Still Drakes POV
“Pick up the fucking fun phone!” I screamed at my phone, hoping it gets to Riley. I’ve been trying to reach him, I keep dialing his number but he wasn’t taking my calls. I wonder what he could be up to.
“Babe,
Babe,
Drake…
Is everything okay?
Is it safe to come down now?” Mia asked me from the top of the stairs. I looked in her direction and I saw her head popping out as she peeked down at us. I smiled in her direction and I beckoned her to come down because the coast is clear obviously.
“Are you sure you want her to find out what your brother is planning to do with her like this, do you want to have that conversation with her now?” Liam muttered, making me groan. I know what he is talking about, I know the conversation he is talking about, and I know I would come clean with her one day, but that is not today.
“I can handle Mia, she doesn’t need to know the truth for now. I would have that conversation with her when I’m ready. Just get the car ready, we are be leaving in a few minutes.” I instructed him firmly. I nearly punched him in the face when he laughed at my facial expressions. Mia was coming down the stairs and I needed to keep a straight face so she doesn’t get tensed or upset. So plastered a silly grin on my face, and even when I was instructing him on what to do, I still left the smile on my face. I’m sure it made me look like a clown and that is why he was laughing at me while I gave him instructions.
He’s such an idiot!
I pulled her into my arms and placed a soft kiss on her forehead, assuring her without words that everything is okay.
“Everything is going to be fine my love, I panicked when I found out that the laptop belongs to Riley, I thought he was up to one of his silly games. But it seems it is way more than that. I’m leaving to sort it out immediately, but I need you to stay in our room until I get back. You don’t open that door for any reason whatsoever, keep it locked and wait for me in there. If you get hungry, you can eat something in the room. I have some snacks in the refrigerator in our room and it’s stocked to the brim. I won’t be long, I promise.” I assured her.
She seems a bit skeptical, she wanted more information, but I don’t have time to explain anything here. After staring at me for a few seconds, she finally nodded her head calmly and turned to head back to the room.
“Don’t keep me waiting for too long,” she muttered seductively, and she swayed her hips as she walked away. I smiled as I watched her leave, she has a way of making me lose control. Is it weird if I say that I want to go back up there with her?
“We found him, boss. He is lodged at one of the family’s hotels. Austin’s girl is there with him too, she has some of his Russian thugs with her as well. I’m sure they know we are coming, the boys need your orders, boss.” Liam informed me.
“Riley is mine, find the laptop, and while you are at it search them for anything else that we can use against the Bratva captain. It’s a quick grab, we go in and out of there within a few minutes.” I instructed them firmly as we boarded the cars parked out front. While we drove to the hotel, I tried his number one more time, and this time the idiot picked up my call and the sound of his voice made me regret calling him in the first place.
“Have you made up your mind already brother?
Have you decided to return my woman back to me?” he lets out smugly. I can see that this is his tactic, he knows how I feel about her, so he says something stupid about her just to get me upset. He uses this tactic to throw me off his back, getting me all angry and confused. This time, he has failed
“Where is it, Riley?
Where is her laptop, what have you done with it?” I asked him sternly, going straight to the point. There was silence on his end, he did not answer back, he kept mute for a few seconds, and I know that he is trying to come up with a lie.
“I warned you, Riley!
I fucking warned you!
What do you hope to gain, why would you want to hurt Mia, and what do you stand to gain from hurting your family?
When did you become such a selfish bastard?” I yelled at him through the receiver, hoping he changes his mind, but he only scoffed at my words,
“Oh, please…
Enough of the stupid sermon. You both got what you deserve, and I hope you both spend the rest of your lives in jail. Next time you won’t let me get this mad before you give me what I want.
Imagine the scandal that would arise when the news spread around town that the Godfather of the Mafia is my brother, and his wife, Mia Remington is his accomplice. The evidence is irrefutable, I have it all covered. I’m taking you down, Copo…” he let out mockingly. He is standing by the huge floor-to-ceiling window, facing the busy street. My boys and I arrived at the hotel a few minutes ago, but he doesn’t know that. I made sure my presence was not announced my boys took out his Russian thugs, while Liam led a few guys to the restaurant to stop her and keep her in check so she doesn’t make any stupid move.
