Nova's POV:
Oli, and I were finally able to put out a warrant for Ezra DeVante's arrest, a suspect in our case. His name was seen multiple times in mass shipment orders, and I wanted to talk to him.
Kieran, Oli, and I were on the other side of the glass, looking at the man called Ezra. He had icy blue eyes with chocolate brown hair. He had olive tone skin, and warm pink lips. Both his arms were filled with tattoos, as well as his hands.
"Why do all Mafia people look so Mafia like," states Oli.
"What do you mean by that?" I ask.
"Well they all have a ton of tattoos, with peircings and shit."
"This guy doesn't have piercings," I say.
But I then look at his nose ring that was on the left side of his face. Shit, why does he look so familiar.
"Go in there Nova," says Kieran.
I nod my head, checking over the file again before walking in there.
His blue eyes awaken, and they soon seem to fall onto me. An amused smile seems to tug at the corner of his lips as I take set infront of him.
His hands upon closer inspection are bruised, and bleeding. The handcuffs around him look extremely tight.
"Would you like me to adjust those for you?" I ask.
He nods his head, so I go over and loosen the cuffs. His skin underneath was raw from how tight the cuffs were attached to him.
"Thank you ma'am," he says, wincing slightly as he looks at his wrists.
"So I've read your file. Your name's Ezra DeVante, correct?"
"Yes ma'am," he says.
"You're in deep with the drug ring. How did that happen?"
"Sorry?! Drug ring," he says in shock. "I thought I was in here for loitering," he says.
Wow he's a good liar. The octave in his voice almost stayed consistent, but when he said 'I thought' his pitch changed slightly. If I hadn't been doing this for years, I would have been fooled.
I give him a knowing book which makes his jaw clench slightly. He now knows he can't fool me with that 'I don't know' bullshit.
"How old are you Ezra?" I say, crossing my leg across my thigh, and checking through the file again.
"29," he says.
"29. Hmm. How long have you been in this business?" I ask.
"What business?" he says, going back to his fake act.
"Mr. DeVante I know you're lying so please don't insult me," I say sternly. "I know you have just done a recent drop near the 5th avenue, and I know you are a mass murderer. All I want to hear is a why? Why do you do this?"
"I'm sorry ma'am, but I'm not sure what your talking about," he says in a smile.
"How's your daughter Ezra?" I then ask, looking at him with the same smile he gave me.
His jaw clenched again, and I see his hands ball into a fist.
"I bet she's missing her daddy right now hmm? Are you ever home due to your work?" I ask.
"Don't talk about my daughter," he states.
"Ellie is it?"
"I swear—"
"She goes to a private school right Greenheights private school to be exact. She's in the third grade, and her favourite colour is purple. You had her young with your now deceased wife, and that hurt you deeply. You treat your daughter like a princess, willing to do anything for her. You just want her to have a great life. A normal mafia free life? Am I correct?"
His eyes gradually hardened as I spoke. I knew everything I was saying was true because I did my research on this guy when I found out I had to be the one to interrogate him.
"Do you have a daughter ma'am?" He asks.
"I do not," I lie.
I will not talk about family whenever I am in a space with criminals. I would like to keep Maya safe, and not have criminals knowing about her so that they could possibly use her as leverage if they wanted to get back at me for putting them in jail.
"Well then you will never truly understand how strong the love of a parent is. If I so much as find out you people have come into contact with my daughter I will slit all of your throats," he declares. Truth written all over his eyes.
"Mr. DeVante, your little threat does not scare me. And trust me, your daughter will be taken care of when you are in jail."
He then slams his arms into his body, and the handcuffs break. I immediately go for my gun, and point it at his head. Finger on the trigger, ready to pull at even the slightest of movement.
"Sit down Ezra. We're not finished talking."
"I want my lawyer," he says.
"As you wish."
Oliver quickly rushes in, and slams Ezra's face onto the table, putting his hand behind his back, and putting a double pair of handcuffs that look even tighter than they did before.
"If you had touched her, I would have killed you," he says in a low growl.
"Nova are you alright?" Asks Kieran.
"I'm fine," I say, not letting this situation get to me. "Are you okay Mr. DeVante?"
"Fuck you, you fuckin bitch. I swear to god if I see you again I'll fuckin murd—"
Oli then slams his fist across Ezra's face. That knocks out Ezra cold. Oli goes to punch him again, but Kieran grabs his wrist, looking at him in annoyance.
"Do you want to get suspended Oliver? Your new here. Smarten up," he says sternly.
"Sorry," he mutters before leaving the room.
Police officers soon come in to take Ezra away from the room, and out of our sight. Shit, that could have ended up way more badly then what we just witnessed.
"Nova—"
"I'm fine Kieran, I swear," I say.
