Chapter 55

Three weeks has passed since my birthday. Eros, who is Elijah's biggest enemy has asked me out but I know he only did it to make Elijah angry after all Elijah is dating the girls, Eros likes.

"Sister, can I watch tv till I fall asleep please?" Oliver asked me and I nodded my head taking the remote from Meghan. Our parents and mom Sofia and uncle Benjamin all went out tonight. I was asked to babysit the children including Elijah because he is so irresponsible.

"Meghan, why don't you ever get along with Oliver. He is so sweet and handsome." I told my sister and she shook her head playing with Emily. "Why Meghan, he is younger than you and Emily and you both aren't playing with him too. Don't let me—"

"But he isn't Elijah, Annette. Elijah is funny and nice and Oliver is a baby." Meghan shouted at me. "Why don't you play with him, the only boy I play with is Elijah. No one else, sister."

"I'll play with my baby brother." Em smiled at me and jumped on the couch with Oliver. "Can we watch cartoons Ollie? I don't like horror movies and we still kids Oliver." Emily added and the doorbell rang.

"You can watch what you want. I'll get the door." Oliver ran to the door before I could stop him and he opened the door. "Aaaaaaaaaahhhh." I heard Oliver scream and ran to the door.

"Who are you?" I asked pulling Oliver from them.

"We won't hurt anyone, we just want Elijah Carson Black. Now who is Elijah? This boy?" They questioned pointing the gun at Oliver.

"Elijah isn't here." I shouted.

"Why are you lying." Elijah asked coming downstairs, playing with his phone. "I'm here can't you—" He looked up and saw the men. "She's telling the truth. Elijah isn't here." He bit his lip and ran back upstairs.

"Stop." The man shouted and started shooting at Elijah.

"Learn how to shoot." Elijah shouted hiding. "And by the way, that girl with the red hair is rich. I'm just a street kid. You can kill her."

"Tie them up. We won't leave this house without Elijah. I don't care whether he is dead or alive you know ma'am asked us to find him and that's all." The man commanded them and they pulled Oliver from me.

"Let him go, he is just a kid." I shouted at them. I swear I would beat them up if my mom didn't tell me not to fight in front of Elijah. Wow, why didn't I think of this before, Elijah isn't here. He is hiding upstairs.

"He is Benjamin's second son. He is also a Carson." A man said showing him a picture from Google. "That means we can blackmail his brother to coming out."

"You won't use my little brother." Emily shouted and Meghan bit one of the men.

"My mommy will beat you all up if she finds out you touch me." My sister screamed after the man picked her up.

"Elijah Carson Black, you have a minute to decide if you going to come out or else we will shoot your little brother." The man shouted.

"Shoot them all. At least I'll be the only heir and please make sure they are dead when you shoot them." Elijah said and the man pulled my hair.

"Tell your boyfriend to come out or I swear I'll shoot his brother and you." The man warned me.

"Shoot her." Elijah said holding the gun at the man. "You will regret ever thinking about kidnapping a Carson and threatening to kill my little brother." He continued. "Drop your guns or else you might lose your lives."

"Elijah where did you get the gun?" I questioned after they all dropped their guns and of course Meghan collected them. I don't understand why grandpa trained her when she is a busy child.

"From Meghan's room, I never knew she owns a gun." He mumbled and I grabbed the gun from him. "I never knew a toy gun could be so heavy. " l am glad he didn't notice, it is an actual gun. "By the way, who send you here?"

"You think we scared of kids?" One of them shouted angry and Elijah started laughing.

"Then why don't you leave this house without getting shot? I mean who has the gun, you or me?" Elijah questioned. "Anyways, who is the boss here and don't even think of lying."

"We shouldn't have underestimate the Carson heir." One of the man said walking closer to Elijah. "Elijah Carson Black, even if I knew the boss. I wouldn't tell you."

"I knew you would say that, that's why I'm going to let you go before my father comes back. But you going to have to do a favor for me." Elijah replied pushing the man. "Tell your boss, I said he messed with the wrong family."

"It's a she." The man replied and left the house.

"Elijah why did you let him go? And what will we do with the rest of—" Elijah raised his hand and I stopped talking.

"Adrian will be here soon. I'll take care of them so just look after the kids." Elijah answered and Adrian came in the house. "Great timing cousin."

"Actually I was praying for you to get shot so we can visit the hospital but as always you seem to be cunning and getting away with everything, cousin." Adrian replied as they left with the rest of the guys. I turned to the kids and honestly they were acting like nothing happened, except for Emily who looked very scared. That can only mean that they trained Oliver and not Emily. I wonder if uncle Damien trained Evelina.

"Em, honey. You know everything is going to be alright." I picked her up. "What does Elijah always say?"

"Not to worry when he is around." Emily replied smiling. "But Annette, I'm not scared. I just miss everyone, especially mom and dad."

"They will be back soon."

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Third Person’s POV.

"Come in." She shouted putting her mask on. "Did you bring him dead, or alive?" She questioned and the man shook his head. "What happened? Did a fifteen year old kid beat you all up."

"Boss, he is unstable. We threatened to kill his girlfriend and his little sister and brother but he didn't come out. Instead he told us to kill them all." The man replied and she got up furious.

