Zodiac

Regenia’s nerves were all over the place. Her mother was dead, and Jacob was blaming the wrong person. It wasn’t her Dad’s fault that she jumped in front of him. It was their crazy ass bond and the man who wanted something that was already his. If it wasn’t, there was another way to go by this crazy shit. Genia knew nothing about her father’s mafia, and she would have signed it over to Sebastian, but he was too dumb to go about it the right way.

It was too late now.

She was going to do what it took to make him pay. The Zodiac Mafia was about to become theirs since he couldn’t go about this the correct way. They started a war, and it was killing her inside. Then, it was their other problem. Her Dad’s little sister, who he thought had died. She didn’t trust the bitch especially since she was raised by the very people who wanted her and all her siblings dead.

“Uccellino, are you okay?”

“No!” She cried, burying her face in her hands. She only had known her mother for two years and recently got her father back. Now, everything was going to hell, and she wanted that sick fuck dead. She was going to kill him... rip off his skin after she took his eyes, lips, hands, and feet.

“It hurts, I know, and I can’t imagine the pain you are going through. You watched your mother die—”

“She died in my little sister’s arms. I watched her take her last breath. Giuseppe, I don’t know if I can do this again and all the fighting. Jacob is outta control. I’m... I’m lost and don’t know what to do.”

She had already put one woman in the ground who she called mom. Now, she had to ready herself to bury Zoey. First, they had to get Jacob to stop terrorizing everyone, which meant her father. “We should kill her. This could be Sebastian’s plan. Why else would she show her face to my Dad? He thought she was dead, and she have been living with the enemy. I don’t know if we can trust her.”

“You’re right, but we need to learn everything we can from her about the man we are up against.”

“Then that is what I’m about to do.” Regenia had no time to waste. She wanted to know what more Sebastian wanted with her, and after, she was killing the bitch. She didn’t care what she was to her dad. The only thing she could think of was her mother and how she lost her life because of something stupid. She understood that she was saving Jake’s life, but Zoey should have never been put in that place. None of them should have, but the other woman Jake claimed he loved did this to them, and she couldn’t wait until they were back home. However, at the moment, she needed to deal with the woman in front of her.

Without a thought, she walked into the room where she was being held, and the next thing she knew, her hands were around the woman’s neck, trying to choke the life out of her as she screamed in her face. “TELL ME WHAT SEBASTIAN IS PLANNING! WHAT DOES HE WANT BESIDES THINKING I WILL GIVE HIM A CHILD AND WHY SHOW YOURSELF NOW?! TALK BITCH BEFORE I BREAK YOUR FUCKING NECK! THAT BASTARD KILLED MY MOTHER AND YOU AND EVERYONE THAT STANDS UNDER HIM WILL FUCKING DIE!”

Instead of answering, Leigh clawed at her arms and hands, trying to make her let go. Her actions made Regenia’s nails dig into the back of her neck until she felt her blood running between her fingers. She didn’t care what happened to the woman. She needed someone else to shed blood after what had happened to her mom. “Giuseppe, hand me the knife.”

“Please....”

“Please? Are you begging for your fucking life? How fucking dare, you! My Mom died because of the bastard you follow, and you want me to spare you. Hell No! She may not have been the perfect Mom, but she was my fucking Mother... MY FUCKING MOTHER AND HE KILLED HER! If you cared anything about your brother, you would have come to him a lot sooner.” Regenia cried, not realizing she was carving the skin of the woman’s arm. She was losing it but didn’t care.

Her skin fell to the floor while she continued to the next spot, all while Leigh screamed and begged her to listen. Nothing she said was interesting to her, and she couldn’t bring back the one thing she wanted. Therefore, she was useless. Unless she knew something useful about Sebastian, maybe Regenia would trade it for her life.

Sebastian couldn’t believe it. Deshaun was alive. The bitch fucking lied to him and set him up. He walked straight into a trap and nearly lost his life. If Regenia’s aim had been slightly down to the right, he would be dead. He should have known better than to walk into a restaurant full of mafia men and women, not to mention an ex-cop. What the fuck was he thinking? Now, a few of his good men were dead, and he had a hole in his shoulder, and the bitch hurt like hell.

“Will you be still? How do you expect me to get the bullet out if you are moving around?”

“He needs a doctor. Fuck, there is no exit wound, and that bullet could be any fucking where—”

“Do you think I don’t know that? But if we take him to any hospital here, the cops will be on our asses like white on rice. We killed the damn Governor, and there were cops there to witness. Our best bet is to at least try and find the bullet, then return to New Orleans. I told you idiots this was a bad idea, but neither of you listened.”

