My Billionaire Neighbour from Hell

Chapter 34: Part of my World

CHAPTER 34:
PART OF MY WORLD

            HE HAS been way too innocent, way too ignorant and stupid. As his eyes remained glued on the girl taking shoots of what he believed to be tequila one after another, slowly yet steadily getting used to the bitter taste as the look of disgust turned to one of enjoyment.

He cursed to himself. Why was he even bothering with her? Why was he trying so hard over something he was going to fuck up forever?

His ignorance that he was able to live peacefully without any connections to his old lifestyle for two months were his downfall. Just because he decided to run from them, it didn't mean that he was freed, nor that they'd let him escape. Why did he think that he'd be able to interact with anyone without dragging them into the dark world he lived in? Alis was perfect example, there were high chances that Numbers spied on him and chose to get closer to her just to be able to get back at Nikolas. It wasn't a secret that they didn't like each other, in fact — they shared a long history with those bastards.

Snake killed people Nikolas cared for and Nikolas did the same in return. It was impossible for the two to coexist in this city.

For what sake did mafia exist?

Everything, now that he recalled, started from that one question. In Nikolas' case, his great-grandfather was the one who started the business. It was, for that man, everything for the sake of protecting those he loved, his city, his pride and his family. It was the same for everyone back then, wars were ragging at every single corner, many women and children were kidnapped and raped or killed and they were all sick of being unable to protect them. So mafia and families were founded.

Times had, without a doubt, changed and everyone started having different opinions on for what sake were they there. With wars away from their sights, they became greedy of power, forgetting what was it that they originally fought for.

Peaceful times are what make us blind, after all.

Nikolas' family, in mafia they were all families, stayed true to their original beliefs. Someone couldn't ask police to help them or we're unable to get help and they would turn to them. For the sake of protecting their pride, they'd stain their blood instead of innocent do so.

Those who have power shouldn't let those who don't fight their battles.

But some were sick of that, some wanted followers and to stand on the very top of the food chain. They betrayed for the sake of their own goals and that Snake guy was one of them. Certainly, there were other types of mafia, some started like a joke — teens gathered around and decided to smoke some weed, formed their own groups, worked under some dealing drugs and shit and eventually rose in power. Usually by betraying and killing their superiors or superiors got a thing for them and grew fond on idiotic kids before promoting them, supplying them and helping from shadows.

Numbers... There wasn't any certain information on how they started, but Snake was one of Nik's crew, Raiders, when they appeared. Actually, it's proper to say that Nikolas was part of Snake's crew as he was supposed to be their boss, but he ruined the chance himself. Up to this day, Nikolas was sure that Snake sweet-talked those kids and dragged them into something none of them were able to handle. Once they had a safe stepping stone and secured their position in the underworld, Snake killed their leader and became one. Using various connections he had while he was still in Raiders, he made the group one of the top twenty in that region before disappearing.

He stole a huge amount of partners and items from them before secretly aiding the newer group — and for some reason, no one knew where he went.

What pissed off Nikolas more than that Turkish idiot from rivaling family with their war that's been going on for almost a century, was who was it that Snake killed.