I'M SORRY GUYS! 🫣😅😬

MATHEO'S POV

I stand back as I watch my mama smash down the door with a metal cylinder after we painfully realised you could only enter with a key card.

Otherwise she would have just kicked the door in.

Romeo had suggested that we just pick the non existent lock to get in.

It wasn't until a minute later that he realised his mistake.

It's the nerves of being on a mission. It gets to everyone at least once in their lifetime.

Nothing will stand between us and our baby sister.

We've got our men surrounding the building, so that if anyone from inside tries to escape, they'll be caught straightaway.

Everyone involved should still be in this building as CCTV showed no one leaving this area.

Even though this area seems active with newish cars and clean buildings, no one occupies the adjoining buildings.

It's a big decoy that they planted.

I'll admit, it's a good one.

It takes a lot of time and effort to do this.

They either paid the other occupants out which could have been expensive or they got rid of them, if you know what I mean which also would have been a hassle.

That why a lot of mafias use abandoned buildings as it's much less work. There's also much less attention as contrary to popular belief lots of abandoned places aren't explored.

Especially if you make them look dangerous.

I'm terrified at what I might see inside.

I don't know what's happened to Alina inside here but I know it's going to be nothing good.

I can't imagine the pain and the fear she has felt whilst being inside there, alone.

My fists clench in anger as I prepare myself for this.

No one, and I mean no one will get in the way of me and my baby sister.

That's a promise.

If I get my hands on her gymnastics teacher, I will show her no mercy just like how she acted with my sister.

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I sigh as I make my way through this maze of a place. Even with a map, it's still quite hard as the place must have been updated.

There's more rooms here now than there is on our map.

Raphael has actually been keeping up really well with me and Marco so far.

He's not fallen behind or even complained once.

I approve of him for Alina. He's strong and caring. He didn't even hesitate when it came to my sister.

I plan to tell her straight away that this boy is a keeper.

Of course, I'll make sure he knows that she prefers me over him, just so he knows his place but he's a good egg.

I would know that my sister would be safe with him. Of course she is more than capable of handling herself but if something were to happen I know he could keep her safe.

He's much better than the other guy Alina started hanging out with.

Rope, Rafe or something like that.

I just want her to be happy.

We haven't said a word to each other as we're too scared to be caught.

These Russians are no joke! We don't know how many of them are lurking around so we need to be very cautious.

I need everyone who's gone in to come out safely.

We round a corner to see a group of around 5 men chattering along happily in front of what looks like a soccer match.

I clear my throat before talking.

"Excuse me, have you seen my baby sister!? She's about this tall and is the most precious thing on this earth to us!?" I tell them, indicating that's she's as tall as my ribs.

I don't think they wanted to help us as they started charging towards us.

A grin made its way into my face.

Let the games begin!

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ALINA'S POV

My head falls onto my shoulder as I find it hard to keep it upright.

I can hear voices from outside of this room but I'm too weak to listen in.

I don't have the energy to care anymore.

The pain racking my body and my cuts are too agonising for me at the moment.

My cuts have become progressively worse.

After having some food and water, my body felt better; for a while.

Then I started deteriorating even quicker. I think the small amount of nutrients I had gave my body false hope.

It started healing my cuts and bruises only to take two steps back when the nutrients didn't continue coming.

This is the in my time I'm thankful that this room doesn't have any lights. The darkness is soothing on my aching head as I keep my eyes closed.

I want those pesky guards to shut up. I can't even cover my ears with my hands and they know that. The least they could is stop whining.

I hear a high pitch scream, and I giggle quickly. All I'm envisioning in my mind is a man outside being kicked in the nuts.

It's the least they deserve.

I hear the door creak open and my eyes clench shut in terror.

Not another round, please. I'm not sure I can survive another.

I keep my eyes closed and slow my breathing down.

Maybe if they think I'm sleeping, they'll leave me alone.

My eyes squint in pain as I feel a light flash over face and my frail body.

Honestly, can't these people just give me a break? All I want is a painless sleep!

I sigh as I hear footsteps come near me.

They're slow and careful until they come closer to me.

Then they're angry and fast making my heart go crazy. I'm so scared. I don't want to die.

"ALINA!" A voice I recognise shouts.

A hand lands on my shoulder and I flinch back in pain.

I open my eyes, hoping, needing to see who I think it is.

My body sinks in relief as I come face to face with Marco.

I've never been so revived to see this man child.

He's dressed up like a ninja, which makes him even cooler in my eyes.

