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(Matteo's POV)

"What have you got?" I asked Kaycee

She had been gone for a week and now she had returned. 

We were currently in the main house office, Kaycee walked out of the room and dragged a man back inside. He was tied up and had a deep gash at the top of his head, he was also rocking bullet holes in both of his hands.

Raising my eyebrow in response, Kaycee smirked and said " I present you, Mr. Nathan Popov" 

"Is that so" I smiled. I stood up and stalked towards him, kneeling down so I was at the same head height as him I rolled my sleeves up and pushed a finger into the deep cut that was located across his forehead. His eyes widened in pain and he attempted to scream but it was muffled as Kaycee had tied a cloth around his mouth.

Being this close to him, I could see the damage that Kaycee had done. She had cut all the way down from his neck to his exposed chest and spelt the word 'Putanna' across his chest. His eyes were both bruised and had turned an angry red, they looked very inflamed. 

It kind of looked like he had an extreme allergic reaction. 

Nodding to a guard standing outside of my office, I ordered: "Pick him up, let's go pay Alina a visit " 

Kaycee was about to follow me but I stopped her by saying "vai a dare un'occhiata Talia prima poi puoi unirti a me". 

(Go check on Talia first, then you can join me)

Nodding her head in response she walked towards the doctor's office while I walked towards the dungeon which was located in the basement. Walking into the room that Alina was being kept in, the guard placed him in the seat next to his associate.  Alina didn't look like she was awake. 

Poor thing. 

 (A/N it's about to get gruesome so skip if you can't handle this)

Kaycee entered the room, long gone was that playful girl that I saw at dinner. She was one of my top assassins for a reason. 

Walking up to Alina, she grabbed her by the hair and placed her fingers on her nose before twisting. Alina's eyes shot open and the blood poured out of her nose and she let out a painful scream Taking my seat on the opposite end of the table, Kaycee walked over and stood behind me with her arms crossed.  

"I'm guessing this isn't how you thought you would be re-united" I teased

Nodding at the guard at the door, he walked up to Nathan and removed the cloth in his mouth. 

"Fuck you Matteo" he murmured

Kaycee got ready to walk over to him but I stopped by raising my head. Leaning into the table I stated "This is how it's going to go, I'm going to ask a question and you will answer" 

Letting out a strained chuckle, Nathan replied "Over my dead body Matteo"

Smirking I responded, "That can be arranged."

Removing my blazer and rolling up my sleeves I demanded: "Where is Alexai?"

No response.

Are we playing the silent game?

This is an all-time favorite of mine. 

Standing up slowly, I walked towards Nathan, stooping down so that I was on his level, I pulled a knife out from my back pocket I lifted it up, and stabbed him in the thigh. He didn't scream, of course, Nathan was trained for this. 

But I would break him. 

"I'm gonna ask again, where is Alexai?" 

I was expecting him to tell me to fuck off again. 

I did not expect him to spit in my face.

The whole room was silent, even  Alina was shocked. 

Looking up to the ceiling, I used the back of my hand to wipe the spit off my face. 

Looking him dead in the eye, I laughed.

I laughed until I couldn't breathe. 

Tightening my grip around the knife in my hand, I grabbed him by his hair and forced his head back. Lifting my hand up I brought the knife up and stabbed him in the eye. 

It was an agonizing cry.

A sweet symphony. 

He screamed and it pleased me. 

The blood pooled in his eye before it started running down his eye like a lone tear.

It was beautiful if you asked me. 

Walking over to Alina while Nathan was still whimpering like a Bitch in heat, I smiled and asked: "Where is Alexai."  

"Matteo I swear to you I-" Interrupting her I spoke "Wrong answer."

I brought down the knife to her ring finger and sliced the whole finger off. 

She sounded like a banshee the way she was screeching. 

Walking back towards Nathan again, I fake pouted when I saw him panting in fear.

What an idiot, his fear only encouraged me. 

"Where is Alexai?"

"Go to hell you fucking psycho"

"Kaycee" I called out

Taking a step back, I watched as Kaycee strutted over to him. She pushed his chair so that it was laying flat on the floor. Pulling out a rag, she placed it over his head. She picked up the bottle of gasoline and poured it all over his face. 

