All Chapters of Shadows Of Perfection: The Mafia’s Prey: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Vaughn I've been sitting numbly for the past hour. I can't move and I can't accept the fact that my mother is no more. It's so hard to believe and accept. She just left me without saying goodbye and I don't think that I will be able to live. My heart has been broken to a thousand pieces and I've gotten tired of crying. My mother left me. Wren has been crying as well and I can't comfort her. Not when I'm not able to comfort myself right now. I'm in pain. “I think we should go home. You need some rest, Vaughn. You don't look good at all.” Keiran says as he stands in front of me. He left to go speak with the doctor and as I lift my gaze at him, I scoffed. “You must be finally happy now. One of your dreams is finally coming to pass.” He always wished that my family died. He wished us dead. I'm sure that he is happy that he doesn't have to work so hard to kill one again. “Vaughn,” He calls softly, but I ignore him and the tissue that he's holding out for me to clean my face. “Get out

Keiran It's been three days since Vaughn's mother's death and everything has just been a mess with him and his family. Between him and his father precisely. Everything has been a mess and it already seemed like his mother was not going to find peace even in her death. Vaughn was supposed to be mourning but there was barely any chance to do that as he was always on calls. He tried avoiding the calls on the first day, and it just didn't work, so he started receiving the calls and they were calls from friends, families, and the media. The news of his father being an abuser is everywhere and Reynolds's reputation has been severely tarnished. He calls Vaughn every day to threaten him. And right now, Vaughn is attending a press conference. A conference that was arranged by his father. Reynolds is trying so hard to prove his innocence and has requested this conference. He wants to prove Vaughn wrong and thinks that he will win because there is no evidence that he actually abused Gretta. A

Keiran There is this satisfaction that you feel after watching your enemy go down. It feels so thrilling and that was exactly how I felt after watching what happened to Reynolds. I felt so good and I wanted the drama to keep going on. Well, it was just the tip of the iceberg. More are to come for him and he really needed to watch his back. This was what he would be experiencing in the hands of his son, mine was on the way. I push my cigarette into my mouth, and I blow out smoke from it as I close the laptop in front of me. Vaughn is already on his way home. Bryce is bringing him home. I know that he will still be feeling down each time he remembers the death of his mother, and I know that I'm not supposed to even care about him. But sometimes, I just can't help but care. The plan was to make him join hands with me to destroy his father and then betray him at the end still, but I don't find myself doing that, and it's so fucked up. Very fucked up. Vaughn soon arrives at the house a

Vaughn The next morning, just after I get out of bed and freshen up. I get a call from Wren and a frown appears on my face as I stare at her name on the screen. I don't want to receive the call. I have nothing to say to her. She disappointed me and I don't feel the need to talk to her. We lost our mother to that cruel mam and she still went ahead to support him and I have no idea what dad has fed her with that makes her support him so much. I'm disappointed in her, but I don't find the heart to decline her calls. I have been declining her texts, but Wren is my sister and I have to talk to her to make sure she is fine. What if Dad beat her up and threatened her? I need to know that all is well with her and that she was actually not threatened to support that vile man.“I'm glad that you finally picked up your call.” She utters the moment I receive the call and I suck in a deep breath as I hold the phone to my ear. “I have been busy Wren. How are you, how have you been doing?” I ask

Keiran I hate seeing Vaughn hurt. That is something that I've come to understand and I'm doing all it takes to avoid him because I hate that feeling. The feeling of wanting to protect him and having that sickening feeling when I see Vaughn get hurt. He burned himself and he was not looking. I have no idea what he was so invested in to get him hurt this much. Thankfully, he does not argue with me again and follows me upstairs. I take him to my room and I retrieve the first aid box. “Don't get hurt again,” I warn him as I begin to apply ointment to the burn. It's not so serious and will be gone in a few days. “Why? It's my body and I decide if I want to get hurt or not.” I spare a hard glare at Vaughn but his gaze does not waver and he stares back at me. “I will not say this again, Vaughn. Refrain from getting hurt. If you are to get hurt, I will be the one to hurt you. Understand?” Vaughn scoffs and then he rolls his eyes. “Sometimes, you can be so impossible, Keiran. I can't beli