"I can't believe a fifteen year old fooled you, he loves his family more than this world." The women shouted. "Elijah has a girlfriend that was in the house the same time you tried killing him?" She questioned and he nodded his head. "Does she have red hair?" He quickly nodded his head and she hit her hand on the table. "Annette Kingston Hendricks, this is the second time she got in my way."

"How do you know her boss?" He asked and she started laughing.

"Tell me, did you threaten to kill her and he didn't show up?" She asked.

"We did boss but he did come out and threatened to kill us all."

"Interesting, so that Annette is his weakness."

"No boss. It's his little brother." The man replied and she shook her head.

"I'll decide, so did you find out when their prom night is." She questioned and he gave her the date. "I'll definitely get a date and see if Annette means something to him."

"Boss, don't you think they will know you too old to go to—" She quickly took off her mask and let her hair down. "You a kid?" He added surprised.

"I'm seventeen and I know any boy would want to take me to their farewell."

"But why do you want to kill Elijah. I thought you have a past with his father." The man said.

"Elijah ruined my life. I lost my mother ten years ago because of him. I never wanted Annette to be part of this but I don't care anymore. If killing Elijah means killing Annette first than I'll do it. I'll make sure Elijah feels how I felt ten years ago when my mother died." She quickly took her gun out. "I never wanted to kill anyone else except Elijah but now that you know my true identity, I'm sorry." She shot him three times and left the place acting like nothing happen.

"Elijah Carson Black, today, your countdown begins. I'll make sure I make you suffer like you did with me ten years ago. You ruined my life and I'll make sure I do the same to you babe. I won't kill you anytime soon, because I know you are high alert now but I promise to get my revenge even if I have to kill you on your wedding day. I have plans for you my love but for now, I'll just watch you suffer. And as for you Annette, I'll make sure you never get Elijah to love you.

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Elijah's POV.

I opened the door of my house and checked if my father was in. I have been hiding from him since he came back from his business trip. I know aunt Charlotte told him about what the principle thought we said.

"You the only person I know that sneaks in my house like a thief." I heard my father's voice so I quickly turned to him with a smile.

"Why aren't you at work, father?" I questioned as he walked closer to me.

"It's Sunday." He replied.

"Then why aren't you at church?" I asked and he pulled my ear. "I swear I didn't say that father. The principal was drunk and she thought I said you died."

"So you telling me Adrian and your aunt are both lying." My father said as he stopped pulling my ear.

"I promise it was your nephew that said you are never coming back, I just said you left and you are gone."

"Elijah, I know you like to joke around like your uncle Jay but you should know that you can't joke about death. Now did you practice while I was away or do you still need more time before the mission?"

"I was born read—" I didn't even finish when my father started punching me. "You know I can never hit my father." I repeated what I always say whenever he fights with me.

"Eli, you can't always say you never hit a family member. What if your family becomes your enemy. Will you just let them kill you?"

"Yes father, or I would never live peacefully." I answered and he started hitting me again. "You are going to kill me." I shouted when I saw my mother come in the house. "Daddy, please. I won't tell mom you—"

"Benjamin." My mother shouted and my father stopped beating me up. "Have you lost your mind?" She questioned helping me and I winked at my father.

"Sofia, he planned this. I swear he saw you coming—"

"Shut up Benjamin. Next time you kill him you will say he committed suicide." My mother said interrupting him angry. "Elijah, why do you always pick a fight with your father? What if I didn't come in, you could've died because of this fool trying to prove a point."

"Mom, I'm fine. Where's Ollie?"

"I forgot to fetch Oliver from Jay's house." My mother answered. "And Benjamin, I promise if you touch Eli again and tell me you were training him. I'll—"my mother paused, pointing her finger at my father.

"What will you do Sofia." My father questioned trying to kiss my mother.

"There's a kid in the room." I coughing and my mother ran out of the house. "Is Emily a Carson or a Russo." His eyes widened as I questioned.

"Where did you get the idea of Emily being a Russo? You could've said she's a Knight a Andrews a Santiago or something else."

"Because no stranger would've spent millions on a car for a ten year old who is nothing to him." I answered.

"She is my daughter you fool and I'm hundred percent sure. The only person I think might not be a Carson is you. Elijah you not right in the head." I started laughing at my father.

"Okay father, now tell me. What is going on between the Russo's and the Carson's and who is Aiden that calls himself Jailson Law. I know they aren't your friends after all you never mentioned anything about them. It's like you—"

"Eli, stop trying to be a detective. Whatever happened between the Russo and the Carson's, have nothing to do with you. And it got nothing to do with what happened yesterday. I know those people came to kidnap you. And as for Jailson, I never heard of him before." My father replied and his phone started ringing. "Yes Damien." He answered and I was about to go upstairs when my father dropped his phone shocked.

"Dad, what's wrong." I questioned shaking him. "Come on dad."

"She's no more." Father said and I looked at him confused. "Tyler is gone." I didn't know what to say but I knew one thing, Kaiden will definitely be losing his mind. I took my phone out and started calling him but there was no answer. I dialed uncle's number but before I could call him, my father ran out of the house and I tried running after him but I was too late.

How can these gangsters be so heartless, she was just ten years old, a few months older than Emily. What if that was my baby sister? When will this fight between these families end? I know my father left the Mafia years ago and I know he still has enemies but when will they strike again? Will they strike when my baby sister is at school or when my baby brother is racing at the finals.

Sometimes being born in a rich family is a curse, especially when your father was part of the Mafia once.