CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHTNICKOLASThere is a low knock on the door, we exchange glances at each other as she wonders who is at the door as well. I put my finger to my lips signaling for her to be quiet, with any luck whoever it is will go away and we will be left in private. I do not want anybody interrupting this special moment we are sharing. For the first time in a very long time I feel completely at peace with someone, looking at her as she lays in bed. She looks extremely beautiful right now, I love it here and one thing is sure. I do not want this to end.The knock comes in again and she lets out a giggle as she watches me collapse on the bed in frustration. Why can’t whoever it is just go away?Lily stands up completely naked and I can not take my eyes off her. My brain keeps on replaying the thoughts from the steamy session we just said and it brings a smile to my face. She dresses up and walks out of the room to find out who is at the door.“Who is there?” she asks as she approach
EPILOGUE“You have to get me out of here. I do not care what proof they have against me” Robert muttered to Edward, his lawyer.“I don’t think there is anything we can do at this point, sir. Your wife confessed to the crime of kidnapping and even if we try to weasel out of the evidence brought against you by the wife of the man who you killed… we cannot get away from this. I am afraid this is the end of the road”“You dare speak to me this way, Edward? After everything I have done for you? Figure out a way to get me out of here” Robert snapped“I suggest you cooperate with the police and cut yourself a deal… maybe expose Javier and…”“Shut your fucking mouth… do not ever mention that name here, we do not know who might be fucking listening” He snapped again, rising to his feet.“We have to cut a deal if we want to ever get out of this situation alive” Edward whispered.“Get out; you are fucking useless. I will figure this out on my own”“You should give him up… do not go down alone, R
CHAPTER SIXTYSCOTThe music continues blasting in through the speaker as I sit at the bar downing a glass of whiskey. I hate being here, this isn’t really my crowd, it never has actually been but I have always found myself in situations like this when my friends drag me out. This time there is no friend in sight, it is just me but still this was all Nick’s idea. He had persuaded me to go out for a celebratory drink. Sitting down here now by myself I kind of miss the motherfucker but then again he is probably somewhere living his best life and I am sure as hell happy for him.We never actually got the chance to celebrate all together though and there is really a lot for us to celebrate, my promotion for one. Cracking that case has put my career on a much faster trajectory than it was already, right now I feel like I am riding a bullet train to top so fast. It has been promotion after promotion that right now I have to admit it is beginning to scare me a little but then again success s
CHAPTER SIXTY ONECATALINAWell that was easy. I expected him to be a bit more of a challenge but then again no man can resist my smooth charms and all of this I guess. He is just a man after all.I steal a glance at the man walking beside me as we walk out of the club and tamale the next turn. His picture definitely doesn’t do him enough justice. This detective is incredibly gorgeous and from the smile he has on his face I can tell he is nervous. He hasn’t said anything to me since we left the club, he is just strolling with his hands in his pockets. That’s a bit pathetic isn’t it? But then again why do I feel turned on by it, must be the drinks I had.“Where are we headed?” I ask, trying to break the ice.“My place is quite far but I know a nice place just around here. You sure you still want to get out of those clothes?” He asks“Sounds like you are having second thoughts about it.”“No I’m not. I guess I’m just a bit nervous. It’s been a while since I did something like this.”“We
CHAPTER SIXTY TWOSCOTWhere is she?This is the first thought that pops into my head as I open my eyes in the hotel room and feel to the side of my bed. I turn to confirm what my hand already tells me, there is nobody there.I stand up suddenly from the bed to look around and this is my first mistake. The blood immediately rushes to my head because of how fast I got up and my head begins to pound. This is definitely one of the worst hangovers I have ever felt in my entire life. I know I drank a lot yesterday but I didn’t think it was this much.Surprisingly for the first time after a hangover like this I remember every single thing that happened last night, at least until we both passed out. I replay the events in my head but by bit, the bar, her approach, her face, the walk. Everything continues playing out in my head as I sit upright and try to gather myself. Yesterday was certainly magical. A smile emerges on my face as I replay her face as she rode on me, her moans as I took her
CHAPTER SIXTY THREECATALINAMy mind continues replaying events of sat night in my head as I sit in the conference room waiting. I am supposed to be heading up a meeting with all the heads of the cartel in Italy but here I am in New York trying to fulfill a revenge fantasy that I have created in my head. Is this really the right choice? For one I know the family will never be pleased with the fact that I will not be joining this meeting physically because of how important it is to all of us.There will be a lot of debate for who will get to be the head of the cartel now that my father is gone, all of them will come to the table pushing their own agendas and trying to grab as much power as they can just like a pack of hyenas when they smell a carcass on the road.I have been hearing rumors about things that have been said, alliances that have been formed, conversations and scheming that has been done by various parties all leading up to this meeting.The Vega’s are weak without Javier,
CHAPTER SIXTY FOURSCOTAs I get to the house, I immediately take off my shoes and loosen my tie. I do not think I want to see a piece of paper ever again. As punishment for coming late to the meeting and making everybody wait, the chief had assigned all the paperwork for the next two days to me but I am sure he definitely will be surprised when he comes in tomorrow and sees that I am done with all of it.Maybe that was a mistake on my part because now I can feel the pain in my hands telling me that I shouldn’t have done that. I needed to keep my mind busy or else it would have wandered to thoughts of Her and the meet up we are supposed to have today. It’s not like it worked though because all through the day most of my focus was taken by her and that text. I wonder why she has that picture, why did she message me? How did she even get my number?The fact that she has my number means she researched me or something and yet I still do not know who this woman is. Would it even be wise to
CHAPTER SIXTY FIVECATALINAA deep smile begins to form on my face as I see the recognition in his eyes as the glass he is holding falls out of his hand and crashes to the floor, he cannot hide his surprise from me or anybody for that matter. I wonder why it hit him this hard though, has he been thinking about me as well, as much as I have been thinking about him or is this all just normal surprise on his path? A part of me wants to ask the question out of curiosity but I know this is not the time to do that, this is the time for me to steel my heart and do what needs to be done for the benefit of this family.“You are Javier’s daughter? Javier Vega? What is the meaning of this?” He asks in confusion.He looks lost just like a mouse that has been thrown into a maze and is trying to find its way out except in this case there is no way out of this one.“Yes. He is my father.”We both sit there in silence for some seconds as he tries to process the bombshell I just dropped on him.“That’