Rocio's
"Rocio, look at me." He demanded. I opened my eyes and saw a pistol in his hand.
"Why do you have a gun? Where are you going?" I desperately grasped on his coat.
"Don't leave me here," I said and shook my head.
"Just stay here. Don't move, ok? You'll be safe here. Just do what I say," he said. I didn't have the time to process his command. He left the car and I was left ducking and covering my ears.
Tears cascaded from my eyes and my body shook in fear the whole time. I heard the door opened. I could no longer hear the gunshots, but the thought that his enemies might have found made me cry harder.
"Please, don't hurt me! I'll do anything that you tell me, just don't hurt me!" I begged. I shrieked in fear as a hand tapped me.
"Rocio, it's me. It's done, baby. They're gone, you're safe!" He announced. I jumped straight into his arm as relief washed over me.
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"The encounter that happened earlier was the reason why you need to have a security team that must go with you at all times." He explained.
"You have enemies. Enemies that will kill you and anyone close to you. What kind of person are you to have those? And it's in plural form! You have a lot." I kept on losing it while the stranger whose name I had no idea remained stilly and storm-free.
"These people that I'll appoint as your security are the pick of their litters. They were trained to risk their lives and catch a bullet for you---"
"And that's supposed to ease away all my worries that my life is constantly on the line, ha? What are you? What's your line of work to have these so-called enemies? Are you some ilk of a mafia boss or something?" I asked sneeringly and when he chose to leer back at me, it set off the emergency bells in my head.
"You are?!"
"No." I waggled my head, "I'll ask, beg even, for my mom's friend who sold me to you to give you your money back, and then he can go on and sell me to a different bidder. I'll pay an interest if I have to! How much do you want? Tell me!"
"Silly, there's no way Gray would do that, and in case he agreed to give me back my money to get you back, I'll only double that one million to ensure that you're going nowhere, but next to me." I peered at him dejectedly, tears descending on my cheeks.
"Czar, we're approaching the estate," his driver said. The stranger tossed his eyes back to me after checking the window out.
"Dry out those tears, Rocio. There's nothing for you to cry about. You're the new Czarina of Rune's society, which means you're the most powerful woman in this city now that you've become my wife." Not knowing how to digest all of this, I figured out that following his wish and desire would fritter me away from danger.
The car stopped in a driveway and his driver debouched from the car within a blur, busting the door open for us. The stranger prepared to come ashore, but I clasped my hand on his arm, and he shot a questioning glare.
"A-At the least, tell me what's your name?"
"Alas."
"Alas, I know that. What I mean is the full name. What's your surname?"
"Morana, our surname is Morana, baby." Alas, offered up his hand before my eyes.
"There's nothing to be scared about, Rocio. I have tons and big enemies, but I won't let them lay a hand on you, I'll burn their world if they do." He gently pinched up my chin for our eyes to swathe.
"I never bluff, Rocio. I'll kill and start a bloody war for you."
"You don't mean that. We just met, how can you treat me like your whole damn world wheeled around me when you've only known me for hours?" My eyes fattened and dilated after he leveled his lips with mine, and not even a forewarning ahead.
Alas, possessively muffled his finger around my neck, tempting me to open my lips more, so he could kiss me better. Feelings that I was never aware of enslaved me. He led me to play with his lips according to the pace that he had set, and so when a hand stripped him away from me, the feeling was something I could compare to being pulled back into hell as soon as you had set your foot on heaven.
I fluttered my lids open and got to see the same woman that he was with in the coffee shop gushing with rage flung a slap, prompting me to hit her back. She was taken aback, but she quickly redirected her anger to me. Alas, got in between us, fishing her hand before the woman could hurt me.
"Aria, enough!" He shouted, but her frothing anger burned even more.
"The hell? How dare you? Just who do you think you are to lay a hand on me?" She yelled.
"You started it. You slapped my husband first, but because you're a woman and there's no way I'd let him hit a woman back, I'll be the one to give back the favor to you!" I spat.
"H-Husband?" Something shattered her heart. Aria stole a glance from Alas, verifying whether her ears had picked up it right.
"Alas, what is she talking about?"
"You heard her. This woman is my wife and R. S' Czarina. We'll deal leniently with you, just this once. If you try to hurt her again, know that there will be a consequence." Alas, girded his arm on my waist and walked me inside a palace-like estate.
A sluggish laugh ushered as Alas and I settled our feet to the black marble floor of the estate. Alas, keeled his eyes.
