Arthur's PoV
"Brother, I have been waiting for long enough, when will you marry her?" Marcus asked.
"Set the date to next week," I said and he left.
Vengeance is a dirty emotion but, for a few, it is a lifeline. My brother is one of them.
The reason he is still alive is to seek revenge for his wife Isabella's death. Isabella's death snatched away smiles from everyone's faces. But it has been worse than that for my brother.
"How has Enzo's training been proceeding?" I asked Andrew, my right-hand man.
"He will die if faced with three, Capo," Andrew said.
"He needs to reach five in a month" I ordered and told him to leave with my hand movement.
Enzo is not up to his peers yet. When I was ten, I was able to handle ten at once, and when Marcus was ten, he handled seven and Isabella could handle nine.
Enzo is weak, and the weak don't survive in this world. I will teach him everything I know but if he fails at it and dies, not my problem.
I turned on my surveillance camera located in the hallway of Enzo's and Rebecca's room.
Enzo is in his room and Rebecca is sneaking out again.
"Andrew, Rebecca," I said on the call and hung up.
Ever since Isabella's death, Rebecca got out of control. I have been lenient with her for my mother's sake.
Andrew caught Rebecca and brought her to my study.
"Rebecca, this is the last time I am warning you. One more mistake and you will be shipped to Italy and Father will deal with you" I gave her a stern warning.
"How will you face our dead mother?" She asked with a smirk.
My mother's last wish is the only thing holding me back. I wouldn't have hesitated to kill her if it weren't for that wish.
"Andrew lock her in her room" I commanded him.
"No no no no. You can't do this to me" she yelled at me.
"Watch your tone Rebecca" I raised my voice a little and she shivered in fear.
"Lock her in for a day. If she ever attempts anything of this sort again, you will personally deliver her to my father" I told Andrew looking straight at him.
My father is a ruthless man. He doesn't put up with any sort of disobedience. His punishments are inhumane and mercy is not something he thinks highly of. The only person Rebecca is scared of is our father.
Andrew took Rebecca out of my study.
I got back into my business. It was four in the evening and time for Enzo's end of the week inspection.
I stood up from my chair and went to the training arena.
Enzo was struggling a lot to handle three men at the same time.
"Enzo, defend" Andrew was instructing him.
I raised my hand urging him to stop guiding him.
Within no time, Enzo was on the ground bleeding.
I got up to leave.
"Wait" Enzo yelled prompting me to stop my steps and turn around.
"I am not dead yet," he said trying to get up.
The fire in his eyes is similar to Isabella's. But his skills are nowhere close to hers. Isabella was the only one to ever give me a tough competition.
Isabella was my saviour and I am forever in debt of her. Taking care of Enzo, her son is my way of repaying her.
Another strike from one of the guards and he fell to the ground and wasn't able to get up this time.
"Take him to the medic," I told Andrew.
"Yes, Capo."
"Capo, Damian Bianchi is here to meet you" a guard informed.
"Bring him to the garden," I said and headed there.
"Paul bring me the file" I said and ended the call.
"Greetings to the Capo" he mocked.
I sat down and let that dog speak.
"So Capo, ready to hand me over the rights of smuggling wine" he asked arrogantly.
We have smuggling rights within the organisation. We have bonds for these rights. Only the owner of those bonds is eligible to smuggle a certain item into a specific area mentioned in the bond.
In the last organisation meeting, due to my inability to catch Isabella's killer, I was asked to hand over a bond owned by me to Damian Bianchi.
Paul came at the right time and handed me the file.
I took the file from Paul's hand and threw it on his chest.
He opened the file and his eyes widened in fear.
"Where did you get this?" His voice broke.
"Having an affair with our competitor's daughter, I wonder what the other members will say or think about it." Fear in his eyes was satisfying.
"Betrayal."
"And the punishment for betrayal is...." I paused.
He stood up, bowed his head down paying respect to me, their Capo, and left.
No one in this land has the guts to make me give in to their demand against my will. If they try, they are inviting their demise.
~one week later~
"Brother I am leaving for India" Marcus said sitting across from me at the dining table.
"Make several copies of the legal documents" I said and he nodded in agreement.
I have a bad feeling about that woman. I have no interest in marrying her or anyone in that matter of fact. But to find Isabella's killer, we need her. Gaining power is one of my motives as well.
"You don't want to come, brother?"
"I am busy"
"Enzo was standing outside your room yesterday," Rebecca said while Enzo didn't take his eyes off the plate.
"I already told everyone. Until I avenge his mother I am not eligible to be his father" he said.
I couldn't care less about his family affairs but I know Isabella would have been so disappointed with him at this moment.
His love and revenge have clouded his rational thinking. He has lost sight of the path we were taught to walk on. He has forgotten the principles of the strong.
Day by day, he is becoming a prey. A hunter turned prey is the easiest target. Hunter has different rules and prey has different. Neither of them can play by the rules of the other. If one tries to go against the laws of nature, there is no saving him.
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