Chapter 7 A mafia boss

“Boss… I think you should take charge…the lady is a little difficult to handle,” Zane said while giving Pedro a few files to look at… Pedro was sitting in his chair, listening carefully…he had a team. Formidable…he was a mafia boss…the best there was. No one ever dared to go against him. He made the rules for everyone to follow, and saved anyone's life. They automatically became his possessions to do as he wanted.

“And again Gabby isn't too happy…he thinks letting the lady stay here is an insult to his brother's memories,” Zane added as he sat back down, Gabriel was a lethal gunman. He was their best shooter and if anyone joined the mafia and wanted to learn to shoot. Gabriel aka Gabby was the man to go for.

He never smiled and had a hot temper. His brother was convicted of sexual assault. The lawyer who had a hand in putting him behind bars was Ignacio Altamirano. The mafia world was different…they had more enemies than friends and trusted no one. Once you become a part of the Mafia world. There was no return. You swore allegiance to the boss. Any betrayal results in something horrifying. Death was the punishment, not only that, but your entire generation paid for it.

“What's your point?” Pedro asked as he looked up at Zane with a questionable expression… Zane sighed as he sat there. His boss had changed. For the first time, the mafia boss was tolerating a woman. He recalled how he saved that woman. Not just her, but he was fond of saving women from trouble. They didn't call him Sacha for no reason because just like the meaning of his man. Their boss was fond of saving the weak.

“My point is…we need more guns… I recall asking someone to deliver them but…you should see this” Zane said, getting up from the chair and gesturing for his boss to take a look at what they had. Pedro knew he had been too busy with the lady's affairs to know what was going on underground.

“The son of a bitch tried to act smart with us…” Zane proclaimed as he punched in a few keys and the bookshelf slid open. Pedro had installed a secret entrance to the underground layout.

“I got a call from Ace, and he said…there was a transaction somewhere… someone was buying the same guns we ordered… I came down to check the merchandise and well.” Zane added as they walked down the few stairs leading to a dark room. There was no way to switch the lights on, but Pedro knew the secret cameras he had installed all over… nothing passed him and if someone dared to double-cross him, then they knew any better than to crawl for their lives.

All the operations happened underground and only a few were allowed down there. The weapon vault was unreachable because Gabriel was the man in charge.

“And did you manage to get the damned pig for me?” Pedro asked, arching his brows at Zane who stopped to look back at him, and he ended up laughing as he pushed a pair of steel doors wide open only to reveal a normal living room. Large and well furnished. The walls were painted white and with a little brown to the top was the main den. Behind the fake wine cellar was an old model wooden door. It looked like a wall but with a little tug at the edge. The doors opened, and the two men walked inside.

“Welcome boss… I guess it had been forever since we had you down here” they were greeted by a slightly short man. With well-trimmed red hair and tattoos all over his arms and neck area. He had ear piercings and when he saw the boss enter the large gray-Grey-painted. He stopped whatever he had been doing to rush to acknowledge him.

“Did you dye your hair again? ''Zane asked, arching his brows at Enzo. The funny man of the team. He was easy going and never stopped smiling even when there was danger. He kept a high spirit. Pedro ignored him and walked up to the large table, in the center of the room, with many chairs surrounding the table. This was the room where all meetings happened. The mansion above had a secret room too. Since it was located deep in the forest and away from civilization. No one dared to step foot on his property. He made sure to buy the entire area, including the rest of the forest surrounding his mansion. He needed a lot of space for his men to work freely. To train recruits however they wanted.

It was hard for anyone to find the place, not even the mansion, before getting caught. It was private property. The police too knew any better than to meddle in his affairs.

“See this… I think he still doesn't know we are onto him…” Enzo said, handing Pedro the photos they took of the man who sold them out.

“Sacha…this idiot is Luciano's pawn…he carries out all his dirty deeds and rumor has it that…he was there on the night of the party, “Zane said as he showed him another picture of the old man who bought the guns he wanted…an old shrewd businessman…he said his work was legit, he owned buildings and made cash by selling them. Pedro's eyes narrowed.

“And news flash…this old fool was Ignacio's trusted friend…a couple of times they were seen together…” Enzo added, and by now Pedro understood how Luciano carried out his plans so flawlessly…the old man betrayed his friend and sent him to the vultures, and now sees his happy face. Pedro had the urge to smash it until there was nothing left of him, not even bones.

“He bought my goods?” Pedro asked even when he knew what was happening, Eric Reynolds was working with Luciano, and together they were up to no good.

“He was a goodie…he visited Ignacio and acted as Olivia's uncle, “Pedro said as he checked everything about Eric. Zane and Enzo nodded in unison and thought up to here. Pedro realized something. If this man was respected as an uncle by Olivia. He was wealthy and all.

“Damn her if she dares!” Pedro cursed while getting up from his chair unexpectedly and stormed away, leaving Zane and Enzo clueless. They still had more to tell him, unfortunately, the angry banging of the door rendered them helpless.

“So, what should I do with the idiot Jag?” Enzo asked, shifting his attention to Zane, who looked at him with arched brows.

“He owns a nightclub… visit his house and fuck his wife and daughters while I'll visit his…club and fuck his niece, and make sure to burn everything he loves,“ Zane said sarcastically and left from there. He didn't leave but went down the long passageway to check on the weapons they had. The man who thought he was smart to cross Pedro was an ordinary man with a wife and a 21-year-old niece. He was shrewd enough to let his niece work at the club with filthy men all over, while he let his two daughters have a good education away from the dirty world. He owned a nightclub and everyone thought he was decent, but he was a goddamned trafficker.