Mark's Pov Sofia was going to a nightclub. Alone. With her female friends but still I felt this possessive need to go with her, maybe even stalk her if possible. I know things were strained between us but I wanted to find a way to talk to her, after the incident with Marcel I felt guilty that my stupidity had led me to do such a thing. I didn't remember anything from that night, I tried my best to recall anything from that night but my memory was blank. It's my fault for letting my guard down and telling her to sit with me, she had said I told her I love her. But that didn't sound like me at all, I only love my wife and I don't just say those words to anyone and even if I was dead drunk there is no way I would mistake another woman for Sofia. She was different, unlike any other woman I have met. I only loved two women all my life and I don't just say words like that randomly, as she claimed. I was in my room working on my laptop when Damian told me about my wife's plan to go
Marks povI got to the parking lot and the valet with my car keys was waiting for me, I'm sure he didn't take the car for a spin out of fear. "Thank you," I said to him and placed my wife in the backseat despite her groaning and whining, I got into the driver's seat and drove out of the parking lot. I took us straight to our house and by the time we got home or was almost three in the morning, Sofia was fast asleep and I carried her again out of the car and went inside. I wanted to take her to my room but I brushed off the thought and took her upstairs, I opened the door to her room and shut it behind me after I entered. The maid tidied up this room every day on my orders but it felt lifeless without its owner, I placed her on the bed and she mumbled gibberish words. I got down on one knee and took off her shoes massaging her swollen ankle when I saw how red it was, she didn't have to put on the ridiculous heels if it was going to hurt her like this. "Mark" She muttered and I li
Sofia's Pov I bit my lips as I knocked on the door for the second time, just a rustling sound at the other end before the door flew open. The boys walked out looking ruffled with wild hair and tired expression, they greeted me and headed for the car. Damian also did the same and he left with Diego who had a satisfied look on his face as he stared at the car Fabio entered, I don't know what happened last night but I know one thing for sure they all had a great time so I entered the house. My friends were surprisingly put together and they were sipping coffee and chatting, I was starting to believe I read the wrong vibe from what I saw earlier. "Hey" I waved awkwardly and they turned to me staring at me like an alien. "How did you get here? Did he bring you here by himself?" Sally asked with a frown and I shook my head. "I used the taxi and I left before anyone noticed that I slept over" I replied and walked away to the dining table while Rachelle passed me a cup of hot cocoa, I
Sofia pov"You are married to him honey, that bitch serves you too you should know that, and no one can take your place," She said and I nodded. I decided to go shopping first and maybe buy stuff for my kids too, only Dallas and Rio accompanied me this time since it was just a walk to the mall. The girls had left when they came to pick me up in a Bentley which I recognized to be Mark's car, "Why didn't you use mine?" I asked them. "I'm sorry ma'am, I kind of crashed into a trash can and I'm fixing it," Dallas said. "What did I tell you before?" I glared."Oh sorry Sofia, I was just... Don't tell the boss he will kill me" He pleaded and I know Mark might do just that after all he is a sadistic asshole. "It's alright, so you want to tell me about your nights, where the hell is Fab?" I asked using his nickname which he hated whenever I used it. The man is grumpy sometimes and he reminds me of Mark a lot, they exchange looks communicating with their eyes. "He couldn't come because
Mark's Pov *Flashback* I was in my office when I got a call from Damian he was yelling and cursing in Spanish, and I arched my brows wondering what was going on. "Damian?" I called and he didn't answer I became worried. "Boss? Mrs Carvajal was ambushed by a sniper at the mall" He said and I was already on my feet before I could even speak I grabbed my car keys from the desk leaving my suit jacket behind. "Which mall? Where are Dallas and Rio?" I asked since Fabio didn't go with them today. "They are on their way home I will take care of the CCTV footage you can go to wait for them at home," Damian said and there was shouting in the background and I hung up. I felt so furious that someone would dare to go after my wife so openly like that, they wanted her dead and I wondered if Dallas and Rio were okay. I drove faster than I had ever done before and was praying that my wife was okay, I didn't want to think anything happened to her the guards with her were more than capable of d
Mark's Pov *Flashback* I slammed his head hard on the glass while he cried out as I dragged the knife stuck on his shoulder blade down to his arm. "Let's try that again, shall we? Who did you sell that sniper to? What do they look like? How do I find them?" I asked the scrawny man who had his face crushed on the back seat window of my car. He was the one who sold that sniper used for my wife's ambush, Damian tracked the weapon back to him, and guess what? He lives two states away. Which means the killer might also be far away from me and I might be killing innocent people who aren't involved after all, "I don't know! I swear!" He cried out and a wet drop on my leg made me pause as I looked down. The bastard was peed on himself. I let go of him deciding to kill him if he was going to be useless to me, but as I brought out my gun he started spewing nonsense. "I-I-please-I saw" He stuttered. "You saw what?" I asked. "A woman, she was wearing a black coat and dark shades and th