"I saw what happened outside." The man whom I assumed was his father based on the uncanny resemblance of their features preferred me his hand.
"Not even Alas can put Aria in her place, yet you... you facilely did it, not even a minute after you treaded in our world." Alas,' father dabbed his shoulder.
"I thought we'll end this day with me lashing out at you for wasting a million on some expensive whore, I was wrong, she's worth more than that."
"Rocio is not a whore, Dad." The old man looked over his shoulder, a dead-panned look in his eyes and an enervated smile on his mouth.
"What do you call a woman you take home after you paid for her?" Alas, didn't say anything.
"Exactly what I thought, a whore. I didn't say that she isn't a virgin, though, good for you that she is." Alas, wheeled around to block his father from my sight, his palm covering my ears. Alas, shook his head, insisting that I shouldn't listen to the older Morana.
Gently yanking his hand away from my ear, I hung a consoling smile.
"You shouldn't have heard that."
"Your father was right, I may be a virgin, but I was sold in that auction like a whore. His word doesn't hurt nor bother me in the slightest." I fondled the back of his hand.
"You said it yourself, Alas. You've got tons of enemies that you must protect me from, but for someone like Aria or your father's disgraceful comment, ease up yourself, for I can manage it."
Alas, smiled, the world brightened up at that, "Why? What's funny?" I had to ask.
"Ten minutes ago, you were crying in my car, asking me to send you back to Gray, now you're telling me that you can handle Aria and Gregor Morana." A smug and proud smile painted his lips.
"See? I was right. You're the best fit to become my wife." I pouted my lip, then my eyes hovered at a lesion on his lips.
"That woman! Her slap left a cut on your lips." Browsing the estate for someone I could ask a help from.
"Do you know where's the first aid kit? I'll tend to your wounds, your wound might leave a scar if not treated immediately."
"We're off to my room then, Rocio."
I gulped nervously at his suggestion, remembering the feelings that hammered through me as we shared a kiss, "Y-Your room?"
"Yes, I have a first aid kit there, why?" I moistened my lower lip and flung a smile.
"N-Nothing, to your room then, chop-chop!" I bleated.
Rocio's PovPlunging my lower lip to my upper lip. I gulped and moved delicately around his room to avoid knocking anything down by accident, for I know the cold truth, my life would never amount to these rare pieces that he used to decorate his room.Alas, flounced to a black double door, inkling to what I deemed was his walk-in closet. Stripping his coat off my body. I neatly folded it and hung it on the backrest of a sofa in the small living room of his room, his room, with all its amenities, could easily cater for a family of five.Maneuvering myself to face him after I heard his footsteps. Alas, shamelessly checked me out with a promiscuous grin, now that I was almost naked."Hurry up, over the bed," I said to him, "You should get your money's worth." Stunned and flabbergasted, Alas did what I had requested. He sat at the edge of it and I stooped down on the floor. Alas, manspreaded his legs, prompting me to raise an eyebrow at him."Why are you spreading your legs?""For easy ac
Rocio's PovUpon sinking through my head I woke up to no one next to me. I spent the last five minutes of my life musing while my eyes memorized the intricate details on the ceiling that I couldn't pay attention to last night.I resorted to tightly pressing my lips against one another to mask the ghostly smile that's haunting me as my mind lives through the memories of the passionate night I shared with a total stranger that I must call my husband from now forward."Rocio, since when did you become this raunchy?" I lashed out at myself as the thrilling sexual urge jumped right back to me with just a mere thought of Alas, and how expert he was at fucking. I rolled to the other side of the bed that I instantly regretted it as the remnant of last night rattled my lower body, thrusting out for my legs, I quickly panned my hands closer to my face to get a proper look at the diamond ring that's making my ring finger sparkly."He has a diamond ring ready, in my size? When did he make me wear
RocioThe double door of the boutique's dressing room opened. Edwina directed her eyes to me, temporarily leaving the catalog of wedding gowns unattended. Biting my lower as nervousness spirals through me. I kept my hand still but decided to open up my arm for her to see me better on my third choice of wedding gown."Silent? Is that how awful I look with this thing?" I asked her. Anyone can easily notice that I'm starting to feel irritated."No, Czarina. You don't look awful in that gown. Matter of fact, you're beautiful, tempting, too tempting for the Czar's liking."I angled my head a bit to check myself on the life-size mirror.The third wedding gown of my choice was a glamorous and sheer metallic beaded slim, strapless gown with a sweetheart neckline and constructed corset, which combines with a sparkly embellished bra-like element attached by crystal beaded strands.I looked back to Edwina, "What's too tempting to Alas liking even mean?" I asked."You're beautiful as you are, Cza
