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I headed straight for the Porsche, got in and sat there lost in thought for a while. Because of the chaos, I wasn't even aware if it was all really real. Dazed, I banged my head on the wheel and remembered my life before it went haywire.

Back then it was just me, Rian and Odran... We were brothers and took care of each other, but now I was completely alone. I could no longer trust them with every little thing in my life and that was exactly what hurt me so much. Odran had changed now that he was running the illicit business. Where he used to be for fun, he became more and more like Rian...

"Damn it!" I cursed, slamming the steering wheel several times, realizing I might have to figure this whole shit out on my own.

I started the car and just did what Padraig suggested. Drop off the car and get my cell phone. Everything with calm and patience ... Would be fine ...

I drove to the gypsy quarter as quickly as I could and asked several people about Ronny, who kindly showed me the way. When I finally arrived at a small workshop, I saw a bearded giant who came straight up to me in dungarees and an undershirt. I got out, explained to him that I was from Padraig and after he had a closer look at the car, he told me the approximate price and that I should come back tomorrow.

After walking back to the street, I realized that I didn't even have my cell phone to call a cab.

"None of this can be true," I murmured in desperation and fortunately saw a phone booth on the other side, which I headed for directly and ordered a taxi, which arrived after a few minutes.

"Hello, where are you going?" the still young driver asked from behind and after I gave him the address, he suddenly stared at me in the rear-view mirror, grinning stupidly.

"What's staring at?" I asked him provocatively and he just shrugged his shoulders, quickly looking away from me.

I then took my eyes off him again and watched the trees and houses outside, which went by at breakneck speed, until the taxi stopped and I stared at the creepy mansion again that day.

Without saying thank you or saying anything else, I threw $20 in the guy's face and hurried out to run to Hell's Gate and knock.

Again, the same Asian woman as this morning opened the door and gave me a friendly smile to clear the way for me.

I didn't wait any longer and ran straight up the stairs to open Irina's door and enter without knocking. This time the blinds were up and I saw the room in daylight for the first time. Next to the round bed in the middle was a white desk, and my jacket was hanging on the chair. I walked slowly towards the table and picked up my jacket to freeze my gaze at a photo in a picture frame.

"Juri?" I whispered more to myself, putting two and two together. Irina must have been his sister and the reason why she wanted to be near me wasn't even just because of me.

With rapid breathing and an even faster pulse, I wanted to turn around and run away, but Irina suddenly stood there leaning against the door frame in only her underwear and eyeing me with amusement.

I must have been on a damn bad drug trip the last few days, otherwise I couldn't explain it all anymore.

"Hi," she just grinned and when I wanted to pass her, she just pushed me back a bit into the room and ran away from the door a bit, through which Fiore suddenly came into the room.

"You're joking, aren't you?" I laughed frantically, sitting down on the edge of the bed to study them both as intensely as I could. I just hoped they were just hallucinations that would soon go away.

"So," Irina then began to break the silence and placed herself against the wall opposite me. "Actually, all I wanted through you was to get to the gypsy whore who shot my brother, but no man has ever dumped me like you have. It would be a lot more fun to become part of your family than just murdering someone for revenge ."

"You're sick, do you know that?" I interjected and she just pouted and looked at Fiore.

"I `m ill?"

"Certainly not," he replied and it was kind of creepy to hear his voice, even though he was actually already dead.

"Now listen carefully," Irina drew my attention back and held out her phone in front of me, which played a video of Tina hitting Fiore. "I followed you, sweetheart. I saw everything and after you two idiots went back into the house, I woke Fiore up with a simple slap in the face and took him with me. Now on my terms, because I'm sure you don't want to be to blame for the Gypsy's mistress has to go to jail."

I looked the Russian woman in the eyes with hate, but she just smiled broadly and seemed happy to have something in her hand.

"You identify yourself in front of your friends and family as my boyfriend and-"

"Forget it!" I retorted, standing up so that Fiore immediately stood in front of me. "What do you bastard want!? Come closer!" I yelled at him and reached back for Padraig's knife, which was slightly sticking out of my pocket.

"Enough now!", Irina snapped and stood between us. "Senan, if you don't do what I say, I'll have Tina in jail for a really long time. And if you even think of doing anything to me, this video is being forwarded by a friend, so don't even think about it !"

I stood there speechless and couldn't believe that such sick people really existed.

"And you stay away from Mandy," Fiore said, still grinning, and came close to me. "If not, I'll make her pay for it," he whispered, and I would have loved to cut his shitty face open with a knife from top to bottom, but these two lunatics had me completely in their hands through Valentina and Mandy.

"So please leave me and my boyfriend alone now," Irina instructed Fiore, who then immediately disappeared outside while Irina came towards me smiling.

"You're a dirty whore," I growled and then spit in her face, whereupon she looked at me in shock for a moment, but then immediately pulled out her cell phone.

"I'm warning you darling. You should be nicer to me..."

Can someone please help me?!