FIFTY ONEANDRESAll eyes followed me as I walked into the room, bloodied from yet another torture of one of the man that had been asked to man the cameras. I had called the meeting for just one reason; I wanted to look the elder who had betrayed me in the eye as I executed him.The room quietened as I sat in my chair, facing them off one after the other with Miguel standing quietly at my side.“It would seem…” I began… “that I have been too lenient for late and that is why somebody here thinks I am easy meat that they can pick off and kill”All eyes remained on me but I could already see the uncertainty and dread creeping into their eyes as I stared them down.“Alejandro escaped the dungeons and somebody here helped him” I announced.Whisper filtered round the table but I had my eyes on one elder and he was staring at me as well, his eyes hard and teeth gritting. It would seem that I had been right in my assumptions and have caught the traitor in my clan.“Esperanza, please; would yo
FIFTY TWOCATHERINAI had had the night to think about what I was doing and my confused feelings towards Andres. It was clear that I was foolishly in love with him; the man whose men had killed my brother but the same man who had also killed for me and made sure that I was protected.I was conflicted about everything and when he did not return to the room after I had shunned him; it was also clear that I had hurt his feelings. I knew he cared for me judging from the way he had been gentle with me after everything but he was a hard man and one who had undergone a very difficult childhood from what I could gather about him.I wanted everything to be alright between us and so I made up my mind to talk to him about it right before he stepped in and everything I was thinking flew out of the window when I looked at him.He was staring at me like he wanted to say something and was figuring out a way to say it and then I had gone right ahead to ask what he was doing in his own bedchambers. I
FIFTY THREEANDRESI remained still as she closed the distance between us gazing into my eyes while I desperately thought about how I wanted her naked and on her knees; all the things I wanted to teach her about pleasure. Her scent filtered through my nostrils but I resisted the urge to breathe deeply, to fill my lungs with…“What did you want to talk about?” I cleared my throat, stepping away before I lost every shred of dignity I had left.“I heard about the dungeon man escape and that he was helped by some elder” she began“What about it?” I asked“What about it? You could have killed him and you didn’t, why?” she asked, drawing closer.“I cannot kill the last living relation of a clan besides, I already killed his father; my uncle” I told her.I watched her eyes widen, no doubt remembering the day I had shot the man as he held her against himself with a gun to her pretty head.“You killed his father for me” she muttered“He committed a crime and had to be dealt with and so did his
FIFTY FOURCATHERINAI stormed away from the den, stomping my foot.The fucking unbearable asshole, I fumed“Gilipollas” I grunted“Fucking calling a kitten, i am no kitten” I said to myself as I walked, kicking my legs“Catherina, is that you?” a voice called.It was an unmistakable voice and one I had never planned on hearing again. I spurned around to where I was sure the voice had come from.“Mamma?” I called outI watched her face break into a smile as I ran towards her, jumping into her arms. Her scent was still the same and I could not believe how much I had missed it.“What are you doing here?” I asked when I let go of herShe smiled, tears streaming her face before I noticed the shadow rounding the corner.It was Oliver and my face paled considerably as he walked to where we stood. He was accompanied by Miguel who was watching me with interest.“Catherina, I see that you have been well” he smiled, reaching to pull me into his arms.I was numb as he hugged me and as I smelt hi
FIFTY FIVEANDRESI sauntered into the dungeons to see Oliver trying to maintain as much dignity as he could as he sat on his haunches on the bare ground.He opened his eyes to cast me a full glare as I walked in and then rose to his feet; he wasn’t anything close to being the same height as me and so I looked down on him as he snarled.“Why is he not chained?” I asked Miguel.“I was waiting for your arrival; no use him fainting before the actual fun starts” Miguel announced.Oliver spurned around, his eyes darting to every corner of the dungeons as he tried to find where Miguel was speaking from“I will not tell you anything and you cannot kill me or the girl and her unborn baby are gone” he mocked“I cannot kill you but I definitely can get you to sing; may I show you?” I grinned devilish at him.He swallowed as I signaled Miguel to bind him to the wall; he was going to occupy Alejandro’s position pending when I found him and killed him. I wasn’t going to allow such a threat slip th
FIFTY SIXCATHERINAIt was either Christmas or Santa Claus had decided to give me presents early. I was with mamma in Andres’ room when the door opened and Audrey was escorted in by one of his men. I scampered off the bed and straight to my sister, stopping when I saw her protruded belly.“Hermana” she exclaimed, wrapping me up in her arms“Audrey, I have missed you terribly” my voice broke as I hugged her back.My mamma was standing behind us with her eyes red from crying.“Come and sit” I told her, smiling ever so widely“I want to know what is going on; I was handed over to some men by Oliver’s people and then they brought me here” she said“Andres; he brought you and mamma and…”“He accepted Oliver’s proposal?” Audrey gasped, rising to her feet“No, he did not. He tortured it out of the poor man” I whispered not feeling the least bit sympathetic.“I am sure he did; he always did take a liking to you all those while” my sister murmured, hugging me“How are you and the baby?” I aske
