An audio interview of Butcher Bones was constantly being played in the rooms where the Slaughter Squad members were staying.“What makes the mafia great?” the interviewer asked.“Rich businessmen have money but not power. Politicians have power and money but not women. We, the mafia, have it all—money, power, and women. We control the music industry that captures the minds of the population. We supervise the film celebrities through their agents. We decide who wins in professional sports and what gets played on the news channels. We control a lot of things. We run the show behind the scenes. Be that as it may, just one splendid actor is enough to sway the minds and hearts of an entire generation. We always look for those kinds of gems the most.”Suddenly, the audio was interrupted with a new signal, with the foxy maid giving the orders: You’ve been assigned to kill the targets, Gray Ghost, Black Ghost, and their children. They are in the G Block. Room number 76.All the 111 members of
Butcher arrived at the cell he had kept the women in, but all of them were gone, except for one corpse. He also saw the ropes on the floor, and they were uncut.“These little bitches… how did they untie themselves?” he gnashed his gold teeth and followed their scents. “I’ve got all your scents memorized. No matter where you go, you can’t escape from me. When I catch you, I’ll show you what hell looks like!”The only issue he had was the women being captured by the Ten Dragons. Though he was part of Torn and was very confident about fighting them one-on-one, he wasn’t too sure about fighting two of them, much less the ten of them. This was also the reason he had called the likes of Samael. With multiple opposing parties present, he was hoping to sell the women for the highest price possible. Not just Rebecca, but other billionaire daughters would also be sold for a very high price in his opinion.He eventually found the six women, but the foxy maid had beaten half of them black and blu
Most of the underground facility got flooded by water, and all the captives in the cells died, whereas those who locked themselves in their rooms were still alive for the time being. The vampires, however, were able to swim through the flooded zones even though they lacked oxygen. Their bodily functions slowed down as a result, but they were still able to stay conscious. And they were all rushing to help Butcher fight against Shadow.Shadow had got hold of two swords, but he was struggling as they surrounded him and didn’t let him leave.Shadow wanted to escape the facility and breathe some air, but they sacrificed themselves to keep Shadow on his heels as much as they could. It was obvious to Shadow that these vampires were being forced to fight against their will. Such was the control Butcher had on them. He probably was the one who had turned them all, he thought.Butcher only watched from the side as his underlings kept pouring in from every direction and attacked Shadow.When the
Samael’s eyes were filled with intense hatred toward Benjamin. “If I kill you, will Rye cry for the rest of her life, or will she obediently come and sit on my lap?”“You have to kill me first to find out what she does afterward,” Benjamin replied as he soared up to Samael’s level. “But I doubt you have what it takes.”Samael smirked. “That’s coming from someone who can’t even properly heal his arms after taking my attack. Despite how calm you look on the surface, I can hear your heart speeding up.”“That’s because it hates how you smell…” Benjamin remarked. “Worse than a dead rat. Is it just you, or does it run in your family?”“Kgch,” saliva spilled out of Samael’s closed mouth. He spoke no more and attacked Benjamin with all he got. Their fist collisions were like massive explosions, and the shockwaves sent tall waves across the borders of many nations, causing people to panic. It almost felt like a prelude to the end of the world. They could see the sky lightening up in the distan
Lisa had told her parents and grandparents everything that had happened with Louis and Bella, and how Rebecca went missing afterward.They didn’t believe her when they said Louis and Bella killed the mafia guys. However, the fact that Rebecca was nowhere to be seen bothered them definitely.Moreover, Benjamin and Ryan were missing. So was Benyamin.Selena out of all felt devastated when she heard that Rebecca was missing, and everyone began blaming her second son Louis. “Why does this keep happening to Rebecca? She sacrificed a lot since her childhood. Even after marrying, she stopped going to clubs and night parties even though I’m sure many of her colleagues would have pressured her everyday. She gave up so much for us and for her husband, yet she’s the one who’s experiencing the most pain.” Selena’s head hurt so much, no amount of squeezing against her temples helped.A lot happened after shots were fired at the party. The Sterling family and many guests who were at the Sterling vi
The next morning.The Sterling villa was still in an absolute mess. The stage, the chairs, the food, and everything was still left as it was when the shooting had started and chaos ensued afterward.The house dogs were let loose, and so they were having a feast on the meat dishes. Some birds also dropped by and nibbled on the rice.Selena’s silver Audi S6 had a few bullet holes in it.Amber collected the handbags, mobiles, and other belongings that were on the ground and took them to her room. “Should I return these, or should I sell them?” she thought about it but couldn’t come to a decision quickly.She then came to Shawn’s room. “How’s she doing?” he asked.“She’s got a fever, sir,” she replied, not looking happy. “I and Kathy told her to sleep, but she isn’t sleeping. She hasn’t spoken a word since last night.”“She must be worried for Rebecca,” Shawn wished he could get up from the bed, but the pain in his back just didn’t let him move. He still felt powerless, which frustrated h
