Chapter 48
Diesel took a deep breath before she hopped down from the helicopter. They had flown in to the black site they were now standing in. She yawned big to unclog her ears and watched as Viper did the same thing. Everything was falling into place, and yet it wasn’t.
While they had Katrina, they were no closer to finding Raven or Viper’s sister. All she could think about was Kraven had better have some damn good answers, or she was going to allow these men to do whatever they wanted. She was at the point, mentally and emotionally, that she didn’t care if any of her family members lived or died anymore.
“Agent three-five-six-four here with guests. They are here to see prisoner nine-eight-five-four-six-eight. Have him taken to interrogation room twenty-four.”
“Sounds so James Bondish.” Diesel quipped, putting her hands into her pockets for something to do.
Diesel smirked when Clarance laughed a hearty laugh. “That’s what the redhead says all the time. You doing ok, hun?”
Diesel couldn’t help but step back and make sure something of her was touching Viper when he growled at Clarence’s term ‘hun.’ “Yeah, I’m good. Ready to get this shit over with. All of it. Red said you’re going to be with us the whole way through. That’s unusual for you guys.”
“We’ve been after these guys for years. Hell, probably even longer than that. I know the head honcho of this outfit has been after the father just before he immigrated to the US from Germany under a false name. He’s wanted for all kinds of shit back there.” Clarance advised, unaware that he just opened up a whole shit can of information.
“I thought it was the grandfather who immigrated here and had the father here?” Diesel stood taller, looking at Clarance head on.
“No. The father moved here when his operation in Germany got busted shortly after he turned twenty-one. He took the wrong girl to put into his stable and it blew open wide. The grandfather and two others were killed in the raid they had over there. Your man’s father disappeared and later showed up in the US. We could never get close to him here. Too many of his followers protected him. Of course, he found himself in a town of gypsies who believed like he did. They overpowered the others who wanted to allow women to have some say. They either got killed or were forced into their way of life.”
Diesel couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Could it be possible? No. She remembered how her mother and father treated her. Her mother hated her. She didn’t really remember much about her sisters. She didn’t really interact with them growing up because they followed in their mother’s footsteps. She didn’t want that life. She wanted freedom away from everything that her family believed in.
“Prisoners ready for us. Myself and four others from my team will with you. He’s chained so he can’t touch you.”
“Thanks, Clarance. I just need a moment.” Diesel admitted, more to herself than to the others.
Once Clarance walked into the interrogation room, Diesel turned around and walked straight into Viper’s arms. “Hey, babe. You good?”
“Nervous. Confused. Scared. What if I’m remembering certain parts of my past wrong? I’ve blocked out so much.” Diesel asked quietly into Viper’s chest.
“One step at a time, love. We will get through this. You and me. Us and your teams. None of us will allow anything to happen to you,” Viper said as he wrapped Diesel tightly in his arms.
“I’m scared we’re too late. For both Raven and your sister.” Diesel admitted, sighing as she stepped back and looked Viper in the eyes. “I’m not sure which I’m more worried about out of those two.”
“Even if my sister is dead, at least I will know and can give my family closure. Yes, it will hurt, but at least we will know they can’t harm her anymore.” Viper kissed the top of Diesel’s head after he pulled her back into his arms.
“Let’s get this over with. I have demons to evaporate.” Diesel backed away from Viper, took a deep breath and turned towards the door and walked in, knowing her man was behind her.
Diesel now understood what Pratt and Raso were always talking about with their man. Yeah, she loved to tease them about it. They even had a bet that she would be the last team member to fall. Although Pratt said she didn’t think so, she would just fall the hardest. Bitch! She hated it when someone was right and she wasn’t. Granted, it was rare when it comes to her love life, but damn if they weren’t this time. She fell and fell hard.
“Ah, the prodigal daughter lives!” Kraven sneered in his native Ukrainian.
“You’re looking old there, Kraven.” Diesel replied in Ukrainian, smirking at him as she walked around him. “I would ask how life is treating you, but I honestly don’t give two shits.” Diesel finished in English.
“Boss is going to be so happy to know you are alive.” Kraven laughed, his head falling back on his shoulders as he looked up at the ceiling in his laughter.
“Which boss? Would that be Krieger, or would that be Symon?” Diesel asked, stopping to stand in front of Kraven, staring him down.
Kraven spit towards her, causing the men to jump when he committed the action. Diesel put her hands up to stop them from reacting. “Symon only wishes he could be the boss. Krieger runs everything. Boss has tried to curb that little fucker. He only gets worse.”
“Symon has always thought he was better than everyone. You asshats have always allowed him to behave how he wants. Why did Krieger send him to California? He can’t control him here from Arkansas.” Diesel questioned, sitting down in front of Kraven, the large table separating them.
“Trial run. This was Symon’s last chance. After his actions in New York, Miami and Chicago, they wanted to give him one last chance. While he’s good at some things, he causes too much attention. He craves too much bloodshed. Causes too much bloodshed.”
“What happened in New York?” Viper asked, standing behind Diesel.
“Besides the carnage in taking out an MC?” Kraven laughed, shaking his head.
