52. Lighting the Fire!

Author's POV

Knight brothers looked at the girl who was standing there with straight face, not at all guilty or scared to hold them on gun-points.

"Dove, what are you doing?"

Arthur tried to call her, tried to catch the glimpse of recognition from her eyes but it was missing.

They both were beyond happy to see her alive, their wait was finally over. The life was actually feeling alive after so many years. They wanted to cage her in arms desperately but they were tied down.

There was still confusion that what has happened to her, why she is looking so different and blank, how can a delicate girl like her turn into assassin, it wasn't feeling real.

Arabella on other hand unlocked the gun and was about to pull the trigger.

"Hold!"

Rafael ordered and she lowered her gun.

"You bastard! what did you do to her?"

Oliver growled.

"You played with her mind just to play your sick game. Rafael, our rivalry wasn't that strong to play with innocent girl."

"Look at them, they are blaming me!

Rafael complained to his brothers.

"I mean, I know I am a psycho but not always."

He sat in front of them and looked at them dramatically.

"I have nothing to do with this girl, let me clear that first. I have just hired her from the agency for one day I guess. Right, Dove? If that's what your name is."

"25 Hours, Mr. Rafael!"

She replied monotonously and Knights felt the coldness in it. The sunshine Arabella was missing. The voice was hard as rock, aura was darker than night and eyes were colder than ice.

"25 Hours, right!... She is a good leader, even though you managed to kill all her team members."

He chuckled.

"What did you do to her, Rafael?"

Arthur growled at him. He wasn't ready to believe him.

Rafael huffed.

"Sometimes we refuse to believe in reality because we are too delusional... Let me introduce you three again."

He looked at Arabella.

"Arabella, meet Knight brothers. My part time enemies. I mess with them when I am bored or when they steal my deals."

He smiled at Brothers.

"And you two meet Arabella, the assassin of R agency, now I don't have to explain you what that means because one of them is your mother. Cruel, heartless and skilled killers who are trained from childhood. Childhood!"

He emphasized.

"It means I have not done anything to her, she is like this from childhood."

Knight brothers looked at Arabella in disbelief. If she is assassin then what about the time they have spend together and what was all that?

Rafael looked at their confused faces.

"Let me tell you one story, you look confused... Do you know my father? Pathetic man, he loved stabbing in the back."

He suddenly looked at his phone and realised that his video call with Damian and Rose was ongoing.

"Damon, hold this phone. Let them enjoy the story telling... But be careful, our Rose is loosing her temper nowadays. Might scold you for not holding it right."

Damon grabbed the phone and smirked.

"You are telling me? I have an Indian wife."

Rafael chuckled and focused back on Knight brothers who were still looking at Arabella shocked.

"So where were we?"

He grabbed their attention.

"Yeah, the man whom we call our father... He was jealous of rising power of Knights and Marinos. Specially your mother who single handedly spread her terror in underworld, a woman! Now tell me how shameful it was for a man to hear that he have to be scared of woman, the man who used to treat women like trash. So he decided to snatch her power by killing her sons..."

Damian was boiling after listening to him but let him continue.

"But my coward father didn't have guts to face Knights directly, he went to Rancho and asked for help. Money thirsty Rancho didn't want to go against Knights either but wanted money so he gave his not so excellent and young fighter to Leonardo who would kill Knight brothers..."

He smiled at Arabella.

"Isn't it, Arabella?"

She looked at him but stayed silent.

"Anyways, so Arabella came there to kill you. After trying few times they realised that it's hard to kill Knight brothers so my father played another dirty game. He asked his assassin to make a love trap and make you two fight with each other so you two would kill each other for girl and no one even need to try... I guess, they didn't succeed in that either and that's why you are still alive and Arabella is back to her camp. I was fascinated by this story when Rancho told me about it..."

Arthur and Oliver looked at Arabella in shocked.

"Dove, please tell me he is lying... You loved us! Whatever happened between us was and is real!"

Arthur asked as his heart clenched in pain.

"Answer it, Arabella!"

Rafael smirked.

"It's true, It was a project which failed."

She answered without any remorse.

They could feel their hearts shattering into pieces. Arthur was fuming in anger while Oliver was numb.

"I guess my work here is done... I need to go back, my son doesn't sleep without listening story from me."

He got up.

"Without meeting me?"

Rafael smirked when he heard Rosetta's voice.

"Rosetta, my friend... What are you doing here?"

He mocked while turning towards her.

She frowned.

"Isn't that what you wanted? Me in exchange of my brothers..."

Rafael scowled.

"Me? Are you serious, why would I want you? I have a beautiful wife."

She closed her eyes frustrated.

"Rafael, you literally threatened my parents and demanded me here."

Rafael shrugged.

"I am a psycho... I'll ask for anything, shouldn't you be sensible enough to make your own decision."

He mocked and chuckled.

"Let's go!"

He ordered his brothers.

Rosetta locked Damon and placed gun on his temple.

"You love to fuck up, don't you?"

She threatened Rafael.

"You hurt my brothers, it's my turn now!"

"Be careful, beautiful... I don't hurt women and if you hurt me then these fuckers will mock me for the rest of my life..."

Damon teased.

"My wife has strictly warned me not to come back with any scratches, if she finds out about this then she will kill me."

Rafael and Mikhail chuckled which annoyed Rosetta because she was skilled fighter and they were literally alone, she can take them down within seconds still they were not scared.

She heard about Arabella's reality and was amused that they were so confident because of her.

"Arabella, do us one more favor before we part our ways..."

Rafael ordered Arabella.

"Tell Rosetta that we are getting late and need to leave in two minutes."

Arabella stepped towards Rosetta and she let go Damon to deal with Arabella. Rosetta thought it would be easy to take her down but she was wrong.

Arthur and Oliver were also watching.

She was moving like wind, face wasn't even flinching when she was attacking Rosetta. Her each and every move was smooth and skilled like she has worked hard for decades, she was effortlessly excellent and it was evident. Rosetta was fighting back but Arabella was easily overpowering her.

They looked at her madly when Arabella used one last flying kick and Rosetta tasted the dust. The fight was over and Arabella won, all in her glory.

"Finished within two minutes..."

Rafael smirked looking at the watch.

"She is awesome, isn't she?"

He mocked Knights.

"Thank you, Arabella... You are free to go back."

He ordered and she bowed in front of him before retrieving in the forest.

She didn't even look back at Knights and it set their hearts on fire.

"What are you trying to prove by all this?"

Rosetta asked him madly.

Rafael knelt down in front of her with smirked.

"Nothing, sweetheart... Fighting with lifeless Knights is boring. I just lit the fire in them again. Now it will be fun!"

He laughed and it echoed evilly in the forest.