The Billionaire's Accidental Bride

Chapter 2: History

Azure P.O.V

I couldn't believe that father and Marinio wanted me to kill Xavier. I knew that there was a bloody war going on between the two families, but father also knew what had happened between me and Xavier. Although he broke my heart, he would forever be the one that stole it. "Why would you want me to do it?" I queried my father. There were many other experienced soldiers who would be able to do this job better than me. "Don't overthink it, Azure! Marinio will be here soon to explain everything to you." Father said, completely dismissing me. I hated how cold he could be. It was in situations like this that I wished my mother was still alive. I could still remember that day, like it was only yesterday.

*Flashback*

"Momma, momma!" I said, running to momma, ready to spill the beans on Kylio.

"What is it, Azure?" Momma ran out of the kitchen panicked. She was always dressed in soft pastal colored dresses, her hair tightly in a braid with her small heel shoes.

"Momma! Momma, Kylio cut my braid off!" I cried, running up to her with the piece of hair in my hand.

"Oh, sweetheart! Were you ladies playing hairdresser again?" She asked, picking me up and holding me on her hip. I just cried into her shoulder, clutching at the piece of hair in my hand while bringing it up to her face for her to look at.

"I told her to only loosen the braid momma, but she took the scissors and cut it!" I exclaimed as more tears left my eyes. Momma placed me down on my feet again. She took my hand in hers and took me to the kitchen. Once there, she picked me up and placed me down on the kitchen counter. She walked over to the kitchen drawer and pulled out a pair of scissors. I immediately knew right then and there that she would be cutting my hair neatly again. I hated Kylio for what she did. It took me a good 3 years to grow my hair to reach my bum and now momma had to cut it short again. Momma loosened the rest of my braid as my hair fell over my shoulders.

"I must say, Kylio should definitely not become a hairdresser one day! She can't cut straight!" Momma joked and winked at me. Her joke caused a small smile to paint my features. She proceeded to wipe the last bit of tears from my cheeks before picking up her scissors.

"Now, come on, let's get your hair nice again, and then you can help me with the dinner? How does that sound, my little assistant chef?" Momma asked with a big, warm motherly smile on her face. I just nodded my head as she proceeded to cut my hair straight again. My hair ended up just below my shoulders. I knew that one day I'd get back at Kylio for doing this to me.

Momma helped me off of the counter and started instructing me to retrieve some vegetables from the vegetable rack. A commotion was heard from the entrance of the house. Momma looked panicked and rushed to the entrance of the kitchen. She came rushing back, ushering me into the cupboard under the sink.

"Don't come out of here until I come get you!" Momma instructed, closing the cupboard with me inside. Panic immediately rose inside me as I started crying again from fear. Three men in masks stormed into the kitchen. Punching momma in the stomach. Momma immediately doubled over in pain. A shot was heard from the other side of the house and I knew it was where Kylio was.

"Kylio!" Mother shouted as realization dawned on her. Before she could stand up, one of the men took his pistol, aiming it at momma's head. Momma's eyes glanced over at me, tears falling from them, then she fell in a heap on the floor. Blood came from the bullet wound. Her eyes were open and she was staring straight at me, but the light from her eyes had gone.

I bit the insides of my lips so as to keep myself from crying out for my poor momma, for Kylio. That's when I saw it, Xavier walked into the room, along with his father, looking down at my mother's lifeless body. "Where's the eldest daughter?" Nico Cortez, Xavier's father, asked. I held my breath, they were looking for me and I knew that if they found me, I would meet the same fate as my mother and sister.

"We were unable to locate her. The soldiers searched every room in the house and found no sign of her. However, we got word that the Cappo of the North had left the office. We had better get going now, boss!" One of the soldiers said to Nico.

"Just one moment, Xavier, you know what to do!" Nico said, handing Xavier a pocket knife. Xavier flung open the knife and leant down to Momma. He gently moved her head upward to face him, before running the knife across her throat. The last bit of blood left my mother's body from her neck. Xavier stood up and walked out of the room, followed by Nico and the rest of the men. Once I was sure they had gone, I opened up the door and slowly climbed out of the cupboard and crawled over to my momma. I gently shook her, already knowing that it was no use. I ran through the corridors down to Kylio's room. A scream erupted from my chest as I saw my poor sister, shot in the head, blood surrounding her. I ran up to her and pulled her close to my chest as I heard the front door of the house open. I knew they would come back for me. At least I knew I would die having a sister with me.

I heard a familiar male voice screaming before heavy steps followed down the hallway. My father came rushing into the room and came to a halt, dead in his tracks as he looked down at me covered in blood and a dead Kylio in my arms. Father walked over to me and crouched down next to me. Putting his hands under my arms, he gently lifted me up and pulled me against his chest and held me. "Come on now, little one. We need to get to the safe house" Father said as we left Kylio's room. Father rushed us over to the SUV parked in front of the house. Father put me in the backseat, buckled me in before rushing over to the driver's seat. He got into the car and fired up the engine.

*End of flashback*

"Azure, as you know by now, we chose you as the one who needs to carry out this mission. It would be you and only you. I know you have history with Xavier Cortez, but just remember it was him who slit your mother's throat and their family that ultimately slaughtered your mother and poor little Kylio," Marinio said. Hearing those words leave his mouth, it ignited a fire inside of me and I knew right then and there that Xavier would die the same way my mother did. His throat will also be slit as he lays in a pool of his own blood. The last face Xavier Cortez would remember is the face of Azure Costello. Marinio cleared his throat, pulling me from my murderous thoughts. I looked over at him and nodded my head, "What do you need me to do?" I asked as a smile spread across his face.

"Very good, young lady. The ultimate betrayal Xavier will face is that he must fall in love with you first. Once you get him hooked, you make him love you. In a few months, you will be the one who will ultimately leads him to his grave," Marinio said with a wicked smile. Father and Marinio exchanged a few words before Marinio came back to me. "What is the plan? I'm sure from your idea of how things should play out that you already know exactly what should happen." I said, looking at him with determination written all over my face.

"First off, you will be trained by my new wife, Alrikia. I have come to know that you don't even allow Richardo to get close to you. That will need to change, otherwise you will fail the mission. She will teach you everything about being seductive and how to handle each situation you might encounter. We also would need to color your hair. Unfortunately, the Costello family is known to have a certain light shade of brown hair with red stripes. Alrikia will also take you out shopping, getting you all the different kinds of outfits you would require. Now, we won't be able to have any contact with you directly, but we do have a few spies working within the Cortez mansion. You will be communicated to if and when appropriately. They will also be delivering feedback to us as to how you are progressing. Any questions yet?" Marinio looked over at me and asked.

I just nodded my head, "Yeah, the most important part of this whole mission - how do I get to him without it being too obvious? And also, if I introduced myself as Azure Costello, he would immediately know who I am." I informed Marinio.

"Looks like you are a fine one for the detail. Not to worry, we have everything planned out. He usually goes to council meetings on Wednesdays and leaves at 15:00pm on the dot. We will be waiting in the parking lot for him. Once he walks over to his car, we will dart towards him in the SUV, you will be in the area and 'see' the whole situation unravel. You will then proceed to run towards him, seemingly trying to warn him before pushing him out of the way. I'm sure nothing will get the two of you to connect like a simple 'you saving his life!' As for your name, no, you will not be introducing yourself as Azure Costello, instead you will be introducing yourself as Carla Luciano." Marinio said. I had to give him credit for the whole plan. Seems like Marinio and father already had this whole plan set out before they came to me with it. I had an uneasy feeling about everything but I knew that this was something that needed to happen.