Lexi:“Answer the fucking phone, Maria.” I snapped, running my fingers through my hair, fighting back my tears as they threatened to fall from my eyes. I paced around my room, not knowing what else that I could do.It’s been hours since I heard of the accident from Louis, and since then, Maria hasn’t been answering. No matter how many times I called, she did not pick up that fucking phone.“I am curious about who you’ve been calling for the past hour. You’ve been roaming around like crazy holding that shit in front of your ear,” Louis said, entering the room, not bothering to knock on the door, he never did anyway, and I looked away from him.“I am calling Maria.” I said, choosing to be honest. He wasn’t going to believe me anyway, but being honest was the better option. The man would kill me if he caught me lying, that I knew for fact.“The child? You would expect me to believe that you have anything to do with the Duraturo child? Her parents are stricter than any…”“I am not going to
Diablo:I frowned as I opened my eyes to find myself in a white room, a room that I knew was not mine.It was white and white duvet sheets covered my body. Bandages were everywhere, but I felt no pain. It was as if was floating on a cloud, one that I didn’t want to get up from. It was a lot peaceful here. Too surreal, a better feeling than I had in a long time. One that I did not aim to lose.The heart monitor beeped, and the one thing that I could remember was being at home with my wife, Sienna. I didn’t even understand how I ended up here to begin with. “Did we get into a fight? Did the woman shoot me?” I asked voicing out my question, looking around the place that I was in as my voice sounded as if it was coming from a distance. I was surprised to find myself holding a hand, well, to be more specific, the hand held onto mine as mine was loose around it before I wrapped my hand around it. The small hand let me know that the person was asleep. Her grip was soft, but the just the fee
Sienna:“What’s going on?” Netania asked, frowning when she saw me walking out of the room where Diablo was staying. Thankfully, he was out of the ER, but the fact that the first thing he did when he left the room was choose to kick me out scarred me deeply. I didn’t even know his reason, but I didn’t want to care about asking at this point.“Diablo is awake. I am going to get something to drink, he asked me to tell you that he woke up.” I said, choosing not to tell them about their son kicking me out of the room. The last thing that I needed or wanted was to give Maria that satisfaction. Though I knew that she might find out from Diablo, I would rather not have it coming from me.I walked toward the cafeteria, ignoring the pain that I felt in my chest as I stood in line to get myself a cup of coffee. The lack of sleep was getting to me, I had to admit that much, and I knew that the number of things that I had to deal with were not easy.I still couldn’t even reach Lexi. The woman was
Diablo:“Brother!” Maria said, running inside the room. Mom and dad followed close behind, and I smiled when she slowed down before throwing herself in my arms, hugging me tightly.Despite the pain that I was in, I hugged her back, pulling her to my chest. Alonzo smiled as he shook his head at me, crossing his arms over his chest as he looked me in the eye.“You worried all of us, Diablo.” He said, and I smiled at the man.“You don’t need to worry. I am as strong as a bull. I’ll be out of here in no time,” I said, and mom rolled her eyes at me.“Of course, you won’t. You lost more blood than you should have, and had it not been for Sienna donating her blood to you, God knows when we would have found a donor in time for you. It took us a long time to find it, thankfully…”“Sienna donated her blood?” I asked, and mom nodded.“The woman didn’t move from your side the second they opened the door, allowing us to see you. She wouldn’t even go home to sleep, she has been here for the past two
Maria:I walked to the cafeteria, knowing to get myself a cup of coffee and sitting there until I was allowed to leave. Or until I was allowed back inside Diablo’s room. Either way, I knew not to do anything stupid.The last thing that I was going to do was leave before a driver came to pick me up. I was already in enough trouble as it was. And knowing that my father was the one who gave me the silent order, I knew that he ONLY ever did that when he was angry, and I was sure that he was more than just angry with me at this point.“If you think of betraying the family for man that you are now calling a husband, and if you think that the Duraturo is going to welcome you as family, then you are wrong. Trust me when I say, that I am going to be sure that you take your last breath before you’re able to process what you a call a marriage being your life.” I heard a man say from behind the door. My heart dropped to my stomach when I saw a man holding a woman, Sienna, by her neck. He had a kni
Sienna:I was calm as the nurse pulled the knife out of my leg, doing my best not to scream.However, despite myself, I found myself squeezing my palm so hard that it bled, tears escaped my eyes before I could stop them, and I the metallic taste that I tasted from my lips told me that I bit through the process, drawing blood from it.“We are going to need to clean it, ma’am.” The nurse said, and I nodded, looking away from her and at the now worried Maria as she sat on the chair beside the door.“You know, you are not doing yourself a favor by sitting here. I am very much capable of dealing with this.” I said, and she shook her head at me.“I still don’t understand how things happened. Why…?”“Welcome to the world that we live in, Maria. Sometimes, things beyond us happen.” I said, my voice softening as I looked at her. “It is not out of the ordinary, but it is not something that I want Diablo finding out about just yet. He is too weak for me to be speaking to him about such a topic.
Diablo:“Alonzo, please check where my sister went, the last thing we need is for her to start causing trouble, and knowing her, she wouldn’t hesitate.” I said, and he nodded.He walked out of the room, leaving me, mom, and Arturo in the room, and I couldn’t help but find myself feeling off. Something was wrong, I just didn’t know what it was. I didn’t know what it was that I felt.“You are worried about her when you should be resting and we should be the ones worried about you.” Mama said, her voice softening as she took my hand in hers. “And I can’t help but notice that you didn’t even bother calling for your wife, even after finding out what she did.”“You are going to stick to that subject, mama.” I said, and she raised an eyebrow.“She deserves you to notice her. The woman has been by your side for days and she has done nothing but try to serve you and make sure that you are fine. Asleep or not, she was constantly wiping your lips with a cloth of water, making sure to keep them h
Sienna:“You really couldn’t go for five minutes without telling them?” I asked, shaking my head at the girl as I saw Alonzo and Netania rushing inside the room. She looked away from me, not saying a word, and Nathan rolled his eyes.“That is what we get when a teenager finds out about something.” He said, and she frowned.“The woman is my brother’s…”“Enough, Maria.” Netania said, stopping her daughter. “Alonzo, have the men take Maria home. We don’t know the danger that can be lurking around the hospital and the last thing that I am going to need is to find myself worrying about you right now.”“Mama…”“I said a word, Maria.” She said, stopping her daughter. She didn’t say another word to respond, and when the door opened, my eyes widened when I saw Arturo walking toward me. His eyes were filled with worry, and I smiled at the man, wanting to sit up properly. This was the last thing that I expected or needed.“What happened?” He asked, and I smiled.“Nothing happened. My brother and
“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