CHAPTER ONE
I'm not marrying her, so you both better stop this fantasy right now. 23 years old Ezekiel Luciano said.
This is not a matter of choice it is a matter of elevating the social status of the family , just make this sacrifice once for all and your legacy will never be forgotten as long as the Luciano clan still stands.
Family status ,that's all you ever think of, you don't even consider me as a person , I stand to gain nothing from this bullshit you call marriage as long as am concerned.
Watch your words Zeke , Anymore trespass and I might have your head in my trophy cabinet, because you are heir doesn't mean you are irreplaceable.
Tsk.. Ezekiel sighed in annoyance but kept mute.He knew better than to test his father's patience.
Tommorow we will finalise the proposal between the Luciano clan and the van gremonde family.
The van gremonde family were blue bloods.... royal blood. They were no longer in power.they had Thier title , heritage but they lacked protection.
Which is what the Van gremonde family hoped to get from the political marriage between thier heirs.
The Luciano clan hoped to be among the beau'de crafts of the society , which were the royalties and most influential executives ,but they were known for all the wrong reasons.
They killed for fun , killed for a living , struck fear into the hearts of the ordinary men, and we're involbed in every illicit trading and business done in the world as the kings of the night which the beau'de crafts wanted nothing to do with ...at least in public.
The Luciano clan wanted not only to be feared but to be envied and worshipped not out of fear but out of respect for heritage and economic influence this was thier gain in this marriage.
So it was said on paper but Ezekiel knew his father had much more deeper plans.
Son I know we may be hard on you but I promise you it is for the greater good . Ezekiel just looked on emotionlessly with a distant look in his eyes.
I have one request father and don't deny me .
Speak on.
If I agree to this marriage thing before our wedding night or day I am free to do anything with my life , anything.
Zeke's father was thinking about his proposal over tilting his head either way from time to time.
Yes you are free, his father who has remained mute for some time finally spoke.No problems then you can go on with the arrangements.
Ezekiel came out feeling exhausted as he walked to his bedroom. Entering the room and banging the door behind him, he switched the light on to illuminate the room and was met with a shocking scene .
They were two dead rabbits with Thier head splattered and brain matter together with innards and bloody flesh were lying on the floor.
Ezekiel has had this particular rabbits as pets since he was ten so seeing the pets lying dead on the floor coupled with the conversation with his dad got him mad.
He managed to bring his anger down to the barest minimum thanks to the mood control class he had every week.
Servants!!!. He shouted
Several young men and ladies lined horizontally before him.
Who did this !!.he asked yelling. All of them shivered and felt tongue tied.
Don't make me ask again , he whispered dangerously and brought out a pistol from his side pocket.
Facing a maid who shivered visibly,he smiled and repeated the question. Shaking in fear , she pointed at a bald man. It was Keith .....Sir together with Kent.
she pointed to another bald man who looked like the twin of Keith who was trying to sneak away.
In a flash he pulled the trigger with an innocent look on his face.The look on his face changed to one of disgust , coward..he tought
You don't deserve to be in my trophy cabinet, he walked towards Kent corpse looked at it with a lifeless gaze and spat on it
So where is Keith? He asked no one in particular.
A young man staggered forward went to his knees and started pleading.
Have mercy young lord.
Yes I'll give a merciless and painless death to you.
Ezekiel retrieved an axe from a cabinet on his bed side.carefully balancing it over his shoulder,he approached the servant.
You have been a bad servant and you need to be punished .he raised the axe above his head.
Sir it felt like we were being control..... . A head fell to the floor.Ezekiel spun around an caught the head which had a regretful expression even in the face of death.
Feeling happy after the twins death he dismissed the maid after getting them to clean the room after which he hung Keith's head on his trophy cabinet.