Chapter 26: Full course meals

Aunt Evangeline smiled at me as if we were having a picnic, sharing strawberries instead of being in a place that looked like a prison cell from World War II with dead rats and shit.

I mean I knew she was as weird as her fashion sense but damn, she's straight up psycho!

"It is quite the wonderful evening, isn't it? Now that I have captured you, I am going to kill you, something these baffoons I call my men couldn't do. You would think that when you tell them to get rid of a child they would think to not dump said child  right across from a fucking orphanage." She stated with a roll of her eyes at the end.

"Ah, so it was you who drugged us at Dominic's birthday party, I had wondered who could've accessed my brother's heavily guarded house's ventilation system and knock out all his armed men so quickly and so easily." I said as Flynn took a sharp intake of breath from realisation.

"Fucking disco ball obsessed bitch." I heard him mutter.

"Yes, I'm quite the genius aren't I." She asked rhetorically as she flipped her brown bob with a manicured hand and a cocky smile.

"Why though? You have the money and the looks, thanks to genetics. Why not go to the beach and be surrounded by hot, older guys in speedos with a Martini in hand? Why bother going through all of this?" I asked in confusion, trying to figure out what she was trying to gain.

Her smile instantly faded into a scowl as she turned her head to glare at me with hatred.

But what surprised me, was when she suddenly pulled out a gun and aimed it at me with a steady hand.

I tried to stay calm and not fall to the ground as I lost all feeling in my legs at the sight of the gun.

"This is exactly the reason why! People like you with no importance, mocking someone like me as if I were some kind of pushover! This is why I need more power, to make everyone shiver in terror at the mention of my name! But no! It was my brother who got the mafia, it was my younger brother who got all the power and fame! And what do I get? Fucking nothing! Only because they thought my way of handling things were "psychotic" or "irrational", but my brother who was soft hearted and wanted to give people second chances, was claimed to be mature and more fit for the leadership of the most frightning and bone chilling mafia to ever excist! So of course I had to get rid of him and his bitch of a wife but you brats were always in the way, especially you Leonessa. Your mother being shot was a small mishap but accidents happen so I, instead used that detail to my advantage. With the two most important people out of the picture, I knew I had to use this oppurtunity to kill my brother in a hit and run. I then send some people to keep an eye on you, Leonessa. I mean how do you think Derrick Vanway, also known as your adoptive father, found you? And you wouldn't believe how far acting classes can get you in life. It was quite challenging to pretend that I was actually relieved you were back since all I wanted to do was just throw you in the ocean and hope you never come back." She concluded with a crazed smile.

(That is one long paragraph, like shut yo disco lookin' ass up bitch, nobody likes you🖐️🙄)

"Oh and don't take this personally honey, but we only kidnapped you for money, I mean who wouldn't want to buy the only daughter of the Russian Mafia?" Aunt Evangeline stated with a sweet smile aimed at Iris, who only hid further behind me.

It was silent as we all stared at her with confusion and shock, well Iris was mostly confused since she doesn't know who the fuck this bitch is.

"Um ok well, you do you I guess, you psycho, but other than Derrick who were the "other people" you ordered to keep an eye on me?" I asked skeptically as I tried to stall as much as I could for a miracle to happen and keep my body in the way of where the gun was aiming.

"Oh, well why don't you see for yourself. You can come in now!" She yelled out towards the door.

My eyes widened in disbelief and my mouth fell open as I looked at the person who came through the door.

But then I got angry.

Very, very angry.

"Oh hi Nessa! I didn't think I would see you here. Kidding! Totally knew you were here, I mean it was me who brought you here." Vinny exclaimed with a chuckle at the end.

"You lying PIECE OF TRAITOR SHIT! How could you do this to me?" I asked as the feeling of betrayel hit me like a piano falling from a roof.

"Well there is this thing called money, so it was probably that and the fact that Angie is a way more better partner in Pictionary than you are." He shrugged with a fake apologetic smile.

I took offence to that insult and the nickname he used for my mentally deficient aunt.

"I mean, who do you think called the police and notified them that there was a minor living in an esteemed penthouse without any gaurdian? This amazing bitch right here!" He exclaimed as he pointed two fingers towards himself.

"Was there anything you haven't lied about?" I asked with a bitter taste on my tongue.

"Well, I didn't lie about the fact that your brothers are all snacks, hell they can even be full course meals." He stated as he looked at Flynn with suggestive eyes and wiggled his eyebrows

"No thank you." Flynn politely replied with a frown as he avoided Vinny's gaze.

"Alright enough with the chit chat, it's time to kill you Leonessa, and then all your brothers will be next. The power of the Mafia will finally be mine!" Aunt Evangeline exclaimes as she pointed her gun at me, but when I heard that she'll kill my brothers, all the fears and thoughts of the past flew out the window as my mind turned blank.

It happened so fast.

I made sure the gun wasn't aiming at me as I ran to Aunt Evangeline with a new found speed and then, I was suddenly behind her with my arm around her neck.

I caught a glimpse of Flynn on top of Vinny, punching him over and over again with a strength I didn't know he had but he was at least safe.

The sound of a gunshot echoing around the concrete room was muffled to my blank state but I still heard it and I definitly heard the scream of agony.

It only made me tighten my grip on the power craving bitch who tried scrathing my arms like a wild cat with her acrylic nails, but I didn't feel a thing.

