Prevention.

"What the heck, I should have known you can't do! That girl freaking saw us killing Carlos and she is the witness, if she reports us to the police, we are so done, you don't know what you have done by letting her escape." Sergio yelled.

"I guess you told me you are not scared of the law, so chill, and don't worry." Ricardo said.

"You are so insane Ricardo, forget about the law, this girl has to die, if our enemies find her first, they are going to use her against us, we must find her and kill her." Sergio said.

"Look what I found." Alfredo said, tAkinag their attention.

"A cell phone? This is so good, we are going to use this and trace her, and the minute I find her, I'm gonna remove her skull with my bullet." Sergio vowed.

Ricardo knew that he couldn't let his brother kill an innocent soul again, he had to do something fast.

That Alfredo is a devil and Ricardo hates him for always leading his elder brother into committing crimes and murders, he is always the first person to give him the news of new hard drugs arrivals, weapons and guns, and he doesn't trust him at all.

"No wait, I will find her myself." Ricardo said, stopping them from leaving.

Sergio Chuckled.

"You? I thought you were against all this?"

Sergio asked.

"Don't mind him, he thought this was some kind of joke." Alfredo said.

"I am talking to my brother not you, mind your business, Sergio, I may be against all this, but if that girl can land you in trouble then I will bring her to you because I don't want anything bad to happen to you, I love you, big brother." Ricardo exclaimed, wishing they would give him a chance.

Sergio smiled and hit his chest.

"I trust you, bro, get that girl as soon as possible." Sergio said.

"But Sergio, this boy...."

"He is my brother, talk to him with manners Alfredo." Sergio cut him off.

"I apologise." Alfredo said and walked past them.

"I will see you later brother." Sergio said and stabbed Ricardo's back before leaving.

Ricardo knelt on the ground hurt by the way they killed Carlos ruthlessly, he just talked to Sergio again.

But that girl knew he had to protect her at all costs.

"I won't let them find her, I will give her a shield of protection." Ricardo vowed and headed to his car.

*

Akina ran until she arrived home, her mother saw her panting, and she rushed to her immediately.

"Are you okay? What about you?" Her mother asked.

She was about to speak up when she recalled them killing him, no she isn't gonna tell her mum, what if they try to find her again?

"Mum, I saw a snake." Akina lied.

"Oh my child, hope it didn't bite you?" She asked.

Akina nodded and ran to her room.

She recalled the guy that bumped into, though she couldn't recognize his face, but his hands were soft.

**Ricardo's house**

The two brothers returned home, Sergio went to his room and had a bath, and Ricardo entered.

"What have you done? Why did you kill Carlos, what has he done to you? Why are you so ruthless?" Ricardo yelled.

"Because he deserves to die, he killed our own father." Sergio replied.

"That man has a family, his children loved him, how sure are you that he killed our father, he has been working with him for ages and he never betrayed him. Why now?" Ricardo shouted.

"Listen to me and stop overreacting, people tend to change, and I told you, the best word in the world is KILL, everyone is a betrayer, don't trust anyone." Sergio said.

"My thoughts too, you said we shouldn't trust anyone but you trusted that evil Alfredo, I don't trust that guy, he always leads you to do something evil, you can't trust him." Ricardo said.

"I know who he is, he worked for me for years, and he will never betray me." Sergio said.

"If Carlos can betray dad then Alfredo can betray you too, c'mon brother, look at the risk you involved yourself, what if that girl exposed you to everyone? Your life will be in a mess, what if you also get killed just the way you killed Carlos, in Mafia life, nothing is interesting, everyday blood." Ricardo said softly.

"I'm not ready for all these lectures, you vowed to get that girl, so have this phone, I have Traced her, she lives not too far from here with her mother, I want you to find her before next tomorrow, I can't risk her being alive." Sergio said.

"I will find her and bring her to you, but I'm not gonna kill her." Ricardo replied.

"I understand, just go and rest, I will send the guards with your food." Sergio said.

Ricardo went to his room, he sat on the bed staring at Akina's phone, he can still remember her look, her neatly short hair.

"I will do all it takes to protect her, even if it means fighting everyone, but I'm not gonna let them find her, never." Ricardo soliloquies and laid on the bed, staring at the ceiling and thinking of a way to deal with Akina, maybe he will begin to search for her very early tomorrow before the devil Alfredo finds out about his plans.