What is this place?" she demanded, trying to hide the fear in her voice. Juan's smile instantly turned into a frown. "This is where... business is conducted," he said, his eyes glinting with something unsettling.
Aria stepped back, sensing the darkness and terror emanating from the steel doors. "You’re holding people here, aren’t you?" she asked, her voice trembling. Juan chuckled softly. "Guests, Aria. Just very... special guests," he added with a smile that sent chills down her spine.
Suddenly, a scream echoed from behind one of the doors, so loud that she flinched. The sound sent a wave of terror coursing through her. "Who… who’s in there?" she stuttered. Juan's expression turned sinister. "Someone who’s learned to appreciate El Patrón’s hospitality and kindness."
Panic surged within her; she knew she had to get out of there, fast. As she turned to leave, Juan grasped her arm, his grip like a vice. She was sure he had left a mark. "Remember, Aria, curiosity can be quite deadly. Little girls like you should stay not curious."
With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched her arm free and raced up the stairs, her heart pounding in her chest. She didn’t look back until she was sure she was out of his sight.
Back in the mansion, she collided with Maria, still glancing behind her to ensure no one was following.
"Señorita, what’s wrong?" Maria asked, concern etched on her face.
"I saw... something," Aria stammered. Maria’s eyes darted around, ensuring they were alone.
"You went down? You have to be very careful, señorita. El Patrón’s secrets are not to be shared."
"Maria, what’s going on? I’m scared," Aria whispered, her voice barely audible.
Maria glanced around nervously, her expression grave. "I don’t know much, señorita. But please, you must be careful. El Patrón’s business... it’s not for you to know."
Aria grasped Maria’s hands, desperation flooding her voice. "Please tell me something, Maria, anything at all. What’s behind those steel doors? Who are those people? What business are you talking about?"
Maria’s eyes filled with tears. "People who crossed El Patrón. People who owe him. People who... disappeared with his money."
Aria’s heart sank, and she began to shake with fear. "What… what about Jace… my brother? Does Alejandro have him?" she asked, dreading the answer.
Maria’s expression faltered. "I don’t know, señorita. But if El Patrón has him..." She trailed off, leaving the unspoken threat hanging in the air.
Suddenly, footsteps echoed down the hall. "Maria, go, quickly," Aria whispered urgently, not wanting Maria to get caught talking to her. Maria nodded and swiftly disappeared into the nearest room.
"Aria, darling. I see you’re now exploring," a voice called out, sending a jolt of fear through her. She recognized it immediately. Alejandro! "How do you like it here?" he added, his tone chilling.
Her heart raced as he approached, his eyes burning with intensity. She shuddered, wishing the ground would open up and swallow her whole, wishing the building would collapse on them. Anything to stop him from reaching her.
As he stood right in front of her, she felt a wave of dread wash over her.
He leaned closer, and she could smell his cologne, it was intoxicating yet terrifying. She closed her eyes as he came nearer. "Find anything interesting?" he whispered into her ear.
Interesting?Were those supposed to be interesting? She thought as her eyes darted around. "There's nothing interesting in here." She muttered. "Oh, so it's fun then." He replied to her, and she couldn't help but move back a bit, seeing as he was getting closer than she could take in. "Look at me!" He ordered, hating that she was avoiding everything about him.She struggled to look up but dared not look him straight in his eyes. "I want to get cleaning." She whispered and he looked around the kitchen. "Follow me." He then dragged her to the stairs that led to the basement, where he got people locked and killed. "Are you going to look into my eyes, or would you like to be thrown into one of these rooms?"She froze.Huh?What punishment was better? She thought as she struggled with the decision. Both of them were like death sentences. She didn't know which was better. "Why are you doing all this to me?" Tears were starting to steam down her face. "Both can kill me! Which way is a bett
Miguel had a lot of fun relaxing for the rest of the day and the next morning being Monday, she got up, got dressed for work, and made her way to Prime Enforcement Agency."Greetings Miss Miguel! There is an urgent meeting going on right now. President Jude asked that I inform you to get involved." Kate, her secretary informed her the moment she stepped her feet in her office. "I see! You may leave." She signaled, and Kate walked out.Miguel sat on her seat and became curious. What sort of impromptu meeting could be going on right now? She thought and after making sure everything was fine, she got up and walked into the meeting room. Everyone's eyes were wide open as she walked in and sat on a seat closer to President Jude."Morning everyone!" She said and went mute. A few answered her in pretense while the rest, who were actually young women, chose to remain mute, visibly showing their resentment for her, but Miguel never gave a fuck about them."It's good you are here Agent Miguel.
