Dangerous Lady by Martina Cole

Author:Martina Cole
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-10-25T17:11:53+00:00

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He put a pudgy hand to his breast. ‘I came here for an answer to my terms, that’s all. Nothing else.’

‘What about Benny?’ This from Leslie, who was dying to start a fight.

‘What about him?’ Dopolis shrugged. ‘He is my bargaining point. While I have him, I also have you.’

Michael stepped towards him, causing Dopolis to retreat; a fleeting expression of fear crossed his sallow face.

Michael pointed at him. ‘You can’t just demand, mate.’

‘Oh, Mr Ryan, that’s where you’re wrong. While I have your brother I can demand all I want. And I will tell you something, Mr Ryan … I have a man behind me who is so big that he would scare even you. Yes, even you! I am a trusted friend of this man and I can tell you now that he has much money and arms to fight you with. I know you are a force to be reckoned with but I have at my disposal a larger, more dangerous force. Do you understand what I am saying?’

Dopolis had a demonic look on his ugly face. In his temper he had spoken so forcefully that long strands of spit hung from his lower lip.

‘Listen, mate.’ Michael went to him. As he walked he clicked his fingers and Geoffrey, Roy, Leslie, Garry and Lee brought out their shotguns from beneath their coats. Maura stepped back from them. Despite herself she was getting frightened. She had never thought it would get this far.

Michael picked Dopolis up by his camel hair overcoat, lifting him off the ground as if he weighed nothing at all. ‘You are beginning to get on my wick. Comprendez? Or whatever it is you bubbles say.’ He threw Dopolis on to the filthy floor and turned to the minders. He could see they were frightened. ‘Don’t even think about getting your little pop-pops out. You’d never walk out of here. So

just button your mutton while I tell your short-arse little mate here the score.’ He went to where Dopolis was sprawling on the cold floor, his face like thunder. Grabbing him by the lapels of his coat, Michael dragged him upright and pushed his face down to his.

‘You tell your Mr Big that if my brother ain’t home by ten o’clock tonight, I am coming after him. If as much as one hair is harmed on Benny’s pretty little head, I will kill you all. Slowly and painfully.’

He punched the Greek to the ground again. Dopolis watched as Michael took a length of lead piping from his pocket. He tried to scramble away. Michael brought the piping down on his legs.

‘You want everything, do you? All that I’ve got? Don’t want much do you, you wanker?’ He brought the lead down on Dopolis’s elbow and a powerful crack echoed around the warehouse. The two minders were staring, fascinated, at Michael Ryan in action. Leslie and Lee giggled as they heard Dopolis try to stifle a scream.

‘Well, you’ll get nothing, mate. Not a brass razoo, as the Aussies say.

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