Page 250 of The Devil's Fire

The plan was to understand the infrastructure of his organization and dismantle it entirely. He was steadily recruiting more men and expanding his influence. I couldn’t allow that to happen. I had to get rid of him before he could pose a serious threat to my organization.

It was a game I enjoyed; to kill them and seize control of what they had spent their lives building.

Cara had the freedom to go wherever she pleased when it was over. As it turned out, she and Lorenzo developed a relationship. It wasn’t an issue; it meant she was fully under our protection as we executed our plan.

Then I fell for Althaia and had to put the plan on hold

“Even if it is true, he’s still the only father figure she has known her whole life. I already have enough reasons for her to hate me. I will not give her another reason by killing him like that.” I stated.

“Maybe that’s why her mother left?” Luca suggested, trying to find a clue.

“It’s a possibility.” I replied. Until I had the results, anything was possible at the moment.

Althaia might not even be the daughter of either of them. There was still a chance of a third person being involved in this mess. Perhaps that was why Jacinta decided to disappear; to ensure Alexei Vasiliev wouldn’t find out about it, given they might have had something going on.

“Whatever it is, I hope we figure it out soon. I feel like I’ve aged ten years already.” Raffaele groaned, slumping forward and resting his head on the driver’s seat.

Then he suddenly straightened up and looked at me with a mischievous grin.

“By the way, does Althaia know you hid cameras in her hotel room?”

“No.” I glared at him as his grin widened.

“I bet she was naked a lot. Did you jack off to the footage?”

“I will beat the shit out of you again if you don’t shut the fuck up.”

“About that, why did you go for the face? My face hurts, and I can’t have it bruised. I need to stay pretty.” He rubbed his jaw where I had punched him.

“I will kill you if I hear you talk like that to her again.” I warned him.

“I just need to get laid.” He sighed and leaned back in his seat.

“I gave you time off. You have enough money to pay for someone.” I raised a brow while he gave me a sour look.

“No, I can’t do that. I’m trying to get Ava. Have you seen her? She’s so damn beautiful and wild in every way. I want her.”

Everyone turned to look at Raffaele.

“What?” Raffaele asked, confused that the attention was on him. I shared a look with the others before shaking my head and getting out of the car.

“You’re crushing hard on her.” Luca grinned, voicing what we were all thinking. He only ever called women hot or sexy when he wanted to get them into bed.

Raffaele had no problem finding a woman to satisfy his needs, and he has been trying to shoot his shot at Ava ever since she returned from the safe house.

Ava, a close friend of Cecilia, found herself in trouble, and I helped her get out of it. Since then, she has been loyal to the family. She returned the favor by keeping an eye on Althaia, as I needed people she wouldn’t recognize.

Though I kept underestimating Althaia, as it turned out she was onto them from day one.

“I mean, she’s fun and doesn’t shy away.” Raffaele shrugged, attempting to cover up his actual feelings for her.

“You’re not fooling anyone. We know you like her. You haven’t fucked anyone since she showed up.” I said as we made our way down to the underground passage.

“Shit, that explains why I’m in so much pain…” He muttered. “I will wait because I know she will be worth it. I just hope it’s soon.”

I glanced at him, clearly seeing that he wanted her for more than just one night. It will do him good to settle down and not cause me any more headaches.

I opened the door to The Chamber of Torture, revealing the two bastards tied up in chairs, beaten and groaning as Antonio threw water at them to keep them awake.

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