Chapter # 17

Before, "I beg of you, Nathaniel, please, let us go! Please!" Zoran's screams echoed in the air, shaking violently when they threw rats at him that were biting his body mercilessly. Amid this, Nathaniel came forth with an uncontrollable fire in his emerald eyes- and why not? His childhood was ruined. Not caring if they attempted to bite his expensive leather boots and kick him hard, grabbing his hair breathlessly. "Motherfuckers! Do you truly think I will let you go after you ruined my life!?" Nathaniel also screamed, tears glistening in his eyes with an inexplicable amount of rage that made his lips quiver. The more he heard them whimper, the most it agonized him. "She was seven, asshole!" Shutting his eyes, a tear rolled down his cheek painfully. Endeavoring to hold his emotions back but to no avail. The pain caused him to pant, throwing Zoran to the ground and pressing his foot over his face. "FUCKING SEVEN!" "Didn't your hands tremble!?" Scowling, he hit his face until it was all bloody, to the point he passed out. Growling, he pushed his hair behind, pacing around to control but it no longer existed. "Ahh, please, stop it! Please!" Zoran and his family were writhing in pain, screaming and begging him for mercy which he didn't shed in the slightest. "Scream, dammit, scream!" Realizing what he must be doing, hearing his yelling from afar, De Villiers ran. "Shit," He sprinted towards the basement of their hideout, leaving all his work in the middle, only to find him tormenting them. "How does it feel now when your family is like this too!?" Nathaniel snarled outrageously, not caring about the blood staining the ground. He enjoyed it in fact like a maniac. Gasping at the horrible sight, De Villiers rushed, grabbing Nathaniel's arm to stop him before he actually killed them. "Stop, Boss, stop! He will die at this rate!" "I don't fucking care!" Nathaniel almost sobbed with a few tears rolling down his cheek. He was losing his mind. Body violently shaking, he knew he could break into a painful scream at any moment. "They don't deserve to live just like my family!!" He yelled until De Villiers forcefully took him out and threw him out of the door, motioning to the men to clean it up. "Let him and his whole lineage perish!! That is what they deserve!!" "Snap out of it, dammit!" De Villiers yelled, losing his breath at the insane condition of his friend, throwing him on the ground angrily. Growling, Nathaniel started punching the ground until it made his knuckles bleed. "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Why did I fucking survive!?" He shouted. Pressing his head harder into the floor, to hide his face from the calamity he faced. The sight where his sister's blood splattered all over him was unforgettable for him. .... There were some sights in his life which had traumatized his very soul. And each time it would hurt, he would release them on these people. "What have you done to yourself, Boss?" Anguish at his condition, De Villiers leaned against the door before falling to the ground. Holding his head from distress, he had no damn idea how to deal with this mess. He was terrified, he was scared but in the end... he was all he had. He was only twenty-seven, had lost his memories, didn't know if Cinzel existed, lost Alice too. All he had under the label of family was... De Villiers. How could he leave him then? INDIA Now, In his seat, Zoran had closed his eyes, remembering those torturous moments he survived in Nathaniel's chambers. The most horrific moments of his life with a clenched jaw and utter wrath. He could never forget how Nathaniel hurt him and his family and was resolved to return the same ache. And by joining hands with another ace, number 4, Elton, Shadow. He had taken over Germany and came to greet his partner, only to find him scowling to remember about old times. Zoran was not pleased yet after blowing that building Nathaniel owned that made Elton snicker at the enraged man. "What? Are old moments agonizing you?" He teased Zoran who hissed at him. "We did our job but were paid heavily for this," "Did your job or much more than a job?" He arched an eyebrow, causing him to release a 'tsk' sound of rage. "It was a twenty-four years old grudge which should have died along with Valencia," Zoran growled. He was determined to teach him a lesson, he won't sit back quietly. He had never considered it to be more than a mere job. A job for which he had paid dearly for. "It is your fault for leaving Nathaniel alive," Elton shrugged his shoulders. "Prince's father saved Cinzel as his protector and Walsh saved Nathaniel. We managed to kill the rest of them," Taking a seat furiously as Elton reminded him how ruthlessly they had ravaged a happy family. "You do know that Valencia was five months pregnant at that time, right?" Zoran scoffed, "Serves her right, a bitch like her should give birth in the first place," Shaking his head in disappointment, well aware that Zoran had gone too far by his desire for revenge, to return the same ache to Nathaniel. Elton turned his head to the side where an old woman was lying unconscious with her hands tied behind her. "So, what are we supposed to do with her?" Elton asked casually. Rising from his seat with his hands resting his pockets, walking towards the fainted lady to inspect her condition. "What is the Zariah mother's worth? She doesn't meet her too because she hid the truth of her being purchased and hypnotized." Taking a deep breath, Zoran pushed his hair behind and stared into nothingness, collecting his perception before responding. "Judging Nathaniel's silence, I bet he must be forming a plan or..." And Elton decided to injure his nerves by his mockery. "Or consider you not worthy to give his attention? You were his slave after all," "Shut up," Elton laughed wickedly at his display of wrath. How the word 'slave' had burned his old scars as the memories of gore were plastered in his mind like a plague. "Then what do you want me to do, Zoran? What do you have to offer? After Sufiyan, this place is all yours." Elton asked after dying his laugh gradually, holding his sides to turn to Zoran who glared at Zariah's mother. "It would be a matter of time before Zaviyaar and Asad forcefully take this away from." Zoran muttered. Well aware that within a brief period, Zaviyaar would take over whole Asia himself after Sufiyan was out of the box. He was dying to rule that part anyways. Elton added, "And that is why you have formed an alliance with me, to save yourself from those dangerous Sheikh Brothers," "Exactly," "Still. What does it have to do with kidnapping Zariah's mother? What do you want me to do with that woman? I doubt she cares-" To his doubts, Zoran decided to deal another fatal blow and ordered strictly. "Kill her," His mouth gaped, "Come again?" "Kill. Her." It took Elton a minute to contemplate before breaking into a dark chuckle, knowing doing personal again won't end well. Especially when Nathaniel held a firm authority and could do anything. "I don't know what you are planning, Zoran, but you are surely are knitting a dangerous plan," "We will see, I am willing to risk it all."