Doomed to love you

Chapter 2

Ben's POV:

“Gilbert, have you sent the vehicle carrying the ammunition to the warehouse?” I inquired my first in command. He was one of the most trusted persons, more like a younger brother, I would say.

“Yes, Boss. Samuel is on the other end to receive it.” He answered me in a formal tone. Gilbert was with me right from his teenage years and he trained along with me under my father's directions.

“Alright, Call Stefano and inform him that the stash will be reaching Italy on Monday. Also book my tickets to Beijing for the annual Syndicate conference on the nineteenth of June.” I dismissed him with a shake of my hand. I lit my cigar and leaned on my swivel chair.

I was in deep thoughts about work related stuff when Benny barged into my room without knocking.

“Do I have to teach you some manners, baby sister?” I mocked at Benny, the only person who has the courage to talk back at me, to break my rules. My little sister, Benita, the only family I had.

“Brother, I want to go out.” She said crossing her arms and raising her chin in the air as if she was challenging me.

“Are you asking my permission?" I c****d my brows at her, playfully.

“Of course not. You know that very well, Benji.” I growled at her. I hated when she called me that. I am a mafia boss for f*****g sake and I do not want people around me hearing that nick name she has for me.

“Stop calling me that." I snapped at her, "May I ask you where you are going?” I closed the files that were splayed in front of me. 

“None of your business.” She said nonchalantly. Anyone other than her, talking like that would have been buried deep inside the ground by this time. She knew how to test my patients.

“You can go but on one condition.” I stood up from my chair and walked closer to where she was standing. 

“I will drop you at your destination.” I crossed my hands on my chest with a mocking smirk on my lips. I knew where exactly she had planned to go.

“I do not need your help. I am just going to visit my friend. I don't want you to scare them.” She protested angrily.

“Benny, I know that friend of yours. I've been watching you for a while. Do you think you can fool me?” I knew she was dating this guy who was her school mate. He seemed like a nice guy, working in a small company in the city. I had my men following him for six months now. But I still wanted to scare my spoiled little sister. She needs to be tamed a little, once in a while. I had a serious look of my face to scare her a bit.

Her eyes widened and tears started forming in her big round eyes. She knew that I would kill anyone who dared to come close to my sister.

“Brother, please..don't.. I love Jonathan. He is a very nice man. I want to spend my life with him.” She begged me, tear started rolling down her cheeks.

I hugged her. I could never bare the sight of her crying.

“I will kill that bastard if he tried to hurt you.” I warned her, patting her head gently.

She lifted her head to look at me, not believing what I just said to her. A small smile crept on her lips.

“He will never hurt me brother.” She assured me with a warm smile on her lips. Her eyes were still glistening from those tears.  

“He better not. Come, I will drop you at his place.” I pulled her at her arms gently.

“Promise me, you will not do anything stupid.” She said in a bossy tone.

“Alright, I give you my word. Now, come on.” we walked together to my Land rover.

As always, my men were following us at a safe distance so that Benny would not notice them. She hated when my guards followed her but I couldn't risk her life for anything. I had too many enemies who desired  to hurt me and my family.

After twenty minutes of drive, I left her at her lover's place. I saw him open the door and let her in. I waited for a few minutes before leaving her there. I ordered Gilbert to stay there for her safety.

I got a call from Ronaldo, the truck driver who took the ammunition to the warehouse. Something was definitely wrong.

“What's it?” I asked him.

“Boss, the police.. they have seized the vehicle.” There was a long silence on the other end that I could hear his erratically beating heart. He was certainly scared for his dear life but I am not the one to hurt my men for such petty matters.

"Hmm... I'll be there." I ended the call urgently.

Those hungry police dogs, always wanted more. I can easily get back my vehicle by throwing few notes at them. I made a few calls and my work was done. I, along with Gilbert and other men went to the spot and took care of the matter within a few minutes. 

The police apologized saying they were not aware that they were seizing my properties.

"I don't want to waste my time on these things next time. Make sure you know whose properties you are seizing the next time." I warned them before I decided to return back to my sister.

It was about eight at night when I reached the end of the street. After about half an hour of my arrival, I saw the guy's parents entering the house. I could clearly see some chaos going outside their house. I decided to stay calm for sometime. My heart was screaming at me to get down and check on my sister. I knew there was definitely something wrong. Then suddenly, I heard the sirens wailing from the police cars. I started to panic and ran after the police. I entered the house, only to see my little sister lying there motionless, in a pool of her own blood, naked and scratch marks visible all over her face and arms. I stood there frozen for a few minutes before Gilbert shook me out from my state of horror.

I had committed lots of crimes, smuggling, murder, identity theft and mortgage fraud but there are few crimes I would never do or let my men do. Crimes like drug dealing, human or organ trafficking and rape. I strongly believed that a true man would never touch a woman without her consent. My heart stopped at the brutal scene in front of my eyes. Anger clouded my vision and I could feel the veins on my arms popping out with rage and I wanted nothing more than to kill that bastard who hurt Benny.

