• CHAPTER 23 •

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THIRD'S POV

Jackson calls both Vlad and Leila.

"I doubt she told him; he'll never believe her," Vlad tells Leila as they make their way to his office.

"What about the scars? I told you not to carve our names for her; she's going to show him!" Leila tells Vlad.

"For fucks sake, she's too embarrassed to show her ugly body now; she's too scared," Vlad laughs. Leila smirks.

"That is true; thank God, she's an annoying bitch; she ruined our wedding." Leila rolls her eyes. "You'll have another one; we just have to get rid of her soon," Vlad says. Leila nods her head.

They knock first before entering.

"Come in," they hear Jackson call out.

"Hey brother," Vlad smiles. Leila looks over at Raven, who sits on the far right corner, looking out of the window into the garden.

Leila glares at Raven, still hurt over the fact that she ruined her wedding.

"She has the audacity to enter this house after ruining our wedding, Jackson," Leila spits, now looking over at Jackson.

"Sit down," Jackson orders, standing from his desk.

"What's that tone? mad?" Vlad says, looking over at Leila for a minute.

Jackson can barely look at them. He can feel his stomach twisting up. He's going to puke again if he doesn't hurry and get it over with.

"I'm not going to beat around the bush, so," he pauses, "I want to hear why you did what you did to Raven." He says this, stepping closer to the man he once called brother.

Vlad and Leila look over at Raven.

Jackson smacks Vlad. "Don't fucking look at her!" He yells, his anger evident in his tone.

"You're going to believe a fucking whore." Jackson punches him in the stomach. "You're going to watch what you call her," Jackson warns.

"Jackson, what the hell do you think you're doing? You believe her, a lying bitch who betrayed you once again." Leila yells, and Jackson steps back and allows Raven to punch her.

"My past doesn't define me now, you trashy puta," Raven yells, stepping back and sitting back where she was.

"You fucking-" Jackson shuts her up before he smacks her.

"You will admit to what you did to her; you were supposed to be her family; you were supposed to guard her!" Jackson yells, "You betrayed not only me and Raven, but the whole mafia."

"God, I can't even look at you, Vlad; Mama raised you better," he spits. "Oh fuck you, you've always been the chosen one; why couldn't I be the one to inherit the mafia? You were an asshole; you didn't care," Vlad says, trying to stand up.

Jackson pushes him down.

"I earned the mafia Vlad, for fuck sake, I was born first." He yells, "The hunger and envy for the mafia have made you blind and a disgusting excuse of a man!" Jackson stares at his brother in disbelief.

"Fuck you! You don't deserve the mafia." Leila stands and slaps Jackson.

He grabs her arm and pushes her to the ground.

"You are a pathetic woman," he spits. "You are both pathetic people; god, I should have noticed the difference in eagerness earlier; you even showed it in your parenting," Jackson says. "You are out of our mafia for good," Jackson says.

Colby enters the house and makes his way to the Jackson office to leave some files.

Colby overhears his parents and uncle fighting.

"So will you admit it before I make you suffer?" Jackson says, Colby stills.

"Yes, we kidnapped her and tortured her; we were so close to killing her if she just hadn't escaped!" Vlad admits.

Colby's world spins. His breathing becomes heavier as he leans against the wall.

"It's true, you guys are monsters," Jackson says, shaking his head in disappointment.

Colby drops the files and runs back to his house.

Colby slams his room door hard and slides down it, laying his head on his knees and pulling at his hair.

"No, no, no!" he yells, tears now clouding his vision. "God, no!" he gasps, hitting the floor.

He's in disbelief.

Suddenly he feels his throat close up; he's forgetting how to breathe. He stands, turning around, not knowing what to do. He runs into the bathroom and clings to the vanity.

"B-bre-ea-t-th," he gasps. He stares at his reflection.

He manages to calm himself down.

He falls onto the bathroom floor and closes his eyes. His parents did those horrible things to Raven and his family!

They were shitty parents, but he never thought they'd be capable of such a sinister thing.

He can't stand feeling the way he is because of them. Aurora doesn't deserve it, not even Leonid; they lost their mom because of his parents.

Aurora cried on every birthday because she missed her mom.

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