CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR

"Brother, I want my brother" Liana cried as she rocked herself back and forth.
"Why are you acting this way, Lia? And stop using the excuse of a non-existent brother to try to get rid of me, it won't work" Jack yelled causing Liana to flinch.
"***Sob***"
"You need to understand that you and I are meant to be, nothing and no one can come between us. We are going to spend the rest of our lives together, is that clear?" Jack said.
"No, take me back" Liana screamed at Jack.
Liana's panic attacks were resurfacing. Her heart began to beat rapidly against her chest and she was getting short of breath.
Jack was too blind to notice that something was wrong with her.
"What do you not fucking understand by you are staying here" Jack yelled at her again.
" Take me back, Take me back, Take m... " Liana said continuously. Her behavior was driving Jack crazy.
He couldn't take it any longer and yelled,
" Shut up" With that raised his hand at Liana, she shrieked back a little and closed her eyes, but the pain never came.
She opened them and saw that Jack had put down his hand. Luckily for Liana, Jack had realized what he was about to do and stopped himself in time.
"Don't make me do something that I would regret" Jack said in a threatening manner.
Not wanting to stay any longer, so he wouldn't lose his mind, he left Liana in the room and locked the door, so she wouldn't be able to leave.
Jack went to the kitchen to prepare Liana something to eat, he didn't want her to starve. All he wanted to do now was to spoil her rotten and give her what he didn't back then.
Halfway done with his cooking he heard some strange noises coming from outside. He ran to the window to see what was going on.
And to his surprise, there were a lot of men outside and they were loaded.
Jack gasped and ran back to the room where he left Liana. He unlocked the door and saw Liana coiled up like a ball, she was crying.
An already annoyed Jack said,
"You knew that he was coming, didn't you? Your little sugar daddy isn't going to stop me from having my way with you" Jack said.
He had guessed that it was Lia's boyfriend that came looking for her.
He went to one of the drawers and brought out a small gun. He went back to the door and locked it, probably to buy him some more time before the men can reach them. By that time they had already smashed the front door and entered the house.
Jack's plan was to hold Liana at gunpoint and then escape with her.
Soon after the men came in and broke the door open. They all stepped inside one by one while pointing their riffles at Jack who already had Liana at gunpoint. He held her against his chest so that she wouldn't be able to escape from him.
The men made way for Leo to pass through.
Leo was now standing in the middle of all the men and he was unarmed. This made Jack see Leo as an easy target.
"Drop your weapons," Jack said boldly.
The men didn't do what he told them to do, instead, they took position ready to shoot.
"Drop your weapons or I will shoot her" Jack threatened them.
Leo remained calm.
"Let her go," Leo said sternly.
Leo's piercing gaze made Jack's legs wobble a bit. But he didn't want to give up so easily, he was tired of people stomping all over him.
" No way. I was with her first" Jack said.
"..." Leo didn't say another word.
Jack took it as a sign to proceed with his plans and leave with Liana. He took a step forward with her still in his arms, but one of the men stepped forward and prepped the gun to shoot.
Jack stepped back almost immediately.
"Let her go," Leo said again but a lot more fierce than the last time.
Jack's grip on Liana loosened enough for her to move. She bit him hard on his hand. Jack winced and took himself away from her while Liana ran to Leo's side.
Leo motioned for them to take Liana away and Leave. They did exactly as they were told and left Leo alone with Jack.
Jack recovered from the little moment of pain and saw that he was alone with Leo. He smirked.
Even if he wouldn't be able to leave with Lia, At least he would be able to kill the man that stole her away from him.
Leo was unfazed about the fact that Jack had a gun with him. He was too calm for someone who had his life on the line. Just one bullet to the head and he would be gone for good.
None of that bothered Leo though, all he wanted was to get it over with and return back to his Lia.
Jack pointed the gun at Leo and then he laughed. He rejoiced because he had won this round, so he thought.
"You should have kept your men" Jack spat out.
"..."
"I guess you already know that I am going to walk out of this room unharmed, while you hang unto your life from a thin thread," Jack said and again Leo said nothing.
Leo's lack of words was beginning to irritate Jack. Even at the peak of death the man still acts cocky, Jack though.
" Lia is mine," Jack said and Leo was snapped out of his daze.
" Don't say her name" Leo said.
He didn't want Lia's name to get tainted.
" It looks like you don't understand something, you don't tell me what to do your life is in the palm of my hands now" Jack stated.
" What a disappointment" Leo said and Jack frowned.
" What do you mean?" Jack asked.
" I can't believe your father will allow himself to die in your hands," Leo said and Jack gritted his teeth.
" You don't think I'm man enough to end you?" Jack yelled at Leo.
" You can't even hold your gun properly" Leo pointed out.
" What does it matter? The bullet will still go through you anyway" Jack said.
" I promised your brother I will avenge your father's death, but I delayed it because Black hasn't come back yet. He is the one who does all the killing, but I guess I will have to make an exception for you" Leo told him.
Jack remembered who Mr. Black was, he was the man from the banquet.
" You should be begging me for your life" Jack spat out.
"The kings don't beg," Leo said.
With that Jack's eyes widened. He had recognized that phrase from his father. He had argued with his father once about Mr. King. He used to believe that his father was weak for not standing up to King and his father said something precisely similar to that.
"You are king?" Jack asked trembling a bit.
Leo only smirked at Jack.
"Well it doesn't matter who you are, your life ends here," Jack said and he pulled the trigger but nothing happened.
Jack looked back at Leo and knew that he was fucked. But he didn't want to die.
"That gun only had room for a bullet and from your inexperience, I was sure you didn't know that," Leo said.
Jack dropped to his knees,
"Please don't kill me, have mercy on me. I beg you" Jack shamelessly begged Leo.
"Send my greetings to your father," Leo said and brought out a gun that was hidden in his suit Jacket.
He pointed the gun at Jack and then everything went black.