DEADLY DEVOTION

★★★★★

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MORETTI'S RESIDENCE*

A man in his 50's could be seen sitting on the couch dejectedly, he has been pondering with different thought.

He had actually just lost everything he had worked for.

How will he tell his daughter!

They are not rich but they are comfortable themselves.

Instantly, his phone rang and he checked the caller id to see who he doesn't want to talk to.

He placed the phone in his ears.

"Hello!"

"Antonio, you're taking my time!" A voice barked from the other end.

"I'm sorry I'll get it soon!" He replied.

"Soon!!! For over a month now Antonio! I'm not Joking Antonio, I need my 2 million dollars" The man added.

"I'm sorry, everything went down the drain......the business I wanted to use it for collapse. Please give me more time!" He pleaded.

"No excuses Antonio, I'll give you just 2 days to provide that money, I don't care where you'll get it from......I need my money!" The loan shark snapped and ended the call.

Antonio dropped the phone and he sighed.

Where is going to get such huge amount of money from!?

Suddenly, a girl in her 20's came in, her face beaming with smiles on her beautiful features.

She saw he father in the position she had left him earlier and she furrowed her brows.

"Papa!" She called and went to Antonio.

"Ana!"

"The loan shark again!?" She asked, worries filled in her voice and he nodded.

"Where are we supposed to get the money!"

He wanted to say something when he suddenly felt a pang of pain on his chest and he held it tightly, coughing.

"OMG, The heart ache!" She mumbled as he started coughing out blood.

"Oh no, I need to get the pills!" She hastened her words as her eyes roamed around. She quickly ran upstairs and went to his drawer.

She brought out a tablet only to find it completely empty.

"Shit!" She cursed and rushed downstairs.

"Papa, you didn't tell me that you've used up your pills!" She complained but he continued coughing stretching his hands towards her.

She took the cup of water from the table and gave him to drink but still the cough didn't subside.

"What am I going to do!" She mumbled pacing while patting her father.

"I need to get another!" She said determinedly and faced Antonio.

"Wait a bit papa, I'll be right back. Okay!!" She held his shoulders giving him her assuring words before leaving in a haste.

Antonio cough harder as the blood stained his clothes, Soon he started losing his breath as he became weaker than he was earlier.

"I'm.....sorry.....Ana!" He mouthed before limping on the ground unconsciously.

★★★★★

REMOTE AREA*

Three men was sighted with a suitcase with them leaning on a car obviously waiting for someone.

They were restless as they keep checking their wristwatch.

"Does he loves keeping people waiting!" One of them asked.

Instantly, a car drove roughly to the path parking immediately.

Three men dressed in suit came out with a briefcase and walked to them.

"You should apologize for keeping us waiting!" The one obviously to be the leader asked.

"Why should we apologize Matteo!"

"You nitwit, you kept us waiting for an hour!" The right hand man barked.

"I'll rather keep my apology in my butt than say it!" Blaze fired back, his voice stern.

"Let get to business instead!" Matteo smirked facing his right hand man.

"Garry!" He called and he came forward.

He gave them their suitcase and Blaze collected it checking the content.

Matteo other men came to him.. "Lucifer isn't with them!" He whispered and Matteo smirked.

"My chance!" He mouthed.

Blaze nodded on checking through the drugs as he gave the briefcase filled with cash to Garry.

Garry collected it and checked it before nodding in approval...

"Nice doing business with you!" Blaze muttered giving the suitcase to the Scar beside him.

"Are you sure it authentic!" Scar asked and he nodded.

"Sure!" Matteo smiled leaning into his car making Matteo suspicious.

"Blaze, I think there is something suspicious here, Matteo has an ulterior motive!" Onyx whispered to Blaze who furrowed his brows.

Instantly, over 20+ men surrounded them and Matteo chuckled hard on the spot.

"F*ck, I expected this!" Blaze grinned bringing out his pistol, Scar and onyx did too.

"You can't escape this Blaze, Lucifer isn't in sight, Give back the drugs and I'll spare your life!" Matteo smirked.

"Oh! Really!" Blaze grinned, instantly, he pulled the trigger as he shot one of Matteo men dead.

"Fire!" Matteo yelled and his men pulled their trigger on Blaze and his two other men.

"Matteo!" Onyx called.

"Focus onyx!!" Blaze snapped dodging the some of the bullet.

The three kept on dodging not until Matteo was being shot in his arm.

"Argh!" Blaze groaned using his other hand to aim the pistol at Matteo men.

Onyx and Scar were also shot but they refused to give up.

"You should have just obeyed Blaze, you started this yourself!" Matteo smirked.

Garry moved forward wanting to take the briefcase filled with drugs from them when a sudden sharp knife from nowhere cut his hand into two immediately and he screamed.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" Blood started rushing out of the spot as he fell on the ground.

Matteo faced the direction of where the knife came from and his eyes went wide on seeing a dark figure from afar.

