Lucy"There's no need to apportion blames at the moment. The good thing is we now know. So we have the upper hand, my men will accost him on his way." Armando said."What about his family?" I asked with a sense of curiosity."They should be with him, I guess." He said.A troubled hiss left my lips. My phone rang then. I brought it out of my pocket. "Talk of the devil.""Jax?" He quickly glanced at my phone."Yes.""Pick it." He suggested."I don't know what to tell him. Maybe he already figured it out. I'll just return his money and since he has signed the freedom document, I'll still be free, I guess." I reasoned.Armando merely chuckled. "And you think that will work with Jax? He really wants me dead which was why he was ready to sign your freedom so long as you do the deed. He won't let you go if I'm not dead. Pick that call, Lucy, don't make it more suspicious than the situation already is.""Alright." I sucked in a breath, bracing myself for the worst and picked the call. "Hello,
Lucy“I’m here, Teck.” He said into the phone.We were outside the fence. After his efforts to calm me down, I was better. He really did have a way of soothing my anger.“Yes. She’s with me.” He replied to something this Teck guy said over the phone.Probably he was asking who I was.“We can go in now.” He informed, taking my hand. He led the way and soon we were coming out of a lift and stepping into a room packed with gadgets I was sure only this Teck could understand.This place looked like the lab of a secret, brilliant yet crazy scientist who was trying any and every experiment he could find.I saw him. I knew he was young, specifically his age but nothing prepared me for the extremely young, innocent looking face staring back at me.The kid could easily pass for nineteen or even eighteen.“Boss.” He greeted Armando. Then to me, he waved shyly. “Hi.”“Hi.” I waved right back, easing his obvious discomfort with a smile.“He’s not used to being around people. Especially women.” Arm
Lucy"How can I have a twin sister, Armando? I'm an only child." I did not want to believe it.No, there was no way. I had no sister at all."She looks like you, Lucy.""People look like people all the time Armando, big deal.""Why are you denying this?" He was staring at me, observing me."Because you're not even sure. How do you know I have a twin? It's not even the picture of an adult but a little fourteen year old." I retorted.All my life I had thought I was alone, I had even come to get used to it. So how come I was suddenly alleged to have a twin?Not just a sister but a twin?! Ha! Unbelievable!"Who looks every teeny bit like you!" He argued."And how would you even know that?! You have not seen a picture of me when I was young.""Still, Lucy. Even you can not deny the resemblance. She's just like the mini you. And remember, we're trying to pursue a mystery here and the broader our minds are, the more information we will have.""Useful information, not crazy ones." I knew he ha
Lucy“This is fucked up. So many mysteries. I don’t even know where to start from.” I paced the length of Teck’s place.Answers were important but , these was surely not what I expected.“I know but it’s better than no answers at all. At least we’re making headway. We just have to prepare ourselves for a long journey of discovering and fighting our way out of this one.” Armando sounded very confident.“Boss, someone is trying to jump through the fence.” Teck notified Armando who quickly turned to watch the screen.“Who do you think they are?” I asked.“I don’t know, they are masked.” Was Armando’s reply. “But we have two options right now. Jax or Seth. They are the enemies who have shown themselves to be one.”“Is this person stupid? The fence is quite high and would be impossible to jump through without touching the barbed wire.”But to my surprise, this person jumped through but before they could go any further, the laser from the fisheye had been projected on them and they were spl
Lucy“I’m sorry, kid.” Armando began to apologize as soon as we stepped feet into the house.It had been a long night and while I hadn't been prepared for an ambush, the drive had been smooth and silent. Mostly silent.“It’s nothing.” His tone was too low to be perfectly heard but also too sad to be ignored.Armando went to him and I stood a few feet to watch. There were few men standing guard around the mansion.“I know how much that place meant to you and I know the time you have put into making it yours. I promise to get you another place to make yours, though I have a place for you here and you’re always welcome to stay for as long as you want to.” Armando was good with this kid.“My months of hard work. All gone.” He was on the verge of tears but I liked the anger to the sadness, if only he would completely get rid of it.Better to be angry than sad. I could deal with anger but sadness was a feeling I was really accustomed to.“Hey, it’s okay.” Armando soothed and hugged him.He w
Lucy"I'm yet to call my men." He picked up his phone.I was getting ready for bed. Yes, I was passing the night in his room and I should get used to it because I knew he would prefer I spent it with him than in my room."For what?" I walked buck naked into his closet to choose a shirt.He was clad in a towel. I spotted the row where he had his pajamas arranged. I picked a black one and passed him the bottom while I wore the top."Matchy matchy ehn." He wriggled his brows.Feigning annoyance at his teases, I went to grab the pajama pants from him, he merely kept it out of my reach and kissed my nose, chuckling.I narrowed my eyes. The phone in his hand was ringing. "Wait, babe."He had it on loudspeaker.I buttoned the pajama top I was wearing. It was very comfortable as every quality, expensive material was. I folded my arms to watch him."Good evening, boss. I was just about to call you." Someone said from the other line."What's the update?" Armando's eyes were on me. I could not e
LucyArmando and I made our way to the torture room. As soon as we stepped in, my anger surged through. I saw him. He was already tied to a chair.The torture room was so big it could contain even the maids I saw there. The girls were tied and were made to sit on the floor.Some were already crying. The others already had dry eyes but distraught looks in them. One could tell the crying ones had been at it for long now.But they were not why I was here. It was the man who had betrayed my trust when I had gone to him for help.“We meet again, Dr. MacKennan.” There was always an empty chair in scenarios like this so I dragged a nearby one towards me and took a seat opposite the quiet man.“What do you want?” He asked, his stare held defiance.“Well, someone has developed quite the spine.” I said in my coldest tone.“I don’t care what you do to me. I’m relieved that my family is safe.” He retorted.“You bastard!” Armando growled and before I could see it coming, he breezed past me and lan
ARMANDO“Please I’ll talk, I'll tell you everything you wanna hear, don’t hit my wife, please. She doesn’t know a thing. Please, let her go.” He cried as soon as he saw us walk in.I rubbed the back of Lucy affectionately. She raised her face and passed me a smile though I could tell she was still very angry, as she deserved to be.“Go and get your answers.” I encouraged her.She did not bother with the seat anymore. She bypassed the man’s wife who was still tied to the chair and whimpering as soon as she spotted Lucy coming her way.But Lucy paid her no mind and went straight for the husband, taking the whip with her. “Talk.”“The Alpha came to me and I lied when I said he forced me. I was working for him for the money.” He began, his ‘bad boy’ demeanor was gone.I could almost laugh at how pathetic he was at the moment.“What was the aim?” Her expression was stoic and mean.Even in my shirt that looked big on her and her denim, she still managed to maintain that ruthless appearance