Maria:“I am coming,” I said, snapping at whoever was knocking the door at this time of night.My eyes met Alonzo’s and I frowned when I saw how hard his eyes were on me.“You do realize what time it is, right?” I asked, and he nodded.“Diablo is calling for you. You don’t want to keep him waiting, he is somewhat upset.” He said, and I scoffed. It was not something that I wasn’t used to anyway.“He is always upset for something. Unless it is with the angel of his life, the man is always finding something to be angry about. Don’t you get tired of that?” I asked, and he frowned.“The man is your brother, and if Sienna is making him happy, rather than being the way that you are, you should be thankful. He could be taking his anger out on us, he is not. Instead, the two of them are enjoying one another’s presence.” He said, and I rolled my eyes, fighting back the sarcastic comment that I wanted to say. I had a lot to say about what he was telling me but the idea of opening up to any of th
Diablo:Lexi didn’t answer for a while as she kept her eyes on mine, clearly wondering what she was going to tell me, how she was going to explain the situation that she was in.But I knew that nothing that she was going to say was going to give me the answer that I was looking for. The reason behind her treason was not going to be given easily, and I knew my sister enough to know that breaking in, giving up, and giving any information to begin with was almost impossible.“Diablo, I did not betray you.”“These calls and messages are lies? Is that what you aim to tell me? That you speaking to Lexi on a near daily basis is something that is a lie? That you stopped calling or answering her calls when you believed her to be rude only to turn to her like some lost kitten when you found yourself fucking alone? With no friends…?”“You said it yourself, alone with no friends. Lexi was the one friend that I had. I spoke to her, she listened to me, the two of us were friends. Everything that yo
Sienna:I opened my eyes to find Diablo sitting on the edge of the bed.His back was to me, and he had his head in his hands as he massaged his temple, clearly lost in thought.It wasn’t until I put my right hand on his back that he jumped, snapping out of whatever it was that he was thinking of.He turned to look at me, and I ran my finger over his back, gently massaging it. He looked at me and I curled up before sitting beside him. He ran his finger over my hand as he pulled me to his chest, hugging me tightly. He didn’t say anything, and I nodded in assurance. Whatever it was, I didn’t know what he was going to say, but I was going to press on him more than necessary.“Do you want to talk to me?” I asked, and he looked away from me, not saying a word for a few seconds. He shook his head and I nodded, running my hand over his bicep, wanting to comfort him.“Did you get any sleep?” I asked, and he nodded.“I slept for two hours. I could barely doze off to begin with and in the end, I
Diablo:“You called for us, Diablo?” My mother asked, and though I smiled, I knew that she saw through my pain and anger. She always did that when she looked at me, saw and read my expressions long before I even said a word.“Do you want something to drink mama?” I asked, and she frowned.“You called us inside your office for a drink?” My father asked, raising an eyebrow at me. I looked down at my desk, and he shook head in question at me. “Diablo, you being quiet is not going to help solve anything. We both know that you wouldn’t call us here if it was not important, and judging by the way that you’re looking at us; the two of us can tell that something is wrong.”“It’s about Maria,” I said, looking at the two of them, knowing that this was something that they were going to have to know. I would rather that they hear it from me than from a stranger. And judging by my father’s expression, I knew that he understood that it seemed to be a serious matter. “Maria is playing us, has been p
Lexi:“What do you mean that you are going to allow her to die, Carlos? We need her alive, her dying and her being sent away is not something that we are going to need on our hands. Plus, if Diablo gets rid of her, he is going to find out that we might have someone else on the inside.” I said, glaring at the man who shook his head at me, being colder than ever.“I can’t understand how you manage to be as cold as you are when it comes to our plans breaking, one by fucking one, and you don’t even care for a second to try and fix things. Hell, you don’t even bother to try and talk about it. You just find it normal for things to be going the way that they are, and…”“You ever stop talking?” He asked, stopping me. “I am genuinely curious. You have said more words than I can ever think of in span of ten seconds. Therefore, I am curious, do you ever stop talking? And when you do, do you think of talking? What do you tell yourself?”“Carlos, now is not the time for you to be messing with words
Sienna:“You can’t be serious?” Yildez asked, “I wouldn’t have thought for a second that Lexi would be as manipulative as she was. The woman was playing all of us all along? And not only that, but she was always married?”“She is now a widow, unfortunately. The man passed away, they say that he had a heart attack.” I said, shaking my head.“And she didn’t even wait for a while before marrying? No wonder he didn’t reveal her to the public, I wouldn’t want my son to marry a woman like her. Poor thing must have suffered with her as a husband. Then again, he should have known when he chose her as his bride. The woman is not exactly the most sane of the bunch.” Yildez said, shaking her head. “What are you going to do? You know, with her marrying your brother and all? I hear that you and Carlos were never on the best terms to begin with.”“Carlos has his flaws, we all do, but you are right about the two of us not getting along well. He always did hate m presence by his side, saw is a threat
