Divorced! Now what?
Chapter 182

Spider

POV

The order came in to kill off the syndicate that is in jail.

Poor Horandeze, when I heard that he had been taken out and was in hospital fighting for his life, I half expected to get a call. I have a girl in the hospital; she called me when Horandeze was brought in, letting me know she made sure she was part of the team looking after him if her services were needed.

Silver has been an asset to me over the years, either killing or seducing; she is skilled at both; now, I need to call her and ask her to take Horandeze's life, someone we both love and admire. It won't be easy; he has guards set twenty-four hours a day. Her phone rang.

'Spider, I thought I would hear from you soon.' She purred on the phone, thinking we might have a booty call.

'How's he doing?' I ignored her seductive voice and got to business.

'I am at home; the next shift starts just over an hour; I can check him and let you know!' her business tone takes over.

'Orders come down, take away his pain and suffering. Can you do it?' I need to know if she can; if not, then I need to make other arrangements.

'Will give it a go. Let me get back to you. I have never killed a friend before. It is Saturday, so not many doctors and nurses are around, I will see what I can do tonight.' I can hear the hurt in her voice.

'Look at it this way: if he lived, what sort of life would he have?' I pushed, trying to get her onboard; she was my best bet to get to him.

'Not a good one. He will never walk again! She sounded sad, and I knew I had her. She would do it; I just needed to give her the bait.

'How would he feel about that?' This was the right direction, knowing the man's pride in his fitness.

'He would try and kill himself; he is a proud man, and being stuck not being able to wash and feed himself would be too demoralizing for him. I will do it for him and his dignity. Got her. She just needed the right convincing. 'Make it quick, but don't get caught; you are my best girl, and I don't want to lose you! I urge her softly.

'Yep, the sooner, the better for him. I will see who is on duty; some of the guards are slack, and I might find an opportunity to. Her voice was more optimistic now and is ready to put the man out of his misery. 'Call me when it is done. I hung up.

Then I started my next call; this one is going to be a bit tricky.

'Spider. What do you need?' Yep, same ol, same ol. This never gets tiring when I call him.

'What, no, hello, how are you?' I growled back jokingly. He was easy to raze.

'Hello, how are you? Now, what do you want? I am busy.' He growled back, and I could hear a woman's voice in the background.

'Put your pants back on. We have some business to discuss! I am a little sad I have to pull him away from whatever woman he managed to get in his bed, but this was important.

'Yeah, like, what is so important that you want me to put my pants back on?'

'Time to close this country syndicate down, starting with the demise of those in jail. I barked back at him.

'Let me get my pants on. Where are you?' He was now all business.

'At the flamingo club, VIP section, get your butt here, we have a lot to work out and fast. I hung up as I did. I heard some chick complaining about being kicked out and how rude it was, which made my day. Silver POV

Spider has given me the most challenging job ever, one I never dreamed I would have in my lifetime. I have worked with this man, who taught me so much. Now, I have to end my mentor's life. I know he would want me to, but it is still hard. I cried for a little while as I got ready to go to work. By the time I made it to work, I had put on my business face and set to see who was on and if it was possible to take him out. I have done it before and can do it again. It has been years since I had to.

'Hi Milly, how is our patient today?' I asked the nurse I was changing shifts with.

'I have no idea how he is still with us; each time I go in there, I expect to find him dead.'

'That bad, huh?'

'Yeah, I do not expect to see him around when I get in tomorrow; sad though, he was a good-looking, fit man; it seems a shame! 'Agreed, he is a good-looking man and was full of bulging muscles.' Milly left for the night.

'Hi Brent. You on alone tonight?' I asked the guard at the door.

'Nope, Stan is taking a piss. I nodded and turned to the door, taking a deep breath to calm myself before walking inside. As Milly said, Horandeze was holding on by a thin thread, and he was all bandaged up, his face white, the machine doing all the work to keep him breathing; his vitals were terrible, and by rights, he should be dead.

Stan opened the door as I was taking his vitals, nodded at me, and closed the door again; he did this every now and then; it was a risk to do anything with him at the door; I might leave it for now and come back later when he goes on a break. Knowing it would be later, I left the room and did the rounds like normal. I popped in every half hour to check on Horandeze; he was my priority and was down for an hour of observation. I do not get much else done in between, but I do the best I can. Milly does nothing when she leaves Horandeze's room, but I like to stay busy, so I clean pans and do other mundane chores that other nurses hate doing.

Before my break, I head to check on Horandeze and nod to Brent as I enter. Brent was sitting on a chair outside, almost dropping off to sleep; not many cope at this time in the morning. I walked over to Horandeze and switched the machine that was keeping him breathing off. I then watched him stop breathing and wait; when the machine made the alarm that he was gone, I turned the breathing machine back on, pushed the button to call code blue, and started to pretend to do CPR. When the door flew open, it was Brent looking in, and he saw me hovering over Horandeze from the doorway; it would appear that I was trying to resuscitate him.

A few moments later, the night duty doctor rushed in with the cart and another nurse, and I gave proper compression now, hearing his ribs snap and creak under my hands as I pushed a little harder, making me cringe at the sound, I know he is dead but t. The doctor placed the paddles on his body and told me to move back, which I did. He called clear, and I watched the machine still showed a single line. I went to start CPR again, but the other nurse took over, which I was relieved; then they couldn't put all the blame on me when they called it. They tried three more times; I took turns with the nurse to do CPR, and eventually, the doctor called the time of death. I knew I would have to put in a report, but with him hanging onto life by a thin thread, I don't think it would be seen as if I had aided his death.

The other nurse hugged me, and I allowed tears to roll down my cheeks; they may have thought I was upset about the loss of a patient, but it was so much more than that.

'Go home, nurse; I will report the death and get the paperwork done. the night doctor said, the other nurse nodding her agreement. I did not argue; I clocked out and headed home.

When I was safe in my apartment, I called it in.

'Spider' Came from his voice stern and clear.

'It is done.' I replied tearfully.

'Where are you?' he asked, his voice softer and kinder.

'They gave me the rest of the night off, and I am at home now!

'Good, tell me about it.' So I did; I explained how I had made the request and joined in trying to revive him.

'Good work. I will report it in.' He hung up, and I let more tears flow; I took a long bath and climbed into bed, allowing exhaustion to claim me.

Spider POV

I knew my girl could do it, and I was impressed by how well she managed it. I phoned Michello.

'Talk to me.

'The job at the hospital is done; we are still working on the other.' I said confidently.

'Good.' He hung up, and I relaxed as I thought about what had just happened.

Michello POV

Hearing that my boss was now gone made my heart tighten in my chest, and for a moment, I thought I would break down a cry; I was a tough man, been through a lot with this man, and I considered a brother, and it affected me more than I had expected. I let the news sink in and took a few deep breaths before I called him.

'Speak. He barked down the phone; it must have been mid-morning his time, but it was still nighttime here. I had been woken with the news, and I could not leave it for when I should be waking up. I needed to get it over with and then see if I could sleep again. "He is no longer suffering. I said calmly, pleased you could not hear my pain through the phone.

'Good job. Give them a bonus. Is there any news on the other issue yet?'

'I have given it to my best man to deal with; it will take a little longer than this one, being where it is and multiple people.' 'I understand, but could you make it happen sooner rather than later. Then the phone went dead. If this is not done quickly, I will be catching up with my boss quicker than I would like.