“Yeah.” Diesel prodded, leaning forward. “What else was there?”
“Bodies inside the club. If Symon saw someone he wanted, if they didn’t want him, he took them. He loved to hear them screaming as he forced himself on them. He didn’t even mind a crowd to watch. It was his way of showing he could do what he wanted, and no one could say otherwise. Dymtrius ordered him gone after the girl that caused the NYPD to show up. He had to hide her. He was furious with Symon.”
“What girl?” Viper growled, gripping the chair that Diesel was sitting in to keep himself from wrapping his hands around the man’s throat.
“Dymtrius had seen a girl who came in with Scarlet. We can’t stand that bitch. She’s nothing but drama and trouble. But the girl she brought with her, she was beautiful. Dymtrius saw her and wanted her instantly. Said she reminded him of you, little sister. Pure. Innocent. Secretly dangerous. When the bitch introduced her and said her name was Bella, Dymtrius was smitten. Symon became furious when he allowed the girl to leave. He felt that she should have been detained, for him.”
Diesel could feel Viper’s rage pouring off of him. “What happened to her? She still alive? I know she is still missing.” Diesel asked, trying to calm Viper’s rage.
“She’s alive. She was almost dead by the time Dymtrius found her. Never saw him that furious. He called Krieger at his home in NY that he has for his visits. Told him he wanted Symon gone. He took something he wanted and ruined it. If the boss hadn’t gotten rid of him and sent him to Miami, Dymtrius would have killed Symon right then and there. Alexsander and Andriy had to calm Dymtrius down. Sofiya was with me in NY. She is a good midwife. They demanded I bring her to look after the Bella girl.”
“What did Symon do to her?” Diesel asked again, gripping Viper’s hand.
“He heard Dymtrius state she reminded him of you. Symon followed her. Saw where she was staying. He ordered Scarlet to bring her to him. When she balked, he threatened her and her boyfriend. How he would tell Dymtrius that it was Blade who was ripping off Krieger. It was really Symon, though.”
“The girl, Kraven. What happened to her?” Diesel repeated her question.
“He raped her. Took joy in her screams. Her pleas. Said he would make sure she never reminded anyone of you again. He cut her while he was raping her. Sofiya stitched her up. Dymtrius found a doctor who would help us off the record. We kept her hidden for weeks. Dymtrius wouldn’t leave her side.”
“She’s still in New York?” Viper asked, hope in his voice.
“Yes. Dymtrius keeps her with him. I never thought I’d see the day when that man treats a woman like a queen. He made Krieger promise Symon was to never set foot in New York again. He cut ties with him. Alexsander and Andriy took Symon to Miami to start a club there and take over the territory there. Only chaos ensued there too. Symon is pure evil. Eviler than Krieger could ever hope to be.”
“If she’s alive, then why hasn’t she contacted her parents? Let them know she is ok, staying of her own free will?” Clarance cut in, confusion in his voice at what he was hearing.
“Because she’s not there of her own free will.” Diesel answered for him. “While Dymtrius lusts after her, she’s considered his property now. She’s alive, scarred, somewhat safe with Symon in California. But she’s still property, a prisoner of Dymtrius’s. If she tried to leave of her own free will, it would be a slight against him, no matter how well he treats her.”
“Meaning what exactly?” Viper asked, anger in his voice.
“Meaning, knowing my brother, he’s got a collar on her with a leash. She’s not allowed to be out of his sight. It’s not uncommon in that type of world. While she’s not being sold to others, she’s still being used by him. He takes what he wants when he wants. He probably even has her branded as well. Right now, to survive, she may not be fighting him, because she’s afraid he’ll bring Symon back. It’s still rape, it’s still human trafficking.”
“One found. One to find.” Clarance mumbled, looking between Diesel and Kraven.
“What about Raven?” Viper asked, reading Clarance’s mind.
“Ah, the one who looks so much like her mother, even with the attitude. She’s in California. Should have seen Symon frothing at the mouth when that bitch Katrina brought her into the club. Paraded her right in front of us.”
Diesel paled at the information that she had just learned. “Symon has Raven? Where? We’ve searched that entire club and haven’t found her.”
At Kraven’s laughter, Diesel jumped up and gripped Kraven by the throat, making sure her nails dug into his skin, drawing blood. “Where…the…fuck…is…my…daughter?”
Diesel stared Kraven down as his angry eyes glared into her. She refused to back down. When Viper gripped Kraven’s hair to keep him from moving, Diesel stayed where she was, her nails digging into his throat, her teeth bared as she tried to keep from losing her shit.
“Have you checked his lair in the abandoned building behind the clubhouse? There’s a hidden tunnel that goes from the club to that building. It was the first thing Symon had done with the money he stole from Krieger. Krieger was aware of it and was marking Symon’s days down.”
“Where in the club?”
Once Diesel got her answers, she allowed Clarance to do what was needed to be done where Kraven was concerned. She used the site’s satellite phone to contact her crew. They were all going back to the club, Oz included. They had a tunnel to find. She secured more ‘night night’ drugs from Clarance, who decided he and his team were going with them.
Her nightmare was almost over. Almost.