THE GANGSTER'S GIRL - CHAPTER 19&20

MOB MANSION

Aaron was waiting for his brother Blue to come back; he wanted to talk to him about the mission. The tension in the air was palpable, and Aaron’s thoughts raced as he paced back and forth in the opulent living room of the mansion. He h@??d the idea of the mission, the danger, and the inevitable confrontation it would bring. The silence of the mansion was suddenly shattered as the door burst open.

“Brother!” Aaron exclaimed, rushing towards Blue, who immediately started inspecting him for any wounds.

“Brother, I’m fine,” Aaron said, confused by Blue’s frantic behavior.

“You will stop going to Royal High School,” Blue said abruptly, making his way upstairs without waiting for a response.

“No,” Aaron said firmly, causing Blue to stop in his tracks.

Turning around, Blue faced his brother with a stern expression. “What do you mean, no?” Blue asked, his voice icy.

“I don’t want to be a part of this, brother. I love Seraphina as a younger sister, and she’s really nice. She’s the first real friend I’ve ever had, and I don’t want to stop being her friend just because of your revenge and your beef with Finnian,” Aaron said nervously, but with determination.

“Well, Aaron, Finnian already knows that you’re my brother,” Blue yelled, and Aaron’s eyes widened in shock.

“That’s why you’re stopping Royal High,” Blue said as he turned back, heading upstairs again.

“No, brother,” Aaron called out, making Blue turn angrily toward him.

“Do you want to die?” Blue yelled, his face red with rage.

“If Finnian wanted me dead, I’d be dead by now. But he didn’t ki|| me,” Aaron countered, his voice trembling but resolute.

“You don’t know Finnian at all,” Blue said, his voice dripping with disdain. “My word is final. You aren’t going back there.”

“I am,” Aaron said, his eyes locked with Blue’s in a silent challenge.

“We both know that Finnian would only hurt someone if you hurt the ones close to him, including Seraphina. I don’t have any plans to hurt her. I’m tired of living this life, brother. Homeschooled, scared of when Finnian will attack. I want to go to school, know what it feels like to be in a school, have friends, go out. I don’t want to live my life in fear,” Aaron said, his voice rising with each word.

“No, Aaron, just a little more time and everything will be okay. I’m doing this for you, for us,” Blue said, trying to sound convincing.

“No, you’re doing this for yourself!” Aaron yelled, his face red with anger. “Everything you’re doing is for yourself, brother. We both know that Finnian isn’t the cause of her death.”

Blue’s eyes widened in shock. He walked towards his brother before hitting him across the face. Aaron staggered back, eyes wide with disbelief. Never in his life had Blue ever raised his hand against his brother.

“How can you say that? Finnian ki||ed her!” Blue said, trying to mask the guilt and pain in his voice.

Aaron looked at his brother, tears streaming down his face. Blue’s heart broke at the sight.

“You just h@?? Finnian because he’s always been better than you. You h@?? him because you know you’ll never be on the same level as him. You should have been a big brother to him rather than a jealous prick. That’s why you’re using her death as an excuse for your pathetic self,” Aaron yelled, his voice shaking with emotion.

“You’re older than Finnian by five years, Blue. Sometimes I wonder if you’re being stupid. Finnian is messed up; we both know that. He can’t even differentiate between right and wrong. But at least he treated me with love and never hurt me. He looked up to you as an elder brother, but you looked at him with jealousy and envy. All this revenge you’re seeking where has it gotten us? How many lives have we lost?” Aaron said, staring daggers at his brother.

“Shut up, Aaron! You know nothing!” Blue screamed, his face contorted with rage and pain.

“There’s no difference between you and Dad. But Dad is even better. He became the way he was because of Mom’s death, and he still feels sorry for what he did and apologizes to this day. But you, there’s no excuse for your pathetic, jealous behavior. I’m going to live with Dad from now on,” Aaron said, walking out of the house and slamming the door behind him.

Blue was at a loss for words. Never had he and Aaron ever fought like this.

“f-__-k, f-__-k,” he yelled, the words echoing in the empty hallway.

“I have to do something. After everything is over, we’ll be a family again, Aaron. Just a little more time,” Blue muttered to himself as he grabbed his phone and dialed a number.

—

SHADOW VIPERS MANSION

“Where the hell is Finnian?” Rafferty said.

“Maybe he’s f-__-king Seraphina,” Stellan said, laughing.

“Finnian is getting weak,” Rafferty said, getting more angry with Finnian’s new behavior.

