"When will we reach there,"
Blake looked at himself in a mirror, he had a barked gray suit on with a green tie, and his hair was damped lying by his shoulders, he glanced behind him at Maxidn who looked at her phone waiting for the car.
"Before the scheduled time Blake," Maxine answered
Blake hummed turning away from the mirror now facing her, Blake felt the shadow move up his arm to his shoulder,
"You look nice master,"
Blake glanced down at him and said, "I already know that. but thank you for telling me something I already know,"
Maxien's gaze went to them but her phone rang, Maxine answered the phone while Blake watched her.
"So, you got the van at the door?" Maxine
asked
"Yes, I have Maxien, I also have the weapons you called for, "
Maxine smiled at this and looked over at Blake, she placed her hand over the phone and told him,
"They have the car at the door,"
Blake hummed walking to the door with Maxien, still on the phone with her people,
"We have word that the right side of the territory has made it to the meeting already, "
Maxine's breath caught in her throat.
"Lenn Aliot is there with her older sister Ceth Aliot Prowess, they have been there for an hour,"
Maxine stopped at the door with her hand gripping the door harshly, so much so that it started to make cracks on the door. Blake stopped at the car door and looked beyond him,
"They have known of Blake's disappearance and wanted to see him first,"
"Is that the case?" Maxine muttered
"That's what they have told me, Maxine, "
Maxine let out a huff before saying,
"Keep an eye on them and watch out for their underlings, you never know what they're planning."
"Got it, "
Maxine hung up and looked at the car seeing that Blake stood by the door, he listened to some of her calls and was... Interested,
"Boss shouldn't you,"
"I want to know these new heads of the mafia. In the car Maxine," Blake cut her off
Blake's gaze shined with curiosity, which stunned her before he opened the car door,
"You should go in first," Blake said
Maxine looked at him cautiously before walking to the car and sat down in the seat,
Blake stared off into the distance sensing something off.
"Master,"
Blake glanced at the shadow as it spoke to him,
"There is no need to worry master, they won't fight if the heads are there,"
"Yeah, right," Blake huffed
"What?"
"They would come and investigate this shadow. They're not blind." Blake scoffed
"Yes, but who would stupidly infiltrate the meeting,"
Blake smiled at the shadow who served in response, Blake closed the door and said to the driver,
"Drive,"
The driver did as asked, and Maxien flinched at Blake stared at her,
"So Lenn Aliot and her sister Ceth Aliot? They took over for their mother is that right, " Blake asked
"Yes, they have. Right after you took their territory they went out of the country, pulling some hidden strings their mother left, making things harder on us," Maxine told him,
Blake watched her and saw the look on her face, it was distraught. Maxine has her hands clenched at her sides. Blake remembered how much Maxine went to him whining about them twisting their plans behind the scenes... He didn't like that at all. It kept delaying his control over the other cities,
"After you left they came back with a new vengeance Blake. They tried to kill off those who were associated with you," Maxine continued
"Me and Martha stayed out of their site for a while, but once they started to expand they started to get word that we lived. they went after us. almost got..."
"Maxine,"
Blake drew her out of her thoughts, but a little whisper still reached her ear,
"You worked with that monster... you deserve to see him again,"
"Don't listen to their veil words, Maxine,"
She stared at him with her body shaking, she saw the look in his eyes. It wasn't malicious, but it was direct. Maxine knew he wouldn't care who hurt under his rule, but there was something off. It had an emotion she had seen before in him, it was before he had fought Avalon. It was of an old fog rolling into an old town. Still remembers but rolls past it. Lingers, but moves away.
"This is what happens when the former head is gone... they scavenge and look for the remnants and kill who was left. Or who didn't want to work with them," Blake told her,
"It happens. Now that I'm back you are under my protection,"
Maxine looked for any signs of bad intent. She didn't find it, however, that didn't make her any less wary of his intentions, Blake just scoffed at thinking of the new heads, he was told of and found it quite frustrating.
"Thanks, boss," Maxien said
Blake hummed as the driver knocked on the window,
"We are here,"
Blake hummed as the sign of the Barcirtty glowed on the window, The door opened for Blake, and he walked out of the car with Maxine,
"You see them, right?"
