Miguel's POVAva was going to be my wife. She made me the happiest man alive. Her presence made my life more meaningful.The world suddenly turned colorful and I found myself smiling more than I normally would.All the days that followed my proposal to her were the most beautiful days. I didn't think I had ever known what happiness really felt until then.I thought I was happy. When I killed people, the satisfaction was pleasing; when I struck a deal of millions of dollars, it was thrilling but nothing was as beautiful as the thought of having Ava for the rest of my life.But that night, as I went down on my knees, my heart had threatened to rip out of my chest when she said yes. Each time I thought of it, my heart still acted up like it was happening all over again. That moment was frozen in my mind, embedded forever and I couldn't forget it even if I wanted to. Ava’s confession and answer had been the highlight of that night and my life. It felt like a dream, but it wasn't. It wa
Miguel's POV I put my arm around Ava, “Well, now that you've seen for yourself. What do you think?” I arched my brow, pulling Ava closer into my arms and brushing my hand through her hair.Sophia smiled, “I think you guys look great together.”I swirled my head to Ava, “Did you hear that? We look great together,” I brushed a hand down her hair and kissed her lips again slowly. “Oh!” Perez groaned, coming down the stairs, “You guys should get a room or something.”I kissed her for a minute longer before breaking the kiss with a loud pop sound, only to irritate Perez further.I turned to him the minute I pulled back. He scowled as our eyes met, and I found it gladdening. Surely, all was right in this world.“Maybe we should find you a woman, Perez. You're getting cranky. You probably need your engine oil,” I teased, and the guards laughed.“Very funny,” he smirked, “But I'll pass. Don't want to catch whatever you two have,” he rolled his eyes, and we all laughed.“So, are you ready?”
Ava's POVI swirled my head to the side, stirring in bed. Bed? The sudden realization hit me, and I instantly blinked my eyes open after what felt like hours of sleep. —I wasn't supposed to be in bed.My head felt cloudy as fuck, and I was clearly still dazed. The first thing in my line of sight was the beautiful patterned sheets beneath me, and a wooden drawer across from me between those two was just confusion.“What…” I raised my head and sat up in bed, taking a rather comprehensive look around the strange and unfamiliar room. It was a small, comfy room and, from the looks of it, definitely a motel.The room was really small, with a soft pale blue couch on the other end, a medium-sized bed which I sat on, a closet, a TV, and a red rug draped all over the floor.Where was I? How did I get here? But most importantly, what was I doing here?The last thing I remembered was going into the dressing room to change into my wedding dress while Sophia waited outside for me and then some
Ava's POV“Just listen, please."I rolled my eyes and ran my fingers through my hair. "I don't think there is anything that you will tell me that can change my mind, Fernando. Stop this madness."I hoped my words would do the trick but he was persistent."I have something I have to show you, and after you see it, whatever you decide is your choice. Just please,” he pleaded, and as much as I wanted to say no and tell him to go to hell. I didn't have a choice.After I listened, I would leave. The thought of that was reassuring enough. After this, I could go back to Miguel. I could already imagine him going berserk once he realized that I had gone missing just a week to our wedding. I needed to go back to him before he lost it and did something crazy because of me or, rather, because of Fernando's foolish decision. If Miguel found out it was him, I was sure he'd kill him.If I wanted to save him, I needed to be out of here as fast as I could but first I had to do what he wanted. “I jus
Ava's POVIt felt like someone had suddenly yanked the band-aid off an old wound, and now the bruise was new. Bleeding, stinging, festering, doing all the things it had once done, and the worst part —the pain was twice as bad as the first time.I was younger then. A little alienated from the concept of the loss. Everything I felt back then was merely the tip of the iceberg compared to how I felt at this moment. The loss was big, like an ocean, and I fell straight into it.The pain was raw and intense, cutting its way through every tendon in me. It was unbearable. My heart felt like it was being sliced open over and over again.I heard the clock tick from where I sat on the rug. Time was going by, but I couldn't move. My ass felt glued to the earth, and my feet, as far as I knew, were liquid. I doubt I could support myself enough to stand, much less leave this place. I was feeble. My chest was hurting so badly I could hardly breathe. Everything was painful. Every fucking bit of me
Miguel's POVMy world, my entire life, everything vanished in that simple sentence, 'I don't know'. My head did a thousand spins around the corridor. Confusion took form on my face. I had lost it, my mind, and everything I was capable of losing at the moment.“What do you mean you don't know? You went in there with her!” I snapped, stepping closer to Sophia and clenching my jaw tightly.“Yes, I did… but she went into the dressing room and never came out. I searched, but I didn't find her,” her voice shook as she spoke hastily, trembling before me.“What are you talking about? She couldn't have just vanished. She's in there! She has to be,” I brushed past them and barged into the bridal store, ignoring the attendants.“Ava!” I called. Perez and Sophia followed after me, watching me destroy everything in my path as I ransacked the place for her—my Bella. Perez intercepted any attendant who tried to stop me from thrashing the place.Lucky for them because if they tried to lay a hand on
Miguel's POVI returned to the mansion first and ordered every man in the house to search for her before retrieving Killer from the safe and returning to the road. I drove around the city for hours like a crazy person, searching everywhere I could, but there was only so much one man could do. I put the police on the job, as well as every other ally in the city, before heading over to Mason’s.I knocked twice, and he popped up at the door, “Come in,” he opened the door, and I walked into the room, “Perez told me what happened today. I've been on it since. Do you want some liquor?” “I'll pass. Did you find anything yet? Any leads?”Mason shook his head, “No, I'm sorry. There's no lead yet.”I smirked and muttered under my breath, “Inutile.”“I'm doing all I can, Don Miguel—”“Then try harder! Your best is clearly not enough,” I stepped close to him, “Find whoever took her, Mason, and look into Indira's stupid brother and Nando, maybe they did it. Check all the cameras around the area!
Miguel's POV"It's over, Miguel. I am calling off the wedding.”My eyes widened with shock, and I sucked in a sharp breath. The word sent a thousand thunderbolts through my head. My heart was thrashing aggressively against my ribcage, threatening to tear its way out of my body.It echoed in my head, wrecking my mind and heart. My hands dropped from her face to my side, suddenly becoming heavy. My legs wobbled beneath the invisible weight of her words, which was devouring me from the inside. “What?” I blurted, swallowing hard and trying to find my bearing again. I was lost. My lungs suddenly ran dry. My lips quivered. I couldn't make sense of anything. I was completely disoriented, and I couldn't believe my ears.She wanted to call off the wedding? Her words echoed again, in my head and heart. No. She wouldn't. We both wanted this marriage. She loved me and… It didn't make sense that she'd want the wedding off. She wouldn't want that.I was dazed. I was pretty sure I must have he