TWENTY SEVENDANTE“She is gone” A voice interrupted my hiatusShe, could only mean Diana and gone has to be another escape plan pulled by her again. The woman was going to be the death of me.How do I explain to her that running around in a house where nobody liked her family could get her killed, I thought as I got up from my chair“You let her escape again after all my warnings” I slammed the man who had come to inform me of her disappearance“Escape? I would never do that; Alejandro came over and asked me to give him a moment alone with the prisoner and before I got back, she was gone and he was nowhere in sight too”I stilled in my stride and turned back to the man“Alejandro?” I echoed“Yes sir” he mumbled, the rage in my eyes had him taking a step back.“What did I say about not letting anyone except me see her?” I snappedThe man cowered.It was obvious what had happened. This was Alejandro’s way of rebelling against me and I had let him pluck her from under my nose. I walked
TWENTY EIGHTDIANAIt was dark and my head throbbed with renewed intensity anytime I turned or moved. I groaned, trying to get my bearings.We were in a vehicle and I could hear the steady breathing of the man, it had to be a man with me.What is going on? I thought, trying not to move or upset the demons waging war in my skull“Ahh, I see that you are awake” the man saidThe blindfold around my eyes was dragged off and I could see as I blinked repeatedly that it was indeed as bright as day and I was bound in a car.“What are you doing?” I snapped, struggling to sit upright“I warned you not to run but what is it with women and not listening to simple instructions” Alejandro scoffed, shaking his head as he drove with his eyes on the road.“You are a fucking asshole and would rot in hell, bastard” I cursed.It was useless trying to get myself out of the binds and I stopped struggling, resting my head against the seat.“Now, now don’t be so fucking rude, Diana; you do not want to make m
TWENTY NINEDANTEThe bastard… she is fucking nakedI stared at the picture he had sent me of my angel on her knees, her eyes still defiant as she glared at the cameras. Her spirit remained unbroken even in the face of deathI dialed Alejandro’s number fuming as he let it ring without response. He was going to face death and much worse than I would wish on anyoneI was expecting Diana’s brothers and my men were on the way to the airport to escort them safely here. I wasn’t about to take the chance of something happening to either of them.The door to the den opened and they both walked in with Lucien walking faster than his brother Jason. I dropped the phone in my pocket and approached the men with my hand stretched out.“You bastard” Lucien swore, slamming his fist into my face.I reciprocated of course, satisfied at the pop I heard as his head snapped back.“Lucien!” Jason’s voice interrupted us.“Let him be; if he wants to fight me, I have to let him know that he will lose and by t
THIRTYDIANAI was alone for most of the night but managed to keep my eyes open; I did not want to fall asleep and risk Alejandro taking advantage of me while I was asleep.He did not come for me during the night until the next morning when he marched into the room, clapping his hands in delight.“Wake up, today is the day” he sang, unbinding both hands and dragging me to through the hall way, stopping at the corridor.I could only tell that he meant this was the day and Dante was coming for me just as he wanted him too. I was right of course when Dante’s voice echoed through the quiet building. Alejandro chuckled and pushed me in front of him, the cold metal of the gun touching my side and I walked until we were down the stairs.I stared at Dante; my eyes watering at the torn look in his eyes. I wanted to run into his raised arms and tell him it was okay and that I wasn’t angry anymore at him.Please let us get out alive, I prayed in my mindHe had no idea that Alejandro had no plans
EPILOGUEDANTEIt was foggy and I could hardly make sense of where I was.I could not move too even as I struggled to but I could hear her.Diana, I called outShe was talking about so many things and asking me to come back to her.Where are you? I askedI did not think she could hear me; I wanted her to hear me as so I struggled until I slipped into the blackness once more.My eyes snapped open; it wasn’t dark or foggy and I was staring at some white ceiling.Is this heaven, I thought and then smiled stupidlyThere was no way I would be in heaven if I died and this did not look like the hell that the bible spoke of which would be filled with fire and brimstone and where sinners would cry and gnash their teeth until the end of time.I was feeling quite comfortable even though I still could not move without pains shooting up my body and…I moved my head to the side, settling on hair touching my arm.Diana, I thoughtThere was no way Diana who would be in hell with me and it suddenly hi
FORMAL NOTE TO MY LOVELY READERS Being the daughter of an important person like Jason Rodrigues was no easy feat… at least that was what everyone thought whenever they looked at Camilla Rodrigues. They thought that she had it all and there was nothing in the world that would ever change that. Camilla on the other hand wanted something more than the title of her father. She loved him, never forget that but she also wanted something more for herself that did not involve his name and his title. She walks into a room and everyone whispers… they are nice to her because they all want something from her father and they think she is in the right place to put in a good word for them. She had no friends… who would want to be friends with the daughter of a billionaire with no strings attached? It just wasn’t possible. Camilla wanted more and that was what drove her into the hands of Nathan Clark, her father’s only competitor. Nathan was everything that her father disliked and even more so,
CHAPTER ONECAMILLA“You did what?” My father snapped, rising to his feet.I remained seated but twirled my fingers; I knew he wasn’t going to be happy with what I had done but the contract had already been signed and there was nothing he could about it at the moment if he did not want the full brunt of the media upon our family.Nathan Clark was his sole competitor and I had just gone to strike a deal with the man to work for him in exchange for the knowledge I could offer about the business.“What are you talking about, Camilla?” My mother, Elizabeth asked.She too was present as I spoke to my father about what I had done.“I have decided to work for Mr Clark and he and I have come to an agreement. I am informing you both about this so you are in the know should in case the media gets a whiff of the news” I told them“You have got to be fucking kidding me, Camilla. You cannot do that; you know very well how much of a strong competitor, Clark is and you think this would benefit the f
CHAPTER TWONATHAN It has been a full two days since Camilla Rodrigues stormed into my office and propositioned me with her eyes flashing her her smile unwavering and i found it disturbing that I was still thinking about her.She was daring and quite frankly stupid if you asked me.There was no way I would understand why she was doing what she was doing and even when she had mentioned she wanted something of her own…That was understandable if I could prove to myself that she knew exactly what she was talking about.To me, this was just some case of a rich, spoilt brat who is apparently bored with her life and seeking some sort of fun and entertainment.I am going to teach her what fun was and I was sure that she wouldn’t last a week in my company.I smiled at this, already envisioning the things I was going to do to the little Rodrigues. She had to know that there will be no daddy to cry to by the time I was done with her.It was in this state that my best friend, Christian met me.