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
POV: Raphael“You wouldn’t dare!” Nate retorted.“Say one more condescending word about my sister or my family and you will find out,” Miguel added with an evil smile plastered on his face. I never knew that he could be this mean until now. I wonder if he is just trying to support me or if there is something to it. Could it be that they have a score to settle before now?“I know how you make your money, Nathan Hawkins. I am dying to show the world just what an asshole you really are. Why don’t you dare me and find out what I’m capable of,” he told him once more, daring him to make a silly move. I watched as Nathan ground his face and stared at him curiously, wondering what he was talking about. Then one of their boys whispered something to Ethan, and in turn, Ethan whispered to Nathan as well, and realization dawned on him. I knew the moment he realized what was going on. His curiosity turned to anger immediately and his face turned vicious as he stared at Miguel. It looked as if
POV: Victoria“Do you know what I love most about you two beautiful babies?” Mom asks us excitedly, a bright smile plastered on her face. “It’s the fact that you love me and call me mom. You trust and depend on me for everything, that is why I adore you two. Do you remember how I used to be there by your bed when you were babies? You could never go to bed without me, you could never leave my side for even one minute.” She let out excitedly as she combed Claire’s hair with a smile on her face.We have been lying in one place for more than one day now. I don’t know how long the drugs are supposed to last, but glad mom and that mean guy she calls Allen have not thought of giving us more drugs to keep us looking as limp as vegetables. But Mom has refused to leave our side for even one second. She sat on our beds taking turns on each bed as she talked about our childhood. Claire and I are in pain, we still can’t move, and Mom is acting like a freaking lunatic. She treats us like litt
POV: Victoria“Keep this up, my daughters, and maybe, just maybe, you might walk out of here alive in a couple of years,” she told us excitedly, as if living in this place for the next few years is normal. “I was hoping to bring in two more daughters to be my daughters. How would you love to have more sisters?” She asked in that same excitement as she strolled out of the room. I did not say a word or even attempt to turn my neck until I heard the lock of the door clinking twice to indicate that the door had been locked from the other side.“Are you insane, do you want to die so soon?!” I asked Claire in anger, trying so hard to stop myself from yelling at her. “How are you turning your neck and pretending to be stiff at the same time?” she asked in surprise as I turned to face her. “I don’t know if they got my dosage wrong, but I could feel my toes and fingers from the moment we were thrown into the car. I focus deeply on the part of my body I want to move and it happens, albe
POV: MiguelI was pacing the room after they left. I still can’t believe that I just witnessed Raphael’s mom and his girlfriend acting like real ass bitches and calling my sister mean names. I’m not angry at their words, I’m just wondering why he is still with my sister when it’s obvious that he cannot protect her. If they are saying these horrible things about her in my face, then what have they been doing to her all this while that she has no one to speak up for her?She must have been through hell and back. No wonder she was sobbing so hard when I revealed to her that we are siblings. If only If been able to find her sooner, if only I’d been here to fight off these bitches and teach everyone that hurt her a lesson. To think that he is still fighting to be with a girl even after his mom has made it clear to him that he would never be with her. Is he trying to make her life more miserable?“Relax Miguel, you can sit down now, they will not be coming back here anytime soon they
POV: MiguelAs if on cue, she sobbed even harder this time and I couldn’t help it anymore. I forgot everything I wanted to say, and I started consoling her, begging her to stop crying. I stopped hearing her voice, and I thought she had finally stopped. But the next voice I heard was not hers and I was startled by his firm and stern tone,“Where is our daughter, and what problem are you talking about?” Dad asks in a very angry tone, making me feel guilty for calling Mom and not him. I could hear Mom’s voice in the background, and I knew that she must be struggling with Dad to get back her phone.“Let me speak with my son; I want to meet my daughter; I want to know where she is.” She yelled at him. “Speak, son, we can both hear you now,” Dad told her as he put the phone on speaker so they could both hear what I had to say. “Mom, you need to calm down; she is missing again; she was taken away by the same woman who stole her from the hospital. But we are going to find her. Tomorrow
POV: RaphaelIt took a few days for the girls to get back on their feet. Turns out the poison Eloise used on them is a deadly chemical that could turn them invalid for the rest of their lives if not handled properly. If they had stayed there longer for her to administer another dosage, it would have been detrimental to their health. Good thing we got to them on time, good thing we took her out before she could hurt them more than she already has, especially Victoria who is a few weeks pregnant with my child. She had no idea she was pregnant, I had no fucking idea. It was discovered during her body exam at the hospital, and I couldn’t be happier in my life. This changes everything…It doesn’t just validate our relationship; it’s going to keep every other man away from her; it will be the one reason why I will fight everyone, including my grandfather, just to keep her. I couldn’t take my eyes away from her, even when she fell asleep on the hospital bed. It’s amazing to know that a lit
POV: VictoriaSo it turns out that Eloise Kendall was still lying and playing games with us down to the last minute. After the building exploded, Raphael got up as fast as he could and ran up to me, making sure I was okay. Miguel was here the next second, and they smothered me with love and care, checking to see if I was not hurt. “Claire…My sister…Where is my sister, where is Claire?” I managed to ask in my confused state, turning around to find her. They heard me asking for her, and they turned around with me, searching for her. We spotted her in Dominic’s arms as he struggled to get her to wake up.“No! No! No! No!Claire!Wake up!Claire!” I called out to her, struggling to get up but failing miserably as usual. Raphael took one look at me, and he turned in my direction, and he knew I needed my sister. “Stay with her; keep her safe!” he told Miguel as he left my side and ran to Claire’s side, administering mouth-to-mouth while Dominic called out to her, yelling at the top of h
