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CMF

CULLEN-MASEN FAMILY

Chapter 8

As I fall back into my sofa I have to think about this logically. Alright, I find some information on line about his family being linked to the mafia. Then Seth tells me his brother works for Edward. Seth knows he's the Boss of the mafia.

I pull my computer over turning it on. I'm going to find just exactly what this 'Boss' title means. I don't admit to understanding anything about this whole deal. I've seen movies; who hasn't. You'd have to be totally dense not to have seen, or heard about the Godfather movies. But, come on...surely it's not like that. Wait...

Alright, let's say Edward is the Boss. Does it mean I don't...can't...be involved...don't want to be involved in it. Maybe ...fuck!

I type in branches to mafia family to see what it says. OMG, so he heads the whole thing. IF he's involved with it.

Your still avoiding the whole matter. Are you going to have anything to do with him. I can't ignore my interest in him. That would make me a liar. FUCK...

"You did recognize him, didn't you, Edward?"

"Yes, I did."

"Do you honestly think he didn't say anything to her?"

"I'm pretty sure he did," shaking my head.

"So?" ask Emmett inquisitively.

"I'll just have to deal with it. If she calls me asking, I'll just have to see. If she doesn't, then we still have our date this Friday. I'll just see how she reacts to me."

I had spent the last few days lost in my painting. The work was pouring out of me. I'm not sure what brought this on, but I was enjoying every minute spent in my studio. I had just about used all the canvases Seth had hung, and I had not seen Seth since that day. I tried calling him, but no answer. I figured I'd made my attempt, now it was left up to him. I started to call the school for another apprentice, but decided to call a few studios, and art supply shops.

I was informed of a young woman that had finished school, but was having a hard time finding a job. They gave me her name, and phone number. I proceeded to call her, and she was very anxious to come talk to me. Her name was Gianna Grant, and she was very anxious to work with me. She also said if there was lifting to much for us, that she had a very well built boyfriend that said he would gladly help. I told her we would work out just fine, and I wanted her to start on Thursday. I needed her to hang some more canvases, and maybe make a run to pick up some supplies for me.

I introduced her to Angela, an they seemed to hit it off. Angela told her I was an easy person to work with, and after a couple weeks she should feel right at home. Gianna knows Seth, and admitted he was a kind of intense person, but very sweet. Other than having seen him at some of the art supply places she didn't know to much more about him.

I had some help, so I was not worried about it. Seth could come to me as I made my attempt to talk to him. I had other things to worry about beside his temper.

EPOV

I had things set up for my picnic with Bella this coming Friday. My restaurants, and bars were doing wonderfully. Everything was running along smoothly until...

Emmett called me in the middle of the night. It was Wednesday, and I only had a delivery of guns that came in. He called to inform me there had been a bunch of guys that stormed the warehouse trying to take the guns. They managed to capture a couple of them alive. They had moved them to a building I used exclusively for interrogations. No one ever left that building alive. It was well known that I had some interesting methods of torture I delved into in this building.

I called my expert to come to the building, and said I would meet him when I got there. I was not sure exactly what we were facing, and what I needed to get from these men we captured.

Upon arrival I was met by Laurent Peace. He was my handler of my snakes at my restaurant, Snake, and the ones I have inside this building. He knows about my work...he also loves the snakes. He loves his work with me, and I pay him well. He knows exactly what we got fixing to happen inside here, and possibly the death of some people.

We go inside, and head down to the basement. It is very well insulated, cages along the walls full of mice to feed the snakes. Then we have the glass cases with the top twenty most deadliest snakes in the world. I have always had a fascination with snakes even in my early teens. I could give my mother a heart attack when I came home with a new snake. My father made me keep them in a storage building he bought specifically for my hobby. He knew it would probably come in handy when I took over the family.

I didn't have any plans to use my snakes, but when I got initiated into the family, and earned my bones I was taught the different methods of torture. I had my own ideas for torture...the reason for my building, and my snakes. I do have other snakes than the twenty deadliest snakes. I have a few pythons, and a couple boa constrictors. I've had the albino boa since I was seventeen. She was almost three years old when I got her. They live twenty to thirty years. She is one of my most prized snakes.

Now, the most deadliest snake I have is the Inland Taipan. I've not had him very long, but Laurent assured me he had lots of experience handling any of the snakes I own. To be bitten by an Inland Taipan snake a person will die within forty five minutes. It is very painful.

Personally I like the spitting cobras, and the black mamba. Very dangerous, and very deadly. The black mamba is very swift, and can attack within seconds. It also bites multiple times. A Black Mamba was used in the movie, Kill Bill. I loved that movie. I go further down into the basement where Emmett, and Jasper have the men they captured at the warehouse.

