Eric's POV
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"Isabel?!"
She's standing in front of Ben with her arms behind her. Ben's locking her in place. Her eyes are red, as if she's been crying, and her dress looks like a bunch of people ran over it. The room we're in looks exactly the one where Davina killed those three men.
I look over to Alex, who has a gun in his hand and give him an angry glare, wondering what the fuck he thinks he's doing. "I thought we agreed not to hurt anyone we didn't need to?" I ask him.
"We needed to take her."
"For what reason?"
"We can use her as leverage."
Is he fucking serious? Last time he kidnapped somebody that he claimed to have worked for one of our rivals, it turned out to be a completely innocent human being who had absolutely nothing to do with a mafia or any sort of crime. I swear, he's a fucking idiot.
"Why? I thought we already blew up the cocai-"
"Nobody blew up the cocaine. Nobody even touched the cocaine."
We all go silent and look at him in confusion, still hearing screams from the other room. If no one blew up the cocaine, then what was that sound?
"We heard an explosion coming from over here," Davina says.
Alex eyes her up and down, smirking. "Who's this?" he asks, pointing at her. That earned an eye roll from me.
"Davina," Lucas answers, knowing how irritated I am right now. "She works for the russians."
Alex and Ben's eyes immediately shoot to Davina, causing her to get a better grip on her knife, which made me smirk.
"The Russians?! She's one of our enemies! What the fuck is she doing here?!" Alex shouts.
"Oh, we captured her for 'leverage'," I say mockingly.
"She's here for the same reason as us," Lucas says. I can tell he's starting to get annoyed with Alex and I. "We might as well work together to get rid of the cocaine, then we can all leave, and we never have to see each other again."
Alex looks at Ben, and they nod in agreement.
"And be careful, she's good with a knife."
"So am I," Alex says, giving Davina a wink. I give him a warning look, then focus my attention back to Isabel, who looks like she's on the verge of tears.
"Now, why again do we need Isabel?" I ask.
"Flynn and Dex," he answers.
"What about them?"
"Francisco's guards took them."
There's a moment of silence.
"Then what the fuck was that explosion?"
"That's what we're trying to find out. Ben and I were going down the hallway and we heard it, so we started running towards it, then we ran into Isabel. She's the only person we saw anywhere near the explosion," Alex explains. I glare at Isabel.
"Did she cause it?"
"Probably. We've been trying to get her to talk, but she won't."
I think for a while.
"Alright, we'll deal with her later. Let's just find Flynn and Dex and get the hell out of here."
"Wait," Davina says. "My brother went down here too. Have you seen him?"
Her brother? One of the soldiers she came with must be her brother.
Everyone stays silent, except Isabel.
"Yes," she whispers.
All heads turn to her.
"I saw him in the room furthest down the hallway."
"Where the explosion was?" Davina asks, her voice cracking. Not whispering but so quiet, with hurt in her eyes.
Isabel nods, then speaks again. "I was lighting up the dynamite, then he walked through the door. I ran out because I knew it was gonna explode soon, but I didn't see him running behind me. He must have still been in the room when the dynamite went off," she explains. "And yes, my father kidnapped your soldiers. They flew off in a helicopter a while ago. The explosion was supposed to be a distraction."
Why the fuck would Francisco leave without his daughter?
I look at Davina with sympathy. She looks like she wants to cry, but there are no tears. I feel sorry for her. She basically just found out her brother died. I don't know if she'll be able to continue this mission, she probably just wants to go home.
Lucas breaks the silence. "Alright then. Let's just help Davina find the other soldier she came with."
I nod.
"Wait, what are we gonna do with Isabel?" Ben asks, still restraining her.
"Just let her go?" I say.
"Her father took Flynn and Dex. If we let him know we have his daughter, then he'll probably give them back."
We all look at one another, discussing with our eyes. I look at Davina, and I can tell the only thing on her mind right now is her brother. They must have been close.
"Alright take her to the car," I instruct. "Lucas and I will help Davina find her other soldier."
"What?! Why are you helping her? She's an enemy!" Alex protests.
"She just lost her fucking brother. Have some sympathy."
He looks at me suspiciously. What is he thinking now?
"Alright, fine. Ben and I will do our jobs, unlike you, and take Isabel to the car. You two go ahead and help out your new girlfriend."
I glare at him before opening the door to let everybody out. The screaming still hasn't stopped, but it's reduced. The room still smells of smoke, though it's fading and the air is starting to get clearer.
Everyone walks out of the room. I'm holding the door. Alex approaches me slowly.
Here we go.
"You just wanna fuck her, don't you?" he asks, only loud enough for me to hear.
"Don't we all?"
"Me, yes." Pfft, with what dick? "I'm not surprised you do too."
"She's just my type, is she not?"
"Just make sure you don't get caught."
"That'll be hard, considering I make all my girls scream."
"Oh, so she's your girl now?" I can hear the jealousy in his voice. He knows it too that he doesn't stand a chance with a girl like Davina.
"No, but she will be. After I rail the shit out of her."
Davina really is my type. Long, chocolate-brown hair, chocolate-brown eyes, a gold Rolex Lady-Datejust on her left wrist and at least six earrings on each ear. Pearl studs on the first three holes and the rest is gold. God, she's attractive.
"Guys, hurry up," Lucas calls. Alex finally steps out of my way. Davina is just standing behind everyone with her arms crossed, staring into space.
"I don't think she's in the mood," Alex whispers in my ear, smirking.
"Then I'll get her in the mood."
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"Alright, what's this guys's name?"
"Adrian."
"Is he your brother as well?"
"Yeah. Yuri was the middle child."
Yuri must be the one that died from the dynamite Isabel used.
Lucas and Davina and I are now speeding through the left hallway, the one Flynn and Dex went through. But we're not looking for them, we're looking for her brother, Adrian. At least if we find him, she'll be returning home with one of her brothers. Better than none.
"This way," she says. We turn left down another hallway.
I'm still thinking about my short conversation with Alex. Do I really want to sleep with this girl? I mean, yes, she is attractive. Very attractive. But am I really interested in her? Or was I just trying to piss Alex off? If Davina and I were in a different situation right now, perhaps meeting in a bar or a club, I'd be sure I want to. But in this moment, we're both stressed.
I'm worried about my two soldiers who just got kidnapped, Davina just found out her brother died and we're currently on the search for her other one, who could be dead as well, but of course I'm not going to bring that up. Meanwhile, there is a girl who we've kidnapped waiting for us in a car outside. Plus, neither of us even completed our mission of blowing up Francisco's cocaine supply. Safe to say this night has been very unsuccessful.
"Is he in here?" I ask. We've stopped at a door that's identical to the ones on the other rooms we've been in where nothing good has happened. I don't have high hopes for this.
"Let's see," Davina says, attempting to open the door. But this time, it's not just stuck.
Someone's holding it shut.
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