POV: Victoria“Move away from here; she has a bomb; she is going to kill us all!” I yelled in Carl’s direction as I saw him approaching us slowly, thinking that my Mom was not seeing him. Of course, she is seeing him through the device in her hand; she knew the moment they took off the power grid that they were here. She came up to us and smiled excitedly, clapping her hands as if it were the happiest day of her life.“The guys are here to save you. Your Prince Charming has arrived, and they came prepared to save you. Are you not excited?” She asked us, smiling so happily. I turned to Claire in fear, and she had the same look of fear on her face, too. “Let them go, Mom; they don’t have to die because of us,” I begged her.“Of course, they do. Why the hell would you ever think that they deserve to live, why would you think that?” she asked me angrily.“I have been waiting for them for so long, they are the reason why we are still here. Of course, they would get what they deserve; the
POV: Raphael“How is he?” I asked Miguel a few minutes later after he spoke to the guys he put in charge of his parents. We have been waiting for their report and for a minute there we thought that something bad has happened, we thought they were under another attack from Eloise. We were contemplating whether or not to cancel the mission tomorrow and go back to Havana to save the Myers and get them out of town before coming back to face Eloise. But the call came in just a few minutes before we made the decision to cancel the mission. Turns out that the guys are even more efficient than we thought. Immediately after Shaun came out from surgery, they moved him and the Myers out of the hospital and took them to a safe house outside the city. “You did good, guys; I’m proud of you. Where are they now? Where did you take them?” he asked the boys after confirming that they were safe. “I’m sorry boss, but we can’t disclose our location to anyone yet, not even you, Mr Myers.” They told him
POV: RaphaelWe were all awake all night, going over the plans over and over again, looking for any flaws. Dominic and I did not have any misunderstanding as we worked together, in fact, you will never know that we even had a fight before we started. Saving the girls is more important to us and that’s what we focused on.We could not walk up to the front gate together because that was where she was expecting us to follow. We flew a drone over the property, and we saw that half of her security guards were stationed at the entrance, waiting patiently for us. I’m sure that she must be expecting us to show up at her gate any moment from now. I mean, she wasn’t expecting us to back down, was she?“Get the helo ready, we leave two hours after the ground team,” I instructed Carl. We decided to split the teams into two so one team could create a diversion while the second team sneaks into the house and saves the girls. We agreed to use a helicopter to drop a few guys on the building while th
POV: Raphael“If you are here to give me attitude and make my job more difficult for me, I suggest you get the fuck out of here right now. I’m too busy to deal with your attitude, Raphael, I mean it!” He told me furiously, glaring daggers at me. It’s obvious to everyone looking that this guy is angry with me for a completely different reason. I mean, he cannot be this furious because I said I wasn’t helping, right?“I’ll do anything to save Victoria, even if it means putting up with your bullshit!” I told him, repeating my earlier response and ignoring his earlier comments about my attitude.“Are you testing my patience? Are you trying to piss me off?” he yelled at me, letting the others turn to us curiously as they wondered what was going on between us. I turned to face him and he came to stand in front of me, glaring at me as if he wanted to punch me.“If you have something to say, why don’t you say it to my fucking face, Dominic. You keep saying you have moved past my betrayal, but
POV: Raphael“Shaun, what is going on over there, Are you hurt?” Miguel asked him in a panicked tone as he got up immediately and viewed his body to see where he was shot. I’d already seen it when the nurse took his phone but I didn’t say anything because I don’t want to get him more worried and upset than he is presently. He was shot in the chest and stomach, and I could tell that he is in pain, but he is just faking it to put Miguel’s mind at ease. It would break Everyone if something bad happens to him. I know I only just met the guy today, but trust me, I would feel it too because he is such a great guy and he doesn’t deserve to die. I see him like Carl, he is loyal to a fault, just like Carl. I could see it in his eyes that he would do anything to protect the Myer’s, even putting his life at risk for them. He is still bleeding from the gunshots, the bullet has not been taken out and the bleeding has not stopped. He must have lost a lot of blood while waiting for Juliette Mye
POV: Raphael“If you had a way of getting them back all this while, why haven’t you done so yet, why are they still being held hostage, Mr perfect plans?” Dominic retorted angrily.“ It’s your perfect plans that got me into trouble with Carlos Gonzalez in the first place, remember?” He asked again, scoffing at my words. I wanted to refute his decision one more time, but he stopped me with a wave of his hand, dismissing what I had to say as if it didn’t matter. “Save it, Ralph, I don’t want to hear it!” He told me angrily, glaring at me. “Tomorrow, I’m saving the girls and bringing them home to their family and loved ones. You can keep planning and stalling for as long as you want, I don’t care. But I’ll advise you to stay the fuck out of my way before you get hurt!” he warned me, walking past me and heading back outside. He turned around when he got to the door and he turned to Miguel and said,“I'm going out there to make plans on how to save your sister and my woman. You can
POV: RaphaelI didn’t want to deal with Dominic now because I knew that he must be so furious with me for keeping him in the dark all this while. I have not been sending updates to him as he instructed. I’ve been too busy to even think about him. As expected, he was angry with me, and his tone was so rude when I called to inform him that Miguel and I were crashing at his house tonight. I thought he was just being unnecessarily angry. I mean, I know I didn’t call him to give him updates, but he should have called me to, right?When he didn’t hear from either me, Carl, or even Miguel, he should have known that something was wrong, and he should have called to find out what was happening. He knows the enemy we are facing is so cunning and evil. He should have called us to check up on us and see if we were okay. But he didn’t call either, and now he is pissed at me for nothing.I was getting ready to give him a piece of my mind, but when I set my eyes on him, I immediately felt guilt