CHAPTER 2: Playful dominance

　　Raphael’s POV

　　We are about to open our room’s door when we heard that ruckus. I look at Rahim. “What the hell did you do again, Rahim?!” He sigh. “Don’t mind him. The butlers will take care of that bastard,” he said. One of the maids suddenly runs towards us. “We’ve got a problem! The missy had become his hostage!” My jaw clench and I look at Rahim.

　　“What the fuck,” he said and we all went down. He is holding her and a knife is on her neck. “You came down, Rahim. Good thing or else…” He move the knife on her neck and it starts to bleed. “Wait, don’t hurt her. You want me isn’t it? I’m the one your looking for!”

　　“What do you want? What did he do this time?” I ask. He scoff. “Act like your empathy is on me? Don’t give me that shit. Did you know that he seduced my fiancee and now our wedding is cancelled?!” I look at Rahim.

　　“Well, its not my fault that women are swinging under my pants,” he said. “Please, we will talk to your fiancee and help you. Don’t hurt her,” Raffa beg him. He laugh and look at her. “Don’t believe on them! They’re the Ross and known for being a trickster and playboys, you must be one of the ladies whom they fooled?” She sigh and she suddenly grab the knife and her hand starts to bleed. “If your fiancee is a cheater then don’t blame others. That only means that she is an idiot,” she said that in scary tone.

　　“Also… your pinching my wound on my back, fucking idiot!” She slap him and that made him drop the knife. She grab the knife and threw the knife like its a dart. “Leave or else I will smash you, jackass! Agh, shit.” She touches her gunshot wound. “Take that bastard away. You!” She look at me, I grab my handkerchief and wrap it around her palm.

　　“I’m sorry…” I look at her. Is she crying over that matter? “Sorry? Don’t tell me your with that man?!” Raffa shout at her. She shook her head. “Its my fault and I suddenly feel awful about the life that the three of you had. If I can only explain things to all of you. I wish I can. I’m sorry anyway.”

　　I accidentally saw her clothes, her wound must have open up. “Rahim, tell me about that fucking trouble you have done. Raffa, call the doctor. She needs to get tested. This is why I told you to stop doing complicated flings!” They just both sigh. “They’re deserts. What did you expect?” I gave Raffa a thunderous glance. “I don’t care,” I said to them. “It’s quiet your fault, if you didn’t stop us from taking young maids then we don’t have to wander on bars or clubs.”

　　“One more word or else, I’ll kill you both.” They just shrug their shoulder. We look at her when she suddenly giggled. “No matter how I shape things up, family love will always be genuine on its own way. It made me happy somehow.” She is still mysterious and we can’t find any details about her. Even in national or international identity data’s. Who the hell are you? “What is your name?” She look at me. “Me?”

　　I gave her a frown. “Should I ask my siblings name then?” She sigh and pointed her finger on me. “Now I feel bad because of your character. It doesn’t suit you at all,” she said and pout in the end. Rahim laugh. “Oh, I’m sorry. I just can’t, I can’t believe she can be that cute and also… she’s scolding you, big brother.” When he saw that I am not laughing, he shut his mouth. “My name is Gwen Sanchez.”

　　“Then Gwen, you better get inside because I can tell that your bleeding a lot,” I said and pointed her wound. “Agh, that’s why I felt dizzy and…” I catch her and she nestled on my chest. ‘Damn, she smells sweet and it gives me warmth!’

　　Rahim’s POV

　　Our family doctor came and check her wounds. “Please restrain yourself of having sex with her for 3-4 weeks. Her operation wounds and her damage tissues need to recover. She can’t handle having sex or else her wound won’t heal and if that happens? She will experience infections and that can lead to her death,” he said. I laugh.

　　“I’m sorry, the doctor is staring at you, Raphael. Agh,” I look back to Raffa. He signed me to shut my mouth. “You will be dead if you speak once again,” he said to warn me. “Ahem, okay. Noted,” I said and take the paper where he wrote his prescription. “Add that on the medicines that I gave. It’s for antibacterial and remember what I said. That applies to the three of you,” he said and look at me. “I feel like your saying it right into my face.” He nod. “I am.”

　　“Ouch,” I mumbled. “I’ll go ahead. Call me if something happens to her again. Knock on woods,” he said and walk away. “Hmm… come to think of it, she’s gorgeous! When we saw her in the road, she’s quiet a mess.” I take off the strands of her hair in her cheeks. “Whoa, her eyelashes were long. Look at her lips, its heart-shape and she smells nice!” Raffa move closer and look at her too. “You’re quiet right.”

　　“You two… you’re acting like you wanted to have threesome with that poor girl,” he said. He grab our clothes and move us away. “ Maybe we can have foursome? The three of us and her. That can be quiet thrilling,” I said and smirk naughtily. “Give me a break. Don’t toy with me Rahim or I’ll smash that stick between your legs,” she said and slowly opens her eyes. “Just stay on the bed. Have some rest and I’ll drag these beast off your room,” Raphael said and grab our shoulder. Raffa and I laugh awkwardly.

