Sleep had taken me when Carlos returned later that night, I had waited up for him but my whole body was weak and needed sleep, my plan would have to wait till morning.Usually, I never knew when Carlos took his bath, but today, I woke up right on time. I had found a very dark and transparent night wear in my closet and had worn it to bed, so when I woke up to hear Carlos in the shower, my plan seemed perfect. The timing was perfect too.My bare feet walked up to him silently, but he noticed when I opened the door to join him.I first stood there, resting against the glass wall and watching the water rain on his naked body.He stopped and watched me as I watched him, I saw his eyes leave my face and sweep down my body, and my whole body hummed in response.His skin was tanned brown, spotless, and scarless. This was the first time I had a full view of him, His muscles were perfectly shaped, and I wondered how often he worked out. His abs were perfectly carved and his waist was slim.I l
Control evident in his voice and eyes, he looked at my hands that held his, “I’ll give you one more chance to say that again, you can either take it back or say it again.”“I meant every word I said, Carlos.” I defended.“I want you to say it again.” He said stubbornly. “Because I won’t let you run like you always do. There would be no out for you.” He finished with a warning.I cleared my throat and spoke clearly, “I want to have sex with you.” Conviction was strong in my voice.“There is no going back now Rayna.”With that he lifted me and my legs went around his waist willingly, we hadn’t gotten to the bed when his lips found my breast, my fingers locked in his hair.Even as my back hit the bed, his searing kisses didn’t leave my skin. Even if I hadn’t given my word, I didn’t think I would be able to stop today. Today, I was needed, and frustrating him was frustrating me too, I had pushed myself beyond the wall. And the reward was pleasure.His fingers were restless, everywhere, br
Wind rode voice to my ears and curiosity pushed me to the balcony to see. There were approximately 7 girls dressed provocatively, I gave guess they were here to fuck with the guys on the third floor. Vic had thought I was one of them. It also crossed my mind that I hadn’t seen Coco since before I was taken upstairs, but then I had been too busy being dicked.I felt my inside clench again. It hurt too. My waist kinda hurt but the insides were the most uncomfortable. I was badly swollen.When I big truck drove in, I realized that like me, the girls had already been fucked and were about to be sent home.I couldn’t stop the plan from weaving in my mind.I turned back to the bed. Carlos was still asleep. I didn’t know if the man slept better after fucking me because, on normal days, I have never woken up to find him asleep. It was like he never slept.The door stood there, mocking my plan to leave. It was always locked and I didn’t even know what the key looked like, I moved forward to ex
Bob turned to the girl. “Is she new?” Referring to me.The girl turned back to me. “To be honest, I’ve never seen her before, I think she is new.” “I would like to alight here.” I said again, this time I couldn’t keep my voice from shaking, what have I put myself into. “I think she’s new, and she wants to run away, the madam will kill me if she hears the new girl slipped out of my hands while running away. Help me bob, let’s get to the clubhouse with her.” “No, I don’t belong here.” I tried to explain, but they had decided what to believe. I was only a liar running away. When I saw I couldn’t talk sense into them, I began to scream, hitting the windows and shouting for help, I didn’t see Bob hand coming, I only felt the hit on my neck and went unconscious. …. My head was aching but I knew when the car stopped, I felt when carried me out of the car. My eyes didn’t open but I could feel the place had sharp lights and I could hear the sharp sound of music. I head the rich wicked vo
I watched him come closer, I couldn’t stop my whole body from shaking.“Who would have guessed I would find you, find you In a place like this? Is the kind of life you betrayed me for?” I hadn’t uttered a word when he hit me and gave me a slap across my cheek.“Father.” How could I be this unlucky? “Last I checked, you were no longer my child.” He said, his irritation evident in his voice. “She’s your child?” Madam asked him in a hushed tone. “I’m sorry for the mistake.” “She’s no longer my child. I don’t think she ever was either. She’s fair game, she’ll be sold tonight.” “How about an auction? I’m sure many would want her.” The madam said carefully. “Rayna? Rayna is worthless. Put a price tag on her and get her out of my sight.” My father said coldly. There was nothing blue about his blood. It was all black. Tears fell from my eyes without my permission, there was nothing I could do to stop them. People were going up and down and a stage was set. Very loud music filled the
Ggrrrrrggh. His phone was ringing. It couldn’t be mine, I had no phone. Thankfully, he would have to slow down to pick up the call. I was wrong, he didn’t. Annoying as it was, he had an air-pod fixed on his ear. “Hey, I got the package. I thought it was over hyped, but it wasn’t.” He turned to look at me. Wait. Was I what he referred to as a package? “I wouldn’t say I like her yet.” I didn’t like him either. “I came to Atlanta for a break, but thanks to her I had to go to the ugliest place in town when all I needed was a massage.” A pause. “Yeah, she looks like trouble.” He laughed. “You’ve always known how to handle trouble, you like trouble.” He paused before smiling. “Can’t wait to see you too.” I could guess when the call disconnected.The change in him was drastic, I wondered who he was talking to have smiled like that. It didn't sound like a woman. He concentrated back on driving. “Why did you help me?” The words fell out of my mouth without finesse. I had been looki
