Sienna:I woke up to my bedroom door opening, frowning when I couldn’t see who was standing in the shadow.It was dark, and I was still drowsy with painkillers, but that didn’t mean that I liked it. After what happened with my brother, I knew to be more than just a little careful from here.“You can rest, it’s only me.” Alonzo’s voice made me release a breath that I didn’t realize that I was holding. He walked toward the nightstand that was beside me and I watched as the man turned on the light, looking at me with gentle eyes as he did. “Are you okay?”“Should I be?” I asked, and he looked away from me, not saying a word.“I shouldn’t have let you go alone. I should have followed or at least sent one of the men to do so.” He said, and I smiled, shaking my head at the man.“It is not your fault. You wouldn’t have known that my brother was out to kill me. Plus, it is not like I shouldn’t have expected it. Carlos always had his ways, but I didn’t expect him to be coming to the city as fas
Carlos:“You are right about her being a traitor.” I said, calling my father as I cleaned the cut that I had on my chin. I had to fight back hissing in pain, knowing that he would hear me.“What happened?” He asked, and I shook my head, knowing that my sister was in this. This was the last thing that I would have wanted to think of, but I knew that it was something to expect. No one sent a woman to do a man’s job in the den of the enemy and just expect her to be loyal and straight headed, not Sienna, at least.“She is falling for the man, as he is for her.”“Falling for the man? My son, this is your sister that you are talking about. Sienna is not the type to fall in love with a man at first sight. She would have fallen for Marcus, the man who I wanted her to be with.” He said, making me chuckle as I put the cotton ball away, knowing that this was a topic that we were going to need to talk about.“Sienna never cared about who you wanted her to be with. Marcus is not the type for her t
Diablo:“Are you sure that you are going to be able to go to her? You can wait for her to wake up. She is going to come herself, Diablo.” Mom said, looking at me as she saw me wanting to get out of bed.“She deserves to see me by her side just as she was by mine when I needed her. It is how I want it to be, and I don’t want you to tell me otherwise, mama. I know that you don’t want me to get up, but she did the same thing to me, if not more.” I said, and mom shook her head at me just as the door opened. It was Alonzo and Sienna, and the woman frowned when she saw me trying to get up from my bed.“What the hell are you doing?” She asked, scolding me.“You can speak to him, I have been trying to for the past hour. He seems to want to leave the room to see you.” Mom said, and Sienna raised an eyebrow at me.“You have lost your mind.”“As have you. What the fuck do you think you’re doing standing up when you were stabbed in your leg yesterday?” I asked, glaring at my woman. I looked at Alo
Sienna:“You are going to need to eat something, Diablo.” I said, looking at the man who was not only being stubborn, but was also less mature than a toddler.“I would rather order takeout than eat this hospital…”“You are sick, on medication, and you are not going to eat takeout. This hospital food is made for your own good. You are going to eat it if you are going to want to heal. Otherwise, your body is going to keep growing weak.” I said, and he raised an eyebrow at me.“You know that I am not five and this is not going to be a lie that I am going to fall for, right?” He asked, and I scoffed. The man kept his eyes on me as a small smile of amusement formed on his lips, making me shake my head at him.“Then stop acting like you are five, and I am not going to use it on you. But considering that you are choosing to not only be stubborn, but to also act as if the whole world is ending simply because we are not getting you takeout food, I am going to keep treating you like a mother wou
Diablo:“The two of you seem to be getting along well,” mom said, looking at me. I smiled and couldn’t help but find myself looking at Sienna who was in the kitchenette, washing the dishes that we used. My eyes softened as I kept my eyes other, thankful for the fact that she was mine. I didn’t think that I would be, but I knew now that I couldn’t imagine my life being without her.“She is something, I will admit that much.” I said, watching as she took my hand in hers. She ran her finger over mine and I count help the smile that formed on my lips when I saw her happiness in her eyes. Whatever it was that she was thinking, I could tell that she was satisfied with it, and knowing my mother, I knew that it was rare to find her being happy with something that we were living through, especially when it came to relationships, which were mostly flings in my case. And when it came to Lexi, I knew that she hated her presence in my life.“I am glad that you are giving her a chance. I know that
Sienna:“Do you want to get something to drink? Eat?” I asked, looking at Diablo whose eyes softened as he looked at me, and if I couldn’t understand the way a man’s eyes softened, I could have sworn that they showed admiration.“I want you to rest, Sienna. You are going to need to sleep for a bit, and I want you to get something to eat. You haven’t been getting enough rest, nor have you been sleeping well for weeks.” He said, cupping my cheeks, forcing my eyes on his.“I am fine, Diablo. I slept and I ate…”“That is why you have black circles under your eyes and that is why you’ve lost so much weight,” he said, stopping me. “You did your best, you took care of me and stayed by my side, I am not going to forget nor neglect that; but right now, I want you to rest, and I am going to be the one taking care of you.”He pulled me toward the bed, and I watched as he turned me around, my back facing his chest before he wrapped his arms around me, pulling me to him. “I know that you want to d
Diablo:“What are you doing?” I asked, looking at my wife who was getting up from bed. The idea of her trying to get out of bed was not something that I liked. But I knew that she, just like me, was stubborn as hell.“For a man who was refusing to stay on his bed yesterday, I am surprised that you would be asking me what I was doing?” Sienna asked, teasing me.“You have a thigh injury that needs to heal.” I said, glaring at her. She nodded, raising an eyebrow at me.“And you have your whole body which needs to heal. I am not complaining about that, am I?” She asked, and I shook my head, knowing that she was right. Arguing right now wasn’t going to get me anywhere with her.“The stab hit your bone, Sienna.” I said, watching as she stopped, not saying a word as she looked down at her feet, avoiding my eyes. “I am pretending not to know about it, but that doesn’t mean that it is not the reality of things. Yes, I know that I am getting up and walking around, but I got a month’s rest on th
Lexi:“He blocked my fucking number,” I said, snapping at the device when neither one of my calls got to him. I had to fight back throwing the phone on the floor, knowing that I was going to catch maid’s attention. The woman was standing outside the room in case I needed anything, and I knew that if she heard the phone fall, she was going to come in.I stared at my phone for a second, knowing not to say a word in case Louis walked inside the room. The man, as usual, wouldn’t knock on the door, at this point, I didn’t expect him to. That kind of manner and respect was not one that he had. It took me a long time to realize it, sadly. Therefore, I was always careful not to do anything that could be seen or caught as wrong in his eyes.I wanted to call Maria, but I knew better not to. The woman was going to get used to me calling her and this was the last thing that I wanted. Plus, I didn’t know whether or not her phone was being traced, and if it was, I didn’t want them to find out that