FIFTY SEVENANDRESI heard the shot; one minute there was total darkness and the next one singular shot rang out, stopping me in my tracks before I sped again in one direction.CatherinaI charged into the room just as soon as the light fluttered on; her mamma was hovered over a bleeding Audrey but Catherina was nowhere in sight.“Catherina” I beganThe woman shook her head, tears streaming down her face as she cupped her daughter’s face. I could see that she had been shot in the stomach and her breathing was labored but she was alive.“Let me” I nudged the woman to the corner and carried Audrey, her eyes pinned on my face, unseeing“You will be alright” I told her right before I began running in the direction of the doctor’s home.Catherina, my head screamed.My chest seized as I continued running with Audrey; as much as I wanted to dash out and begin looking for her, I needed to be rational and I did not think that when I found her she would ever be able to forgive me for letting he
FIFTY EIGHTCATHERINAFucking tight space, my mind screamed as I came to.I could not move neither could I see anything due to the blindfold over my eyesI cannot breatheI was gasping for air, desperately trying to draw something into my lungs as panic seized me, watering my eyes.I am not going to die… here, I thought, pushing myself forward and backward.I was in the truck of a car and it was moving; that was all I could make out.I was hyperventilating and clawing at my throat as I pushed and banged until I noticed that the car had stopped.I heard someone curse in Spanish right before the truck opened up and I was pulled out and the blindfold ripped away“If you do not stay fucking quiet… what is wrong with you?” the man before me asked“I…cannot…breathe” I gasped, hitting my chest“Maldita perra” the man cursed, approaching me.Tears streamed down my face as I concentrated on trying to get air in my lungs. His fist cracked against my cheek sending me spiraling to the ground“Shu
EIGHTEENALEJANDROShe was sitting too quietly for my liking… just there with her legs bunched together like I had taken the life force from her when we were barely started in our question for revenge.I had sent the nude pictures I had taken of her, straight to Andres’ through an untraceable network and I was now waiting for him to call me with the number I had dropped alongside the pictures. If there was anything I knew about my cousin, he was going to try and trace where the picture had come from and only when he is sure that he has exhausted all possible ways to find me will he place that phone call.I was giving him an hour at most before I heard from him… the empty threats. I call it empty because he would not be able to catch me so easily ever again. The last time I had allowed him do his worst to me even when I had not been directly involved in what had happened to his pet.I had given the order so yes, that would make me the most guilty in the matter but he and I were family
SEVENTEENAUDREYI don’t know how long I sat there, naked with my legs drawn up to my chest and my head bowed low as I thought about how the fuck I had allowed myself to be so seduced.I don’t know how long I slept before I woke up in a cold sweat, my heart pounding furiously in my chest as my eyes took a sweep round the room.It wasn’t a dream… not a nightmare either, I thought as the memories flooded back; memories of my own shame.I buried my face in my hands and berated myself for my stupidity.How could I have been so blind? The truth had been staring at me in the face but I had been so fucking stupid and horny.I had hoped that he loved me but how could a man… I should have figured out immediately he started paying special attention to me that there was something wrong. I had let myself be seduced by his smooth words and charming demeanor, never once suspecting that he was the same man who had caused so much pain and suffering in my family.Now, as I sat in the dimly-lit cabin,
SIXTEENALEJANDROShe remained sitting, her arms folded across her chest and her eyes pinned somewhere above my head. She had her mouth in a thin line and was trying not to look in my direction even as I stared pointedly at her.My cock twitched as I pinned her with a glare, my mouth also set in a grim line. She wasn’t supposed to have heard about what Sergio and I had talked about; I wanted to do this my own way but oh well… it was what it was.I pushed back from the wall I was standing, twirling the knife she had almost used to stab me in my hand; the very same that her brother in law and my cousin had marked me with.I could feel the rage spinning in my chest and welcomed it, allowing it fuel me as I approached her until she had no choice but to look up at me.She was glaring, her eyes twinkling with distaste and disgust, two emotions which were so foreign to her countenance and person…As foreign as the scar on my face, I musedI wanted to think that I knew her but she was the ene
