Lost Gem (PART 1)

Chapter 41 (The Weapon)

It has been three days already. Luna is there to support Anastasia with all her being. Isabella and Alexander had yet to show up again but in this time, Anastasia had learned the greatest secret of her family. Ofcourse, Luna had told her about this, automatically explaining the reason why she was kidnapped.

Crimson, Romano and Gray families had been allies since a long time back. The alliance reached back to the date of 16th century when the corresponding families were treated like royalties.

To strengthen their barriers so no one would be able to defeat them, they invented a weapon that is still possessed by their descendants.

Luna's own forefathers had a hand in building this mass of destruction. Thus, they were also connected to this ploy because they had a special gene in their blood that allowed them to become the key to this weapon. Surprisingly, after this weapon was built, only female member of their family seemed to possess the key. Only male member who held the key in his blood was their forefather who built this weapon. The right age when this special gene activated is 18.

Anastasia was surprised to find that Nora's mother Acacia also turned out to be related to her grandmother-- Vanessa's sister who was persumed dead years ago in a critical car crash.

Luna made sense to Anastasia by telling that this might be the same reason why Alexander married Acacia. Or it could be just a mere coincidence that Anastasia did not want to believe.

Her mother Angelina was the one who prior to her held the key and now it was Anastasia's turn.

When Luna was asked the question why Alexander had taken her here. She froze a little but then continued, saying Alexander thinks that she might be the next one who will give birth to the next potential weapon holder.

According to the information she had found, Gianni was double playing Alexander. He and Luciano persuaded Acacia to runaway with her secret lover when they found out about her pregnancy with Nora by giving her a hefty amount. As on one drunken night, Alexander had accidentally blurted it out in front of Luciano. The father-son duo was always looking for a chance and it seemed that they were also aware of Acacia's connection to the weapon too and they hoped that Nora will become the next key.

Alexander came to knew about this a while ago and he had been angry at Gianni but seeing their upcoming success, he was pretending that he did not care. It was not like Nora was the wielder and Gianni had approved that he can take Anastasia hostage.

It was their plan to create a rift between Angelina and Allesandro by introducing Isabella in their life but Angelina forgave her husband too easily and showing kindness, she let Isabella stay with them for the sake of Arabella.

After the death of Angelina, Isabella easily took upon her position being the lady of the house even if Allesandro and his sons never paid attention to her. Only thing Allesandro appreciated was that she was helping him raise Anastasia and Ermanno just like Arabella.

However, she hated Anastasia with every fiber of her body and when Gianni and Luciano gave her next orders, she was more than happy to oblige by playing the act of dead and pushing Anastasia in the literal hell with Paul who was the another pawn of this play.

That night Anastasia went to sleep with hundreds of thoughts playing in her mind. She felt helpless and vulnerable in this position. Is that what her mother and her ancestors felt too? By being a key that held the potential to destroy.

Next coming days went by as usual. Isabella abused her while Luna tried to tend as many wounds as she could while shedding tears also, because of the pain that was inflicted upon her by Alexander. He humiliated her and broke her completely, within merely three days that she somehow lost the will to fight and struggled to provide Anastasia some comfort.

It was just another day. It must have been a little less than week since she was taken here.

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Anastasia wakes up at the sound of screaming. Luna's screams that blended along with Alexander's loud curses.

Anastasia struggles to get out of the bed. Her wounds are in much worse state that Alexander had let her remain uncuffed.

Every inch of her body is screaming with pain as it feels like as if fire is spreading across her wounds. The pain is too intense that she chokes on her breath.

When her legs barely holds her balance, she crawls pitifully, ignoring the tearing of the stiches and blood that leaks out of it instantly.

"Luna..." A whimper escapes her lips as her screaming suddenly stops. Only thing that remain is Alexander's loud curses.

She pushes open the door and peeks out, ignoring the dreadful trembles in her body.

Her eyes widens in horror at the sight of Luna who lay motionless near Alexander's feet. There is blood rolling down her chin and her eyes shows the picture of haunted memories, she had gone through because of Alexander.

Isabella stands near. A cigarette is dangling in her lips and an ugly scowl is fixed permanently on her features.

"Pathetic! She didn't even last long!"

"SHUT UP!" Alexander growls out making Isabella flinch a little.

"W-well. I told you that you keep an eye on her when she's near those damn medicines. She was a doctor, ya know. She understands well, what can save life and what can kill."

Anastasia sheds silent tears, mourning the loss of her mother's sister and companion.

The thought of Zeus and now Luna runs across her head together and--

"No more k-killing. P-please no m-more." --she cries out almost inaudibly.