SHE HAS TO DIE BEFORE YOU!

KING

After Fire was kidnapped, those attackers got us too and brought us here. They kept us hostile and beat us severely. I had no idea who they were and what they wanted from me. But one thing I was sure that I had to get free and take what was mine- Fire!

And like a miracle, I heard her voice. As expected, she was yelling at someone. Her loud voice blew new life into my beaten-up self. But when I heard a man claiming her, I lost it.

"No, she is not!" I told him firmly.

The lights switched on, and now I could finally see her standing right there watching my way with a clear shock on her face.

And I heard that drumming sound coming from my chest again.

"Hayden!" A smile of relief broke on her face as she tried to get her hand free from the man who dared to claim her in front of me.

"Let go of her or I will not hesitate to chop off your every finger piece by piece" Gabriel threatened in a panting voice as blood dripped from his beaten mouth.

"You bastard!" The man roared again in anger.

"You heard them right. And if not then I will make you understand it" Cameron tried to free himself from the restraints.

Paulo was too weak to utter a word as he sat at the back in the same state as us.

The Fire began punching his chest in anger. "How could you Sam? How dare you hurt them? Free them right now!"

"That's not going to happen, Princess. And you are fighting with me for these assholes?" Samuel spat in anger. The disappointment was clearly written all over his face. "Have you forgot that they are not your friends or family? They are your kidnappers! They broke your family. They snatched your kids and Benji from you. They made you see and do the things that you never wanted to do. God only knows what else they might have done with you."

How dare he call her princess?!

I wanted to punch him right in the face and break all his teeth loose.

"Bria, darling. You shouldn't be here in the first place. Calm down and we will deal with this later. Let's get back home for now!"

Of course, Benjamin Lachat would say something like that in this situation. The man had so much explaining to do.

I watched as she leapt at a gun nearby like a tigress and pointed it at Samuel. "Release them or I will shoot you!" She threatened in a straight voice.

"Bria, have you gone mad? What are you doing?" A woman who stood beside Benjamin screeched in horror. But Fire held her ground unwaveringly.

My Fire!

Samuel stared at her for a moment with unpredictable emotions, then stepped towards her slowly. My fists clenched at my sides as I watched her step back from him. "Sam, I am serious. Stop right there. Or I will shoot you."

"You can't Bria. We both know that you can't shoot me." He said calmly without stopping.

"Don't challenge me, Sam. I have done this before and I will do it again if it comes to that!"

"What do you mean Bria? You have shot someone before?" Benjamin stepped forward in shock.

"Yes. I have killed a man before to save Hayden. And I will again kill anyone that tries to harm him." Now that made Samuel freeze in his spot.

"Do you have any idea that the person you are trying to protect has killed his own mother? And you think that he will let you live if you help him get out of here? Are you really that stupid Bria?" Benjamin shouted in anger at her, and I didn't like his way at all.

His tone of the speech was filled with disappointment and anger.

"Yes. I know he has killed his mother. I know more about him than anyone else. I don't care what he will do to me after he gets free. But I will do everything in my power to protect him!" She screamed in frustration as tears rolled down her eyes, and with every drop that her eyes shed, I felt my heart bleeding to compensate for it.

"Why? Why Bria? Why?" Samuel shouted with hurt all over his face.

I wanted to know the same. I could feel my heart beating in my ears as I waited in anticipation for her answer. And then she yelled it loud for everyone to hear clearly.

"Because I love him! I love him so much that I can set the whole world on fire to save him!"

For some moments, I lost the sense of the world as her words replayed in my mind, coursing through my very being.

She... loves me!

The same shock was shared by every person present there as a deafening silence followed by her outburst.

"Butterfly... you-" Gabriel said weakly in shock.

"Yes. I know he is a monster. I know what he has done in the past and what he does in the present. I know what he is capable of doing to get what he wants. I know he is a power-hungry, manipulative, cruel, heartless beast.

I know I shouldn't have fallen for him. I never wished it to happen. But that's only my mind. What about my heart? It doesn't understand any of this as it wants to beat only for him. I can't help but fall for him!" She began sobbing loudly, avoiding turning her face to look at me.

But I wanted to see her. I wanted her to say all that again by looking straight into my eyes. I want her to see that astonishing look in her eyes as she praised my natural eyes.

A minute passed by as no one moved from their place. "Fine. Then he has to die now!" Samuel pointed a gun in my direction, bringing me back to reality.

"Sam. Don't!" She screamed in fear.

But the man was not ready to listen to her.

But then she did something that was unacceptable to me too. "Sam. If you don't put that gun down then... then I will shoot myself!" She placed the barrel of the gun on her head.

"Bria. Stop with this nonsense right now." Benjamin shouted and was about to run to her, but the woman with him held him back.

"Bria, please don't do this and put the gun down."

"Butterfly, please." Both Cameron and Gabriel tried to talk to her, but she refused to listen.

"Princess-"

"No Sam. Just put the fucking gun down and untie them or I will shoot myself. I may not shoot you but trust me when it comes to my loved ones I can go at any extent to save them. I have done it at the night of the deal with the devil and I can do it again this time" She placed her finger on the trigger to prove her point.

And it worked. Samuel put down his gun and ordered his men to release us. Gabriel and Cameron were at my every side instantly. As soon as the last restraints fell from my body, Fire ran straight towards me and crashed into my chest.

She pulled both my men with her hands for a hug and cried. "Thank god! You guys are here. I was so scared and worried. I thought I would never see you again. I missed you so much!" She cried hysterically while Gabriel and Cameron tried to calm her down.

She then pulled away and released us from her hold. She peered into my eyes intently, just like the first time she took a good look at them.

She slowly lifted her hand to touch my face and bolts of electricity coursed through my body at the contact with her skin.

