Chapter 44: chapter 44

Rodas's  POV-----------------"How are you, Jack?" I ask, grabbing the chin of the man who once used to be a senior at 'Red Thorns'. One of Father's trusted sons who joined hands with Mason. "Mason will not let you go if you lay a finger on me... He will destroy you,"Says the one who is kneeling in front of me with his hands tied behind his back surrounded by my men.I pull a chair in front of him and sit before leaning close. I can see him gulping with fear and it makes me smirk. I love seeing this look."Do you think Mason gives a fuck about you?" I say in a low voice. "Have you still not realised that you're just a mere tool for him?" He knows. Sweat drifts down his forehead and eyes hooded with fear as he tries to avoid looking at me. I lean back, cross my arms and watch him."The moment you fell into Mason's hands, Jack... It was obvious that you will be his servant and so are all the sons who joined him..."Jack's facial expression changes slowly. Even more fear has distorted his face. He looks at me with tear-filled eyes.Three.Two. One."Rodas Please, Please take me back... I want to live, please. I promise I won't betray you ever again please," Jack pleads, crawling to my legs.But he does not get the chance to do it for more than one minute, One of my men drags him a metre away from me and gives a direct blow to his ribs. Jack curls up in a ball, coughing out blood. I watch him getting beat up without a spare second to breathe. I raise my hand when he lies still on the floor, eyes barely opening.Even if Mason doesn't give a fuck about his death, it would definitely affect his business since Jack used to manage some of the accounts. "Bring him here," I order, pointing at the ground near me. Jack gets tossed like a rag doll at my feet. He groans in pain."You knew the consequences, Jack. The heavy price of betraying the organisation." I say, pointing my gun against his throat. He shakes his head desperately, letting out a struggling cry. "P-Please-""Any last wish?" I interrupt him, pressing the weapon hard against his skin.But then my phone vibrates in my pocket, with one hand I take out the device and check the notification. A message from my Sunshine. "I miss you :(" her message says. I feel my heart shrink. She must be so alone in the home right now. Shit! I keep making her feel like that."I- I w-want-""Nevermind Jack," I cut whatever Jack was trying to say and pull the trigger without looking away from my phone screen. I must go back home earlier than I said.The blood spurts everywhere and he falls on his back with a loud thump sound but I do not have the time to look at him. I throw the gun away to reply to her but then notice my bloody hands. So, I wipe it on Jack's cloth before typing a reply."Be back in two hours, Love you :)" I smile, pressing the send button and put the device back into my packet. Finally, I turn to look at Jack. Face unrecognisable."What are you waiting for? Clean the fucking area and hunt for the next one," I say to my soldiers and they immediately move around to do whatever I told them.One down. Three left. I will kill them one by one.And then it'll be Mason Turner.I go to my office room and quickly take a shower to wipe away the smell of blood before dressing in a new suit. Elora hasn't seen this building and I think I will never let her see it. This is a special building where the most brutal gang members of Red Thorns live. To be clear, it can also be called a torture building. I lost count of the people who have been tortured here and lost their life. Of course, they are always the ones who made themselves my enemy. There's a small knock on the door."Boss, the car is ready," the driver says from outside."Coming," I reply, wearing my watch.When I walk out of the room, the driver is waiting for me with the lift open. I step into it."Drive home," I tell him once we are in the car."Ok, Boss!" I lean back against the seat and look out. I wonder what she is doing.Should I take something for her on the way? But what? I can't buy her flowers. Oh. Why not?"Stop at a paper shop," I tell the driver.After fifteen minutes or so, the car stops in front of a paper shop."How can I help you sir?" The young lady at the reception desk asks me."Do you... Do you make flowers with paper?" "Oh, Yeah! We do..." I sigh in relief."What flower do you want sir?""Roses," I tell her. She nods."Would you like it single or in a bouquet?" "Give me the biggest you have," She smiles and tells me to wait for a moment before going inside. She comes back with a bouquet of Roses. They almost look like real roses, hard to believe they made it from paper. I take the bouquet and hand her my card."Thank you for purchasing sir, here you go," she says handing me the card back. I give her a small nod before exiting the shop. I can't wait to give it to her.