The Croesus' Bride [Completed]

Lucca Giovanni's POV

"Oh, I beg to differ," I said as I looked around the room. Lucia was holding a dagger as Laura was bleeding on the chair. We looked at each other for a moment as she was glad to see me there.

"Lucca," she whispered before she closed her eyes. Dammit! I need to act fast and get her to a hospital.

"well, well, well. Looks who decide to join the party," Lucia said as she looked at me and Nate.

"Lucy, I need you to stop," Leo said as he tried to reason with her.

"Shut up, brother!. You did not tell me what to do," she said as she was playing with a dagger in her hand. Nate and I were ready to fight this insane person. Even though I did not usually hit a woman, for Laura, I would make an exception.

"Lucia, you don't have to do this. Let me help you," I said as I tried to reach her. I want to get that dagger out of her hand as soon as possible.

"Oh, suddenly, you want to help me, Lucca. Well, fuck you! That's because I have your precious princess, aren't I?" She said as she went to hold Laura and put the dagger at her neck. I watched her as she was running crazy like a mad person. I was worried that Laura would get hurt as she was unconscious of the current situation right now.

"Lucia put the dagger down," I said as I tried to get her to think rationally.

"Why? Afraid that your precious little princess gets hurts?" She said before she laughed evilly. I looked at Nate to get some backup from him as he nodded at me.

"Lucia, we here to help you, let us help you," Nate tried to reason with her. She looked at Nate and she just smirked evilly. Leo was nowhere to be found. I was worried that he might just flee from the scene.

"Hiyah!" Someone screamed and before I know it, Leo was on top of Lucia and tried to take the dagger from her hand. She screamed before releasing Laura to the ground. I went to get her before her fragile body hit the ground.

"gotcha," I said as I held her in my arms. Laura was bleeding furiously. I was relieved to get her into my arms. I took off my jacket to hold her wound to stop it from bleeding even more.

"go help Leo," I said to Nate.

"already ahead of you," he said as he took something from his jacket. It looks like it was a needle-like a tranquilizer. He just smiled at me when I looked at him horrified.

"Relax, this will helps her calm down," Nathan said as he was looking hella shady. He threw at Lucia and it hit on her neck. She was struggling with Leo before she went down, snoring on the ground. Seriously, where did Nate got for that thing?

"Now, onto the business," Nate said as he went to Leo to help carry Lucia out of their hiding spot.

"you know, she should have been in the mental hospital since birth, what allows her to get out of there?" Nathan asked Leo on their way out and I could not hear what Leo said about it. I looked down on my lap as Laura was bleeding so much. I need an assistant but Nate and Leo were escorting Lucia out.

"here, let me help you," a voice from behind startled me but the fact that he was here really begged the question, what was Marco Conti doing in this shady hiding place in the first place?

Marco Conti's POV

I know I should not lead my head with the thing between my legs. If not, Laura would be safe and sound back in Italy. I was stupid enough to believe that Lucia can help me and I was stupid enough to fall for her trap. That's what my father did and looked where he was now, inside a grave.

Lucca was looking at me as if I was a foreigner. I was. We were in Albania for god's sake and I was trying to offer help. He would not expect me to be here. I made a mistake once, and now I want to redeem it to Laura for letting her get through this pain.

"Here, let me," I said as I saw Lucca was trying to carry Laura but he refused to let me help.

"At least, Let me lead the way out," I said as I knew Lucca would have a man-to-man talk with me afterward. He looked at me with Laura bled in his arms. I gulped as I remembered exactly why all of this happened. It was all because of me. Because of the will that our father left us. I was estranged, enraged and angry with fate until Lucia Ricci tried to help me, which she did not.

"who is he?" He asked as he eyed me suspiciously. Lucca just went ahead of me when he just went out of the warehouse. His face was hard and solid as a rock. His friend looked at me before going after Lucca, probably to ask about me. I sighed as I saw an ambulance, national security and also local police. I mean, if anyone could pull off all this, it was Lucca Giovanni.

I looked at them before I wanted to turn in myself for being an accomplice to this kidnapping. I was walking toward the police when I heard a familiar voice called after me.

"Marco," Laura called me when I approached the ambulance. I looked at her as she was being attended by paramedics and Lucca was standing beside her all the time as if he was afraid the kidnappers will come back.

"can I talk with my brother, alone?" Laura asked Lucca as she held his arm. He looked at her before at me. He nodded before went to talk with his American friend. I went to her side before sitting on my laps. I was looking at her as I would lose her any moment now.

"I know you saw me get tortured by Lucia," Laura said as she looked at me. I kept my head down as I was unable to look at Laura.

"look at me," Laura whispered as she held my face to look at me. Tears were trying to escape from my eyes. I can't hold it anymore as I was hugging Laura and sobbed in her open arms.

"it's okay. I understand. You felt for her charms," Laura whispered into my ears. "just like dad," she continued. I cried even more. It was hard for me to keep a stoic person when the person was seeing through me was my own family member where I betrayed again and again. She patted my head before I looked into her face after my intense cried. She held my hands and started speaking,

"Kyle told me everything. After the reading of the will, you were lost, angry at me and went to get your anger out and that's when Lucia saw your weakness and exploited you. Kyle also has been sending me your whereabouts and mostly in Rome, where Lucia was residing. I went to Lucca's friend that did a thorough report on your disappearance and found out that you were residing in her home, as her sexual pet. I know that you don't like me but why you have to follow her?" Laura said as she looked at me for reassurance.

"I was angry and felt like being treated unfairly by dad for leaving everything in your hand. I was made as I cannot think straight," I said as I chuckled at my idiocy. "I'm sorry, Mia Sorella," I said as I took her hands into mine. "I was foolish, please forgive me," I said as I looked into her eyes. Laura looked into my eyes. She was silent for a while before smiling at me.

"it's okay, I forgive you, brother," she said as we hugged.

"It's time to go," Lucca's friend said as he was coming with police.

"yes, of course, a brand new day," I said as I went to the police and looked at Laura for the last time.