Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 26: angel’s trap . Full on high, the mania kicks in, driving Althea into taking a terrible chance to move to Diaz’s room. She tells Jana she is scared of Clyde, using the punch to Lucius as an excuse to leave the room.Diaz, of course, is ecstatic when he hears his Kitten is willingly sleeping in his room again, however, a confused Janina is left behind.Althea decides the best way to keep on with her night strolls is by sleeping in a room where Janina isn’t constantly blocking her from leaving. And, since Diaz is a heavy sleeper, leaving the room becomes almost too easy.--But as always, when things start turning better, as one problem is taken care of, a new one arises.--“We are running low on supplies,” says Harley. He still gives Althea two bright coloured pills as always but shows her the almost empty flower. “I haven’t been able to get a new supplier.”“Can’t you just ask your old one?”“Oh yeah, let me call him with my Ouija, see if he took
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 27: hidden confession of love.. Diaz is his best friend, it always had been like that. So when he was named his right hand, Ronan wasn’t surprised, it was to be expected. Of course, he was willing to protect and do anything for him. The thing is, despite being close, they never developed much of a talking relationship which is why it took him eight months to be able to ask.Since the moment Harley was first sent to the kitchen, Ronan knew exactly what was happening. The men inside the mansion were all pigs, talking and bragging about their ’sessions' with the cook. They would compete on who could come up with the most original position to rape the beautiful black haired or the worst thing they could put him through. It infuriated the hitman to the point he would punch the men randomly, yet, he couldn't do much of anything to help Harley because Diaz had declared open session on the boy.It took him eight months to muster the courage to ask Diaz for
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 28: fear, pain and hope. The pills not only give Althea confidence and courage to start acting against Diaz. Oh no, they give her so much more than that.A clear mind.With a mind unclouded by fear, pain and hope, Althea can finally see how transparent Diaz is. Why it took her so long to be able to read the brunette is beyond her.The older has become an open book for the blonde to read, his emotions and mood changes are still always random but not unexpected, there is always a way to tell.For the past couple days Althea has been observing him like a hawk, realising all the small habits and idiosyncrasies that make up Diaz Cartel. Most of them are useless though, like when the older is truly happy he gets a sweet bunny smile that melts his friends or the habit of tapping his head whenever he is deep in thought trying to solve a problem.They are all useless.Diaz poking his tongue against the inside of his cheek when he is angry or jealous or the way
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 29: brief moment of fake freedom. “Please, please, it was one, just one,” begs Althea with her face still pressed into a sink full of vomit.“Are you sure? Nobody just takes one ‘Angel’s Trap, it doesn’t work. You have to take multiple,” announces Lucius before dragging another wave of gags out of Althea. “I would say the most effective dose is around four and six. Come on, Thea, get the others out.”After four more rounds of pure bile rising up her stomach, Althea just wishes for it to be over. She is sure there is nothing left in her stomach not even bile anymore as she dry heaves after another attack to her throat. Her mouth is full of blood, her head is dizzy and her body hurts from the effort. Even in this situation, the only thing she has in her mind is the lost pill.I swallowed for that pill. What a waste.“Be thankful it was me who found out. I won’t tell Diaz out of pity for your situation but you have to understand. Diaz wants you and it is
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 30: why do we do the things we do? . “Careful there, your love is showing,” warns Lucius. He would never rat on him to Diaz for something as trivial as coming to the gardens but he would find himself in a difficult position if Ronan were to act on that crush everyone knows about.“So is your obsession. If your knuckles get any whiter you’re going to have circulation problems."“Whatever,” says the raven shaking his hands open. “Make me a favour and watch Althea for me, I need to get something from inside.”“Clyde won’t let you in the room, Lucius. We have a meeting later tonight, please don’t make him mad and make my life miserable.”Lucius smiles at him and leaves with a wave.“I’ll try!”. Ronan sits next to Althea on the bench as Harley stands to the side, restlessly looking at the sky.“Just go, Harley. I know you love the gardens,” allows the older. Harley looks at him with stars in his eyes, pulling his hood up once more and running out of the c
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 31: Demons really do have angelic faces.. “Mr. Cartel had no problem with his oldest son killing multiple families and student nor having a sex slave, no. What Mr. Cartel was against was one of his sons loving,” continues Lucius, coming back with a bag full of palettes containing tons of different colours. “Mr. Cartel was very particular when it came to love. He believed it would be the demise of the family and, as paranoid as he was, he raised his sons with no love but discipline which is why when Clyde refused to dominate Janina and declared his love for her, Mr. Cartel disowned him.”“Why did Clyde marry her then? If he knew that was bound to happen.”“Who knows. It all worked out for the better though. We all know Diaz is a better head of the family than Clyde could have ever been,” Lucius confesses bluntly. “Now that I think about it, it’s actually quite funny, how Diaz changed the moment he heard about his brother’s mistake. He has always been st
