Bluff
"Great fuckin' job Alastor..."
Vagatha curses beneath her breath as she tightens the last knot around your ankle. She curls her fingers beneath your chin and lifts your head, your head falls back and places the duct tape over your mouth.
"So she just brought you into her home? And fixed you up?",Husk questions as he looks to Niffty and Vagatha, tying you to the chair ,behind the glass,"Kinda fuckin' stupid on her part." Alastor nods slowly and Charlie pinches the bridge of her nose with a frustrated sigh.
"And what make you think she didn't just recognize you as the radio star?",she cocks her head, her blonde curls bouncing as she does so. Her pale arms are crossed over her chest, one of her hands hold a pink stick between her fingers.
"It was quite foolish of you to act so hastily with the belle, Alastor.",Rosie says with a soft southern accent as her slanted dark onyx eyes look to your unconscious figure.
Alastor rolls his brown eyes gently and reaches into his red blazer. Pulling out the folded photo he holds it up to those in the room. They all look surprised as they look at the engagement photograph.
"Valentino? She was the mystery woman?",Charlie asks in disbelief while grabbing the photograph and putting out her cigarette on a nearby ashtray.
Valentino was rumored to have had a mystery woman, one he was said to wed. Charlie had been trying to figure out who it was for a while now. But when news reached her that they broke up she found it useless to continue to search.
"Looks like it. I found it in a broken frame behind a dresser. There was also a dent in the wall, looks as if though someone threw it.",Alastor explains while pushing up his spare cheaters and sighing gently. Yet his grin was still present in a time like this.
Vagatha and Niffty walk back into the room. Vagatha goes to Charlies side and the blonde heiress fixes Vagathas satin black eyepatch with a soft smile. Vagatha smiles before her eyes fall to the photograph in Charlie's hand.
"Is that Valentino and (Y/N)?...",Charlie nods and she blinks back in wonder.
You groan softly as you blink and slowly raise your throbbing head. You attempt to reach up feel at the tape covering your mouth only to realize your legs and arms are tied down.
//What the fuck!//
You look up with wide eyes and notice your reflection. You're tied down to a wooden chair with ropes, gray duct tape rests over your mouth and you're in a concrete walled room. Your breathing grows heavy and panic would have settled in by now if not for your past experience with such a scenario.
//This chair looks kinda of weak...//
Taking a risk you raise up on the chair a bit and begin to slam yourself down onto the concrete ground.
"But if she knew anything there's no way she would have saved you Alastor. If anything she would have double tapped you.",Rosie states while leaning against the doubled mirror and looking to the photograph once more.
They all know that the chances of you not knowing about Valentinos organization nor their rival one is plausible. If so they just got themselves into hot water.
Vagatha snorts,"Nice going Alastor. You possibly got us to kidnap one of New Orleans renowned and first female doctor who also happens to be Valentinos ex, and she might be completely clueless!" Her voice drips with sarcasm and Alastor narrows his eyes.
Charlie places a hand on Vaggie's shoulder and smiles,"If anything we can just return her home. I don't see any reason to cleanse her." Niffty bounced on her heels and her hazel colored eyes widened as she looked to the mirror.
"Guys!"
They all turned to the Niffty with expectant eyes and she pointed to the mirror.
"Where did she go!",Charlie exclaims at the now empty room.
//Where the hell am I!//
You slam the broken leg chair into the glass one last time on the door and it shatters. Reaching through you wince as your forearm is sliced through by a shard. Yet you push through and open the door from the outside.
Once the door is swung open you begin to run down the concrete walls, holding your bleeding arm and the leg chair. Your breathing is heavy and eyes wide as you notice three different hallways each going a different direction.
"Stop!"
You hear a deep and husky voice shout. You don't bother turning back as you analyze the situation before turning into the left hallway. You lean against the wall and hold the leg tightly. You breathe heavily.
You hear the rapid and heavy footsteps approaching quickly. With a soft inhale you raise the wooden leg and as they round your corner you swing roughly.
"How did she escape!",Charlie breathes as she runs out of the room and watches as Husk rounds one of the corners. Your blood stains the ground. The others follow suit with their guns in their hands, yet all freeze when you walk out from around the corner.
Their eyes are wide as you hold the Husks gun against his temple. He is leaning back, you hold him by his hair.