“Shut up, Raff,” Jasper said before sitting on the couch.

“You guys know I’m saying the truth. Seraphina is making Finnian weak. He f-__-king apologized!” Rafferty yelled.

“Rafferty, shut up. Wh@??ver way Finnian wants to live his life is none of our business. At least we brothers should support him because Finnian is changing, not for the bad but for the good,” Stellan said, trying to reason with Rafferty, noticing Jasper’s change in mood.

“No, I h@?? it, and I h@?? her!” Rafferty yelled.

“Mind what you f-__-king say, Rafferty,” Jasper said, his aura changing.

“I need to take care of the mole. Because of her, Finnian almost ki||ed you. It’s best I ki|| her before sh—”

Before Rafferty could finish his statement, Jasper stood up from the couch with lightning speed, grabbing Rafferty by the neck and slamming him against the wall.

“Touch her, and I’ll f-__-king ki|| you,” Jasper said dangerously, his eyes getting red, veins popping out. Fear ran down Rafferty’s spine.

“Jas—” Stellan whispered shakily.

Jasper was as dangerous as Finnian. He was like the mother of four, the quietest of the four of them, but the second most dangerous. He was known as the “Silent Reaper,” quiet but deadly. He hardly ever got angry, but when he did, he became like Finnian when he lost control to his demon. He showed no mercy.

He and Finnian shared the same traits. But the difference was Finnian was the devil himself, while Jasper was the reaper.

“Let go,” Rafferty said, choking.

“Jas, please stop,” Stellan said as he tried to get close to Jasper, scared he would get hurt.

Slowly, Jasper let go.

“Don’t try anything funny, Rafferty. Before I get to you, Finnian will decapitate you. You know he doesn’t give second chances. Don’t poke the monster inside him because it’ll call for your blood,” Jasper said before walking away.

“Have you lost your mind?” Stellan yelled.

“She’s breaking us, and I h@?? it,” Rafferty said.

“She isn’t. You’re just jealous that all the attention is now on her, and she might replace all of us,” Stellan said, rolling his eyes. “You know Jasper hardly gets angry, so please let this not repeat itself again. And if Finnian hears of this, God, you’ll be six feet under the ground,” Stellan said, but Rafferty just stormed out, and Stellan sighed at his childish behavior.

“So hot-headed,” he whispered before grabbing his knife, looking for his next victim’s blood to taste.

—

ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL

The bell rang, signaling it was time for lunch. Finnian, who had just arrived at school, waited outside Seraphina’s class. He pulled out his phone to text her, letting her know he was outside.

Jessica, who had just spotted Finnian, rushed toward him, her face lighting up with excitement.

“Hey, Finnian,” she said, smiling widely. God, she’s in love with him.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the two of them. Finnian didn’t bother to look up from his phone.

Everyone knew that Finnian h@??d being touched and was conscious not to touch him. Jessica, despite knowing this, couldn’t help herself.

“Finnian, I just wanted to tell you how much I love you. I’ve admired you for so long. You’re amazing, and I just can’t stop thinking about you,” she babbled, her words falling on deaf ears as Finnian continued typing on his phone, ignoring her completely.

Seeing that Finnian wasn’t responding and was focused on his phone, Jessica took a step forward. “Who are you texting?” she asked, trying to peek at his screen.

Finnian, noticing her breath on his shoulder, immediately grabbed her by the hair and slammed her against the wall.

“Ouch!”

All the students in the hallway said together. Stella, who was watching everything, made sure to video it. “This will really go viral with some memes attached to it,” she murmured to herself.

Jessica started bleeding from her nose. The pain was excruciating, and her head pounded. But when she noticed Seraphina walking toward them, her anger increased. She couldn’t just give up like that.

In a desperate move, she kissed Finnian on the lips.

Seraphina, who had just come out of the class and noticed Finnian, was walking toward him when she saw Jessica kissing him. She didn’t even know where the anger came from. She marched toward them.

Finnian immediately pushed Jessica away, glaring h@??fully at her. Before he could punish her, Seraphina grabbed his gun from the back of his uniform and pointed it at Jessica’s forehead, staring angrily at her.

The students immediately gasped. “Oh my God,” they whispered.

Seraphina glared daggers at Jessica, who shivered in fear.

“Listen closely, because I won’t repeat myself,” Seraphina hissed, her voice icy and dangerous. “Touch him again, and the next kiss you give will be to the barrel of this gun.”

TBC…