Eternally

20. father's wrath

Chapter 20

Oriya Deronte

The house was silent as everyone was gathered in the living room except for Sarah who was sleeping. Vincent and I sat at the dinner table, with Ryder in my lap. Ace and Leo stood in front of us glaring.

"Do you have any idea what you've done?!" Ace yells. Ryder slightly jumps in my arms and cuddles closer to me. I hold him tighter and look up at my father.

"I was there, of course I know what I've done." I shrug.

"Don't talk back to me Oriya!!" He yells again.

"You asked." I mumble.

"And you Vincent! What the fuck were you thinking!?" Leo shouts.

"I was thinking how you let me take over this, so I can do whatever the fuck I want." He says.

"Enough! The disrespect from both of you is unacceptable!" Ace yells louder than he ever has in front of so many people.

Ryder begins crying in my arms, scared because of my father.

"It's okay baby." I hush him.

"Make him shut up Oriya!" Ace yells again, which only makes Ryder cry harder.

Ace suddenly draws his hand back and slaps Ryder across the face. The left side of his face is red and bleeding and he cries even louder. He's fucking dead.

I place Ryder in Vincent's lap, who takes a look at his wound as he glares at my father. I get up and take the knife, used earlier to cut god knows what.

Grabbing the hand he used to slap my little brother, I put it on the table and stabbed the knife through his hand and table. Vincent hands me another knife and I do the same with the other hands.

He lets out an excruciating scream. Music to my fucking ears.

"Ke, take Ryder upstairs." I ordered.

She picks up Ryder from Vincent's arms as he holds out his hands for me.

"Do not ever make the mistake of hurting Ryder in any way. You may have done it to me, but you sure as hell won't do it to him." I hissed.

"You raised a fucking murderer didn't you?" I ask. He doesn't answer.

"Didn't you?!" I yell.

"Ye- Yes." He says, with tears going down his face.

"Good, then don't fucking forget it the next time you interfer with my business. Don't forget, you would be nothing without me. The only reason people even know you is because of me. Do not forget that."

I turn to see Leo who looks fucking terrified, "Do you have anything to say Leo?" I sneer.

"If I did that to my own father, god knows what I'll do to you." I said.

"N- No. Sorry." He says. Fucking pathetic.

I go back to my father who's crying like a little bitch. I pull out the knifes to which he screams again, "Get the fuck out."

I drag him by his collar to the front door and throw him out. Leo stands still, not sure of what to do. I leave him there. I have to check on Ryder.

***

Finally getting Ryder to go to sleep, I quietly close the door and begin walking to the kitchen for water.

"How is he?" Someone asks.

"Ah!," I look over to see Vincent. "Fuck Vince, can't you like not be in the dark?"

"Vince?" He raises an eyebrow.

"Oh- I- Uh, Sorry I didn-"

"I don't mind it," He says. "Call me that in front of another human and I'll kill you though."

"Noted." I nod.

I pour myself some water and turn over to him again, "He's fine by the way, just a little scratch."

"Mhm, okay." He nods.

"See you later." I say as I walk to the door. I had some business to finish.

"Where are you going?" He asks.

"Have a nice conversation with my father." I purse my lips.

"I was just leaving to have a nice conversation with my father as well." He says.

"See who does it faster?" I challenge him.

"Bet." He says almost immediately.

Sienna already disabled every camera so this will be easy. Since I'm already next in line, I will become Donna the minute the bullet goes through Ace's skull.

I've been waiting for this moment for the longest. Ever since my mother had died because of him. I thought that since I had already lost one parent, I would try to make a good relationship with my father but at the end of the day, he was still my mothers murderer.

He treated her death like it was nothing. I'll be sure to treat him like nothing too.

***

I sat in his chair, with my gun in front of me. He would come through the doors any minute now. The silencer was already on so nobody would know until the next morning when a maid would walk in to give him his tea. I doubted the decision I had made.

He was a horrible father to Ryder and I. He would abuse me night and day. Physically and emotionally. He took away everything that made me happy. He always got my hopes up every time he showed the littlest bit of love or affection just to hate me again the next day.

I was stupid to think he changed, he was never going to and it was time I accepted it.

The door creaked open and I picked my gun up and looked up at him. His eyes became wide as he saw me. He knew what I was here to do.

"Hello Ace." I say.

He turns around to run and I shoot him in the head. I just shot him. I shot my father. I stared at his lifeless body as a single tear rolled down my cheek. I grieved the loss of a father a long time ago. Right now, I was crying for my mother.

I cried for all the nights she was raped by my father.

All the nights he sold her to men for money.

All the nights she cried herself to sleep.

All the nights he abused her.

I cried for my mother, not Ace.

Vincent Laurent

I watched the sunrise as I drank the protein shake I had just made. The news of Ace's death was all over since a maid had found him in the morning. Oriya was now officially the new leader of the American Mafia.

I was jealous of her. She was able to do what I've been wanting to do since my mothers accident. I went to his house. I had the gun in my hand. I even walked to his office where I knew he was. I couldn't get myself to do it. I walked out the house and got into my car. I couldn't do it. I hate him so much but I still had some hope that he would change.

That he would love me how my mother did. That he would apologize for the ways he had ruined me. That he would love Sarah.

I knew the accident wasn't really an accident. Leo knew what was going to happen if she left the house and he still let her. He claims to love her, but you protect the ones you love.

I thought that maybe if we pretended as if I didn't know, all would be okay but it didn't work. I thought that if I defended his name, he would love me like his son but he didn't. I was nothing but an heir to him. Nothing but his mafia's future.

a/n - next chapter will continue from here.