He covered his eyes with a hat as usual, only his lips were visible.

"Lu......cifer!" He stammered as he stepped back slowly trying to enter his car.

Lucifer came forward immediately.

"You'll regret this Matteo!" His bass cold voice came and Matteo shriked in fear.

No one dares Lucifer!

"Shoot!" Matteo yelled and his men started releasing bullet on Lucifer but he was too fast as he shot them all dead instantly.

"F*ck!" He cursed when he saw Matteo driving off on his car leaving Garry in his own pool of blood.

He went to the car as blaze followed suit leaving onyx and Scar behind.

He used his shirt to cover up his wounded arm as he drove off madly after Matteo.

He pressed something and the sunroof of the car opened and Lucifer went up taking his gun with him, he aimed at the car tyres and pulled the trigger immediately.

In a blink, the four tyres bursted at once as Matteo car drifted roughly on the path crashing on a nearby pole and it halted.

Matteo quickly stepped down, his body were filed with blood from injury as he tried to escape but Lucifer and Blaze stood in front of him.

Matteo shivered and went on his knees jamming his palms together.

"Please.....spare...me!" He stuttered and Lucifer scoffed...

He pushed him on the ground making him fall on his back, in a swift, he placed his dark polished shoes on his chest pressing him tightly on the floor while Matteo groaned.

"I'm........!" Matteo wanted to say when Lucifer pressed his chest harder.

He can't say sorry cause Lucifer hates that word, anyone who mistakenly says it get murdered instantly.

"Spare.....me!" He pleaded as he coughed out blood.

"Spare!" Lucifer repeatedly, his expression motionless. He bents towards Matteo using his pistol to play with his head.

"I don't spare lives, I take lives!" He whispered and Matteo shivered more.

Lucifer stood up facing Blaze, who nodded immediately.

Blaze aimed his gun at Matteo as he waved his hands negatively.

"Nooo....Please, Blaze.... plea..." Before he could complete his sentence, a bullet rammed into his skull and he fell dead instantly, his blood splashing on Lucifer.

Lucifer actually shot him!

Instantly, they heard a scream from afar.....

"Ahhhhhhhh"

Tatiana was actually hiding in a spot as she watched Lucifer shot the man, this is the first time she'll be witnessing a gruesome scene as she felt insecure and scared instantly.

She had bought the drugs to go home but she decided to take a narrow path to make her get home faster only for her to witness this scene.

She covered her mouth when she realized that she screamed and her eyes widened when she felt their gaze on her direction.

Instantly, she turned back and ran as fast as she could, the drug she bought fell from her in the process as she ran without looking back

Lucifer eyes were on the spot as he lifted his brows suspiciously.

Someone is actually watching!!!

"It nothing boss, it a cat!" Blaze muttered but Lucifer was satisfied with it. Suddenly, a cat ran passed them immediately.

He was sure someone is there but he ignored it walking back to the car and Blaze joined...

"The clan!" His said coldly and blaze drove off instantly.....

★★★★★

DARK VIPERS CLAN*

Blaze drove into the clan and Lucifer stepped down first walking into the huge building.

Everyone around mostly maids servant just bowed since he doesn't like greetings from them also. His face was straight and expressionless but his hat was still covering his eyes making only his nose and lips visible on his features.

Blaze came out too and followed as he held his arm tightly, it hurting like hell but he kept his composture.

Just then, a lady rushed to blaze taking his wounded arm.

"Blaze, you're hurt!" She muttered worriedly.

"Leave Lilith!" He warned but she didn't heed.

"You're not okay Blake, let me help you with it!" She offered touching the wound.

"I said Leave, don't you get it!" He snapped and she withdrew her hands slowly clamping her lips together.

He left her standing behind as he walked towards his own suite.

Every one has a suite in the clan, one suite for three.

Only the SIX VIPERS had different suite, but though it two for each suite different from other normal ones where three shared a suite.

But Lucifer's own was the biggest and the most different one in the clan, completely different from others.

Blake walked towards his suite only to meet Lila walking freely past him.

"Lila!" He called and she turned to him.

"What is it!?" She asked, rolling the gum in her mouth.

"Can you help me treat my wound!" He requested and she scoffed lightly.

"No, tell twinne to help you with that!" She replied and his face fell.

"No, I want you to help me!" He protested and she raised an eyebrow, looking suspiciously at Blaze.

"Wait a minute! Do you have feelings for me..." She asked scoffing but he didn't reply.

"Get rid of it!" She snapped and left.

Blaze sighed sadly and turned away leaving too.

Meanwhile, Lilith came out from hiding as she bit her lips, while watching Blaze retreating backs.

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LUCIFER'S LAIR*

Lucifer walked into his bedroom and removed his hat then his stained bloody shirt, leaving him in only his singlet.

His arms were filled with tattoos as his abs and biceps stood out fully enticingly

He walked towards his wardrobe filled with black suits only and he shifted his hangers seperately revealing a secret white spotless door.

