NEMESIS

The Orphic

This beautiful evening in spring coincides with an annual event organized by The Orphic — an organization ruled by four-person leaders from four noble mafia families — Logan Darcio from The West, Dylan Brayden from The South, Mason Lorelai from The North and Cameron Jackson from The East.

The four leaders were geniuses, and were also neutral even if their four families didn't have a good relationship, secretly — thanks to them, The Orphic was able to continue to grow and become stronger.

The sound of musical instruments with melodious laughter mixed in the spacious ballroom that was luxuriously decorated in a famous hotel, everyone, both men and women, wore the best clothes they had. They are dressed elegantly, making anyone who sees them fascinated by their effortlessly beautiful appearance.

“Young Master Lorelai is always smiling tonight, he seems to be in a very good mood today.” one of the girls whispered shyly, then chuckled softly “ He made so many girls melt like jelly.”

“Of course!” exclaimed another girl, “The Lorelai family just eradicated the rogue mafia without a family.”

Rogue Mafia.

In a world where there is no caste, they still use it and the lowest caste owned by the mafia is the rogue mafia — a group of mafia without a family who likes to cause trouble and is always looking for trouble with the upper-high of The Orphic.

The Orphic is indeed powerful and, of course, outsiders will think that the Rogue Mafia is just an easy pest to exterminate, but unfortunately, they are a group of people that are difficult to eradicate and get rid of — they are mushrooming everywhere, and even though they are not as rich as The Orphic, they have unexpected courage.

They are a group of people who are reckless and not afraid of anything.

“So now the North is clear of those vermin?”

“Yes, of course — now they are safe.”

A blonde-haired girl in skimpy clothes walked up to them with a glass of wine in her hand, “Thanks to Giuliana, she is someone who contributed to Lorelai's success.”

“Shhh, Aline!” Ingrid glared at him fiercely, “You can't say such things or Young Master Lorelai won't accept that.”

Aline sighed softly, as a member of Darcio's family, she wasn't afraid of such things — she really didn't care if Theodore Lorelai didn't accept it, because in reality someone from her family did have a hand in fighting the rogue mafia in the north.

“I'm telling the truth, why do you think Giuliana wasn't at the party?” This party was an annual event held by The Orphic, and as their best assassin, of course, she should have attended an event as important as this.

Unfortunately, this time she was not present due to the wound she got.

“What are you talking about, you silly little girl — look, Giuliana Alderidge came here with your brother.”

Suddenly, Aline's eyes widened and he looked in the direction Ingrid was referring to. Sure enough — there her brother, Leonardo Darcio and Giuliana walked into the room with their hands intertwined.

Their clothes look very harmonious, formal clothes with a mix of black and dark blue are a good match — just as the two of them are also a good match. Giuliana's almost white blonde hair was tied up in a messy bun, making her beauty even more extraordinary.

Both of them look amazing, making all the eyes that see them can't look away at all. Naturally, their auras were both cold and dignified, but that was precisely what fascinated anyone who saw them.

“It's Giuliana” a soft whisper escaped most of the men in the ballroom, her name slurred naturally as they saw her and it was only natural — considering how perfect the woman who was walking with her brother was. “Oh poor little thing, look at her forehead — she is hurting, but why that damned Leonardo brought her here?”

As always, all attention will be given to her. .

Giuliana was always the center of attention without her even trying and Aline hated it.

She hated her to death.

What made her hate Giuliana like that was only because of Theodore Lorelai, who usually doesn't care about anyone, including women and even bothers to pay attention to Giuliana, who comes in with her big boss — but little did Aline know, they are sworn enemies.

“Liana” Logan, greeted her without turning to Leonardo, who was now looking at him sharply. “ You've done really well, I'm proud of you.”

Giuliana smiled faintly, “Thank you very much, Brother”

Logan Darcio is a very young person, the two of them are only four years apart. So Giuliana is very comfortable around him — in contrast to his boss, who is also the head of the Darcio family, Leonardo, who is cold and stiff. Logan is very warm, often gentle with him and very protective, even though he knows what she is capable of.

