“THEY BLOODY ESCAPED.”

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Antonio was still driving, and Maya looked at him, she suddenly reminisced how he told her the plan.

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“Is that not the reason you’re here? It was the reason you tried to seduce me at Sockett Club from the very beginning, and foolish me fell for it. I even brought you to my clan. Just do what you came here to do.” He muttered.

Tears finally flowed from Maya’s eyes.

Antonio looked at her tearing face, and that itched something within him, he couldn’t bear to see her in pain. Especially when she’s crying, and it hurts more because she was crying because of him.

He didn’t want to tell her his plan, but seeing her in tears made him speak.

“You think I’d just surrender like that, huh? I’m not that dumb.. I can’t surrender to anyone, especially with the police.” Antonio said, and Maya looked at him.

“What are you saying?” she asked.

“I mean, I have a backup plan, you just have to do what I asked you to do.” Antonio muttered.

“And by taking you to the station, I can’t do that, they’re gonna torture you, and I won’t be able to stand it.. I won’t go unless you tell me what the plan is.” Maya demanded.

“They asked you to bring me to them, right.. Just do what I say.” He said.

“I can’t.. I won’t.. Tell me what the plan is first.” Maya whimpered, and he hesitated before telling her the plan.

“So you mean you’re gonna point the gun to my head? Huh.” Maya asked.

“Yeah.” Antonio replied.

“What if they didn’t agree with all this.. I know them well, they won’t.” Maya said.

“They love you, so they wouldn’t want to see you hurt, you can trust me.” Antonio said.

“If perhaps they didn’t agree, are you gonna $h00t me? You might wanna $h00t me cos I betrayed you.” Maya said, but Antonio didn’t reply.

“Get ready, ok.” He said and walked out of her room.

Maya bit her lips.

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END OF FLASHBACK *

They were already back inside the empire, and when they got down from the car, the first thing she noticed was the clan members were glaring daggers at her.

🫂Can’t believe she’s a cop.

🫂She’s a betrayer.

🫂Someone like her shouldn’t be here.

Skylar suddenly appeared and put her leg in front of Maya, preventing her from taking a step.

“I knew it, from the beginning I knew you were not someone that should be trusted, my guess was right anyways,” Skylar said with a mischievous grin.

Maya wanted to walk inside, but Skylar still blocked her way.

“Get out from my way, Skylar,” Maya said, and Skylar shoved her into the floor.

“You were on a mission right, someone like you doesn’t deserve to be here, you’re still lucky that Antonio didn’t send you to the torture room for you to be punished, now leave, garbage,” Skylar said.

“What’s going on here?” Antonio suddenly asked.

“I’m trashing this garbage, she’s a betrayer, a spy Antonio, a deciever , we shouldn’t keep her here, in fact, let’s send her to the torture room,” Skylar said.

“And who gave you the right to decide that, I’m the superior here and I get to decide what to do with her,” Antonio said.

“Bullshit,” Skylar said but she didn’t say it aloud.

“Did you say something?” Antonio asked.

“No, Don,” she said.

“Good,” He muttered and went to carry Maya from the ground in a bridal style.

The whole mobster just watched in shock.

“Bullshit, bullshit, she needs to be tortured and that’s it,” Skylar said, digging her nails into her hair.

“The dancer girl, a cop.. Unbelievable.. And she acts like a weakling,” Drake said.

“Did you remember the day we went on a mission to stole the Kohinoor diamond, cops appeared, who would have thought that she was the spy,” Spider muttered.

“And there was still a day we went on an exchange boss took her along, and she shot a gun so ski||fully, boss asked her but her response was where she grew up that wars upon wars do come up and she as always seen them used it, and had never tried it before… Such crap and the boss fell for it,” Skylar chimed.

“The Don was actually slow in catching her,” Speedy said.

“He didn’t put much attention to it,” Drake said.

“But why did the Don brought her back here, he didn’t even torture her,” Spider said.

“Don.. Is finally whipped, didn’t you see the changes in him these past days.. He’s totally whipped,” Drake muttered.

“What,” They chorused.