Diablo:“Your mother is right with being angry, Diablo. That girl is still your sister, regardless of her mistakes, she is going to be your responsibility, and that means, not even Sienna matters when it comes to her.” Father said, making me raise an eyebrow.“Do you really believe that I am going to be sending Maria away, a part of my heart and soul, away from this house, from my side, when I gave her my word that I wouldn’t?” I asked, looking at my father once the two of us have managed to calm down. “You know that anyone else in her place would have been long dead.”“But your sister is not anyone, is she? She is your sister. A small part of you, a part of this family, my daughter, your mother’s light.” He said, looking down at his drink. “Her speaking to Alexandra could have been stopped. But considering that she hasn’t told her anything that would jeopardize this family’s safety, why would you send her away? Don’t you think that it is a lot more dangerous for her to be away from th
Sienna:“You’re back away from the hell hole that you went to hide at?” Netania asked, raising an eyebrow at me as she watched me walk inside the house.“I am not sure whether to be concerned about the fact that you chose to wait for me by the door, or confused at the fact that you are throwing your anger at me over something that you know very well that I did not do.” I said, and she scoffed.“I am not Diablo. I am not going to fall for your games of innocence. A woman like yourself is not an innocent one and she never will be. If anything, you of all people are going to be waiting for whatever I am going to say to simply say otherwise.” She said, and I raised my head, shaking my head at her.“I have a lot of respect for you, I swear, I do. But my patience level runs a little low lately, and I am not going to tolerate anyone insulting me. I have had enough of that game with your daughter. She has pushed me to my limits on things that I neither did nor considered doing. Therefore…”“T
“This war is just getting started, I do hope that you realize that.” He said, looking at us Alonzo, who did not bother to say a word. He knew what it was he was signed up to when he did. And he was well aware that this war was going to take a lot more out of them than it was going to give them.“This war is going to end with the death of Diablo. This is going to be the only way of this family to break and when it is broken, we will know how to act.” Alonzo said, choosing to respond calmly. “You managed to play your daughter well, I have to admit. I did not expect that out of you, but Sienna seemed to fall for the act of you being on her side. I believe that Myla would have told her the truth by now.“My love lost the one person who would have stood by her side, and that was going to be Elton. With the man dead, she knew that she had no reason to live. She knew that I would not allow her to be my wife anymore. And that was something that you did not want. And after Carlos's death, she k
Diablo:We stood by the door, knowing that we had to get things done.The night was going to be a long one and I knew that Myla expected us to be arriving.I looked at Sienna, who was in pain, but I knew that asking her to stay back was not going to help. She was going to be stubborn and was going to choose doing what she wanted anyway. Might as well allow her to come. Being able to see her would help me focus on the target and the job that we needed to take care of.“We're going to go inside and trust me, this is going to be one hard task. Are you sure that you are ready for it?” I asked, knowing that this was my last shot, and doing so, my eyes met Alonzo's as she stood from the window, watching us in silence. His men were stationed around the windows and I knew that it was only a matter of time before they pulled out their guns. They were just waiting for the order.“This is going to be our one shot Diablo. The last thing that I want is for us to back away. The men are outside and h
Sienna:“How did you manage to leave? Mom just literally calls me. How did you arrive?” Diablo wrapped an arm around my waist. He pulled me to his chest and I could tell that he was both worried and frightened.“Your phone was bugged, son, and we figured that we could use that to our advantage. We were already here when we called you. The one thing that happened was that we were waiting for Alexandra to show up. Sienna wanted to give her a chance to be honest, but it seems to us that it is impossible.” Natania said, taking her son off guard. I knew that Diablo did not expect her to be there, and the fact that she was here with me was one that I didn't even expect. I expected her to fight me. However, I was surprised when she told me that she was coming with me.“I can't believe that the two of you went off whatever arguments that you had for this. And you should be at the hospital. You're still yet to recover, Sienna.” Diablo said, and I raised an eyebrow. He smirked and connected his
