Bewitching The Mafia(Mafia Series #1)

9. Vengeance

Raymond

"Boss, we got to find the mole. He is now in the basement. Mr. Romano is trying to get information from him.", said Maxim, one of the Moretti's men.

"It's time to visit our special guest." With that, Raymond went to the captive's cell.

He entered the cell and saw the mole bitten brutally. He went forward to his captive and staring at him with a blank expression. The captive, who was groaning in pain, was terrified to see the most feared mafia leader standing in front of him. He knew his end was near. The Moretti family was merciless. But the young leader was more vicious and manipulative.

Raymond asked in a cold voice with a blank expression, "Who sent you to spy on us?"

The captive tried his luck once more, "Sir, I don't know anything. It's a misunderstanding. I'm not the mole, please, believe me."

Raymond roared and punched his captive's already swollen jaw. He took a sharp knife from his drawer and stabbed him on his mole's wrist five times. He cried out in pain, he got two hard slaps on his right cheek. Raymond said maniacally, "Don't make a noise. Just tell me who sent you here, and I will reward you, your instant death. Or, a painful one if you take too much time and lie to me again. It's your choice."

He laughed incredulously and said, "Mr. Moretti, the mighty mafia leader, can't come to know who is behind his loss! What a shame. You have a lot in your way." The captive has gone insane that he didn't know to whom he just challenged taking Moretti's family name.

He cried out in immense pain when he felt a sharp thing cut his flesh mercilessly. When he saw what happened, he became pale and shouting in pain and horror to see his four fingers of the left hand on the ground and blood continuously dropping from his hand.

Raymond indicated to his men to bring his playthings, his teeth, and tongue extractor, and a bucket of cold water. He then gave his men a signal, they poured the whole bucket of cold water on the top of the head of his prisoner.

Raymond said in an icy tone, "You made a huge mistake to challenge me. I will show you my capabilities later. I have planned a lot of things for you. I see you are not going to say anything about your leader. You have a teenage girl right, in her sixteen."

The prisoner looked at him in horror. Raymond smirked darkly. He continued, "She is beautiful, my men are always following her around. My men are hungry and savage wolves."

The captives started pleading for mercy. "Please, leave my daughter. She is an innocent little girl. You can punish me, better kill me brutally. But not her. Please Forgive me." He started crying helplessly.

Raymond sneered and said, "We Moretti's, never disrespect women. We don't have brothels, neither we do any business with women. But I might plant a timebomb when your little girl is in her home. You know It's better to die with respect. Don't you dare to think wrong about my men? Now, tell me who is behind all of this. Don't make me kill that innocent soul."

"No, please. I will tell you. Just don't hurt my daughter. She doesn't need me, but I want her to live. I did wrong to you, betrayed you. Punish me, as much as you want. My daughter is a good kid."

The captor cried remorsefully. Her daughter abandoned him when she came to know about his father's connection with the dark world. She tried to change his father's mind, but he stayed adamant. She knew it would be hard for her to see her father's corpse. She knew the mobs, and the mafias were merciless.

Raymond said, "You have my words. She will stay unharmed. Even other mafias won't be able to reach your family. Now, tell me his name."

The captor sighed in relief. He knew Moretti's keep their word. He said, "Louis Richard."

Raymond smirked, "Now punishment time. You deserve it. Can't blame me. You gonna lose your big tongue for disrespecting me. Then I will send you in peace." With that Raymond cut his captor's tongue in one goes with his tongue extractor. The bloodcurdling screams started to echo in the whole basement cell. His blood scattering on the floor and Raymond's clothes as well. Raymond pointed his gun toward his captor's head and said, "Good-Bye." and shot him.

Raymond left the basement. His second men Oliver came to him and said, "Boss, we come to know their next shipments, their secret arms, and drug storage location as well. They sent our men's bodies via an empty boat. Richard has written something on one of our men's back."

Raymond said stiffly, "Let's go to see them first."

Raymond, Oliver, and some men went toward the seashore. Some of the men were guarding the whole area, holding arms. Raymond and his second men went to see them, one of the men showed the back of one of their dead brothers. They used ink to write the message for Moretti's.

"Your men were so stubborn, didn't even utter a word. You see, my seven men couldn't even take you down in Landon. Who was that lady anyway? You two did well to my useless men. They deserved it. But, next time, I won't accept my defeat. I will take you down and bring that wonder woman with me for pleasure."

Raymond read the whole message, and his jaw tightened. His men also, burning in a rage. He will take revenge on Louis soon. Richard's men burned Moretti's ships, kept their men hostage, sent a spy, tried to attack Raymond, killed Moretti's men, and now they got the audacity to hurt his woman. His woman? Raymond bewildered. vowed to keep that lady safe as much as possible. But, he didn't know her, not even her name. Nothing is impossible for Raymond. He will eventually come to find her.

Oliver, Raymond's right hand asked, "What will be our next action, boss?"

"Burn their ships and storage of arms and drugs. We need to prepare for the upcoming war. Send the corpse to their respected family and arrange a decent funeral for our brothers. We will take responsibility. They will get monthly wages, free medical checkups, and free education for their children. I want the best investigation team. I have to find someone."

Oliver followed the instructions and compiled everything. He went to Moretti's mansion and went straight to Raymond's study with an investigator team. Raymond let them in and said, "I want you to find a woman as soon as possible. I met her in London. Hack the camera of the nearby Thomas Davies's mansion to a nearby mall to allies. Among those alleys, you might see a motorbike racer taking me toward a nearby clinic and then near my hotel. You got two days to bring information about that racer girl."

