Adriano

Chapter 47:

I get out of Adriano's Range Rover to a building that looks completely abandoned.
He leads me in and the interior is amazing, completely contrasting to the outside.

He takes me down a flight of stairs to a huge underground room where Cora is tied to a chair and gagged with Christianto next to her.

Cora's eye is puffy and shut and her mouth is bleeding. She has bruises all over her face and Matteo wipes his hand with a cloth.

Christianto stares in shock as Matteo repeatedly hits his sister.

'You fucking killed her!' He yells, his voice hoarse.

'Be careful, she needs to be able to answer some questions,' Alora says.

''She's fine.' Matteo snaps.

He takes out his gun and Christianto yells from next to him.

'Hey, hey put the gun down.' He yells.

'You shut up,' I snarl, shooting him in the leg.

'Ok, enough of that,' Adriano gently takes the gun off me.

I walk next to Matteo, and he shakily raises his hands.

'This isn't going to bring her back,' I say. 'You've done enough.'

He turns to me, his red rimmed eyes watery and I hug him.

'It'll be better if you rest.' I mumble.

He holds me tightly, since I've got here I don't think Matteo has even looked at me kindly but I still feel the urge to be here for him.

Adriano comes over and puts a hand on Matteo's shoulder.

'Zoya, Xuan and Alessandro are upstairs trying to arrange a funeral.' He says. 'It'll be best if you go up and help them since you knew her better than all of us.'

Matteo wipes his eyes with the back of his hands and nods before going upstairs.

'Cora isn't saying anything.' Alora tells us.

'I'll get her to talk.' I mutter.

'Why did you come to kill me?' I ask.

'Fuck you,' she spits.

'My patience is already thin Cora,' I snarl. 'Don't test me.'

She stays silent and I hit her with the barrel of my gun. I grab her shirt and make her look up at me, taking out my knife and putting the tip on the vein in her neck.

'If you don't answer my questions, my hand will conveniently slip and cut this vein open.' I smile.

'You wouldn't,' she says.

'I've already killed Pablo,' I reply. 'Let see how far you can push me.'

She doesn't budge so I let go of her.

'Adriano,' I say. 'Get rid of Christianto, right here.'

'Gladly,' he replies.

Alora goes to the door and makes sure no one comes in.

Adriano takes out his gun and shoots Christianto's arm.

'Okay!' Cora yells. 'Leave him alone.'

'Are you going to speak?' I ask.

She slowly nods her head, looks at Christianto and sighs.

'Dominico only ordered us to kill you,' she says. ' he didn't tell us why, but just that you were a traitor.

'And you didn't ask?' I reply.

'We were trained to only take order not question them.' She says.

I nod my head and look at Adriano who's just watching me.

'Alora, go get Matteo please,' I reply.

She leaves the room and a couple minutes pass before she returns with Matteo.

I look down at my black gun and hand it to him when he comes next to me.

'We have no need for her,' I say.

'No!' She screams. 'Dilara ple-'

Her pleads are cut off by the gunshot coming from Matteo and she slumps in her chair.

'No!' Christianto yells.

'This is what happens when you fucking cross me.' I snap. 'Take it as a lesson.'

'That was my sister!' He yells.

'And Jasmine was my girlfriend!' Matteo replies. 'Now shut up before you end up on the floor next to her.'

Adriano's jaw ticks as he takes in Christianto.
Christianto looks up at me and shakes his head.

'Dilara you were never like this.' He says.

'I told you,' I say calmly. 'No one is going to stop me from leading The Ravens.'

I walk out of the room and Adriano follows behind me and puts an arm on my shoulder.

'I'm fine,' I reply.

'I know you are.' He says.

We walk up the stairs and into a room where Zoya, Terzo, Xuan and Alessandro are sitting around a table.

'Merry Christmas,' Terzo says as we walk in.

Adriano glares at him and he puts his hands up in defeat.

'Just trying to lighten the mood.' He shrugs.

Zoya hits him on the back of his head and glares at him.

'How's Matteo holding up?' Alessandro asks.

'His grief is coming out as violence and anger.' I reply.

'Sounds like someone I know,' Xuan raises an eyebrow.

'I'm not violent.' I reply. Adriano and Alessandro stifle a laugh and I glare at them.

'Yeah, and I imagined what happened back at Mimi's.' Xuan laughs.

'What happened?' Terzo asks.

'You're so fucking nosy,' Zoya rolls her eyes and inspects her knife.

'Thank you Zoya,' I smile and she salutes me with two fingers.

'Dilara went batshit crazy when Christianto showed up at our door.' Alessandro explains. 'She stabbed him and broke his nose.'

'Yes!' Terzo exclaims. 'One point for team Dilara.'

'You sound like a cheerleader,' Adriano drawls and I laugh.

'I'm her biggest supporter,' Terzo says. 'I don't like you on the other hand.'

'I'll shoot you.' He snaps.

'Yeah, and Zoya will hunt you down.' Terzo laughs. 'Won't you.'

'No,' Zoya replies. 'I'd give Adriano the gun.'

Adriano smirks from next to me and Terzo has a shocked expression on his face.

'Traitor,' he mutters.

'Who would've known Dilara had it in her,' Xuan laughs.

'People always underestimate me.' I smile. 'And then I shock them.'

'What we need to figure out is what we're going to do with Christianto.' Alessandro crosses his arms.

'He knows about my inheritance ceremony.' I say. 'We could help him set up something.'

'And if he betrays us?' Adriano says.

I turn to look at him and his eyes analyse my face.

'Then I'll let you kill him yourself.' I reply calmly.

*AUTHORS NOTE*
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