Still Drake’s POV
It’s official…
I’m doomed!
My marriage is about to come to an end and it’s all my fault. I’ll never find true love and happiness, I don’t deserve to be happy, not after everything I’ve done. Rosalie brought my past to hunt me, she is the demon that was sent to hunt me for everything I did in the past. I thought I’ve left my past behind, it’s been more than eight years since it happened, I thought I’ve put it all behind me. All thanks to Rosalie, I have to start fighting my demons all over again.
I sent three guards to take one of my cars and wait for Mia in the office. Two of the guards would go up to the last floor and make sure she is okay. I’ve made arrangements for her to be given an office on the same floor as me, I want to be able to do my job and still keep an eye on her. The last floor has a few offices, my dad made it an office and a private suite in case he wanted to be alone. I love the setting, it’s so perfect. I only did a few adjustments, and I got an interior decorator to redesign everything to my taste, then I made two offices available for Mia and her team.
Apart from Mia and I, none of the other bosses is allowed up here, not even my brother Riley. The floor below mine is the conference room and security office. That is the last stop for other officials, no one dares to come up here without an invitation. Such a person must be very stupid or he/she doesn’t want to work here anymore. Anyone that comes up here must have a very important reason for daring to come into my office. Coming here without reason can get them fired, so I’m sure that even in my absence, no one will come for Mia up there.
All the same, I still made sure the guards were standing outside her office doors all day, better safe than sorry, right?
I know I promised to be in the office with her, but I have to sort out the huge problem that walked into my house in the form of a woman named Rosalie. I was going to kick her out when the flash drive was found hidden in her bag, I asked my boys to verify its contents. I was going to kick her out of my house if those documents were complete. I even had it in mind that I would copy everything on her laptop and keep it handy, just in case I need to blackmail someone in the nearest future. I had it all planned out. But I was wrong, I forgot that things don’t always go the way you want…
First, the flash drive has been tampered with. The files in this flash have been split into two, or three, or even four, I really can’t say. But what I hid in this flash drive before it was stolen is way more than what is stored in it right now. Some files have been moved to another drive and after moving them, this bitch deleted my files from my flash drive, leaving only a few files for me to see.
As if that was not enough, she has incriminating files that could cause a war between mob bosses, files that could put us away for a very long me. I don’t know how she got her hands on these files, I’m guessing she stole them from one of her lovers who may be a mob boss or even a cop. But for the information on a laptop, I can tell that the person that put these documents in this file has not gotten anything on me yet. They have some documents on me, but it’s nothing compared to what they have on other mob bosses. That must be why Rosalie had stolen my flash drive.
She must have thought that she could sell it to the highest bidder and make money from my downfall. I know a lot of people that would pay so much money to get their hands on this flash drive. And that brings me to the question that has been plaguing my mind since I found all this information on her laptop. Why hasn’t she sold me out already, why did she hide the flash drive when she can easily sell it off and become a millionaire. Then again, what the hell is she doing back here, what on earth is she doing here when she could be a freaking millionaire, having fun in a country of her choice.
I’ve asked her these questions several, my boys have hurt her and tortured her for answers, but she kept mute. She would rather get punished than to tell me who she is here. I kept digging through her laptop, trying to find out anything that could hint at me on her mission in my fucking house. A car drove into the premises and I got distracted by Liam as he kept yelling angrily at no one in particular, then he jumped down from the car and came over to where we were, and he landed a resounding slap on Rosalie, drawing blood from her lips.
“What was that for?” I yelled at him, holding him back from hitting her even more. I know how much he hates her, and I also know that I ordered my boys to torture her for information. But at the same time, I can’t let him treat her that way out of anger, if he was torturing her for information, that would have been more better. But that is not the case with Liam, he doesn’t even know what is happening here, and I haven’t given him details on what we just discovered. He just came in and pounced on her like an angry lion. I won’t allow that, this is not the time to dwell on his anger and hatred for her. This is the time to fish for more information from her, I need to know how she got all this information and how she plans to use them.
“Don’t tell me you still want to speak up for this whore, Drake!
Do you know what she has done?