"Are y-you ok?" I whispered.

"Miss Maxwell"

"Yes?"

"You are hurting my bruised face." Without any warning, I pulled her to my chest and wrapped my hands around her frame.

My one hand held her tightly against my body as the other hand stroked the back of her head. I placed my warm, beaten lips on the side of her neck, sending goosebumps all over her skin. She trembled in my arms.

And for the first time ever in my life, I felt... complete!

"Wow... wow... wow. Happy moments, yeah?"

My body visibly tensed upon hearing that daunting voice. Fire pulled away from me a little, but I didn't let go of her as she turned her head to look back at the man.

"You?" Cameron said out loud.

"In blood and flesh. Bene ciao bella ragazza (Well hello pretty girl). You have got one good chick for you, the almighty King"

Why the hell everyone was running for my girl?!

"Don't you dare to even have a look at her, Angelo Mancini!" I seethed in anger.

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BRIA

My heart pounded fast in worry watching the man I had only heard about. And the way the devil tensed at his surprise appearance, I knew he was not a good omen.

"Samuel, what is all this?" Benji directed the question at his son.

So he didn't know about Mancini!

Samuel knew that it was fruitless to hide anything from his father. He sighed after a glance at his mother, who was watching everything with a dumbfounded look.

"Father. When I got to know that King took Bria as a hostage and put you and the kids at some other place, I started looking for you everywhere. I started to track and look for King, but this sleek bastard is too good at keeping everything secret about him and his business.

No one was ready to help me because they didn't want to get on his bad side. Then I got to know about Angelo Mancini and his connection with King. I had no other choice, so I contacted him, and I got to know about his plan." Samuel explained.

Oh, God!

Benji closed his eyes momentarily, trying to control his anger. "You have a problem with King. Leave Bria out of this" He took a threatening step toward Mancini.

Mancini laughed maniacally. "Povera Gente(You poor people) don't know anything I guess. Mr Lachat, you have no idea how important a role she has to play in this game." His eyes stared right at me, and chills ran all over my body. The devil pushed me behind his back protectively.

"What are you talking about? Does that mean you know...?" Gabriel's face lost its colour when realisation dawned upon him.

"Yes. I know 'everything', Wilson. And today I will enlighten everyone about the real truth. But before that don't you want to know how I got to know it?"

"We know that there is a rat among us who tipped you with everything. But who?" Cameron gritted.

Mancini laughed wickedly as if he had heard some amusing joke. "Easy Jones, easy. Why don't you meet that person yourself? Oh, by the way, there is also an old friend of yours King, who desperately wants to meet you. Spero ti piaccia la mia sorpresa (I hope you like my surprise)" Angelo called someone, and two figures appeared in front of our sight.

One was Anthony Finochi, and the other face just shook all of us from within.

Kyle?!!!

"Why? Why would you do that Kyle? Have you ever thought about what Nora will feel when she gets to know about this?" The words spilt out of my mouth before I stopped them with a disapproving look his way.

"Shut up, You bitch! You are the reason that my plan failed every time. You are the one who always came in between him and me. I wish I had killed you that night when I first met you. Though you have failed my plans before, this time you can't do anything. King has to die!" Kyle laughed devilishly, making me clench my fists.

"What do you mean?" Cameron asked him.

"You are asking me that Cameron? You should ask him about my father. I never got my father's love and care as he was always busy in protecting little King, the successor of Alexander King. He never told me to be a doctor or engineer or a fucking lawyer. He wanted me to be his loyal dog and take over his place as King's bodyguard." Kyle's eyes were filled with hatred as he spoke.

"My mother never listened to a word against him, saying he is a god. My father gave twenty years of his life to this bastard and one day I lost him. He took the bullets on his chest to protect this animal. And what he get in return for his loyalty? A job of a maid for his wife and a job of errand boy for his son! This bastard didn't even waste a single tear for my father when he died." He screamed as his eyes burned in hatred.

I sucked a deep breath, unable to move my head to look at the devil. But I could feel how his body reacted to Kyle's every word.

"I decided to avenge my father's death when I saw his face for the last time in his coffin. But my mother never understood it. She is blinded by love for King. I have been waiting for this day for years King. I was the one who informed Anthony Finochi about your whereabouts when you were returning from the hospital after visiting Adam. But this bitch ran out of the car in the middle of the road." Kyle glared at Fire.

"And because of her, you killed my only son" Anthony Finochi butted in.

"I informed about that call she made to Benjamin Lachat using Gabriel's phone. I wanted Gabriel out of my way, but you only broke his bones and didn't kill him. I thought you would never trust him again, but you left everything in his control when you came here.

I was the one who informed Cameron and her to Matthew that night when they went to the beach without guards. But every single time, she ruined everything!" I gulped as Kyle's blazing eyes met mine.

"Then I decided to set up her as a suspect. Fortunately, I found that pen drive in her room. I was certain that you would kill her for that but... you didn't. Instead, you took her here with you at the last moment." Kyle spat in anger.

"And now she has to die before you. She has caused so much trouble for everyone now it's time to finish her once and for all" Anthony glared at me in anger, ready to avenge his son's death.

"Mancini! What the hell is he saying? We agreed that I will help you with money to finish King and you will give me Bria safely" Samuel said darkly.

"Oh, si. But the tables are turned now. My friends here have offered me a better deal than yours. A whole of Europe!" Mancini chuckled.

"Mancini!" Samuel tried to grab Mancini by the collar, but Mancini's men grabbed him.

"Stai tranquillo, amico(take it easy, man). I am sure you don't want to see the dead bodies of your parents and them." Mancini pointed at the door.

His men came with a young boy struggling to free himself from other kids.

"Juan!!!"

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