Mark pov “Flashback”I still feel guilty for being the reason why his sister was like this and I don't want him to see her unlike she wakes up, I brought the kids with me the following day and Lois took everything in as we passed wards and nurses on our way to his mother's ward. "Is this a hospital?" He asked and I nodded. "Is Mummy sick?" He asked again and I hesitated. "Yes," I reluctantly said and Joey stirred in my arms. We got to her ward and Lois looked shocked seeing her unconscious state, the nurses were checking up on her and we just stood there watching. "Is she going to be alright?" He asked in a low tone. "Yes, she is going to be fine" I replied even if I wasn't so sure about it myself. Until I heard him sniff and I glanced at him to see that he was crying, "What is it? Mummy is going to be fine" I assured him wondering if I made a mistake bringing them here. Joey was still looking around and she was too little to understand, "You promise?" He lifted his gaze peer
Mark's Pov I went back into the basement to finish what I was doing before, even if I had no reason to be there I just needed something to help me take my mind off Sofia. What she said. I couldn't believe it but she looked like she was telling the truth, does she really love him? Where is she going to go? "Damian" I called and he came to my side. "Yes boss" He answered. "I want you to follow Sofia and find out where she is going to" I ordered and he nodded before walking away. I thought of what she just told me and how she was crying, she had to be lying to me about not loving me. And she looked convinced about Marcel trying to scam me not that I was surprised, it might be true but Marcel wouldn't dare to do such a thing now she knows about my underground business. I left the basement heading to the house, I met my mother and Marcel discussing and laughing loudly in the living room. "Mark? Did your wife tell you anything before she left?" My mother asked with a smug smile o
Sofia's Pov "This isn't what we said we were doing to do" Harry blocked the way with his body and I blinked my eyes opened.What is he doing? "Didn't you hear? They caught her, imagine what she is going through right now, we can't just hand her over without doing something to her too" Damon countered fiercely and I noticed Judy had stopped typing and was watching them. "You can't just assume that-""Are you still in character? Should I call you Bruce? Do you feel sorry for her?" Damon asked with a wolfish grin. "What the fuck are you talking about? You were the one who insisted I played that part, don't try to act like you don't feel shut for her too. I know you and Marcel aren't that serious" Harry fired back and Damon scowled. "That's enough guys, Damon get your shit together! And Harry let him do whatever he wants" Judy said. "No. He shouldn't touch her, he told me he wasn't going to do anything to her" Harry insisted. "Are you kidding? Fine. Then if you want to do the honor
Sofia's Pov I'm tired physically and emotionally exhausted. I felt like I would pass out if I didn't lean on something, but there was nothing to lean on, no one to lean on. I didn't let it bother me as I was pushed and dragged down the stairs, I should stop thinking anyone was coming to save me when it was just wishful thinking. "Hold her, she didn't eat anything this morning she might pass out," Damon said and the female chuckled. "And who's fault is that?" She asked her voice laced with amusement. It was amusing to her, that I was like this. I guess I look like a clown with just one shoe on and sweaty dirty clothes. "I knew she heard me last night when Harry called, didn't want her to run away so I gave her the coffee first. Besides it's none of my business if she faints" He replied. "Exactly what I was going to say, I think Judy has gone soft because it's a girl," Bruce said from behind me and I gulped. It. That was what he called me. We got to a different place I could
Sofia's Pov My head ached like I had been run over by a truck or a train, the pain all over my body was almost unbearable and my vision was blurry. No. I couldn't see because there was something covering my eyes, a bag perhaps or something else. After all, it was dark and I could feel a weight on my shoulder. My stomach grumbled and felt too heavy for me I started regretting not eating before drinking the damn coffee, there were all drugged but at least I could have eaten instead of taking caffeine. I don't even drink coffee but I was too scared to reject it. I'm so stupid, so dumb!Now that I think of it I was so foolish to have thought Damon had good intentions towards me, he dated me for a while and when we finally had sex it didn't take him a week to disappear before he left the country. I had thought my ex was remorseful and wanted to help me only to be disappointed again, I'm always the one who gets shamed and cheated on. It's pathetic and I wish I had just let that taxi
