Akina was walking through the lonely forest, with her phone glued to her ears, she laughed and talk and walk.

Even with the darkest of the night, she doesn't seem to bother, all in her mind is to reach home as early as possible and sleep.

"Yes, I heard you!" She said loudly and chuckled.

*

Sergio was seated at his Seating room when his spy boys arrived.

"Boss, boss, Carlos is back, we saw him with our very own eyes." They exclaimed.

A Smirk escape from his lips as he emptied the cup of Alcohol he was holding.

"He came back to meet his death." Sergio muttered and pick up his gun, he called Alfredo in the cell phone.

"Carlos is back!" Sergio yelled.

"What if I tell you I and my boys had our eyes on him, we are following him and we won't let him escape from us." Alfredo replied.

"That's excellent, don't do anything, just wait for me." Sergio ordered and dash out of the seating room.

"We have to do everything carefully, I don't want anyone to find out." Sergio said still holding his phone and talking to Alfredo.

"Don't worry, I heard he isn't coming back with his gangs, he will be alone." Alfredo replied.

Ricardo appeared in front of Sergio.

"I will talk to you later." Sergio said and hang off.

Do you need something?" Sergio asked.

"Are you going somewhere? Are you planning to kill someone?" Ricardo asked.

Sergio Chuckled.

"Just go and rest, don't worry." Sergio said and entered the car.

Ricardo happened to hear their conversation, he felt lonely and decided to meet his brother for another talk when he heard him talking with Alfredo, he decided to follow him secretly.

While Sergio's car ran off, he entered another car and followed them slowly.

*

Deep inside the forest, Carlos was seen driving, enjoying the cool music played by the Radio in his car, he closed his eyes, and open them, his car suddenly stopped and when he came out of the car, some men dressed on black wearing black masks surrendered him.

He stared at them fearfully, because he isn't ready for any drama, he just wants to reach home safely, and meet his family since he has been away for some months, worst of all, he isn't with any of his guards, that's the worst decision he made.

"Who are you and what do you want?" Carlos asked with the last confidence in him.

They all pointed their guns at him.

"We want you dead." Alfredo replied sternly appearing from the other side of the forest, he majestically Walked to him.

"Alfredo!" Carlos asked shocked.

"The one and only." Alfredo replied with a Chucky wicked grin.

"What do you want from me Alfredo, I know you are evil." Carlos asked.

"Yes, I am evil, and I'm gonna show you that, just say your last wish because you are going to die." Alfredo said in a mocking tune then he made a straight face.

"I haven't done anything, and I'm not scared of you Alfredo, you cannot kill me." Carlos yelled.

"Yes! I won't, but Sergio will." Alfredo replied.

"I can't just stay and watch him like this, I hate to do something." Carlos thought and bring out a gun from his shirt, he can't risk going out without a gun, he shot up and it get their attention, he started running as fast as he could, he fell down and stood up running more faster while Alfredo and his men ran after him.

He managed to hide at the back of a tree and watched them running towards the wrong direction, he thought they left so he came out.

He was looking back when he bumped into something hard and he fall on the floor, he raised his head to see Sergio.

"Thank God you are here, this crazy Alfredo wants me death." Carlos said with a heavy sighed.

But to his surprise, Sergio kick his stomach and he fall to the floor groaning, Sergio brought out his gun.

"No, killing you with a gun makes death easier for you, I want every minute you regret living." Sergio said and bring out a very sharp knife.

"What have I done to deserve this? I served your father with all my strength is this how you are going to pay me?" Carlos asked.

"You betrayed my father, you killed him all for wealth, you deserve to die." Sergio said, Carlos tried to say something but the sharp knife cut piercing into his stomach kept him mute.

Tears rolled from his eyes as blood rushed out.

"I can't stand him saying another word." Alfredo raged.

"I..I... haven't... killed your father. I have always worked for him...you will find out the person one day...my death will not go in vain." Carlos stammered coughing blood with his hands wrapped on his stomach, the pain is too much and unbearable.

Sergio shelved the knife into his stomach again and again, before he brought a gun and shot him.

Akin heard the loud shot and she removed the phone from her ears immediately, her body trembled as she tried to locate where the noise is coming out, and when she arrived, her eyes almost popped out, she almost screamed but she stopped herself, her body shaking so bad and her heartbeat beating faster than ever.

She just witnessed a scene of terrible people killing someone ruthlessly, they even popped out his intestines with knifes, tears fall from her eyes.

Sergio and Alfredo saw her and before they could do anything, she began to run breathing heavily, they run after her, she held her chest and ran faster, she bummed into someone, Ricardo.

His soft hands held her waist supporting her from falling down.

Her phone fall and she didn't noticed, even in the darkest of the night, his beauty shines.

Just then Sergio and Alfredo sighted her with Ricardo.