FIFTEENAUDREYI heard him climb out of the bed and muttered my protest as he carried the whole heat of his presence with him. I had had sex before, with a boy my age and in the house of my papa where we had to be quiet and afraid as we did the deed.It was the last time that I had allowed anyone of the opposite gender touch me until Victor. He was everything I envisioned powerful lovemaking to be and we had continued well into the night in as many positions as I could imagine.My eyes fluttered open as I sighed deeply and contentedly, stretching and wincing at the sore I felt in between my legs. I sat up slowly, rubbing the sleep away from my eyes as I stared around the room, taking in its appearance. I was fascinated by the way he had designed it and although I considered it really odd to have whips of various sizes strung to the wall and…I scampered out of the bed, reaching for the knife that was hung at the far end of the room. It had a very peculiar hilt and it was somewhat curv
FOURTEENALEJANDROShe looked like an angel sleeping there with her hair thrown back and her mouth slightly agape but it was not watching her that kept me awake; it was the energy thrumming through my body in waves and I wanted to tell myself that she hadn’t just touched something within me that had died with my torture but it was impossible not to feel everything she had given me and everything I had not returned.I smiled as she sighed, snuggling in closer to me and my arm involuntarily locking around her waist; she was beautiful and so innocent in many ways.I frowned hoping the hurt in my chest was because I hadn’t eaten in a while and was quite hungry and not because I was feeling sorry for what I was about to do to her. She needed no pity from me after all I had to endure from Andres and because of her sister; I wanted her to get the same equal measure of punishment and I wanted to break her so bad that she would never be able to smile ever again.As if on cue, her lips curved i
THIRTEENAUDREYThere were so many scars and I knew that it was the sign that I needed to be running for the hills but I was more intrigued with him than I had ever been with anything in my life and I could not tear my eyes from his body nor could I move as he stared at me with black eyes while I trailed my fingers over his scars.He looked like I was doing the exact opposite of what he had thought I would do and it fascinated him tooI rested my gaze on his chest, swallowing painfully at the scar that matted it even then; he must have been tortured to have been scarred this bad and I wondered who the hell would hurt him in such damning way.I watched his lips turn up in a smile before they descended on mine, his tongue forcing my mouth open and plunging deep. I was hit by the intensity of this kiss and clung to him to steady myself against the onslaught of heat pooling in my belly.He tasted like absolute sin and the danger I had been trying all my life to run away from but I was com
TWELVEALEJANDRO“I want to do this” she murmured as soon as we satI had no idea what she was talking about of course and told her so.She blushed beautifully, twirling her fingers in front of her as she sought words to properly convey what she was talking about.“Yesterday you said you felt something…I just… I really”My eyes twinkled as I watched her struggle to form words, glancing at me for help“Dance with me, Audrey” I murmured, putting out a handShe smiled, glancing around the quiet room.“There is no music” she pointed out“Isn’t there?” I asked.As if on cue, music filtered through the speakers I had positioned and had covered at the edge of the room. I watched her eyes widen in surprise and then amusement as she placed one hand in mine and allowed me drag her up so we were inclined against one another.I twirled her first before placing my hand on the small on her back and guiding her through the steps while she laughed.She was stunning; absolutely and deliciously stunnin
ELEVENAUDREYI was giddy with excitement and then terrified that I was giddy with excitement.How could I be excited that I was about to have sex with some man that I barely knew; I had no idea who he was and if he was even who he said he wasIt is just sex, I had tried to reassure myself and it could never be more, I had said but the shivers my body was making and the war that had been raging at the pit of my belly for the whole day was saying otherwise.Not even Valerie’s reassuring words was helping the terror and nervousness threatening to overwhelm me. The last intimacy I had had with a man was with Bruno and it hadn’t been as earth shattering as Valerie always described her rounds of sex with men.It had been something between two people that were scared of being apart and it had been done under my father’s roof with the fear of being caught overruling the passion and pleasure of the moment.There was also the case about an orgasm; I had no idea what that was like and I would h
TENALEJANDROMy eyes moved from the laptop in front of me to Sergio’s faceSomething was wrong“What is it?” I asked urgently“We have to proceed with the girl” he sighed“What is the hurry?”“Ana thinks it is a horrible idea and while I think it is fantastic, she is of the notion that it was going to make the revenge more complicated”“But?” I proddedHe blinked, confusion dotting his forehead“But what?” he asked“You have a but there” I told himHe chuckled, grabbing a seat“I think it is bullshit and she is only saying that because… well she is Ana and she is crazy. I wouldn’t take whatever that woman says serious”“I didn’t think so” I smiled, returning my eyes to the laptop“We need to…”“We will do it my way, Sergio” I interrupted, whipping my eyes to meet his.He remained silent while I boiled with anger.Every one of them wanted their moment with Andres but couldn’t find the guts to fucking go for him themselves. They wanted me to do it so they could hide in my shadow and po