"You came!" I sob as I take him in.

He's here. He came for me.

"Of course I did. You're not replaceable Alina. We wouldn't just leave you here!" He tells me in disbelief.

"Is everyone here?" I ask him, tears flowing down my face.

"Of course. Although I don't know where. Hang on" he says.

"I have found Alina, I repeat I have found Alina. I am heading back to the exit so everyone else can start making their way out as well. Stay safe, over and out!" He says into a walkie talkie.

This is the most serious I've ever seen him.

"Ok, I'm going to need you to get on my back and hold on tight. Can you do that for me?"

I nod at him in response hoping I have enough strength to do so.

He takes a deep breath as his eyes scan my body.

From his expression and reaction, I know that I currently do not look like the best looking person in our family.

It's one of the hardest things to admit to myself.

Pesky Russians!

"Ok, I'm going to lift you up. Let me know if I hurt you" He tells me with a sad voice.

I take a deep breath as Marco puts his hands under me. My whole body clenches in pain but I say nothing.

There's not a part of my body that's not covered in a cut or a bruise. But if I tell him that we'll be here for hours as he meticulously tries to find somewhere I'm not hurt.

I just need to get it over and done with now.

A quiet whimper comes out of my mouth, and I really hope Marco didn't hear it.

I don't need him worrying about me right now, I need him worrying on how to escape this place.

I secure my hands to the pack which is around his shoulders.

The bag on his bag also gives me some comfort. It stops me from slapping straight into my brothers back.

He carefully steps over something on our way out.

I look back to see a man laying on the floor with blood seeping from his head.

My face forms into one of a grin.

My brother is so cool!

Take that, you dick!

Marco jogs through this maze of a building as if it's nothing. How can he remember where to go?

The lights hurt my head but nothing will dampen my mood.

We came across a cross roads kind of situation after a couple of minutes.

We could either go left or right. I could tell Marco didn't know the way from the way his breathing sped up.

He took a gamble.

One that paid off as he crashed head first into someone.

Someone who screamed like a banshee.

There's only one person I know who acts like that.

Adrian.

"ALINA! I'm so glad we found you! I'm so thankful you're okay!" Adrian cries as he makes his way over to me.

He doesn't look where he is going and manages to trip over his own feet.

What an idiot.

But he's my idiot.

One that I've missed massively for the duration of my wonderful stay here.

My dad comes over and takes me from Marcos back.

He cups my face with a sad and horrified look on his face.

"I will avenge all that's been done to you. Even if it's the last thing I do. I'm so sorry bambina! Please forgive me!" He asks me as his whole body shakes with cries.

"I never blamed you in the first place. Let's go home" I tell him happily.

He smiles at me in return.

"Home!? Not yet. I'm not done with you guys" A voice interrupts us from the end of the corridor.

My dad puts me down and makes sure I'm behind him. He does the same with Adrian and Marco. He keeps them there no matter how much they try and get in front of him.

"Let them go Maksim. You're issue is with me, not my children" My dad tells him with his mafia Don voice.

Who is this man?

He has a lot of face tattoos that I can't see clearly from here. He doesn't look friendly at all.

"You've killed some of my best men tonight, and you think I'll just let you get away with it? No way. I'll avenge them in any way possible." The man who I now identify as the Don of the Russian mafia replies.

He stared at me and smiles.

"I'll make what happened to sweet Alina over here look like nothing" He says whilst smirking.

My dads hold on us gets tighter.

"A pity you guys arrived today. I was planning on visiting Alina myself today. Rough her up a bit more. I guess I'll just have do it after I deal with the rest of you!" He snarls at us.

Goosebumps appear on my body after he called me out.

I just really want to go home!

Maksim takes out a gun and some knives.

"When I reach 1, I need you all to run straight ahead. Take the first left you see and don't stop running. Promise me!" Dad tells us, without loosing eye contact with Maksim.

"No, no way. We're not leaving to here to deal with him! No man left behind remember! That's our motto!" Adrian whispers to him.

I can't believe what I'm hearing.

We can't loose someone else to these monsters!

I only just got my family back. We can't be separated again!

Maksim raises his eyebrow at us as if he can read us like the palm of his hand.

"3........2..........1. GO!" Dad tells us as he turns to face us.

I see Maksim raise his gun at us as his face turns into a snarl.

I see his finger push on the trigger, his face full of glee.

No.

No.

No.

No.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

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A/N- Sorry, not sorry 🫣😅

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