“Do you realize how stupid you are?” Carlos greeted me harshly. I hadn’t expected anything softer but itstill hurt.And I deserved it.“I’m Sorry.” I saw Zain raise a brow. I’m sure he hadn’t expected me to give in this early but I’ve had along day. It was dark and I was very hungry.Carlos ignored me and turned to Zain. “Have you heard from Zade?” “Yes,” Zain replied eagerly. It guessed it was Zade he had been talking to on the phone. Zade… Zain…They were probably related. Maybe that was why I wasn’t so afraid of Zain. He didn’t seem anything like his brother though.“When will I see him?” Zain asked. I remembered the longing in his voice when he ended the call earlier.“That would be when I go through your doctor’s report and see how fine you are myself,” Carlos spoke.His hands remained in his pocket as he replied to Zain. It felt like he kept his hands there to refrain from doing something crazy.Doctor? Was Zain sick or something? It annoyed me a little that he
I stretched my hands forward and picked up the papers. There were like five sheets but one had the writings printed more boldly and it caught my eye.I read it first.“No,” I murmured.“You do not have a choice, Rayna. I told you, I’m going to own you in every way possible. If I need to remind you, I have your father's blessings. Now sign it.”“No.” I voiced more boldly.It was a marriage agreement.I wouldn’t marry like this, not to someone who offered me no respect. He pushed a pen into my hands.“Sign the fucking papers Rayna.”“No.” I just couldn’t.“How about for Bob, I’ll kill the fucking driver if you don’t sign it.”The man had lost a finger because of me, I couldn’t watch him lose his life too.I signed my name with shaky hands.“Take your bath and maybe I’ll be able to recognize you as something more than dirt. I’ll send food up, I’ll eat well if I were you because I’m going to have my wedding night.”As he got to the door, ready to leave, “I wanted to offer to shoot someone
EpilogueRAYNAI smoothened my hands over my off-white dress. It had been a long and dramatic year but even through it all, this day had come.My wedding day.Because I was married once, I couldn’t wear a white gown so I decided to stay put with off-white instead of baby pink. I still wanted to feel like a bride.Planning for the wedding had been fun but I didn’t like how I didn’t get to see much of my new husband.Juan came in the door with a small smile on his face, he’s been smiling more lately, Surprisingly he was also good friends with the couple. Anna and Zane.They both had moved out after everything settled and were now staying in their own home. We tried convincing Anna to have an official wedding but she insisted the one she had was enough. She was married and satisfied.“You look pretty.” He said tentatively. I raised my brows at him, it was almost the first compliment I’d heard from him.“I just wanted to do this one more time.” He breathed, “Are you sure about this?”I sm
CARLOSIt would have been insensitive for me to ask Zane to check the car for the remains of his brother’s body so I managed to do it myself.Even as we raced down as we heard the explosion, there was nothing we could do other than to watch the car burn into crisps, they would have been dead even before we got there.We had to wait for the fire to be completely put out while Rayna was taken to the hospital, She had been given excess sleeping pills but they had been too strong for her body, and we could do nothing other than wait for her to sleep it off, it was torture watching her look so lifeless.Louis and Juan didn’t leave her side all day, I knew they would insist on taking her back to Mexico as soon as she was unconscious but at this point, I knew I would just have to live with whatever choice she made.Zade had disappeared as soon as Rayna was settled in the hospital, both of us were hesitant to return to the side, not ready to see or collect the bodies. Zade might not show his
CARLOS“None of your business, where is my money?” He barked.We stood approximately 10 feet apart. I tried to look at Coco who was behind him, she looked okay, not bruised or injured, but I had learned that wounds were beyond the physical, they were mental and emotional bruises too.I raised my hands to signal for Zade to come out of the car with the briefcase, which he did. I had a trick waiting for him in it.Zade came forth and handed the money to him, while he tried to open the box, Zade brought Coco over to us, Monday didn’t even try to stop him because he had sighted the many that had been neatly arranged in up the box, little did he know that there was a surprise awaiting him if he searched a little further.“Are you okay?” I asked, holding her face up and searching for any form of wound on her skin.Her lashes were already wet with tears as more threatened to escape. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry I couldn’t protect her. I told her to stay, but now he’d taken her away.”Even at this m
