Chapter 3

“My Lord, we have gotten our hands on Liliana's sister Lucia. But she knows nothing about Liliana's whereabouts. What should we do with her My L...”

“Kill her.” Seated on his armchair in a loose white crisp shirt and smoking a cigarette close to the window in his study Sylvester muttered without a beat and with no emotions. If there was no leads with her on Liliana then it was best to eliminate her sister.

“No, wait!” His elder half brother Danilo who was also present in Sylvester's study was quick to take the phone from the table. “Wait. Don't kill her just yet. We want every piece of information on that woman. She is Liliana's sister and we want Liliana at all costs.”

Sylvester heaved a deep breath and shut his eyes. Hearing Liliana's name was like awakening the dumb and foolish man that he was when it came to Liliana. It was no secret to everyone in Sylvester's close circle that he had lost his heart to one of the strippers named Liliana in one of his most elite clubs in the posh parts of the city.

Sylvester could recall how much Liliana had affected him. How she had turned his world upside down. Ever since he met Liliana his zeal for killing had lessened as he wanted to become more like a gentleman than a ruthless killer. He knew Liliana was the one to eye a rich and handsome man like Sylvester. He had the money and the looks.

And, Sylvester didn't mind spending lots of his money on a stripper. Somehow her sexy dance had stolen his heart and now with that same passion he wanted to find her and burn her alive himself. The fucking stripper had dared to cheat on him with his nephew Fermin and not only that she and his nephew had eloped together to live out their love.

Danilo got off the call and heard Sylvester mutter to him. “Danilo...”

“Don't worry Sylvester. That bitch and Fermin will be brought here and at your feet. I will burn them both alive for daring to do this.” Danilo was also outraged that Fermin could do something like this. Well, it was natural since Fermin never carried his blood hence he never got the deep traits of loyalty from him.

Danilo's wife Victoria who was also Fermin's mother aided in helping her son and Liliana escape from Sylvester. Despite Victoria having an affair outside and transferring her pregnancy on Danilo's account. If only she knew Danilo couldn't bear children but because of his deep love for his wife he accepted Fermin as his son. But the saying that blood is far more thicker than water does exist.

Sylvester was far more than furious when he found out about Victoria's involvement. He was more than raged and he made his sister in-law to forcefully undergo hysterectomy as punishment for her betrayal. He could tolerate a lot of things but the one thing he hated was a betrayal from a closed one. Sylvester trusted Fermin even though he wasn't his biological nephew. And, yet the punk dared to mess with his woman and whom was about to marry him in only a few days.

Sylvester hugged down a shot of strong tequila. His voice so deep and ragged right now. “Before you burn her alive I want to first skin her whole body and chop off her head. See that freaking wall over there?...” Sylvester pointed his fingers at a white space on one of the walls in his study. Danilo followed his fingers to now stare at the wall now.

“I will hang her head on it like a fucking showpiece. I will patch her skin on the wall as well. And, this will show everybody in this fucking house and in the entire city that this happens for those who dare to fucking mess with me!” Sylvester was shaking with all that anger as his head could only think about Liliana's smiles and her sexy thighs. He gulped more of the burning liquor but still it didn't stop him from hurting.

He recalled one of his late father's advice. To never let a woman confuse him. Sylvester's father was a far more ruthless, chauvinistic and a sadist. To him women were only a means of pleasure and sex. They were only good in the bedroom for pleasing their husbands or masters. Sylvester's father never loved any of his two wives. His first wife Delilah died of cancer and his second wife Fatima who was Sylvester's mother was also not loved. The only good thing Fatima did in Sylvester's father's eyes was to bore him a son.

“I spoke with Chacho. I told him to bring the woman to the torture cell. We finally have a lead on where that bitch is. And, I promise you that she and Fermin will be brought before you Sylvester.” Danilo said but Sylvester was barely paying any attention. His heavy lided eyes were drifting outside the window.

Out of the blue Sylvester's hand on the tumbler tightened and he threw the glass across the dimly lighted room and shattering it to pieces of glass shards. It was getting close to a month with no news about Liliana nor Fermin. It was unknown if they were still even in the city and Danilo was already sure they had left the city already as they couldn't be found even in the most nook and cranny.

