Mafia Kingpin: A Dark, Thrilling Organized Crime Romance

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§ LOUIS §

I was with Chase, Likkle T and Swoop. We'd had a really great day, eating like fat bastards, playing games in the arcade and then chilling in the park. Now we were back in the neighborhood again, talking next to a lamp-post. Who needed Keelan?

"Thanks for today guys," I said sheepishly. "I had loads of fun."

Chase chuckled.

"The fun's just getting started," Swoop said, putting his hands on his hips.

"What are you talking about?" I asked, confused.

"We're gonna raid that house behind us," Likkle T explained.

"We've been watching that house for weeks," Chase went on. "We know when the pricks inside it leave and come back, and all the gear they have stashed in there. They're minted! They've got loads of Playstations, and a box full of cash. Right now, it's a Friday. That means they're out at the club, and it's our perfect opportunity to take what we want with nobody watching us."

I took a deep breath in, not knowing what to say. "I've never done something like this before," I said awkwardly. "What if we get caught?" I coughed, embarrassed. "Plus my mum gets really mad if I come home too late..."

Likkle T burst out laughing.

"Aw, he's a mummy's boy," Swoop mocked.

"There's nothing to be afraid of," Chase shrugged. "We've got it all planned. Nothing can go wrong."

"Do you want to be a hustler like us, or just stuck being a mummy's boy all your life?" Likkle T said angrily.

I drew another deep breath nervously. "Of course I want to hustle," I said sheepishly.

"Then come with us," Swoop shrugged.

I knew that agreeing would be the only way to prove myself to them. I was my own man. I didn't need them thinking I was a wimp, or a pussy-boy. I'd already lost Keelan... and I couldn't lose my new friends when I'd only just met them.

I guess it's peer-pressure. You know when deep down, you know something is wrong, but you do it anyway? That's how I was feeling right now... I was in a state of confusion, and I felt guilty for going behind Mum's back... but Mum wouldn't understand what it's like to have guys casually talk about shit like this right in front of you, but you've never done anything like it yourself.