Chapter 3 : You Again??

SHANE’S POV :

“No.. sh-she is not.. s-she is not dead. M-mom please tell me that she’s not dead.. n-no sh-she” I woke up in cold sweat after having the same nightmare again after a very long time. Letting out a deep sigh, I got up from the bed and walked toward the balcony. The fresh Breeze hit my face the moment I opened my balcony door. Taking deep breaths, the fresh air hit my nostrils which made my mind and body at ease. After staying there for about fifteen minutes I went to my bathroom to freshen up. I stripped my clothes off and entered the hot shower to relax my muscles.

I don’t know why I had this nightmare again after so many years. I used to have this nightmare when I lost someone so special to me when I was a child. Even though I never admitted it and always likes to annoy that person, still that person is very close to my heart and it took me so many years to let go of this nightmare.

I’m the strongest and most fearless leader of the most powerful gang in New York to the dark world. And to the light, I’m a very well-known and respected businessman who has everything under his control. In any way, people fear me and respect me for who I am.

My family is well known for its business, respected and feared by all the gangs and is one of the most powerful families in the world. Everyone knows who we are because of our unique eye colour, PURPLE. Only my family have this unique eye colour and that’s why people who don’t even know us in person recognise us in an instant which made them fear and respect us once they saw our eyes. Because everyone knows what we do but still no one has the guts to face us. Even the NIA knows what we do but they can’t do anything unless they have proof. No one dared to do anything against us. We are not someone to mess with.

Even though we are feared and invisible, still we have so many enemies who want us to be dead. Power gives you everything but it’ll also bring you so many enemies. But we are trained to be on the upper hand and never fail to succeed in every fight. Even my name itself brings fear to our enemies' hearts.

SHANE VINCENT KING, leader of the most powerful gang in NY. My last name says it all, we are the KINGS. I have no weakness but My world is my family and my brothers and sister are also well known for their skills. If anyone dared to hurt my family, then rest assured you can find them six feet under the ground. I’ll never let anything happen to my family and my teammates are also like my family.

I’m commonly known by the name ‘Lion’ in the underground world. Even though we are bad we would never hurt innocent people, in fact, we protect them. We don’t kill for fun but will never hesitate to kill the people who hurt us or any innocent. We are bad but only to bad guys.

After taking my long and relaxing hot shower, I got out and dressed up in my black suit and went outside of my room towards the kitchen. When I entered the kitchen to have my morning coffee, I saw my brother, Omar, already there having his coffee peacefully.

He saw me coming and smiled saying, “Good morning Shane.”

I smiled back and said, “Good morning Omar.”

“Coffee?” He prepared another cup of coffee and offered it to me. I happily took it saying ‘thank you.’

OMAR LOUIS KING, my brother. He is the calm one among us all. He takes care of all our legal businesses like hotels and casinos all over the country while I take care of all our illegal business side and lead as the boss of our gang. He also conducts auctions in our hotels' underground some are legal while some are not. He is commonly known as the ‘Falcon’ in the underground world. He always makes sure that everything goes well and smoothly without any problems. He is very calm but you don’t want to get on his bad side, he is more dangerous than me when he loses his patience.

“Last night mom called me to make sure that we are coming to the ball next week without causing any problems which means we have to go with a plus one.” He said while laughing at our mom’s words.

I eye-rolled at his statement and Said “Seriously, we are not little kids and no I’m not taking anyone with me. I’ll just go solo as usual.”

“Well yeah, be my guest and say that to mom by yourself.” He said knowing my answer.

“No thanks, I’m good,” I answered.

He laughed at my answer and said, “Oh, is the almighty dangerous Shane King, afraid of mom?”

“I’m not afraid of mom, but I don’t want to be dead meat,” I said frankly knowing perfectly what our mom will do if we disobey her orders.

“Don’t tell me, that you are not afraid of mom.” He said coming close to me hitting my shoulder playfully and said, “Oh Come on man, even dad is afraid of mom when she is angry.”

I laughed at his statement. But it’s true, our dad is a very dangerous and respected man but when it comes to our mom she is even more dangerous than him. Trust me, you don’t want to end up on her bad side. Even my dad is scared of her when she is angry. Omar is an exact copy of my mom, she is also calm when you see her outside but you won’t recognise her calm personality when she is angry. She won’t hesitate to kill you when it comes to our family. She is a dangerous assassin before she loved our dad and got married to him. My dad is the Leader of our gang at that time.

