Red

CHAPTER 19.

Blue lighting from the pools water glinted across the passage way of the ventilation, I scan the basement and notice that it was empty which means Lorenzo and his men weren't here as yet. I pushed through the shutter which flip open and I quickly eased my self out of it which immediately flap the metal shutter back into it's place.

I stood up from the ground and I couldn't help but watched the sharks, the last time I was here they were out of reach and now I was up front, I bit my bottom lip, they were huge. Somehow looking for the poor guy who got eaten up like a snack, I walked across the floor and squint my eyes as the blueness of the water hits my iris.

The door cracked open up above the basement and I quickly ran across the room towards four large wooden cartridge boxes that were at the side of the basement. I bend down behind them and quickly activated the listening devices, I lowered my breath as Lorenzo came into my perspective and sat into the chair beside a large desk.

He spread his thighs apart, his fingers tracing the scar that ran from his eye to his nose. The man was dressed in a long sleeve black shirt with three buttons pop open, showcasing his chest.

He had on black suit pants which gripped around his muscular thighs and to top off his dark fit, red outlined the inside of his black suede loafers which adds an extra touch to his overbearing aura.

I watched as his men, which consist of six including Rafael and Fire, flooded the room. Silence hang into the atmosphere as the Don, lit up a blunt and stood.

He stand into the middle of the room above the sharks and I almost rolled my eyes at the amount of command he held over his men and even to the sharks.

Lorenzo slip a hand into his pocket and with the other hand bring the cigar to his lips, his eyes on his men as his large shoulders widens then straightens up in dominance.

"Now I don't know if you all have realize our current situation." His voice drifted out in rasp, smoke blowing out with every word as he stood before them.

"Pesci, that fucker." His squared jawline compressed tightly as he said the name in coldness.

"Had successfully, not one but killed three of our associates. My fucking cousin who was once our doctor for our main hospital back in New York, our family's lawyer and now..."

He paused and poke his cheek with his tongue and the resounding darkness that always sent a shivered through my spine, built up once again into the air as his scar stood out with the danger that is his eyes.

"Our main drug dealer back in New York, Federico Amato was killed in a crime robbery in his home office and with with the help of Rafael we were able to found out who committed the act. Some of you weren't here last time and I'll admit, it is a shame because then you'd see how rats should be dealt with."

He tilt his head back and then with his Adam's apple drifting up and down in movements, he puffed out a cloud of smoke, he allowed his words to sink in paused and then he pulled his head back slowly, eyes enclosing in darkness then said.

"With our main drugs dealer out of the picture, we have one week to find a suitable replacement. If we can't find that in a month's time then our organization will get affected by this which is bad for business."

"And bad business will only set me on a killing spree which will force my hand to kill you motherfuckers." He grinned but nothing about his threat was funny only Fire snickered to his words.

Lorenzo walked over to his office desk and sit, thighs spreading apart as he folded his arms with the blunt burning. "I am assigning Fire to looked through our alley's and see if you can find a trust worthy dealer."

Fire nodded. "Si boss, I'll get started on that right the fuck now."

He then left and I listened as he walked passed me, his footsteps echoing on the stairs above me.

"Don, I found Pesci's last location last night which confirmed your suspicion that he's taking over New York with his business." Rafael spoke up in the corner of the room as he indulge in a cigar.

Lorenzo hummed and then out the blunt in an ashtray. "Run me the coordinates."

"He's was spotted in Yonker's New York, I haven't pick up nothing much as yet because he's laying low from Federico's murder."

The don tilt his lip up into a chilling smirk. "Because he knows what's gonna happen next, in a weeks time we are going to leave for New York, I can't search for the fucker here so be prepared men we have a damn flight to catch."

As he said this an instant blaring pierce of gun-shots sounded upstairs, this set the men off and my eyebrows moved into a frown at Lorenzo's calmness, his men though moved across the room to enter the stairs and with their bodies moving passed me, I kept my eyes on the don and almost as if he knew I was here all along, he relit the blunt and puffed a smoke then connect our eyes together.

He tilt his head to the side and stood up as the room emptied. Now caught, I stood and in a matter of seconds he was standing before me.

His musky scent was mixed with the weed which have me tilting my head up as I stared into his dark eyes. It formed a closure over me and it shuddered my breath but I conceal what I was feeling seeing as his stared held me still.

"Pensavi che giocarci due volte fosse un incantesimo, tesoro." (You thought twice played is a charm, sweety)

Fuck so he knew I was here the last time, damn he's good.

If I opened my mouth I knew he'd spotted out who I really was so with him staring down at me with intense eyes, I decided to throw him off balance.

I bend down and with a leg stretch out to the side, I bend my other knee and push it through his legs to snap it apart, with enough momentum running through my system, I rest my head on his waist and with both hands around the back of his knee, I proceeded to push him down which automatically allow him to fall flat on the ground on his back which was above the sharks.

He quickly read the situation and wrapped his arms around my waist and swing our body around which eventually switched me below him, he wrapped his fingers around my neck and induce a tight squeeze, my eyes welled up from the tightness as I held his cold ones.

His lips turn into a smirk as he drew his face closer to me and gritted out.

"Cat got your tongue, bella?"

Narrowing my eyes at him, I pushed my hips forward which shift him off of me slightly and without question I bend my hand and used my elbow to strike it across the side of his face.

He snap his head to the side as he grunted and I rolled over onto my side and got up, I began running up the stairs and heard him gritted out into his phone for his men to looked out for me.

When the door snap shut behind me, I began running towards the ceiling to floor window that was up ahead, with my breath rushing out, I neared the windows and with a leg pull back, I sent it toward the glass.

It cracked then shattered down and as I was about to jump out through the night, I push my body in motion and then and there I felt a bullet sinking into the back of my thighs.

I muffled the scream as I descended to the ground and when I fell on my knees, I winced up as pain rocked throughout my whole body. I ran into the night, ignoring the signs of the pain that numbed me as I applied pressure in my speed.

Fuck...