RocioTwo days passed since my failed attempt to give Alas a head happened, later tonight is our wedding day."Should we make the Czarina take a painkiller?" Puzzled, and without any idea why Mildred suggested that to Edwina. I moved closer to them as quietly as I can"Pain killer for what? What would the Czarina need that for?" Edwina asked, voicing the same concern as mine."I forgot. You're a no-boyfriend since birth, Edwina.""And what's that got to do with this?" Edwina's confusion doubled.Mildred gestures for Edwina to come closer to her which Edwina did."After the wedding. The Czar and Czarina will consummate their marriage. Have you seen how big the Czar is? And how small does Czarina Rocio compare to him? Czar Alas looked like he was a beast in bed. He'll surely ruin the Czarina and she wouldn't be able to walk!"Edwina bit her lower lip. Her cheeks flushed."You already have an experience, Edwina?" The thought came as a shocker to Mildred."I've been a no-boyfriend since b
RocioEyeing my phone on top of the bedside table. Edwina marched in with a tray of my morning tea."Good morning, Czarina," she greeted. She placed the silver tray on the center table and she treads to the giant windows to open the curtain."Do you know how many days had passed since Alas left to tend to the emergency that Triad had?""I had no idea. I'm not keeping track, Czarina. But do you want me to?" She offered as she started concocting my morning tea."14 days.""Oh," she mumbled."Are you sure that Alas knew this number?""The Czar was the one who gave you that phone, Czarina. I'm sure he'll call you soon." Edwina crouched and was about to pour the tea into my cup when she hesitated and ceased."You're missing him.""Ha? No. Over my dead body. I don't miss him. I find it disrespectful that Alas knew he had a wife back here, and worried about him. Was it that hard to call me even just for two seconds? To show some proof of life?!" I ranted."One thing I can assure you, Czarina
AlasEryx patted my back. My eyes moved up to his face. He nonchalantly shrugged his shoulder at me."We suffered from a huge loss. Millions of dollars is a huge digit, but we had sorted it out. We're the Rune's Society. We'll surely recover from this," Eryx assured me."Do you want anything to help you distress? Wine? Rum, vodka?" He asked eyeing the private bar in my office. My eyes landed on a picture frame on the table with Rocio's picture on it. Eryx ended up looking at it too."Since when did you have that? God, you're so in love.""I'm not.""Mr. Morana, you're literally keeping a picture of your wife on your work table. You've never done that before.""I'm not in love, into her, maybe?""What difference does that make?" I shrugged my shoulder back at him."Tell Paloma that we're flying back to the estates first thing in the morning," Eryx smirked at me as he savored the burning sensation of the vodka in his throat."Already did that. I figured that after you left your bride on
Rocio"Boss, they found us! The Rune's Society's assasin led by Captain RK is here. They had already killed half of our men outside!" A man, whose hands were covered in blood, clutching his gun and panting informed Ronald."How did they find our location?" Ronald screamed. He looked back at me, knowing that the answer to that question lies with me, but I didn't have an idea how that happened either.Ronald's hostile and spiteful eyes roamed around me. It stopped on my hand, on my wedding ring to be exact.He forcefully took my ring from my finger, "Her ring has a fucking tracker!" He shouted. He clenched his jaw and pursed his mouth. As his anger got the best of him, he hit me with the back of his hand. His slap caused a cut on the corner of my lips."I'll kill you!" He declared."Even if I try to flee from this place. RK and his assassins have already surrounded this place. There will be no escape, and the only option that the two of us has is to die together." Tears clouded my eyes.
AlasThe creaking sound of the door brought my attention to it. Momentarily, I thought the one who walked into my office was Rocio."You had a long day and jet-lagged. I thought you'd be home by now.""We're holding Ronald's wife and son captive. What do you want me to do to them?" Eryx's inquiry created havoc in my head though I'm already suffering from mayhem of my own thoughts."Kill his wife and per his son. Creed could be an asset to R.S. Make him undergo the procedure.""We will erase his memory?""Unless you want Creed to spend years plotting for the fall of R.S., then no, don't do that, and let his mother go." Eryx took out his phone from his jeans. He momentarily typed something on it before his eyes focused on me."It's done. Lupita Quintos is dead, and Creed would undergo in set of procedures to erase his memory.""Good, how about Rocio's head of security? What did you do to his body? Where did you dispose of it?" Eryx's speechlessness made me halt from signing a contract.