　　“Thanks, Sir Raphael.” She smiled to him and turn around. I blink and I feel like I was enchanted. “Wow,” Raffa mumbled. “Let’s go,” Raphael taps our back and we end up leaving her. “Gwen… I like her name.” I smiled and look at them. “Why? Is it because you haven’t fooled a girl who’s name starts with letter G?” I laugh to Raphael’s remark.

　　“Come on, don’t tell me your not drawn into her smile?” He gave us that cold stare as always. “You better move on and choose to get married again or so on and forth. She is out there having fun and while you? My goodness, your messed up, big brother,” I said and give him a serious expression. “Rahim is right. If you continued to live like this? You’ll hate yourself in the end.” He left us without giving us a word. I sigh and pin my back on the wall. “I am more worried about him. It’s been 7 months and yet…” He sigh and look at me.

　　“Let him, its his choice and the least thing we can do is to watch him or else he might think of committing suicide.” Raffa left me and I sigh deeply. ‘This is why I hate women’s guts even if I wanted to build a family myself.’ I went back to my room and decided to look at the paper. “So this is what you really wanted, bitch. House of lily, huh?” My palm turns to fist.

　　Two days had passed and we noticed that she is hiding from us. It’s already weekend and we always left the mansion for a certain reason. “Good morning Sir, Ms. Gwen tells me to give this to the three of you,” she said. I nod and just take it. “Make sure that she won’t push herself that hard okay?” I said and look around. “Yes, Sir. I will definitely tell her that,” she said and bow to use. I opened the paper bag and saw some Tupperware with food on it.

　　“There’s a note. Please make sure that the three of you won’t make decisions that you’ll hate in the end. Be true to your desires…? Huh?”

　　Raffa’s POV

　　“What did she mean by that?” I ask. Raphael sigh. “Hop in, we will be late.” I nod and we all get inside our car. When we reach the headquarters, we saw our men who were busy with their training. “What is your next plan, Raphael?” He look at them and grab his gun. “Make them pay.”

　　“If we continued to raise our guns towards the other houses, we will be doomed. We are gathering too much attention and they might connive together to bring us down,” Rahim explained. “Rahim is right. We have to be careful regarding this matter, Raphael.” His face darkens. “It was the house of Rose who raise their guns against us!” We both sigh.

　　In a world were the strongest should be the tigers and guard their lairs? We had a feud against the house of Rose two years ago because of me and the new boss’s brother. That’s how our story became a chaos. We became mortal enemies. “This is all my fault. We suddenly have a bad blood with strongest mafia in Europe,” I said. House of Rose were the strongest and ours were the next one. “Have you heard the rise of the house of Lily?” I look at Rahim.

　　“House of Lily? I haven’t heard that. They’re one of the smallest mafia groups in the continent, right?” He nod. “Did they’re pointing their gun on us?” Raphael ask him. He shook his head. “I guess I finally understand why your ex-wife left you. He wanted to be a mafia boss.” Raphael’s face darkens. Mara marries my brother and she didn’t know about this business of our family. When my brother were supposed to tell her, she suddenly left the house and send a divorce letter to Raphael. He suddenly shoot the can 7 meters away from us. “Damn it!” he curse and we saw his hatred. “Are you still in love to Mara?” I ask.

　　“Say one more world or else…” his expression told us the answer. We both sigh. “Okay, okay… we heard you,” I mumbled and we left him. I saw Rahim’s gloominess. “What’s wrong, Rahim?” He sigh and lean on the wall. “I accidentally saw Mara with that old hag from the house of Lily,” he said. My eyes widened. “Old hag? The late master? He died two weeks ago, right?” He nod. “I have a bad feeling about it, I have doubt about his sudden death.”

　　“Are you telling me that Mara killed? But why did she enter this world? What is she after to?” I mumbled. “That’s what I wanted to know. I will continue to investigate about it. I heard that the late boss had an illegitimate child. She will be in danger,” he said. “His child is a girl?” He nod. “You better do something or else she’ll be in danger. We have to be vigilant about that house then,” I mumbled.

　　“We have a problem, boss Raphael!” He look at him. “What is it?” He breathe deeply. “The house of Lily, they seems to be targeting our business especially some of our members were being fooled by their new boss.” Rahim’s expression sours. “Their boss? What did he do?!” He look down. “It’s not a he, the new boss is a female. She fooled our members and… they given up with their members beauty.”

　　“What?! When did the house of lily changed drastically? Are they raising a mafia war against us?!” I look at him. “Leave us for a while, we will talk to him.” He nod and left. “It was your ex-wife. She must have left you because of that late master of the house,” Rahim said. “We have to be careful. She targeted our house first. This is bad for us. We have to make a counter plan regarding this matter,” I mumbled and look at him. “Mara, you…” he uttered. “Boss! We have a problem! Their new boss is here!” Raphael grab his gun and we can see his deep hatred.