Total pages in book: 19
Estimated words: 17444 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 87(@200wpm)___ 70(@250wpm)___ 58(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 17444 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 87(@200wpm)___ 70(@250wpm)___ 58(@300wpm)
“Yes. Congratulations by the way. It’s good to ally yourself with the DeSantis. We are already allies with their Donna, Giulia, in New York.
“Thank you. I am sure we’d love to. I am scoping out a potential location for a club over by the mall.”
“We’ll join you if that’s alright. We love our wives; however, we hate shopping.”
“No problem. Totally understand. Let me just get the check and we’ll be on our way.”
After paying the check, we drive over to the empty department store that would be perfect for a sex club I have in mind. It can easily be divided into rooms and event spaces. Also there is Dario Lassiter. His family rules Miami. I introduce Eco and Benny to him, but it turns out they’ve already met. After touring the space, I decide against it, because I don’t want to go against Dario, who wants to put in a restaurant. Dario hears chatter from Click about something about to go down here. I look at phone and send a quick text to Ana to get the hell out of the mall.
We are barely out in the parking lot when shots are fired. My phone pings at the same time, showing me that Ana is within twenty feet of me, but I don’t see her. I call her.
“Baby! Baby where are you?” I shout into the phone.
“I’m right here. On the corner behind the red SUV. Where are you? I can’t see. Too many people running.” I can tell she’s starting to panic.
Fuck, there wasn’t enough time to warn her properly. I should have just gone to her and sheltered her in place. Frantically, I look up and around until I spot her coming out of the mall at the next entrance. All at the same time, my gun is drawn, and the black panel van coming up the parking lane is where the shots are coming from. To my left, Benny, Eco, and Dario, along with his associate, Click are all firing on the van. Ana is firing to as is one of the two women with her. I feel a hot bullet dig into my arm, but I ignore it. I have got to get to my girl before it’s too late. The van is headed straight for her.
What the fuck is going on?
ELEVEN
ANA
“Are those guns?! Are they shooting at us? Oh God.” Gina is panicking in my ear. Dragging her to the car on the side of the curb, I am trying to see what is happening, but there is chaos everywhere. People are shouting, running, screaming.
We have been at the mall for a few hours, shopping for Gina’s new place and to get something for the little girl I now know to be her little sister. Tomorrow is Bethany’s birthday and the girls, and I are planning a party for her.
I received a text on my phone ten minutes ago to leave the mall immediately from Ano. I didn’t question it, I just grabbed Gina and Caterina and walked out. Well, we walked right into a gunfight. The problem is right now in all of the pandemonium I can’t see where our people are and theirs. “Ana do you have anything?” Caterina yells over the melee.
“No. You?” She shakes her head no. Gina, poor hand is beside me, her hands covering her ears, crying and screaming. My phone rings and I look down seeing Ano’s name.
“Baby! Baby where are you?” I can hear the echoes of what is happening, and I know he is in the thick of it.
“I’m right here. On the corner behind the red SUV. Where are you? I can’t see. Too many people running.” I am starting to panic.
“East corner. Stay right there. I am coming for you.” I turn to look in his direction and I can make out a few men. Dario, men who look like my Ano and I see Ano amongst them inching this way.
“Is he coming?” Caterina asks.
“Yes. But we need to be loaded. Is your weapon ready?” She pulls it from behind her and nods. I check mine and then look at Gina. “No matter what happens Gina, do what we tell you and..”
“Got you bitch!” I hear the accent and look up. Fuck! Two of Popov’s guys, one of them Artyom, is standing front of us. Standing up, I try to move in front of Gina, blocking her from view. “Come here, wench.” He reaches for my hair. I move, kick his knee as hard as I can. His accomplice points his weapon at me. I don’t blink when the blast rings out. Instead of me, it is his friend. Caterina yanks Gina up.
“Caterina, get her out of here.” I tell her, looking for Ano.
“No. You come too,” she says. Gina grabs my hand and tries to get me to leave. I can’t. Not without him.