Hell has no Mercy

Nora’s POV. 

“Wow!! So, Nora can shed tears? I didn’t know stones have begun to have feelings. This is just wow!!” Lorenzo tormented with a sinister smile on his lips, his eyes flickering with amusement. He kept on rambling, but my mind was too occupied for my brain to accommodate whatever he was saying.  

I was devastated, sad and feeling lost. Watching Liam walk away from me made me realize something – the pain my victims’ families felt when they lost their loved ones. I felt my heart being ripped apart- as if a part of me had left me.  

I didn’t make a sound, I just stood fixated at the point, my eyes looking in the direction of where Liam had gone, with tears streaming down my eyes.  

Lorenzo’s laughter pierced through my grief – sharp, loud and mocking.  

“Don’t tell me the Ice Queen has melted for a man who didn’t even know who you really are?” he snorted. 

Wiping away my tears with the back of my palm, I slowly turned to face him, my face a mask of calculated coldness. Cold, dark and dangerous.

In the blink of an eye, Lorenzo’s mocking smile vanished, and I could see fear glistening in his eyes.  

“You think this is funny? You think this is amusing?” I asked as I slowly edged towards him, my voice low and sharp like a blade. I saw him swallow hard, but he quickly masked his fear with a smirk.  

“Yes, it is, Nora. It’s amusing, really. Karma, served with a garnish of heartbreak” he said to me, leaning in, with a grin on his face.  

“What do you think your father would do if he finds out? Or have you forgotten rule No. 2 - Never fall in love?” Lorenzo’s words pierced through my heart, like a needle.  

No, I didn’t forget – I never did.  

My father’s words were always tattooed on my soul – long before I even fell in love. But I couldn’t explain how I fell in love ...... how I broke the rule – for Liam.  

“Do you think your father would spare him? Do you think he would live to see the next day?” Lorenzo’s firm voice, which was laced with venom asked but behind his firm voice, I could hear it – the trembling edge of fear.  

I refused to be broken- to be intimidated. I had been suffocated by my father my whole life and his dogs wanted to do so too? Hell, no. I wasn’t going to give room for that.  

I took a step forward- then another.  

“Go. Go ahead and tell him” I said with my lips parted open, and a bitter laugh escaped.  

“What?” he asked astonished, his lips trembling in shock at my unexpected response.  

“You want to tell him, right? Go ahead and do so. You think I would get on my knees and beg you not to?” I chuckled, my eyes tilting with anger. “Hell no!! Have you forgotten who I am? I am the Mafia Queen!! One who makes men tremble!!” 

I took another bold step forward, my arms wrapped around my chest.  

“I was born in blood, Lorenzo. I was raised by a tyrant, and I have taken down men who were more powerful than you”.  

“Have you forgotten I took the life of my own mother? Now, listen and listen well. You see that man that just left” I said, pointing in the direction of where Liam had gone, my voice low and laced with deadly promises. “He is my everything and I would do anything ...... I mean anything, to protect him. If my father touches a strand of Liam’s hair, I will remind him why he trained me to be the monster I am” I growled, each word sharp enough to draw blood.  

Lorenzo stood frozen – he didn’t move. The muscle in his jaw twitched and he blinked his eyes repeatedly in fear. His fists were clenched by his sides, his eyes were screaming venom, but he couldn’t even touch a strand of my hair. He was dressed up in fear and every breath he took was shallow.  

I caught a glimpse of his trembling legs, but he quickly covered it up by clearing his throat and raising his shoulders up.  

“Are you saying you don’t fear your father anymore?” his cracked voice managed to ask.  

“Yes, I don’t anymore. So, go ahead. Run to him. Whisper my secrets and deliver my warnings to him" I leaned in, with a dangerous smile on my face.

Lorenzo didn't speak - couldn't. The silence between us grew thicker and heavier. I stared defiantly at him, daring him to utter a word if he had the gut.

"You're going to regret this" Lorenzo painfully said, as he turned around and walked away in defeat.

But the anger in me couldn't let me watch him walk just like that. I needed someone to pour my transgression on and Lorenzo was just the perfect fit.

"You know what Lorenzo, I changed my mind" I said, making Lorenzo halt in his steps. I wanted to spare him before but I wasn't going to anymore.

He slowly turned around, with confusion hitched on his face.

"I am sorry but you won't be able to deliver my messages to my father. Secure a space for me in hell!!" with that, I pulled out my gun from my back pocket and pulled the trigger.

"Gbam!!" a loud thud echoed in the hallway and it was Lorenzo's body that had collided with the cold floor.

He was a betrayer anyway and he deserved to die. He was meant to dine and wine with his dead master in hell.

I was damn done living my life for others - it was time for me to love and be loved. It was time for me to take control of my life and be free from my father's cage.

Liam was the one who made me realize the essence of life - made me know, feel and understand what it meant to be loved. The one who added the strange, yet familiar word 'love' to my dictionary.

I wasn't ready to lose him and I was ready to go to any length just to keep him by my side - even if it meant going against my father.

I walked away from the bloody scene, ready to go after the man who gave me another reason to live - which is to love.