The Loan Shark's Obsession

lldog with a juicy bone, watching the sad fuck Dario's petrified face barely hanging onto that rusty railing for dear life, with nothin

n his ugly mouth as he blubbered, "P-p-please Al

docks taking flight. "You desecrated that woman's resting place years ago when you

o? What, did you think the Ivanov Family Christmas card got lost in the mail this

ot how this game is played, cumpadre. See, we're not like those nickel and

ike a stuck pig. A well-placed swing caught his grimy fingernail dead

s he desperately clings to the railing with his remaining hand. "C

thing! Just gimme a chance to get the c

Tell you what? You got.... " I paused*. "...* Sixty seconds. To come up with a compelling reason why I should

ut the telltale fins of some curious onlookers. Wouldn't be the first time

ierced the night. "Wait, wait! I'll get the money! My stepdaug

th a predatory grin. "Oh yeah? Do tell, Dare-Bear. This juicy little revelation bette

died a few days back and left everything to Isabella in

yes as I processed this new info

icipatory twirl. "And don't you dare try slipping me some low-

lped audibly. "N-North of seven figures, easy. P

lar and hauled his blubbering ass up and over the rusty railing.

ench of fear wafted off him in thick waves. "You make sure that little sugarbaby gets he

those stupid dashboard ornaments. "S-s-si, A

mple into a blubbering heap on the dock. I couldn'

smile twisted my lips as I patted the hammer still tucked into my waistband. "Well, let's ju

terror at the implied threat. Good

ack market," I mused darkly. "Same goes for that lecherous l

is greasy hair and wrenched his head bac

for the novelty factor," I hissed with relish. "After all, we both kn

ds. Straightening up, I aimed one final look of a

etter start kissing whatever ass you

, letting the soft lapping of the waves against the d

scalade, the vague scent of stale cigarettes and cologne hanging in the air. My

tonight or vat?" Dimitri rumbl

ims he can get his hands on enough cash to cover his debt by week's end. S

e to life with a guttural roar. "You actually believing that

o one final thristy-dva to get me that money by Friday at midnight. If he doesn't?" I let out a dark

he classics. Always good for a laugh, bratishka." His meaty paw shifted the gearshift i

to pay up?" Demtr

whip by outside the tinted windows. "Fucked if I know. He called her Isabella or some shit - said she's his st

e pair of young tits with money to burn? Maybe we d

as headed. "You thinking we take the devochka for a little...leverage? In ca

gh. "This Isabella could be just the leverage we n

eck the actions of disloyal rats like Dario...well, it was just smart business practice in our world. The very

la works, if she's got any other family besides Dario hanging around, all that good shit. We migh

the dull thrum of bass from the stereo. As we disapp

not, this Isabella was firmly in the cros

ed, one way or another.