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Sienna:I had to fight back the small smile that formed on my lips as I looked at my reflection in the mirror.I didn’t even know the reason behind it, but I knew one thing, it had a lot to do with the Capo dei Capi that I now called my husband.The way he spoke to me, looked at me, and even approached me was one that I couldn’t forget nor get over.His eyes on mine were enough to have me melting in his gaze, and to make matters worse, I doubted that he knew the effect that he was having on me. Even if he did, I wasn’t sure whether or not it made a difference to him.“Do you want to get something to eat? Mom said that you didn’t join them for dinner,” Diablo asked, walking inside the room. He had dropped me back to the house and went out. Whatever his reason was, I didn’t ask. I knew that unless he told me, it didn’t even concern me to do so.“I wasn’t hungry. You don’t need to worry about me eating, especially when the two of us spent most of the day out, eating, Diablo.” I teased, l
Diablo:I watched as Sienna struggled with her dress’s zipper as I walked out of the bathroom, and I couldn’t help but find myself smiling before approaching her.Her eyes meeting mine through the mirror told me that she was hesitant, but when I silently extended my hand to help her, her cheeks reddening made something inside me churn. A feeling of protectiveness that I didn’t think possible, especially not toward a woman like herself, a woman that was still my enemy’s daughter.“You look beautiful.” I said, looking at the royal blue dress that I chose for her. I would have chosen red, but it was far too attractive, and considering that I didn’t know who was coming, I would rather not risk having men staring down at her as if she was to be meat for them to devoir. I didn’t want to end up beating any of them.“Thank you,” she said, trying not t flinch as I gently brushed my finger over her lower back as I tended to the zipper. The goosebumps that rose on her skin made it all the more wo
Sienna:“Marcus, it has been a while since you’ve paid us a visit. I am curious about the reason,” Diablo asked, raising an eyebrow at the cartel. The man kept his eyes on me, and though I tried avoiding his gaze, I understood that the reason behind Maria’s satisfaction was a search that she made. The girl knew exactly who she was inviting over, and considering that Diablo wasn’t aware, it was her who made the call.“I was invited by your sister. She told me that she hasn’t seen me in the wedding, and considering the fact that our families have always been close and bound, she tried to help, I believe.” He said, and Diablo raised an eyebrow at Maria. She looked away from her brother, clearly not expecting that as a response from the cartel.“I see,” Diablo said, smiling at the man before he turned to look at me. His eyes met mine and I smiled.“I take it that you haven’t changed much, Sienna.” Marcus said, and I looked at Diablo who frowned in confusion. I took my husband’s hand in mi
Diablo:“It was Maria who called me over, Diablo.” Marcus said, and I nodded in understanding, knowing that my sister was playing a game that was ten times bigger than she was. And the problem was, I doubted that she saw or understood that part.“I know, and there is no harm for her calling you over.” I said, choosing to keep my anger at my sister to myself. I still didn’t understand what was wrong with Sienna, but seeing her reaction and my sister walking out a few seconds after she did, I knew that it was not something that she liked. “You said that you had an expansion? What are you planning on doing?”I knew to drag a few conversations, if he had an alley who was helping him, or if he had one of my partners by his side. If that wasn’t the case, then he would be dreaming about this expansion. But first, I needed to know who he was depending on. The wall that he was leaning against was going to be one that I would break. Especially considering the fact that I believe that he can oppo
Maria:“You are right, Lexi,” I said, taking a deep breath as I sat on top of my bed, speaking to the one person who understood me more than anyone. The person who was my one friend despite everyone’s words and intentions toward her, I knew that she was the one person who I could speak to freely.My own family didn’t see what they were doing to me, and judging by what I was seeing, but what they did to Diablo, the way they had him marrying a woman that he didn’t want to marry in the first place, I knew that it was a matter of time before they forced me into a marriage that I didn’t want. I wasn’t going to allow them to do that to me. I was not going to be a pawn in their stupid games of ‘alliances’.“Diablo is not doing anything that would show that he would be willing to let her go. And for some reason, she just seems to be ready with everything that would include dealing with him and her lies are just countless. I am surprised that he can’t see nor read through them. It is not like h
Sienna:“Do you want to talk about what happened?” I asked, looking at Diablo who entered the room.I was nervous about him coming inside, and when he didn’t even approach me after what happened, when he didn’t come to the room directly; I couldn’t help but find myself growing anxious. It was not like me to be this worried, but I couldn’t help it.To my surprise, he didn’t say a word for a second, but when his eyes met mine, he shook his head. His expression was a lot calmer than I thought it would be. Hell, it was even calmer than what my father would have had as a face if he was in his shoes, and the man wasn’t even my husband. It was simply to keep me ‘pure’ for that man that he wanted me to marry.“I don’t want to ask about your past unless you intend to tell me. As far as I know, you had no relationships. But it seems to me that there is a past about you that I don’t know.” He said, and I looked away from him. “And how my sister found out about it? I don’t know. I am going to fin
Diablo:I was quiet as Alonzo and I sat in the car, not bothering to open my mouth to speak as I got lost in the number of thoughts that I had in my head. And I knew that he could read that in my expression. The fact that he didn’t even question where we were going told me that he understood.Normally, I would have tended to things in the office at home when it was this time of night, but knowing what happened, and knowing that I didn’t want to do something that I was going to regret, I knew to go out. It was often for the best when I was either annoyed or doubtful.The fact that my sister was doing something behind my back was not something that I could easily ignore. And the idea of putting her under watch was not what I wanted either, but she was the one forcing my grounds at this point. And that was not going to be something that she likes.“You’ve been quiet for a while, and unless you speak, then we are not going to be able to solve whatever it is that is going on. I know that it
Sienna:“Morning,” I said, smiling as I answered my phone to see that it was Lexi, reminding me that she was still in the city. I had to admit, I couldn’t help but regret not calling or seeing her yesterday, but with the number of things that we had to do at night, I honestly didn’t have time.Diablo wasn’t back from wherever he went at night, but I didn’t mind. The man had his own life, he wasn’t going to stop it because of me. Plus, being newlyweds of an arranged marriage, I didn’t even have the right to be asking such questions, at least, I didn’t want start thinking of it.“Good morning,” Lexi said, her tone calmer than it had been in a while. “You seem to be in a good mood.”“And you tired?” I asked, knowing that this was not what I was used to. “Is everything alright? You are rarely the type to be tired in the morning unless you were sick.”“I woke up being a little nauseous this morning, but don’t worry. It is probably something that I ate.” She said, and I hummed in response as
“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