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Antonio placed Maya on the bed and when he was about getting away from her, something pulled him back and that made his lips met hers.

As much as he wanted to grabbed her and devour her lips like the lion he was, he just couldn’t.

He stare at the thing that pull him back, it was hair it got entangled to his clothes.

He carefully removed her hair and Maya caressed his cheek.

“Thanks.” She said.

Antonio didn’t say anything.

“Why’re you acting like a sweet stranger right now? We’re no longer In the childhood days where we just met, just say something to me.” Maya look at him in his eyes.

“You know if I haven’t disguised myself, you wouldn’t have got to meet me again.. Maybe i’d have gotten entangled with Grayson or any other random guys but… ”

She was cut shut when Antonio kissed her.

She didn’t wait a second before she began responding to the kiss, she opened her mouth and he delved his tongue into her mouth, kissing every being in it..

Her lips tasted like honey coated and Maya smiled in the kiss.

How much she misses his kiss. So alluring.

How much she miss his touch.. So enticing and engaging.

She spice the kiss up igniting spike fire into the kiss her arm wrapped on his neck, as he devour her lips in whole.

Hmmm.. So sweet.

She broke the kiss and they were breathing like real hard.

“So do you forgive me?? ” Maya asked as she tried to catch her breath

Antonio wanted to say something but he was interrupted when the door burst open and Vinegar entered.

Vinegar saw him and made to leave but Antonio stopped her.

“You can talk to her.. I would come back to her later. ” Antonio said and walked out..

While vinegar walked to her.

“What’s this i’m hearing, that you’re a cop.. Please tell me it’s not true.. Maya.. Please. ” Vinegar said.

Maya didn’t say anything.

“It’s true.. You’re really a cop. ” She said.

“Guess news sure travel faster.. How did it even circulate around?? ” She wondered with a raise eyeballs.

“But why didn’t you tell me?. ” Vinegar asked.

“I just don’t know how to, I didn’t even have the guts to tell Antonio, I just don’t know how I’m gonna say it.. The fear of you guys hating me.. Guess it really is happening.. They h@ťě me now. ” Maya said.

“Who said we’re gonna h@ťě you, huh.. I don’t know for others but me.. I just can’t find myself hating you.. No wonder you were so good at arrow $h00ting and a fast learner. ” Vinegar said.

“Antonio thought me the arrow $h00ting. ” Maya muttered.

“I know. ”

“So am I forgiven?? ” Maya asked.

“Uhmm.. It’s betrayal.. But I forgive you. ” Vinegar said and Maya smiled.

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PUSSYCAT SUITE*

Pussycat struggled to put the necklace around her neck, preparing for her date with Rocco.

Rocco entered, dressed up, and approached her.

She grumbled some words as he approached.

“Are you having trouble fixing the necklace around your neck?” Rocco asked, and she nodded.

“May I help?”he asked.

“Sure,” She replied.

She turned her back to him, and he carefully placed the necklace around her neck.

Pussycat smiled.

“Thanks,” she said.

“Shall we go now?” he asked.

“Just a moment,” she replied, picked up her bag, and walked towards him.

They linked hands, and Rocco chuckled as they walked out of the room together.

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Spider entered the computer lab, where Hotdogg was sitting beside the system.

“Hey,” she said and went to sit beside him.

“Hi,” he replied.

“Do you care for some?” Spider asked, pointing to the chips.

“Uhmm….”

“What’re you thinking? It’s not like I’m gonna poison you,” Spider winked with a smile on her face.

He stretched his hand through the bowl and took some chips, munching on them with a crunchy sound.

“How’s it?” Spider asked.

“Yum,” he muttered, and Spider smiled, finding the way he said it funny.

“Let’s continue from where we stopped,” Spider said.

“What?” Hotdogg asked, confusion evident.

“The kiss… what do you think?” Spider winked, and Hotdogg was speechless.

“Naughty,” he chuckled.

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NIGHT*

Maya entered Antonio suite and she was welcome with the heavy smoke, maybe she was already getting used to him smoking that was why she didn’t cough.

“What’re you doing here?” Antonio asked.

