Armando's manly scent filled her nostrils, causing her to be dazed and dizzy. "What's this now, Leonor? Cat got your pride?""Hey! That was demeaning and I don't condone it." She said, justifying her actions by changing the topic. "But isn't that what you do, Leonor? You lure everyone to your trap and then leave them there while you scurry around for your next victim.""What the fuck are you even talking about?" She asked confused, earning a scoff from him. "What's going on between you and Lorenzo?""Excuse me?""You are not to be excused, Miss Torres. You are to tell me right now, what is your relationship with Lorenzo? Do you like him now? Are you fucking with him already?""What the fuck!""Curse me one more time, and you'll lose your tongue." He warned, his gaze angered. "I get that you don't trust me, but you really think I have that much power to entice one of your men? Should I be honored?" She said in a more angered tone."You wouldn't dare.""Oh, but you are doubting our fri
Armando couldn't remember the last time he got so engrossed with sleep even with the effects of sleep inducers and anti depressive pills. He looked to his side, to see the most beautiful scene ever, Leonor was all cuddled up in his arms and she looked so comfortable and at ease. Armando wondered if he hadn't had anymore bad dreams because she was with him, in the end he didn't want to think about it anymore. He slowly got out of bed, not wanting to wake her up.He picked up his phone to find that it was 10am already, he wondered how he could have slept so much. He would naturally be up by 5am and then go out on a jog before working out more in his room.He was now far behind his schedule and had to skip the exercise. He bathed and dressed before leaving the room, not without giving a little warm side glance towards the woman sleeping on his bed.Armando would be going to his company today to fire more of those incapable bastards in his company. He got out of the mansion and immediatel
"Where do you think you're coming from?, Who gave you the permission to leave this place?" Armando asked angrily."Uh-... Um, I- we-""Armando spares her the yelling, she's so scared she even began stuttering now. If you want to shout at someone then shout at me, I'm the one that took her out after all, no need to embarrass her". Lorenzo said as he stepped in between them. His voice was filled with all playfulness but his gaze wasn't."Lorenzo, stay out of this," Armando said as he tried to grab Leonor but Lorenzo prevented him. "Why should I?, I told you I was the one that took her out, if you want to be mad at someone then be mad at me, or are you such a coward that you'd rather face a woman than a man?" Lorenzo challenged purposely hitting Armando where it hurt.Armando looked at Lorenzo unbelievably, his anger arising. "Lorenzo, what did you just say to me? Are you out of your mind?" He warned as he clenched his fist holding back the urge to punch his pretty face."No, I'm perfect
Meanwhile, Armando gazed at his drink on the table, he thought of what Luca said and scoffed. "Never loyal." And with that, he grabbed it and took a sip of the whiskey loving how it burned at his throat. Just then, a girl in an all-black spaghetti dress sat next to him. Armando caught sight of the girl and couldn't help but think she was oddly familiar.She smirked knowingly as she saw how drunk he was and leaned in closer. "Nice to see you again, Master Armando." She whispered in a hoarse seductive tone. He recognized that voice anywhere, it was Anna.He had sent her off to deal with their Mitchell bitch problem and seeing that she is back, it only means that she had already completed her mission. Armando turned to face his drink. A few minutes later, she leaned in again. "The Mitchell problem is all done but I've missed being in your bed, Master Armando. Please can I have my reward now?"Armando gazed at her legs with his peripheral vision and turned away. "I've been a good girl ma
Armando came home late to see Leonor sleeping on the couch. He scoffed and walked past her, he was just at the elevator when he suddenly stopped in his tracks. For some reason, even though he was angry at her he still wanted to take her up to his bed and sleep with her in his arms but he forced himself not to.He instead picked her up, took her to his room, placed her on the bed, and went to sleep in another room. Even though he was angry with her, he couldn't deny the fact that he wouldn't be able to rest if he let her sleep on the couch.Leonor woke up in the morning to see herself in Armando's bed. She turned around but didn't see him anywhere. She wondered how she got there when a thought popped into her head. She sprang up and ran to check if the door was locked and to her relief it wasn't.She brushed up and bathed before leaving the room. She opened the door and came down the stairs but she still couldn't find Armando anywhere. After having her breakfast, she didn't know what e