I asked the receptionist for a key card to his private suite. I engaged him on the phone while I took two guards with me and I took the elevator to his suite. I opened the door with the key card and I stood by the door, hearing him spout rubbish. It’s good to know that he is not being forced to go against me this way, at least, now I know that he is not being coerced into double-crossing his own family. The truth is that Riley is just a selfish bastard. And now I’ll make him pay for what he has done.
“It would go down in history that I, Riley Osborne, defeated the Godfather of the Mafia. I will be feared and respected by all. I will take your place, and I will be a better leader. The company belongs to me, I will lead the family and I will do what I please with our resources.” He spat out proudly.
“Is that what this is all about, will you be happy if I get out of the way, will you be satisfied if I relinquish control of the family business?” I asked him calmly. He turned around in shock and his phone slipped from his hands and landed on the floor.
“W… W… What are you doing here?
H… H… How did you get in her?
!
!
Boys!
Boys!” he called out hysterically, calling out to his boys for help.
“What is it, Riley?
You are not so tough without your thugs, are you?” I moved him, making him glare more furiously at me. He puts on a tough look, but I can see the nervous look on his face that shows that he is not comfortable with my presence. He is sweating profusely, and he doesn’t make any move to walk toward me, he took some steps backward, trying to put some distance between us.
“I warned you, Riley!
I asked you to back down!
What the hell is wrong with you, do you want to die?” I yelled in his face, moving towards him. He kept moving back until his back touched the wall, then he stopped and tried to run the other way, but I blocked his path and grabbed him by his shirt, holding him up against the wall. I wrapped my hand around his neck, looking him straight in the eye as he desperately struggled to pry my hands off his neck, all in vain. The more he struggled to get my hands off, the more I tighten my fists around his neck, blocking his air pipe, and stopping the inflow of air into his body.
I let him struggle for a while, and just before he passed out from lack of air, I threw him roughly on the floor, hearing him yell in pain and gasp for air.
“You crossed the line, Riley!
You fucking crossed the fucking line!
You want to frame me, do you know who I am, do you know what I’m capable of?
What the hell were you thinking, what the fuck is wrong with you?” I screamed in anger, kicking him hard in the stomach and ribs. He crouched on the floor and curled himself like a fucking girl. That infuriated me even more. He was more powerful when he is hiding behind closed doors, he talks with confidence and he acts so toughly in my absence. But when he sees me, he trembles in fear and acts like a fucking coward. Even a girl is tougher than this clown on the floor. It’s so fucking annoying!
“Get him off the fucking floor!” I screamed at my boys as I angrily shattered everything on the glass table, shattering all the vases on the table. He tried to crawl away, but my boys caught him and forced him onto his feet. They brought him back to where I stood in the middle of the room and I ordered them to force him to sit on the couch.
I sat in front of him, unbuttoning my suit jacket and taking it off. I refused to meet his eyes because I do not want to get sentimental in front of him. I folded the sleeves of my shirt, my eyes looking anywhere else but at him. I can practically hear his heart beating faster by the minute, I know he has a very low tolerance for pain. He would give up anything as long as he doesn’t get tortured. He could sell out his very soul to save his own skin. That is how selfish my brother can be, I hope he is ready to finish what he started.
“I want to know everything, Riley. I want to know how and why you decided to dine with that Russian asshole, Austin Foster. You are going to tell me everything, and you will tell me right now, Riley!
But first, I need to know where you hid Mia’s laptop, what have you done with it.?” I asked him firmly, leaving no room for argument.
“And, Riley…
Think twice before you answer my questions, your life depends on the next words you say. Don’t forget, I do not consider as a brother anymore!” I spat out in his face, making him shiver in fear.
Gosh,
He’s such a pathetic Coward!