But I did feel how her strength was leaving her.

And I could feel how her gasping breaths were starting to come out dangerously slow as I led us down to the floor.

Her body fell limp against mine as she dropped her hands from my arm.

My surprisingly steady hand that gripped her neck moved down to the spot where her pulse is.

Nothing. There was nothing.

Knowing she was gone I still bent my head down to her ear and whispered,

"Nobody gets to threaten my family and not pay the price. Enjoy your time in hell, Aunt Evangeline and say hi to Derrick for me."

I pushed her body off me as my senses came back to me.

I looked down at my trembling hands in slight shock and dread.

I looked to the side to see Flynn looming over a non-moving body with the same expression as mine.

I then unconciously looked over at Iris.

I froze the second I saw the gunshot wound in her shoulder. My hands started to shake even more uncontrolably as my eyes stayed fixated on the patch of red that's starting to get bigger and bigger. My throat felt like it was closing up as Miranda, my adoptive mother's face came to mind. Her eyes, still moist from crying, just staring dully at me from underneath the bullethole in her head.

"-essa, Leonessa!" I snapped out of my dream like state and filled my lungs with air as if I've been holding my breath.

I looked up at the face that called my name, only to be met with blue, almost white eyes. Eyes that looked scared, very scared.

But they were eyes that were alive and not dull.

She was still alive.

And I'm not gonna let her die.

Not again.

I sprinted towards her and softly but firmly grabbed her face to make sure she doesn't look at the wound any longer than she has to.

"Look at me Iris and focus on what I'm saying. I know you're scared, trust me, I am too but we're gonna do this together okay? I already see you as someone to protect kid, family if you will, and it's my responsibility to save you now, so you're gonna have to work with me to make this easier." I state as I look into her terrified eyes.

She looked at me with clear hesitation but she still nodded her head and wrapped her arm around my awaiting shoulder.

My left arm quickly wrapped around her legs and lifted them up as my other arm supported her back, officially carrying her bridal style.

It catched her by surprise as she yelped in shock but instantly stilled as to not make me uncomfortable.

Either she was really light for her age or I'm just secretly Superman's daughter.

"Jeez Leo, you're just full of surprises, aren't you?" Flynn asked from behind me.

"I'm just build different. Moving on, we have to get out of here the same way we got here." I stated as we quickly walked through the endless hallways.

"I remember hearing turbines and it was sorta hard to breath when I was slipping in and out of conciousness." Iris chimed in.

I instantly clicked what that meant and smiled down at her.

"You absolute genius."

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"Fucking finally!" Flynn exclaimed as he breathed harshly from the amount of stairs we took to get to the roof.

Turns out we were held hostage in an abandoned office complex that had like 30 floors which meant we had to go up 30 flights of stairs with me carrying both mine and Iris' weights.

Oof, my arms are gonna feel that in the morning.

The cold wind blew my hair behind me as I squinted my eyes after Flynn opened the metal door.

And there it stood.

The helicopter.

We didn't waste time as we jogged towards the flying vehicle. Flynn slid the back door open before I placed Iris on her back.

"Alright, you get in the back with her. Find a first aid kit, wrap a bandage around her wound as best as you can and make sure to put pressure on it."

He nodded seriously and followed behind her as I cilmed into the cockpit.

"Wait, do you know how to fly this thing?" He asked glancing at me before looking for a first aid kit.

"Yeah, I got a few lessons with Carlos in my spare time, it looked like fun and I didn't mind learning something new, who knew it would come in handy one day?" I said as I started switching on a few buttons on the roof of the helicopter.

It's a blessing that this thing has full tank of fuel because if not, I would've jumped off this forsaken building.

"Yikes, Blake isn't gonna like that." Flynn stated as he finally found the kit and started wrapping a bandage around a pale looking Iris.

"Flynn, Blake doesn't like anything but his bleached hair, to which he claims makes him look 'sexy', now cover your ears. " I stated as I covered my ears with the headset that had a small microphone attached to it before makings sure Flynn and Iris had theirs on first.

I held my breath as I flipped the final switch and not before long the turbines on top of the helicopter started to slowly rotate.

I exhaled and let my mind go into autopilot with everything that Carlos taught me as I slightly pulled the joystick back.

"Here Flynn, take this and find out where we are." I ordered as I took out a phone from the pocket of my dress when I saw him finish dressing Iris' wound.

"Where the hell did you get this? Didn't they take your phone too?" He asked as he inspected the phone as if it was some kind of teleportation device.

"You think I'm stupid don't you? It's Larry's." I sighed out as I tried to see into the dark, night sky.

"Who the fuck is Larry? You know what, never mind." He asked but waved it off as he switched on the phone.

You would think a kidnapper would have a lock on his phone, but not Larry because Larry is a special bean.

"Ok so according to Google Maps we are in... Kangotovo, near the Yenisei River in Russia." He stated as his fingers zoomed in and out on the phone screen.

"Whe're still in Russia?" Iris asked weakly.

And then, an idea formed in my head.

"Is that so? Wonderful." I said lowly with an evil smile as Flynn looked at me with a frightened/questioning gaze.

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And yes the two bitches are dead if you haven't realised.

It's always so fun to kill off the bad characters😈😗

Bye y'all 👻