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 32: A Beautiful Prisoner .For a second she considers talking. The man seems kind, a child forced into a life he doesn’t want. Maybe he is like Althea, maybe his love for dance is as strong.“Ahm, well…I—”“Diaz’s love is enough for him,” Harley intervenes. He takes Althea away by the arm, stopping near the corner of the room. “You do not talk to people, you got it?” The harsh tone scares Althea. “You stand next to Diaz, you smile and look like the doll you are. Pretty and mute.”“Harley? That is what Lucius told me.”Althea seems disappointed in hearing the one person she thought she could trust say exactly what the person she decided not to trust ever again ordered her.“This is for your own good, Thea.”“How is acting like the doll Diaz wants me to be for my own good?!”“Because that is exactly what you are. You do what he wants if you want to be able to stand for the next week! What did you expect Althea? Huh? For one of this pigs to help you? Take
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 33: Nothing new . “Too gentle to be human, Oh, Althea from Heaven,” hums a man behind her. “Hello, Althea.”If the creepy warmth of his breath wasn’t enough to make Althea shiver, the mention of her name is.“How do you know my name?”“I know a lot of stuff, Althea,” whispers the man on her ear. He comes so close to her his words start condensing on her skin. “I know you’re from small side Sangrid. I know you used to dance. And I know you never wanted this life.”“By now, I think that is common knowledge. Everyone seems to know. Is there anything you want to achieve with this? Because if you’re trying to threaten me you should get in line,” says Althea to the man, injecting as much confidence in her voice as she can.This man knowing her name makes the hair on her neck stand like icicles but she needs to take control of the situation. Acting confident seems like the best way to do it. With Diaz, acting like nothing can affect her seems to work wonders,
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 59: neither life or death .At first, Althea had thought of it as impossible. Soon enough she learnt that everyone knew the Cartel Family had defeated all the other mafias in past, rising to the elite position they enjoy now thanks to the strong loyalty everyone has for their leader. Yet, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. And Althea was the weakest of them all.Surprisingly, collecting information about the weaknesses of the mansion and its security was the easiest part. In the beginning, Althea was overwhelmed by the complexity of the task just to find out that men talk an awful lot when they think the slut sucking them is only there for the drugs.The hardest, and also the most critical detail of the plan was to break the blind trust Diaz had in his inner circle, something he takes so much pride on.Slowly, innocently, Althea carved doubt against Clyde inside Lucius’s mind, poisoning Diaz’s loyal dog for months. Feeding into his obsessiv
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 58: mix of butterflies and vomit .Janina is about to cry out in pain when it gets swallowed by the shock sent through her whole body as a blade pierces her stomach. The pain that spreads rapidly to every cell in her body forces a gasp out of her."Did it really have to be like this?" says Janina in a forced breath. "Were you really looking for Clyde to kill him like this?"The brunette cries as she is stabbed again and again, the pain no longer giving her a break to think. But even as she fights to live, she is grateful. Because it is her who's dying."You deserve to die for what you did to her; what you did to me! How could you keep her away from me?" Lucius rambles without noticing who is the receiver of his violence. " She will be better without you. I will take care of her like you never did, and I will love her like she deserves. Everything is okay now. With you gone, Jana will finally love me too."With lost eyes and gone mind, Lucius stabs his on
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 57: did it have to come to this? .Getting to the room had been easy because of the fight mainly concentrating in the middle of the mansion, but getting to the other side where the entrance and the kitchen were, posed a bigger challenge than Althea expected. Which is why the moment the kitchen comes into view, Althea thanks her past self for leaning the mansion's lay out to perfection. All those sleepless nights finally paying off."HOLY FUCK!" Lucius screams. The raven is ready to leave the kitchen, finally sure that Janina isn't there, nor alive or dead, when he is met with a small body. Of course, with a lifetime of training and experience under his belt, the first thing Lucius does is to bring the small knife in his hand to Althea’s throat. "What are you doing here? Where is Diaz? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE?"Still with a knife to her throat, Althea just looks at Lucius, eyes full of surprise. She wasn't expecting this."Ah, sorry, I guess y
