CHAPTER 28

ALEXANDER’S POV

“She left again”, I muttered to myself like a mad man. It was because of me and I was restless in my room. She left because I scolded her. I didn’t give a damn at first but as minutes passed, I felt bad.

I had a feeling that something was going to be bad on her side. As soon as that thought popped up in my mind, I i’mmediately walked out of my room, then made it to her room.

She wasn’t at home again, the door was locked and that immediately ruined my situation more.

Fury pulsed through my veins as I thought about everything. She must have gone to find Herrera, her ex boyfriend whom she didn’t know that I knew about. Was she out of her god damn mind? What could she possibly be thinking?

I knew she was probably looking for some kind of closure, but nothing good would come from this. Herrera would never give her what she wanted, and she’d feel even more drained and defeated. But she was too damn stubborn to tell me everything her ex boyfriend threatened her with .

All I knew is that I wanted to see her right now in the house.

Just as I was pacing along the corridor, my phone rang, and I retrieved it from the inside of my jacket. The caller ID read Santino, one of the men I told to follow Nicole’s every time. She needed to be followed because she didn’t know whatever trap she was falling into.

“Capo, Herrera is at Queens, I think he is done talking to her ,” he said. I grinned- just what I needed.

“Do you have your eyes on him?” I asked as I walked out of the house. I i’mmediately started my car with a push of a button. I was frustrated, and letting off steam on someone’s face seemed like a good idea.

“Si.” I spoke to him still on the phone.

“Yes boss.”

“Keep it that way,” I added. Usually I’d let one of my men handle it, but I wanted to get my hands dirty today. It had been a while. I wanted to meet this bastard and ask him everything I want to know.

“Okay, boss.”

I ended the call, throwing my phone onto the passenger seat. I drove out of the parking, heading into the direction of Queens.

Within few minutes, I was already in the place where I know my men kept Herrera. It was dark but I trailed through the incline pathway, greeted the guards with a nod and walked until I reached the front double doors. I looked at the time on my watch, 00:40. It was late but I preferred it that way.

“He is the in basement boss”, Santino spoke sounding exasperatedly annoyed. Perhaps Herrera gave them a hard time to catch him.

“I really need to see that bastard right now.” I hissed walking past him and through the foyer. He followed next to me.

As soon as we walked down the steps and into the basement, one of my men guarding the door stepped aside and I nodded at him in acknowledgement.

“Finally”, I spoke as we stepped into the dark room and I flicked on the light.

A grin formed on my face as I looked down at the son of a bitch He was bound to a chair, hands behind his back and a gag was placed in his mouth.

“Ah! Mr Herrera. It’s so nice to finally meet you.” I greeted chirpily. Herrera screamed into the gag, his eyes wide and terrified. His blue dress shirt was wet with sweat and the tie hung loosely. He was definitely roughed up by one of my men. I shrugged off my jacket and rolled up my sleeves.

“Santino.” I nodded my head while heading to the corner of the room where my gloves rested on a table. I put them on while he removed the cloth around Herrera’s mouth. I could see how excited Santino was as he held a sinister smirk on his face.

“So you the son of bitch who ordered these fools to ......”, Before he could complete his sentence ,my fist punch landed sharply on his jaw, sending blood flying in every direction.

The next hit his eye, and the next, right in the gut. I fisted his hair and slammed his head back against the wall, leaving absolutely no doubt who was in charge here.

“Shut the fuck up.” I snarled, inches from his face. “This is how this is going to go. You have some information I need, and if I get it, you’ll go home tonight. If I don’t...well...” I shrugged.

“What do you mean? What information?” He winced as I let up slightly on his threat. I definitely needed him alive for this.

I pulled a picture of Nicole out of my pocket. “You know this girl?”

Herrera frowned in confusion. “No, I have no idea who that bitch...”

The sound of shot being fired echoed against the tiled walls before he could even finish his sentence. Herrera shrieked in pain, clutching at his knee as blood poured out of it. Santino glared at Herrera savagely, pointing the gun at his other knee.

“Jesus Christ. You guys are insane.” He was completely out of breath. “I swear to God, I don’t know who she is. I’ve never seen her before in my life.”

I shook my head in disbelief.

“Si do it”, I ordered and he pointed the gun at him.

“No don’t it please, I know her”, Herrera i’mmediately replied totally frightened.

“ “I know her. She is Nicole.” He added panting.

I glanced back towards Santino, letting him to drop the gun.

“How do you know her?, What do you know about her?”, I asked impatiently.

“Its nothing serious, she is my ex girlfriend.... what else do you want to know?”

“I’m the one asking the questions here. Is that understood?” I said leaning forward resting my elbows on the top of my thighs. I clasped my hands together as I tilted my head to the side, studying him. He knew damn well why he was here but my men will work properly on him.

“I swear there is nothing serious..., I just used her nudes....threatening her.... to give me money..”, He stammered.

“Is that all?”, I asked impatiently.

“I also sent them to John and now he is threatening her to......”, Before he could his sentence ,a call came through from an unknown number and I unlocked my phone.

“Deal with him, let me come back”, I walked out to pick it.

“You still refused to sign the contract”, I immediately knew who the hell it was , the moment I picked it up.

It was John the bastard.