Drakes POV
“Never thought I’ll see this day, man. You are truly in love with this girl, I can feel it too.
Wait,
Did I mention that falling in love seems to bring out the best in you?
Who would ever think that the Godfather, the present boss of the Mafia, would be ordered around by a woman?
She literally has you wrapped around her finger, you’ve gone soft man. I’ve never seen you this happy, I’ve never seen you acting lovey-dovey with any woman before.
Damn!
True love is such an amazing feeling,” Liam teased.
“Don’t kid yourself, Liam. I know what I share with Mia is special, but you seem to be forgetting about my relationship with Rosalie. I loved her, you know…” he rolled his eyes and hissed before responding to my remark.
“Oh, please!
Don’t patronize me, Drake. You never loved that bitch. It was good sex, she was a good screw, and she knows how to push your buttons and how to make you cum hard and fast. That was why you fancied yourself in love with her. But, trust me, man, I know you more than you know yourself, and I know that you never loved her. I for one, I’m super excited to see you two break up. You deserve way better than that thieving, conniving whore.” He affirmed.
If this was any other time, I would have scolded him for calling her names, but for some unknown reason, I don’t seem to care about the names he just called her. I mean, she did screw around, even when we were together. And she fucking stole my money. So in my opinion, I think she deserves all the name-calling from Liam today.
“Don’t transfer your hatred to my wife Liam, that’s a line you don’t want to cross with me.” I warned him sternly. But he only chuckled and shook his head,
“You know me, man. I can never hide my emotions, I let them run wild. If I hate your wife, then your threats don’t mean shit because I would make sure she knows how much I despise her.
But you have nothing to worry about, for now though. I think I like this one, she is different from the whores and gold diggers you keep around you. I hope we’re right about her, it would be such a shame if she turns out to be worse than the others. You know what they say about the angel you know, right?” he teased and chuckled at his own joke. I elbowed him playfully before joining him to laugh at his stupid joke.
We arrived at the docks a few minutes after we art out of the house, the other guys were driving behind us in one of my Range Rovers, while Liam and I rode in my Porsche.
Liam refused to give me complete details until we arrived at the time scene. He said he would rather show me because it’s better if I see it with my eyes. When I stepped out of my car, I felt a cold wind all over my body, and I had a feeling in my gut, that made the hairs on my body stand. It felt like I was being watched, but when I turned around and viewed my surroundings, I couldn’t find anything unusual.
“Check the perimeters and make sure everywhere is secure. I have a feeling in my gut, something ain’t right. Keep your eyes open for anything unusual and stay sharp.” I sent two guys to patrol the docks, while the rest of them followed me into the Remington’s last ship. At first, I didn’t notice anything different. But after carefully observing the ship, I realized that the Bratva thugs had come in here after we left. The damage on the ship is now obvious. It would almost look like they were trying to conceal their first attack with the second one. Something tells me that it has something to do with the instructions I left with the captain of this vessel the last time I visited this place.
“Correct me if my analysis is wrong…
We have a mole and he informer Austin Foster that we are on his tail, and then Austin sent his this back here to get rid of any evidence that might point us in his direction.
He fucking cleared out every evidence, didn’t he?” I smirked.
“Good, one boss. You got it right. But you missed a clue. They didn’t clear out every piece of evidence, they just want us to think that they did.” He asserted. Then he led me down to the main engine room, leading me past it to the accommodation. The two guys from before came down with us, and as we walked around, they used a special device to detect and point out some hidden compartments that can be used to smuggle illegal goods. And the worst part of it all is that some of these compartments are not empty. They are filled to the brim with Weed,
Coke,
Crystal meth,
MDMA,
Heroin, you name them. I just couldn’t believe my eyes, I can’t believe that the Remingtons are dealing on hard drugs. It’s just unbelievable.
“What the hell is going on here, are they dealing in contraband?” I asked no one in particular as I sampled the goods and found out that it wasn’t even the good stuff. These are cheap and dangerous substances, and most of them are tainted.