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 56: commotion, constriction.The pair keeps walking, Althea with a hand set seductively on Diaz’s chest and the burette letting himself be led backwards. They step slow and carefully but never taking their eyes off each other. Even with panic rising inside her, Althea knows she can control the situation as long as she keeps her eyes hooded and lips puckered."You drive me crazy," growls Diaz. His voice is low and raspy, full of arousal."I know." Althea pushes him, forcing the taller to sit on the bed.Althea doesn't know if it is because of her new hair but she has a newfound courage helping her stay calm as she drops to her knees and licks her lips, wetting the pink flesh in preparation. Diaz doesn't miss the signal, immediately relaxing his thighs to let them open wider. The small body in between them moves close to undo the button on the expensive pants, her fingers expertly acting.Seeing Althea on her knees with blonde hair always made Diaz think t
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 55: the only way out .One step at a time, Althea walks out of the bathroom and into the walk-in wardrobe where she covers herself with one of the thick coats Diaz had brought her a few months ago. The fluffy piece of clothing hangs off her shoulders prettily, falling just under her butt. Once warm again, Althea gathers herself once more, ready to walk to the bed.Except her legs disagree.A moment she is standing and the next she is falling to the floor. There is nothing soft to break her fall as her body refuses to keep fighting gravity, her head bouncing on the hard surface.Her head hurts as much as her body now. There is nothing left in her. No power. No will. No hope. Nothing. She doesn't even care that her coat's zipper has fallen open, letting the harsh wind bite at her skin. Althea knows she has to move but she can't find a reason to do it. There is nothing waiting for her but pain. What does it matter if she hurts there, on the floor or outsid
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 54: classical, isn't it? .The windows and mirrors are blurred by condensation when Diaz enters the dance room. Althea is in the middle, unaware of the predatory eyes following her body dancing fluidly to a classical piece. The music is morbid and sad, the violin resounding in the whole room with its sorrow, moving the blonde's body from one side to the other. Althea lets the music move and bend her in different directions until she feels like she is a mere doll being controlled by the changing notes echoing in her bones.It is a beautiful and devastating sight. Somehow, the skinny blonde who couldn't even manage to stand on her own is now gliding on the floor, effortlessly. The way she dances makes Diaz want to cry because as Althea moves perfectly to the rhythm of a weeping violin, Diaz can see and feel the blonde dying. The dead ballad keeps on playing as the brunette's eyes fill with tears and his heart shrinks with the fear of losing the only perso
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 53: hidden innocence .Althea stays hidden under the blankets, scared to face the world but too restless to sleep. Her mind buzzes with guilt and unsaid words mixed with the memories of soft touches and pleasure. She feels disgusting, not because of what she caused but because of the fear of getting caught. She is scared Diaz is coming for her, scared of the brunette knowing, somehow, that it was her who sent the message. The heavy weight of what she has done rests on her body, crushing her soul against the bed, yet, there is a single pebble of relief. At least she got to free Harley. I will bear it so you can be free.Because it doesn’t matter what she does nor how she thinks, Harley can never be saved. He is too enamoured by the hitman and too traumatised by the Cartels. There is no escape when the prisoners don't know they are in a cage.Finally giving up on sleep, Althea hops out of bed. Her feet hit the floor harder than she expects, the iciness c
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 52: Call me Sunshine? .The memory of the first meeting when they decided the details for the attack comes to his mind, accompanied with an awful thought. He looks at Ronan with pity, almost begging for forgiveness for the words that he is about to say. “Harley knew.”The air turns heavy with those two words. Ronan feels his heart stop beating and his blood start rushing to his ears. Everyone is looking at him, and Diaz has hate in his eyes.“That is nonsense,” whispers Ronan, but he can’t bring himself to sound certain.“He was in the kitchen when we met,” says Diaz through gritted teeth. “He is the only other person who was there.”“Even if he wanted to, he has no way of contacting Fernandez! Come on, guys! He is just a cook.”“Don’t treat me like an idiot.” Diaz’s voice is low and threatening, making even the hitman tremble. “You don’t think I know about that old computer you gave him for Christmas last year?! Huh?!”“Wait, what the fuck! How dare you
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 51: who is the unfortunate being then ? .Days pass in a blink. The mansion is pure chaos. Everyone runs from one place to the other, rushing to complete the preparations for the fast approaching war. All the men know something big is about to happen. They can feel it in the air, travelling into their anxious bodies and coursing through their veins. Everything is such a haze, nobody notices the sneaky blonde hiding in plain sight, stealthily scurrying in and out of the room behind the kitchen. No one pays attention as she tiptoes delicately nor when she fills her pocket with a bunch of colourful pills.With every trip to the kitchen, the hoodie in the corner of the wardrobe fills up with more pills. Althea thanks her past self for being smart enough to keep secret stashes around Harley’s room. Just in case.With the last of her secret drugs in her underwear, Althea waits until she hears Lucius limp out of the room and lock the door behind him. After loc