seven souls seven sins - Chapter 50: Chapter 50

Vincent's pov:
"I know, but we need to act fast!" I try get my motion approved from Adrien, Leo and Chase. "Acting fast isn't gonna do shit! We need to wait it out." Chase slams his fist on the wooden table. This meeting has been going on for an hour already, even I'm starting to get drowsy.
"I agree with Vincent." Adrien gives me a subtle nod.
"If we wait it out then the British would have already attacked us and we would have no leads." Adrien explains. "But if we wait, then we can examine the British's actions from a distance and we can plot their next move!" Leo backs up Chase's point from before. "Why wait to plot their actions, when we could easily corner them at the warehouse tomorrow?" I rebuttal back.
This is a complete waste of my time.
"Because who knows if the spy we hired is even right? For all we know he could be setting us up for a massacre!" Chase bangs his fist again and stands up. "He isn't and he's been loyal, SINCE YOU WERE BORN! " I adjust my suit to cool down my temper. "Volume! Nat is sleeping upstairs remember?" Adrien corrects me.
"Right." I look back down as my facial expressions soften at the thought of her.
"I stand by my word, every bit of it." Chase bites back. "He's right, how do you know that the spy is really telling the truth?" Leo tilts his chair back and leans his feet up on the table. "Feet down, that's mahogany." Adrien demands, sounding like Mother. "You're acting like the twins." Adrien makes a reasonable comparison.
Chase and I let out a light chuckle although the atmosphere is tense.
"I honestly think that we shouldn't put all of our guys at the location. Instead, just send around 20 to 40 just incase." Leo comes up with a probable solution. "And let us come too!" Chase buts in. "No way, like I've previously said before, It's just going to be Adrien and I." I finalise.
"That isn't fair, we literally just helped you solve your problem and we can't even come?" Leo's brown furrow. "Correct." I sarcastically smile at the both of them. "Now, I recommend that you all get to bed as it's already 01:23 am." I conclude while Chase and Leo groan in retaliation. Adrien and I watch as they walk out first.
"They remind me of little Xavier and Xander." Adrien whispers into my ear, but loud enough for them to eavesdrop.
I let out a small laugh at his comment "We heard that!" Chase snarls as we walk up and out of the basement. "Good. You were meant to." Adrien slides me a subtle grin and I playfully nudge his shoulder. As we make our way upstairs to bed, an unexpected sound bellows through the hallways.
The doorbell.
The doorbell rarely rings, even when we have guests. The last time that it rung was when Nat's friend came over, Flynn fucking Rider. Since our mail is usually sent to the office, the doorbell is not heavily used. Hearing the unfamiliar sound brings an eery feeling to the house.
At this time too, something is definitely up.
We all pause and turn to face the front door. "Is it an ambush?" Leo's voice is laced with concern. "Hard to tell." I respond with my voice barely above a whisper. "Someone go check up on Nat." Adrien immediately calls out. "On it." Leo offers and is already halfway upstairs.
"No! We need to kill this motherfucker together." Chase draws out his gun and Leo pauses.
"Well what if someone rang the doorbell as a distraction and someone else has already taken her?" Adrien's quick thinking had put us all in a spot of bother. "Vincent what do we do?" A concerned Chase eagerly awaits for my command. "Leo go check on my Princess, Adrien and Chase stay here!" I order in a rush.
Nat's safety is my number 1 concern, always.
I hear Leo's footsteps thunder up the stairs whilst Chase and Adrien stand on either side of me. "Guns drawn." I demand with an orderly fashion. "Shoot on my count." I strictly command. "On your left." Adrien assures and quotes Falcon from Captain America. "Not the time for jokes." Chase critiques with a bead of sweat rolling down his forehead.
"One, two.." I count down.
"Fuck it." Adrien swears opens the door with his gun high. The door bursts open and in front of us is a person that I hadn't seen in a VERY long time. "Fuck this shit." Chase swears and aims his gun at Nico's head. But what he fails to realise, is that NAT IS IN NICO'S ARMS? WHAT?
"VINCENT! VINCENT! NAT ISN'T THERE!" Leo shouts in fear as he gallops down the stairs.
Once he meets the people at the door his jaw drops wide open. "You've got to be kidding me." He gasps as red plagues his vision. "Looks like I've intruded on yet another family gathering, how pleasant." Nico rolls his eyes. "You're gonna get your ass whooped." Nat smirks at Nico.
Something is up with her.
Adrien notices it too and immediately asks "Sunshine, have you been drinking?" She gives Nico a sly smile. "Scratch that. WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN HIS ARMS?" I raise my voice at her and her eyes widen in freight. "Oh my god- She went to the party." Leo stutters in shock.
His words strike something in me, fury.
"GIVE HER TO ME!" I demand and put the gun back into my pocket. Nico transfers Nat into my arms. "I wanna stay with Nicoooo! You're scaring me." Nat protests. Her drunk words feel like a knife in my heart knowing that she prefers Nico over me. It pains me even more that I scare her.
She's drowsy, she isn't herself and I need to remind myself of that.
