EPILOGUEANDRESI stormed into the hospital with an unconscious Catherina in my arms.One look at my face and I was ushered into a room immediately where a doctor was waiting.“Please leave, we have to be sure she has no internal injuries” the doctor said“I will remain here; now get to work” I snapped.The man’s face paled but he said nothing as they scrambled around her, checking and proddingMy gatita, my heart sangShe looked so pale and small, laying there and she had bruises all over her face and her wrists were swollen and bloodied.Bastardo but I was going to enjoy torturing Miguel and then I was going to kill him but he will suffer slowly until his heart gives out, I swore silently to myself.“She is going to be okay; she is stressed, dehydrated and has probably not eaten in days” the doctor concluded“She will be fine?” I echoed“Yes Mr Cruz; now I need you to fill in a form and state your relationship with the patient and to do that you have to leave the room and come with

ONEAUDREY“Explain to me again why a man that very nearly killed you is being celebrated?” I asked, the phone hooked to my ear as I turned to the corner of the road.“It is not a celebration but more like a remembrance and it is their crazy culture; please tell me that you will show up this time” My sister begged“You know that I cannot, Hermana. I have to be at the art studio; then I have to go to that party for cosplayers that I told you about; besides I do not want to be in a celebration for dead killers”I could hear Catherina sigh heavily on the other end and was almost tempted to change my mind. I knew she was longing for there to be a meet-up between us or reunion of some kind but I wasn’t ready to go back to Spain just yet and she knew this. I already had a life here with a couple of artist girls such as myself and the cult I had joined for cosplayers.It was exciting and something I loved to wake up to.Spain wasn’t it for me and after I had lost my baby during one of their

THREEAUDREY“You did not tell me that your boyfriend was coming over, girl” Valerie, whispered excitedly as I entered the offstage room.“He is not my boyfriend; I only just met him today and he is the one I told you bumped into and ruined my painting” I told her, helping her support the painting she was about to present“He looks like quite the snack; I would want to bump into him every single day with my other part” she sighed, wiggled her brows at me“You are disgusting” I laughed, rolling my eyes.Valerie was French but her mother was American and they had moved over to the states when her parents divorced due to her father’s infidelities. She had applied to art school at almost the same time that I had and we had been friends ever since.We rented an apartment together but it was mainly mine because Valerie was always at her boyfriend’s and then other men whenever her boyfriend upset her which was what she always classified their fights as.She was adorable and loyal but an extr

FIVEAUDREY“You told me he isn’t your boyfriend” Valerie accused as we perused the dress section in the mall.“He isn’t” I told her“Then why are we shopping for dresses for you to wear on a date with him” she pouted, pinking out a black number.I shook my head vigorously and she shrugged placing it back.If it was left to her; I would be going to the dinner with only my panties and bra on as a sign that I desperately wanted to get fucked.“I have explained to you multiple times, Valerie. I am only doing this because this was the only way to get Mr Sam out of death row and it is just this once” I huffed, drawing out another black dress.It was minimal and looked exactly like what I wanted to wear and so I passed the dress to Valerie who turned her nose up as she stared at it.“You are not going to church, mon chéri” she muttered, passing the dress back.“I don’t think there is anything wrong with it” I told her.“Yes, there is nothing wrong with it if you were going to church which y

SEVENAUDREYI did not know what to thinkI had no idea why I had felt that way when he touched me; like I had touched live wire, that electric sensation coursing through my body.There was something absolutely mysterious and dangerous about him and I was intriguedLike moth to flame, I thoughtI thought I was above feeling anything for any man after Bruno but this was on another level. This wasn’t some stupid childhood crush that brought butterflies to the stomach; this felt like a full raging storm that was threatening to sweep and drown me under.I wanted nothing to do with this storm, I desperately wanted to run away from it but it wasn’t in my nature to not pursue something that I also wanted.Dinner tomorrow? His beautiful voice reached me, my heart slamming ridiculously in my chest.He had also felt whatever this was between us and wanted to explore it so why was I running away from it.I had never felt something so strongly like I was now, not even with Bruno who I had been ho