ME AND HIM ✔️

Pt.21

Nadine's POV

THE NIGHT JUST STARTED and our plan is already messed up.

There's loads of people in here, and I had lost Ivan.

So I had kind of lied to Rue earlier about how her brother was 'safe'. The truth is, he, Aniyah, Diego, and Kaylee are searching for Ivan at this very moment.

Alex may be the least trained out of them five, but he's more trained than Rue, or at least I think he is, so it was an easy option. Wouldn't want her to screw up the plan.

"Nadine, it's Diego, can you hear me?" I avert my attention the voice coming from my earpiece. Yea we didn't tell Rue about this either.

"Yea, I'm here" I whispered so Diego, and only Diego could hear.

"Ivan is headed towards the back. We're currently in one of the red rooms, he almost spotted us back there."

Rue is in the back.

I can't tell them that though. Because if they do, it's gonna cause more trouble than we need. "Ok, go outside and wait for the limo to pick you up. If I'm not out there by the time it arrives, don't wait. Go back to the house and stay there. Everything will be fine."

"Yes sir." Andjust like that, the silence came back to me.

Fuck.

I start rushing towards the back. Pushing people out of my way, not giving a damn who it is.

Ruella Ruella Ruella

I slowly walk towards the back, the door I had told Rue to go to, is cracked open. She wouldn't be dumb enough to keep it unlocked, yet alone, opened, would she?

"Rue" my whisper comes as if I was worried. Pshh, me? Worried? Yea right.

I push the door back so that it's now wide open.

She's not here.

But he is.

"It's lovely how you could finally join me in this fine evening, Nadine." His wicked smile shows his awful crooked teeth.

"Where is she, Ivan" it wasn't a question, it was a warning.

"She... is somewhere safe" he smiles.
"You had her wondering around by herself. I find it funny how her name is Rue, just like my great love." I was afraid he would bring Ruella up. She's the real reason the war started. I mean, I wasn't alive then, but my mother told me this story many times.

"It's sad that after all these years, your still clinging to her soul as if she was still here with you. She's gone. Face it."

"I'm sure Rue would love to go for a swim right now. I heard the waters are nice to swim in at this hour, especially if your hands are tied behind your back." He smirks. I'm sure my face is as pale as a ghost at the moment.

"Just leave her out of this." let's hope my words of wisdom can inspire him to let her go. "Rue has nothing to do with this,chell I don't even have anything to do with this! It's between my parents, and you" It's true. Like I said, I wasn't born, when the war between the Italians and Puerto Ricans, happened with the Russians. We all used to be one, but trios never last forever.

"Yea, well hurting you will hurt your parents more than me killing them. Although I do have that power." He laughs.

"Where are they!" I yell, slamming my fists onto the table.

"One question at a time my precious prince. If you were to choose between your parents and Rue, who's the first that comes to mind?" His voice is playful, he's enjoying this. He enjoys watching me struggle.

"Where. Are. They."

"As in, where are 'they' including Rue, or 'where are they' meaning that you choose your parents." He starts smiling then laughing hysterically.

Maybe I'm slow, but that made no sense to me.

I let out breath that I didn't realize I was trying so hard to keep in.
"Where. Is. She."

"Ah. We have your answer. Any-who, Rue is currently tied up on the roof." he smiled "I have one of my men up there, so if you make a single move before I decide I'm done talking to you, she goes splat. Understand?"

"Fine. I'll play your little game. But if I don't get Rue back by the end of the night-"

"What are you gonna do?" He lets out an un-human laugh as he dangles his radio around. "Remember, just one call and I can end everything for her"

I let out a deep breath and make my way over to him.

"Have a seat" He gestures the seat on the other side of the desk.

"Now I want to tell you a story about the three golden circles." he gets serious, his face turns from a playful matter, to a cold look.

I've heard this story many times. The three golden circles represent the three mafias, our mafia, who were all brought together by marriage.

"I've already heard it." I inform him, boredom laced in my voice.

"You may have heard your parents point of view, but you haven't heard mine, you haven't heard the real story. You'll believe which side of the story you want to hear, but you'll never know which one is true, because it doesn't matter who you hear it from, it's who you hear it from first."

"Ok, ok, I get it, just hurry up, I don't have all day" I was trying not to get mad because I didn't want Anything to happen to Rue, but this guy really pisses me off.

"Ok, it all started when me and Ruella, we're set to be in an arranged marriage that would bring together the Italians and the Russians..."

♥️ 8/31/2021

10:34 am