My Endeavor

Chapter 24: "Over The Edge"

It hurts, it all just hurts. My heart keeps on breaking day by day ever since I got taken. They murdered my best friend, they took me from the life I was starting to build, it was not perfect but I had him by my side... we would have found out about this child together not like this. Is he even looking for me? Does he even miss me?. I try to hold back the tears but they just come rolling down my warm cheeks. I wrap my arms around my stomach and fall on my knees and weep. There's no escaping this dark pit I'm sunken in.

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Wham!, a heavy steel door slams open. Gio makes his way down the warehouse stairs, Leo and Alberto followed. Gio stops in front of another steel door that was being guarded by Rocco. It leads to the basement where they were keeping Killian prisoner.

"So any words out from our special guest?" Gio asks Rocco while fixing his shirt's cuffs.

"Nothing that I'm aware of. Luca has been down there with him for the past hour."

Leo and Alberto chuckle in the background.

"I almost feel sorry for the fucker," Leo says under his breath with a small chuckle.

"Alright let's see if we can help make him talk" Gio reaches over and opens the door and walks down to the basement. He stands by the end of the stairs and glares over to where Luca and Killian are. Luca is standing over Killian landing punch after punch after punch on Killian's face. Killian sits tied to a chair in the middle of the room, completely stripped naked. After Luca lands the final punch, Killian lowers his head, his blood dripping from his mouth to his lap. Gio's face contours as he focuses on the content of the small table next to Killian.

"Boss..." Alberto's voice cracks. "Are those...?" Leo quickly interrupts with a chuckle.

"My God Luca, you sick fuck." He giggles, "He cut his fucking toes and four of his fingers, a little messy though but not bad."

"If you wanted perfection you could have done it yourself Leo" Luca turns and gives Leo a grin, he walks to a far table and grabs a set of pliers. "To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit."

Gio walks towards Luca and motions Alberto and Leo to standby. "I see you are enjoying yourself, brother." Gio stops in front of Killian a gives his foot a kick, Killian hisses in pain. "Anything useful out of him?"

Before Luca could speak Killian laughs out. Luca grabs him by the back of his hair and pulls tilting his head upwards. Gio leans over and firmly grabs his chin. " Did I say something funny? Or are you ready to talk?"

Killian shakes his head off Gio's grip and spits at the ground. He chuckles "I'll never talk., you'll never find her, and it's only a matter of time till she turns useless to Vladimir and I'll take her back home with me." He gives a cocky grin and in less than a second Luca connects his fist on Killian's face.

"What the fuck are you talking about! You lay one finger on her and I will kill you on the spot!" Luca lashes out enraged.

"Alberto, get Luca," Gio commands Alberto and he quickly grabs Luca before he lands another blow on Killian.

"Are you seriously that confident that you are going to make it out of here alive? Aren't you a funny guy." Gio chuckles. "You know those with the cockiest attitudes are the first to fall, now I ask again, Where is she?" Gio faces Killian.

"Drop dead" Killian gives an evil laugh.

"Alright then let's do it the hard way... Leo!" He motions Leo to walk forward and hands him the set of pliers Luca left behind. "Have fun" Gio walks towards the back where  Alberto is with Luca and stands witness of the torture.

Leo turns and gives Killian a psychotic smile, He reaches into his pockets and pulls out his leather gloves and slips 'em on.

"You don't scare me" Killian snaps at Leo.

"Oh, but you will soon enough." Leo grins and grabs Killian's face with one hand and with his fingers he separates Killian's lips exposing his teeth. He reaches in with the pliers and begins pulling them out one by one, but leaving just enough in his mouth to be able to speak.

Killian's scream echo around the room, the other men stand by as they watch Killian squirm and pee himself out of fear and pain.

Ring... Ring... Ring... Alberto's phone rings.

"Hello?... Yeah that's me..." in just seconds  Alberto's face goes pale and the phone drops from his hands, Gio quickly notices and turns to look at him.

"Are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost."

"The hospital called..."

"Oh, shit did Celeste go into labor? " Luca interrupts.

Alberto's eyes widen and he begins to sweat. "It's Nik... He's alive, he's at the hospital."

"What!". Luca and Gio let out.

"We have to go to that hospital Now!"
Gio whistles out to Leo. "Leo, Nik is alive he's at the hospital!"

"No way!" He drops the pliers and runs towards The other men and they all leave the basement.

Killians squirms on the chair and with his shoulder scratches the back of his right ear and a low beep sound echoes.

"Alek... I mean Boss... I think Yuri is dead"

A small static sound comes out of the disguised earpiece. "What do you mean?" the voice cracks as the signal gets lost.

"The English man... he's still alive."

"Fuck!" Static gets sharper.

"Another thing... I don't think I will make it out of here alive."

"You knew the risks of the job. Nice knowing you Killian" signal cuts off.

Killian takes a deep breath and passes out on the chair, blood continues to drip out of his mouth on to his lap.