The Mafia's Son novel Chapter 23

Osa's POV

I watch in confusion as James walks towards me and roughly hauls me up, cool metal once again placed against my neck.

"Let her go." He demands.

"What? But-" He cocks his gun, and I close my eyes.

"Let. Her. Go." He grits and I guess Ben lets her go because soon I'm being pushed. I try to grab onto something and reopening my eyes, Ben catches me. Squeezing me to him, I wince slightly at the pain in my arm but it's bearable.

"Can someone please tell me what the hell is going on?" Ben grits.

"You've always treated me like crap." James started. "And Caramel here understood-"

"No, I didn't." James' eyes go wide as his own gun is used against him, he drops onto his knees, blood pouring from his mouth and I bury my face into Ben's chest as he looks away.

"Stupid." Caramel mutters after his barely started story. "Now that this idiot just helped my escape!"

"Who wants to die first?" She grins and I furrow my eyebrows.

"I thought you wanted him. ."

"Well, obviously he won't want me now so its best I just kill him!" She laughs like its the most hilarious joke she's ever heard.

"Caramel. ."

"No! I know that voice. There's no negotiating. Ben, you know what I've been through and you helped me. So why... how could you do this to me?"

"You cheated on me!"

"Because you wouldn't give it up! I seduced you so many times. And what did she do? You just... gave it to her." Why is it always about sex! I'm sure I was looking quite awkward by now as they talked.

"I told you I wasn't ready. You're seventeen! And you're already trying to force people, at least she waited."

"Waited?! You've been on two dates!"

"And she already knows more than you could ever know." She points her gun at me and he instinctively moves me to his back.

I'm sure he didn't come alone... where are the others...

"You had to be with me!" She stomps her foot, her eyes watery and I raise an eyebrow.

"Caramel, I'm sorry okay? But this... we weren't meant to be."

"No! Don't say that! We could've made it." He sighs, then his fingers make a sign.

I was confused whether it was for me or... then he did it again, and Caramel was too sobby to notice it.

Everyone comes barging in and she gasps, utterly frightened. Everyone was aiming at her and I sigh, limping to the front of Ben.

"Caramel... I really thought we were friends. But you not only hurt Ben, but you hurt all of us. Especially Qulo." I look towards him and he was just scowling, not at her, but at the wall behind her. He was hurt. "Just make this easier on us, don't make us hurt you."

She was breathing hard and she continued to glare at all of us before smiling and slowly putting down her hand, everyone began to approach her, cautiously and I breathe a sigh of relief. That was until my cheat erupted in a burst of pain.

The next thing I know I had the urgent need to cough as black spots begin to cloud up even angle.

"Osa! Hey, stay with me! Dad!" Ben screamed as I could barely catch air. "Dad!"

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