Her Seven Deadly Brothers (Part 1 and 2)

Chapter 51

"Easy easy easy!" Gianni chuckled, raising his one hand while pulling Eleanora even more closer to his side.

The chains rattled even more louder in response.

Nora frowned and tried to pull away from Gianni but she was also staring in the darkness intact. She didn't know why but she was having a sinking feeling in her heart.

Suddenly the bright lights in the cell turned on. Nora squeezed her eyes shut at the sudden brightness.

Slowly, she opened her eyes while blinking. As her eyes adjusted to the brightness, they went wide. A loud gasp left her lips as a sudden breeze blew her hair back.

"A-angel..."

Nora was in shock, she couldn't believe her eyes that she was staring at Angel. He was covering in blood, head to toe and looked severely thin.

Tears formed in her eyes and her chin wobbled.

"ANGEL!" She screamed out and lunged towards the bars but Gianni dragged her back.

A drop of blood dripped down Angel's brow while he glared at Gianni coldly who looked highly amused at the situation.

"Calm down, Eleanora." He held Nora's arms and forced her to look in his eyes.

"I said calm down!" He squeezed her arms tightly.

"Let her go, you fucking bastard!" Angel's voice was barely a whisper but he managed to pour his whole hate in it.

"A-angel..." Nora whimpered.

Seeing her brother's state was making her tremble in horror. How much had he endured in captivity? Nora could not help but feel like she was the one to blame.

"W-what do you want from us? Why a-are you doing this?" She looked at Gianni for answers who gave her a chilling smirk.

"My intentions. Is that what are you really asking, Eleanora? Are you sure, you are not naive enough to understand."

"What do you want with Nora? Why the fuck are you keeping her?!" Angel growled out. Nora was aghast, seeing a trail of blood rolling down his chin.

"To keep her beside me for lifetime when the whole world will be at my feet!" He squeezed Nora's side tightly making her yelp as she and Angel helplessly stared at each other.

Angel breathed out, ignoring the blood pouring out of his flesh wounds. He looked straight in Nora's eyes, making eye contact with her feared ones. She looked hopeless, ultimately scared and vulnerable.

"Nora! Just trust us, alright?"

Gianni chuckled at his words.

"You people are really so dumb!"

However, Angel ignored his comment. He kept looking in Nora's eyes and she did the same.

"I-I....I am." She cried out.

Gianni let out an annoyed tut and dragged her out of there without another word. His only motive was to shatter that petty trust of Nora. For this, he would need to break her will-power.

Angel sighed again as he slumped back against the wall. He just needed to count seconds.

A day later*****

"What do you think?" Gianni asked his father as he poured a drink for himself. In his dim lighted office, Luciano and Gianni were accompanied by his second in command Santino.

"I don't know why but I believe Crimson family is acting nonchalant about this kidnapping. They are silent. Not only them but Romano family too! Isn't it a bit too suspicious?" Luciano ranted, sweating a bit.

Gianni raised his brow at Santino, silently asking him to share his opinion.

"It is not wise to underestimate them. Both of these families are cunning. Not to mention, they are backed up by Gray family too. Even if we are keeping an eye on them, we won't even notice when they come crashing down the doors."

Gianni hummed silently and poured another glass of drink.

"Why are you keeping that girl?! You should kill her like Angel and rest of those bastards!"

Gianni rolled his eyes at his father's frantic words.

"Gianni! You should at--"

BANG!

Santino flinched in surprise and stared at Gianni wide-eyed who just finished shooting his own father- the adoptive father-. The bullet went straight through his heart and within next moment, Luciano O'Crimson was no more.

"He was being too annoying. Now finally, peace." Gianni smirked, completely satisfied and threw the gun on the table.

"Santino! Dispose him of and make arrangements to get Eleanora out of here. It is right to separate her and Angel. William will be the one coming here, I'm sure of it and that's where he will die!"

Santino nodded, now wide alert.

"Where should I take her, sir?"

Gianni scratched his chin, thinking for a moment.

"Nothing's better than my old home." The place where Luciano picked him up when he was only 10 years old. Due to Luciano being infertile, he took Gianni so he could continue his lineage. Xavier who was merely a year old, was introduced to their family 12 years later but he was not represented in front of the world. His identity was kept secret.

Luciano had trained Gianni as an absolute monster and he was mostly proud of Gianni when he was living. Both father and son had been working along to take down the both families, craving the boundless wealth and power.

Gianni wanted all of this for himself alone. He was not ready to share it with Luciano. Nor he was planning to share it with Alexander who came into the picture when William stripped him off his position as the head of the Crimson empire and banished him from the country after Acacia ran away with David.

Alexander's motives were almost the same. He craved destruction and William always held the paradoxical view.