“I'm sorry, but unfortunately, after this we have to send you on a new mission” Logan's gorgeous aquamarine eyes stared at her full of concern, knowing her wounds weren't fully recovered.

Giuliana understands instantly that these are all requests from the higher-up and she can't say she doesn't remember her position at The Orphic and within the Darcio family — she can't help but feel ashamed of her inability to carry out her duties.

Being in an elite position in an organization can indeed provide many advantages, but on the other hand, she feels overwhelmed and always exhausted because of it — one of which is because she is required to always participate in something related to the organization, even when she is tired and in pain, not to mention she also must always obey orders.

The quiet and dark hotel balcony was her only place to calm down. Being alone was exactly what she needed to restore her previously drained energy — a glass of white wine accompanied her as she sighed.

Her long hair that was previously in a messy bun had now been let down, making it almost cover her face which was now looking down in the air. She took a deep breath — not knowing the presence of another person who was now approaching her with dangerous steps.

“Exhausted, Alderidge?”

Giuliana hissed when she realized who was approaching her, she really didn't want to deal with him — with her Arch Nemesis she hated so much “What do you want, Lorelai?”

“You”

How cute.

Also so sweet, so sweet that a word like that would make anyone who hears it blush, melt and fall on their knees — but Giuliana is the exception.

Because she was very sure that that was not what Theodore meant, “I want you to disappear into thin air.”

See?

“Those words are too harsh even to tell a pretty girl like me” Giuliana replied with a seductive smile, trying to flirt with him even though she knew that the man before her was someone as hard as rock, “But considering it's you, I don't find it strange — women are just objects to you and nothing else more"

Her time alone had now been completely destroyed. Theodore would not leave her alone unless she was the one who left him — thus, Giuliana took her wine glass and turned to walk away from him, which gave off a dark aura.

The sound of heels echoed down the long hallway that became the balcony. There was no other sound until then a sharp cold voice made her heels stop.

"Who allowed you to leave?"

Giuliana was Giuliana, she didn't take orders from anyone other than the higher—ups in The Orphic and the Darcio Family — Lorelai wasn't a part of that, he was just an outsider who didn't have the capacity to give her orders.

A cold wind brushed against her unclothed cheeks and shoulders, her long hair flying in the wind as her head turned almost. Why red eyes that glared at Theodore menacingly. “I don't need your permission to leave. Who do you think you are, Lorelai?”

Sometimes, his attitude always works to annoy her.

"Me?" he grimaced, his feet took a few steps forward and stopped right behind her — his hands gripping her chin and lifting it casually “I'm your superior or someone who can be equated with god.”

It's ridiculous to find him so narcissistic like this.

Giuliana has to admit that Theodore is actually very attractive, he is very handsome and very irresistible considering the perfection he has — his looks and background make anyone unable to resist him.

Unfortunately, it's all covered up by his ridiculous narcissism.

Giuliana snorted in amusement, turning her body so that their bodies were facing, with Theodore's still raised chin. “I don't understand why you're so narcissistic like this — just because lots of women are willing to kneel for you or think of you as a god. It doesn't mean I'm one of them. Don't equalize all women, because not all will fall for your charm. "

Instantly, Theodore's face darkened and, of course, that made her face even brighter — she always loved to test his patience and discover how amusing it was to see his ever-changing mood.

“And also, a bipolar like you is not my type.”

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The long table contained ten people from four families, four of whom were leaders, the other four were family heads and the remaining two were consigliere who doubled as assassins — Giuliana being the only woman sitting with them, she lifted her chin in a proud manner, not allowing anyone to look down upon her.

“We regret to inform all of you that we are getting death threats” Caleb, the informant of The Orphic, voiced in an unreadable tone holding several small pieces of paper in his hands “As you know, this time, The North is the only place that is free and clean of the rogue mafia. We're proud of it, but sadly, it's also the beginning of a new chaos."