“You still haven’t replied me, I came to get my answer.” Maya said and walked closer to him.

“What’s the question?” he asked.

“Have you forgiven me?” She asked.

“Are you that desperate to know my answer.” Antonio turn to her and asked and she gulped emptiness.

“Yeah.” She replied.

“Well.” He started and her heart beat increased.

Thump.

Thump.

Thump.

“I forgive you.” Antonio said and Maya jumped on him cause of over happiness.

“You’re joking right?” she asked.

“Do I look like someone who jokes.. Do I look like a clown?? ” he asked.

“Uhm… ” she trailed off when she realized how close she was..

Their lips almost touching and his hand was on her @zz..

She kept staring at his face and she came to a conclusion that even if she stare at him till this world end she wouldn’t be able to get enough of him

Cause d@mn!! .

He was too handsome, his beauty was like the ocean lake and his eyes.. Those alluring eyes that do draw her close to him, she literally couldn’t get enough of this man..

Never.

Is beauty was a person then it’s him..

If handsomeness was a person.. It’s definitely him.

Antonio stare deep into her soul and before Maya could get he took her ravishingly lips into his, he was gonna kiss her till she runs out of breathe.

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TWO WEEKS LATER*

The gang members could be seen training their @zzes out, Minnie suddenly fell to the floor tiredly.

She was sweating like real hard, and Drake fell beside her.

“I still haven’t gotten why the Don asked us to start training, it’s been two weeks now,” Minnie groaned.

“I don’t know either, but I think it’s for the best,” Drake said, and they both laughed.

Jerry and Vinegar were busy training, though she might not be an expert, he was guiding her through, making it easy for her.

Skylar was training on her own, her mind keep screaming Maya must be tortured. She just have to be tortured. Though it been two weeks but she just couldn’t get it out of her mind.

Pussycat and Rocco sword-slashed together, and the edge made a small light due to the sharpness.

Pussycat ducked when Rocco tried to use his sword to hit her, and Rocco fled to the other side with a staggered pace, and Pussycat positioned her sword toward him.

“You see, I won,” she laughed.

“Is that not Speedy trying to feed the birds?” Rocco asked, and Pussycat turned to look, Rocco immediately threw her sword to the floor and directed his sword to her neck.

“I’m the real owner of the game, Patricia,” Rocco said, and she frowned.

“That’s cheat… You trick me,” she pouted her lips.

“But you fell for it… So that made me the real winner,” Rocco said, with a grin.

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Maya and Crispy were on their way to the bookstore, with Maya serving as Crispy’s escort to help her purchase more novels. Maya wanted to return the favor after Crispy helped her escape from Viper.

“So, what type of genre novel do you like reading?” Maya asked while they were still in the car.

“Uhm… Actually… I love reading… I don’t think I have a favorite, the one that caught my attention is what I go for,” Crispy replied, and Maya mouthed an “oh.”

The car suddenly screeched to a halt in the middle of the road.

“What’s going on?” Maya asked, and the driver got out of the car.

A nail was on the road, and when the tyre met with it, it burst.

Maya and Crispy also got out, and their eyes widened as they took in the situation.

“What are we going to do now?” Maya asked the driver.

“I’ll just go and see what I can do… You both wait for me here,” the driver said and walked a short distance away.

Suddenly, a sedative syringe was injected into his body, and he collapsed.

The breeze began blowing dangerously, blowing dust everywhere, and in a moment, everything was clouded with dust.

“What the hell is happening?” Maya asked, trying to cover her nose.

A sedative handkerchief was placed on Crispy’s nose, and she fell to the ground.

Maya’s eyes widened when she heard a loud thud, she was about to turn when a strong hand wrapped around her, and another sedative handkerchief was inserted into her nose.

Maya lost consciousness immediately.

A black van suddenly pulled up and stopped, and two men wearing black came out and bundled Maya into the van.

They got out their phone and connected to their boss.

“Finally, we got her, boss,” Scent’s voice said, and Hellfire chuckled loudly over the phone, his mustache rising in the air.

“Let the game begin, Antonio,” he said, chuckling darkly.

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