la famiglia è per sempre

Chapter 15

Soren POV:
Three weeks! Three weeks Stella has been gone from us! And we're no closer to finding her than we were three weeks ago. I haven't slept, Sam hasn't slept, Xavier is doing everything he can to not do a line, Grey wasn't doing well, without the bone marrow transplant, he's going to die. The doctors say he has a few days at most before his body shuts down completely. Sam and I were in the office with Xavier when one of our men walked in holding a envelope. "Sir this was just dropped off."

Xavier grabbed the envelope and saw a photo that made my heart feel like it got stabbed a thousand times. It was Stella, we was bloody, bruised, and in nothing but underwear and a bra, with a newspaper to show us she was still alive.

I'm going to kill someone."

My anger got the best of me because I took out my gun and shot the statue in the office four times in the head.

Xavier was in shock, as was I, but Sam kept his composure enough to turn over the photograph, probably not bearing to look at it. As he did we saw writing.

Xavier,
As you can see we have your sister. If you want to see her again, you will follow our instructions. Wire $80,000,000 to bank account 829926, as well as surrender yourself to us. We will be willing to trade you for your sister. Come to warehouse district 302, tonight, 6:30pm, alone. No men, no weapons, if we are tricked we will not hesitate to shoot your sister on sight.
-Francisco Bayard

Of fucking course, the English mafia. "What's the plan?" Sam asked.

"I will give them the money and let them take me." Xavier replied.

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND! THEY'LL KILL YOU!" I yelled.

"IF I DON'T GO THEY'LL KILL STELLA!" Xavier broke down, "I need to go, I don't give a damn what happens to me, Stella will be safe."

"Try to hold them off then—give us time to think of a plan!" Sam added.

"We don't have time, Grey is dying, if going there means both Stella and Grey will be okay then I'm going."

I knew at this point we couldn't talk him out of it.

Xavier POV: (6:27pm)
I was waiting at the meeting spot, I needed to be early to make sure Stellas okay. I fulfilled their request, I had come alone.

I'm not stupid tho, I'm wearing my mother's wedding ring, as I always did, around my neck. When my father married her, he obviously put a tracker in it, which still works. I've been meaning to give Stella moms ring for a while, but I couldn't bring myself to part with it.

Soon enough I heard three black vans pull up. I got out, wearing a bulletproof vest incase they were about to try a drive by. They all parked when I saw Francisco. I snarled.

"Where's Stella!" I demanded.

"Your brothers will be sent her location after we have taken you. A extra safety measure."

"That wasn't the plan!" I growled.

"Well, things change, now, I assume you are not unarmed." I was, I couldn't risk them finding a weapon and killing Stella. Francisco motioned for one of his men to search me. When the man was done he gave a look to Francisco. "Wow, I would have never expected the oh so mighty Xavier Morreti to be unarmed."

"I just want my sister back and safe." I replied.

"Very well, then get in the van." I followed his instructions, knowing it would be the end of me. I only hope that my family saves me in time. After getting in the van, a man held a cloth over my nose. Black spots cleared my vision.

Really, I have to be knocked out too.

Soon enough I awoke, one of Francisco's men was punching me awake. I noticed my hands were handcuffed together in the front. "Good, your awake. Follow me." Francisco demanded. "I have a surprise."

We walked down a dark hallway, no doubt it was a actual torture chamber, when Francisco opened one of the cell doors.

God no. Please no no no. Anything but this. I thought to myself.

In the cell was a small, naked, bruised, bleeding girl. My sister. It was Stella. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!" I screamed. "We had a deal! You said if I traded places she would be safe!"

Francisco just laughed. "See this is why love is a weakness, you honestly believed I would let her go? I want your whole family dead Xavier, that includes precious little Estella.

"You monster." I whispered as he pushed me in the large cell and locked the door. I immediately turned to Stella. I quickly took off my shirt and covered her. "Stella, Stella, hey, hey, wake up." I whispered. "Stella come on, you need to wake up."

Soon enough her eyes fluttered open and a look of fear came over her. "Xavier." Her dry raspy voice squeaked.

"Hey baby, I'm here, I'm here." I held her close. All I could think about was the horrific things they did to her.

"They kidnapped you too?" She whimpered.

I took a breath before answering. "They tricked me, they said they would let you go if I took your place." Her eyes gave me a look of 'why would you do that'. "Don't worry, Soren and Sam will come for us. They know where we are. It's only a matter of time."

Before I could say more, Francisco opened the door once more. I held Stella closer. "Now that you have had your little reunion, it's time for some fun."

I wanted to wipe that smirk right off his face. Stella started shaking vigorously. His men walked in and tried to get Stella away from me, I resisted which resulted in me being shocked.

While I was on the floor in pain they had cuffed my hands to the cell floor. Stella was being held by one of his men and tied to a chair.

No. No. No. Please no.

"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HER!" I yelled as Francisco picked up a knife and dragged it across her chest. I was forced to watch as my little baby sister was being tortured in front of me and I couldn't stop it. This is how Francisco was going to torture me, by making me helpless as he hurt someone I loved.

"Please! Stop!" I yelled after a hour of sobbing, watching him torture my baby. By the end Stella couldn't even stand up on her own. They tased me one more and un-cuffed me from the ground, not before stabbing me in my shoulder, may I add. I ran to my motionless sister and wept as I held her fragile body in my arms. I held her close, trying to take the pain away; I tried talk to her but all that came out was a lullaby I used to sing to her when she was a baby.

"Sleep, little darling, big brother is near,
He will watch o'er thee, so hush ev'ry fear;
Home to the angels mother has flown,
Sister and brother, we're left all alone.

Rest, little sister, sweet be thy dream,
Stars o'er thy pillow will lovingly beam;
Mother's fond kisses now will be thine,
Round thee in visions her arms will entwine.

Sleep, little darling, close now thine eyes,
Mother is watching from yonder fair skies;
Wake with the roses, sister, so dear.
Wake with the birdies, I still shall be near"

And with that, she fell asleep in my arms. Soren, Sam please hurry. Was the last thought I had before kissing her temple.