CARLOSMiguel Sinclair“He used to work for me, He was a big man, skilled, good with guns, knives, anything, I used to wonder where he came from but I appreciated his skills. That was why I put him to guard my daughter, she had just clocked 16, I couldn’t keep her locked in forever, she wanted to go out to make friends, so I needed someone to watch over her. He wasn’t the first I put to guard her but she hated it, she had hated them all before she met him. I could tell she liked him. It was fine with me, she was a kid, and this infatuation would die before long, but I began to feel wary when I noticed it wasn’t one-sided. It wasn’t her at all. It was him. He was obsessed with her.” He covered his face with both hands. I could feel his pain, the guilt, that It was all his fault, he brought Miguel into her life. I placed a hand on his shoulder because I knew he wasn’t alone, I had my share of faults too.“Now isn’t the time to point fingers and blame, we need to find him.” My voice came
CARLOSReinforcement wasn’t here yet, but calls had been made and strings had been pulled. I held the list of every active member of the cub for the past few years, I had gone through it twice but there was no familiar name or word, there was nothing fishy about the organization I had to admire whosoever was in charge, he did a very good job, he did well to pay necessary taxes and maintained order.The gambling club might rid people of their wealth, but it didn’t try to rob the government. If anything happened and they were taken to court, there would be nothing to use against them.I was getting frustrated, it was almost dawn, and all the leads we had led to dead ends. Blueblood was doing his best but no result seemed to be showing forth.“I’ll go through the names again, you should eat.” Zade took the papers from me, and I let him take them, I had gone through them over and over, and I could almost recite the names offhand, I stood up to brew myself a cup of coffee. Sleep wasn’t an
RAYNAMonday came in with a smug smile on his face.“I’ve decided to treat you well since I’m getting a huge sum of money after this, it wouldn’t have been possible without you.” For some reason, I had the feeling he was talking to Coco and not me, which was strange considering he had both of us.“I’m about to get dinner, What would you like to eat?” He finished.Just to test my assumption, I spoke fast. “I would like a sandwich.” It was a safe choice, sandwiches were sealed in their pack, and I wouldn’t eat them if the seal was broken.“I wasn’t talking to you.” He shot back without even looking at me, his eyes were all for Coco.I remembered when he had said earlier that one of us was for exchange, I knew at that moment that he had no plans of sending me back, no matter how this turned out. But why?“We would both like a sandwich,” Coco said, I could tell the attention he was giving her was freaking her out.He smiled at her, “If you insist.” He turned and left smiling.“Something i
CARLOSIt’s been six hours and there were no traces of Coco and Rayna’s whereabouts. It was an easy guess that this was Monday in action but he was yet to contact me, and it was not an exaggeration that I was freaking out.Monday was normally dumb but I couldn’t shake off the feeling that he was up to something this time around. I had expected him to give up on the whole inheritance thing a long time ago. Ordinarily, the guy lacked tenacity, but when he kept coming back, I couldn’t shake off the feeling that someone was behind him. He was getting advice and help from someone and the fact that the person was yet to show face meant there was more to come.I hated not knowing what I was dealing with, especially now that the two most important women in my life were in their care.It was also unnerving that both of them had been taken, they could have taken one and left the other, but no. he took both of them.I had a sick feeling that I could have to make a choice, that I might be able to
Monday, I collected the keys from Coco and switched seats with her while I was held down and taped in the mouth by a man I didn’t recognize.They tied both mine and Coco’s hands after collecting our phones. Coco’s mouth was left free while mine was taped.Where was he taking us? I looked at Coco, but she was still and calm, she probably trusted Carlos to come to save her, but he didn’t even know where we were. They might have not even gotten home yet.“You might be wondering why or where I’m taking you. Where I’m taking you doesn’t matter, but what matters is why I am taking you.” Monday began rattling, very dumb man. I could guess what he wanted.“I intend to make an exchange—a woman for a woman. Kavinsky gets to take one of you if he gives me Anna, I haven’t decided what to do with the second person but I’m first excited about who Carlos is going to choose. His wife or his mother.“I’m not his mother,” Coco said quietly. It was the first thing she said since the ride began.“You’re
There was no serious talk after that, we drove, we sang, we laughed, but most importantly, I called her mother, and she called me daughter.The birthday we delivered cookies for was for a very beautiful 6-year-old. Her mother seemed very nice and invited us to the party, Coco was sad she had brought no presents, but we stayed, nevertheless.It was the evening before left.The house was quiet when we got home, I didn’t see Carlos, but I couldn’t help but wonder where he was, he didn’t text me all day neither I he.“Rayna?” Coco called.“Yes?”“Can you spend the night in my room? Just tonight?” She asked in a small voice. I had been hoping to talk to Carlos tonight, but it would have to wait.“Sure.”We ate the cookie we had kept aside for Carlos together and talked. Coco had a big heart, but as much happiness she had in her, there was so much pain too and she had no one to tell.“Are you still in love with him?” I asked later that night, I wondered how she must have coped all these yea