//Well well...// Alastor thinks while watching you slowly approach with Husk. His face is contorted in pain and his hands are up in surrender. Your eyes widen when you meet Charlie's gaze. You then realize where you are with a soft gasp, you also realize Valentino didn't tell you everything about the Magne Mafia and their associates.
"Put your guns down and kick them over here, all of you.",you order while holding the gun against Husk's temple. Vagatha narrows her eye at you, Alastors grin widens and he is the first to break the silence.
"I doubt you even know how to use that, my dear.",he speaks condescendingly with a slight tilt of his head. You feel your blood boil when you meet Alastors eyes,”And if you do I doubt you’ll use it.”
//He's apart of this mafia...//
The rest aren't too sure you know how to use it either. You did welcome a stranger into your house and foolishly turned your back on him. Maybe your title as the first female doctor was the only impressive thing about you. Maybe your escape was luck.
Husk even considered this.
//Maybe taking the gun back from this broad won’t be so hard...// he thinks while narrowing his eyes.
Husk then flinches, along with everyone else, when you load the barrel with a bullet. The soft clicking noise even managed to get a surprised look on Alastors tanned features. Charlie looks away when you pull the gun from Husk’s temple and everyone gasps when you shoot him in the knee.
Husk screams in agony and you let go of his soft hair and he falls to his side, clutching his knee. Your eyes are narrowed as you glare at Alastor, you place your foot on Husks shoulder and he rolls onto his stomach.
With a hard swallow the throbbing in your cut arm begins to get to you. Yet you hide it expertly and aim the gun at his head. He calls you countless names beneath his breath yet he can’t help but feel his heart race.
//Why was that so hot?// He thinks while beneath your foot.
Everyone is looking at you in utter shock.
“Do you wanna see which one of us can pull the trigger faster? Your last gamble wasn’t exactly the best now was it?”,you speak with a condescending tone as your eyes finally shift from Alastor to the rest of them,”Now put down your damn guns and kick them over here.”
Charlies onyx eyes are wide yet she nods slowly and raises her hands,”Listen to her.” Vaggie and Rosie look at her in disbelief yet upon seeing her stern glare they all obey and place down their weapons. Kicking them they wind up in the middle of the hall.
Alastor yet again refuses to acknowledge your upper hand or having caught him by surprise. He decides to speak again with his usual grin,”Now what? You have no clue where you are or how to get out.”
You scoff,”Left hallway, three doors down, the second door. Passcode is 767676Penta. I’m on the upper side.”
“How did you—!“,Charlie speaks and you interrupt her by loading another bullet. She shuts up immediately and you kick Husk and slowly back up.
“Its was such a displeasure to meet you all.”,you look down at the blood pooling around Husk’s knee. With hesitation you step back further.
“Get him attention immediately and he won’t have any severe damage.”,with that you run down the hall.
Charlie is the first to rush forward and flip Husk over, she snaps her fingers and Vaggie runs to her side.
“Call Baxter, tell him to install a new passcode. And call Sebastian to help Husk.”,Vaggie looks at Charlie with disbelief. Her eye blinks rapidly and she scoffs,”We can’t let her escape!”
Charlie’s brows furrow and she frowns softly while holding onto Husk’s wound,”I know what I’m doing...call the Rossi’s. And tell Henri to send Antonio and Molly.” She breathes out and Rosie steps forward holding her weapon now. Vaggie simply nods and hurries the opposite direction you went.
“Why them? You know they do business with the V’s as well.”,Rosie states plainly while looking down at Charlies bloodied hands,”He even sold off Angelo to that cursed pimp.”
Charlie nods slowly,”I know. But (Y/N) can’t be underestimated and they are psychopaths. She can’t possibly outsmart them or over power them...and none of us knew she was the mystery woman. I doubt he knows anything. So he won’t feel the need to sell the information to Val.”
Rosie nods and she sighs heavily while walking over Husk’s body, assuring herself to not stain her dress,”By her character she probably tossed the gun. I’ll find it and ask Baxter to print it. Maybe it could be useful.”
Alastor stood back and watched Charlie aiding to Husk with wide eyes and his usual grin no longer on his features. He was shocked at what just took place. You called every single one of his bluffs.
Few has ever done that, and never so successfully.
//Why is my heart racing?...//