Elpidio stared at her in anger and turned to leave too before he would be caught by someone. They had been too loud just now but thankfully all the maids in the mansion were in the other villa for their level-up selections. He went into his room and sat down frustratingly. "What's got you so worked up?" His roommate Diego asked. Diego was the only person he was acquainted with in this place.When he'd first gotten here as a guard, Diego was the one who helped him know the rules, routines, and schedules they were expected to go through.Even though they were close, Elpidio still didn't trust him. He faked his name and everything about his identity to get accepted into Armando's mansion as a guard."It's nothing, I'm just a little bit homesick," Elpidio said to his roommate. "That's sad to hear mate but I feel you, I miss home too but I've gotta stay here and try to make ends meet," Diego said as he lay on the bed to rest for the night."Sure man, I get what you're saying, hey do you kn
"Friends?" Leonor's heart raced as Lorenzo's words lingered in the air. "Aren't we more than just friends?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper. His eyes locked onto hers, filled with an emotion she couldn't quite name. Yet.Leonor blinked a few times, taken aback by his sudden advances. "What do you mean?" she managed to say, her voice shaky. She was filled with confusion as she tried to make sense of what Lorenzo was hinting at. They had always been just friends, hadn't they?Lorenzo pinched her chin to make her look up at him. His gaze drifted down to her slightly parted lips, and she felt her breath catch in her throat. "I mean," he started, his voice growing firmer, "that ever since I first heard of you, from Luca and some other gossipers in Armando's mansion, there's been this... this pull," he explained but she still didn't get it."Leonor I've always kept to myself, stayed away from people, even Armando and Luca. But you... you're different."She remembered the first t
It was going to be dangerous, especially because the man they were dealing with was none other than Armando Sanchez but then Elpidio wasn't scared of the dangers anymore, he had to even disguise himself to be a part of Armando's crew so the phobia for fear had vanished long ago, what filled the void now was the indescribable anger and bitterness of not having his sister, well in his hands. And if this mole was right, they were about to gain the upper hand. And Armando will lose it all.As the night wrapped the city in its dark embrace, the rain came down hard against the windows of Master Armando's office. He stood there by the glass transparent wall, his tall figure, staring into the wet streets as the water streamed down the outside. His aura was even more skin-biting than the coldness outside.The knock on his office door was sharp, pulling him from his thoughts. He murmured a simple "Come in," not bothering to turn around.The door creaked open, and in walked his men, dragging thr
Armando slid in and out of her slowly curving his fingers, it was a gentle motion not to be rushed, he muffled down her moans with a kiss, she pulled him towards her aggressively taking his shirt off, he stopped her midway and held her hands back, she whispered helplessly at him but he wasn't done.Leonore was not okay, she had planned to just tease him and run away but she should have known better, her legs vibrated and spasmed at his fingers, he looked down at her with a mischievous grin "You're too loud" he says, fuck does he mean she was too loud, just as she was about protesting he slid in a second finger, she gasped without thinking, he knew exactly what he was doing. She shouldn't have teased him in the first place.Armando's fingers started vibrating gently "No no no no please stop" Leonor pleaded with him, she wasn't ready to cum on the bed but he didn't stop regardless of that, her legs shuddered, her back arched she couldn't keep it in anymore, she wanted him and she wanted
The timing couldn't have been more perfect. She had insisted that the wedding ceremony take place in a small gathering, and thankfully, her soon-to-be husband embraced the idea with the same fervor that he embraced her. So there she stood, her heart brimming with gratitude, as she basked in the sun's beautiful glow."You seem radiant." Leonor heard his muscular voice behind her as he possessively hugged her from behind. "Armando stop it... We're in a public place." Leonor complained."No, we are choosing our wedding outfits and you are not paying attention anymore." He complained. She gave him a little sorry look causing a huge grin to spread across his features.His gaze suddenly darkened as he leaned in closer. "Are you possibly... Thinking about our wedding night." Leonor felt her whole being turn stiff as she heard him say that. She angrily pushed him away but he was so strong that he didn't budge. "So dirty." Leonor scolded but he chuckled even louder."Look at this one, Miss!"