"Alright sir, you will get her information by tomorrow.", the investigator said and walked away.

Oliver asked worriedly, "Boss, you could have taken some of our men with you that day. What if any bad things happened to you? We need you, boss," Raymond didn't react. 

Closing the file which he was checking at that moment, he told his secondhand man, "Oliver, stop calling me, boss. Call me by my name. I knew that they would attack me. I needed to know his name, anyway. I kind of underestimated them. Now, I just wanted to save that girl. She is a trouble, you know."

Oliver looked at him incredulously. He asked curiously, "What do you mean? Trouble?"

"She tends to fell herself in trouble. She can fight, carries knives, can use guns, and reckless biker." Raymond said with a huff.

"And she caught your attention without flaunting her beauty. That's new. Without meeting her, I can say she is your match. My friend finally got to meet his other half.", Oliver smirked at him knowingly,

Raymond looked at him with a cold expression on his face and said, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Oliver said with a nod, "Yes, uncle George is here. He is calling you for dinner,"

Raymond stood up and asked, "When did dad return from his trip?"

"I forgot to ask.", Oliver said. Raymond walked out from his study with Oliver following him from behind. 

They went to the dining hall and with George, Raymond's father. Raymond observed his father. He was laughing, which was unusual. He never smiled after that woman left the Knight household.

"Aye, there's my boy.", George came forward to his elder son and embraced him heartily. Despite being shocked, Raymond didn't forget to embrace his father as well."

George pulled away and asked, "How are you, my boy? I heard Richard's attacked you."

"Yes dad, I'm fine. How was your trip to LA?" Raymond asked.

George said, "Quite amusing." He looked at Oliver and approached him.

"How are you doing, son?", gave a side hug, Oliver replied, "I'm good, sir."

"Okay, Let's have dinner. Everyone takes your seat."

Raymond became suspicious. Why is my dad behaving all carefree? What happened to him, he thought.

He asked, "Dad, does something happen in LA?"

He smiled and said, "I met an incredible girl. I wish I had a daughter like her. She kind of guarded and closed off. But she has a great sense of humor. She was from London and named Arya. You remember Jeff, the way she introduced herself."

Jeff, the personal doctor of George, said, "Yes, she returned the favor as the way you presented yourself. Her comebacks were savage. The way she defeated you in chess, we must say she is intelligent and sharp in the edges."

"That's true. She has some hidden agenda. Darkness was there in her orbs.", said George.

"I see, you both father and son had met someone on your trip. Both are surprisingly carrying the same characteristics." Oliver asserted.

George and Jeff were both shocked to hear the news from Oliver. "What do you mean? Raymond, who is he talking about?"

Raymond said monotonically, "It is a girl who helped me to defeat those Richard's men. She took me to a clinic and dropped me near my hotel. One of Richard's men informed him about that girl. Now she is in danger, he mentioned, to take her with him."

Raymond's face hardened, and jaw clenched, the grip over the spoon and knife tightened. He continued, "I am searching for her. Her details will be here within two days."

"Don't let happen anything to her. She is your responsibility, Raymond.", George said authoritatively to his son. Raymond nodded stiffly and said, "You have my words, father."

The atmosphere of the dining hall completely changed. They started to discuss how to take their number one enemy down. They started to make a full-proof plan to take them down. This time Raymond won't leave them.

"Mr. Moretti, we found her information. It was hard to find her as there was no CCTV near the allies. Here is the file of Ms. John. But she isn't in Canada anymore." Raymond was in his office with Oliver, discussing their shipments and business. At that moment, his private investigator came in and put Arya's file in front of Raymond.

Raymond asked in a deadly calm tone, "Where is she now?"

"New York.". Raymond smirked as he heard it.

"It makes my work easier.", He thought.

He looked up and told his investigator expressionlessly, "You may leave. The fees will transfer within two minutes." With that, The Private Investigator left the cabin.

"So, what's your plan with her?" Oliver asked.

"Keep her close. Good thing, she is now in New York.", Raymond said.

Oliver said, "She must have some purpose to move in there. Which I don't think for some job purpose."

"Neither do I," Raymond said while checking Arya's file thoroughly, there were three photos of her. The first one with family, the second one was with her two best friends, and the last one was single where she was standing near her sports bike, on the racing track.

Oliver also reading the details. He suddenly said, "Arya Montez John. Yes, I told you."

"Told me what?" Raymond asked, without looking up at Oliver.

"She was the one your father had encountered in LA.", Oliver stated. Raymond narrowed his eyes at Oliver. Oliver started,

"Look, your father said her name was Arya. Racer, Mechanical Engineer. She lied about her place. She claimed London, in place of Canada. Just link everything one by one. You better show her picture to your father. He will recognize her."

"Is it just a coincidence, or fate? You two are again going to cross each other path in New York."

Raymond was in deep thought. He couldn't believe his father also met her in LA. They are going to meet for the second time, but this time situation is different. She is in danger because of him. He thought the only time would be able to answer his questions.

Raymond finally said, "For now, I have to go back to New York. Oliver, you will take care of our Moretti's business in the absence of mine. Call me anytime if needed."

Raymond was in his Jet and plotting about how to bring her to his Knight Empire, he is just waiting for the right moment. He knew he has to take immediate action for her safety. But how? She is not easy, and he never has to deal with any woman. It is going to be a hell of a task