Shadows and Smoke

Chapter 39: An Heir?

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Xaden's Pov

I was left alone in the room with Enzo, the girls went out and I knew Scarlet needed to get some fresh air, smoke too most probably. Enzo was looking at me like I had done something wrong. I cannot disrespect him because he was Scarlet's father even if I don't like that fact.

I know I vowed that I would kill anyone who was responsible of Scarlet's torture, but shit got complicated, and I am not sure what the fuck to do. I just knew that I needed to find a middle point for the sake of Scarlet, even though she was right, I needed to find a middle point.

"Let's discuss this situation between two men." Enzo said, and I looked at him, there was something that he wanted to tell me but not in front of Gio or Scarlet. I also figured out that he kept a lot of shit from Gio, the way that she was acting was very much obvious that she was unaware of things.

"Of course, you want to talk about how I saved your daughter's life when you were behind the attack? Or you want to talk about when I saved her in the torture chamber in one of your warehouses? Or wait, even better question, do you want to talk about why the fuck you let your men give scares to her body?" I asked, because I cannot accept anyone acting or talking the way that Enzo did with Scarlet. He was her father, yes, but that didn't give him the right to be an asshole towards her when she is the one who suffered because of them.

"You will not talk with me that way, boy." Enzo said, but he was not angry, his voice was calm. I wanted to laugh at the irony, two Don's fighting over a woman.

"Or what? You will give an order again to kill me? Your daughter would never forgive you, especially after everything that she just learned." I answered back, I know Scarlet better than anyone, and I knew right away when she kicked them out of the house, she would never forgive Enzo. Maybe she would forgive Gio, if she also concluded that she wasn't aware of anything.

"I already said that was not me, I would've never put my daughter's life in danger. I came here for a different reason," He said, and I lit a cigarette, waiting for him to continue talking.

"I want to take my daughter back; I want her to live with me under my protection. I know she will want to come because she was looking for us for as long as I can remember." Enzo answered, and I snorted. He was for real?

"You never wanted to take her back, and now you want her? Why? As you said, she was looking for you for as long as you can remember and now you want her back? When she has everything that she can ask for? And let me remind you she has everything because of her own self, she doesn't need you." I said, fucking hell, he was for real when he said he wanted her back. I was starting to doubt that I was going to find a middle way.

Enzo smirked and he said, "You think she needs you? You think she will stay here with you when she can come home?"

This was gambling, and I was going to fucking win this gamble because I know her, I know how she is, and I know how she will react about this conversation. I had the upper hand in this situation, and he was not even aware of that.

I smiled and said, "I know she doesn't need me, and I know damn well that someone's parents' house doesn't make the place feel like home either. I grew up in the streets and that was my home, still is, which is why I suggest, you better stay in your own lane. This is my territory; keep you shit outside of my territory." Fucking hell, this was my territory and Scarlet's father or not, he doesn't have the right to speak with me like that, it was my territory he should know his place just like how I will when I step a foot in his territory.