My Second Marriage with the Mafia Kingpin novel Chapter 191

Chapter 191: We’re Surrounded

"I don’t think that’s Dominion. If it were, he’d already be dead."

Dominion was not feared simply because of their money or their numbers. It wasn’t even because the organization had been operating underground for so long. It was because their people were capable, and the consequences of standing in their way were unimaginable.

They were evil.

Ashley narrowed her eyes at the injured Khan, and somehow, seeing the amount of blood on the man made her gut uneasy. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Tch," one of the men clicked his tongue, ignoring her as he focused on stopping Khan’s bleeding. "I don’t know what the fuck is going on, but right after I went after Nelek, we found him like this."

Nelek — the first one who had stormed out over Ashley’s rambling — went pale as he kept his eyes on Khan.

"Khan, hey! Hey! Don’t close your eyes!" Nelek shook Khan’s shoulder, trying to keep him conscious. "Fuck — stop the bleeding!"

"I’m trying!" the other man, who had followed Nelek outside, shouted back.

He moved quickly, using whatever he could find to stanch the wound. Meanwhile, the last man standing near the window hurried over to his comrade.

"It’s probably Dominion," he said in a ragged breath. "Fuck! We’ve got to get out of here!"

He crossed the room, grabbed a rifle, and slung it over his shoulder. He also snatched up a few of their bags before heading back toward the other two, who were still focused on their injured comrade.

Ashley watched the situation quietly, growing uneasy about how fast things had shifted. More than confused, her gut was telling her something was off. She couldn’t pin it down yet, but something about the entire sequence of events told her that something was very wrong.

Glancing at the chopstick that had fallen near her earlier, she reached for it with her foot and quietly closed her hand around it.

"If you’re done in there, move him. We can’t waste a second!" the third man called urgently, already heading back toward Ashley.

He grabbed her shoulder and yanked her to her feet, then pressed a rifle to her temple.

"Don’t give us any trouble," he warned under his breath. "Or I might just kill you."

Ashley nodded, letting him grip her arm as he pulled her along. But with her ankles still tied, she caught her foot and nearly fell. His hold on her arm was the only thing that kept her upright.

"What the —"

"Sorry — my feet." Ashley hunched over and glanced up at him. "They’re tied. How am I supposed to walk?"

The man’s face tightened with irritation, then he looked down and realized she wasn’t being clever. Her feet were bound together, and even if she tried to hop, she’d only slow them down.

"I’m going to untie your feet, but —"

"You’ll kill me if I run," Ashley finished for him with a nod. "I understand. I won’t run."

She smiled, then stopped when he glared at her.

As he crouched down to untie her ankles, Ashley turned her attention to the other two, who were finishing up with their injured comrade.

That’s fast, she thought, watching the man who had treated the wound. Is he a doctor? He’s impressive. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone in Dominion stop bleeding this severe this quickly.

She was impressed — though then again, these men had managed to abduct her right under Dominion’s nose and were still breathing. That alone said something.

My abductors are in the same boat as I am now... I guess?

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