Tens of thousands of miles away from the Sterling villa, in a kingdom far removed from the rest of the world.In a cold, dark stone castle, in one of the rooms, Rebecca was sitting on the bed, her wrists and ankles bound with chains.Two maids were standing on either side of the bed; they were looking straight at her with enlarged eyes. Both of them had large fangs protruding out of their mouths. Their eyes glowed brown, giving off an earthly glow. They were intimidating to look at, so Rebecca kept her head lowered, her forehead touching her knees.The door opened, and a young man wearing a royal mantle entered the room. It was Damian. A glance from him, and the maids walked out of the room and shut the door.“Rebecca Sterling…” Damian politely spoke. “I know Brother Benjamin worked in your villa, and that he isn’t your husband. I know that Jane is his wife, even though Sasha claims that you’re Benjamin’s wife so I’ll send you home. I’m not going to fall for such lies.”Rebecca lifted
In the Sterling villa.Roshan came to meet Shawn. Elizabeth and Lisa were also with him. Shawn was extremely happy and glad to see that Roshan was able to slightly feel and move his arms already.“No doubt, this is a miracle!” Shawn couldn’t speak loud, but he couldn’t help himself from shouting in joy. “Thank you, God. Thank you for being kind to my son.”Now Roshan would be able to continue his studies like other teenagers his age, so Shawn couldn’t be happier.“I hope you get well soon, too, Darling,” Elizabeth leaned in and kissed Shawn on his forehead. Her warm kiss lifted his spirit, and then his children kissed him on the cheeks, further warming up his heart. It brought tears to his eyes. “Thank you. I’m blessed to have you all as my family.”“We feel the same about you, Shawn,” Elizabeth said.Just then, Kathy entered the room with an envelope in her hand. An ample amount of shock was built up in her face. “Ma’am, you should see this.” She gave the envelope to Elizabeth who ch
“How are things with your family, brother?” Fiona asked.Selena raised an eyebrow. “You’re in a family that deals with real-estate, so you should already know how we’re doing.”“Haha, I do, but outside information can only be trusted so much,” Fiona responded. “Recently, we’ve worked hard on getting a marriage deal for Fiona. Her fiance owns a reputed sports agency that deals with covering all the popular international sports. He earns hundreds of millions every year, but his father is a tycoon in the alcohol industry. Their net worth is in tens of billions.”“Good for you and your daughter,” Jacob smiled.“By the way, Brother,” Fiona glanced at Veronica and Akash. “What does Veronica’s husband do?”Jacob’s expression slightly changed.Veronica frowned and looked at her mother who was looking back at her with a rather poker face.“He is staying at home for now,” Veronica said openly.“Pfft, he’s jobless?” Riley snorted. “Your taste is so bad, Veronica, not just in terms of finding a pa
Benjamin went to the first floor and waited in the hall until Rebecca left her room.Then he went to her room. The door was locked, but he solidified his energy in the keyhole and opened the door.He entered the room quietly and saw the water bottle on the table next to her desk. It was half-full.Benjamin took out the vial and poured a drop of water into the bottle while saying ‘I love you, Rebecca.’He entered the bathroom and poured a couple of drops in the bathtub while once more uttering the three words ‘I love you, Rebecca.”He was about to come out of the room, but then he stopped and then ended up leaking another drop of water on the pillow, and another on the blanket. “I love you, Rebecca.”“Hopefully, this will help,” he thought.Benjamin then hurriedly left the room and then went to the rooftop. He mixed a few more drops in each of the four water tanks, while saying the words out, “I love you, Rebecca.”He looked at the vial.Three fourths of it was finished.He put the via
Despite Uzza, Rye, and Benjamin living in separate rooms, there were many guest rooms still available in the mighty Sterling villa, the best property on Rachel Hill.So, the families of Jacob’s siblings stayed in those rooms without any issue.But the problem was with the cousins, who were trying to show off. They acted arrogant and haughty with Veronica and even mocked Rebecca for the little hair she had on her head, not even bothering to wonder why exactly her hair was like that.Rebecca didn’t even bother talking to them, or sparing a word with them because she knew how selfish and self-centered these people were.Jacob and Shawn might have forgiven these people, but Rebecca couldn’t just act like nothing ever happened.She didn’t treat them badly, either. She just ignored them and minded her business.However, her cousin sisters got their eyes on Benyamin who was quite good-looking. Her cousin brothers were also unable to avert their eyes from Rye.Rye looked more like an exotic f
