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TW: Abuse

*FWPPPPPP

*CRASH

"You're out all goddamn day but can never come home with some money!"

*CRASH

Onslo's drunken father yelled as he paused for only a few seconds to find something bigger than his belt to deal more damage. 'If you beat a mutt enough it'll get used to, and no longer disobey.'{A/N: I don't follow that, but it's a saying I've heard on multiple occasions}

The old man got tired quick and spat one final insult before walking away, "You useless fcking bastard."

The next morning Onslo checked payroll for cops and employees alike including on checking income from businesses and dividing on what they would owe him. With a triple check he had caught one withholding his money something he didn't take lightly.

He took his coat from behind his chair before grabbing three men, and a veteran came as well not liking Onslo's deathly glare.

They pulled into a large sized restaurant that had a line around a block due to its popularity in this town. Onslo owned and bought around 60% of the chains of restaurants, so he had a secure line to run stuff through when needed. Numbers weren't adding up as for one and second. The various products they'd run through the back wasn't the same numbers from unloading, so they had been taking items.

Jacob the veteran was a good friend of Onslo's, so he took the risk to jog up and put a hand out to Onslo to slow him down, "Let me talk, ok? Mr. Kolbus wouldn't do this to you."

He looked at him before calming down and just nodding.

"Ah, Mr. Hughs, Jacob. Jacob your date liked the food the other night, sì? I have even brought my family this afternoon for some food."

"Yes, she talked of it the rest of the night Mr. Kolbus. Is there a quiet place we can all talk?"

"sì, sì il mio ufficio. "

Jacob looked back at Onslo in saying with is eyes 'See? If he was guilty, he'd be nervous."

"What can I do for you both? I don't believe it's been a month yet."

"You're right it hasn't, but numbers haven't been adding on both ends, and we're here to see why. Could you help us with that?"

"I- I do not know." He stuttered in which the other two employees laughed, but when Jacob shot them a glare they shut up.

Not in a better mood Jacob put a hand out to the trigger-happy maniac with DID to just hold on.

"Well..."

*

"Whatever happened to your boyfriend Cora?" A friend of hers asked after they got out of track practice.

"Boyfriend?" She questioned not sure who her friend talked of.

"White boy with blue eyes...he doesn't even walk you home after practice/school anymore."

"Oh Ons...he's been busy a lot lately, and sad more often too. I don't know why." He's not my boyfriend either just a childhood friend."

"Damn if you don't want him, Can I? Fine, gentleman-like, mature, can cook. Perfect." She half joked, but Cora's face turned serious quick.

"No."

"But I mean you said-."

"No."

"Ok, ok you know he likes you anyway, right?"

"I know. I've seen it since we were little."

"Do you feel the same?

"Well..."

*

"Well...I'm the only one who's trying to give you some sort of hope Mr. Kolbus. I know you didn't do these things, so tell us who is doing it behind your back? Who else has access to your office data." Somewhere between the chaos of back-and-forth Mrs. Kolbus came in the room, but they continued on not paying her much mind.

".... No one."

Out of patients Onslo chair went back with a loud screech and left the room Mr. Kolbus tried to get up out of his chair too, but one of Onslo's men pushed him back down. He returned back with Mr. Kolbus' youngest daughter.

"Will you tell us?" Onslo warned. With tear streaming down he repeatedly shook his head and muttered 'I can't.'

Without another word he cut the girl's head straight off in which that was what they saw. Everyone was shocked except Jacob who saw through the illusion. "You're a real family man Mr. Kolbus, you have, what? 2 daughters and 3 sons left."

"Please, please no more. My eldest.... Hunter. He's the one. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." He said to Onslo and later went to his wife and comforted her in his arms.

"Caesar!" His wife yelled now knowing what would now happen to her eldest boy.

Onslo motioned for the two men to go find the boy while he gave the grieving parents the news, " Your daughter's not dead." He paused to uplift the transformation of the shapeshifted chicken to show them it was just a mind trick. "She's alive. I just went to go find a live chicken in the kitchen. I'll see you in couple weeks Mr. Kolbus I'll make sure to come personally this time for the money and products."

"Papà? Papà!? Please don't let them take me. I'm sorry! Papà! Mamma!" Hunter Kolbus tried to shout as he was being dragged by the two men to an unknown destination. His parents just cried, but neither moved. At a point the mother walked away from the boy's cries as she was helpless as she went to go see for her own eyes that her youngest girl was still alive.