She brought our enemies straight to our doorstep. She betrayed the Irish mob boss, she stole from him, just like she stole from you. And when she was caught, she ran away before she could be executed. She ran to you because she knows that you are the only one that can save her from that bastard. She came back because she is in trouble with the Irish mob boss and some other crime lords. She needs your protection from them, she wants you to stick your neck out for her, but this time, I won’t let you make that mistake again. I suggest we take back everything she stole from us, then we can hand her over to them.” He admonished firmly, making it obvious that he hates her guts
“No… please Drake, don’t listen to him. I can explain, I promise. I can,”
“Shut it!
You fucking bitch!
One more word from you and ill be forced to snap your neck myself.” He growled at her, making her shrink in fear.
“How did you find out about all this?” I inquired furiously.
“She ain’t worth it, Drake. You can’t let her come between you and your wife. This girl is bad news, I suggest we hand her over before they come for her.
I was keeping a close eye on Austin Foster, as you asked me to. Then he got a call and he dashed out to meet with a client, at least that is what I was made to believe. I was so shocked to see him meeting with the Irish mob boss from New York City, your arch-enemy, Danny. They are coming after you, Drake, we can’t take them all together, we need to do something right now.
If handing this bitch over to them is all it’s going to take to get Danny to stand down, then I suggest we get it done straight away. He has an advantage over you because he has teamed up with Austin, if we don’t stop them now, they could go after your family, and they could get your wife and her family as well. All it’s going to take is to hand over this thieving whore to Danny and get him off your back until we take down Austin. We can’t afford to go to war with the Russians and Irish crew. I saw we hand her over immediately!” he yelled furiously.
This is more serious than I thought, is Danny is here because of her, then she must have done something worse than I thought. He may be a mob boss, but he tries to stay low and avoid unnecessary confrontation with me, we only clashed a few times, and those times it was a very tough war, we lose many guys and many properties are destroyed. Despite the casualties and losses, I always defeated him and I always put him in his place whenever he dares dare to challenge me. He has never tried to come at me this way, if he is doing this right now, it simply means that Rosalie has bitten more than she can chew.
“Did you just hear him, Rose?
Danny has teamed up with one of the worst guys in this city, and they are coming after me, because of you. Now, the truth is that I stand with Liam on this…
Yeah, I’ll just hand you over to him and put an end to all this madness. I’ll save myself the stress of having to deal with you.
But before I send you back to him, I would still love to know why we are in this situation, Rose. I’m the only one standing between you and Danny, I may be the only one that could save your life.
So, I’m going to ask you this question only once, think twice before you open your mouth to answer me, your next words will determine whether you live or die, and your next words will decide if you live or die. So I need you to think carefully before you answer me,
“What… Did… You… Do?” I asked her firmly, stressing each word to emphasize my seriousness. She looked down in shame, but she never tried to answer me, she just looked away, ignoring my question. I smiled at her, then I beckoned on my boys to come over,
“Transfer her to the trunk of the SUV, tie her up and seal her mouth with duct tape. We are taking her to her lover,” I instructed Fiercely, giving her cold shoulders as she screamed and pleaded hysterically.
“Drake, please listen to me. You can’t do this, he is going to kill me. Please help me, I can explain, I can explain… please Drake, don’t send me to him, he’s a monster!” She kept crying out to me, struggling with my boys as they tried to take her to the SUV that is parked in the driveway.
She is so damn stubborn, so fucking annoying. Even as they loosened her from the chair she was strapped to, she still refused to say what she has done. She just begged and cried like a fucking lunatic, but she still wasn’t saying what I wanted to hear. So I ignored her cries for help and just turned to Liam,
“Find out their location, Liam. We need to get to them before they get here, I don’t want that bastard to cross my boundaries. Get me a location, we leave in a few minutes.” I instructed him firmly. He nodded and turned around pulling out his phone, calling his numerous contacts and his spies, trying to get their location. I went to the back of my car and picked up my weapons. I could hear her screaming and calling out to me as they dragged her past me, taking her to the SUV, but I ignored her completely,
“I have the rest of your files, I can give them to you… Please, Drake, don’t do this!” She called out once more. But I didn’t say anything to her. I know she has my files, and I won’t let her blackmail me into helping her. She knows what I want, it’s either she gives me what want, or I’m taking her to Danny.
“I hurt him, Drake…
He wants to kill me because I hurt him!” she screamed out to me, saying something reasonable for the first time since she walked into my house. I raised my hand and gestured for them to stop, then I walked towards the SUV with Liam following closely behind me.
“I need details, Rose, what did you do?”