“Even now, she can kill a man with her bare hands in a split of seconds,” Omar said.

“That’s our mom we’re talking about. She can do anything even at this age.” I said truthfully. Omar laughed and agreed.

“Where is Rudy?” I asked him about our younger brother who is nowhere to be seen.

“Probably annoying the girls.” He said with a shrug.

“Isn’t it too early for that?” I asked him with disbelief.

“It’s Rudy we are talking about.” He said raising his hands in the air. We both laughed at that.

And at the same time, Rudy entered. By the looks of it, he has a huge hangover.

“Good morning guys.” He said clutching his head. “I need a coffee right now.”

“Why, rough night?” Omar asked while I was preparing his coffee.

“Don’t ask me, this hangover is killing me”, Rudy said.

“Here, take it.” I gave him his coffee cup.

“Thanks, bro.” Rudy said and took the cup from my hand.

“Why did you drink that much when you can’t handle it?” Omar asked him raising one eyebrow.

“I can manage anything bro.” Rudy said with a smirk.

We laughed at his statement and said in unison, “Yeah yeah, we can see that.”

A girl passed through the kitchen and kissed Rudy’s cheek and said, “bye Rudy.”

“Bye beautiful.” Rudy replied and pecked her lips which made us eye roll at him.

When she left the house I immediately asked him, “Who is she?”

“Don’t even ask him, Shane, you already know the answer,” Omar Said knowing perfectly about the answer.

“Why bro, are you jealous?”, Rudy asked him with a smirk on his face.

Omar furrowing his brows and said, “Why should I?”

“Because you have only one girl for you while I can have any girl.” He said proudly.

Omar eye-rolled at his answer and said, “Unlike you, I’m happy with one girl Rudy.”

Rudy eyerolled at him and was about to say something “But sh..” but got cut by Omar.

“Don’t u dare say anything about my girlfriend.” Omar said seriously.

Rudy eye rolled and was about to say something again when I interrupted them.

“Alright guys, calm down,” I said stopping them. ‘These two will never grow up.’

RUDY EDWARD KING, our younger brother. Always behaves like a child but is more mature than he shows himself as. He takes care of our clubs and underground fight clubs all over the country. He also fights in our fighting clubs when it’s needed. He is the best fighter and is commonly known as ‘HAWK’ in the underground world. He shows himself like a Playboy but he is not always like that. His heartbreak made him like this. A girl cheated on him when he was young and deeply in love with her. Love makes people do things which they’ll never know. But he is always the best at everything he does.

“How is your girl Omar?”, I asked breaking the silence.

“She’s good. But she’s acting strange recently.” Omar replied with concern.

“Yeah, because she’s always strange.” Rudy said which makes Omar angry. “Don’t be mad bro. I just don’t like that woman. She is not your type And she is not an innocent girl which she shows herself as and I don’t think she has good intentions either.” Rudy said with concern.

When it comes to judging people by their attitude Rudy is always right. After his heartbreak, he got even more cautious than before. But Omar is no fool to trust anyone easily. His girlfriend is okay when she was introduced to us and at that time Rudy also agreed but after some time she behaved differently which is easily noticeable. That’s why Rudy doesn’t like her. I don’t know what got her to change.

“You are the one who has to tell me that.” Omar said sarcastically but immediately regretted the words and taking a deep breath he said, “ I know that she has changed, Rudy. But You also know that I’m always up ahead of things so don’t worry.” He said calmly assuring him.

“Don’t tell me, I didn’t warn you. I’m just worried about you, that’s it.” Rudy said with concern.

“I know” Omar replied patting Rudy’s shoulder.

“Come on guys, let’s leave the topic about girls. Why don’t we talk about something else.” I said changing the topic.

“Girls are more interesting than any other topic bro.” Rudy said which made our eyes roll at him.

“Oh really, then can you please tell me why there is a girl in our house as you already know that no outsiders has the permission to enter?” I asked him furrowing my brows.

This made him shut up for a second and started talking again, “Oh come on bro, I never said our passcode to her.” He said supporting himself.