Mark pov "She didn't fall for him like we thought she would, she defended you whenever Damon tried to make her see that you weren't good for her. I had to retrace my steps and started acting like a decent secretary, and then you left the company in my hands I just knew that I had found my way in, your mother also made things easy for me since she hated her daughter-in-law so much, Bruce also helped us pull Damon closer and when he left, she had to rely on Damon after she found out you were cheating. She was watched almost every time and that day I selected the cafe close to the company, I knew she was at the restaurant opposite us. That was why I pretended to trip and you caught me, I made sure she saw that and that was the beginning of her doubt, Damon thought maybe after getting her drunk he could get more information from her but her guards disrupted. That was why we sent our sniper after them" She enunciated. "How many people are in your team?" I asked. "Just four, Damon is the
Mark's Pov I felt exhausted, soaked with sweat and blood dripping down my hands. Marcel refused to break, I was furious and frustrated I had to tell Enzo to join Yumi. She still refused to bulge so I joined them, it was against everything I stand for but I needed to know where my wife was and who she was with. Her friends had told me she didn't come to them and I had my men searching for her, I called Reid to help me hack into the street's cameras and we still hadn't found out where she was going after she entered a taxi. My wife looked broken and I almost killed Damian for missing her because he came searching just after she left, I knew better than to blame him when I was the cause of this whole thing. I wanted her right in front of me so I could ask her to forgive me even if it meant going down on my knees, I won't hesitate to do that if it means she will forgive me. I don't want us to divorce, hell, I never even thought of that but I pretended to go with it. I keep acting l
Sofia's Pov I walked not minding the cold I just needed to leave and not come back, the tears flowed freely down my chin as I recalled how he replied to me with that dismissive tone he used for his men. Like I was just sprouting nonsense and nothing I said mattered, I spotted a taxi and flagged it over but he didn't drive towards me instead going to the other direction. I don't know why I feel this way, he doesn't deserve my tears and I shouldn't be crying when he is probably having a good time with Marcel. Damon offered to come get me but I didn't want him to stress himself over me, I told him to send me his location and he sent me his address. Now dressed in a light-free knee-length gown with thin straps, I felt vulnerable wondering if walking at night like this was a good idea. I might still be in his territory but I can't be too sure that I'm safe, the glimmers of light from the street lamps were my only source of light as my shadow darkened behind me while the light bright
Mark pov"Now tell me who you are working for to save us from this awkwardness, and maybe save yourself from torture, the last time we had to torture a woman my wife did it, I didn't want blood on her hands so I employed someone else. Enzo complains about it and suggests we find someone else who is comfortable with it, a woman, and I found one who specializes in poison. Pretty nasty work if you ask me" I shrugged. "I don't know what you are talking about" She denied visibly trembling like a leaf in the wind. "You don't want to play that game with me, Marcel! Now tell me who you work for and how you plan to steal everything away from me, the clock is ticking and she will be here in three minutes" I warned. "But- but -""Do you think I'm stupid and I would choose my wife over you? How did you know I would be at that bar that day? Huh? You think you are so smart, too bad just one slip-up will cost you your life" I stood up and the door opened revealing my new extractor. A woman dress
Mark's Pov I went back into the basement to finish what I was doing before, even if I had no reason to be there I just needed something to help me take my mind off Sofia. What she said. I couldn't believe it but she looked like she was telling the truth, does she really love him? Where is she going to go? "Damian" I called and he came to my side. "Yes boss" He answered. "I want you to follow Sofia and find out where she is going to" I ordered and he nodded before walking away. I thought of what she just told me and how she was crying, she had to be lying to me about not loving me. And she looked convinced about Marcel trying to scam me not that I was surprised, it might be true but Marcel wouldn't dare to do such a thing now she knows about my underground business. I left the basement heading to the house, I met my mother and Marcel discussing and laughing loudly in the living room. "Mark? Did your wife tell you anything before she left?" My mother asked with a smug smile o
Mark pov “Flashback”I still feel guilty for being the reason why his sister was like this and I don't want him to see her unlike she wakes up, I brought the kids with me the following day and Lois took everything in as we passed wards and nurses on our way to his mother's ward. "Is this a hospital?" He asked and I nodded. "Is Mummy sick?" He asked again and I hesitated. "Yes," I reluctantly said and Joey stirred in my arms. We got to her ward and Lois looked shocked seeing her unconscious state, the nurses were checking up on her and we just stood there watching. "Is she going to be alright?" He asked in a low tone. "Yes, she is going to be fine" I replied even if I wasn't so sure about it myself. Until I heard him sniff and I glanced at him to see that he was crying, "What is it? Mummy is going to be fine" I assured him wondering if I made a mistake bringing them here. Joey was still looking around and she was too little to understand, "You promise?" He lifted his gaze peer