44. regrets

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Devon tracked Maya and Kazi down. Seems like they're back from whatever they've been doing this time with the Tracksuits. She was sorta regretting this as she knew that Fisk was like an uncle to Maya, did he tell her about everything that happened between them? Its worth a shot. Kazi was close to Fisk, he worked alongside him, hopefully he can give her the answers she needs.

Devon tracked them down to Mayas apartment. She sneaks in the building and gets to the door. The light taps on the door made Maya take a moment and look through the peephole. Soon as she saw who it was, the door swings open. The two women stared at each other.

"Hello Maya." She signs. Maya takes a step back to let her in and Devons eyes looked around the small apartment. Shes been here before a few times, she moved some things around the last time she came.

"What brings you by Devon?" Maya said as she steps in front of her. "Ive heard that you're back." She means the Red Widow.

"Is Kazi around? I need to talk to him." Kazi steps out from the bedroom and stops dead in his tracks as he sees Devon. He takes a moment to look at her. He walks up to her and hugs her. Devons body tenses up as he got closer, pushing him off and wipes her lips.

"Dinner is ready, if you want to stay for a while and talk," they gathered around the couch and ate in silence for a moment, all three of them knew something was wrong.

"Its good to see you again Devon." Kazi takes the opportunity to speak. Devon looks up at him and nodding her head. "You look good, i mean you always look good-" he pinches his nose. "What i mean is-"

"He misses you." Maya laughs. "He couldn't stop thinking about you and that punisher guy. You moved on from that man, that Matthew?" Devon clenches her jaw from the name. It wasn't from anger, its was for stopping her from crying.

"Me snd Frank are just friends." Hopefully, "i was with Matt, until he uh..." she stops herself. The words can't come out. She cant even say that Matt was gone or not here. It was like someone stabbed her through the heart if she did. She coughs and claps her hands. "Fisk, I know he had some tight man after Wesley. Who?"

"Nobody." Kazi shakes his head. "Whats this about?"

"Thats not true, since Wesley died, Fisk was working with Felix." Maya frowns. "I mean they've been working together for a long time, actually, your father was also working for him at one point."

"Felix who?"

"Felix Manning." Kazi gulps, running his hand over his face.

"Where is he?"

"Okay, you cant just come here and say this. Why? Why do you want to see him?"

"He might have something I want." Devon flips her hair back. "Where is he?" Maya and Kazi shared a look.
It was like a, should we?. Mayas phone buzzed, her father needed to see her. She excused herself and leaving Devon and Kazi. They went to the kitchen and cleaned up. Devon leans back on the countertop and looks at Kazi.

"Felix is busy, he hasn't been around." Kazi said as his back is turned. "You won't be able to see him." Devon laughs.

"I just need to know where he is."

"What are you going to do?" He finally turns back to her.

"You tell me where i can find him and I do what i have to do." Her thick accent sends shivers down his spine. "Kazi... where is he."

"Downtown, the penthouse of the Presidential Hotel." He spits out. "Devon..." he grabs her arm. "Whats this all for?"

"Revenge."

"For what?"

"I found out I sold to Dreykov because my father did something wrong, and he might know who killed him, manning better have all those answers. I will kill everyone who was involved." Kazi straighten his back, standing tall. There was something wrong about him when she said that.

"I cant take you, they'll think im a traitor."

"No need. I wont say a word." Devon and Kazi shared a look and the air turned thick. Kazi kisses her, kissing her neck, pulling her hair. Devon hops on the countertop and messed with his hair. Kazi's hands gripped onto her hips hard and pulled her closer to him as they started ripping their clothes off, hoping down, not pulling apart, Kazi wobbles down the hall to the spare bedroom and closes the door as he pushes Devon to the bed.

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Devon spent days following this Mannings routine. Usually he stays inside, has a few drinks at the bar and sets still at the presidential suite. Devon got to the roof and harnessed herself to go down and go through the windows of the suite. She jumps off the ledge and stops right at the bedroom window. She sneaks her way in quietly.

She takes out her gun and swipes the rooms, the suite was all white and plain, waiting for it to be moved into. She sees Manning standing by the window, looking outside.

"Gentlemen, we have a special guest." He said and three men appeared behind me. "Kill her." Manning stood to the side as the three armed men came after me. I swung my gun, hitting one man with the back of my gun, the other, i jumped on his shoulders, wrapped his tie around and choking him. As he fell down, i flipped onto the last man and kicked him to the window. He punches me and I angrily scream at him and tossed him to the brick wall. I took out my batons and started to hit him as blood splatters on me snd the wall. I heard Manning running to the door and i raised my arm and tased him. With him knocked out, I tied him up to a chair and waited for him to wake up.

"It was very stupid of you to tell them to kill me." I sat on the table, looking at my nails as Felix woke up. "It's actually an insult to even think that they were going to kill me." I laughed. He tried to get out of the restraints, wiggling his way out. "Yeah no you're not going anywhere Manning."

"What do you want? Money?"

"I dont need that, I already have a lot of money." I crossed my legs. "I need you to tell me everything you know about my kidnapping and my fathers death." He laughs.

"This rampage you been going on, all that for a shitty childhood?" My nose flared.

"A shitty childhood that trained me to become the worlds most feared. I know that the person who sold me way was angry at my father, who was it?"

"Are you kidding? You actually think-" i cut his chest, yelling in pain.

"Who was it. I wont be asking kindly."

"Who do you think has that type of money?" He looks at me, he laughs as he saw me so confused. "You should loosen up those braids, they're affecting your ability to think. You're not as smart as they say huh?" He licks his lips. "Wilson Fisk sold you to that crazy Russian." My heart drops. "Your father wanted to leave Fisk and be a father and a husband and Fisk didn't like it, so to show him what will happen if he left, he took the thing he loves the most, you and your brother. The Russian told Fisk about dreykov and he gave you to him." I hoped off the table and shook my head. "Soon as they took you, your father was a menace to society, he was killing left and right and the way Fisk wanted."

"No, thats not true. I worked for Fisk-"

"Well your worked with the man who sold you." He spits of the blood from his mouth. "And soon as you came back, Fisk knew what you were, he had no use for your father." I shook my head. "Fisk sent out some people to kill your father."

"No!"

"Why do you think he was so fast to hire you and knew what you were? Ever thought about that? Why the FBI didn't investigate you? Fisk gets what he wants." I dropped to my knees. "I should know, i helped him." I took out my knife and was about to stab him, until the door opened.

"Devon no!" River yells. I snapped my head at the door and see him standing in front of Frank. He takes a step back as he sees me covered in blood, Damn you Frank. I want to kill him for knowing all this, he could've stopped it all but he didn't. "You kill him, Fisk wins." He stared at Mannings eyes, all filled in anger." If you do this, you kill him, You show him that you're the monster." My hand grips onto the knife hard and tight. "Dont prove to him. You're not what they say you are."

"Ahhh!" I screamed and stabbed the knife on the table. I didn't want River to see me like this. Manning pants and swears as he got to live. River runs up to me.

"You got your answers Devon." Frank tells me. "Its done. Red wont like this. Think about him."

"Lets go home." River takes me away and hides me away so people won't see me in my suit. He takes me back to my apartment and Yelena was there to stay. Frank walks in the apartment and whispers some things to Yelena and River.

"Frank..." they all turned to me. "Im sorry."

"I saved your ass again, you owe me." A smile crept up and i nodded. He walks up to me and takes me to my room. "I care about you Devon, i hate to see you like this. As a friend, i need to look out for you." I punched his shoulder.

"Thanks, asshole."

"Take care."