part 27

Third Person POV

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Santino was still shocked from what he just witnessed, how Emma was so vicious to one of her own people.

He already had a hunch when he start planning Papa's murder that his deeds will only lead to dangerous consequences if he fails, but when he saw what just took place his doubts got confirmed.

What Emma has in store for him will sure exceed his expectations he thought, and when the roars of two majestic tigers followed her previous order Santino knew that pain will have a new definition.

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When Emma ordered for the tigers to be released, two of the guards that were inside the room went to the iron door in the other side of the room and opened it revealing the two majestic tigers.

"They're always hungry even though they just had a juicy meal few hours ago." She said referring the to Sam a.k.a the fake doctor while petting one of the frighteningly huge animals. Emma was a huge fan of taming wild animals, it was one of her multiple hobbies, she used to find relief in doing stuff like that. Racing and taming wild animals were on top of her favourite hobbies' list.

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She liked how the adrenaline would pump into her veins whenever she is so close to death then suddenly she magically survives, or when a wild animal snarl at her before bolting towards her at full speed but ends up on the ground. She was known of her odd yet super exciting hobbies, all those who got the honour to experience them with her ended up obsessed with these kinds of sports just like her, but that of course was up until Adam came into the picture and her disease started to limit her movements.

She still miss how the car speeds up in a speed only allowed on the track or when she takes an abrupt turn with that speed, how her heart beats become uncontrollably fast or how her breath get caught in her throat when more than one animal attack her at once.

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Everybody in the room staggered a bit when the two huge animals were released of their cage except for Müller since he was used to them as they're used to him.

"W- what are y- you g- going to do with t- these?" Santino already had an answere to his question but a small glimmer of hope that Emma was just trying to scare him lingered in his heart. Even though he of all people knew exactly that she isn't one to bring something out of context especially not in a torture session of someone who assaulted her Papa.

"But you do know why I brought them out, in fact everyone here knows, right?" She asked her men who in return all answered with a 'yes, ma'am' at once.

"Release him, and get out all of you." She ordered them.

The guards released a very frightened Santino from his restraints before going out of the room because they know the tigers may not attack Emma and Müller but they sure as hell will attack everyone else.

"Not you, Giuseppe." Emma said when the little boy tried to sneak out between the crowd.

"But they said they're only familiar with you and Müller, I will be eaten in the first 20 seconds!" He tried to argue while eying the two tigers frantically that were looking at him in return. "Look they're even eying me as if they can't wait to have a bite!" He whined.

"That's a part of today's lesson." Was the only reply the little boy got.

When all the guards were out she started releasing the tigers from the chains that were around their necks.

Giuseppe was shaking like a leaf, he was brave and all that but he was never trained properly all he knows is from watching others practise he's never been put in a situation where he had to fight for his life.

Müller noticed his trembling form. "Focus on your fear, face it, and get rid of it." He said.

"Easier said than done." Replied a still shaking Giuseppe.

"Do you want to live a coward or die brave?" Müller asked.

Giuseppe looked at him intently before speaking. "The latter seems quite tempting." He answered.

"Don't show them you're scared, they smell fear. Even if one of them is a breath away from you show them who's in control, understood?" Müller adviced.

The little boy nodded his head furiously while trying to control the trembles that are going down his body. Müller looked at him with new found fondness, he admired the young boy's courage. It was rare to find someone who is not only eager to be great one day but also works hard on himself to destroy every obstacle that denies him from achieving his dream.

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When the two tigers were released they jumped at once towards Santino who had pitifully wetted his pants. He started yelling profanities and screaming for help while running around the room in a circle. The scene would have been comical if not for the humongous two animals that were chasing him. It was terrifying, especially when Emma sung the Korean phrase that children sing when playing hide and seek, so softly as if someone was playing a musical instrument that goes perfectly well with it and the yelling of the victim that was trying so hard to find any way out of this hellhole that he put himself into but in vain. "꼭꼭 숨어라 머리카락 보일라." (Hide yourself well, if not I'll see your hair strands).

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Then an ear-piercing scream resonated in the room when one of the tigers got ahold of one of Santino's legs and in no time the second tiger got ahold of the other.

"Gotcha!" Emma exclaimed dramatically, marking the end of the sickly bone chilling melody she was singing when Santino was caught.

Giuseppe's voice also came out, broking the silence with a loud "Holy God!" Right after Emma's.

The tigers started chewing on both his legs ruthlessly, the sounds of the bones crashing under their strong teeth mixed with the painful pleas of the poor man that was literally being eaten alive was so loud and vicious that Giuseppe was trying so hard and with every last ounce of willpower he has to continue watching without running away or puking for that matter because he something's telling him that this is a test for him, one that he has to pass.

Just when the tigers reached his knees they stopped chewing on him, giving him a small bit of hope that this might actually be over and Emma will just kill him already, but once again that hope of his vanished into thin air when the two animals shifted to his arms as if they're trained to know exactly what parts of the victims' bodies to consume and when to stop.

Santino's screams amplified but this time with pleas to die instead of asking to be spared. He desperately begged for Emma to kill him already but his pleas went unanswered.

Then she whistled for the horrid animals to stop which they did, causing for that small glimmer of hope to rise again within Santino, only for two sharp knives to fly his way in blink of an eye, hitting their targets perfectly. One nestled in his chest, right next to his heart while the other struck his lung before the tigers resumed their work again.

Santino's hope did not only vanish for the gazillion time today but he also became short of breath because of the knife that was deep in his lung, preventing him from heaving a proper breath along with blood oozing from almost every corner in his body.

She was playing with him, giving him the smallest bits of hope then snatching it before he could think more of it.

She was that way with all of her preys. She liked watching the sparkle of hope leaving their eyes which is why she kept on repeating it multiple times.

Emma came next to his struggling form just when the tigers finished his arms and his soul was about to leave his body. "Make sure not cross paths with me when we meet in hell, mio amico." She patted his cheek before snatching the knife in his lung out first causing for few some blood to splatter on her face before she plunge one in his chest out.

Then she stood up leaving him bleeding what's left of his life before she petted the two bloody animals. The Tigers' fur was covered in blood, but their mouths and necks were the bloodiest.

The torture was broadcasted in every corner of the house in the premises through the CCTVs that were in the room. It was another wired custom in Papa's mafia, the whole gang has to witness each and every torture session done by one of the family members as they call the gang members. They're all one big twisted as duck family.

This custom was Papas way to both teach the newbies and the low ranked members and to test the capabilities of the key members whether or not they still have it in them, whether or not their hearts are still of steel.

The scene was one of the most scaring scenes the mafia members have seen so far.

Emma despite been breathtakingly beautiful, her beauty was covered with a coat of lethality and dangerousness. The portrait in front of them was one of a true mafia leader.

Bloody.

The Tigers stood on each side of her with her hands, each on one of their heads. The trio held the same bloodthirsty look while looking at the dead body of Santino, as if each one of them is rewinding the scene from earlier over and over and over again in their minds, whisking they can have another go at it.

People were not looking at Emma nor A.L. They were looking at a dangerous, animalistic, and wounded tigress that just couldn't get enough of her victim.

They were looking at three animals instead of one.

She was an wild animal that just got out of its cage at that moment.

Some of the members gasped in surprise and fear of the wild lady in the screen, some shivered in fear at the view the screens were mirroring, but both groups aspired to be like her one day, to conquer all of their fears and be as invincible as she appeared to be. There are, however some of them who looked at her with admiration and respect, seeing that their role model did exceed their expectations yet again.

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All in all, the whole bunch of them was, with all due respect, twisted as fuck!

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