So many people started visiting Sterling villa ever since Selena herself had leaked the news of her buying a lot of land and buildings in Aurora Hills.Selena was sitting on the balcony, with Veronica next to her.“Why has the traffic increased so much?” Veronica said, “I’m seeing so many cars come and go recently.”Selena somewhat smiled and sipped on cream coffee. “I wasn’t born rich, Veronica. My relatives didn’t even let my parents into their homes or invite us to their functions because we were poor as church mice.”“Stop joking, Mom,” Veronica smirked with amusement. “You look like a million dollars. I’m sure our relatives’ sons back then would have wanted to marry you.”“You’re not entirely wrong, but they didn’t want to marry me as much as they wanted to mess with me,” Selena said. “I still remember one guy telling me, ‘I may look ugly as hell, but I can show you heaven in bed.’”Veronica went silent in shock. She didn’t think her mother’s beauty would have brought such terrib
Delle was bringing food, three varieties, on a big plate.Rye intercepted and took the plate from her. She brought it to Benjamin and sat by him under the tree.The grass was cool, even though the breeze was warm.“You think I haven’t noticed that you weren’t eating anything since you made that 40-day promise?” Rye said. “You were just acting like you’re eating.”She broke the bread mixed with fruit and brought it closer to his mouth.He didn’t open his mouth.“Do you want me to stop eating just like you are doing?” Rye said.Benjamin, who was staring into the distance, glanced at her. “Is it possible to love and hate at the same time?”Rye pursed her lips together, not quite understanding why he asked such a question. “I was angry with the things you did. I am still angry, but I don’t hate you. So, if you really love someone, I don’t think you can hate them.”“If there is no hatred in his heart, then how is Neel able to do this to me?” Benjamin asked, a hint of pain laced through his
Rebecca and Benyamin had breakfast together.This nearly made Selena’s eyes bleed. She didn’t think she’d live a day like this.Watching them eating happily was like injecting poison into her body.While she loved seeing her daughter happy, she couldn’t spare any mercy on the man who tricked her daughter into marrying him.Even now, she was thinking in her heart, devising plans on how to separate her daughter and her husband.Having lost the mood to eat breakfast, she came to the backyard.Amber was preparing the background setting needed for the interview.“Where’s Kathy?” Selena asked.“S-She’s with Samuel Sehla, ma’am,” Amber hesitantly said.Selena’s gaze turned a little icy, but then she smiled. “I knew Kathy had it in her, but I didn’t think she’d be able to grab the attention of someone like Samuel Sehla.” She looked at Amber. “What about you?”“I-I don’t plan on grabbing anybody’s attention,” Amber quickly replied.“Tsk, tsk,” Selena shook her head. “Try to grab Benyamin’s att
The next morning.Rebecca came out of her room fast and reached the dorms just to check on Benyamin. She found him brushing his teeth with his finger. And he was using salt.“Don’t you have a brush and toothpaste?” Rebecca quickly asked. “You should have asked me then.”“No, I’m fine with this,” Benyamin replied. “The smell of the chemicals in the toothpaste just makes me feel nauseous, so I’m fine with just this sea salt.”“But… will salt be enough?”“It’s enough,” Benyamin gave a thumbs-up. “In fact, I’m worried about you because you’re using that chemical-ridden toothpaste which dullens your brain.”“If they dullen the brain, then why would they promote toothpastes so much on television?”“They will promote everything that will make them money while keeping the people sick, so that they will not be able to think clearly and would rather depend on the government to think for themselves,” Benyamin smiled.“That’s not funny,” Rebecca hissed. “I have to go and brush my teeth. And I’m f
Later that night.Benjamin was out in the garden, sitting under a tree, doing nothing as hours went by.“He’s been like that since dinner,” Rye was watching him from the first floor’s window. “It’s not good.”“What can I say?” Uzza was feeling heavy-hearted. “It feels like the story of Abel and Cain altogether, though in a different way. The brothers that represent the duality of current man. The devil sure knows how to mock us and make us angry. I’m certain now. It’s his plan. He put the sworn brothers against each other.”“But how did he get Shadow?” Rye frowned. “I don’t sense any demonic energy in him.”“Considering Shadow’s abilities, it’s easy for him to hide the demonic energy,” Uzza opined. “He’s a perfect place for demons to hide, though I don’t know how they got hold of him. He must have been caught by surprise. I just hope that this won’t lead to something disastrous.” She was looking at Benjamin. “The longer this goes, the more likely that someone among those is going to b
Veronica brought Akash with her to dinner. Almost everybody was present at the dinner table after a very long time.New tables were arranged because there were more people now.Veronica could see that Akash was not taking his eyes off Benyamin. “Why are you staring at him nonstop?” she asked in a low voice.“He’s tall, handsome, and so fair. Even his hands are so shiny. How’s that possible for a man?” Akash sounded quite envious. “Men are not supposed to look so good-looking, right?”“Mm…” Veronica looked at Benyamin and felt the same. “He does look like a million bucks, but he doesn’t seem to have much muscle on his body. What’s the point of being tall when you don’t have enough muscle? You only look like you have inadequate genes.”“Not every man can be built heavy like the men in your family.”“Haha, you’re right,” Veronica was proud of her brothers and dad because they were tall and big and good-looking. Their jaws alone would melt the gazes of many women, after all.Rye and Benjam