Chapter 3 Niko's POV

Chaos broke out. Don's barking orders at their men to protect whatever loved one they had fetched. Frank did the exact same, and I played my part, shouting for my own men. Two came running at me. Being here alone would look odd after all. So John and Marcus were playing the part of protecting me, making sure each bullet they fired off deliberately missed their own kin.

I watched as around sixty masked men in all balck attire stormed the room and started taking down men that belonged to the other dons. Instructions were to not kill any Dons that were my job. Any Don to die would die by my hand. Only if it was life or death could they take a Don down. I looked back, and Frank had his daughter pulled behind his back, his wife left open to the elements and the danger. I hid the snarl on my lips. This man was a sick f*ck. I could only assume what he thought of his own daughter was some dark-twisted thing, but his behavior tonight made me think something wasn't right.

I moved back, so I was in line with Frank. I pulled my gun from my holster and raised it. " WHAT THE F*CK IS HAPPENING HERE ? " I shouted at him. He didn't have his own gun drawn, he probably didn't have one on him soft piece of sh*t.

" HOW AM I MEANT TO F*CKING KNOW "he hissed. " GET AMELIA OUT OF HERE "he ordered his men. I looked to see her shaking like a petrified leaf behind him. His wife had gone to their daughter and was hugging to her side, looking terrified herself but still in control. She was part of this world after all, unlike their daughter who had been hidden from it.

I aimed my gun and fired off some shots randomly into the crowd, but also made sure I didn't hit anyone. No one was innocent in this world, but I was also not going to kill someone at random for no reason.

Then, just as planned, I saw Nick leading a team right to us. They would rip her away from her family, making sure she landed at my feet for me to be her savior. Nick popped his gun, making sure he took down all of Franks' men. I saw one of my men go down that was in the team Nick was leading to us and gritted my teeth. I hated losing my men. They were all hand-picked and all like family to me. All men would be pulled out to not be identified before we left. Nothing would tie this back to me. I saw him still moving on the ground, then another one of my masked men came, lifted him over his shoulder and ran him out of the room. No man was left behind.

Plus, this attack would be that these men were after her. It was the best reason for this to happen tonight of all nights, but it would be left unsolved by who actually took her until I told him. Nick like the mad man he was walking in gun raised no f*cks given as he took down John and Marcus. Flesh wounds made to look worse than what they actually were. Everything had to be believable. Including me, being in danger also.

" Give me the girl " Nick said, his voice robotic. He was using a device in his mask to cloud his voice.

I looked at Frank and saw his panicked face now that his men were all taken down and the reason behind this attack was now clear. Behind us was still chaos, people running in every direction. Like a finally tuned symphany, a group barreled into Nick and his men, sending Nick flying into Frank, sending him flying and leaving Amelia and Talia exposed now. One man then ran into Talia and took her down, leaving Amelia the only one standing up.

She looked round, her eyes wide with fear, her face ghostly white, she looked broken, like she didn't dare to move one inch. Frank was trying to stand when one of my men got into a fist fight with him. As Nick stood and aimed the gun at her, I threw my fist at him and knocked him flying back down. Gripping her hand, I pulled her closer to me. She was freezing to touch and stiff. I almost felt sorry for the girl. Almost.

" COME WITH ME. LET ME GET YOU OUT OF HERE" I shouted to her, but she was already shaking her head, no. Her eyes went to her parents. Her mum was being held back by one of the men. Her dad was now unconscious after taking a few fists to the face. He had definitely gone soft. " I WILL COME BACK TO THEM. LET ME GET YOU OUT FIRST. THEY'RE AFTER YOU " I yelled at her.

I popped off a few more bullets , still playing the part.

" GO AMELIA " her mum shouted, hearing me yelling at her. The man holding her mum in one arm raised his arm and shot aimlessly to the side of my head. It was my sign was to hurry the f*ck up out of here shot by one of my other childhood friends, Tarrick, but to others it would look like he was aiming to kill me.

I pulled her unwilling body with me, tucking her under my arm and smashing her face to my chest. I hated how f*cking good she smelt and that even at a time like his I noticed it. I headed towards the bar. When we got there, I pushed her down and behind it. Crouching down, her eyes were absent with fear, I gripped her chin with my fingers and got close to her face. " STAY HERE I WILL BE RIGHT BACK. I WILL GO GET YOUR MUM " she shook her head, her hand flew up and she gripped my wrist.

" P p p p please do do don't leave me " sh*t even terrified her voice had that p**n star smoky rasp to it. I grit my teeth, get your head in the f*cking game Niko. I berated myself. Tears spilled from her eyes, her make-up was now a mess. Taking my hand off of her chin, I found it drifting up towards her cheek and my thumb swiping under her eye. " I'll be right back " I told her. She closed her eyes and when she looked back at me, it was with trust. Stupid f*cking girl.

Standing and turning my back before I ran her out of there myself, I stepped out of the bar and went right to Nick, who was waiting for me.

" That hurt f*cker, but not as much as this. I have to admit this will be fun " the robotic voice said. His gun moved over my heart and when I saw him tap the trigger once, I moved slightly, and then he squeezed it and the gun went off, now hitting me on the arm. The first tap was a warning for me to move. I flew back family with impact and let my body fall and my head hit the bar. The impact f*cking hurt and I have to admit even made my eyesight go a little funny. Nick the pr*ck had been giddy to shoot me, he had always threatened it. Saying one day he would shoot my intoralable ass. But at least I got a hit too before he did. No doubt he sported a nice shiner under that mask he had on. I had to hide my smirk as I pretended to be knocked out on the floor.

I heard her terrified shriek as Nick grabbed her, and my smile slipped anyway. Then, as Nick walked past with her, I heard her shout for me to wake up. Then Nick gave the order to clear out and collect all our men. My fingers twitched, a feeling came over me as she shouted out to me a protective one and that p*ssed me off. I had to get this sh*t out of my head. Nick would now transport her to my private island. I won't see her again now for over a week. I will stay at my house here for a week while I play nice with Frank and make sure no suspicion comes towards me. I stayed still until I felt frantic hands grip me and shake me and her mothers voice pleading for me to wake up, and asking over and over where her daughter was. I stayed out cold for a few moments, then I acted my ass off and woke up slowly and groggily. As my eyes opened, Frank stood being propped up by one of his men and her mother was kneeling in front of me. I bolted up and scrambled near the bar, faking me looking for her.

When I looked back at her mother with a pissed-off expression, her face fell, and she started to sob into her hands. I looked at Frank with gritted teeth. "I will help you find whoever took her "I hissed. Even with a busted-up face, I saw Frank studying me with a hint of suspicion he's a smart man, so of course he should be. She was last seen being pulled away by me. I looked down at my bleeding arm and swore under my breath, ripping my jacket off and revealing a now crimson red shifty sleeve. " Whoever took her is a dead man " Frank hissed, looking back at him. I knew it was a threat, one I was included in until proven innocent. Instead of pleading that I was, I just nodded. I would never plead anything with this man. " I would not expect anything less, you need anything from em let me know " I stated as I stood and stepped to walk past him. " I'll be in touch " he hissed as I did. I walked out of that place with a feral smile on my face, knowing the cameras would show a different reaction as I walked away to the sound of police sirens frantically emerging towards the building.