Chapter 49.

**Narrator’s POV.**

The man took his seat on the chair in the middle of the room, crossing one leg over the other, he stopped his clapping and looked at the younger men who he had gotten to kneel at his feet, “I am so glad that you are finally here. Honestly, it took you longer than I expected- maybe you are just not as smart as I thought”, he shrugged,

“Release her right now, you murdered”, Gabriel growled at his father who for a second had a look of surprise on his face before covering it up quickly, but both of his sons saw it,

Andrew crouched down so he could face them properly, “Let’s not go pointing figures now. Being called a murderer is quite offensive, don’t you think?”, he had a smug smile on his face but Gabriel could see it wavering.

“How does thief sound to you?”, Kevin spat, trying to rip himself out of the goon’s grip but this man was just too strong- even for him. What did this man eat for breakfast, fucking rocks?

Andrew adjusted himself so he was now sitting properly once again, “Such harsh words from my own sons, I feel disappointed in myself for not raising any of you right”, he was about to use that card but they were not going to let him,

“First of all, we are not your sons. You never treated us like we were, always acting as if we part of your business”, Kevin spat out,

“Is that what I get in return for letting you chase your absurd dream to become a musician? So, I am really a bad guy even after I allowed you to do completely shift out of my plans for you?”, he was trying to guilt trip Kevin at this point, trying to get him on his little corner so he would turn his back on his brothers.

Kevin ignored the whole reason for his father’s statement and went on to say, “Secondly, you did not bring us up at all. Yes, you showered us with money- stolen money to be exact and expensive things. You never bothered to know what we were doing with our lives unless it somehow concerned you, your image and that stupid business of yours that you never seem to shut up about”, this earned a snicker from Gabriel, “Plus, the only reason why you let me do the stupid music in the first place was because my mother threatened you”, another look of surprise crossed their face, “Yes, she told me why you agreed and how much of a selfish asshole you really are. The only reason you agreed was because she threatened to reveal some of the secrets you had slurred out to her while you were drunk on the night, she conceived me. She was going to reveal everything- she never told me what is was, but now I know.


Somehow, you didn’t even care about all those until she mentioned having full custody of me”, Kevin looked up, meeting his father’s eyes- capturing them so they could not leave his, “Why didn’t you just kill her like you did to the others?”, he wasn’t expecting him to answer the question so he did it by himself, “Oh, right, because she got extra bodyguards. My mother was drowning in paranoia and surrounding herself with people she didn’t even like just because she was too scared to be alone, afraid that you’d be lurking in the shadows. She did this all for me because I am her son, what have you ever done for me?”, once Andrew realized that his tactic was not working with Kevin, he turned to Gabriel- wrong move.

“Well, Gabriel, you of all people should know I am not a bad person”, one of Gabriel’s eyebrows cocked up at his father’s statement,

“Let us forget about how you murdered and stole for a quick second and focus on the present. You kidnapped my girlfriend for almost three months, you have her wrists tied up to the bed post with duct tape over her mouth, you have two of your sons in captive and here you are trying to paint yourself as the good guy?”, he tilted his head to the side to see if his father was being legit or he was just trying to be funny, “I can really see it Andrew, you are doing a damn good jo at being the good guy you’ve always been. You should get a goddamn medal for it”, he then snarled sarcastically.

Andrew rolled his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest, “I do not understand where all this resentment is coming from Gabriel. You know, you’ve always been my favorite”, Kevin scoffed- no shit, Sherlock,

“If I ever was or am your favorite, you would release Tessa. She doesn’t deserve what she is going through and you fucking know it. She did not want this but I pushed her, I was the one who seduced her and made her mine, not the other way around and-”, Gabriel got cut off,

“She is a minor, Gabriel”, did he even hear what he just said? She is a minor, he fucking kidnapped a minor! And he is going on about how Gabriel shouldn’t date her because of her age, like that was the worst crime that had ever been committed- he fucking committed murder!

“She was a minor”, Gabriel shrugged. He could still recall the day of her birthday just a few weeks past. He had been sitting alone in his hotel room with seven bottles of alcohol in front of him, he had planned on drowning his sorrows with toxins but the more he drank, the more he was reminded of her beautiful hair and beautiful eyes- especially that smile, that smile that could light up his life and ruin it at the same time, he missed that smile. The next day, he woke up with a massive hangover and a mild case of alcohol poisoning.

Tessa was surprised that he had remembered her birthday, honestly, she was surprised that he remembered her in general.

“She is eighteen now?”, Andrew smirked and glanced towards her with a sickening look in his eyes, “If I had known, we would’ve had a little fun, eh sweetheart”, he said as his eyes raked her body

Gabriel snarled angrily, “Yes, add rape to your long list of crimes, why don’t you?”, Andrew smirked and stood up from the chair,

“I just might”, he walked over to Tessa and ran his fingers through her golden locks, she tried to dodge it but she was tied up- all she could do was grown in discomfort as his arms went to her shoulders, “It’s not like it will change anything, the local police receive cheques from me on a daily basis, they know better”, he boasted. The way he touched Tessa’s body made Gabriel’s skin crawl,

“Enough”, he yelled but his father continued to molest his girlfriend right in front of him, “I said enough!”, his voice had picked up its pitch but Andrew was as stubborn as a goat. He continued to touch Tessa in certain places and when Gabriel noticed a tear run down her cheek, he mustered enough strength to break free from his assigned goon’s hold. He stood up and hurried over to them before the man could hold unto him again, “I said enough!”, he repeated, pulling his father away from his girl. He stood in front of her, blocking her from him, “You have made your fucking point”, he said through gritted teeth, his hands formed a fist and went directly to his father’s jaw.

Seeing the sight, the two men, including the one that was holding a now free Kevin charged up to Gabriel but before they could even do anything, they had fallen to the ground, unable to move. Gabriel turned to face Tessa and gently peeled off the tape that was on her mouth, he wanted to kiss her badly but it just wasn’t the time. He brought out his pocket knife and successfully cut the rope. He lifted her up and pulled her into a hug which was broken when Kevin yelled, “Bitch is trying to escape”.

Their father had ran to the door only to be stopped in his tracks by men in black gear with the abbreviations ‘FBI’ written on them, “Andrew O’Connell, you are under arrest for the murder of so many people, theft, fraud and etcetera”, even the person who had placed the handcuffs on him could not begin to say how many people Andrew O’Connell had killed- it was an indefinite number, that was for sure.

With Tessa joined to him by the hip, Gabriel walked up to his father who was trying to struggle out of the cuffs, Gabriel rolled his eyes- would he just give it up already? “You said the locals, so we brought the feds. Let me see how your one million lawyers would get you out of this one, Andrew”, he mocked, “Anyways, see you in court”, he tapped the man’s cheek in a condescending manner and allowed the men to drag him and his limp goons away.