Marcello looked over at the Barcirtty with Blake's car stopping in front, Damien was behind him on the phone with Ally,
"Yes, they are," Marcello told him
"Ok, make sure they don't see both of you, we will be in there in a bit," Damien told her
Ally hummed and glanced at Avalon who was watching the door waiting for Blake to appear. She tapped the table making Avalon look at her, Ally nodded at her alerting her that Blake was there, Avalon pulled a newspaper and hid her face,
"Thanks, Damien, I will tell you when he heads up to the next floor," Ally said
"Good keep in contact, Ally,"
Damien hung up and now stood beside Marcello, who was staring down at the car, before turning away, making sure they couldn't see them, Damien walked beside him towards the end of the roof where a ladder was,
"What are you thinking," Damien asked
Marcello looked at him and said, "What do you mean,"
"What were you thinking Mar," Damien asked again
Marcello went down the latter and jumped down onto the cement, while Damien followed him, Marcello looked around trying to see a way through the restaurant, Damien was still behind him looking ahead of them finding that the walkway beside the Barcirtty was watched over,
"They have the way watched," Damien told him,
Marcello looked at the walkway and saw what Damien had pointed out, they didn't look like Blake's men, but they had something off with them,
"We will just have to blend in," Marcello muttered
Marcello and Damien waited for Blake to enter the restaurant, before following the plan, Blake felt something in the Barcirtty but he felt eyes on him. Blake glanced behind him to a walkway by the new bakery, he saw something violet before Maxine called him,
"Boss,"
Blake looked back at Maxien and found that she had the door opened for him, Blake walked through the door while Marcello and Damien covered themselves, Marcello huffed tilting his down and making his hat have a shadow over his face, and Damien had his face covered with a mask, they walked past the street the members of the family around the building talking as Damein and Marcello walked past them,
"The Finn twins are already here and only leave for three more to appear,"
Damien seethed inwardly. those were the two that caused them some great deeds from behind the scenes, yes, they used to have a calm and peaceful city doesn't mean there weren't forces trying to take Blake's place.
"Didn't Blake just arrive? then that only leaves two,"
"That sounds about right,"
Marcello and Damien made it to the walkway and went past some members, Damien glanced at one of them and saw that the had the rings of the Finn mafia, Damien looked away following right behind Marcello,
"Who gave you permission to be here?"
Marcello turned around and saw that it was the hands of the Ceth Aliot Prowess, Ethn Prowess glared at both of them with his amber eyes and kept his hand over his weapon. He walked up to them as Damien stood beside Marcello,
"We are just walking past," Marcello let out
"Is that so? Then why don't you walk around the block then," Ethn said
He looked over them and found them both familiar, but then his brother laid a hand on Ethn's shoulder and said,
"I don't see why they can't walk past Ethn," Ui said
"I know they said that Ui," Ethn said
Marcello took his hand on his side and looked over at Damien who glanced at him, he nodded and turned their attention back to the two brothers,
"We just need to walk past this restaurant to the next block, we will be out of your way afterward," Damien told them,
Ethen looked at Damien and noticed the glint in his eyes, his crimson eyes reminded him of his mother's warning,
"There will be Shepard to look into this meeting... I warn you to be watch full,"
Ethn glared at them both and pointed his gun at Marcello saying,
"State your name,"
"My name is Mark, i just want to get to the next block with my brother," Marcello said
Ethn and Ui´s gaze shifted to Damien,
"Dane, now are we free to go?" Damien said
Ethn had Ui pull him closer whispering in his ear, Damien watched them placing his hand over the weapon and waiting for them to take the attack first, Marcello heard Salvatore trying to reach him in his earpiece,
"Marcello, can you hear me?" Salvatore asked
Ui's gaze shifts to Marcello,
" Did you say something?" Ui asked
Both Ethn and UI watched Marcello as Salvatore heard Ui´s voice from over the earpiece, Marcello cleared his throat before answering,
"Just my allergies,"
I looked at him unsure as Ethn scoffed at them,
"If you want to walk to the next block, hurry up,"
"Thank you," Marcello told them,
Marcello turned away from them while Damien followed but still glancing at the two underbosses, Marcello pressed his hand on the earpiece whispering,
"That was close,"
He glanced at Damien who nodded while they walked behind the building, they saw that only two people were watching the back door, Damien walked up to the two men and asked them,
"This meeting seems important,"
"Yeah, it is."
"I don't know what is taking the rest of the heads so long,"
They huffed at him, Damien knew some of the heads, and hearing of them wasn't new, however, them being in one place. that is worrying.
"The other head hu?" Damien asked
"Yes, the one from the left side of town The cliste ah hain. his men are supposed to help us guard the back door,"
"That is a shame. I guess you didn't want the help then," Damien muttered
Damien took a step toward Marcello who was on his phone... or was making it look like he was, Damien felt a hand help him back,
"You from the Clever mafia?"
"Who else? But it seems like you do not want the help," Damien huffed
Damien pulled out his arm and walked towards his brother, as the people he left started to pounder on what Damien told them, Marcello was talking with Salvatore about the mission so far,
"We went off the building, wanting to get closer," Marcello said
"I take it that you both were stopped by their thugs," Salvatore said
"More like her underbosses," Marcello muttered
"Her what?" Salvatore choked out
"It's more than that Sal. They will have all the heads here, they have their higher walking around the building, watching around them," Marcello said
"They have everyone there?" Salvatore asked
"Almost,"
Damien pat Marcellos shoulder, causing him to look at him, Damien motioned his head toward the two behind them,
"I think we have a way,"