Chapter 16 - Sixteen

Never had it ever happened that marriage in the mafia household did not work out. The male was the head and led the life that he saw fit for his family until death. The women enjoyed the pampering if not, she had to choose to work under a few fields. 

Women belonging to mafia families were taught from the very beginning and often helped the ladies from civilian households that failed to settle in. A man did not marry a woman if he did not think that they would be compatible together. Yet whenever he did, the marriage never ended in a divorce. It was the death that did them apart.

She did not know what to think of the situation. An hour had passed and she could not react properly. She was numbly completing all the chores and then changed into her nightwear and sat on the bed.

'Mafia, he said.' A shaky breath escaped her. 

'That means all the rumours are true. Oh my god, that is messed up.' She ran her hands on her face and dragged them to her head.

Alexis picked up her phone and dialled a number she never thought she would dial again.

"Hello?"

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Angelo was drinking his scotch and going through the files to keep up with the usage of the ammunition order of the previous month. Pistols were the ones always in demand and he appreciated the use of it by the members. The more hands of arms were the lesser use of it. They were and should be in demand always. He felt his phone vibrate at the table. He saw the caller but didn't want to pick it and spoil his mood talking to a crooked cop. When it started ringing again he knew it was important.

"Talk," he grunted out.

The cop knew who he was dealing with; he wasted no time in informing him about the latest happenings of events as fast as he could. Angelo was furious, to say the least, but he knew exactly what had to be done. What he had not expected was that it would have to be done soon, the sooner it was the better. He gave out a rough laugh and said, "Take care of your side of the matter. I will take care of mine."

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Alexis was ready. She wore a black buttoned-up shirt with checked pants and black heels, her hair was in a ponytail and earrings dangled in her ears. She was eating scrambled eggs and bacon with the glass of mixed fruit juice, Diesel was having eggs too and suffice to say that he was thoroughly enjoying himself. Alexis was reading the national and business news on her iPad.

She finished her breakfast and walked into the kitchen and washed her plate. She then picked her laptop bag, purse and her car keys and walked out of her apartment locking it. The black rover was her eternal love, the only thing she ever dreamed about and achieved. She caressed the steering wheel with love and drove away. Today she left early, the new boss had demanded it. As she drove she noticed the road was way empty as it could never get on a normal working day and then she noticed the roads had been blocked by the government for repair purposes.

She sighed, now understanding why the road was so empty. She turned around and drove through the deserted road she usually took on the day of heavy traffic. It had never been a victim of traffic as only a few people knew about it. A chilling sensation climbed up her spine as she drove, never had she been this unsecured. It almost felt as if she was scared. She noticed that now there were cars behind her but she drove and picked up speed when a car came out of nowhere and halted in front of her. Alexis slammed the clutch and breaks together, the car jolted stop and turned off at the impact.

She saw men in black coming out of the cars, now Alexis was scared and even if a bird cooed she would pee her pants. Her heart crawled its way up her mouth when she saw Angelo walk out of the car behind.

Angelo walked to her car and knocked on the glass of her side of the door. She fearfully shook her head. He felt the fear that she was feeling but he was numbed to it. He pointed at the lock once again and stared her down and mouthed a 'now' to her. She finally did as told with her hands shaking in fear. He opened the door and grabbed her arm and dragged her to his car. Once they were seated, the men climbed in as well. The cars roared their way through and so did her heart in fear. Angelo suddenly turned to her making her flinch.

He held her gazed and spoke, "Can you explain to me, that for what reason did you tell about our conversation last night to the police?"

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