Chapter 2

KILLIAN ETTORE ABATE

There were only four other people apart from my brothers and my little angel and the PD. I didn't know who they were . Little angel was dressed in a black dress that reached her knees. It was just simple yet she made it look like a million bucks. She had a black suit jacket and on her feet she had black sexy killer heels that were too high. If she fell with those on,it would be fatal. I frowned. Did she have to wear such long heels?.Maybe it was to compensate for her height. Angel was too short . It was cute. She had on astoic expression and the whole time she was shifting through the papers on her desk . I looked up to see my brother being led in ,chains on his hands and feet with that dreadful prison uniform on. My heart squezed and l heard Allesio and Rafael's sharp intake of breadth when Robert walked in. He faced us and smiled. He didn't even look sad.

'All stand,' the officer shouted as the judge walked in. He had been newly sworn in and was one of the few bastards who actually gave a shit about justice. I had done a background search to see if there was anything l could hold against him but the bastard was squiky clean. That been said, he wasn't on my payroll.He made his way to the judge box and sat down. He was a burly man probably in his late fifties . We all sat down and he spoke ,

'I don't have much time . Make it quick.'

Angel stepped forward and said,

'Your Honor,we request that the defendant be released on bail pending trial. He has strong ties to the community,a stable residence and a job. He is also not on flight risk. And allow me please to point out that he is an alleged first time offender. '. The prosecutor guy stood up and made his way forward . I just wanted to shoot him right there and then .

' Your Honor,we object to trial. The defendant is accused of serious crimes including murder ,arms dealing and possession of drugs. They pose as a danger to society and he has means to flee the state if released. . I itched to just pull out my gun. He was gonna meet a mysterious accident soon. Angel took a step forward. The level of confidence she was exhibiting was just sexy and l felt the stirs of arousal. The judge spoke up.

'What assurances can the defense provide the court to ascertain that the accused will appear for trial and not engage in further criminal activities?'

'My client is willing to surrender his passport, submit to regular check-up with the law enforcement,reside with a designated guardian and wear an electronic monitoring device to ensure their presence at trial. ' That list was all bull. If  Robert wanted out of the country, he would be out of the country. It didn't matter what she was saying but let's just let them believe what they wanted ey? So long as my brother got home.

' Your Honor,these assurances are insufficient given the severity of the crimes . '

'After careful consideration, the defendant's request for bail will be granted considering that you follow through with your assurances counsel?', Angel stepped forward just slightly.

'Yes your Honor. '

'Bail is set at 2 .7 million, ' and he hit down his harmer or whatever the hell they call it. We all stood up as the judge made his way out. Angel smirked at the prosecutor guy and he only laughed as he walked over to her . Weird. Weren't they supposed to be enemies?I frowned. They talked for some time before he  patted her on the arm , gave a nod and walked away. Angel picked up her papers ,stashed them neatly in a manila file and walked over to me.

'You can go get your brother as we wait for trial. ' I chuckled. She was the one who had it out with my brother for not greeting her and here she was.Talk about hypocrisy. I chuckled. Up close she was stunning and that dress was making my body heat up . Fuck. I extended my hand , desperate for any form  of physical contact. I just wanted to touch some part of her and not in a handshake. She accepted the handshake and her skin was softer than l remembered. I nearly closed my eyes to engrave the feeling to memory. This is bad . Really bad. She wasn't wearing any makeup. Her brown skin shining with a natural glow that was rare to find these days. She had changed her hairstyle from our previous meeting and the current new one fitted her just right. It was a bob of some sorts with lines snaking on her head . Oh well , hairstyles had never been my forte.

'Thank you Miss Chawasema'. I had ,of course, done my research on her. Edith Tinaye Chawasema. Third born in a family of three children , two girls and one boy. Father deceased and mother still alive back in her native country, Zimbabwe.Brother was a surgical doctor and sister was an agronomist. Other than her immediate family and another cousin named Kelly , she had no other family member she had been in touch with. Why she was out here in Italy whilst her family was back in her country was still a mystery to me. She had graduated at Eden University in Zambia at a young age of 21. She worked at Chilufya and Sons for six years before she moved to Italy with her friend. She worked three years at – Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC before she started her own firm with her best friend which was beginning to make a name for itself among the social elites of the country. And she was single. No record of any boyfriend or ex husband. That was the best part in the file on her which was currently sitting on my desk.

' Thanks a bunch love. I gotta say,you look sexy in your prime,,' Rafael said. She blinked for a minute before she laughed. What a lovely sound . I wanted to hear it again and again and again and again.

