Chapter 67 - He Got Nothing In Return (1/2)

Victor couldn't stop pacing up and down his room. He told himself that Arianna's well-being was none of his business and she deserved whatever came her way for pissing Marcel off yet he couldn't help but care.

No, he didn't care for Arianna, rather for Marcel who might lose his soul and turn out to be way worse than his father if he continued this way.

Marcel was better than his father but it didn't erase the fact that he shared his bloodline that could easily turn him into a monster. And Arianna might be that final straw.

If Marcel couldn't endure the girl's tantrums and had her killed, what's to say he wouldn't become a tyrant.

Victor loved his cousin so much and that was one of the reasons he worked hard to be his consigliere when he had other careers - that was even crime-free - to choose from.

Not everyone in the Luciano family was in the underworld - more like active. In fact, Marcel ran other legit businesses which were all but a façade to keep the law from looking into the source of their income.

Their great-grandfather Fergus

Luciano in search of greener pastures left his country with a determination to make a life for himself.

But then life doesn't always go the way it's planned and Fergus was plunged into the life of crime to survive. And in the darkness, he found his place.

Tales had it that Fergus had been so skilled, and clever that he was able to pay off every single debt he owed his master in a few years and thus, was released. He paid for his freedom.

Now free, Fergus took up the same path as his master seeing that ordinary life didn't fit him and there was no other thing he knew. Moreover, what better way to make money than being in a position of power.

So he started the Luciano Clan and the gang grew up to be so powerful that he became on par with his master. Both gangs were quite competitive and it became clear to everyone that a war would break out soon if nothing was done.

And that was when his master came up with an idea to stop the impending bloodbath - an alliance through marriage.

It wasn't quite a difficult idea since his master had just a child and it was a daughter, Grace, that possessed as many deadly skills as her father. So what better man to hand his daughter over than the man he had once taken under his wings.

On the bright side, sparks already began to fly between Grace and Fergus before he had even thought of establishing his own gang.

So both parties were joined in union and their respective gangs were unified under one umbrella.

The Luciano Clan.

With their strength, they became quite unrivaled in the underworld, at least at that time. Because just like a unique ability that watered down with each generation passed, the strength of the Luciano clan withered as well, however, that doesn't make them less deadly.

Unlike the newly formed gangs, the Luciano clan had history, positions, and influence most of them lacked - it was like a child staring up at the face of their ancestors.

Fergus gave birth to two sons, twins actually, Magnus - the eldest - and Mattia. However, it was quite unfortunate that the eldest son wanted nothing to do with his father's sinful lifestyle and refused to be his heir.

Frustrated and angry - Fergus saw Magnus' refusal of being his heir as a sign of rebellion. He was his father and deserved to be honored - so he disowned him. Banishing Magnus and his seed from inheriting a thing unless he returned to his senses and took up his place - Fergus was a traditionalist who took the firstborn role seriously.

But Magnus chose to live with his humble wife and their three children, Daniel - Marcel's father and the eldest child; Carmine - Victor's mother and only daughter; Albin - the youngest son.