Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 15: They all lived only for Diaz Cartel..“I miss him,” Diaz announces sighing. He puts the papers he has been reading down, stretching his sore muscles.“You have no right to talk. We are in this situation because of you.” Clyde responds, annoyance sipping in his voice. "And to think that even I was dragged into this.”“Don’t be dramatic.”“I haven’t been able to sleep with my wife in 12 days! Lucius probably gets to snuggle her as I lay sleepless on my bed.” The older complains to his brother with the same mannerism as a child making a tantrum. “I started smoking again, you know? It’s the only thing that helps me cope,” he confesses with a dramatic sigh. “I even got scolded by Jani.”“Maybe this is good. You are too dependant of her.”“It is love!”“Whatever. I’ll buy you nicotine patches,” Diaz brushes it off with a hand gesture.“You are still smoking?” Lucius shows up in the door, his hair a mess and blood splattered all over his face. “Jani will
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 16: why do you do the things that you do? .The nights are getting warmer as the winter is slowly replaced by spring. The mansion is quiet, as it gets after the clock hits midnight, most of the random guards taking their leave. Even after all this time, Althea still can't find it in herself to sleep properly, specially now that she can walk again, always rather choosing to roam the empty corridors at night.She really tried tonight, she tried harder to stay still and sleep but nothing seemed to work. As the clock hit 3am, Althea finally gave up on sleep. She got out of bed, careful not to make too much noise, keeping a vigilant eye on Jana.The older had been extra caring lately, after she found the bed devoid of a certain blonde last week. Althea is not sure why Jana had become this worried about her, keeping her sleep light so she could wake up if Althea needed anything or if she wanted to leave unannounced.Once out of the room, she walked straight
Sold to Diaz Cartel.Chapter 17: One Word .“Tell me, Lucius, why are you loyal to Diaz?”“Because I love him,” Lucius answers as if it was the only logical response. “He is my dearest friend. He has helped me so many times I wouldn’t be able to count them. I might be younger than him but I have the need to protect him, to shield him from any danger and do everything in my power to make him happy.”Althea’s mouth is dry. She never imagined how brutal words can be, yet, here she is. Being repeatedly punched while any hope warming her heart is being annihilated.“Even if it means...” She purposefully doesn’t finish the sentence, letting the question hang over Lucius.“No, no,” answers the raven. For a split second Althea lets herself claw to her fading hope. Deep down she knows but still, she wants to believe her anchor, her saviour, is on her side. She doesn’t want to let her light go. “Althea, Diaz breaking you is only his way to love you, to heal you into a better version of yo
Sold to Diaz Cartel .Chapter 18: The beginning of the end .“A dance studio…for me,” She repeats, unable to believe her ears. “I can dance again.”“Yes.”One word.That is all she needs to hear for her eyes to fill with tears.Althea twirls around the studio with tears falling down her face while she giggles happily. Diaz has never heard anything more beautiful, truly the laugh of an angel. Not wanting to interrupt, he walks silently towards the corner of the room where the sound system stands, connects his phone and presses the first song he finds.“Since you haven’t been exercising in a while I will only allow you to stay here for the next 20 minutes,” announces the older as he sits down on the only chair near the speakers.Euphoric, Althea nods fervently, thankful to even be allowed to stand anywhere near a studio. The blonde starts stretching without wasting a single second, eager to start dancing. Even in all her excitement, she takes extra time to warm up her muscles, her b
Sold to Diaz Cartel .Chapter 19: It is what it is..During the next weeks, Harley sits on the corner of the studio, managing the music for the younger while she dances. Althea tries to talk to him multiple times, not being used to people not warming up to her sweet personality. She doesn’t understand why the older goes to such lengths as to avoid her entirely during the day, materialising out of thin air once the clock hits 6pm.The cook omits the dancing blonde in exchange of looking at the million drops of water breaking against the glass of the window, silently ignoring Althea when she smiles at him.“Uh, could you...” Althea mumbles in a whisper. Her voice is so low Harley barely hears it. He looks at the blonde standing shyly in front of him, a light blush covering her cheeks and ears as she tries to speak clearly.“What?”“The song. Could you...repeat it?” Althea digs her nails on her palm. Talking to Harley makes her uncomfortable, specially since he ignores her so ferven
Sold to Diaz Cartel .Chapter 19: It is what it is..During the next weeks, Harley sits on the corner of the studio, managing the music for the younger while she dances. Althea tries to talk to him multiple times, not being used to people not warming up to her sweet personality. She doesn’t understand why the older goes to such lengths as to avoid her entirely during the day, materialising out of thin air once the clock hits 6pm.The cook omits the dancing blonde in exchange of looking at the million drops of water breaking against the glass of the window, silently ignoring Althea when she smiles at him.“Uh, could you...” Althea mumbles in a whisper. Her voice is so low Harley barely hears it. He looks at the blonde standing shyly in front of him, a light blush covering her cheeks and ears as she tries to speak clearly.“What?”“The song. Could you...repeat it?” Althea digs her nails on her palm. Talking to Harley makes her uncomfortable, specially since he ignores her so ferven
Sold to Diaz Cartel .Chapter 20: it is only a matter of time..It takes Harley until almost midnight to finish cleaning the kitchen once more after dinner and organising everything for the next day’s breakfast. He is tired, every muscle in his legs screaming for him to sit down and rest as he slowly walks to his room, ready to jump on his bed. If he goes to sleep immediately he can still catch four hours or so of sleep.“Hey!” Exclaims a voice that turns his sore muscles into stone. “What was the only thing I told you to do, hm?”Diaz is standing behind him, arms crossed over his chest and gloomy expression hardening his, otherwise, youthful features.“Make a four course dinner that includes stake and pork,” Harley whispers keeping his head down.There isn’t many times when Diaz speaks to him other than to give vague orders as to what he wants to eat, which only allows for short interactions between them. Having to stand in here, alone with him in the kitchen, scares Harley the
Sold to Diaz Cartel .Chapter 21: every day worse than the one before.. Alone, Althea seizes the opportunity to walk to the studio which she hopes is still unlocked, after the morning’s events.After what happened with Jana last time, Diaz ordered security to be kept to a minimum in the hallways near the room Althea sleeps in. She gives a silent thank you for the lack of guards as she scurries through the mansion to the studio. When she reaches the door, she takes a small breath before trying the knob.ClickIt opens gently, revealing the spacious place inside. Althea smiles dumbly, turning the light on and only then noticing the jacket folded on the floor.Harley’s.She grabs the jacket and checks the pockets, wishing the cook was unorganised enough to forget the iPod, however, the only thing she finds is a small container shaped like a flower.The cute thing smiles at her in all its glittery colourful plastic. Althea hold the flower tightly, amazed like a little kid. It had bee