'Ugh, thanks . I guess'. Then Alessio jumped forward to hug her. She froze for a moment before she started squirming . I could see she was uncomfortable so l pulled him off . He gave her a dazzling smile. Was he trying to charm her? Back off fuck  boy.

'How about l take you out for dinner? As a thank you of course. ' Thank you my foot. He just wanted in her pants. Any sane man would. She straightened her dress , her professional look back on.

' No thank you. All the thanks l need are my fees paid up as agreed. Good day gentleman. I will be in touch ', and with a nod she walked away. We all stared after her. Rafael was the first to speak.

'I like her. 'And Alessio said

'She is hot. ' I laughed.

'You hated her the last time we met her.'

'Hate is a strong word brother.' Rafael said patting my shoulder. I shook my head and glanced at where the officers where unchaining Roberto. My brother was coming home . At least he wouldn't sleep in the cells till after the trial . We all walked towards him , ready to bring him home.

. . . .

'Delroit.'. He glanced at me and looked back down at the floor . He was visibly terrified. I sighed .

' Why do you look like I'm going kill you? I just need you to do something.' He relaxed a bit and said,

' Yes of course Mr Abate. What can l do for you? '. Delroit was the chief of police and was ,of course ,under my payroll. He was a small man with a mustache and an appetite for younger girls and cocaine. Which gave me the leverage l needed over him . And money of course. These so called law enforcers were nothing but money hungry ingrates and l took that to the fullest of advantages.

'So here is what you are gonna do. When the court contacts you and tells you to send the policia to keep an eye on Berto you aren't gonna do a thing. I will station my own people outside with your uniform on. Any paperwork that needs your signature regarding Berto's monitoring will go to the court with nothing but praises on his good behavior. Capisce?',

'Y-yes . I understand.'. I gestured for him to go and he all but fled out . Idiota. I stood up made my way to the basement. Now for the part where l had to be 'Diavolo' as people liked to call me. I wasn't the devil. I was just a man who did what he had to do in order to get what needed to be done ,done. Simple as that. Get in my way and of course l get rid of you. I don't like obstacles. No one does. But when l get my obstacles cleared I'm labelled the devil. The world is really unfair.Right now the people l was going to have a chat with knew where the biggest pain in my ass was. Redain Fucking Bianchi. The bastard was once my second in command . My right hand man. Till he decided to fuck me over and side with my mortal enemy. And not surprising, he had fucked him over and taken over as the leader. And he was now my mortal enemy and biggest obstacle. Ever since he fucked me over ,he had been using the knowledge he gained as my hand man to plan attacks on my shipments and ruining my plans. Which had

forced me to restratergize everything and l hated it. So now , my number one goal was finding that bastard who was too much of a coward to play his cards out in the open . I don't blame him really. He would have been  il letame for mother nature by now. Reaching the basement, my men bowed their heads in respect . I made my way over to the two guys who were hanging upside down, a foul smell eminnating from them . Sheez. I crouched down and looked down to one of them . His face was swollen and one of his eyes was missing. What a ghastly sight.

'Look man . Save yourself all this pain and tell me what l want to know'. He wheezled and blood mixed with spit came out of his mouth . Yikes.

' I -l - really h-have no idea w-where he is. P-p-lease just kill me. '.  He was no fun at all. Already wanted death.

' Oh well. I'm feeling rather generous today. My brother is home you see . Not permanently though. So l will grant you your wish'. I stood up to my full height and took out my gun . His eyes flashed with fear. Guess he didn't want to die after all. I shot him in his other eye then shot the other guy as well . Fuck. This wasn't going anywhere. Where the hell was this fucker hiding?.

'Pulisci questa merda'(clean this shit up.)

'Si Capo'.(Yes boss). I was starting to feel the frustration build up. I hated unsolved obstacles. They made me feel murderous. I needed release of some sort. Edith's face came unbidden to my mind. Why l was thinking about her now was beyond my understanding. Thinking about her made me horny and since she wasn't here to take care of the problem ,I had to think of something else. I pulled my phone out and called Dylan ,one of my men.

' Si Capo. '

'Dylan my man. I'm looking to have fun tonight. Know where l can get some toys to play with? ',

' I actually have twelve of them right now sir . ' I licked my lips.

'Twelve? ', The excitement was already building up .

'Si. Should l bring them ?',

'Cavolo, sì, divertiamoci un po',(Fuck yeah let us have some fun). ',bring them to the basement'. Time to torture the fun out of some obstacles.

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