"Oh my fucking god! You mean you have his sister in your custody? That's hella iconic. I'm scared of you Miguel. You are fucking awesome." He praised her, the excitement in him very visible that he held her arm and moved her out of much excitement. Miguel wasn't fazed by his excitement. "Do you now believe I'm the best for this job?" She asked him without any ounce of emotion in her voice."No one is taking that away from you. You are the baddest bitch in this game." He swore as she started the car and then drove off. "Oh, my world! I'm in awe of you Miguel. I'm blessed that I have you." He kept praising her. He picked up the phone and called his team, transferring the job away from Anita to her and soon she got to her house. "You are so amazing." He said as he then got into her room and took out his shirt, sitting on the bed like he'd won completely in life.Seeing his reaction, Miguel knew she had won him back and she did that effortlessly. Her man was back to her! She thought and
His words did a whole lot of things to her body system causing her tears to fall out of her eyes. "you are so evil. I can't believe this." She cried and he watched her like a stupid movie."People like you are the most dangerous. So self-righteous and weird. Watch me destroy your brother Aria or whatever shit you are called." He told her and walked away leaving her there shaking in fear and anger about how she was being treated.Alejandro walked into his study room and turned on his computer to monitor some of his men, but then he realized that hardware was missing, so he got up and walked into his monitoring room where some of his teams and Juan were seated monitoring their men and ensuring that they don't do anything out of place. "Why the fuck have I heard nothing?" He spat, losing his patience.Juan noticed he was going to lose it on the teams in the room so he got up and took Alejandro out of the monitoring room to another one in the opposite direction in the basement. "I think t
Alejandro hated Jace so much that it took him a while to want to see one of his men. Finally, he walked into a special room he had created in the basement and welcomed himself by throwing a punch to his face. "Argh!!" He groaned in pain and Alejandro sat on a chair facing him. Juan walked into the room with another chain and added it to the ones already placed on him. "What's his name?" Alejandro asked Juan."I heard he is Blade," Juan replied and Alejandro's brows moved a bit. "Be must be an important person in the group then. What's up Blade?" He said and brought out his hand for a handshake with Blade. "oh you are caged in my basement. I forgot that. You are also bleeding. That's very disappointing for a man with the name Blade." He mocked Blade who was seated almost lifeless on the chair. After a while, Juan noticed that the blood pouring on the floor was unusual. "I think he needs to get treated," Juan said, and when Alejandro noticed it too, he agreed and left the room, leav
Blade was finding it hard to bear the pain he was having to go through. Seeing as there was no one in the room with him, his eyes darted around. He had the urge to cough, but he couldn't let it out loudly to avoid the attention of his enemies, so he did his best to suppress it even though the feeling in his chest left him haunted. At this point, he was having lots of regrets as he wished that he had done better during the operation. Who would have thought that Alejandro was going to appear with his cartel to cause commotion? He thought about how Jace could be feeling and couldn't help but be curious about how he was probably reacting to his abduction. Outside of the room was Aria, who had been hearing the sounds of a man's voice, and just like she had suspected, a man was being tortured inside that room. She was so curious as to know who it was. The last thing she wanted to hear or see was her brother being tortured. She'd rather take the pain for him to live. As she was about to ope
