Maria's POV

My son was sitting in my lap playing with the locks of my dark hair and giggling when he accidentally tangled his little baby fingers in my hair. I wanted the best of futures for him and I knew that it wasn't here in LA that he would have it. He deserved to be around a loving family and not the one of his fathers.

I love Hades with all my heart but his brothers are unpredictable and Zeus could easily go for murder if he was angry enough. And that's why I will take my son and my daughter away from here. We shall return to my home in Italy were my mother is waiting for us.

I placed a protective arm around Nico's small body and then I went to the living room were Hades and Zeus were sitting together.

Zeus has started to come over more often, like he need to be sure that Hades is still his brother and that he is still welcome in our home. When I entered he sent me a death glare.

"What are you doing here?" he asked with venom in his voice.

"I would like to speak to my husband alone if that's alright with you." I said standing tall.

"Of course, I will go to the kitchen and get another beer." Zeus smiled and left us.

"Maria is something wrong?" Hades asked and took Nico from me. He stroked our son's cheek and kissed his forehead.

"Yes, just like I told you before, I would like to return to Italy. I don't feel safe here in the states anymore. Please come with me." I begged, I sat down on my knees in front of him. I felt the tears coming up but I pressed them down, crying wouldn't solve anything.

"Can you just wait another week? I need to finish my business and after that we will leave for Italy and never come back. You'll have to teach me Italian though." Hades said easily and kissed me softly.

"Anything for you." I laughed and took Nico back as I were to leave the room... but someone blocked me... and you can guess who that is.

Zeus's POV

All I could hear from the conversation was how Maria pleaded to leave the country. She wasn't "safe" like she would be any safer in a country full of hooligans and murderers and the mafia. Hades of course said yes to her, he was blinded by love.

That stupid Maria di Angelo wanted to snatch away my brother and have him all for herself, herself and those stupid brats they had conceived together.

I would not let her have him.

Entering the living room with a kitchen knife behind my back and my pistol in my back pocket, I was on a mission.

"May I come through?" her voice was soft and nice but it held hardness and hate. She was never truly in love with my brother I was sure of it. She is just some whore that needs his money that he has worked hard for.

"No, I don't think so." I said and took Nico from her arms. Even though he was just some stupid kid he could grow up and be a descent di Angelo, but of course he started wailing and screaming demanding his mother's comfort.

Carelessly I dropped him on the floor making him cry even louder. Maria tried to get to him but when I blocked him she cooed over my shoulder. Telling her stupid son that everything would be al right again.

I pushed her down on the floor and that's when Hades stepped in.

"Leave my wife alone brother."

"Never, she is trying to ruin you. Leaving this country because it isn't safe? Ridiculous, it's safe because of people like you and me!"

"Zeus, I beg you, leave this house and don't come back. I can't have you hurting my family." Hades was cool in his voice but I knew he loved me like any other older brother.

"She is ruining you! Taking your money, your time, she doesn't love you like I do!"

"I sure hope not." Hades said. "Now leave Zeus."

I pulled out the knife and struck Hades, a nice long scar was now on his arm, bleeding, covering both him and me, the blood that ties. He was my brother and he loved me.

Then I pulled the gun and shot Maria who screamed. I missed the heart but she would die anyway. I shot her again, this time hitting the ribcage while the first hit her shoulder. A third time and it landed right over her navel. I laughed and then aimed at Nico.

Nico had at this point crawled to his mother and was crying. He had a slight limp to his left leg, good.

Hades stepped between the gun and his son.

"You have done enough." He then punched me and took the gun and my knife. He forced me into a corner while he called the police.

Hades' POV

Maria was lying dying on the floor, my son was hurt and so was I. The only person that I had ever trusted with the safety of my family was the one who had hurt it. My baby brother, sweet Zeus, had killed my dear wife and injured my precious boy. I didn't care about the harm he had done to me, I wasn't important in this moment.

Still aiming at my brother's heart I lowered myself to sit beside Maria that was still gasping for air. Nico was crying, sitting beside her, and slowly stroking her hair.

"Mama?" he asked.

"Mio Soldatino, be strong for me love, you will find the future I always wanted for you. Mio soldatino, be strong, be brave. I love you." She struggled with the words and then she looked at me.

"Save our family, I love you and I know that you would never hurt us." Her breathing stopped for a second and I started crying. She can't leave me. We still had years to come and the worst thing was that she was pregnant again. She held our third child but it would die with her.

"I love you to Maria, very dearly." I kissed her.

Then she breathed again, a soft smile on her beautiful red lips.

"Mama? Are you leaving?" Nico asked. He wiped away his tears with his small hands. He was so young, he shouldn't have witnessed this.

"Yes, mio caro, but only for a little while, you will soon see me again." She kissed his hands and then it was like she fell asleep.

A few seconds later the police came, they arrested Zeus and the ambulance staff took away Maria and looked over Nico and me. I was going to get stitches but I didn't care. Nico was safe and whole, it was just a sprain.

I hated my brother for what he had done.

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