I turn to face Nico's hideous facade."Adrien, bring this imbecile into my office, Chase follow him. Leo, get the twins on the phone." I strictly order with a stern voice. "Don't hurt himm!" Nat tries to free herself from my grasp. "They will do what they want to him." I tilt my head and walk over towards the sitting room. I gently place Nat's flexible body onto the couch whilst standing a few feet back.
"WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING?" I shout at her, unleashing my rage.
"Since you wouldn't let me go, I had to improvise." She claims with her hand rushing to her head. "I CAN SMELL THE ALCOHOL FROM YOUR BREATH." I loudly state at her. "NO SHIT SHERLOCK! THATS WHAT YOU DO AT PARTIES! ITS NOT LIKE YOU ATTEND THEM ANYWAYS!" She yells back.
"I TOLD YOU TO NOT FUCKING GO, AND YOU BETRAYED MY TRUST." I irritatingly throw my hand in the air.
"IM A TEENAGER, WHY WONT YOU LET ME LIVE MY LIFE A LITTLE?" She screams back. "BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO YOUNG!" The veins on my arms begin to pop out in frustration. "IM TOO YOUNG? THE TWINS ARE A YEAR OLDER THAN ME! AND FOR THE RECORD, I PRACTICALLY LIVED INDEPENDENTLY FOR THE PAST DECADE WHILST YOU LIVED IN THIS MEGA MANSION WITH DADDY'S MONEY!" She huffs and puffs whilst trying to stand up on the couch.
"SIT BACK DOWN!" I try to minimise her actions.
"YOU KNOW WHAT? NO. IM NOT SITTING THE FUCK BACK DOWN. EVER SINCE I'VE ENTERED THIS HOUSE ALL YOU'VE DONE IS TRY TO CONTROL ME AND MY LIFE. IM SICK OF IT." She lashes out. "You don't mean that." I lower my volume after watching how worked up she is.
"Wanna fucking bet?" Her stern voice tests me.
"I'm YOUR guardian and with that responsibility, I'm not going to take it easy on you when you never had any discipline for the past 9 years." I elucidate my reasoning for my harsh parenting. "First things first, you have NO idea of my lifestyle back in London and secondly, you're ONLY my guardian because of Dad's death." She furiously yelled back.
Her words hit me hard.
"HE IS NOT YOUR DAD, DON'T YOU DARE USE THAT TERM FOR HIM." I let the rage consume me. "HE WAS MORE OF A FATHER FIGURE TO ME THAN YOU EVER WERE!" She unleashed her feelings. Her shaky legs wobble as the alcohol travels up her body. "You do NOT understand the full story." My chest rises up and down repeatedly as I point a fingers towards her.
Deep breaths Vincent, in and out, in and out.
I can't lose my temper on her, but she is really pushing me to my limit. "Look, you're drunk and this isn't you Nat." I try to assure myself more than her. "Oh please, like you know the real me." She scoffs and folds her arms. "Is this shouting match over yet? Vincent we need you up there." Leo pops in.
"Leoo! Vincent is being a big bad wolf!" She hobbles towards Leo and hugs his waist.
He rubs his hand up and down her fragile back. "Today has been a long day for him, why don't you come with me and I can give you some water to sober up. Then we can get you ready for bed." He offers. "Mmmm okayy but I don't want him here." She glances at me for a brief moment before directing her gaze back to him. She doesn't want me near her?
My heart is barely hanging on by a thread at this point.
Leo flashes me a sympathetic look, knowing how much I care for her. "He will be busy for the time being so you don't have to worry about him." Leo comforts her and he brings her towards the kitchen. I feel a bit shaken up but there's only one person that I want answers from.
And he's going to give them to me whether he wants to, or not.
I stomp up the stairs and barge into my office, slamming the door behind me. I instantly spot Nico in one of my guest chairs whilst Chase and Adrien stand beside my desk chair. I take my seat and lean forward, bringing my hands together. "Ah so you finally decide to grace us with your presence." That jackass grins at my posture.
"That's funny coming from you." I spit back.
"The office looks good Vincent, at least since the last time I was here." Nico leans back into the leather chair. "Speaking about last time, I'm sure that you haven't forgotten what happened after." I tilt my head and watch his smile falter at my words. "You know Harper, you've given me no reason as to why I shouldn't shoot you right now." I speak clearly not knowing his motives.
"What's up your sleeve kid?" Adrien questions with his arms folded and his facade stern.
"If I'm being completely honest, I want to clear my name." He crosses one leg over the other. "After stealing from me and seeing my drunk sister in your arms, that's going to be quite difficult to do." I tilt my chair back, wanting to hear his side. "I suggest that if you want a clean slate, then you better start explaining." Chase barks at him.
"Watch the tone there, alpha." Nico jokes but doesn't earn a single laugh back.
He lets out a sigh before opening his wide mouth. "Look, I made a stupid bet with her that she couldn't get drunk if she downed a whole bottle of vodka, and I was mistaken." He looks up to meet my stern gaze. "A WHOLE BOTTLE? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?"
"That's the whole point, I wasn't thinking." He points out the obvious.
