The Mafia Bride (Katrina and Silas)

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Katrina's POV

I stood there, staring at Ethan. My hand shook as I clutched the

It took a minute for the Adrenaline to die down and for everyth

What did I just do?

I killed Ethan. But not in the way I was supposed to

I was supposed to kill him off silently without a mess. And I was

The death of the waiter was one thing, and then there was this. happened. Silas wouldn't be happy at all.

I turned back to look at Ethan. The knife was poisoned and I ha

There was no way he was going to survive that. Unless he's som Nay. Let's just end it there. He's dead.

I killed him.

"Ethan?" I called out, kicking his foot with the tip of my heel. I As absurd as that was, I couldn't trust him to be hundred perce His body lay on the floor, blood spreading around him, seepin And that's when it all sank in.

My heart pounded in my chest. I'd done it. I still couldn't belie thought it would. It felt...wrong. His lifeless eyes stared at the c This was my first kill and I had his blood on my hands, literall disgusted e.

I wiped my hands on my dress, trying to get rid of the blood, I wasn't dead? What if someone came in and found me standing

I turned around immediately just in case someone had come cause a big problem dor Silas and me.

I could be arrested. No this was the mafia, I would get killed. 'I

I've tasted torture before and I didn't want any of that.

No.

I couldn't stay here. I needed to leave. I turned and ran for the left a stain on my dress but thankfully I wore black.

It wasn't that obvious 1 had a blood stain, just a patch

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_Katrina's POV_

I stood there, staring at Ethan. My hand shook as I clutched the knife in my hand tighter.

It took a minute for the Adrenaline to die down and for everything to come crashing down on me.

What did I just do?

I killed Ethan. But not in the way I was supposed to

I was supposed to kill him off silently without a mess. And I wasn't supposed to kill him yet. I made a mistake, a big mistake. The death of the waiter was one thing, and then there was this. I couldn't wait for one to die down before the second one happened. Silas wouldn't be happy at all.

I turned back to look at Ethan. The knife was poisoned and I had stabbed a critical place in his body.

There was no way he was going to survive that. Unless he's some sort of...

Nay. Let's just end it there. He's dead.

I killed him.

"Ethan?" I called out, kicking his foot with the tip of my heel. I wanted to confirm if he truly was dead or just playing dead.

As absurd as that was, I couldn't trust him to be hundred percent unalived till his head was off.

His body lay on the floor, blood spreading around him, seeping through from the wound in his chest.

And that's when it all sank in.

My heart pounded in my chest. I'd done it. I still couldn't believe it, but I'd actually stabbed him. But it didn't feel like I thought it would. It felt...wrong. His lifeless eyes stared at the ceiling, and I couldn't stop shaking.

This was my first kill and I had his blood on my hands, literally. The knife and my fingers were stained with his blood and it disgusted e.

my hand? I wiped my hands on my dress, trying to get rid of the blood, but it only made things worse. I was panicking. What if he wasn't dead? What if someone came in and found me Standing here with a knife in

I turned around immediately just in case someone had come out to searchfor Ethan and they saw me with him. It would cause a big problem dor Silas and me.

I could be arrested. No this was the mafia, I would get killed. Tortured then killed.

I've tasted torture before and I didn't want any of that.

No

I couldn't stay here. I needed to leave. I turned and ran for the door, my dress dragging behind me, the blood on my hands left a stain on my dress but thankfully I wore black. It wasn't that obvious I had a blood stain, just a patch

I couldn't find Silas anyone as I searched through, but I couldn't wait. He would find me in thr car, or better yet. At h

I had to make it out. No one could find me like this.

I reached the back door and slipped outside into the cool night air. I tried to calm myself, but my heart was still racir scared. So scared. What had I just done?

It's not about what I had done. It's about how messy it was. I wasn't thinking, I had just acted.

Ethan had attacked me and the first thing that came to mind was to defend myself. But no one would pay attention to

If I had used the poisonous pin then it would have been a different case. I wouldn't have bothered about the

I looked around for any sign of Silas once more, if I could find him then maybe it would be a different case right now. the disappointment I felt when I realized he wasn't here yet.

But I could feel his eyes on me. I always could. Desperately, I searched through t the crowd once more, begging for hir come in sight.

When I finally spotted him across the crowd, he was watching me. His gaze was sharp, like he knew something was wro

His eyes raked over me as if to find out what happened through my body. I knew I was shaking and so I clamped my ha together.

I still had the knife in my hands, though it was hidden between the folds of my clothes

I didn't wait for him to reach me. I ran, slipping through the crowd and out of the party. The sound of the music faded a made my way into the dark street.

The guards hadn't stopped me and they didn't bother to find out what I had hidden.

I had no idea where the car was packed and so I couldn't go searching for it.

All I need was walk and walk and then I finally stopped.

The moment I thought I was safe, I heard a car door slam. I froze. My breath caught in my throat. It was Silas. He found n

Not that I was hiding from him, but I just ruined a mission and I knew he was going to be upset.

Without saying anything, he pulled me into the car, his grip tight on my arm. His face was stone cold, his eyes full of ange "What did you do?" he asked, his voice sounding dangerous. That means he didn't know. They didn't know about it

yet.

"I-" My voice was shaky. "I didn't mean for it to go like this. I thought-

"Don't make excuses, Katrina," Silas cut me off. His tone was harsh, and I could feel the weight of his disappointment. "Wha did you do?"

I hadn't told him what happened yet and he sounded so disappointed, what would happen after I tell him?

His eyes bore holes into me, waiting for me to answer a question I didn't dare to

I didn't answer. I couldn't. The blood on my hands said it all. I had killed him. Ethan was dead because of me.

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"I'll clean it up," Silas said finally, his voice cold and sharp. "Stay in the car. Don't make a sound."

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I nodded, too scared to say anything else. I didn't want to talk. I just wanted to disappear. I sat there, my Ids still shakin my mind spinning. What had I just done? What would Silas do to me now?

I had so much confidence early, I'd kill him. I had said. It's easy. I thought.

Just get it done and leave.

So many foolish thoughts and I couldn't help but wonder if I'd made the biggest mistake of my life. The guilt was suffocating.

After a while, Silas came back. He didn't say anything at first, just got in the car and started the engine. The silence betwee us was thick, and my heart was still racing. My mind was still screaming at me to run, to get away from everything. Beneath everything, I felt embarrassed. I can't remember just how I said I got this and all. How I said I had the perfect thi to improvise and shit.

It started with me killing the waiter and then Ethan. I had killed two people tonight.

I stared at my palm in silence for a while, trying to calm my thoughts.

Finally, I was able to stop forcing emotions on myself and finally feel what I really felt.

Nothing.

I killed two people and I didn't feel bad about it. The only thing I regretted about Ethan was that I made it

And that was all.

If I get caught, then that's a big problem.

messy.

We drove for what felt like hours. I wanted to ask Silas what was going to happen now, but I was too nervous.I kept my head down, not wanting to meet his eyes. Finally, he broke the silence.

"No mistakes, Katrina," he said, his voice hard. "You think this is over? It's just begun."

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I nodded, feeling the weight of his words sink in. I had screwed up, and now I had to pay the price. I wasn't sure what that price would be, but I was about to find out.

As we drove, my phone buzzed. Silas glanced at it, then back at the road.

He cursed under his breath. "They've taken the body."

"What?" I whispered, confused.

"Someone's found it. Someone's going to use this against us."

My heart sank. Ethan wasn't dead. Not completely.

And now, everything was about to get a lot worse,