Chapter 3

Mateo

After Aurora called Enzo, he quickly left the restaurant to go check on the girls at home. He was pissed off about something, but didn't want to fill me in. I sit across the table from Karrion, Silas and Alaric.

Silas is certain he can hack into Mathias' computer to help us get whatever information we may need. A few minutes after he pulled out his laptop, we already knew that he was sending insane amounts of money to someone in New York, once a month, for the past 11 months.

"Why would he be sending money to someone in New York?" Alaric asks, rubbing the stubble on his chin.

"I don't know, but my tournament is starting in an hour, I need to get home." Silas closes his laptop and stands.

"Shit, I forgot about that. I'll drop you off at home, I'm going to see if I can find Rune. I'm sick of his ass disappearing like this."

"You kids have fun," Karrion says as he leans back in his chair, folding his arms across his chest. "I'll finish up here, then I'm going to Sami's. Don't wait up for me." He winks at the others before they leave.

Once they climb in their truck, he turns his attention to me. "So, how does it work?"

"I'm going to need you to be a bit more specific." I raise a brow at him. "How does what work?"

"Do you fuck all three of them?" He leans forward, resting his arms on the table, "Like, at the same time? Just cock and pussy all over the place?"

I throw my head back, laughing. "Yeah, we all sleep together."

"And nobody gets jealous?"

"No," I shrug. "We make sure each other's needs are met, and spend as much time together as we can."

He nods before leaning back in his chair again. "Well, once Si figures out who your father-"

"Mathias." I interrupt him.

"Right. Once Si figures out who your Mathias is sending the money to, we should be able to figure out why, and come up with a plan to get him here for you."

"Sounds good." I push my chair back to stand and reach my hand out to shake his.

When he reaches forward to clasp my hand, I see a flash of red hair out of the corner of my eye. In the next second, his hand grazes mine as he pulls away and lets out a terrifying growl. When his arm falls to the side, I see the knife handle sticking out the right side of his chest.

"Damn it, Mateo, you made him move!" Nyx screams at me, throwing her hands in the air in typical dramatic Nyx fashion.

I grab her by the throat and pin her against the wall. "What the fuck are you doing?" I seethe.

"One of these sick fucks followed Luna home." She screams back at me, trying to push my hand away from her neck.

"What are you talking about?" I release her and take a step back.

"Someone followed Luna home. It had to have been one of them." She points in Karrion's direction, glaring at him.

"Don't mind me over here just bleeding all over the fucking place." Karrion laughs and stands so fast, it knocks his chair over. He tries to pull the blade out, but it doesn't budge.

"It's a Damascus spiral blade, dumbass. Good luck pulling it out." Nyx shouts before lunging at him again. She only lands one hit to the side of his face before he punches her straight in the nose, cracking it.

Blood drips down her mouth and chin while she smiles up at him. "Pussy!" She spits, then smacks the handle of the knife. I grab her around the waist and start pulling her toward the exit, kicking and screaming. "I'm going to fucking kill you all!"

"Stop," Karrion says, terrifyingly calm, "You're free to go, but the bitch stays."

"My girls will kill me if I leave her here to die." I spin us around to face him, hoping that he has some sort of reasonable bone in his body.

"If you don't let her go, and get the fuck out of here, I'll kill you myself." He closes the distance between us and grabs a handful of her hair.

"Just go, Mateo." She smirks at me. "It's better if you don't witness me killing him." She grabs the handle of the knife and twists as she pulls it free.

"Mother fucker!" He screams and punches her in the face again. "Leave. NOW!" He roars, his face flashing crimson with frustration. his face turning as red as a tomato.

As I back out of the restaurant, I see three guys rushing to his side. One of them quickly handcuffs Nyx's wrists and ankles. She hasn't stopped smiling since she stabbed him. There's something seriously wrong with that fucking woman!

Once I'm in my Escalade, I quickly call Enzo so he can catch me up on what the fuck is going on. When he doesn't answer my call, that worries the fuck out of me. I speed out of the parking lot and break every traffic law possible on my way home. I've only driven four blocks when I see the flashing lights behind me. Just my fucking luck.

"Son of a bitch!" I shout as I pull over and turn the car off.

After what seems like an eternity, the officer approaches my window. "License and registration." Is all he says in greeting. I hand him my information, growing impatient.

"Sit tight for a minute, bud." He says before walking back to his cruiser. When he returns, he hands my stuff back. "What's the rush tonight, Mr. Rossi?"

"My girlfriend was followed home tonight, now I can't get ahold of her. I just need to make sure she's ok."

"Well, I'll leave you to it then. Obey the law the rest of the way home." He takes a step away from my window, "Call us if you need us."

"I will. Thank you." I reply, starting the car and pulling back onto the road. My heart is about to beat out of my chest as I pull onto the long driveway. The engine has barely stopped making noise when I jump out and run inside.