The Gangster Chapter 2

"Hello Steven.." he says with a smirk.

I open my mouth to speak, but nothing comes up. I want to scream at him and ask him how he knows my name, who is this man and what does he want from me!?

"Cat got your tongue Steven? Or have my boys given you such a beating that its damaged your vocal chords?" He says with a hearty laugh. He then strides towards me at such an alarming rate that I was scared he was going to hit me, but then he stopped directly in front of me with such smoothness.

He was like an animal of some kind, elegant but strong. He bends down and looks me in the eyes, God those eyes were piercing and another shiver went down my spine, This man terrified me and he looked like he was keeping a lot of secrets in the darkness of those eyes. I see him scanning over my body, perhaps looking at my injuries, He then stands up straight and says "Boys" and walks back over to the other side of the room.

The men beside me release my arms and follow him without any hesitation, I see them crowd round him and wait for further instruction. My head lolled forward again, not being able to keep it up without the help of one of his men, I tried to listen to their conversation, trying to hear something that would help me realise where I was or who these people were.

"I thought I told you two idiots that I wanted him alive, not half dead!" I heard the thick Irish accent say and I knew it was him.. The Boss.

"But Boss he was putting up a struggle, we only kicked him a round a little!" now this guy had a strong Scottish accent from what I could tell, I had never met a scottish man before but you hear things on Tv and that.

"Well Joel it seems to me that you kicked him a round more than a little, he can't even speak! What's the point of me setting you two twats a mission if you're not gonna fucking do it right?!" 'The Boss' said furiously, he sounded like he was getting more and more angry now. I now know that it was him that sent these two after me, and it was some kind of mission? I was so confused, I just didn't understand what I could have possibly done..

"Look Brendan, we got him here didn't we? That was the mission, So quit your belly aching and give us a break yeah?" said the other man in the room, Wait had he just said Brendan? So 'The Boss' finally has a name. It felt ridiculous to be in a room with 3 men and have absolutely no idea who they were so at least knowing their names was something right?

I looked up in time to see Brendan reaching his arm out and snapping his hand round the neck of the man who had just spoke. The man instantly put his hands up and tried to get him off but to no avail as this Brendan was clearly stronger and that bloke Joel did nothing but stand there and watch. Brendan got closer to the man's face and looked highly amused as he struggled under his grip. "Now, now Walker settle down mate, or else the next thing I will give a break will be your neck. Ye hear me Simon? When I send you on a mission I expect it done to my very high standards or the next time I send you on one, it might not be one you come back from, you get me?."

Brendan laughed and released the man's neck. How could anyone be taking such enjoyment for causing someone pain but he seemed to relish in the fact he had power over these men and the joy across his face made me feel sick.

Walker who I now know was the second man in the room was rubbing his neck with his hands and didn't seem amused at all. I thought for a second he might attack Brendan or at least start an argument but once he had gotten his breath back he stood up straight looked to Joel, and then Brendan and said with a hell of a lot of sarcasm "Yes, your right boss, we should have been more careful with the lad and next time I promise to do better".

Brendan laughed and said "That's our Walker, even when his life has just been threatened he still comes back with more lip, but luckily for you I am in quite a good mood so I'm gonna let you off Simon. Plus you did get the boy here and I imagine Joel wasn't much fucking help, the scrawny little git"

I looked to Joel to see if he would defend himself but he stayed with his head staring down at the ground, maybe he was terrified like I was. Maybe he wasn't as bad as Brendan and Walker, Maybe he would help me?

But then he lifted his head and said "You know I love a fight Boss, couldn't resist giving him an extra few kicks" and that's when all my hope faded, what had I been thinking of course he was the same as them, he wasn't here against his will like me, he loved the violence obviously as much as Brendan.

Brendan let out another throaty chuckle and grabbed Joel by the back of the neck to pull him forward into a hug and said "I know you do my boy, but you got to learn to control yourself, remember you're still learning, and what I say goes, got it?"

Joel pulled himself out of the hug and said "Got it, Boss". It was the first bit of affection I had seen from any of these men so I gripped onto the thought that maybe they weren't as bad as I had first thought. Brendan seemed to look at Joel as if he was a proud father, who could be proud of introducing someone to such a violent world? I still had no idea where I was but I had gathered from the scene that played out in front of me, that I was in no way safe.

Brendan's smile was wiped away from his face almost immediately as his eyes caught with mine and he seemed to remember I was still in the room. Brendan opened his mouth to speak but didn't take his eyes off me and said "Right boys, get out of here and head back up to the house, Lily will have your dinner waiting for you up there and you don't want it going cold now do you?" So many questions ran through my mind. What house? Who was Lily? Are they going to bring me any food? Or am I even going to survive the night?!

Walker looked shocked and said "Look Boss don't you think we better stay down here and hold onto the lad just in case" Brendan still with his eyes never leaving mine said "Oh please walker look at the lad, he smaller then Joel, isn't exactly going to give me any hassle now is he. Now please don't let me remind you again that what I say goes, because this time Walker it won't be pretty."

I saw Joel had already walked over to the exit and was waiting for walker to follow. Walker didn't seem reassured though and said "But Boss I.." He didn't get time to finish though as Brendan's eyes left mine and he charged at Walker and grabbed his arms and slammed him up against the nearest wall with a mighty thud. "I SAID GET THE FUCK OUT WALKER..NOW!" Brendan practically roared in his face and then released him quickly so Walker slid down the wall onto the ground.

Walker looked up in what appeared to be anger and shouted "Fine!" before getting up quickly and pushing Joel aside and storming out of the room. Joel then said "Later Boss" then gave Brendan a nod of his head and left the room all the while closing the only door in the room behind him.

I felt more scared then I had ever felt in my whole life in that moment when the door shut and I was left in the room with a man who I didn't know, but knew could kill me within a second. I saw Brendan wiping down his shirt and then he walked over to what looked like a mirror on the left hand side of the room and he peered in it and stroked his moustache down. Brendan smirked at his own reflection and then turned his head very slowly to look me dead in the eyes again. Then that's when he said the three words that made me lose every single thread of hope I was clinging on to.

"Alone at Last.."

Okay soo I hope this was a little more action packed then the last chapter and I included a lot more dialogue for those that suggested it! really hope you guys like where this story is headed! Please review as it is really nice to hear from you and makes me keep want to writing!

Love Katie Jane xx