From the looks of things they have been having fun torturing them. It turned out they managed to capture three men, but had not been able to obtain any information from them. From the looks of the men looks like they lost a few teeth, eyes almost swollen shut, and quite a bit of blood around the room.

I walk in the room, and Emmett and Jasper step back. I walk around the room taking in how they have them detained. They are chained to chairs we have bolted to the floor. We have tables set up with quite a few weapons we use...an assortment of knives, pliers, a few machetes (my personal favorites), drills, and an assortment of surgical tools. There is also a water supply if we are in for a long term torture.

I tend not to have the patience for this, and leave it to Emmett and Jasper. Jasper tends to like to play with saws.

All three of them seem to have passed out at some point. I motion for Emmett to wake them up. He reaches over for syringes full of Adrenalin. He gives all three of them a shot in their thighs, and they instantly wake up. I like the effects of it, and epinephrine...instant attention.

They look up, and notice me standing in front of them. A look of horror, shock...knowing they are pretty much just a step away from being dead. I do have the reputation of no survivors. Don't mess with me.

I start in asking them their names, and they give me first names only. We have Jared, Mike, and Peter...idiots for messing with me. I ask them who they work for, and they won't admit to working for anyone specifically. They say they don't know their names. They were paid to come, and steal the weapons delivered to the warehouse.

I ask them again who they work for, and no one is forth coming with a name. I motion for Emmett to step in, and see if he can get any answers. Jasper jumps in to working on the guy on his end. I motion for them to stop, and I ask them again for their bosses names. Still nothing. I motion for them to wait, and I will be back.

I walk out of the room into the room with my snakes, and Laurent. I ask him if he has fed the mamba, or the inland taipan yet. He has not, and they are very irate at the moment. They have smelled the food he fed the others, and are more than ready to be fed. I tell him I have three men in the next room, and I want Laurent to bring the black mamba in to use on them.

He nods, and reaches for his gloves to handle the snake, and I go ahead back to the room. I inform Emmett, and Jasper to be very cautious as Laurent is bringing in a deadly snake.

Laurent steps into the room walking up to the men. Emmett is instructed to tip the first man's face up by grabbing his hair. I step up asking him one more time for their bosses names. He says nothing, so I instruct Laurent to introduce my beautiful snake to him. He steps up with the black mamba, and in the blink of an eye the snake spits venom into his eyes. Laurent then steps up close enough for the snake to bite him a couple of times on his face.

I then instruct him to step back. I tell the other men to watch what happens to their friend. He is screaming, and begging. The bites on his face are swelling up, tearing open and bleeding. Paralysis sets in, and his head falls back. Within twenty minutes he screams no more. His head falls forward, and he is dead.

The other two men look, and start to beg for mercy. I ask them for their bosses names, and finally the one on the end admits they work for the Calabrese family. That they were paid a large amount of money for them to steal the guns.

I motion for Laurent to take the snake back, and to feed them. I take out my Kimber and shoot them both between their eyes. I designate Jasper, and Emmett to dispose of their bodies. In one of the other rooms we have big vats full of quicklime, sulfuric acid, and fluoroantimonic acid. They are very effective to dispose of bodies within a very short time leaving nothing to be discovered. We also have a very big furnace that is able after a certain period of use to burn the acids we use. We then replace the vats with new acids.

I then instruct Laurent to leave when he finishes feeding the snakes. I also leave going to my apartment. I walk in taking my clothes off, putting them into a garbage bag to be incinerated after I take a shower.

I walk into my bathroom turning on the shower as hot as I can stand it. I don't relish in killing people. They could just easily give me the information so all the torture was not necessary. But, if they don't want to cooperate, then so be it. I will do what is necessary.

After a long hot shower I come out slipping on some silk pajama pants, and pick up the garbage bag. I then walk down to the basement to the furnace throwing the bag in. I flick the igniter, and the flames come up burning everything in a matter of minutes.

I'm tired, so I walk back up to my apartment. I walk into the kitchen looking for something to drink. I just grab a bottle of water, turning going to my bedroom. I sit on the side of the bed, and my mind goes to Bella. I wonder if she can handle that side of me. The Boss, the killer, the monster needed to run the west coast mafia. I believe she can. I guess I'll have to wait for Friday to see if she's going to give me a chance.

I lay back on my bed pulling the covers up over me, and fall into a deep sleep waiting for Friday...to what I hope is a wonderful date with Bella.

Alright people...I had some wicked fun. I just had to use the snakes...to tempting. It's not to bad of a side of Edward. He has a handler, and seems to enjoy that side. Anyway, we got a date coming up. There have been some changes for 's see how that works out.

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