When we are about to scold him again our little sister came. “Hey guys, morning.” She said with her beautiful smile as always.

“Hey sis, morning,” we all said in unison.

“What are you discussing?” she asked taking her cup of coffee which was given by Omar to her saying thanks to him.

“About girls.” Rudy replied with a shrug which made Camilla eye rolled at him.

“You will never change.” She said sipping her coffee. We laughed at her statement.

“What are your plans today Cami?” I asked her.

“I’m waiting for Marie and also my wedding planner to come here,” Camilla replied.

“Did you guys already decide the wedding date?” Omar asked.

“Yes bro, yesterday we decided the wedding date and then I went straight to the wedding planner.” She said excitedly.

“Don’t remind me to punch him in the face for proposing to my little sister..” I said seriously.

“I would love to join with you bro.” Rudy said giving me a fist bump.

Camilla eye rolled and said, “Can’t you guys forget about punching him? If you dare to touch him, I will tell mom that you guys are going crazy..” She threatened us.

We eye-rolled at her threats and asked, “Dad still doesn’t know about this right?”

“How about we give a hint to him Shane?” Rudy said with a grin.

“Don’t you dare do that... I asked mom to tell him so that she can calm him down when he knows.” She said her plans.

“Good idea Cami..” Omar supported her which made me and Rudy slapped him on his shoulder.

“Which side are you on Omar?” I questioned him.

He smiled side-hugging our sister and said, “I’m always on my sweet little duckling’s side.” He gave a small peck on her head and said with a huge smile, “Even if it is to accept that she is not little anymore. But She is always our little duckling..” That made us smile.

“That’s why you are always my favourite,” Camilla replied hugging him.

“Even if mom calmed dad. He will still punch him whenever he sees him..” I said proudly teasing her.

“Come on Shane, stop teasing her,” Omar said earning a glare from me and Rudy. But he ignored our glares.

CAMILLA HAZEL KING, our only little sister. She and Rudy are twins. But their personalities are completely different. With her dark black hair and with our unique purple eyes, she is quite a stunning beauty. You know we have a hard time controlling the boys not to get too close to her even with our background. But don’t get deceived by her looks, she is as dangerous as us. She is an assassin just like our mom and did so many jobs for our gang. She is commonly known as the "Raven" in the underground world. She might be sweet and kind but when it comes to business she is the best... We have all been trained and became strong to fight any enemy since we are kids.

Now our little sister is getting married already. Don’t get us wrong, we are happy that she’s going to get married. But you know she is still our little angel and we can’t accept the fact that she is not little anymore. You know the feeling right? Even if we are the strongest persons, still we have feelings. We are not heartless monsters.

“So, When is the wedding date Cami?” Omar asked her making me get out of my thoughts.

“We decided to have it in two months bro.” She said excitedly.

“And you decided to tell us now?” Omar asked surprised.

“See even the favourite brother doesn’t know it.” Rudy said sarcastically.

“Sorry, bro. I got excited and went straight to Marie. She took me to her friend who is a famous event planner now.” She said apologetically.

“I’m a little offended that you didn’t ask me to arrange the wedding. You know that we organise the best events right... Why did you ask someone outside?” Omar Asked her.

“Don’t expect me to ask you guys to prepare the wedding... I know that you guys will end up adding guns as decorating items like they are some sort of flowers. I just want a normal yet perfect wedding and this planner is the best at that.” Camilla said knowing perfectly about our plans.

“Now, I’m quite offended... Did you forget that I’m the one who organized all the events in our hotels..” Omar said feigning hurt.

“And yet they always end up with deals with other gangs,” Camilla replied. We chuckled at her answer.

“That’s actually true though..” Omar replied with a laugh.

“It’s all facts.” She said raising her hands in the air.

We laughed out loud. “See that our little devil is talking about normal yet she is the one who kills like a devil,” I said truthfully.

“Business is business bro. Every girl wants a normal wedding..” she said like it’s a fact.

“Except our mom..” Omar said chuckling.

“Seriously, She planned to marry in a war room... If it’s not for our aunt, who convinced her she’ll probably marry dad in a room full of dead bodies. God, She is crazy..” Rudy said thinking about what dad said to us.

