Spade

I stepped into the cell, already feeling a slight throb in my head, can anything get easy for me? I was already on edge about the man that molested Nate being in my club, but now this.

I looked at Matteo and he had his hands wrapped around Nate's sister who's face was buried in his chest, he looked like he was comforting her but she didn't seem to be crying.

Matteo's eyes met mine and it looked blank, there was no emotions in them, he just clenched his jaw and his eyes shifted away from me, making me follow his line of vision, my eyes landed on Greg, who had his head twisted in an odd angle, his throat slashed open, blood dripping out

His clothes were soaked with crimson red and his eyes were open wide as they stared up at the ceiling lifelessly.

I didn't feel bad for him, I was just fucking frustrated and angry, this would be the second time a person in my custody would be killed and I didn't know who was audacious enough to do this.

I looked away from the body and back at Matteo "is she okay"? I asked and that's when she pulled away from Matteo's chest and looked up at me, her eyes were red but she wasn't crying, there were no tears in them

She sniffed and nodded her head "I'm fine" she said with a heavy sigh and I just narrowed my eyes at her, trying to see if she was lying, it wasn't exactly easy to witness something like this, a parent dying, even though I know Greg wasn't really father material, he was still their father and the only parent they had left.

"Who did this"? I asked shifting my attention to Matteo who now had his hands shoved into his pocket, he clenched his jaw and shook his head.

"We don't know, after we separated we came straight here and we found him like this, with the cell doors open" Matteo muttered out, making me look at Greg again, feeling my whole composure slip through my fingers.

I was boiling with rage, whoever this person was, they were really trying my patience. How did they even know Greg was here? And killing him, shows he knew where Nate was being kept, and now I was at another dead end, another day of not finding Nate, another day of him being in the clutches of this person

They wouldn't leave this place alive or in one piece, I already had Bernie lock it down, now I just need to find out who they are and where they're hiding in my club

"Take her to my office" I tell Matteo before I turn around to walk out of the cell

"Where are you going"? Matteo ask and I stop

"I'm going to check the security room, the cameras must have something for me, and for the sake of this person, they should pray that I don't find them" I grit out and Su took the first step

"I'm gonna come with you" I just shake my head, I don't want her around me when I'm this pissed off, I can't predict what I'll do like this, the last time I was this riled up and angry around her, it didn't really end well, and I still haven't apologized to Nate for it "Let me come with you please, I know what he looks, you don't" she rushed out

"Spade, she's right" Matteo puts in, making me clench my jaw as I sighed out, without saying anything I just walk out of the cell, I know they're both following me, but I'm not really paying attention to that as I pass through the corridors and headed towards the security room.

I can't even explain how I'm feeling now, I'm angry, I'm pissed off, I'm frustrated, I'm sad and I'm regretful.

God I'm losing my mind, I can't even tell right from wrong at this point. My mind is clouded, my emotions are all over the place, and that's very unlike me, but that's how I've been for the past few weeks, ever since I walked away from Nate.

I walk into the security room, there's no one there, that's how it's always been though, I never leave anyone in the security room in the club, I never thought I needed to

Matteo was the tech specialist, so he got to work immediately, leaving myself and Nate's sister behind him, as he sat on the chair, I place my hand on the back of the chair Matteo was sat at as he kept tapping in keys and zooming in on different images and frames, until he stopped at one

"Wait, wait" Su rushed out, making me turn to look at her as i frown, it's a frame of myself and Matteo earlier on while Salvatore was talking to me There a crazed and scared look in her eyes as she pointed at it "zoom on it" she rushed out, Matteo looked at her quizzically just like I did before he nodded and did as she asked, zooming in on the frame.

"That's him" she whispered out, making my head to whip towards her direction as I look at her sharply "that's the man" she said swallowing hard as she looked at me, the same look on her face when she's told me about what had happened to Nate.

