Mafia Desire (Erotica) novel Chapter 56

Chapter 56
Andrew’s POV

It had been 9 months since Ava died, since my whole world collapsed.

Every day, every second she was in my head cursing but blessing me.

Since she died everything changed, Travis declared war on my gang, but after 3 months Charis finally convinced him to stop and that Ava wouldn’t want us to fight.

I barley talked to anyone except Dalia and every emotion except hurt and anger didn’t exist. I couldn’t sleep anymore because when I did she was in my dreams, blaming me for everything that happened.

Travis had a ceremony for her 8 months ago and she was "buried" in a special cemetery, which I would visit every day.

And for my gang, we were still the biggest and most ruthless but I could care less about it.

"Boss." I heard Seb say.

I lifted my head off of my desk and looked up at him, signaling for him to enter. Seb was the only one that believed Ava was innocent from the start and I truly hated myself for that.

"I think she is alive." He said, walking into my office.

My head whipped so fast I thought I would get whiplash. I felt my heart tightened at the thought and my eyes widened in hope.

"Seb, be very careful." I warned. I couldn’t have false hope that the one person I yearned for more than anyone in this world may be alive.

"I will explain." He said, setting a file down on my desk and stepping back so he could continue talking.

"A few months ago I saw the photo of her at the airport." He started.

The photo... I could never bring myself to look at the photo. I didn’t want to see her in pain and according to the man that killed her she was extremely bruised up.

"I knew that Toby couldn’t beat her up that much so I looked into hospital records after you told me what happened. I found two records but only one matched the time line, in the one that happened before her death she was asleep for two weeks because of her extensive injuries: 3 broken ribs, a concussion, some internal bleeding, starvation, loss of blood, broken wrists and ankles and a few stitches."

I cringed at the thought of all the injuries and I felt myself only go into more self-hatred.

"But then there was a hospital visit after her death, in her name." He continued. My heart stopped and I felt my head spin... she really could be alive.

"Supposedly she was in a coma for a month and then she was discharged and the person that signed her papers was a Melissa Smith." He added.

Melissa, one of my assassins that trained Ava how to hold a gun and the one that quit the gang the same day Ava died.

"A day after that Melissa left too France with an extra ticket and after spending 3 months their she returned to the USA from Germany." He said.

I looked at him and my hope began to fade and pain filled my heart again. "What does that prove?" I growled.

"Well only a few weeks after she left a mysterious assassin started too pop up everywhere. Supposedly she is the best in the business but she only kills abusers and manipulative men. She is all over Europe and is never in one spot for two long." He told me.

"How do you know its her?" I asked, trying not too crush myself with hope.

"They call her the Scarlett Shadow." Was all he said before I knew she was alive.

"FIND HER. I DON"T CARE WHST YOU HAVE TOO DO. I am calling all my contacts in Europe but we are finding her." I screamed at Seb. He nodded and left the office, going to search for her exact location.

She was alive and I would do anything and everything to get her back into my life.

9 months later...

"I found her! I know where she is." Seb yelled, coming into where Travis and I were.

After a few months of research and we got real proof that Ava was alive I told Travis. At first he thought I just wanted to join our gangs again but when I showed him photos of her and he demanded that he come to Europe with us to find her.

We were in Venice, Italy when Seb came rushing into our room.

"Where?!" Both me and Travis asked.

"She is in Lisbon, Portugal." He said, slamming a picture of her fighting in an underground club down on the desk.

"Lets go. NOW." I boomed, grabbing my jacket and heading for the door, not being able to wait another minute without her.

"Wait, we need a plan. If she is as good as people say then she will know we are following her and we can’t kidnap her." Travis said.

"I already have that figured out, now let’s fucking go." I said, rushing out of the hotel room.

Ava"s POV