able to contact people back home. As expected, it is 6:32 p.m. on Friday here in America which means everything is on track. I did originally estimate that we'd be here 10 minutes earlier, but it's not that big of a deal.

The back of the jet opens and the guards take out our bags and hand them to us. We pile in 4 different cars: Enzo, Alex, and Lio go in one car, Vinny, Demi, and Wonder go in another, and the girls and I go in one, and Chris goes in the last one. Chris is going to be taken to a safe house that meets in the middle of all of the locations. The rest of us will hide out in hotels not too far from our locations.

I know what you're thinking. That's not a good idea because we're in Julius' territory and he can find out if we're here and where we are. But, here's the catch. Some of the people working at the hotels are my people, including the receptionists for all 3 hotels. They will put in false names for us and the rooms we will be sleeping in will be marked as available. That way, if Julius does find out we're here and where we've been staying, this will lead him astray because of the fake names and wrong room numbers. The cleaning crew of the hotels are also people from Havoc. As soon as we leave, they will enter each of the rooms we stayed in and take off all the sheets, pillowcases, and blankets, and they will wipe down every single thing. That way, there won't be any fingerprints. And don't even get me started on the security cameras.

It doesn't take too long to get to the hotel. We grab our stuff, including the duffle bag filled to the brim with weapons, and walk inside. Dani and I check into the hotel with our fake names. The receptionist tells us our fake room numbers but gives us the keys with our real room numbers on them. The receptionist had put tape on both room keys with the correct room number on it, so all we have to do is rip off the tape and throw it away.

We will go to our rooms which are on the top floor. It makes it easier to escape because no one has a room up there. Plus, the WiFi's better. We have two rooms. Vienna, Dani, and I will sleep in one room while Ember and Liz sleep in the other. As soon as we settle into our rooms, we get comfortable and go to bed. It may be pretty early, but jet lag is a bitch. Plus, we need as much energy as we can get for tomorrow. What I can guarantee is that this mission will not be easy.

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The Next Morning

I'm not as anxious as I thought I would be waking up this morning. We all wake up around the same time and order "room service" for breakfast. If you don't know, the quotes mean that room service isn't really room service, it's people from Havoc. You might also be wondering why no one from the Greek mafia, other than the doctors, is involved in this mission. I don't want Julius to catch up and immediately think it's them. Mamá, Bampás, and Nonna will be recovering for a while and we're going to need as much security around them as possible.