Mafia Desire novel (Ava and Andrew) novel Chapter 41

Chapter 41
It was finally Sunday, and Travis was taking me to his base to practice shooting. The previous week had been nothing short of a nightmare. I hadn't seen Andrew since Monday, and I was still in tears when I woke up.

"We are training new recruits today; you are welcome to join them." While we were driving to the base, Travis explained.

"Sure." I stated unequivocally. I wasn't in the mood to talk; all I wanted to do was shoot something.

We pulled into a dirt parking lot next to a massive abandoned structure. "Is this your base?" I inquired.

"It doesn't look like much, but that's what keeps it hidden." Travis said as he approached a filthy door.

Travis opened a hidden keypad and typed a passcode, which opened the door. I stood there stunned before following Travis into the building. When Travis and I walked in, we were astounded because the inside was nothing like the outside; it was completely furnished with a modern touch.

Travis walked down the white hallway, and I followed him until he entered a large room with a large group of other people. I noticed a crowd of people and was surprised to see teenagers among them; these were the new recruits.

"Good day, everyone." Travis stated solemnly. No one spoke in response, only nodded. "We will be testing your abilities today; if you do not meet certain requirements, you will be ejected." If you go to the authorities, you should know that we know where your family is and will not hesitate to kill them or you." Travis elaborated.

I was taken aback by what he said; this was not the Travis I knew. Travis was funny and sweet, not serious and willing to murder people's families. I returned my attention to the people in the room, and none of them appeared surprised or scared.

"All right, let's get started with target practice." Travis went on.

He walked out of the room, the crowd following him. I was still stunned by Travis's announcement, but I was quickly distracted when I heard murmurs.

"Who is she?" Someone inquired, most likely about me.

"It might be his wife." Someone else responded. I rolled my eyes, why do people think I'm intimate with him just because I showed up with him? Can't people make male friends?

"I bet you I can beat her in anything; she appears to be weak." When someone responded, I turned around to see who was speaking. I focused my attention on a small girl, a big guy, and some pathetic excuse for another girl.

I smirked, "I'm going to show this b*tch who the fuck I am." I followed the group of people into another room, this time with shelves of guns and about a dozen targets.

Because there were about 15 recruits, there would be two rounds of shooting. I grinned, knowing I'd be the last to leave.

"All right, who will be the first group?" Travis enquired.

Almost everyone in the group walked over to the gun shelf, grabbed a handgun, and aimed at a target.

"You can shoot whenever you want." Travis stated.

The new recruits fired at the targets, and when they had finished, I looked at the targets. Almost all of them had hit the target but were nowhere near the bullseye, and a few had completely missed the target.

Travis demanded, "Next people go."

When I looked at who hadn't shot yet, it was just me and the three people who had talked nonsense.

"This was going to be fantastic."

I walked over to the shelf, grabbed a handgun, and stood in front of a target, flanked by three other people to my left.

"Fire when you're ready."

I aimed my gun and pulled the trigger, always hitting the bullseye. I looked around at the other targets and watched them aim, but they all missed the bullseye. I smirked and turned to face Travis, who was rolling his eyes at me. I flipped him off, and he laughed quietly.

"All right, now we're going to work on hand-to-hand combat." Travis explained as he exited the room.

I smiled, knowing that except for Travis, I could beat up anyone in the room.

I skipped out of the room but was stopped by a hand on my shoulder. I grabbed and twisted the hand before turning around to face whoever had touched me.

"Ouch, chill shortness." Travis moaned.

"You should know better than to scare me like that, Travis." I said as I let go of his hand.

Okay, maybe I could beat Travis.

"But what's the deal?" I inquired.

"We both know that if I let you fight, you'll humiliate all of my recruits; I promised you that you could shoot, so you can. You are welcome to drive my car back to my house once you have finished practicing." He responded.

"Damn, okay." I returned my attention to the shooting range.

"I'll see you at the house, shortness." Travis responded.

"Wait, Travis," I said as I returned my attention to him.