As soon as they approached the crossroads and El Russo took the turn labeled 'La Madrigal', Irina's eyes widened."Had he caught her sending a message? Was there a camera in the room?" She thought to herself.She continued glancing at him through her peripheral vision. El Russo's eyes focused on the road, and his face was contorted into a serious frown.El Russo sped though the gates of La Madrigal as the guards pushed them open.When he brought the car to a stop, he unlocked the doors and looked through his side mirror, and watched the guards shut the gates."Get out", El Russo ordered her in a firm tone.Shocked at his tone, Irina fumbled with her seat belt and pushed the door open.She kept turning back to watch him through the windscreen, but he sat put, with the same extraterrestrial expression hovering over his face.Irina walked through the doors, into her father's house. Mr. Madrigal was in his living room along with some guards, Cathy, her father and Antonio."Dad?" Irina cal
Irina glared at her friend Cathy. "I will go back there, father." Cathy replied. Mr. Madrigal turned a sharp glare at his daughter."Have you lost it?? What sort of unintelligent suggestion is that, Irina?" Antonio asked her.Her father regarded her with an interested expression on his face."Yes, Irina. What are you saying? El Russo wants you dead." Cathy regarded her friend closely."If El Russo wanted me dead, father, I'd be dead by now. Instead, he married me." She rolled her eyes at the nauseating feeling that came with the words she was about to utter."I think he's in love with me," Irina added. Cathy let out a hasty chuckle."No way. Are you listening to yourself right now, Irina? A heartless man such as El Russo. In love with you? Impossible." Cathy muttered.Mr. Sanchez folded his hands and shook his head at Cathy. "I'm sorry." Cathy apologized to Irina."Are you certain you want to do this?" Mr. Madrigal asked. A question which completely stunned everyone."Yes, father. You
"El Russo is so hot, I mean imagine if one of the Merchant brothers finally get to bed me this weekend, I will slump and die." Cathy chimed on. "You can't slump and die from something you do every other weekend." Irina pushed up her glasses. "Come on, don't be a jealous skank. I know you hate him. But you know me, no bad blood." Cathy retorted with a smile. Irina rolled her eyes at her best friend. Ever since her sister was killed, Irina had felt nothing but pure hatred for the El Puertos. "Come on, Cathy, hasten your steps, we have to hurry up now. Papa will kill me if he finds out I got home this late." "Your father does not come home until midnight, chill amigo." Cathy pulled out a pack of gum and popped it into her mouth. Blowing a bubble out of it and letting it pop loudly. The sound of the gum popping echoed through the quiet, dark neighborhood they walked in. Cathy was Irina's best friend and soul sister. They were childhood friends and had done everything togethe
The sound of foot steps running a couple of paces from where she stood propelled her into a dark alley, a place which was dimly lit by the light shining at the end of the alley. As she approached the end of the alley, she began to hear hushed voices. When she got closer, she froze. Their conversation was the reason for her sudden reaction. "Pack the bodies up quickly. The boss does not want a mess. What about the witnesses?" "And the target?" one of the men asked in an electric tone. "He's dead. I took him out as well." the man replied. Irina gasped. "Target?" She said aloud, and then she pressed her hand to her mouth to stop herself from making any further sounds. "I hope you did a clean job. The Boss does not want any traces as usual." the man said. "Yes. Let's pack up." Irina took off her shoes and quietly began to retreat out of the alley. As soon as she reached the end of the alley, she bumped into something, but before she could scream, two large hands covered he
El Russo woke with a start. His deep set amber eyes surveyed the room he was in. The last thing he remembered was being on his way home from the airport, when he and his driver were attacked by strange men. He held his head in pain. An IV injection was stuck to his hand. That too made him uncomfortable. A bandage was wrapped round his bare torso, and his ribs burnt with pain when he tried to move. A memory of a girl flashed through his head. Green eyes, trembling hands. He pressed his head to ward off the pain that came with thinking. Still surveying the room, he turned to find his clothes and gadgets on the table. His phone was charging on the stool beside the bed. He unplugged it and turned it on. Not bothering to note what was different about it, he dialed a number, and placed the phone on his ear. "Hello? Who is this?" the coarse masculine voice asked. "Come pick me up immediately. I'm sending you my location." El Russo replied in a raspy voice. With that he co
"Prepare a bed for him, and send some flowers to his family." El Russo murmured. With that, he strutted angrily up the stairs. His men exchanged tense glances as they watched him walk up the stairs. El Russo sat in his office later that day, with his hands on his lips. Everything from the death of his father, to the attack flashed through his memory. His eyes were dazed and his fury seethed underneath. Suddenly, the phone in his pocket began to vibrate. He pulled it out and to his surprise, it was an alarm. A reminder for Lunch with Bestie. "What?" El Russo's eyebrows furrowed together as he assessed the phone in his hand again. First of all, he had been certain he had a pass lock on his phone. It wasn't until he went through the phone's contact list that he realized it wasn't his phone. There were strange contacts like, "Big bro" with a heart emoji, BFF, with a kiss emoji, and Dad with a heart emoji. El Russo's heart clipped at the last contact. He missed his father
The phone rang just as soon as he was about to step into his car. "Hello?" his deep voice curled over the phone. "I believe you have my phone, Mister." her sonorous voice sounded in his ear. A smile pressed itself to El Russo's lips. The sound of her voice was still the same. His previously hardened features immediately softened. "I believe you have mine. It took you this long to call. For a moment, I thought it was of no importance to you." he said to her. "For a man who ran off after being rescued, you sound really hearty . I'll be at El Salvador Central College. Please bring my phone with you." Irina cut the call as soon as she was done speaking. Cathy walked up to the bench where she sat in the basketball court. "You haven't told me what really happened back at the Merchants turf. How did you escape though?" Cathy had a range of interest in her voice. "I ran. As soon as I got out of the alley, I ran for my dear life. " Just then Cathy's phone began to ring again
"Find everything you can a out her. I want to know what family she belongs to. I want to know where she sleeps, find out if she's dating anyone." El Russo ordered his right hand guard, Biggie. "Yes Boss." As the car sped off, leaving a cloud of dust behind it, Irina walked through the school gate with Cathy. "Who was that?" Cathy asked her. "Some guy I met some nights ago. He came to check on me." Irina replied. "He looked kind of hot. Mysterious. i have never seen him around here before." Cathy said to Irina, with interest. "Neither have I." Irina replied. Irina's father surmoned her to his study that morning. Unlike other days, he never really saw her because of how busy he was with his political career. He had left her to partially run the affairs of his company beside her brother, Antonio, while also pursuing her Bachelor's degree in El Salvador's central college. "My beautiful beautiful Lily. How are you doing today?" Mr. Madrigak asked Irina. She walked up to h