Chapter 100

Marabella’s POV

“Father?”, I spit out. There is no way in hell that he is my biological father. I had my weapon drawn, level with his head, and ready to pull the trigger. “Yes, your father”, he said in a monotone. “Then where the hell have you been all of my life? If you know who I am, then you could have said something”, I said, getting irritated with his antics.

“I have always had a hand in your life, Marabella”, he uttered. “My life has always been shitty until I met Luca. Are you telling me that you had a hand in that?”, I asked in a growl. Franky chuckled, “You have turned into quite a spitfire, have you not?”, he countered. “Why would you do that to your own child?”, I questioned.

How could both of my parents put me through such hell? How could a parent put their child through the complete and utter chaos I have been subjected to? Why does none of this make sense? If he is my father, and he knew it, why would he sit back and let me go through that? “You had to become strong. That was the only way for you do so”, he answered.

“I mean look at you, covered in your enemies blood. Although they aren’t your enemies. They are your allies. Your people”, he said, standing from his chair to pace. “They are not my people. They are in fact my enemies, and so are you. Tell me what you want from me?”, I demanded.

“Well, you are my daughter. Naturally, I want you to take over for me, when I die”, he said. “That can be arranged”, I threatened. Franky chuckled, “Ah, yes. I am sure it could be. However, you can’t do that being married to this scum”, he said, looking over at Luca. I growled, as I fired a shot into his knee cap.

An ear-piercing scream of agony left his lungs. “You will show my husband respect. He has done more for me in the last few weeks than you ever have”, I announced. Franky laughed out loud, frantically. “You wouldn’t even be with him if it wasn’t for me. Who do you think got your mother hooked on drugs?”, he laughed maliciously.

My eyes widened in shock. “Excuse me?”, I asked calmly. “Ha, I told you I have had a hand in your whole life. Who do you think planted the seed in Calsut’s head about you not being his, huh? Who do you think planted the seed in your mother and her boyfriend’s head that you were a virgin and Luca needed a virgin bride?”, he confessed.

“What?”, I was stunned by the confessions he was making. “How could you have known I was a virgin? There were so many instances that I was almost raped”, I said out loud. I was caught off guard by my own words. I have never said them out loud. Luca grunted and groaned as he fought against his restraints. I heard Cal and Rex enter the room. I watched as my people surrounded us and untied Luca, uncovering his mouth as well.

“Who do you think those people worked for? I told you, the only way for you to be strong was to go through hell”, he uttered, holding his knee. I began to shake violently with the fury that was running through my veins. “You orchestrated every horrible event that has happened in my life. For what? A strong daughter who will take over for you? Fuck that, Fuck you. Everyone that you had in this building is dead, by my hand. I’m sure I turned into exactly what you wanted me to be, but I’ll never do your bidding”, I gritted out.

The shake in my hands became a hazard to my shot. How could this all be true? How could anyone subject their own child to something so evil? I felt my husband’s arms enclose mine, holding my arms steady, as he had once before. “Luca”, I whispered, almost inaudibly. “Marabella”, he uttered in my ear.

“This is your choice. I am just your support”, he muttered quietly. I took a deep breath. I don’t know what to do. This man is going to die today, no doubt about that. He took my husband, beat him, and deprived me of time with him. He has caused complete and utter chaos in both of our lives for so long now.

But, I feel this nagging in my stomach to not kill him, just yet. That there is so much more information that we need from him. “Is the building clear?”, I asked the soldatos. “Only this room left”, Rex answered. “Then clear it”, I demanded. “Yes ma’am”, Cal and Rex said in unison.

I stepped out of Luca’s embrace and closed in on Franky. Actual fear swirled in his iris’ as he watched me approach him, unsure of my intentions. I felt Luca’s eyes heavy on my movements, with each step that I took. I drew my arm back and pistol whipped Franky across the jaw, knocking him unconscious.

I stared down at him for a moment, letting all the information I had just received process. “Mara”, Luca uttered, as he careful touched my back. I looked up at him, hopelessness reflected in my pupils. “What’s next?”, he asked softly. I sighed, as I looked back down at my biological father who was laid out on the ground.

“I feel like he has more information we need before killing him”, I whispered. Luca tenderly stroked my cheek, “As you wish my Queen”, he uttered. “Boss”, Cal called out, catching both of our attention. They had a female by the arms dragging her out. Her head was down, her hair covering her face. Her body figure looked awfully familiar.

“Look who we found hiding in the back office”, Rex said, throwing the girl at our feet. “Please, he was going to kill me”, Zera said, pawing at Luca’s feet. Then it all came rushing to me and hit me like a brick to the face. That fucking voice. It was her voice! I drew my foot back and kicked her as hard as I could in the jaw.

“Mara”, I heard Luca say, before everything went blood-red. I kicked her again, before climbing on top of her and proceeding to beat her with the butt of the gun. “It was you, you fucking bitch”, I screamed. “You fucking abducted me and left me in a room with a fucking rapist, you stupid cunt”, the words that were flying out of my mouth began to blur to my own ears.

All I could hear was ringing and my blood rushing through my head. I couldn’t even see her anymore, but I could feel the warmth and wetness of her blood all over me. I fought against the hold I felt enclose me. “Marabella”, Luca’s voice broke through the haze. It was then that I realized it was Luca who was holding me.

“She’s dead, bambina”, he uttered in my ear. I relaxed against his chest, and took deep breaths. My adrenaline slowly started to crash. “Tie him up and load him up. Then clean this mess up”, Luca commanded. “Yes sir”, the soldatos said. Rex and Cal immediately began tying Franky up and dragging him outside as the soldatos began piling the bodies up from each room.

“Marabella”, Luca said, taking my hand. “Let’s go”, he uttered, leading me out of the building. “Wait”, I said, stopping in my tracks. “What, Mara?”, he sighed, turning and looking at me. Is he mad at me? What did I do wrong? I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him close. “I thought I was never going to see you again”, I uttered, trying to hold it together.

Luca wrapped his arms around me, “I’m right here, baby girl”, he whispered. He picked me up, my legs immediately wrapped around his waist. “I’m right here and I’ve got you”, he said, walking us out of the building.