"Let's go. We'll have plenty of time. I don't want to ruin my makeup," Leonor said.The truth is that Leonor didn't care about the makeup. She was just shy. Isabella was still inside, the same with the stylist and makeup artist. The last thing she would want is someone walking up on them.Armando entwined his hands with hers. "Let's go," he said and led her out.Armando walked her to the car. He had prepared the biggest surprise for her. A car was waiting for them at the entrance. Armando opened the door for her to step in before walking around to sit beside her. The car drove off. "Why send a makeup artist and a stylist, is it that you didn't trust my style? And you picked over twenty gowns for her to pick from." Leonore complained."What? Not satisfied with the princess treatment you were given?" Armando asked her a small smile on his lips. Armando's eyes met with the driver's eye from the mirror and he quickly averted his gaze. Armando was peering at Leonore. Undoubtedly she looked
He remembered how many days she spent crying and mourning over her brother's death and his heart ached for her. Just then she stirred in her sleep and subconsciously whispered. "Will Elpidio also come back?"She seemed to be in a dream state and didn't really realize when she had said that. She became still again and Armando sighed. She had him but didn't have a family anymore and he knew that was what hurt her the most. But he wanted to be her all now. Her family.And with that, he sent a text to Luca and Lorenzo telling them to meet him at a bar not too far away from Lorenzo's company. He wanted to talk to them about something important.Once the text was sent, he slipped his phone back into his pocket and went back to his room, carrying the sleeping beauty in his arms.The next day...Leonor walked out of the room, hurrying down the stairs. Her slippers hit the heels of her feet as she held the rail, trailing her hands on it. Armando was already downstairs when she got there. Arma
Armando walks over to the door and opens it to find Lorenzo there. "Hey. I came to check up on her." Lorenzo said and Armando nodded in understanding. He moves away for Lorenzo to come in and Leonor smiles upon seeing him. "Hey, Leonor.... you okay?" He asked."Yeah, I guess I'm fine. I just still have that ache in my leg and won't be able to move for a while but, I'm better." She said with a sigh."Good, good." He said and she could easily tell he was holding himself back from asking something. "What is it, Lorenzo?" She asked after watching him struggle for a while."Well..... about your brother." He said hesitantly. "It's fine. He made a mistake and I feel I've cried enough now. I'm still hurt whenever I think of him but, God knows best right?" She said and Lorenzo nodded fondly."You'll be okay," Lorenzo said stroking her hair. "Yeah, I will. I have Armando and you and Luca." She said with a smile. "Yes, you do."Armando was in the background watching all of this play out. And fo
He was followed by a squad of similarly garbed and armed men moving swiftly and purposefully to secure the area and confirm the dead. Armando's face was over her in a heartbeat. He looked over her with a cold analytical dispassion. But she never felt more loved or seen. She felt the pain then, burning in her leg. She began to scream."Hey!" He shouted. "She's been shot!"Leonore was safely stowed in the car as it sped away. Armando turned to face Luca then."I'm sorry." He said, pain thick in his voice."I could have died today. Everything would have been for nothing.""It was pretty fucking stupid to go off like that," Luca replied, a matter of fact. "We all knew it was a fucking trap."He turned to look at Armando."What does this girl have on you to make you so reckless? If we couldn't take out those snipers when we did you won't fucking be here! Do you understand that?" He was yelling now. Luca visibly forced himself to calm down."I know Luca," Armando said, collapsing to sit on th
" Where the fuck are you, fucking piece of shit.""Armando." Gastone's response came over the speaker, his voice coming through the whole complex."I have something you want. Give me what I want and we can both walk out of this place happier for it."The mall it seems was not as dead as it seemed. Gastone would have had a generator brought in to power the PA system. He'd had time to prepare this and not alone.This was an ambush.The first tough resolved out of the shadow of one of the huge columns supporting the upper levels and the glass roof three stories above spanning the courtyard. The dark storm clouds visible above occluding the moonlight, allowing only the infrequent glare of lightning to throw dancing shadows across the yard. It was out of these two other hulking forms that emerged from either flank."These fine gentlemen are here to make sure you're well-behaved..."Armando leveled his gun at the first thought opposite him and two Identical weapons seemed to spawn in the han
Now Armando and Brandon were staring at each other. Brandon was shaking, scared. Armando spoke, his voice calm but deadly. "I've let you go times and times before Brandon, because of our past. But not this time." Brandon knew he was in real trouble. He grabbed a gun and hid behind Leonor, pressing the gun to her head. "Now move, Armando, or I'll shoot her!" Armando looked at him, not worried at all. "Go ahead," he said.Leonor couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Armando!" she cried out, a mix of surprise and hurt in her voice. Brandon was angry and scared. "I'm not playing games! I'll do it!" Armando raised his own gun, pointing it right at Leonor. "Then do it, or I will," he said.Leonor was mad. Really mad. She used that anger to kick Brandon hard, right between his legs. He fell, crying out in pain. At that moment, Williams and the others barged in. They stopped, shocked at what they saw. "Master, forgive us for not being fast enough. Brandon had stationed a lot of men at th
Leonor sat on the cold floor, her mind racing. She had to get out of this place before she became a pawn in yet another one of these cruel games. She would never be used as Armando's weakness, she didn't want to play damsel in distress.She got up quietly and tiptoed to the door. Her hand was on the knob when it turned on its own, and the door swung open. The hooded man was standing there, his expression unreadable."Going somewhere?" he asked, blocking her path. Leonor took a step back, her heart pounding. "I... I was just looking for the bathroom," she lied.He didn't move. "The bathroom's not this way." She sighed, knowing she had to try another approach. She looked at him, really looked, and saw something in his eyes that didn't match the rough exterior. "You don't seem like the kind of guy who does this sort of thing," she said softly.He seemed taken aback. "What do you mean?" He asked. "I mean, you don't look like you fit in with the mafia, with criminals," Leonor pressed on,