Monalisa’s P. O. V


    I watched as he walked pastmeand stride toward the onlyexitin the room.He stood there with both hands sped behind his back,quietlyfor almost two minutes.I was curious to know who the darkjinswere.At the same time, I did not trust him onebitbecause Dominic can be maniptivesometimes. However,there was a hint of sincerity in his eyes and voice when he toldme thathe wasn’t responsible for my family’s death.But I will believehim onlyif he proves that to me.


    His shoulder fell softly, and he sighed.Heveered around a little and nced at me before turning his back on me again.


    “Twenty-five years ago, TheDark Jinsconsisted of four best friends.They were the strongest mafia in Italy andRussia.”He poured himself a ss of vodka.“Thews themselves bowed tothem;you can also say theyheldthews in their own hands.”A soft chuckle escaped hislips.“They have ruined many families andlives. Unfortunately,yours wasoneof them.”He turned and faced me, staring at me from where he stood, and then he began stridingtowardsme.


    “Onefatefulnight, your father asked his best friend, Tony, to help him with some money tobuy pregnancy medication foryourmother.Ibelieveshe was months pregnant. Littledid he knowthat thiswas the beginning of hisdownfall.”He spoke as he walked around me.


    My mind drifts back to thirteen years ago.Ivividlyremember how mymomused to warn mydad abouthis best friend.She never liked him at first sight, and she never missedanopportunity todemonstrateher negativeattitudetowardshim.But mydad turned adeafear.I guess the bond they both share is more likebrothers,which blinded him.


    “Tonyadamantlyrefused to helphim,but instead chose to show your Dadhowto make the money.Yourdadwas blinded by the love and trust he had for Tony, which made.  him not to question himmuchanddecideto follow hislead.” Hesippedfrom his ss again.“Evil Tonyintroducedyourdadto theDark Jins.They gave yourdadrgesum of money in exchange for his fiveyears of service.Theyknew thatyour father was anundercover investigator,and theyassignedhim amission. However,beforethat,theyaskedhim to signacontract.”He shook hishead and said,“Your foolishfathersigned the contract without readingit. Never did heknow thathe was signing a contract with the Devils.Aninfinitecontract that has noend.”Heughedout loud.


    It wasthen thateverything began to make sense tome.I could remember mymomasking mydadwhere he gotsuch ahuge amount ofmoney becausehe hadlost his job afterbeingfalsely used of something he knew nothing about.But he told my mom it was a loan from the bank.So,he lied.My mom never believedhim, whichcaused a big argument between them.But there isnodoubt that our lives changedafter thatnight, asmy Dadbecame incredibly wealthyand wckednothing.


    “But one day, your father suddenly got fedupwith the whole mission and decided to back out.But hewas given acondition:either hand over the clips he retrieved from hisst mission ordie. However,yourfatherwas indeed stubborn.No one knew what was in those clips, not even the JINS.But I stronglybelievethat clipsholda powerful weapon to destroy them.Thatwas why they went after hisfamily,just to break him down.”


    My hand slowlyreachedup to my neck and touched themoon-shapedne thatmydad hadgifted me before his death.I still remember his words when he gave me this ne.“Protect this moon with yourlife. Whenthe times,let it shine.”That waswhat he said,but I never understood him.Nowitallmakessense to me because that was the night he was kidnapped.


    “So,they killed him.”I slowly muttered as the image of the unforgettable scenario reyed in my head,andfresh tears streamed down my cheek.


    “They killed him, raped yourpregnantmom, and killed her brother.”


    “Who wereyou backthen?”Ishiftedmy gaze toward him.


    He shed me a halfsmile and said,“I was just their driver.”


    “How did youprotectme back then?”I asked out of curiosity.


    “Aftertheincident thaturredto your family, mysuperiors instructedme toeliminate you. But when Ihelpedyou into my car, you fainted, and I thought you were dead.Ihurriedback to inform mysuperiorsabout yourdemise,and heinstructedme topersonally handle your burial.Buton the way, you woke up crying, begging me to save you and not to kill you.”Helet outa chuckle,and for thefirst time inyears,I noticed aflicker ofpain in his eyes.


    His voice began to break, “I took pity on you and savedyou. When I brought you to myhouse,Inoticed thatyou always had nightmares about your family every night.Even atsuch ayoung age, you promise to avenge theirdeaths.I knew how dangerous they could be if they foundout thatyou were still alive.I had to fly you out of Russia just to protect you from them.Ichangedyour name toMonalisa.I lied about the adoption papers because Inever actuallyadopted you.I lied toyou, imingthat I was the one who sent the JINS to kill yourfamily. My intention was to prevent you from seeking revenge as you grew older, which ledyou tovowto kill me someday.Imadeyouendurehardship to make itappear as ifIweretheculprit.Inever wanted you toleavemy side because I never wanted you to fall into the wrong hands orencounterthem in the future. Because I know, your father’s only wish is for you to live.”He quickly wipedawaythe tears that streamed down his chin.


    Mymindwasoverwhelmedbecause I couldn’t believe that all these years, I had beenharboringrevengetowardsthe wrong person.At thismoment, everythingbegan to make sense to me.Hisstrictrules, cold voice, and harsh treatment were all fake.Sofuckingfake.He didall ofthat to keep mealive. Hedeceived and lied to me all these years and took all the me.


    My gaze averted to Gardy’s lifeless body.Shehas alreadyturnedpale,with greenveins visibleall over her skin.I begantodrag myfeet as I stoodwhereI haidher. There was nodoubt thatDominic hadsavedme,but at the same time,he hadruined Gardy’s life.He made her life a living hell andultimately droveher toanearlygrave,leaving her son behind.Nodoubt,he was no different from the JINS that killed myfamily, ashe just killed my secondfamily. Hemust be punished.


    I suddenlyburstintughterbecause everything still felt like a dream to me.I felt like someone should pinch me so hard to wake me up from this horrible nightmare.I was still trying to digest everythingthat hadhappened today when Idris’s face crossed my mind.My heart sankas I contemtedthetaskofinformingthis four-year-oldboy thathe hadlost his mother.How will Ifuckingexin to him in away thathe willunderstand?How will I look him in the eyes and tellhim thathisMommais gone, andshe willneverreturn?


    The image of the firsttimeI stepped into Gardy’s home clouded mymind.The scenarios disyedby themother and son weakened me to mycore.


    “Momma, when I grow up, I’m going to take good care of you.”That was his promise to hismom.How can I look him in the eyes and tellhim thathis wisheswillneveetrue?How can Ibreak the news tohimthathis motherwas taken away byhisabusivefather?Please tellme how.


    “Who are the fourJins?”Thosewords rolledout ofmylips asI sat down beside Gardy, with a heavy heart.Tears freely streamed down mycheeksat such adishearteningsight.


    “BobbyBabayaga.San Diego. Tony Romo and Robert Pattinson.Theseare their names and photos.Fromyears backup untilthis year.”He threw some pictures in front of me.


    My handsclenched into a fist, “I will kill themall. Allof them, includingyou,Dominic, because you killed her!”My eyesinadvertentlynced at the pictures in front of me.Content is ? by N?velDrama.Org.


    Ilooked atthe old pictures and their faces were stillvividin mymind,but theunfamiliarfaces in these new picturescaughtmeby surprise, leaving me feeling disoriented.This was the exact photo frame I saw in Ex-Mob Bobby’s mansion.Are those the ones whomean they are responsible?Derek’sdadand hismalevolentfriends were responsiblefor the death ofmyfamily.


    This can’t be true.