But she just said "Jace."His whole mind was in a mess. What other reason could she have for calling Jace's name while they were intimate? He thought as he turned on his system and started doing things to distract himself. Two days passed yet Alejandro was finding it hard to get over what he had heard from Valentine. He had not gone back into that room since then even though it was his. He couldn't stand her face either. It was still very early in the morning, and he had decided to eat early before he got himself locked up again. Sitting on the dining chair and having his breakfast, he felt someone touch his shoulder. "Are you avoiding me? I had it hot last time and is yet to get over it." She whispered in his ear from behind. He took a deep breath, doing everything he could to remain calm and not talk about his anger. What the hell was she talking about? The sex with an imaginary Jace? He couldn't believe he had been fooled for as long as he couldn't even tell. "I'm having breakfas
It was 3 pm yet she wasn't sure she could get every work done. This was gradually causing her frustration.Alejandro was watching a map with Juan when a message popped up on his phone screen. He opened it and read it with Juan. They looked at each other in surprise. "We need to leave!" Juan said to him and he nodded his head.The maids in the mansion were shocked to see Alejandro and Juan storm out of the mansion with all their men and the moment the gate closed, excitement super into their veins. "Are we going to stand here and just watch now that they are gone or should we go ahead and help our sister so she won't get eliminated?" Maria's voice was heard in the building, and the whole maids agreed in excitement as they then rushed out of the building and ran to the garden and surrounded Aria, who was already on the floor feeling drained. Seeing her fellow maids, she got up from the floor in surprise and watched them pick up several water pipes and start assisting her. "Relax Señiori
"I'm doing everything to keep you happy Jace. I don't even keep Alejandro this happy so I think you are treating me unfairly." Valentine said to Jace as she relaxed on the large bed in his room. "But you are still stuck around me. If a man isn't treating you well, you have gotta leave. That's the same thing I would say to my sister anyway." He said to her in response and she looked up at him, her brows furrowed as she wondered why he thought she couldn't leave her. "I didn't commit any crime by falling in love with you Jace. You should be nice to me always." She yelled, already feeling pissed. "I have had enough of your arrogance. By the way, do all you can and get your sister out of there if you don't want me to take out every frustration from you to her." She said and got up and started gathering her phone and laptops but then he grabbed her by her neck and pushed her back to the bed. "Repeat what you just said." He dared her, and she looked into his eyes and scoffed. "Scared fo
"You aren't the first man that tried to stand up for his woman; you wouldn't be the last either, so why bother my peace of mind?" Miguel asked as she walked into his office. "Oh right! Just like I thought you would act." He responded and sat down. "Are you trying to blame me right now? Oh, so you enjoyed the compliment?" She asked him folding her hands this time. "That's not the point. I just wanted to ask for a favor. Could you be the bigger person and just try to give her back the percentage I gave to you this morning?" He asked her and she froze in shock. "What? You said what?" She asked repeatedly as she walked around his office. The moment she placed her hand on the gun on one of his shelves, she pointed it at his arm and pulled the trigger, only for nothing to come out. "I can't believe you tried to shoot me." He said to her and she rolled her eyes "Be thankful there is no bullet in it, I would have wasted your useless ass. Never invite me to your office again," she said t
"Wanna die?" She asked Maya who then rolled her eyes. "It's not like you can murder me anyway." She replied, but then, before she could act, Miguel grabbed her with force and hit her face hard on the wall. " "How does that feel? Awesome?" She asked her and walked in with the documents in her hands. Maya couldn't feel her face anymore. She held her belly as though the whole face went straight there as she managed to see straight. "You are such a beast. You fucking bitch!" She cursed and then rushed back to her office and picked up her mirror just to see her face. She saw some scratches on her face and couldn't help but feel pained. She thought about reporting her but after recalling the meeting that later turned against Anita, she couldn't help but force herself to let go. A tear slipped out of her eyes as she then picked up her bag and walked out of the office. "When you fuck these bitches, do you cum right in them? If so then I guess your cum has got some energetic syrup in them.