"Continue."I speak with dominance. "After a few minutes she was dancing with strangers and that had already been a signal to me that I had fucked up." "Harper." Chase states. Nico arches a brow. "I need a list of names made up of every single person that attended the party in my email by Monday morning." Chase demands.
"Excuse you, but I have a life too you know?" Nico's taken back.
"If I remember correctly, you're the one who wanted to clear their name. So if I were you, I would better get a move on." Adrien flashes him a sarcastic smile. "Whatever." He scoffs. "Anyways, I took her to the living room and told her to sober up, but I think you all know how that played out. I left to go grab her some water but when I returned, she was nowhere to be seen." Nico explains.
"One thing lead to the next, and I found her in the kitchen, around an hour ago." He explains himself.
"I touched her forehead and she was roasting, and extremely dizzy, so I took her home as soon as possible. I knew that she wasn't in the right state of mind and I knew that although you guys don't like me, her safety was more important than getting beat up by you guys." He speaks from the heart.
"I don't care what you guys do to me, what is important, is that she's home safe and sound." He finalises.
"Good, because you're getting it." Chase begins to crack his knuckles. I clear my throat. "He's not getting anything." I give Chase a stern look and he steps back. "Harper, I can't believe I'm saying this after all these years but thank you." He looks stunned at my words.
I'm not known to go easy on my enemies, but what he did for Nat is an exception.
"You have a clean slate but under one condition." I offer. "Anything." He scoots to the edge of his seat. I open my mouth to speak but my office door flies open and in comes the twins. I stand up with Chase and Adrien close behind me. They're out of breath, they're panting heavily and when they spot Nico grinning at them they immediately turn to face me.
"Care to expla-" Chase begins but is interrupted by a panicked Xander.
"WHERE IS SHE?" He frantically shakes Chase for answers. "She's downstairs with Leo, why are you acti-" I try to calm them down but this time Xavier interrupts me. "WE NEED TO BRING HER TO THE HOSPITAL." He speaks with worry in his words. His eyes are bloodshot.
They've been drinking.
Adrien shoves Xavier against my bookshelves. "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT PARTY?" Adrien shouted in Xavier's face. "SHE NEEDS A RAPE KIT." Xander grits through his teeth. The whole stops breathing. Adrien lets go of Xavier and turns to face Xander.
Nico stands up with his brows furrowed.
My mouth lays agape and Nico's eye twitches. Xavier pants up and down whilst Xander leans against the door. Who dared to fucking touch my baby. Rage consumes my vision whole. "Who?" I mutter so low that they would barely hear me. "WHO FUCKING TOUCHED MY PRINCESS?" I step closer towards Xander, trying to get an answer out of him.
"Doesn't matter, Xavier already finished him off." Xander mumbles and glances at Xavier who was still trying to catch his breath.
"It does fucking matter, I will end that fucker's entire bloodline, you hear me?" I held my head high. If Xander wasn't going to tell me I will punch the information out of him. "It was Theo, the asshole that was hitting on Nat earlier at the beach." Xander peers into my eyes. Nico immediately walked over to Xavier.
"How did you kill him?" He questions with his jaw clenched.
"It was paracetamol laced with Fentanyl." Xavier frowns and he rubs his ringing head. "Good." Nico declares. "Why is that good?" Xander holds his stomach on the other side of the room. "Because when he touched my girl, that's the moment he deserved to have a slow, painful death."
"Great speech Dumbass, what do you want, a medal?" Xander scoffs and begins to get up.
"I need to find her." Nico tries to exit but Xander blocks him and crosses his arms. "No, she's probably already asleep by now and in the morning she's going to have a hangover. The next time you'll be seeing her is on Monday." I announce. "For fucks sake." Nico groans and Xander steps to the side.
"Also tell Charles to save me a seat at the mafia charity ball." I ask Nico to pass on the message to his father.
"Will do Morales." He flicks a glance at me before swiftly exiting my office. "Don't let the door hit you on the way out!" Xander calls out as he hears Nico open the front door. "Shut up, Nat's probably asleep right now." Chase corrects him and whacks his head lightly. "Get some sleep kiddos, I'll make you the hangover drink for breakfast." Adrien offers and bids them farewell.
Xander and Xavier shut the door closed so now it's only Adrien, Chase and myself in my office.
"Are we going to discuss what the fuck just happened?" Chase clenches his fists. "I need time to think." I dismiss his idea. "Vincent." Adrien warns me with concern for Nat. "I know alright? We will question the twins tomorrow morning about the situation, I also want Nat to be in the room too. We also need her side of the story." I command.
"You are both dismissed for the night." I order.
"But Vi-" Adrien starts. "My answer is final. Not a word of this till we have everyone together in the morning." I sternly demand and they exit my chambers. I pour myself a glass of scotch and sit back down on my chair. I check the time on my Omega watch which stated 02:26 am.
It's time to get some shut eye.
I lean back into my chair and rest my legs on my desk. Sometimes my office feels like more of a bedroom than my actual room. I play around with my glass until I let sleep consume my consciousness.