TWENTY ONEANDRESI had gone out to have a smoke and free myself from the dreadful engagement party that was going on before I saw her standing under the rain with her beautiful face up to the sky like she was waiting for something. I was stunned at the look on her face and then I was enraged that she had no sense to not be under the rain.Dragging her out of the rain and having to set my eyes on her dripping body was my undoing. She had stood there after cursing at me with her teeth chattering and her hair everywhere but atop her head, dripping wet while she stared at me with soulful eyes and that overly innocent expression on her face. Her dress had been soaked through and so I could see the perk of her nipples through it and the shape of her hips begging to be ridden.I was acting like a horny virgin teenage boy and I was no different from my men who had tried to assault her in the rest room and not even the fact that she wasn’t as pure as she was portraying herself to be set the b

TWENTY THREEANDRESHe looked like he had had enough but I was far from done with him. He dared to touch her, smile at her and then drug her right in front of me. The man, whosoever he is had to be taught a lesson and wasn’t it a good thing that I was in the lesson mood.“Wake him” I commanded, cracking my knuckles slightly.He had one eye swollen shut and his lips bust to bits but by the time I was done with him, he wouldn’t be breathing.Cold water was splashed on the man’s face, reviving him immediately as he gasped for air, his one open eye landing on me with terror.“Who sent you?” I asked againIt was the same question I had been asking again and again whilst ramming my fists into the sides of his head.“I swear that I was sent by… no one… I was just messing… with the dulce nina” the man stuttered.“Do not call her that!” I bellowed in rage, slamming my fist again into the side of his face.I heard a satisfying pop signaling the exit of another tooth“Pleasee… just kill me” the

TWENTY FIVEANDRESI wasn’t supposed to be here but I wanted to know if she was alright. Ever since my exit from her home after the engagement party, I had received no invitation from Manuel and I could only guess that it was as a result of what I had done, the fear I had instilled in his men with my actions against the bastardo that had dared drug his daughter. I could only think that he had probably wanted to do the deed himself and was smarting about me getting to it first. He could hardly blame me; I knew he cared nothing for Catherina and would much rather see her dead.No matter what she had done, he should never have that much hatred for his own flesh and blood and it only showed me the kind of man I was choosing to align myself with. I only hoped he would fall in line and I would not have to take Catherina’s family from her.The news had spread about the man who was tortured and killed just for according to the rumors, staring in the direction of the dulce nina of the Salvador

TWENTY SEVENCATHERINA“I have whores for daughters” my papa thundered.I flinched, wondering if he was going to hit me or Audrey who was cowering behind my mamma while I stood in a corner.The news of my sister’s pregnancy had reached my mamma’s ears through me. There was no way I was going to keep that huge secret to myself knowing that she was about to get married and it could cause a problem for my family if the Cruz clan realized that we had given them a pregnant girl for a bride.I had begged my mamma not to inform my papa and should instead find a solution to the matter but she had been so devastated by the news and soon we were in some family meeting with my papa presiding“At least your sister was sensible not to get herself pregnant when she ran off with that dumb boy, troia” he bellowed.I flinched again at the mention of what I had done but said nothing. It was better to let him get it out of his system before we began pleading for mercy. I tried to not look in my sister’s

TWENTY NINEANDRES“You are going to allow them get away with shaming our clan?” Miguel’s voice echoed.“Yell at me one more time, Miguel and you will not leave this room alive” I threatened.My step brother fell silent and so did everyone at the table. They had expressed their discontent at the news on the table this morning and were waiting for me to say something namely when the attack on the Salvador’s would begin and how many men I needed.It would have been so during my father’s time… hell, even right now, the call to arms ringing in my head was very strong but I had to consider Catherina. She was the only reason I hadn’t given the familiar order that everyone was waiting for and I was sure my cousin knew this judging by the way he was staring at me, his eyes voicing unspoken words.I was going to have to tell them that I had chosen to exchange one other for the other even before calling for their presence and there was nothing they could damn well do about it.Ana sat by my rig