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Chapter 39

It has been two weeks since our awesome holiday in Cape Town and i'm still gushing over our time there.

We are on our way home after having a lovely dinner with the inlaws. It was nice seeing them again after two weeks.

We normally try to see them at least once a week, because they live on the outscurts of New York and it's a good distance away from our house.

Victoria, Domenico's sister will come back home in a few days, after her stint in Italy. Aparently she broke up with her boyfriend and is finally ready to return home.

Domenico's parents will be hosting a family dinner welcoming her back, so we will meet each other then. I hope she's nice.

We were about twenty minutes away from home when i noticed the same black car that has been following us for the last thirty minutes.

At first i thought it's just a normal car, but the heavily tinted windows and buff figures sitting in it, just gave off the wrong vibe. They have stayed the same distance away from us, so they won't be noticed. So obvious.

"Baby" i say trying to get Domenico's attention as i see the car swerving in the other lane, allowing a car to pass him.

I would have looked past everything if this car did not pop up constantly behind us when i looked in the mirror.

"Mhmm?" Domenico responds as he lifts my one hand he has been holding this whole time and bringing it up to his lips placing a brief kiss on it.

"I am 100% sure, we are being followed" i say as i look in his direction with concern clearly written on my face.

His face emmedietly scrunched up as his eyes fall on the rearview mirror.

I look back in my side mirror "It's a black car, left lane, third car behind the white Toyota." I say as my eyes constantly moves from the side mirror to the small mirror in the sun viser looking back and forth, following the actions of that car.

"How long have you noticed them?" Domenico asks.

"About, twenty to thirty minutes. I first thought they might have passed us, but when they let cars pass them and they remained at the same distance behind us for some time. I knew it seemed strange. They could have passed us a long time ago if they were not following us" i say, still looking at the car following us.

Domenico emmedietly dialed Luca's number on the car phone. He picked up after the first ring.

"Listen, Luca, We're being followed, we're on our way back from my parents. a black Mustang, NJ87BNY. There are three people in the car. They will most probably try something as soon as we take our exit to enter the city. Track my car and send back-up" i hear him say to Luca while i'm panicking my ass off internally, but remain silent and calm on the exterior.

"On it. Don't take the usual exit. Stay on that road and take the second exit" Luca says while simultaneously barking orders in the background.

"We got your location. I'm heading in your direction now" Luca says.

"Yup, ok. How long will that be?" Domenico asks.

I am 15 minutes out. Just drive at your normal speed so they don't get suspicious and try to stay alive, Buddy. I will meet you at the exit on highway 90" Luca says.

'Keep me posted on your progress" Domenico says.

"We had guys on a mission near you, so they will reach you first. Max is already locked on your vehicle location, so we know exactly where you are. We are on our way" that was the last words Luca uttered when we suddenly heard a loud bang and the call went dead.

The body of the car was hit because we swerved into the other lane from the impact.

"Olivia, you need to get down" Domenico says, but i shake my head.

"Olivia! These people hehind us means bussiness and u might get hit!" Domenico shout in my direction while trying to dodge the onslaught of bullets hitting the car.

I think growing up in a house where you constantly had to watch your back, conditions you for situations like this and the fact that i was shot before, also change your perception on certain situations you are thrown in.

Making you able to be more emotionally inteligent to handle situations like these. Or so i hope.

My eyes remain focussed on the attacker's vehicle.

"Olivia, there's a gun under your seat" Domenico says. I bend down and get made sure to get a good grip on the gun before pulling it out. It's a 45 Caliber handgun.

It's loaded, so take the safe..." Before he could continue i already took the safety off and cocked the gun, moving the bullet to the barrel.

There's no time for him to question me about knowing how to use a gun as he has to keep us safe on the road and try and dodge the bullets still assaulting us.

"I'll try and steer them away. Please, i need you to lower your head. i don't want you to get hit" as Domenico rambles i see another car joined the one behind.

The other car stopped shooting as soon as the second car joined them.

"There's two of them on the road now" i say as i see one of the guys trying to aim at our tyres, but before he could shoot in our direction, i already lowered my window.

It was like i was having an out of body experience and watching myself as I lift my upper body halfway out of the car. I rest my side on the window opening, facing backwards, with my knees on the seat as i start aiming back at their tyres.

"What the fuck, Olivia! Get you ass in the car. Now!" Domenico shout, but i ignore him.

Where i got this guts? I have no clue, but one thing i'm certain of, is the fact that i did not train my ass off since returning back home, to see both of us die.

"What the fuck, Olivia! I'm warning..."

Before Domenico could continue, i shot at both cars tyres, one after the other. Pelting their tyres with bullets. They probably thought the wife was useless and never bothered to check my side.

To be honest i am more scared of myself and what i'm capable of in this calm state, then i am of the people who's following and trying to kill us.

Their cars were traveling at a high speed, so the car on the left, swerved and hit the one on the right, both hit the barrier, and stopped there as we got away.

We drove and reached the second exit as planned and saw Luca flagging us down.

I just remained quiet trying to get over the shock of what i did.

Domenico called Luca and told him to meet us at the base and we drove there in utter silence.

Once we got to the base. Domenico came over to my side, pulled me out of the car, wrapped his arms around me and almost squeezed the living daylight out of me.

"Are you fine?" I ask with my voice laced with concern.

"The car is bullet proof baby, but if they shot our tyres, it would have been over" he said.

"Are you trying to un-alive me after going through all that?" I ask and Domenico starts to chuckle.

Luca got out of his car and made his way over to us. "Are you guys fine?"

I just nod we walk to the entrance of the base that i've had to frequent everytime something bad happens.

"Do we know who it is?" Domenico asks as we made our way through the building, heading in the direction of Max and the others.

"Max just sent me a notification, he found out who it is. We'll find out inside" Luca says as we head inside.

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