Chapter 55: chapter 55

Rodas's POV-----------------Fucking Warehouse.I mutter under my breath upon seeing the location Mason Turner has sent me. The time has come. Finally. A smirk form on my lips when another message pops up on my phone screen."Come alone, don't try to be smart" I scoff. He knows. He fucking knows that he is no match for me when it comes to power and dealing with face-to-face. Fucking coward. That's why once again he is using Elora against me. Fine. I'll play along with him."Let me out!!" I roll my eyes and open the door where Jackson Smile has been pounding nonstop from inside. He steps backwards, panting and glaring at me.I flash a smile at him."Mr Smile, I'll let you go tomorrow. So please be patient and try not to get on my nerves." I say. He gulps and sits on the bed. "Well... Yeah! No problem. I'm very comfortable here," It's taking him everything to force out those words. Just looking at the bitter expression on his face, I want to laugh but I must praise this man for not going berserk even after getting locked up in the room. He knows how to avoid tragedy by backing away. "Mr Smile, I promise I'll let you go tomorrow..." I say and pat his shoulder before walking out of the room. "I'm going first," I tell Zeco who was standing outside the room. He gives me a concerned look."You sure?" He asks.I nod."Just follow the plan," He nods hesitantly. I grab his shoulder and shake him."Let's end this once and for all, Zeco... Don't die," I whisper and he nods multiple times.When I'm a few feet away from him, he shouts from behind. "Don't you dare die too... Rodas!" I chuckle and keep walking. There's no way we will die. No one will die. I'll never let my people die in front of me ever again.Jeremy will be fine and I'll protect with all I have. I get inside a car, and after giving a last glance at home, I start driving. Towards the warehouse. Where Mason is gonna threaten me by putting a gun on Elora. I know everything. Even if I spent only a little time with Mason when Father was alive,  all these years of constant dispute with him have taught me all about his techniques. Capturing someone dear to his opponent and threatening them is his sole weapon. I wonder if he gets tired of it sometimes. I drive through a long bumpy jungle road before finding myself in an open field of sunflowers. Did I lose my way? I almost turn back my car when I see a white warehouse in the distance. I start driving toward it and see people wearing black at the front gate. I stop the car and walk to them. Annoyance crawls into my skin when they start checking my clothes and body for anything suspicious without any words. They are exaggerating it, aggressively turning and pulling me as they want. I had the urge to smash their head against the wall but I stop myself. When they are done, they open the gate. Just wait here, I'll fucking explode your skull once I'm done with your boss. I curse under my breath and make my way toward the door but I do not forget to check if there is CCTV around. I smirk when I do not find any. Perfect.They handcuff me before opening the large entrance. There at the centre is Mason Turner sitting on a king-sized chair with two girls on each side. His hair is still dyed red and undercut. The dense beard, those pair of bright blue eyes and that ugly smirk. Yeah, he is still the same Mason Turner. The only difference is that he looks bigger and older. He smirk and raises his glass at me. "Kneel," the person behind me orders. I shot him a glare but he dares to kick my legs and make me kneel in front of Mason Turner. I feel my blood boiling. I grit my teeth and stay silent. For Elora's sake. She must be somewhere around. "Don't be too harsh on him... He is an old friend." Mason laughs and stands up. Old friend, your dick."You've grown up to be this handsome man haven't you?" He barks, grabbing my chin and forcing me to look at him. I scoff and look away. "Why are you being so rude? We haven't seen each other for a long time." "Stop your nonsense, Mason... Get straight to the point," I growl.Mason laughs and goes to sit on his chair again. He pours the red wine into his mouth before handing the cup to one of the girls who proceed to fill it again."You know me well!" He says and takes the glass again, now full of red liquid. "You're really something, aren't you? You killed all your fellow sons one by one. What makes you any different from me?" I smirk."The moment they joined hands with you, they lost their status as sons. They were just mere greedy dogs fed by you, There's no wrong in relieving them from their misery," Mason looks at me with grim eyes for a moment before going back to his usual character of a smiley face and sweet talking. He gets up from his sit again and paces around the room before coming to stand in front of me."Ok... I don't mind about them but you didn't have to prevent Mr Smile from meeting me." With one hand he grabs my hair and jerks my head. "I'm a bit hurt about that, Rodas" He pours the wine all over my face with a smile of satisfaction.Just bear it. Just bear it. I tell myself again and again. I need to make sure that Elora is fine. He throws the glass against the wall and it breaks into pieces, spreading all over the place. His hand tightens."Do you have any fucking idea how much money I lost because of your stupid act? How will you compensate me for that?" He screams all of a sudden.Then after a few seconds, he says in a low voice. "I wonder why you're so quiet... Ahhhhh~" he let go of my hair and grabs my neck. He brings his mouth close to my ear. "Isn't it because of your girlfriend?" He whispers.I clench my jaw. The anger boiling inside me is about to burst.Mason steps away from me and claps his hands."Fine! I'll let the two lovebirds meet"