He pressed a button and a transparent switch came into view.

He pressed the pin and soon, the door splited into two revealing a dark passage.

He twitched his lips and walked down the passage. Everywhere was filled with Laptops and drawers as his eyes roamed around it...

He reach a particular drawer and he turned to it, he brought his hands forward and draw it out revealing a shiny gold chain.

He took it out as his eyes scanned through it, rubbing it continuously. instantly, he remembered a scene from his past...

'Take this, keep it to yourself. Take it as your lucky charm' the voice rang in his head as he closed his eyes.

He soon opened it when he heard voices from his earpords.

"Boss, we found his location!"

"You all should get yourself present!" He replied.

"Okay boss!"

Instantly, he dropped the chain back inside the drawer before leaving, his steps quickening.

★★★★★

MORETTI'S RESIDENCE*

Tatiana ran into the building as she rested against the wall holding her chest while trying to catch her breath.

Why could he have killed that man cruelly!

She thought as she exhaled loudly.

She soon blinked on realizing she lost something.

"Oh my God, the drugs!!!!!" She exclaimed as she panicked.

She can't go back outside with the fear that she was going to see the murderer again...

She walked into the apartment, her heart still beating rapidly, she can't take her mind off the scene as it keeps replaying on her head.

Suddenly, her eyes widened on seeing her dad limp on the ground as she rushed to him.

"Papa!" He exclaimed as she panicked greatly, she placed her ears on his chest feeling his heartbeat but it was really slow and weak.

His breath had seized too.

In a haste, she quickly hired a taxi before rushing Antonio to the hospital.

★★★★★

DARK VIPERS CLAN*

CYBER CELL•••

Just as Lucifer stepped in, the six vipers turned around and bowed their head slightly.

BLAZE, LILA, ONYX, HELLCAT, VENOM, SCAR..... They are all called the Clan vipers because they are mostly chosen for missions.

They faced up as Lucifer got in front of the clan hackers, Nexus and Vixen

"his Location!?" His bass voice came and Nexus quickly went through his system...

"He is at Villa Cora hotel in Rome" Nexus replied.

"He doesn't know how to hide!" Vixen added.

"I think he has bodyguard around him, so it won't be that easy!" Nexus said and hellcat scoffed.

"Easy peasy!" She rolled her eyes...

" four of you will go for the mission and I don't want any Mistakes just like it almost did today!"

"Roger that boss!"

With that,he pocketed his hands and left the cybercell leaving the hackers and the six vipers behind.

Hellcat quickly followed him.

Blaze also turned to leave when a voice halted him.

Venom rested on a table as he spoke. "I heard you almost failed in your mission brazier, if not for....."

"Don't complete it!" Blaze snapped, his voice firm as he walked out.

"Rude brat!" Venom glared at his retreating backs before leaving too.

"Scar!" Lila called throwing a gum imto her mouth.

"Yep baby!" Scar replied moving to Lila.

"Let go for a sprint!" Lila suggested and scar nodded.

"Sure, I'll love it! Can't even wait for our next mission, I hope I'll be part..." She replied.

"You're good at using knifes, I'm sure you'll be part!" Lila muttered and they left.

Meanwhile, Hellcat ran to meet Lucifer who was walking towards his lair.

"Lucifer!" She called but he continued, she walked faster to reach his pace and soon she was beside him.

Apart from being a renowned viper, she's Lucifer's fuckmate.

"Can I join you tonight!?" She asked smiling but he didn't reply, his face was straight and expressionless.

"Then, I'll take that as a yes!" She added and wrapped her arms around his as they walked together to his lair.

★★★★★

NEXT DAY~HOSPITAL*

Tatiana hands were shaking vigorously as she felt cold inside her. She has been expecting the doctors report ever since Antonio was admitted.

She walked into the doctors office as she panicked of what could cause the heart ache.

He has been having the pains for three month but he used drugs to lessen it but now it gotten worse.

She walked in and sat in front of the doctor..

The doctor cleared his throat.

"Young lady, who are you to Mr. Antonio!?" He asked.

"His daughter" she replied in a haste.

"Ok, do you know he has an heart ache!?" He asked and she nodded.

"Then, why didn't you bring him earlier and when did it start!" He asked. And she blinked.

"It started three month ago, I wanted to bring him but he always decline, instead he uses drugs!" She replied.

"It has worsen young lady, he has pulmonary embolism!....and it has affected his heart greatly!" The doctor blurted and her eyes blinked tearily.

"What!!!"

"He'll need a surgery as soon as possible to avoid delays!" He added and she gasped, her eyes filling with tears.

She doesn't want to Lose her father!.

"Surgery!!!.......How.....much does it cost!?" She stammered.

"I've contacted the surgeon already and he said...." He paused looking at Tatiana pitifully.

"Said what!?" She asked hastily, panicking

"2 million dollars!" He dropped and her eyes widened in shock.

"What!!!"

TBC