“When did these drugs get here, and how long has this been going on?”
“It’s the Bratva, Drake. I just confirmed that Austin Foster is behind the attack on the docks, yesterday. And he is trying to throw us off his trail. He even left you a message in the captain’s quarters.” He let out.
I didn’t wait for him to say anymore, I turned around and headed straight to the Captain’s quarters. I found it empty, it seems like the captain cleared out his stuff and run off. I guess I was right when I called him a mole, he is obviously on the run because he knows he has been made. I picked up the brown envelope on his table and opened it up immediately, then I saw pictures of me and my family as we had dinner just last night. I think my family and I are being stalked by this dude. They were pictures of Mia and I as we drove into my house, but the stalker couldn’t gain access to my premises, he could only take pictures from a distance.
They captured private moments of my family and Mia’s family as well. Each picture had two logos behind it, the Mafia Logo and the Bratva Logo. He is obviously calling me out for who I am. In his own way, he is simply letting me know that he knows my secret. And at the same time, he is also threatening me with a war. There was a warning note inside the brown envelope, it reads,
“To avoid a war between the Bratva and the Mafia, I suggest you keep your nose out of my business and stay the fuck away from me. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. I have my eyes on you always, I’ll be watching,” he warned me.
“That bastard!
Who the hell does he think he is, does he not know who I am?” I let out furiously as I squeeze the pictures and threw them away in anger.
“Get those shits out of this ship and burn them all!
Right now! I instructed firmly. The ship crew joined forces with my team and they started moving the drugs out of the vessel. Just as they started moving them out, we heard the sound of gunshots outside and I acted on instinct and I went down immediately. I maintained my position for a second, but when I didn’t hear another shot, I ran out immediately to search for the source of the shooting. My boys were running behind me as well. I tried to reach the guys on patrol on our COMMS, but there was no response, they weren’t responding to my questions. We kept running up to the exit, and when we finally got to the deck, I scanned the surroundings, and I sighted the two guys on patrol lying on the floor in a pool of blood, their blood.
I heard the screeching sound of a car driving out of the docks with speed. It was a black van, and I’m guessing the shooters are in that van. So I led the guys and we got into our cars and the chase began. We chased after them through the busy streets, driving at a breakneck speed, causing promotions on the streets. The back of the van was opened from the inside, and the guys started shooting at us nonstop. For the first time since I bought this Porsche, I am appreciating its speed and balance. Not to mention that it’s bulletproof as well.
I tried as much as possible to dodge their bullets and I grabbed my guns from under my seat and returned fire. My boys shot at them as well as we kept chasing after them nonstop. My phone rang in my pocket, and when I managed to pull it out, I saw that the caller was Carl. If Carl is calling me at this time, then it has to be about Mia. So I picked up immediately,
“It’s your wife boss, she is about to be kicked out of the office by your brother and his fiance. It’s about to get messy, what do we do, should we engage?” he requested.
“What the hell are you waiting for?
Save her!” I yelled in response.
“But… But….”
“But what, Carl?
Are you too chicken to save my wife?” I asked him in annoyance.
“Mrs. Osborne asked us to stay away, she asked us to let her handle her affairs by herself.” He confessed. I’ve totally forgotten about my agreement with Mia. I have no idea why she would choose to put herself in such a dangerous situation. Now I have to decide if I’ll keep chasing these clowns or go down to the office and save Mia. It’s a choice I have to make, and I chose to do both.
“Do whatever you can to stabilize the situation, I’ll be there soon.” I assured him. I maneuvered my car and sped past the van and went to the front. I was able to aim and shoot at the driver, and that was how the van lost control and somersaulted. I stepped on the brakes and I jumped out of my car immediately it stopped. I ran towards the van to check for survivors, but I was too late. The only survivor had gotten out of the bus, and now he is running away on foot. He can’t get too far on foot, my guys can get him in no time.
“Get him, Liam. I need to get to the office now. Mia needs me,”