"Okay," he nods. "But if the case is too much then you can take a break. I promise Oliver, and I will work hard while you're gone. Maybe get out of the country to clear your head. Even if it's just for a few days," he says sincerely.
Maybe Maya, and I can have a girls trip?
"I'd really appreciate that Kieran," I sigh, giving him a soft smile.
His face then becomes a light shade of pink, but he then coughs nervously before mumbling 'don't worry about it' and walking out of the room.
I really did appreciate it though.
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"Maya baby, I have a surprise!" I exclaim, walking in my house.
I head into her bedroom, and see Gigi crouched down as she plays dolls with Maya. I quickly take a picture before making it known that I'm here.
"Boo," I say behind Gigi.
"Nova," she says in her regular tone.
"Hi mamma," smiles Maya, waving her hand at me as she continues to go back to playing with Gigi.
"Were you guys not scared?" I huff.
"Not even a little," shrugs Maya, combing her dolls hair.
"Wow," I say in disbelief. "Just wow."
"Dinners on the oven," Gigi says.
I walk out of the room, while shaking my head. These guys are no fun. I'm able to scare Daniel so easily at work. Sometimes I even get Oli, and Kieran, so how can I not get my good friend, and daughter?
I go into the kitchen, and put the mashed potatoes, steak, and green peas that Gigi had made. Yum, it looks so good!
As I eat, I open up my computer, and think about what place I should travel to with Maya. I don't want something too far away from home, and I want the destination to be safe. Nothing prone to earthquakes, volcano eruptions or flooding. I just want the country to be an overall good place where I can take my child to.
Ring
Rin—
"Mama, are you free this week?" Xavier asks in his hoarse voice that just sends chills down my body.
"Actually I'm going on vacation," I tell him.
"You were planning on inviting me right?" He says. "Because you know I can't go more than two days without seeing you."
"Xavier you have to look over the kids."
"My parents, Ayla, and Santiago can. How long do you plan on being gone for?"
"Max a week," I say. "I just want to clear my head."
"I can think of a few ways to get your mind off of things," he teases.
"Oh really?" I say. "And what would those things be?" I ask playfully.
"Mama I'd much rather show you then tell you," he chuckles.
Fuck.
"Well I guess you have to show me in a weeks time," I say.
"Like fuck I will. I'm going with you, and your taking my jet. I don't want you going on economy," he says.
"What's wrong with economy?"
"Nothing... I guess," he says in an unconvincing tone.
"You are such a brat," I say. "Not everyone can have their own jet."
"I'm not a brat mama. Just rich," he jokes.
This guy.
"You're such an idiot," I laugh. "And I'll think about it. Maybe."
"Please," he whines through the phone. "I wanna go with you! You, Maya, and I will have so much fun! We can adventure through a city we've never been to before!" He states. "We can try all these new foods, and just spend time together like a family!"
Family? I like the sound of that!
"Fine," I sigh. "But no funny business on the trip okay?"
"So no pussy?" He cries, jokingly.
"You're so vulgar, it's crazy," I laugh out loud.
"I was just kidding... sort of," he chuckles. "But I'm actually really excited for this trip. When are you planning on leaving?"
"I plan on leaving tomorrow. I think I want to go to Norway," I say.
"Norway," he repeats. "I've always wanted to go to Norway."
"You've been before haven't you?"
"Nooooo," he says, stretching out the word.
"Well I'm still going."
"I guess I'll be your tour guide then," he says cheekily, then randomly begins to sing 'never enough'. "All the shine of a thousand spotlights. All the stars we steal from the night sky will never be enough. Never be enough!"
It was so random, and caught me so off guard that I just started dying of laughter. I don't know why it was so funny, but the way he was enunciating certain words killed me.
"Towers of gold are still too little. These hands could hold the world but it'll never be enough, never be enough! Sing it baby!" He sings.
"For me! Never, never! Never. Neverververver, never for meh, for meh!!!" I clown sing.
Then Xavier becomes dead silent after I'm finished 'singing'. He then wants to face time me, and I accept. His face is in pure shock, but not in a good way.
"That was absolute, drum roll please... TRASH," he says.
"Heh!" I laugh. "I never said I was a good singer."
"I can see that," he says in a joking manner.
"You're such a dick Xavier," I say, trying to hold back a loud laugh.
"I still love you. Even after all that horrendous singing," he grins.
"Whatever. Just be ready for tomorrow. There's a flight at 6 pm," I say, while looking at my computer for any other flying times.
"Mama?"
"Yes, meanie pants?"
"I love you," he smiles.
"I love you too," I smile, blowing him a kiss.
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Bruh, this chapter was actually kind of funny 😆 I like how it showed Xavier's, and Nova's joking relationship a little bit more.
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