This made the whole room to feel tensed, not just me, I could feel Matteo's eyes on me, as I was looking at her, I couldn't move, I stood frozen, my heart beating fast as I lost my breath. I suddenly forgot how to breath.

Salvatore was the one that molested Nate as a kid. My uncle, my mother's brother.

I clenched my jaws and gritted my teeth together, fucking bloody hell I turn my gaze towards Matteo, the only words that left my mouth were "check the rest of the footage" he just nodded and turned around

I already knew what I wanted him to check and deep down I knew it would be true but I wanted to confirm it, I wanted to confirm if he was the one that killed Greg.

And right there on the screen I saw it all, he was wearing black, with a hood on, but I could still see his face, and the way he moved. He was talking to Greg but the audio had been tampered with, we couldn't hear what they were talking about, and the next thing we saw was Salvatore pulling out a knife and slicing through Greg's neck, watching as he died.

My eyes moved to the top of the screen and the time showed it was exactly when Su had ran to us saying she'd seen him, so he wasn't here for a stupid meeting like he told me, he came to kill Greg, which means Nate's with him

"Fuck" I cussed out and ran my hands down my face, turning my back in Matteo and Su, I heard chair scraping and when I looked back Matteo was up and rushing out of the room. "Where are you going"? I was the one to ask this time

He turned to look at me quickly "I'll be back in a second" he rushed out before he dashed out of the room, leaving myself and Su there, she looked at me quizzically, making me shut my eyes as I let out a deep breath.

I can't believe my uncle... I froze, Fuck, the night we saw him at the store that Nate threw up and starting acting weird for days, it was all because of him.

It was all coming together, the pieces of the puzzle was all fitting into place, the way he had acted that day, and the days that followed, I'd literally introduced him to his rapist. Oh God, I ran my hands through my hair, placing one hand on my waist.

"What's wrong"? His sister asked me, making me ground my teeth as I swallowed hard, my eye settling on the frame on the screen, narrowing my eyes at Salvatore's face, that hideous face, I knew there was something unsettling about this man

"He's my uncle" I whispered out and I heard her gasp, making me to turn to her "My mother's brother" I tell her, feeling the lump in throat as I finally admit that.

How can I even look at Nate again without feeling guilty for what Salvatore had done to him, and what he's probably doing to him since he kidnapped him.

I pulled out my phone immediately, dialing Bernie's number, it doesn't take long before he answers "Boss" his thick voice comes on over the phone, whole I can hear dancing and music in the background.

"Tell the guards not to let Salvatore out of this building" I gritted out, the line went silent for a few seconds, I thought Bernie had cut the call but the music in the background was still playing, so I knew he was still on the line.

"Boss... He uhm... He left a few minutes ago" Bernie muttered causing me to cuss out, I was fucking too late, I pull the phone away from my ear and end the call, I gripped it hard, wanting to haul it at something, the walls or even the fucking screen of the computer

But the door opening possibly saved my phone from getting destroyed as a very frantic Matteo walked in holding two pieces of paper with him, I frowned as he stopped in front of me, handing me the papers, I looked at him quizzically before taking them.

I peered down at them both and they were the pictures he showed me a few weeks ago of the person that killed Lucas... I froze up again for the second time, looking up at him and then at the screen that had Salvatore on it.

My eyes looked down at the pictures again, and I looked up at Matteo, he just nodded clenching his jaw Fuck.... Salvatore is the mystery man

He's the man I've been looking for, the one that had been messing with me. He's the one that wants me dead. My fucking uncle wants me dead

By now Su was already standing close to Matteo as she peered down at the pictures too, I could see the way her face kept shifting from one emotion to another until she connected the dots, even though she didn't really know the full story, I'm sure she knew the pictures and the frame on the screen where of the same person.

I didn't even know how I was feeling, for the tenth time today I was confused and lost, for the most part of my life I'd never felt like this, it wasn't a new feeling for me but it was kind of strange.

