Taken In

Chapter 57

Arturo's POV

"Calm down man." I sigh nonchalantly, holding my phone at an arms distance to quieten another one of Fernando's temper tantrums. He's always been the type of pendejo to get worked up about shit for no reason, but maybe this time he's right to- what happened at the dock a couple of weeks ago was a shit show.

"You didn't tell me this shit would get complicated!" He yells again, while I slowly lean back into my couch, picking up the half full can of beer on the table next to me with my free hand.

"It's not." I lie- wishing he would just shut the fuck up. What's done is done, there's nothing we can do about it now other than finishing what we've started- but I can tell he's starting to get cold feet. I hate a culero that can't stand on business.

"Yeah it's not?" He scoffs, the sound of bar music in the background the call becoming less prevalent, followed by the sound of a large door pushed against its hinges, he must be leaving Tito's.

"You shot P, you damn near got Saco's guys to kill J's girl, none of this was supposed to happen, what happened to leaving with a 100 mil like we were never here, huh?"

"You know what happened with P was an accident." I lie again, I've always wanted to take out that long haired cocky motherfucker. At first I convinced myself that I had to shoot him, he was lighting up my guys like it was Christmas, we barely made it out of that deal. Then after the guilt wore off I realised that maybe he deserved it- he's always looked at me funny, like he's better than me.

Carloz used to say it was all in my head, and maybe it was, or maybe he figured out what I was on before the rest of the Siete, not that it matters now. All I know is it felt good to see his eyes widen as soon as I aimed for his chest, an expression of confusion and anger spreading across his smug face as I pulled the trigger, the blast jostling him back onto the ground beneath him. For a moment I won, I was better, I got to prove that I've been doing this shit since before that dumbass was even born- I heard that fuckers still breathing though, a damn shame.

"W- What about Breo?" Fernando questions again, interrupting my thoughts. "You said Saco's guys were supposed to scare her but from what I heard you almost killed her- she doesn't deserve that man." Remorse coats his voice and a slight frustration grows inside of me, the now crumpled can of beer in my hand being the first to feel it.

"You going soft on me?" I question blankly.

"You got shot! This ain't about going soft man, it's about knowing when a deals gone south, and we're fucked!"

I lift my head up to look at the gauze wrapped around my calf, a shooting pain spreading below my skin as soon as I tense the muscle, I wince immediately. "I'm fine."

"Yeah whatever man." Fernando scoffs again, before a moment of silence passes between the both of us.

I never knew how much working with J had its perks. The way Saco runs shit is way less organised than I thought, not that I should be surprised. When one of his guys gets shot he just takes them out, no under the table payments at hospitals, buying out med students, nothing. I wonder how much it would take to get Carmen to switch sides, her bum ass boyfriend almost considered it, she can't be too far off. My mind goes back to the sound of firing behind me, followed by the sharp feeling of something piercing through my skin, I was too pumped up on adrenaline to realise what happened until Fernando pulled me into the car that night.

I never should've trusted Gabriel, the thought of that asshole makes my blood boil immediately. I managed to pull out the bullet but it don't look too good, and it doesn't take a doctor to notice. Maybe it's karma, but with the money I'll get from all this karma won't have shit on me.

"Look just stick to the plan alright." I finally respond with a sigh, "Lay low for a few days, then let me know when you find where P's at too, we gotta keep an eye on him."

"K- Keep an eye on P? What are you even- are you even listening to me?" He exclaims in frustration again.

"Look we can't change shit now, so just stick to the plan alright? Get me J's bitches number too." I respond in one breath, hanging up immediately after.

This is just the beginning, I can't let anyone slow me down- right now it's money over everything.

☆ Writers note ☆

I'm done with school now so expect at least two uploads a week! I was supposed to be done on the 23rd but I handed in everything early so I could come back and write sooner; I've missed it so much!

I hope to really improve my writing and make the rest of this book as amazing as I can (I'll also go back and edit former chapters that have incorrect tenses etc.). I always appreciate your feedback and while I've planned the rest of the book I'm always open to suggestions so please leave them here if you have any!

Also what do you think of Arturo's POV, is there a POV of a character you'd like to see too?

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Ev <33