37 - save yourself

-Accelerate! Or do you want us to arrive when everyone is already dead?! -She yelled at his driver while he kept his gaze on the screen of his cell phone. -Hurry up, damn it!-She growled.

"Yes sir," the man responded, stepping on the accelerator. He zigzagged between the cars, while being followed behind by the other vehicles of the Sol group and their new allies.

He cursed the moment when it seemed like a good idea to meet at a restaurant in the port city almost half an hour away.

"Come on, Helena... please answer," he murmured as he dialed once more without getting his beloved to pick up the phone. "No... no... Helena, not you, please..." he sobbed, clenching his fist tightly around the phone. .

“If they did something to Helena, she's going to shed a lot of blood tonight.”

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Mr. Black advanced through the mansion, carelessly stepping over the bodies lying on the floor, some were his enemies others his own, he didn't really care, it was known that people of his people would die, they also knew that They sacrificed themselves for a greater cause. Recover the power of the Luna Group that the Sol Group had taken from them years ago.

"Old friend..." He exclaimed, entering Mr. White's office with complete calm.

Ivan's father was in his old office, dressed in his best suit and standing tall, demonstrating his strength and that he had not been weak and bedridden all this time. His enemy couldn't see him like that.

-Long time no see... When was the last time we crossed paths somewhere? -He said calmly.

-Maybe when you betrayed me and took all the power? - Erik's father said with contempt.

"Always so dramatic and I see that you still are," he exclaimed, seeing the weapon that he had hidden on the side of his body.

-For extreme situations, extreme measures are needed. – He exclaimed, testing his weapon.

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Erik had separated from his father, he really didn't want to be caught in the middle of a shootout between the leaders of the groups, he knew that everything would end badly that night no matter who won, he just wanted to get Helena back and get her to safety. .

He walked among the bodies and began searching the rooms, praying that his father had kept her promise not to hurt him.

-How much are you looking for?- He heard a deep voice full of anger behind him.

Erik slowly turned towards his enemy, who was at the end of the hallway with his fists clenched and a threatening countenance.

-You know well who I'm looking for.

"She doesn't belong to you," he growled.

-I never said she was, she is not an object. – Erik responded, making Ivan even more angry.

-It seems like you want to take her as a trophy, to make me suffer.

-You think everything revolves around you, right? You don't change child...-He mocked.

"Fuck you Erik, Helena is mine, she wants to be with me, she loves me..." he exclaimed, advancing between the bodies.

-Helena is going to come with me whether you want it or not.

-Before dead!

Ivan lunged at Erik and began to hit him, as he had wanted to do for a long time. But this time the young Black did not allow himself to be knocked down by returning each blow, they began to roll down the hallway, giving each other without disgust, taking out all of his hatred on the other.

-I'll kill you! For even thinking about taking you to the one I love!

-She belongs to the Blacks! She must be by my side!

-You went crazy!-He shouted madly.

They continued hitting each other when suddenly a roar filled the entire house, leaving everything silent and making them freeze mid-fight. The noise seemed to come from…

"No... father," he exclaimed, standing up suddenly and walking away from his enemy.

“If my father was dead, if they defeated him then…”

He started running and Erik started following behind him.

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-I can't continue being locked up here while your brother could be needing my help.-

-Helena… there is nothing you can do, it is best that we stay here a few more hours.

-No... it will be better for you to stay here, if your brother... I hope not, but if he is... he is dead, they will go for you- she said worried, looking at her brother-in-law's scared face- They don't have to find you Nick... you must flee.

"I won't leave without you Helena..." she exclaimed, placing her hand on the young woman's belly. "Without you and without my nephew."

"No Nick," Helena exclaimed, moving her brother-in-law's hand away from her belly and intertwining his hand with hers. "My place is here with your brother, but you can still get away from this," she stood up from the ground along with the young man. I'm sure your brother would be calmer knowing that you're far away from this, he cares a lot about you, you know?

Nick looked away sadly- I know...

-Is there a passage that can get you out of the house?

-Y-yes...there is one. But I don't think we'll get there without getting killed first.

Helena nodded her head thoughtfully.

We'll get there, trust me Nick. Can you do that? -She wrapped both hands in the young man's.

"Helena, I don't want to die," she exclaimed, panicking.

The young woman took the crying face of her brother-in-law in her hands.

-And you're not going to do it, you still have a life ahead of you, if you stay here, they'll probably find you, it's your chance to get away from this and be a normal boy.

"It's what I always wanted..." she exclaimed in a whisper. "Do you promise to stay alive?" And my brother and my…nephew?

"I promise," the young woman smiled widely, hiding her pain, fearing that she would not be able to keep her promise.

Nick nodded and let his sister-in-law lead him out of the hidden room. Helena approached the door and opened it slowly, fearing that she would encounter an enemy. When there seemed to be no one, she came out first and as soon as she saw the scenery in the hallway, she felt her stomach turn. The bodies of those who had been her companions and some strangers lay inert on the floor, filling the entire hallway with blood.

"Don't look at them..." she exclaimed to her brother-in-law, taking her hand. "Just focus on my back, okay?"

Very scared, Nick nodded and kept his trembling gaze on his sister-in-law's hair, trying not to let his eyes wander to the bodies and the sticky blood he could feel under his feet.

Helena observed with relief that none of the bodies were that of her loved one, she still had hope that he was outside the house.

"Tell me where Nick's hiding place is," she whispered as they left the hallway and reached the large hall that connected the entire house.

"I-in my father's room," she whispered.

Helena sighed and nodded, pulling her brother-in-law closer to her. She began to feel the sweat on her forehead and her heart pounding when she crouched down in front of one of the bodies and took a gun from her pocket. The coldness of the object made her shiver.

-What are you doing?

"L-just in case she," she whispered, praying she would never have to use the gun.

They finally arrived at her father-in-law's room, she was taken aback when she saw the empty room.

"Father..." the young man whispered.

-Don't worry, maybe your father already used the passage and now he is safe- He tried to encourage him as they carefully entered the room- Where is the door?

Nick broke free of the hold and walked towards one of the walls, opening a much smaller door.

Nick turned to the young woman.

-Are you sure you don't want to come with me? P-we can hide outside until everything calms down, h-until we know that we are not in danger and the baby is born safely...

Helena smiled tenderly and caressed her brother-in-law's face, wiping away her tears.

-You know... I always wanted to have a younger brother.

-I am now Helena! Please come with me and be my big sister! -She exclaimed through tears.

Helena smiled fondly, Nick seemed younger than he was, that made her heart ache. He needed to be safe, have a normal life, make normal friends, study, be away from all that. She hugged him, wrapping him tightly in her arms.

-You're going to be a great guy, but for that I need you alive- she joked-So go away.

They held each other's arms for a moment longer, until Helena released her hug and gently pushed him into the passage holding the small door.

-Come on, go.

Nick entered and turned once again with concern, looking at his sister-in-law's radiant smile.

"Take care," he pleaded before Helena closed the door.

He leaned his forehead against the wall and sighed heavily. She could have run away, but he would never forgive himself if he left Ivan there, if he died without even trying to save him, he would never forgive her. Just at that moment, in the silence of the mansion, a roar was heard very close to him.

"No..." he whispered, running out of the room, fearing that it was too late.