“Who did you call crazy when our dad gave a surprise proposal to mom when she went on her mission which is a bloodbath..” I said thinking they both are crazy.

“That’s why Mom and dad are perfect for each other... They are one hell of a crazy couple..” Omar said which made us laugh.

“Agreed..” Camilla said chuckling.

“So, Who is the wedding planner?” I asked her still laughing.

“She is Marie’s friend. I met her yesterday, she is so sweet. And now she is my friend also.” She said happily.

“Anyways, Is she good at planning?” Omar asked her.

“Yes bro, she is awesome at her work.” She replied.

“She better be. Otherwise, I will personally take care of her.” I said to her.

“Why? I thought that you’ll be happy if my wedding is cancelled?” She said teasing me.

“Even though I’m not a big fan of this whole thing... I don’t want my little devil to be sad..” I said truthfully.

Camilla hugged me and said, “Thank you, bro. But don’t worry, she is good at her work. Moreover, she is so beautiful.”

“ Is she?” Rudy asked with a grin.

Camilla slapped Rudy’s shoulder and said, "Don’t you dare try anything Rudy. She is sweet when others are nice. But she is also a badass woman. Don’t mess with her unless you want a punch in your face.”

“Ouch, that hurts sis.” Rudy said touching his shoulder and wincing in pain. Well yeah, she’s an assassin for a reason.

“If you do anything in my marriage I will kill you.” She threatened him.

“Don’t worry sis, I will take care of him,” Omar said laughing.

“Don’t be stressed, my little devil. We will take care of everything okay.” I assured her with a smile.

“Thank you, you are the best brothers.” She said smiling.

“Awe, our little sister is already going to marry”, Rudy said Wiping his invincible tears.

“We are twins idiot.” She said with a slap on his head.

“Ouch,” he touched his head and said, “but still I came first, so you are my little sister.” He said smirking.

“Just by a minute,” she said with a frown.

“Still I’m older than you,” he said proudly.

“Whatever,” she said. At the same time, our landline rang and she went to answer the phone.

“Don’t try anything Rudy,” I said seriously.

He shrugged and replied, “I’m only messing with her bro.”

“You better be,” Omar said in a warning tone. Rudy eye rolled at our warnings and laughed. “Okay, guys have to go now. I need to pick up Catherine.” Omar said while picking up his mobile from the table.

“So, you are her driver now?” Rudy said with a scowl on his face.

When Omar is about to scold him again, I interfered saying, “Rudy.”

“Okay sorry.” He apologized for his behaviour. Omar patted his shoulder and left bidding his goodbyes.

“Rudy, I need you tonight at the base. There is something I need you to handle.” I said to him.

“I will be there bro. Is there any problem?” Rudy asked.

“Nothing, just wanted to make sure that everything goes well at the base. You know there is a meeting today right?” He nodded in agreement and I said, “Which is why I need you at the base when I’ll be attending the meeting.”

“Okay bro, I’ll make sure that everything goes well.” He said and stood up from the chair where he has been sitting and said “bye bro, my bed is calling me.” I nodded smiling and he left.

Nate entered saying hi to Rudy when he passed by and came to me and said, “Morning.”

“Where were you all this time? Don’t you know that we have to leave in about fifteen minutes?” I asked my right-hand man.

NATHANIEL ACE DENVER, my right-hand man. He deals with everything and will always be with me. He is like a second in command after me because Omar and Rudy don’t want to interfere on this side. He is like my eyes and ears, nothing goes unnoticed by him. He is also my best friend since childhood. Nate’s father is a right-hand man to my father, so he lives with us and trained with us since we were kids. He is more like a brother to us. We are of the same age which makes it easy to lead along with him. He is the best at whatever he does and also fights well. He always plans everything perfectly and never fails. He has a sister too, who works for me and you will meet her in the future.

“Sorry Shane, just had to make sure about our plan before we proceed. So I informed everyone already to be ready this evening for the meeting.” He said and I nodded.

“Good, Let’s go.” I picked up my phone and we both went to the elevator. As he pressed the elevator button, I received a call and was about to see who called me when the elevator door opened and someone bumped into my chest. I don’t know why but that person’s presence felt good. When I saw the person in front of me when she raised her head to face me, my eyes automatically widened in shock and I said, “You again?”

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