Alpha Loren

Chapter 116 Chapter 116

The boat was quite peaceful after Max had finally shut up and stopped threatening to throw me in the canal. And only then, when I actually had a moment to pause and relax, did I realise how beautiful Venice really is. 

"Here is as far as I can go," the man said after about an hour of gliding along the emerald coloured water.

He began tying the wooden canal boat to a mooring bank by a stone bridge. There was a small gap between it and the buildings that had been lining the canal for miles where you could step off the boat and back onto the streets.

"There they are!" I heard a voice shout as we docked which shattered the peace.

"Fuck," I cursed as I saw the three men from earlier race towards us.

Max shoved some extra euros into the boat man's hand and I breathed a word of thanks before jumping onto dry land and in the opposite direction of the men.

We pushed our way through the mid-afternoon crowd with our pursuers close behind.

A few minutes later, Max took my hand and pulled me into a quieter alleyway.

"What are you doing?"

"Going on a detour. We'll never lose them in that crowd," he replied taking a left turn and then a right.

"How do you know where you are going?"

"What makes you think I do?" 

I rolled my eyes but had little choice. I was better off running aimlessly with Max than turning back right into the Mafia's grasp. As far as I could tell, they hadn't followed us into the alleyway. Max's map was of no use so instead, we just ran in the vague direction of South, where Max knew the airport was situated.

"Hey look," I said spotting a set of street signs. "Airport half a mile," I read aloud.

"Thank the Lord," Max said with a relieved smile. "Come on."

We ran for another two minutes before finally reaching a large building with taxis queued up outside and people dragging suitcases and various other forms of luggage.

I hurried inside and beelined to the ticket desk where a young woman was sat doing not much at all.

"We need two tickets on the next plane to Seattle," I said. "Please."

"There's a plane leaving in three hours but I'm afraid a man came around half an hour ago and bought up all the 25 remaining tickets," she answered in a bored tone. "Sorry."

"25? Who buys 25 tickets for the same plane? That would cost like $10,000. Who has that much money?"

"Somebody with a particular desire to stop anyone from leaving Venice for Seattle tonight," Max replied. "What did this man look like?"

hair, dark eyes. A lot like

nervous looks

was Luciano. Of

Portland? Do you have two tickets available for Portland?"

next flight isn't

Francisco?" I questioned.

bought up that too," she

I asked

bought all the leftover seats for all the flights to America for the next 18 hours. Florida, New York, Boston. He took

We are desperate to get out of this city. I don't care where to,"

lady eyed us suspiciously by putting a 'why do I care?' face

flight to Valencia leaving in two hours. There are two tickets available," she

We'll take it," I said. 

online booking for that flight. It is no

"Shit."

sorry but there is nothing

the desk. "Now what? Luciano has

train station. We may not be able to get out the country but we

is the

of the city," Max

go then," I

cousins," a voice

busy airport. You have no power here, Luciano," I snapped as I folded

packed together. It would be awful if let's say there was an explosion, wouldn't it?"

looking around at the innocent families

curled into a malicious

it will go off in less than a minute if the two of you don't follow

then left us and

tell whether there really was a bomb but either way, his threat worked. Max and I were not willing to risk the

lead as he walked away from the airport and into a small

a pair of morons to fall for that. Why go to the effort of planting a bomb when just the concept

narrowed my eyes and turned on

Luciano," I growled grabbing Max's wrist and beginning to march

only to be faced by a squadron of Mafia guards. We paused and I turned back

from my ear

demanded as he held me tightly. 

but you, Maximus? I have to say, you have surprised me," Luciano said refusing to release me. "I feel betrayed by my own cousin."

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