“That son of a b***h, where is he?” I walked to his dad and held his collar tightly in my hands. “I swear, I'll kill him.” I barked at him. He stood there trembling like a leaf out of fear. I watched his wife rushing next to us and tried to let him free from my grip. I threw his on the couch before turning around to look at Benny.

I went near my sister and my heart ached for her. I have seen a lot of dead bodies in my life and I, myself have killed a many but  I never felt anything like what I felt watching my sister, lying motionless. I felt as if my heart was stuck in my throat and I wanted to throw up.  I clutched her small hands and immediately felt her faint pulse against my palms. I let out a breath of relief. She was alive. I felt thankful and tried to wake her a few times but nothing. She lay there unconscious for want seemed like forever. The doctors came rushing and pushed me aside. I leaned on the nearby wall and slid against it, staring at them who were try to treat her.

All of a sudden I could hear a girl screaming on top of her lungs, out in the living room. I got up and walked slowly towards the source of that sound. I saw a tiny girl, standing next to the couch and looking impatient. 

“Dad, where's Jonathan? Please tell me, dad”. She waited for her dad to answer her. 

“Can someone please tell me what's going on here? Where is my brother?” So she was that bastard's sister. I clutched my palms tightly at the sides and stood there watching her in silence. 

Immediately an evil plan crossed my mind. If she belonged to this family then she needs to suffer. She would have to suffer the same fate as my sister. I can easily kill them and dispose of their bodies. But that would be a very easy punishment for them. I wanted their whole family to suffer. It was okay to torture heartless people like them, that's what my father thought me. She is his sister and she definitely cannot be innocent, I thought.

“You want to know what happened here?” I walked dangerously close to her. “I will tell you what happened here.” I cupped her chin with my hard palm. I wanted to cause her pain and I decided to do it right from that moment onward. So, I squeezed her cheeks so hard that my nails were literally digging holes on them. I smirked as she winced with pain.

“Your dear brother has raped my Benny. That's what has happened.” Saying those words, I pushed her hard, Making her fall on the nearby couch.

Her mother came in between us and said, “Please leave her. I am sorry for what my son has done to your sister.” She kept weeping while shaking her head from side to side but unfortunately, her apologies were not enough for me.

“Mom, what are you even saying? Jon would never do that.” that little b***h was so sure that her brother was innocent. But I knew what men like him are capable of. It was me who left Benny at their home. No one else could have done this except for her dear brother. 

“Mister. My brother would never do that to anyone. He loved Benny. He would never hurt her. They were planning to get married.” She shouted at me and I clutched my jaws together and fisted her hair tightly in my palms.

"Oh Shut bitch." I spat at her.

“Mister Winchester. I need you to file a complaint against Mister Cooper. We will do what needs to be done. He will be on the top of the suspect list. Your sister will be taken to the town hospital for further treatment. We will get her statement once she is awake.” The police officer interrupted us, causing me to loosen my grip on her hair.

“No.. my brother can never harm a woman. You are mistaken officer.” She kept arguing with the officer, making me run out of my patience.

“We will see to that, young lady" The cop turned away and walked outside the house. Few men lifted Benny in a stretcher and carried her out of the room.

“Benny.. oh my God. Who did this to you? Wake up Benny. Tell them. Jon would never do something to hurt you.” She held her hands and cried, or should I say acted?

I couldn't entertain her any more. I smacked on her her hand in order to push her filthy hands off my sister.

“ Take your hands off her. You are all going to pay for what that bastard son of yours had done to my Benny.” I said looking at all of them.

I pointed at her, “And You. You are going to suffer the same fate as her. No one can save you from me.” I glared at her once again and left the house.

I have never cried in my whole life, even when I heard that my parents were killed in a plane crash but that day I couldn’t control my emotions. She was all I had, my baby sister. I sat in my car and hit the stirring hard. I cried my eyes through out the drive back. She was my responsibility and I failed to protect her. But I swore to take revenge on everyone who was responsible for her condition.

I drove the car to the hospital. I was told by Gilbert that she was in the ICU. We waited for the doctors outside the ER. The doctors came out after what felt like forever and they asked me to follow them to their room. Our family doctor Monica had offered to come with me.

“Her condition is very bad. She has internal bleeding which we have stopped for now, broken ribs and neck. She had been beaten with a bat or rod several times on her head hence she will have problem with her eye sight. She has to wake up in the next ten hours , if not, she may fall into a comatose stage." The doctor informed me.

I wanted to scream at that. This was too much suffering for that pure soul. I couldn't listen to them anymore. I got up and went out.

“Surround those mother fuckers. Make sure no one leaves the house. Search for that bastard” I ordered Gilbert and Ronaldo

“Yes, boss.”

“Bring that b***h to the city hall tomorrow morning at eleven. I want to make her life a living hell. You all may go now.” They both stood there, hesitating.

“What are you planning to do, my friend?” asked Gilbert placing his hand on my shoulder.

“I plan to marry her.” I walked away, giving no more explanation