Diablo:“What do you mean that she wants to leave the hospital, Mom? I literally told you to keep her there. What do you mean that she's leaving?”“Your wife here does not listen to a word that is being said. I told her what you said but she said that it doesn't make a difference. She is going to leave. And trust me, she has good reason for that. But Diablo, you are going to need to be careful, both you and Maria.” She said, changing the subject. I frowned in confusion and I knew that something was going on. If Sienna was leaving the hospital like that, then something had happened or was going to happen.“What do you mean that we need to be careful? My wife is going to leave the hospital when she is still sick and you are asking me to be careful about something that is yet to happen.” I said Snapping got her. I knew that it was not like me to do so, especially with my mother, but right now I had a lot to think about and Sienna leaving the hospital was the last thing that I needed to be
Sienna:I found when I opened my eyes to find myself in a white room.I was your sleep on the hospital bed. And though I still could not remember what happened, I knew that if I was here that either I was shot or something bad happened.This was the 4th time that I've woken up. Only at first, I was alone. This time I knew that I was not. And that fact alone had me aware of my surroundings. I had tried to sit up four times until now. And on each attempt the nurses would stop me. The last time she had put me to sleep. This time it seemed to me that she was no longer here.I looked around the room, trying to find Diablo, only to frown in confusion when I found Natania sitting on the couch. Her eyes met mine and she smiled before she got up. I tried setting up which you gently pushed me back, not allowing me to do so.“What happened?” I asked weakly. My head throbbed and it felt like I was being hit on my forehead with a hammer. I was not going to mention the top of my head, which felt li
Maria:“Are you sure that you want to do this, Diablo?” I asked, looking at my brother, knowing that he was in conflict. The fact that Sienna was at the hospital was not something that I liked. I did not know who shot her, but I knew that this was something that he had to take care of. It was supposed to be a priority, not Lexi.“We are not going to go back from this, Maria. The number of things that we have to deal with are countless and delaying one thing is not going to help us. At least we might as well get this one done. If we managed to get her, capture her, then things are going to end the way that we want. At least I hope so.” He said, not bothering to look at me.I knew that he had a lot on his mind and that he was thinking of so much. Sienna was someone that he loved. It pained me to know that I was going to be a reason to separate the two of them.The idea of being the person that was to be the one that hurt him was not something that I liked. I was just thankful that he wa
Diablo:Anger was a small word to describe what I felt.I kept my eyes on my wife, who was breathing heavily.An oxygen mask covered her face. Without it, she would not be able to breathe.The bullet that hit her left lung, nearly touching her heart.The sight of her blood as she lost conscience, not processing that she was shot, played in my mind.I didn't know who did it, who shot the fucking bullet, but I knew that it was not something that I could just ignore or let go of. Whoever did this was going to pay with their lives and I was going to be sure that they knew it.“Diablo, you are going to need to eat something.” Mom urged trying to get me to get up from the couch. She knew that I wouldn't get up. I would not leave her in this state.The idea that the person, whoever they were, was as close to the house as they were angered me. It made me furious to know that I could not protect my wife.“Please Diablo, you are not helping yourself in any way and she is not going to be able to
Alonzo:“Where do you think you're going?” I asked, looking at Lexi who already had her bags packed.“I don't think this should matter to you. I already have permission from Myla and Elton to go. Plus, who the hell do you think you are to ask?” She asked, glaring at me.“What do you mean who the hell am I? If anyone knows who you are and knows how twisted you can be, then it is me. If Myla chooses to ignore that, and if Elton does not know you enough, then I do. I know that you are up to something and you would not just be leaving simply because you wanted to go on break, especially after everything that we've have been through and especially knowing that you have Sienna, Diablo and the whole Duraturo family after your head.” I said, and she laughed.“My friend there after your head and not mine. While yes I am part of this war but the main thing that they need to take care of is the man who shot their daughter. You really need to set your priorities straight and you need to understand
Sienna:“I'm sorry, what?” I asked, glaring at my husband, who just gave me the news that they were going to see Alexandra and that they would not want me to be there. “Diablo, what the hell do you mean that I'm not going to be there when you see Alexandra?”“Now is not the time for jealousy, Sienna.” Netania said, and I raised an eyebrow. At the moment, she couldn't actually believe that I was being jealous of Alexandra, the woman who was my husband's ex-girlfriend.“Do you really believe that this is out of jealousy? My mother is siding with that woman, ignoring the fact that she is the Diablo’s ex. I have a lot to deal with when it comes to her, and I'm going to start with the fact that she was going to marry my brother.” I said, and Natania looked away from me. “You can't be serious about this.”“There is a lot that you are going to have to deal with at home. I don't want you to be there when things break close and if something does happen…”“Unlock will happen. Alexandra's not go