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"Where have you been, Don Denzel?" The man behind the steering wheel asked in an Italian accent. His hair was dyed blonde, same as his eyebrows. To most people, he was hot, but to Alpha Denzel, he was weird.

Mostly, any stalker was not the problem but rather a bearer of news, good or bad. In most cases, there is no good news.

"I should be asking the same thing, Don Mario," Alpha Denzel responded calmly, his attention at the entrance of the grocery store. Don Mario had been away for a while, and so had Don Denzel. It was obvious that both of them lacked updates in each other’s businesses.

"My new girlfriend had her birthday, so I took her on a one-month tour," Don Mario said proudly, watching for Don Denzel’s reaction, which did happen.

The man was just like a statue. With no sign of interest shown, Don Mario was nervous. "It’s a different level, Don Denzel. Can you sacrifice a month for a woman?"

This was the first time he saw Alpha Denzel with a woman out of his office. In his office, the only woman was his secretary, and in the club, he could dance with them but would never take them out.

Don Mario was an Italian Mafia Don. Knowing that Alpha Denzel had everything except the luxury of time, the only thing he could do was rub it in his face.

"What do you want?" Alpha Denzel stuck to business, hating time wasters. Don Mario had not tried anything nasty on him before, but it did not mean he could not be bought by Don Denzel’s enemies. "Why were you stalking me?" Don Denzel asked seriously, still not sparing him a glance.

Over here, he did not fear much for Valerie, as she was tough enough to take down any attacker, and there was no fear of anyone shifting. It was forbidden, and no one could disobey that law.

To get his attention, Don Mario used different tactics, which turned out to be a very wrong move.

"The woman you were talking to is very beautiful," Don Mario smiled, but his eyes soon popped out of the socket. Don Denzel had grabbed his throat tightly, denying him the cold air from the air conditioner of his car.

"If you even dare to try anything nasty, not only you but that woman you went on the tour with would pay with your dear lives."

Don Denzel’s voice was so husky, it scared Don Mario as Alpha Denzel’s gaze and voice were also unified in zero degrees coldness, making Don Mario regret taking this job.

He was warned but did not think Don Denzel would be upset over something so trivial. After all, the man never gave his attention to women. It was so strange that Don Mario almost died merely by giving a compliment.

He only followed Don Denzel’s car as he was told. Not until Valerie stepped out of Don Denzel’s car, that he was assigned another responsibility, the moment he sent her picture across.

He was now assigned to get Valerie to those Dons and had already sent his men ahead. His meeting with Alpha Denzel was only to make Valerie vulnerable to make it easy for his men to do the job.

Alpha Denzel had no idea that Don Mario’s woman had already been kidnapped and used to force him to take on this job. If not, Don Mario would have never accepted anything like this, knowing how ruthless Alpha Denzel was.

Cough, cough. Don Mario was coughing when Don Denzel released him from the choke. He had to find a way to escape in one piece. Right now, he was like a prey beside his predator.

"I’m sorry. There is a new business, and I wanted to know if you are interested."

Alpha Denzel was greatly annoyed, but his facial expression remained unchanged. "Go to my office and talk to my secretary." He held the door, about to open it when Mario pleaded.

"It’s not that kind of job."

Don Denzel withdrew his hand, sensing there was more and raged. "Be fast." All he wanted at this time was to have time for Valerie. If there were any jobs, his secretary would pass it on to Godic. If it was too much, Godic would inform him, and he would decide on what to do.

It took a while for Don Mario’s breath to stabilize after the unexpected attack, and fear spiraled through his voice as he spoke. "Look. The Dons are having a party, and they want you there. It’s in three days."

Alpha Denzel scoffed. Things among the Dons were never as they seemed, and he did not have time to waste on them as well, issuing a strong warning.

"Don’t follow me around anymore. You said it before. I don’t have time for nonsense." Before the last word left his mouth, he saw three men entering the grocery store, and his piercing gaze pinned on Don Mario, the latter wanted to dissolve into the seat he sat on.

"You tricked me. This isn’t over." His warning tone carried a level of seriousness, and no matter how he trusted that Valerie could protect herself, he would not leave her to danger when he was aware of it.

As for Don Mario and his men, Godic could take care of them. He got down from the car before Don Mario breathed out as if he was just delivered from death itself. Already, he partly guessed it wasn’t over, but he could not also elope and leave his woman behind.

This left him in a dicey situation since she was kidnapped because of him. This plan failed before it even began. He quickly dialed the number of one of his men, hoping they would be out of there before Alpha Denzel’s arrival.

If there were no signs of a threat against Valerie, then Don Mario’s life would be spared, but if not, then him and his woman might just have to say goodbye to the world.

"Retreat, Don Denzel is coming in."

Don Mario’s heart sank by the response he got from one of his boys. "It’s too late, boss. Jack and Jay are already with her, and they asked for backup. She’s not an easy target."