POV: Miguel“I don’t care what you say to Raphael, but I will find you, Eloise, and I will make sure you pay for everything you have done to my sister. You will never get away with this, that is a promise!” I told her furiously, ignoring Raphael’s gestures and signals. He is warning me to stay calm and I don’t know why. If he truly cares about her like he claims, then he should be furious with me. He is supposed to be telling and screaming at this woman and not trying to be smart and diplomatic with a fucking lunatic.“You see what I was telling you, Victoria. Can you see what he is doing to you?He doesn’t care if I hurt you or not, he is still talking even after I told him to keep his fucking mouth shut. He knows I will hurt you if he keeps talking, but that doesn’t stop him from talking because he wants me to hurt you; he wants to see you in pain. Is that the brother you want to leave me for?Is that the family you want to live with?” she asked my sister, pointing the camera
POV: Miguel“You should have said something if you knew he was here; why do you always love to see me at my weakest? Why do you love making me look stupid?” I asked him, glaring at him as we walked back to the car. He laughed at my anger, teasing and giggling like an idiot.“It’s fun to see that you are not as tough as you pretend to be. You may act all tough and dangerous, but that is just pretense.” He joked, laughing like an idiot. I refused to be called a fool; I refused to laugh along with him; I just walked faster and left him behind, leaving him to laugh as much as he desired. “Asshole!” I muttered under my breath as I walked away from him. I guess my tone and the way I banged the door is enough to tell him that I’m fucking pissed off at him. He walked faster to catch up with me, but I was already in the car before he got in. “What the hell is your problem, Miguel?One minute you are cool with me and the next minute you are acting like a complete douchebag!” he accused,
POV: RaphaelAt first, I wanted to be serious and hear what he had to say, but when I finally heard him talking about Victoria’s reaction when she saw us, I couldn’t help laughing at his childish thoughts. Like seriously?His sister, whom he claims to love so much, is currently in danger, and all he can think of is his childish cravings to keep his sister to himself. I can’t believe that he is jealous of her feelings for me. If only he knew that our relationship was just a contract. With the way he is being so jealous and possessive, I have to make sure he doesn’t find out that we are in a contract relationship. If he ever thinks that our relationship is not real, he could buy off her debt with ease and take her away from me. For the sake of our relationship and the feelings I have for her, nobody must find out the truth. They must not find out about our contract until I find the courage to tell her exactly how I feel about her. If she accepts my real proposal and agrees to be m
POV: Raphael“You wouldn’t dare, you won’t do that!” He told me, his voice shaking as he stared at me with his eyes glistening with unshed tears. I wondered if he was so scared of her because of the way he treated her or if there was something about her that we didn’t know about. “I will do everything you ask, I will give you anything you need to find her. Just keep her away from my family, Raphael. And whatever you do, you have to be very careful because she is always one step ahead of everyone. She has had twenty-four years to think about this and prepare for anything you might think of. Do not believe one word from her mouth, and never underestimate her. Do not ever turn your back on her!” he warned me sternly, giving me the scary look I’ve gotten from anyone, ever. He wrote everything I asked for, his hands shaking as he did. But I couldn’t shake off the feeling that there is more to this than he is letting on.“Why do you think she would hurt her sister, is it because you m
POV: Raphael“So what’s next, Mr. Hawkins? Do you have a lead from the information you just got from Austin Kendall?” The inspector asked me, sounding so concerned and worried about our progress in the case. His name is Alex, and he has been on this case from the beginning; I mean, he’s the same cop that handled the kidnapping case when the girls were first taken, and he has been unable to find them for twenty-four years, which is why I’m worried about him being overly concerned this time. If he truly cares about the girls and really wants to find them, then what the hell has he been doing all these years? Why didn’t he find them?Austin said that Eloise is ahead of everyone all the time. I’m beginning to feel that she has someone in the police department because it’s funny how none of her crimes has been exposed by the cops all these years. I refuse to believe that she is too smart and careful and that is why she has not been caught. If you ask me, I think it’s just her money
POV: RaphaelI guess Eloise and her guys forgot to rig a bomb close to the trash compartment. Or maybe they thought we would not be found going through their trash. It could be that they never thought we could make the connection or even make sense of the rubbish they left in their trash. Luckily, Carl went through the trash, and he found some rough paperwork, like a map and some receipts for things bought and shipped to a beach house on a private island with a weird location and address. The address of that island is suspicious because it doesn’t show in any record that we know of. It’s like an abandoned building that no one is supposed to know about or even go to. Besides, the money she has spent in that place is enough to buy three more companies like theirs. We found receipts of supplies that was taken to the beachouse, they are just too many. And Trust me, they aren’t office supplies, they are household supplies that could last for years.We had to do more digging about this
POV: Raphael“No… No… No… No!I can’t do this mom, I can’t deal with you today, not now, Mom, not today.” I told her with a frustrated sigh as I sat up in my seat and looked up at the two people I never planned to deal with today. The last thing I want is to have another fight with my mom.Yeah, I know it’s inevitable because Mom can be so overwhelming and annoying. But give me a break, at least not today. I’ve been through so much today already that I can’t deal with her. Especially now that she has that glow in her eyes that tells me that she is up to no good, she has some mischief up her sleeves. “Not today, Mom!Not today!What the hell are you doing here, what do you want from me?” I asked her in a tired tone, my hand going through my hair in frustration. “Oh, come off it son. You can’t deny me the chance to rub it in your face and float about your failed relationship after you two humiliated me and made me look like a fool in front of your grandfather. You thought I wou
POV: Raphael“She is mine, Raphael. She was betrothed to the first grandson of the Hawkins, and that happens to be me!” Someone responded from behind me, sounding even more annoying than Mom. I turned to see Nathan and Ethan standing behind me with a few boys on each person’s side.Before I could register what was happening in my brain, Nate closed the gap between us and punched me in the face, hitting me so hard that I fell to the couch. I could feel the spot he hit getting harder, turning into a lump. The taste of blood in my tongue is enough to make me realize that my lips have been broken. Miguel wanted to attack him, but I raised my hand in warning, stopping him from making a hasty decision that could be detrimental to us. Carl and the guys are out, I guess that is why they are all allowed into my house without proper interrogation. I sat there and glared furiously at him, my gaze deadly. He walked over and sat next to me, a proud smile on his face.“That’s for invading my h