Why would Salvatore want me dead? He's supposed to be my mother's brother I sighed out as I tried to make sense of everything

"Spade" Matteo called out and I just looked up at him, he was looking at me with concern, I just clenched my jaws as my eyes landed on Nate's sister

"I'm fine, take her home, there's something I need to do" I muttered before I started walking towards the door, I was gonna go meet someone I never thought I would meet in my life, I needed to get a clear picture of everything and this person would know.

*****

I already saw Matteo's figure on the couch, he was hunched over with his elbows on his thighs, he looked just as messy as I did.

I still hadn't found it in me to go to the house, I was still staying at the mansion while Su stayed at my own house, It was better that way.

I took off my jacket and dropped it on the bed, before I dropped myself on the bed too with a heavy hump. "Where'd you go to"? Matteo asked and I just sighed out

"I went to see Garcia" I said, seeing as he clenched his jaw, but his eyes still held that surprise and question. Yeah I know, he wasn't the best person out there, but I needed to find answers on some things, and as I guessed he knew them.

"Why"? He asked and I leaned forward, assuming the same position he was in, now facing him at an angle, as he watched me.

"I went to ask him about Greg and Salvatore's involvement in all the hints he'd been getting about me for the past four months" I explained and he just cocked his brows at me

"And"? He asks

"Turns out his inside source was Salvatore, even the recording of my voice about the auction" I tell him, seeing the way he frowned and his eyes bulged out

"You mean the..." He trailed off, not wanting to mention it and I just nodded

"Yes that same recording, even the incident at Liam's party, the shipments going missing and everything, it was all Salvatore" I finish off before leaning away, I was mentally and physically exhausted, it was all too much information for me to process in just a day, but i had to

"Wow" Matteo mused before he leaned back on the chair, still looking at me "But why"? He asked and I just gritted my teeth and shook my head

"I don't know Matteo, I guess he wanted me dead so he could take over the mafia"

"Son of a bitch" Matteo grumbled out before the whole room grew silent again, now I was left with finding him, I still don't know where he was, I knew he was still in Manhattan but where, if I find Salvatore, I find Nate. "What are you going to do now"? He asked

"I've called up a few people and gave them a description of Salvatore and Nate, a few of them have promised to call if they have anything on Salvatore, but for now I'm going to keep looking around the city, asking whoever I can get a hold off, and I'll also go to Nate's apartment and ask the guards there, anything at all that will lead me to him" I say swallowing the lump in my throat, I can't dwell on what has happened, this wasn't the time to mop around, I needed to find Nate as soon as I could.

I couldn't stand the thought if Salvatore hurts him, already knowing the things that bastard had done to him as a kid, it was already a nightmare for me, and it was eating at me with guilt and regret, I should have listened to him when he told me he wanted to explain himself.

"She knows" Matteo whispered out and I just look at him, frowning and furrowing my brows "Suzy, she knows Greg is... Was my father"

"How"? I ask and he just sighed out

"He told her, when she went to talk to him, right before Salvatore killed him, he told her" he explained, I just look at him and I see the swirl of emotions in his eyes.

I know all this is just as hard for him to take in, even though Greg wasn't really a part of his life, I don't think it should be okay to have seen him like that

I wasn't remorseful for what happened to Greg, he deserved it, I'm just angry that I didn't get to kill him with my hands, for everything he did to Nate, I wanted to be the one to kill him and watch the life drain out of his eyes

"How is she taking it"? I ask after a while of just looking at Matteo and he just shrugs

"Better than I did, even though it's fucking weird, she's not freaking out, she's just cool about it" he say, making me nod my head slowly. I watch him get up "I'm going to bed, I'll see you tomorrow" he asks and i just nod while he walks out

I fall back on the bed, even though I know I won't be able to fall asleep, I can't, Everytime I close my eyes I see his face, the sad and broken look in his eyes when I said all those things to him. It haunts me and I think I deserve it

They finally know

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Less than ten chapters left guys before we all say a temporary goodbye to Nate and Spade 😜😜