Chapter 2

Lucia hit her forehead against the floor. She already knew they had come for her. She couldn't hide anymore. She couldn't run anymore from her inevitable fate - her death. And, the irony was that she had no idea who she was running away from. Her father never got the chance to inform her when he died in her arms.

Lucia looked up and found her abode completely in a mess. The goons had trashed her apartment and turned it upside down. She didn't know how they found her when they didn't for ten years. She could already see her end drawing near and she thought of Liliana. Would she never see her again.

One of the goons came to pull her up by her right arm and Lucia was forced to hiccup. But then her eyes settled on one of the tattoos on the goons right shoulder. It had a black S with spikes around it. That only meant one thing. These goons weren't the ones searching for her. But rather this goons served Sylvester King. Every man of Sylvester had that tattoo carved on their skin.

“You are a woman?...” The goon sniffed at her and Lucia swallowed. Another of the goons hooted with a question. “Who are you sexy bitch?”

Lucia gulped and wonders if it is appropriate to give away her full name. She still wondered why Sylvester's men were here and at her apartment. She did nothing wrong. She didn't know Sylvester personally nor had even crossed his path to let him even register her face. Her heart was beating so fast that taking each breath felt like a torture.

“The boss will be happy to see what we have found.” One of the men laughed and Lucia got still when one of them came behind her and groped her ass hard.

“Who are you? Answer us or we can do something else.” The man who was still holding Lucia's arm asked. His voice was deep and very Spanish. He seemed to be the leader of the bunch and unlike the other men he was more serious in knowing about Lucia.

“M-my name is Lucia.” Lucia barely answered and the goon asked her another question. “Where is Liliana?” Lucia's eyes quickly widened in shock. Her body a little too still which didn't go unnoticed by the man.

“How are you related to Liliana? Tell me girl.” The man pressed on and pulled out his gun to show Lucia. Lucia knew this men were trained by Sylvester and were ordered to shoot and kill anyone as they pleased. If there was one thing Lucia didn't want. It was to die especially right now. And, she wonders how this men knew her sister.

“She is my sister.” Lucia whimpered when the man's grip on her arm was becoming too tight and painful.

“Now I can see the resemblance. And, where is she now? Where has that little bitch run off to? Tell me right now.” The man had an evil look on his face not forgetting to show her the gun in his other hand.

Lucia's eyes soon got filled with tears recalling not seeing nor hearing from Liliana in over six months. She got her head down and said. “I don't know where she is.” She quickly hissed when the man grabbed her hair harshly and yanked her head up in the process. Lucia was forced to look at the man again and in the next second the man slapped her.

He let go of her with a jerk and Lucia was sent to the floor again. Feeling the harsh sting on her cheek more tears pooled in her eyes. The same man came at her again and got his left foot on her back pinning Lucia to the floor. Lucia groaned in agony under the leg on her back and begged.

“Please...let me go. I don't know anything.” Lucia was finding it difficult to breathe with his leg squishing her lungs. She was gasping for air and couldn't think this was going to end like this. Many questions were rising in her head. How did these goons know about Liliana and why did they want her? Lucia couldn't have imagined that her sister would have even messed with Kings by mistake.

Both she and her sister knew the consequences for daring to mess with Kings. The punishment was a never ending torture that leads one to beg for death. Everyone living in the city knew this fact. And, Lucia knew Liliana was smart in that regard. All the time she was messy and irresponsible but Lucia knew her sister was everything but stupid.

“You'll suffocate her Chacho. His Lord might not like you dealing with this matter like this. He wants to find every information about Liliana.” A man to Lucia's left spoke and a gunshot was fired almost immediately. Lucia screamed holding her head and panicked when she saw that man fall to the floor turning lifeless with a bullet wound straight to his heart.

“Does anybody else here wants a say in how I handle things?!” The man's voice was more lethal and Lucia could already feel the deep tension seeping into her skin. Her apartment became silent and Lucia felt the man's leg lifted off her back only for him to grab her nape and force her up on her feet again.

“Tell me now. Where is she hiding?” The man asked calmly but the muscles on his face were spiking. He further pressed his grip unto her nape forcing Lucia to crane her neck and stare at him.

“I don't k...” Before Lucia could finish speaking she was punched on her face before the man got his fingers around her stiff neck.

“Listen you little bitch. Your sister has a fucking huge debt to settle with His Lord. His Lord wants her alive and he wants her back at all costs. And, am going to fulfill his Lord's every command.” The man seethed pressing his arm on her neck to increase the pressure.

Lucia's nose was broken and a bloody cut was on her right cheek from the blow. Her head was now aching and her eyes a little blurry as everything seemed to be spinning around. She didn't know how to make him believe her in not knowing where Liliana was. She hadn't heard from her in a long time. But it seemed no matter what she did she was going to die right here and now like a dog and in the hands of one of Sylvester's measly men.

“Are you still not gonna fucking talk? Your sister's life is more important than yours right bitch?” Lucia moved her mouth and whispered. “P-please...be-believe me sir. I d-don't know where she is...”

The man looked at her again and grabbed her hair and pushed her to the floor again with his knee pressing her left shoulder. Lucia whimpered more and couldn't even move her body. She wondered if this was the end for her.

“Get His Lord on the phone right now. Let him decide what we do with this stubborn bitch.” The man roared completely loosing his cool. One of the other men came to him with the phone connected to Sylvester and on loudspeaker.

“My Lord, we have gotten our hands on Liliana's sister Lucia. But she knows nothing about Liliana's whereabouts. What should we do with her My L...”

“Kill her.” A deep voice muttered over the phone. And, Lucia felt her whole soul leaving her body.