Diablo:“Why?” Maria asked, raising an eyebrow at me. “Your wife wants me around and you are choosing to follow her as you suddenly started submitting to every word that she keeps telling you?”“Do you really believe that you are going to get anywhere with this attitude, Maria? I am genuinely curious as to where you are going, how you plan on dealing with things, and facing your mistakes. You have done something that is wrong…”“Most of what you said, I did not do. Diablo, I tried to speak to you, but in the end, I am the bad person anyway. Sometimes, it is a lot easier pretending to be the bad person in this family. At least when you are accused of shit, you don’t bother. But if I am going to care about everything that you tell me, he tells me, she tells me, mom, dad, you, Alonzo, the way your wife looks at me. The number of tutors that have, the maids watching over me like hawks. For crying out loud, I am human, and I am not a child. You treat me like one, trust me when I say, I am
Alonzo:“I don’t understand?” I asked, frowning in confusion at the news as Diablo gave it to me. The news about his sister being free of whatever punishment that she was to be given. This was not something that I wanted, hell, it was not what I needed to hear right now.“I don’t want to send her away. I know that it might not make sense, but her being here is a lot safer for her, for the family. She is my sister and I am not going to risk her being away from me. She could get hurt and knowing her, she is going to do something that is stupid, that is not what I want.” He said, and I nodded, pretending to understand him.“But knowing her, do you believe that she is going to be stopping whatever it is that she is doing? This is Maria you are talking about. The girl got herself kidnapped…”“She got herself kidnapped and might not even stop, but what good am I going to do anyone if I send her away. It is neither going to be safe for her, nor is are we going to be at east here. The family i
Sienna:“No,” I said, glaring at Diablo who looked away from me. “I am not going to leave the house and run away to some safe house where no one is going to find me. If something is to happen, then I am going to fight, Diablo.”“Sienna…”“I said no, Diablo. I am not going to leave. If it is Maria that you are concerned about, then I am going to know how to deal with her in my own way. But I am not going to run away like some coward, I am sorry.” I said, stopping him. “I am not the type to run away, I am going…”“I don’t want you to keep fighting with my family, Sienna.” He said, taking me off guard. I looked at him and he looked away from me, his eyes reading the pain that I had in my eyes at hearing his sentence. The fact that he didn’t consider me as part of that family, HIS family, pained me more than I could describe. “Look, I just want you to be safe. I am tired of you fighting them all the time, getting in conflict, and dealing with more than you should. They are pressing on you
Diablo:“Sienna, talk to me.” I said, looking at my wife who was sitting on the windowsill, staring out into space, not sparing me a second glance.She didn’t say a word nor did she bother looking at me. I walked toward her and put my hand on her shoulder. She looked at my hand over her shoulder before she got up, choosing not to respond to my touch.“Sienna…”“I’m going to shower.” She said, stopping me. “I hope that it doesn’t add up to the problems that you have. Or am I going to be annoying someone with my usage of water?”I didn’t respond as I looked away from her. I couldn’t respond if I wanted to. The anger that I knew she felt toward me, and the hate that I saw in her eyes. It was anger, I knew that, but I knew that I couldn’t blame her for it. I called it on for myself.“I am not punishing you by sending you to the safe house, Sienna.” I said, stopping her. “But I am going to need to keep you safe. I can’t have them using you against me, neonata. You have to understand me…”“I
Sienna:I walked to the front door where Alonzo was waiting for me.His eyes met mine, but I was quick to look away as I forced myself to keep my head high. Of course, he would be trusting his right hand to do the job. The man didn’t even bother leaving his office to come and see me before I left.“Your things are already in the house. The maids should be arranging them by now.” Alonzo said, and I nodded.“I told you, you were never going to come between my children. I wasn’t going to allow it. See, Maria stayed, and it was you who was chosen to leave.” Netania said from behind me. Alonzo opened his mouth to respond but I raised my hand, stopping him. I turned to face the woman, knowing that she wasn’t expecting that as a reaction from me. But I already told Diablo; I fought my own battles, I didn’t run away from them.“Well, now you can clap your hands and cheer for both your children. And one day, when things turn into reality, when you wake up from the fantasy that you’re living in,
Diablo:“I’m sorry, boss. She refused to call when I tried to get her to do so.” Alonzo said, making my heart drop. “She said that you chose to send her away. She doesn’t want to speak to you, nor does she want to see you. She signed the paper and told me that she would leave. She doesn’t even want to see us at court. She says her lawyers will be…”I broke the glass that was on the table, stopping Alonzo. His eyes widened in surprise and I could tell that he was taken back by my reaction. The man’s eyes widened in surprise and he looked away from me for a second before I shook my head as I got up from my chair and walked toward him.“And you just let her leave?” I asked, and he shook his head.“I didn’t. I tried to stop her, but you know how Sienna is when she doesn’t want to listen to something. She chose not to stay, she said that she no longer wanted to stay.” He said, and I shook my head as I took a step back. This was impossible, Sienna is not the type to just walk away. She would
Sienna:“Leave,” I said, glaring at my brother who raised an eyebrow at me.“I am surprised that you have yet to say a word…”“I said leave.” I said, snapping at Carlos who frowned at my reaction. “You were very fond of taking me away from my peace, I doubt that you think that I am going to fucking give you yours.”“Is that a threat?” He asked, and I scoffed before grabbing the glass that I had on the table in front of me. I grabbed it and threw it at him. His eyes widened as the glass shattered and I grabbed the knife that was on the tray before walking toward him. I pinned him against the wall behind him and held the knife to his neck, making him gulp at the sight of it.“This is my threat,” I said, looking at the broken glass around us. I cut his skin, and though I could tell that he wanted to move, he wasn’t dumb, he knew not to. “And this was my warning,”I took a step back and threw the knife on the floor in front of him, and I couldn’t help but notice that he let out a breath th
Diablo:“What do you mean by you’re not going to sign the papers, Diablo? She clearly chose to…”“I know my wife enough to know that she wouldn’t be filing a divorce without talking to me. It is something that I would do. Not to hurt her, I would file for it and send it to her, but I know her enough to know that she would fight me before she does. She would have to reach final resolves before she’s decided to file such a paper.” I said, stopping my father, recalling how she was warned by her father on our wedding day, how she was sent here a spy. The note was clear, but I knew her enough to know that she wouldn’t turn her back on me.“You never know someone well enough to know their intentions, Diablo. She married you a year ago for a certain peace, do you really believe, that within this year, she really did fall in love with you? Do you believe, in this year, that she chose not to turn her back on you?” He asked, making my chest ache. “Diablo, I know that it is hard to accept, but t