Page 26 of KingPin
I’m zoning out completely until I hear Katie walk up towards me. She nudges me on my hip and winks before walking into her bedroom. That bitch is baiting me. I know she is.
A drug mule? Even for Raul, that’s fucked up. We have a good pipeline going as it is. There’s no reason to have someone swallow all of that shit just to go across state lines. That’s extreme even for him.
What is Raul playing at? He almost killed Paul and ruined my organization. What is his end goal? Is he wanting to take over everything and be the only one running shit over here? Or does he have bigger plans? The only way to find out what his plans are is to trick him into thinking he’s talking to someone.
“Is Paul awake or is he still out?” I blurt.
Mason shakes his head. “He’s in a medically induced coma until they can get all of the drugs out of his system.”
Katie walks into the room wearing sweat pants and a baggy hoody. No doubt trying to hide her body from Ralf.
“Why don’t I just go look for him?” Katie asks. “He knows I’m still alive and I can ask him for some shit on the side. I’m not associated with either of you so it’s a great idea.”
“Absolutely no way!” I almost scream at her. “We are just getting you back together and now you want to do this bull shit? Are you trying to get yourself fucking trafficked or some shit?” My anger that she would even ask that, has me almost seething at her.
Mason, who has been pretty quiet this whole time, speaks up. “That’s not a bad idea. He would trust Katie since he thinks you’re dead,” he points to me. “Ralf can be there, too, and try to trap him into admitting what we already know. That he’s fucking with everyone.”
Katie walks closer to Mason and puts her hand on his arm. This makes me even madder. She has the audacity to bait me like this? After everything I have done for her?
“Ralf, what do you think?” Katie coos at him.
It’s all a front. She hates Ralf and I know she doesn’t want Mason. She’s doing this to prove a point and make me confess something I don’t want to confess. I’m not ready to admit it, nor am I ready to say it to Mason. He’s going to think I’m fucking with him.
“I think that’s a great idea. Instead of me going, take the kid with you. He handles himself pretty good,” Ralf nods his head and reaches into the bag with the money. “If we keep doing jobs like this, I might retire soon!”
“You’re not retiring for shit!” I scoff.
He chuckles, walking closer to me. “Luca, stop fucking around with me. You know I know shit. Get Raul and fucking kill him. I want my QueenPin back!”
Katie smiles at me with her teeth gleaming in the light. She looks extremely innocent as she does it, but she’s not fooling me. “You don’t mind if I take Mason with me, do you?”
“Nope,” I answer. I’m daring her to say something more. I’m daring her to make a bigger deal out of this than it needs to be.
That’s when my idea clicks into my head. I know exactly how we’re going to get Raul and I’m going to need Mason. He’s the one that can help spearhead this whole idea and get Raul where we need him.
I just need to make sure he’s understanding what could happen if Raul goes off the deep end. I know Mason’s pissed about his friend, but this goes into a completely different category. This is the real game.
With my mind cultivating my idea, I look at Mason a little closer. He looks hot being all assertive and caring about me. This is something I’m not used to at all.
I rub the back of my neck staring at him. He looks over at me, totally catching me, winks and smirks at me.
If that is not the hottest thing, I don’t know what is.
I know in this moment everything is about to change and I’m scared as fuck about it. I have stepped in front of bullets; I have taken down the top drug dealers in the Midwest but giving my heart to someone is something I don’t know if I can do.
Chapter Eighteen
Mason
Never in my life have I been this fucking confused and am questioning everything going on. Between Lucian, Katie and Ralf, I’m a fucked up person.
And now that I volunteered to step in and help take down Raul, I truly am fucked up. I’m asking to die.
I know that Katie is playing a game with Ralf and I, but I don’t know why. What is the reasoning behind it and why me? Does she know something that I don’t?
I’m still seated in the seat as Lucian glowers at Katie and Ralf. I’m pretty sure she’s trying to get them to leave. However, I want to know why she wants them to leave. What does she have to talk to me about that they can’t hear?
Finally, I break the silence. I can’t deal with this shit anymore. I just saw someone get killed in front of me and I transported illegal drugs and a shit ton of money to Detroit! I’m going to fucking prison when I get caught.
