Leonid paced to and fro, waiting for the doctor. The doctors were still attending to his mother; his heart was racing, and he was blaming himself. He shouldn't have visited her today; he was the cause. Everyone else was sitting nervously, waiting for the doctor."Leonid." Shelby called. "Calm down.""How can I?" Leonid yelled. "Why are you so calm?""One of us has to be." Shelby replied. "She will be alright.""Alright?" Leonid snarled. "Did you see how she was bleeding?""I did." Shelby calmly responded.Leonid felt like he was drowning and couldn't breathe. The waiter was turning his brains upside down. He couldn't bear to lose her; she had been there for him when no one was. His mother was his first love and his first support. The one who cheered him up, the one who taught him how to endure the endless struggle and bullies Her smile had made his heart flutter and was absolutely the most beautiful thing he had seen."It's your wife in there, and you are acting calm." Leonid mumbled.
The house was quiet when they got in, and Lilith was furious that they had taken her to Shelby's house instead of hers. Saint and Satan still smiled at her and led the way, even though her tongue was practically cutting through their ears."How could you bring me to this place?" She screamed. "Did he ever visit me at the hospital?""Mom, calm down." Leonid muttered. "You don't have to scream at him; he was only doing his job.""His job?!" Lilith yelled, turning to face him. "He has no right to bring me here."Viktor held Leonid and pulled him along with him. Amelia followed suit, while Lilith kept yelling as she was directed in a different direction."What's going on?" Leonid asked as soon as Viktor pushed open a door and entered."I have to tell you something." Viktor muttered, taking his seat."Okay?" Leonid asked, raising his eyebrows."Dad discovered something." Viktor pointed to a seat.Leonid sat on it, and Amelia sat on the couch that was not close to them. She took out her pho
"Italy?!" Leonid yelled, bewildered. "That's literally flying over the Atlantic Ocean to get to Italy from here. I am not going with you."Viktor gave Leonid a look. "You have to go with us; besides, you are Shelby's son, and you have to help us."Leonid's shook his head stubbornly. "If it deals with flying over the Atlantic Ocean to help Dad, I'm out."Amelia got up and approached them, saying, "Nid, it's not hard flying over an ocean.""Did you forget about my Phobia? Never would I fly over an ocean, not in a thousand years."Leonid began walking away from them. "Tell Dad I will stay here.""What about we go by the private yacht?" Viktor called out "It would take at least 10 to 14 days to get to Italy from Los Angeles, but it's worth it. Since our macho man is literally scared of flying."Leonid turned around and glared at him. "Is it fun laughing at a man's phobia?"Viktor and Amelia shook their heads at the same time."No, it's no fun, but..." Viktor trailed off."Can I come with
Satan ruffled his hair. "She said she wanted to come along, and I wanted to stop her, but she locked me inside this box."Leonid didn't look convinced; there was no way his skinny wife was going to lock a fully-built man in a box without his consent. There was no way he was going to believe that lie. Reaper slapped Satan on the shoulder."Dude, I can't believe you let me carry you all the way here. No wonder the bag was so heavy," Reaper scolded."That's not the point," Viktor said. "We told you to watch the young miss at home, didn't we?"Amelia got up from the ground and stood to her feet. She rubbed her arm."Don't take it out on him; it is all my fault," she said. "I have to take responsibility for what I did; I made him bring me here. I just wanted to go with you; I won't cause any trouble or be a burden. I will stay out of your path."Leonid shook his head and turned to Viktor. "How far are we from shore?"Viktor checked his phone. "Twenty Miles. We can't send her back; we have
"Leonid, wait," Amelia called after him.Leonid wasn't ready to listen to her; he walked into a room and locked the door. Amelia banged on the door."Hey! You can't ignore me. Fine, I'm sorry. I just wanted to go with you."Leonid chuckled as he heard those words. He glanced around the room; his eyes were drawn to the luxurious surroundings. The bed was tucked in a corner of the room, and there was a large glass window through which he could see a pool.He completely forgot about Amelia, who was banging on his door, and he jumped onto the bed, falling asleep, engrossed in its comfort.By the time he woke up, it was already dark. He rubbed his eyes as he got off the bed and headed to the bathroom. Turning on the lights, he splashed water on his face and stared at his reflection in the mirror. Even though he had cut his hair shorter, it was still long. He grinned and turned away from the mirror.After changing into something casual, he opened his door. He suddenly remembered that he had
They spent a couple of days in the sea, playing different games and exploring different parts of the yacht. Soon they were in Venice, Italy. The yacht came to a halt, and they all ascended. Cars were lined up waiting for them."Are these all ours?" Amelia asked.Viktor nodded. "We have to get to the base and have some food and a nap before investigating anything."Leonid frowned at him. "We just finished eating, and we are not wasting any more time. When we get to the base, we start."Viktor shook his head. "Okay, it's not a big deal. I just thought you might be overwhelmed by the stress.""I am not. Can we go now?"Viktor led the way to the car; the men standing beside the car opened the door for them to enter. Satan and the rest took one car, while Leonid, Amelia, and Viktor took another. Viktor was driving with Leonid beside him, and Amelia sat in the back."The base is pretty big, located on the Amalfi Coast. When was the last time you've been here?" Viktor inquired."I don't reme
The building was magnificent, and Viktor explained all the important things as they walked through the passageway. Leonid tried really hard to keep his mind and listen, but the beauty of the environment made him distracted. Viktor pushed open the door and stepped in. Leonid glanced around and followed suit.Reaper, Saint, and Anger walked in, and the door went closed."This is the room where the key was placed." Viktor said. "It was placed in the vault, but someone took it out."The room was bright, and there were monitors lined up in the corners of the room. There was a large table in the center of the room, and there was a large transperant vault on the table. Leonid walked over to it and glanced at it; there were no spaces on the vault for someone to be able to take something from."How is that possible?" Leonid asked. "The vault is locked."Viktor nodded. "We have also thought of the same thing."Leonid glanced around the room, judging from the computers. There should have been a
The search for the necklace was not an easy one, after several minutes of searching. Viktor found the necklace under the large table. He pulled it out and handed it to Leonid. Leonid held it in his hands and glanced at it."This is the necklace; who is going to take me to Michelle?"Viktor glanced at the rest. "We are all going together; no one is going to be left behind."Leonid put on the necklace and pushed it into his shirt. He opened the first five buttons on his shirt to make sure the necklace was visible."That's okay; making the necklace visible is great." Anger said. "But like what I said earlier, if she is the one, she is not going to be so dumb.""We have to try something," Saint muttered."Of course, we can't sit back and do nothing." Reaper supported."Well, if you have a better idea, you could at least share it with us." Viktor uttered. "Stop keeping it to yourself."Anger threw up his hands. "I don't have any suggestions; let's try yours first, and we can come up with s