The Orphic who eradicated them all has become the talk of many people. Other organizations also know a lot about this and, unfortunately, The Orphic's enemies chose to join the Rogue Mafia to destroy them — it created a whole new mess.

Neo Cosa Nostra, as all members of The Orphic call it, and they team up with the Rogue Mafia to destroy The Orphic.

Actually, it's not something to worry about, considering everything in Neo Cosa Nostra is not something to worry about. Technically, they are dying and it is difficult to build and bring their big name to glory like before.

Now it is no longer the era of Cosa Nostra to triumph, everything revolves and changes a lot.

"Thanks to Giuliana, we're getting into trouble like this again" he continued, putting all eyes now on her while she didn't even flinch — her sharp eyes now looked even colder with a thick dark aura, as if ready to kill. " You killed them brutally and they didn't accept it just like that, Consigliere”

That reason was quite reasonable, she was indeed cold—blooded and brutally killed them a while ago — it seemed that it hurt their pride as Neo Cosa Nostra.

She sneered, “how did it become my fault?”

It wasn't just her who killed them and, yes, of course, she didn't want to be blamed for this sort of thing. The bullets that pierced their bodies or the swords that slashed through their bodies were not hers alone.

“I was just doing my job, no one said I should kill them carefully — the only order I received was to wipe them all, by any means.”

Her voice was too cold and daring for someone sitting with the highest power holder, but unfortunately Giuliana had high self-esteem and didn't like being blamed like this by someone even lower than her.

Moreover, she didn't like his tone when he talked to her or said her name.

“And also, watch your tone or I will slit your throat”

“Language, love” Leonardo placed his hand on her inner thigh and gripped it tightly, then murmured beside her ear “I will handle this later.”

Not noticing a pair of eyes staring at them hatefully.

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"Giuliana is the best we have, we can't just blame her." Dylan said suddenly. Now the four of them have changed their formal clothes into casual clothes and are resting in their lounge. "And make her responsible for it all."

The Orphic manor, which became their headquarters, was built on very large land with buildings that have several complexes — the four. The leaders and their people all live in the large manor, including Giuliana. Of course, that means she is an important person in the organization.

"Sometimes I hate how she talks in front of all of us, but what Dylan says is also true". Apart from being their advisor, the woman also leads the special, elite forces. Mason agrees with Dylan, even though, at least, he doesn't really like her, considering she is from Darcio's family. “She was our asset and not Darcio's, she is ours.”

Logan's eyes darkened, not really liking Mason saying such things. Because, after all, she is Darcio's before The Orphic's. But as one of the leaders, of course, he has to be neutral even if, deep down, he doesn't like it, he must be able to disguise it well.

“Giuliana is a valuable asset. The combination of intelligence and fearlessness is rare”, Cameron explained, then chuckled softly, “ Because of her, this world beauty is the perfect combination. You won't find someone like her anywhere else.”

Cameron rarely compliments anyone, even his own family. But he easily complimented Giuliana, who didn't even have blood ties to him and he barely even knew her, so that meant she was indeed special.

“Moreover, I heard that she is a family member of The Alderidge, who technically owned the country”

The Alderidge is an old money family that controls the domestic economy but also has oversea influence — who knows what happened so that their daughter then sinks into the black world and is tightly bound in it.

“We didn’t know about it, yet.”

No one really knows, neither Darcio’s nor The Orphic, nor did they find out, leaving Giuliana to keep it tightly because she thinks such things are personal.

Both ruled in their respective realms and never interfered with or connected with each other.

The Orphic did have four dominions that were divided according to the cardinal directions, but the country was still running as it should — they were an underground organization, so not everyone knew well about this.

“Seeing how Giuliana is, she will still eradicate them all even if we forbid her to do that — she is stubborn, her self—esteem is also very high, especially after Caleb cornered her just like that.”

Also, Giuliana was so fearless, so it was certain that she would not heed the threats that were thrown at her.