“Answer it,” Kade ordered.
I hesitantly picked up the phone. “Hel-hello?” I stammered.
Kade mouthed the words ‘speaker phone now’ which I obeyed.
“Yes, hi Ms. Myers, this is Gina again. I wanted to see if we could meet to start making arrangements for your mother. The investigation will be wrapping up shortly?—”
My brows furrowed. “Investigation?”
“Oh yes, right. For any death, we need to ensure that we get an incident report and internal investigation completed.”
“When will it be complete?”
Kade stood as still as a statue as he listened to the conversation.
“Should be done by this afternoon.”
“Okay. Once it is finalized, we can talk. I’m currently in uh, a meeting.” I glanced over at Kade who now his arms had crossed over his chest.
“No problem, Evelyn. I am so sorry again for your loss. Your mum was a great woman.” I hung up the phone before saying goodbye.
“Your mother? Not your grandmother?” Kade began to pace while scrubbing a hand down his face. “How much was a fucking lie?”
I stood up straight. “No! It wasn’t all a lie.” I took a step forward as he took one back. “Kade, I… this was not the plan… you and me...”
He scoffed. “I don’t believe you. But I do know how I am going to get the information I want.”
I was no longer seeing the man who I had fallen for. Instead in his place was Ghost, the Mafia Don. Grabbingmy forearm, he tugged me to the door. I began to pull back, but my efforts were futile.
“Where are you taking me?”
Kade ignored my question before handing me over to Machine. “Take her to the interrogation room,” he ordered.
I cried in protest. Annoyed with me, Machine threw me over his shoulder and entered the elevator.
We reached what seemed like the basement as Machine walked down the corridor. The hallway was lined with dim floor lights, stale air, and lacked ventilation. It wasn’t until Machine was putting me down that I realized we were in a room where there was only one chair with some sort of cuffs secured to the legs.
I knew at that moment that I had lost the battle to Ricci.
I didn’t fight Machine as he bound my wrists and ankles. He didn’t say a word but he didn’t need to. The expression of hurt and betrayal was evident on his face.
Kade walked in just as Machine finished binding me.
Walking behind me, Kade placed his hands on the back of the chair. “Do you know who I am, Evelyn? Do you know who you just made an enemy of?”
I gulped and didn’t respond. His lips brushed my ear. “I am Ghost. The mother fucking king of the mafia.”
He pushed off my chair and I winced as the chair jerked. Tears began to fill my eyes. He was standing in front of me now with his arms crossed on his chest. Machine leaned on the cement wall near the only door of the room.
I met Kade’s cold brown eyes and nodded.
“So here is how this is going to go, Evelyn. I am going toask questions, and you are going to answer them.” Kade took off his cufflinks and placed them in the pocket of his dress pants. “If you don’t, you will die, along with all of your loved ones.”
I glared at him and clenched my teeth. “Fine.”
As time passed, I let myself break down, grieving my mother’s death and the death of my relationship with Kade.
I had lost feeling in my limbs a while ago. All I could see in the dark room was the illuminated EXIT sign near the door.
