1. One last cigarette

Chapter 22 : Information

"Want to speak now Kane?" I taunt swinging the hammer in my hand. I miss fucking with people, breaking a few bones while leaving tiny little cuts, the screams used to be on repeat in my dreams but I got used to them after a while now they are just a reminder of what I've accomplished.

"I don't k...know anything...y thing I swear!" Kane screamed while I pushed another rusted nail against his arm while positioning the hammer. "Wrong answer" I sang bringing the hammer down watching it pierce his skin.

Kane ran a small trafficking group, he's always in the loop with everything happening or going to happen in our world which leads me to believe the sneaky cunt knew something about my little inconvenience.

Smirking at his shaking body I grew tired of being at this for hours and still having nothing. "Last chance Kane in three...two..." removing the handgun tucked into my side I removed my safety and pointed it directly at Kane's forehead but before I could pull the trigger he yelled at me to stop. Alright, alright, all I know is there's a new group that formed a few weeks ago and their goal was to mess around with your business till you had to take recruits for all the losses and they'd take you down from the inside but everything changed when you took what was his man, that's all I know I swear!" nodding my head I pulled the trigger.

Kane blood-soaked my favorite t-shirt and I refused to use the Motel's bathroom. The walls screamed 'old lady with 70 cats and the floor was littered with takeout wrappers.

Walking to my car I covered my seat with an old towel I found in the back making sure I didn't get blood on my leather seats, I would much rather walk to my house knowing my precious car wouldn't get filthy but the house was two hours away.

I took a shower when I got home satisfied with the night's events when I spotted Alex helping a limping Sofia past my room. I couldn't find my door and when I asked the guard who carried it away he told me Sofia threatened him so he could not tell me anything. I couldn't believe my men were listening to her instead of me.

"Alex I'm fine just fuck off already" Sofia argued with Alex trying to remove his hand from her waist but he wouldn't move reminding her that she couldn't stay up without help. When the grumpy Koala saw me coming closer she rolled her eyes while trying to walk faster.

"You better be telling me your opponent looks worse princess" Alex chuckled at my statement but stop when Sofia slapped him on the head. Opponents pretty boy" Sofia muttered finally meeting my eyes. Her hair was braided hanging right above her ass with a few strands hanging loosely in her face, she had a busted lip with multiple bruises from her neck down. Her icy blue eyes had dark circles underneath them showing her lack of sleep while her defined cheekbones have shown more than usual which reminded me to ask the maids if she's been eating.

Shaking off the worrying feeling that crept up on me I left them to carry on to her room and decided to check up on James and Steven.

Both of them were in my office going through the footage trying to get a clear image of the delivery man.

"Steven your sister's back if you wanted to take a break" I suggested but without responding he flew up and jogged out of the office like a puppy who hasn't seen his owner the whole day. "Noah, what do you know about them?" James suddenly asked when we were alone. I sat down watching the clip next to James.

"I haven't had a chance to dig up everything but I do know both of their parents are dead, Sofia started fighting when she was 16 to have enough money to make sure Steven could stay with her and not get lost in the foster system and she built her whole life around that boy to make sure he had everything and more".

Processing the information I gave him I asked him why he was suddenly interested.

"I just have a feeling man, Steven's probably a great kid and I don't know him that long but something is off with him".