Forbidden Desires: A DARK ROMANCE NOVEL

Chapter 8

Austin nods. Mickey stares at him for a few seconds before turning away to knock on the door. He actually feels for the poor boy and behind his attitude, he can tell that the boy is scared.

Well, luckily for him now and his smart decision, he has nothing to worry about. As long as I am the Mafia Boss of this organization, I will not let anything happen to him. I never thought I'll feel attached to someone, a child, especially. I really hope to God I am not totally f****d.

"Is the meeting over?" The same guy who had reprimanded Austin, asks.

"Yes and now we need the paper works to finalize our agreement. Go get it."

"What?" The man gasps and then hurriedly barges into the room. "Austin? What have you done?"

"I did what's best for this organization."

"You're just fourteen!! What does a fourteen year old know about what's best for a Mafia organization?! You know nothing!" The man yells but Austin doesn't flinch nor waver, instead, he stares at the man without any fear.

"I made my choice, d**k and nothing is going to change that. Now, do as Mickey says and get me the paper works."

"No! I'll rather die than watch you hand over the organization that your father worked so hard to build, over to this good for nothing wannabe!" He spits angrily while Mickey just sighs. He looks over at Austin, wondering how he's going to react to the way he's being spoken to. He can always interfere and deal with d**k himself, but where is the fun in that? This is an opportunity for him to see just what exactly Austin is capable of and if he's someone worth keeping in the organization.

Without a word, Mickey returns to his seat and sits cross-legged, leaving Austin to handle everything.

"Then die!" Austin snaps, getting an arched brow from d**k. "This is my father's organization. He built this organization and I am his son and the rightful heir to everything he owns. If I decide to handover the organization to him, then I have every f*****g right to. It's my father's company. MY father's! And now, it's mine!"

"This organization will be nothing without us. Yes, your father started it but everyone of us made it what it is today. We all did. You did nothing and you have no right to make such a huge decision without involving us all. This organization belongs to all of us, not just you!"

"The organization will belong to Mickey now and that's final. If none of you are satisfied with my decision, then go f**k yourself!"

"Austin!" d**k yells. "You're making a huge mistake!"

"I'm doing what's best for this organization! Mickey will do far better than my father or any of you did in this organization. With him, the organization has a chance to bloom and become what it once was. He will take it back to its former glory."

"He knows nothing about how to run a Mafia organization! Just because he's dressed like one doesn't mean he is! He is nothing and he will bring the organization to its ruin."

"What?" Austin blinks and glances at Mickey. "Is it true? What d**k said, is it true?"

Mickey chuckles and stands up. "And what if it is?"

"Then.... Then handing over my father's organization to you will be a huge mistake. I'm not going to let you use my father's organization as a practice tool. If you want to be a Mafia Lord so bad, then you should go find a different organization willing to let you practice with them."

Dick sighs in relief at Austin's statement.

Mickey arches a brow and then chuckles again.

"Have you ever heard of the Mafia organization called 'Los Demonios Del Cráneo'?"

"I think I heard my father talking about them on a few occasions. Why? What has that got to do with our conversation?"

Mickey ignores his question and nods at d**k. "And you? Have you?"

"Of course I have! The organization is one of the most feared organizations in the underworld ruled by a ruthless leader called the Black Dragon. I heard his wife is even more ruthless. What has that got to do with anything?"

Mickey smirks beneath his mask. "I was the Black Dragon's right hand man. The Black Dragon was my Mafia Lord."

Dick's eyes widen then he shakes his head. "Impossible. You're lying. Are you that desperate to run an organization that you would resort to lying?"

"If you truly know about the organization, what is the right hand man's name?"

"Mickey, but that means nothing. You could have taken up the name to suit your purpose."

"Hmm." Mickey hums and returns his attention back to Austin. "Let's make a deal. If I can singlehandedly take down the organization that killed your father, you will give me hundred percent of your father's organization."

"Hundred?!" Austin yells in disbelief. "We agreed on seventy, thirty."

"Yes, we did, but that was before you started doubting me. Now, it's hundred percent."

"You can't singlehandedly take down an organization, much less the one that killed the Don. That's a suicide mission."

"If I die, then the organization remains yours. If I don't, it becomes mine. I'll be risking my life to avenge your Don, it's only fair."

Austin and d**k exchange a look, then d**k nods.

"You said singlehandedly. If I find out you had some kind of help, then the agreement is null and void. You'll get nothing," Austin says she Mickey shrugs.

"Fair enough. So, do we have a deal?"

After a few minutes of silence, Austin finally nods. "Yes, we have a deal." And to further solidify the deal, Mickey and Austin shake on it, with d**k and Peter acting as a witness.

"Good. You have just two days." d**k is the one who speaks this time around.

"Two days?! Are you insane?! You guys can't even take down an organization in a week with all your weapons and men and you're giving him two days?!" Peter snaps.

"It's okay, Peter. I can handle it. Two days, fine. In two days, I'll bring the head of the Don who instigated your father's death and then you'll hand over the organization to me."

With that, Mickey and Peter walk out without a backward glance.

Once they are both seated in the car, Peter snaps at Mickey. "Are you insane?! You're going to get yourself killed. What the hell are you thinking?!"

Mickey takes off his mask and removes the voice enhancer device from his neck, carefully placing them on the seat by his side.

"I'm killing two birds with one stone. I'll not only get Austin's father's organization but also the organization that killed him and then, I'll merge them together and make them a one big organization with me as the Don. It's that simple."

"No, it's not that simple! You alone cannot take down the organization. That man was right, it's a suicide mission. You'll die."

"Relax Pete. If I didn't know better, I'd say you're worried for me." Mickey winks, getting a deep scowl from Peter. "You have nothing to worry about. I'd only be proving to d**k and Austin and anyone with the intention to cross me in the future, exactly why I was referred to as Mickey the ripper and why I am the second most feared person in the underworld after Brian."