The Divorcee's Redemption

28: Rampage

"The hope we had
Has fallen through our hands like sand
Do you ever think we had a chance?
Now I see it when I'm looking back"

~-~-~

I still had bullets left in my gun, and I walked downstairs after getting up from Danny's bloody body.

When I spotted Nick, his eyes went wild with fear. "Leo don't! Stop!" Chelsea yelled from up the stairs. Lucy was there with her, crying her eyes out. The alcohol in my system always made me violent, but tonight, I needed it.

I was on a fucking rampage.

Nick tried running, but banged his head on the wall and faltered in his steps. I grabbed him by the collar just as I had done with the fucker upstairs. He stumbled and fell on the couch, "Please! Mr.Xander! Sir! Please don't hurt me! I'm sorry for lying! I'm sorry for everything!"

"You fucking cheated on her. You cheated on my daughter." I pressed my gun against his throat.

"I'm so sorry!" A tear rolled down his eyes as he begged, "I'll never do it again! I'll never cheat on her again!"

"You'll stay the fuck away from her."

"I will move to a whole 'nother continent! Please! Let me go!"

"You'll call off the damn wedding."

"I swear I will! I won't even look at her anymore!"

"You'll never-" I had my finger on the trigger, "-Never get fucking close to her ever again or I'll bury bullets in your skull, got that?" I spat.

He nodded fervently, more tears streaming down his hairless face, "P-please..."

"Get out. Get the fuck out of my house!" I pushed him off the couch and fired into the floor. He stumbled, crawled, and ran outside as fast as he could. I walked to the kitchen and saw Sonia and Alvarez staring at us in horror.

"No fucking person will know about any of this or I'll deal with them personally. Is that clear?" I yelled.

"Y-yes sir..." They mumbled.

Finally, I turned to Lucy who was hanging on to the stairs in fear.

"She's already seen and heard enough, Leo." Chelsea warned by stepping in front of Lucy.

"Move." I growled at her.

"No," she whispered, I could see her hands shake as she defied me.

I grabbed her arm and pushed her aside.

"You-" I used my gun to point at Lucy, "-As long as you're in this house, no— as long as you're my fucking daughter, as long as you're a Xander— you're going to be under my care. I don't want to see any guy exploiting you and throwing you away. You better start fighting your own damn battles, Lucy."

[~ Chelsea's POV ~]

He rendered me speechless as he walked past her. We stayed quiet till he climbed up the stairs, kicked Danny again, and locked himself in his room. Lucy turned to look at me, her eyes were red with tears. Stress was harmful to her and the baby. It was harmful to everyone.

"Let's get you to bed, Lucy..."

"But Danny's still injured..." She rushed up the stairs and I followed her.

Danny was injured badly. His face was bruised like hell, a black eye was beginning to form, his nose was bleeding, and so were his lips. He was wincing lightly but I was glad that he was still conscious after being roughened up by Leo.