After a week of chilling in an unknown location, Miguel returned and found her way back to work. The first day of work after her abrupt vacation looked like it was going to be cool for her, but her co-workers seemed to be thinking otherwise. "Someone is back!" Maya said the moment she walked past Miguel in the passage. Miguel stopped in her step. She looked like she was ready to entertain every drama that came her way. "Someone hasn't changed either. You look charged up. He must be doing a really good job." Miguel replied to her and turned to leave, but Maya looked like she wasn't ready to end the conversation. "You are always showing your frustration. I was just welcoming you didn't have to be so rude." She said to Miguel, glaring at her. "I never asked to be welcomed. I walked out of this office to my vacation on my own will and returned on my own will. Is that something you can pull off?" She asked Maya who then looked at the floor in defeat. Miguel was right; she could only l
"And what does Sophia have to do with this?" She asked, sounding very aggravated. "it's high time you quit blackmailing me emotionally. I have had enough of it.""Valentine if you go and let that girl go, there will be no way to find Sophia. I suspect Jace of being with her. If he wants his sister out of here, then he should get my sister out of wherever he kept her. Okay, let me give him the benefit of the doubt; even if he's not with her if he can find her, he will have his sister out. You don't have to try making things easier for him." Alejandro said to her as he did his best to send hints to her knowing that there was every possibility of her telling him everything she knew about them in the mansion. Valentine rolled her eyes. She didn't think she understood why he was saying those things to her. "Whatever. I'm out of here." She muttered and left. Alejandro took a very deep breath as he watched her leave his office to hers and couldn't help but feel very sad. He couldn't believ
Valentine landed on the bed and was thankful that she didn't get injured. She closed her eyes as she tried to get over what just happened. "I am Valentine. You shouldn't treat me this way." She spat even though she knew that the drug he just took was affecting him just like every other that he took. "I'm smashing the fucking Valentine. Get over it!" He replied and lay on the bed. Valentine looked at him for a while and didn't know if she should regret coming over or not. She liked to see his face. If not, she didn't think she would have any business being by his side. She soon got tired of waiting for him to get a grip on himself for a conversation and got up. "I guess my money will be ready the next time I show up." She then picked up her bag and stormed out. She got into her Bentley and drove to a mall near Hernandez's mansion. After shopping for some clothes and shoes, she then made her way back. The moment she got to the mansion, she packed in the garage and personally took out
It was something that happened all the time though. There was nothing to be surprised about. She liked how she was able to get him to bed when she needed it the most. He reminded her a lot about Jace. What she had no idea about was the fact that he already knew a hint about their affairs and, in fact, had heard her calling his name repeatedly. She got into the shower and quickly cleaned up herself. Right after she got out, she made her way into the dining room and noticed that some foods had been served along with several fruits. She ate to her fill and dressed in a swimsuit she then walked towards a special pool made for her and jumped inside it. It took her a while to swim to her satisfaction and right after she was done, she walked into the mansion and looked at the clock. It was 4 pm already. She's had a long day. "I guess I have to check out for a while" she muttered as she then walked into her closet and got dressed. She wore a short royal blue gown that highlighted her beautif
Jace heart ached to know that Aria was in pain where she currently was. He wished Valentine could change her mind, yet he had no idea why he was feeling that way. "Valentine you aren't even faithful to me." He whispered to himself and got up to go speak to her. When he walked into the sitting room, it was easier to spot her. "Valentine!" He called and she looked up from her laptop. "It's been a while. You called me with such a sweet voice." She replied to him, and he was taken aback. "Sweet voice?" He asked himself. He didn't think he was being sweet at all. "I need to talk to you." He said to her, dragged her into her room, and placed her on the bed. "What's all this?" She asked seductively and took out his shirt as she caressed it. "Why do you act like you don't miss me? It's so unlike you." She said and started scratching his ears with her teeth. He stated quiet and after a while and watching her being stupid, he placed her on the bed for a proper conversation. "I would like yo
Alejandro dodged the bullet like it was nothing and looked up at her. "That was stupid." "Well, at least I didn't double-shoot." She retorted and threw the gun to the floor. Alejandro looked at the floor and could tell that it was now bullet-free. "Are you also here to lecture me on behalf of Maria?" "Why do you want to kill her? What's her major crime?" He asked her without mentioning any names, and when she looked into his eyes, she was clear about who he was referring to. "Just wow! So the other one is now so important to my own man?" She asked him and he rolled his eyes. "Alejandro, what have you and your buddy turned this mansion into? A place of loving the damsels in distress? Are you falling in love with her just like Juan is getting smitten by the other maid?" She asked him and he frowned. "If you hurt that girl, I will never find my sister. I thought you had always meant well to me. You used to be close to Sophia." He said to her and she rolled her eyes. "it doesn't chan