Hitman

"Why is there a hitman on this list? Tara asked waving a sheet of paper in front of Sarah who had a confused look on her face.

Sarah had prepared the list of ten as directed by Tara as men who would be working directly with them now that she was going to be taking care of her father's business. The list of ten men was drawn from men working with her father and men working with her husband. It was going to be a mixed team because of her peculiar position.

Tara was still confused about who was going to educate her on how to properly run a Mafia business. Her father had suggested hiring a mentor for her and she had agreed to it although she knew Lakan might not agree to it since it was someone of the opposite sex. It was a discussion she was looking for the appropriate time to inform him about. But for now, she had to focus on getting her list of ten correct and in that list was the name Terry Blade with the word Hitman enclosed beside the name.

" Why is there a hitman on this list? Tara asked again wondering what Sarah was thinking about.

"Ma'am you are a Mafia boss, every mafia boss has his or her hitman " Sarah replied with her eyes on the ground

"What for?

" To take people out, for instance like the person who posted that video about you. He might need to take that person out for causing you such shame " Sarah replied as she tried to find a suitable reason to back up her reason.

Tara couldn't believe her ears. She understood she didn't know a lot about the Mafia business but this was going too far for her. Taking a person out meant killing that person and she wasn't sure if she wanted to be killing anybody. The thought of that made her stomach turn.

"I don't think I will be needing a hitman," she said as she took a pen to strike out the name,

"It was your husband's idea and I also support it" Sarah blurted out before she could strike out the name.

"My husband? Lakan? Tara asked confused as to why Lakan would be mentioned in the conversation.

" Yes ma'am, he has been keeping tabs on me from the moment he knew I was going to create a list of ten for you. He wanted to ensure I had all the right men" Sarah added when she saw the look on Tara's face that suggested she didn't approve of the idea

"Does Lakan have a hitman? Tara asked as she never noticed anyone like that in her first marriage.

" Every Mafia boss has a hitman " Sarah replied trying to answer her question indirectly

Tara kept quiet as she tried to reason with the situation before her. She had no idea what being a Mafia Boss entails but yet she felt this was a necessary evil that she would need to approve. It would be a weapon she would not want to ever use.

"It is better to have someone and not use him than to need one and not have him" Sarah informed her as if reading her thought.

"I guess you are right. So five of these men are from my father's men, four from Lakan's men, and this assassin from a company" Tara noted as she scanned through the list again. She knew about assassins having their own company and all of that.

"What about your brother? Tara suddenly asked when she remembered something.

Her question caught Sarah completely off guard as she wasn't expecting the question.

" Ma'am..." Sarah stammered as she looked disturbed wondering where this question was coming from.

Those words came out from Tara without her thinking about it. She remembered that Sarah once told her that she had a twin that was a private assassin. But then it was in her first marriage she got hold of that information. It was not something she was supposed to spill now. Tara mentally scolded herself for not thinking before saying those words.

They both stared at each other in silence. Tara does not know if she should continue the discussion and Sarah was thinking of how she got that information.

"I know everything about you, I know a lot of things I just pretend like I don't, why did you think I picked you? Tara asked trying to cover up.

" so what about your brother, how is he? Tara asked with a smile on her face.

"I haven't heard from him in while now " Sarah replied barely looking at Tara

"You can't hide anything from me, I know your brother is a private assassin but don't worry your secrets are safe with me " she flashed her a smile again.

This time Sarah was speechless. She couldn't muster a reply. She could only nod he head to everything she was hearing.

"Go get the men, We will meet by 6 pm this evening in the basement " Tara instructed her

Sarah walked away with a lot going on in her mind. She couldn't believe Tara knew about her brother. It was information she was sure even Lakan had no idea about. Is it possible Tara had an expert informal working for her that no one knew about?

This was really disturbing news for her because that will mean Tara also must know who attacked her on the day of her wedding. The reason Sarah agreed to take the punishment was that she saw the assassin that day and it was her brother. She could have stopped if he was someone else. The only thing she didn't know was who contracted her brother for the job. She has tried to reach him after the incident but she has been unable to. She was at a crossroads as she didn't know what to think if Tara knew it was her brother that day or not

"I will need to be very careful around her, she is more dangerous than I thought" Sarah concluded