It wasn’t the time for arguing, and Aiden was right. They needed to at least try and leave. It was the best thing at the moment. Now, he had to figure out a new plan. He also knew getting Regenia was out of the question, and from what he could see, he had a bigger problem than before. Deshaun had more than two children, which fucked everything up.

“Just fuck it! We need to go before they find us. Manhattan may be a big city, but it’s clear the Romanos own it. I need to get back home and figure out my next move. I know you have all seen it. Shaun has more than two children. The boy you had roughed up was there, and he looked just as he did when he was young. Then I counted three girls: Regenia, Isla, and an unnamed child. There could be more. Fetch Leigh, and let’s fucking leave.”

Aiden nodded to the younger male in the room with them. They hated him, and he probably knew, but neither of them cared. Sebastian never understood why his father decided to keep the Harris’s children but planned to kill Deshaun and his parents. Maybe it was because they were babies, but still, they were old enough to know what was going on. He knew one day they would turn against them, and now they knew their brother was alive, which meant they had to go.

“You know we are going to have to kill them.”

“I know, but at least wait until we are back at home. We cannot take that risk. I’m not fucking crazy they have never been on our side, and I know they have been plotting their revenge.

“Did you get anything out of her? Or did you kill her?”

“Neither, I wanted her dead, but I looked into her eyes, and I saw Dad. I felt like I was choking the life out of him, and she was allowing it. The look in her eyes told me everything I needed to know. She wants Sebastian dead as badly as we do. It’s stupid to kidnap children who know the truth. Dad said Leigh was about ten when their parents died, which meant his brother was about thirteen. Did he really think that woman would be on his side? Or have they trained her to fool us?”

“That could only be true if they knew Dad had children. Obviously, he had just learned of our existence, so that cannot be true. I feel his father had other plans for her—”

“Make her marry his oldest son and conceive an heir. Sebastian couldn’t do it, so he started looking for other ways. Then he found me.” Regenia sighed, leaning back in her chair. This was all bullshit over something she never knew about. They needed to get back home, and maybe she could speak with Giovanni Sr... if he was in his right mind.

“WHAT IS THIS I HEAR ABOUT YOU TAKING MY FUCKING WIFE BACK TO ITALY?!”

“I think you need to calm down, Jacob. She was my Mother... our Mother.” Regenia knew the man was upset, but he needed to know they were not the ones to blame. Plus, Zoey made her promise if anything happened to her they would cremate and pour her ashes into the ocean. She also didn’t want her body anywhere in the States or New York. Therefore, Regenia stood, walking over to Jacob, trying to calm him.

“We know how you feel, Jacob. It hurts... it fucking hurt—”

“GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF ME!”

“WOAH! Did you just put your hands on my sister? Muthafucka have you lost your mind? Get out... GET THE FUCK OUT!” Isla yelled as Jacob turned to the door, leaving while Regenia scooted against the wall. She was in shock. He hit her, and she didn’t notice she was bleeding until Isla handed her a tissue.”

“Fuck, Giuseppe is about to go fucking crazy. Are you okay?”

“Yeah... yeah.”

“Regenia, are you sure?” She nodded, standing as she took a few deep breaths. She wanted to go after him and empty her clip in his ass. Then she was scared to go near him. Sadly, the punch in her in the face caused her to have a flashback to the time she was with Berardo. Although she fought him, Genia was still helpless. “Regenia—”

“I... I’m fine, Isla! I’ve never seen him that mad before. Maybe we should let him do what he wants with her body. Technically, she is his wife. Then all the shit I have learned, they belong together.”

“What shit?” Regenia knew this wasn’t the time or the place, so she shook her head. She didn’t want to speak ill about their mother when she hadn’t been dead for two whole days. Yet, she knew she had opened her mouth, and Isla wasn’t going to let it go. What shit Regenia?!”

“Skylar was our sister. I overheard her talking to Uncle Ike, and she admitted switching our stepmother’s child with a stillborn. Fuck... I don’t want to be the one who tells you this, and it should stay buried. Look, just know our mother wasn’t the sweet woman that we thought she was. She fought dirty, and it had started catching up to her—”

“JJ is my son, isn’t he? I’m not dumb, Regenia. I can fucking see it, and I made it a point to say how much he looks like me and Jacob. I told Enzo this, and he told me to let it go. I wanted to, but I was curious about how she got my eggs. Then I remembered this procedure I had when I was sixteen. I knew how evil our Mom was that’s why I ran the first chance I could, but she was still controlling my life from afar. Be happy, Dad and your stepmother raised you, and you didn’t have to be raised in a house full of strict fucking rules or how to walk. How not to look in public or talk. She was our Mother, and I loved her, but I always knew the truth. I was waiting for the day you would too. Also, I know about Skylar, and she knew the truth.”