"Stop her!" They yelled but the blood on their hands got him scared and unknown to him, Akin run away, he was rushing to stop his brother and friend from killing Carlos, but from the blood stain on their hands, he knew that they already killed him.

Sergio and Alfredo rushed to him.

"Where is she?" Sergio shouted.

"You killed him." Ricardo muttered.

"That's what he deserves, a painful death, now back to my question, where the hell is she?" Sergio shouted.

"I don't know, she escaped." Ricardo replied weakly.

"What the heck, I should have known you can't do anything! That girl freaking saw us killing Carlos and she is the witness, if she report us to the police, we are so done, you don't know what you have done by letting her escape." Sergio yelled.

"I guess you told me you are not scared of the law, so chill, and don't worry." Ricardo said.

"You are so insane Ricardo, forget about the law, this girl has to die, if our enemies find her first, they are going to use her against us, we must find her and kill her." Sergio said.

"Look what I found." Alfredo said taking their attention.

"A cell phone? This is so good, we are going to use this and trace her, and the minutes I find her, I'm gonna remove her skull with my bullet." Sergio vowed.

Ricardo knew that he couldn't let his brother kill a innocent soul again, he have to do something fast.

That Alfredo is a devil and Ricardo hates him for always leading his elder brother into committing crimes and murders, he is always the first person to give him the news of new hard drugs arrivals, weapons and guns, and he doesn't trust him at all.

"No wait, I will find her myself." Ricardo said stopping them from leaving.

Sergio Chuckled.

"You? I thought you are against all this?"

Sergio asked.

"Don't mind him, he thought this is some kind of joke." Alfredo said.

"I am talking to my brother not you, mind your business, Sergio, I may be against all this, but if that girl can land you in troubled then I myself will bring her to you, because I don't want anything bad to happen to you, I love you big brother." Ricardo exclaimed, wishing they will give him a chance.

Sergio smiled and hit his chest.

"I trust you bro, get that girl as soon as possible." Sergio said.

"But Sergio this boy...."

"He is my brother, talk to him with manners Alfredo." Sergio cut him off.

"I apologise." Alfredo said and walked passed them.

"I will see you later brother." Sergio said and tab Ricardo's back before leaving.

Ricardo knelt on the ground hurt by the way they killed Carlos ruthlessly, he just talked to Sergio again.

But that girl, he knew he have to protect her at all cost.

"I won't let them find her, I will give her a shield of protection." Ricardo vowed and headed to his car.

*

Akin ran until she arrived at home, her mother saw her panting, and she rushed to her immediately.

"Are you okay? What to you?" Her mother asked.

She was about to speak up when she recalled them killing him, no she isn't gonna tell her mum, what if they try to find her again.

"Mum, I saw a snake." Akina lied.

"Oh, my child, hope it didn't bite you?" She asked.

Akin nodded and run to her room.

She recalled the guy that bumped into, though she couldn't recognize his face, but his Hands are soft.

**Ricardo's house**

The two brothers returned home, Sergio went to his room and have a bath, Ricardo entered.

"What have you done? Why did you kill Carlos, what have he done to you? Why are you so ruthless?" Ricardo yelled.

"Because he deserves to die, he killed our own father." Sergio replied.

"That man has a family, his children loved him, how sure are you that he killed our father, he has been working with him for ages and he never betrayed him why now?" Ricardo shouted.

"Listen to me and stop overreacting, people tend to change, and I told you, the best word in the world is KILL, everyone is a betrayer, don't trust anyone." Sergio said.

"My thoughts too, you said we shouldn't trust anyone but you trusted that evil Alfredo, I don't trust that guy, he always leads you to doing something evil, you can't trust him." Ricardo said.

"I know who he is, he worked for me for years, and he will never betray me." Sergio said.

"If Carlos can betray dad, then Alfredo can betray you too, c'mon brother, look at the risk you involved yourself, what if that girl exposed you to everyone? Your life will be in a mess, what if you also get killed just the way you killed Carlos, in Mafia life, there is nothing interesting, everyday blood." Ricardo said softly.

"I'm not ready for all this lectures, you vowed to get that girl, so have this phone, I have Traced her, she lives not too far from here with her mother, I want you to find her before next tomorrow, I can't risk her been alive." Sergio said.

"I will find her and bring her to you, but I'm not gonna kill her." Ricardo replied.

"I understand, just go and rest, I will send the guards with your food." Sergio said.

Ricardo went to his room, he sat on the bed staring at Akin phone, he can still remember her look, her neatly short hair.

"I will do all it takes to protect her, even if it means fighting everyone, but I'm not gonna let them find her, never." Ricardo soliloquies and laid on the bed, staring at ceiling and thinking of a way to deal with Akin, maybe he will began to search for her very early tomorrow, before the devil Alfredo find out about his plans.

TBC