Raphael POV The attack to the Brits warehouse went exactly as planned. We caught them off guard and we managed to destroy all of their guns and drugs. I was even able to find the hostages they had taken.
Obviously the leaders weren't there but a lot of their men were and that was a problem. They were way too many.
They had more soldiers than us. Even though it was us plus the Russians they had more men securing the warehouse than we were expecting. But even like hag we managed to put fire onto everything. I lost some of my men and that breaks me. I feel for their family. We might be mafia men, we might be criminals but most of my men have families, wife's, husbands, kids.
âHow many?â - I ask Joseph âwe haven't done head count yetâ - he says âwhereâs Michael?â - I ask him.
âI haven't seen him yet, he's probably taking some hostages so we can interrogate themâ - Joseph says After a while I started to get an weird feeling as Michael wasn't showing up for the head count.
âFind Michaelâ - I say to one of my men âsureâ - he said and he disappeared.
I grab my phone and start calling him. I can hear his phone ringing so me and Joseph we start walking towards the sound. And that's when we found him. Putting pressure to his stomach and struggling to breathe.
âPut pressureâ - I say to Joseph while we lay Michael down.
Michael grabs my hand and looks me in the eye.
âhey, you're going to be fineâ - I say while Joseph shouts for help.
More man arrive and they start taking care of Michaelâs wound but he takes his last breath.
âBRING HIM BACKâ - I shout at them âBossâ - Joseph says putting a hand on my shoulder and making me move away from Michael.
âNoâ - I say âRaph, we did everything we couldâ - Joseph says âNo, no, bring him backâ - I say to Joseph looking him in the eyes.
âhey, I know he is important for you and for Olivia, but there's nothing we can doâ
âNoâ - I say - âThis is going to destroy Oliviaâ
âShe is strong, she will be okayâ - Joseph says After a while and after the head count was done we put Tahe bodies into the cars and we move away.
Michael is with me. Olivia is going to want to see him. My heart is breaking for her. Michael didn't have a family, Olivia was the closest he had as a sister. They became close with the time they spent together.
I was never jealous of him. Michael knew his place. He knew I love Olivia.
We arrive at the compound and I carry Michael inside in my arms. My clothes covered in blood and I can hear and see the families of the dead soldiers mourning their loved ones.
Everyone was at the compound. All of their families. All of my soldiers.
I see the bodyguard in charge of Olivia's safety at the end of the corridor and he knows what to do.
I start talking to some of the people around us, apologising for the lost of their lived ones and making sure they would be taken care of. I was making plans for the funerals with Joseph when I decided it was time to face Olivia.
I pass my hands through my hair and I walk towards the entertainment room. I open the door and Insee my beautiful Olivia sitting next to Petra. As Olivia turns around and sees me she this towards me and open wide her eyes looking at me as if to look for injuries.
âWhat happened? Is this your blood? Please tell me itâs not your bloodâ - Olivia says with a desperate voice.
âPetra, your husband needs youâ - I look at Petra and give her a stern look and she leaves towards the end of the corridor.
âRaphael, what happened? Are you hurt?â
âNoâ - I tell her now hugging her and taking in her scent. God how I love this coconut smell on her hair.
It really suits her.
âI donât know what I would do without youâ - Olivia says resting her face on my dry bloody chest.
âI am hereâ - I say placing two fingers on her chin lifting it up so she can look into my eyes.
âRaphael what happened?â - Olivia asks me and all I can do is kiss her. I need her to know that I am here and I am never going to leave her.
âI need you to stay calmâ
âWhy? What happened?â - She asks me starting to walk towards the door and I do the only thing I can think of, I grab her wrist and turn her towards me so she can look at my eyes.
âOliviaâ - I say trying to think how I am going to tell her about Michael.
âRaphael, what the fuck is happening?â
âPlease stay calmâ - I tell her now feeling tears burning my eyes.
Olivia shakes her hand and I lose her grip and I can see her running towards Petra that is standing alone looking at the floor.
âNOâ - Olivia shouts and knees in front of Michael hugging his body towards her own.
I stand behind her and hug her.
âHow did this happen?â - she asks âWho did his?â - She asks looking at me and Joseph waiting for one of us to answer her.
Hi everyone.
I know this is a shorter chapter and I am sorry but it wouldn't make sense to change to Oliviaâs POV now.
There's more tomorrow Stay Safe love Peyton