It brought me immense joy watching him choke. 

Removing the rag, she picked up his chair and let him cough out the liquid that was obstructing his airways. Grabbing a razor, she sliced it across his lips. 

He couldn't even scream, It would hurt too much now. 

Clapping my hands together I went back to Alina and grinned at her. 

"Where is Alexai?" 

I feel like I'm playing a game of finding Wally. 

"Look he's in Russia" she cried out. 

"No he isn't" Kaycee added. 

Kaycee had been looking for him for ages in Russia. 

Kaycee could find anyone but this was proving to be a difficulty, even for her. 

"Last chance Alina, next thing you'll lose will be your ear, maybe If you tell me where he is, I'll reunite you with Artem" I murmured

This perked her interest, Artem was such a mother's boy. 

She was going to tell me, I could just feel it. 

Apparently so could Nathan.

"Don't do it Alina" he croaked out

Breathing in and out, I moved to stand behind Nathan and placed the knife on his ear. With one quick movement of my wrist, I sliced his whole right ear. 

Placing my hand over his mouth I muffled his cries of affliction. 

There were tears forming in his eyes and his veins looked as if they were about to pop out of his neck. 

What a celestial sight. 

Not even bothering to walk over to Alina, I stared blankly at the wall and asked: "Where is he, Alina?"

I could feel her eyes on me. 

"If he isn't in Russia then he would be in Detroit, he runs a club there" She stuttered out 

See that wasn't so hard, well I wouldn't be needing Nathan anymore. 

One less Russian was good enough for me. 

Pulling a gun out from my waist, I murmured in Nathan's ear " Let me put you out of your misery" 

Placing the gun at the back of his head, I pulled the trigger.

Just like that, he was disposed of. 

"Alina, I am a man of my word, I'll let you join your son" I spoke honestly

Stalking over to her so I was standing directly in front of her I continued "In hell"

Picking up the knife I wedged it in her throat before she could even react, she choked on her blood and thrashed around a few times before she was still.

And just like that, she was disposed. 

Cracking my neck, I removed my blood-stained shirt and muttered to Kaycee to take care of this mess. 

(A/N It's over)

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(Talia's Pov)

 It had been a few days since Matteo said I could start working in the main house. He had kept his word, I would follow him in the morning to the main house and while he would go deal with business, I would stay at the surgeon's office. 

I had helped stitch a few guards up and give them advice on how to properly take care of healing wounds.  

Some had acid burns while others had knife scars. 

Surprisingly, for a bunch of gang bangers, they were really nice. 

I didn't want to know how they had got all the wounds but let's just say that they were interesting stories, to say the least. It was getting nearer to 9 pm which is the time I learned from Dr.Jordan, or Alex, that everyone decided to go home, leaving only the night guards on patrol. 

You would think there would be fewer guards in the night but Alex explained to me that most attacks were likely to happen in the dark.

A lot of shit happens when the lights are off. 

I had actually made another friend. Her name was Scarlett and she was exhilarating. 

She worked here as one of Matteo's associates, she ran the main house when he was away.

It was odd that Matteo had a few females in power, I always thought that the mafia would be so backward. Scarlett explained to me that it still is but Matteo isn't stupid. He thinks it's dumb to restrict people because of their gender. 

A woman is the most deadliest weapon he said. 

It was alluring that such a powerful man in his position had these views. 

Scarlett talked about how satisfying it was to be in a rank that allowed her to have control.  She kept me company when there was nobody to help. Seeing a woman bark order at grown men was such a sight. 

It made me wonder if Matteo would ever put me in a position of power like he put Scarlett and Kaycee.

"You have him wrapped around your pinky, you are in a position of power, will you act on it? my conscience chimed in.  

We will see, I guess. 

I had seen a lot of things today, what I wasn't expecting to see was Matteo walking into my little surgery with blood all over his body. 

He looked like a murderous masterpiece. 

I was expecting the blood to scare me off, I knew it wasn't his, instead, it drew me towards him, like a bee to fresh daisies. 

Is there something wrong with me?

"So, how has your day been?" he asked. 

Attempting to wipe the blood off his face, he only made it worse. He must've forgotten he had blood seeping into his skin. 

Smiling softly I said, "Better now."