Danilo wasn't shrieked as this was the norm for Sylvester. Sylvester was never a patient man. He was a man without scruples and only believed in torturing and killing before thinking first. That's what Danilo was present for. To do all the thinking for him.

More than just Liliana pulling this foolish stunt of hers along with Fermin, Danilo was more worried of the fact that Sylvester King, the current mafia King of their clan was soon to be married and would introduce his wife to everybody in a few days. Many prestigious mafia families and even many upstate politicians were sent the invitations a week ago. Many were to board down to their city in two days time.

And, there couldn't be a wedding without the mysterious bride of the Spanish mafia King. All of this was Liliana's idea to be introduced to the world as Sylvester King's wife in a grand style wedding and Sylvester was willing to give it all to her. Danilo inwardly cursed the day Liliana came into their lives and helped damage Sylvester's reasoning.

“Sylvester...”

“I FUCKING WANT THAT BLOODY WHORE RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME SO I CAN CHOP HER HEAD OFF AND HANG IT ON MY WALL!” Sylvester yelled with his finger still pointing at the wall. Now turning his head towards the wall a creepy smile appeared on his lips. He was already imagining Liliana's bloody chopped off head just hanging on that wall for him to look at everyday.

Danilo got a call from one of their elderly granduncles and left Sylvester's study to answer the call. Only a few of their relatives knew the truth about Liliana and Fermin's betrayal. But one thing needed to stand. A wedding scheduled in only a few days wasn't to be postponed. Danilo only cared about the reputation of the Kings and knew something needed to be done.

“I don't care how you do it Danilo. But Sylvester's wedding must happen at the said time and date. No matter what the cost is but the King name can't be tarnished. Though we are a cartel but we are also more than a few centuries old family and so far our name and bloodline hasn't been tainted by a scandal.” His granduncle said and Danilo felt like he was put in a dangerously tough spot.

“I will see what I can do uncle,” Danilo kept it short and saw some messages from one of Sylvester's men pop up on his other cellphone. It was a folder on Liliana's sister.

“Don't just see what you can do Danilo. Do something. That's the reason why you are there in that house. That's the reason why you are bearing the King surname today despite being illegitimate. You are to look after Sylvester's best interests in running the cartel.” Danilo sucked in a breath and had a hard look on his face. “So do your fucking job Danilo. Am arriving with the minister from Germany to the wedding. There better be a bride coming to the wedding altar.” His granduncle added and the call immediately got cut off.

Danilo punched the wall in a fit of rage. He hated the fact that the elderly relatives saw him as incompetent and often labeled him as dirty blood just because he was the product of an affair outside of marriage. His mother was a prostitute and she had made Sylvester's father to become attracted to her.

But all his life since moving to the King mansion Danilo only had one mother and that was Fatima. He was only four years old when he was brought home by Sylvester's father and met Fatima who was already in her eighth month of pregnancy. Fatima treated him like her own son and when Sylvester was born he was already like an older brother.

Danilo recalled his promise to Fatima before she breathe her last. He was going to take good care of Sylvester and turn him into the most vengeful and well-known mafia King. He was heading to his own room while opening the folder on Liliana's sister. He read all there was to know about her and only had info of her name and also about her being a dancer at one of their clubs in the poorest areas. There was no history about her nor where she came from.

Danilo recalled Liliana mentioning she had no family when she first came into the house with Sylvester. Danilo knew from a first glance that Liliana was a drug addict but Sylvester didn't care about that detail. He saw his brother was willing to do everything to please Liliana and that bitch dared to screw up with Fermin.

He had already walked into his room and found Victoria seated on her side of their bed sipping on her wine and reading a magazine. Danilo knew his wife quite well. He knew Victoria knew where Fermin was hiding and she would rather die that rat out her own son. He was still reading on Lucia's file when an idea came up in his mind. It dawned on him that both Lucia and Liliana almost looked the same.

Danilo rushed out of his room heading back to Sylvester's study but upon opening the door he found no one. He quickly yelled out for Vance who was the driver and Danilo asked him. “Where is Sylvester?”

“His Lord came to me and demanded the keys to his car and got into his car and drove out of the estate, sir.” Vance replied with a bowed head and Danilo sighed heavily knowing full well where Sylvester was going to.