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I snort. “Do you think my father wouldn’t have me trained like the Kings?”
“So, it’s true. You are who they say.”
I nod. “I’m sorry I never told you.”
“You don’t owe me an explanation,mi reina. I love you.”
I stiffen, not expecting Alex to tell me he loves me. There is no way he feels that way toward me.
His brows are pinched, inspecting my arm. “Relax, I know you’re with Mase. Doesn’t change the fact that I will always love you.”
My mind is reeling from his declaration of love, and I toss back the shot of tequila. It burns going down my throat, distracting me from the pain in my arm.
Alex cleans my wound, and I wince in pain. Hot tears rest on my lower lashes, threatening to fall.
“I’m so sorry,mi amor.If I could take all the pain for you, I would.”
He lowers my head and places my forehead so I can lean on his neck while trying to clean me the best he can. When he gets closer to the opening of the wound, I pray the edible and tequila hits me. In the next minute, I feel relaxed, but the dull ache from the pain is still there.
Alex kisses the top of my head, trying to soothe me as a tear runs down my face. I sniff.
“It’s okay, baby. I got you. I love you so much, Luciana. I thought you should know, baby. It’s OK if you don’t love me back, but I need you to know that you have my heart. Always. I know I told you I could never be with someone, and even if that is true, it doesn’t change the fact that I’m in love with you.”
“Are you done?” Mase says in a menacing tone from the doorway. He walks in and I look at Mase with an expression mixed with worry and fear, feeling groggy. I’m not scared for myself, but for Alex.
“Relax,ese. I know she belongs to you. Doesn’t change the fact that I’m in love with her. A bullet grazed her arm, and she needs stitches. She has lost quite a bit of blood. I’m trying to clean it the best I can. Then I can bandage it until she sees a doctor.”
“I have been in love with her almost all my life,” Mase says. He grabs the bottle of tequila and tilts my chin away from Alex. “Look at me, Luciana.”
He smiles when I look up. “I’m going to take care of you, but you need to drink more, okay?”
I nod and take a long sip. When it gets too much, I cough.
“The wound is a big gash, and you lost some blood, but I’m going to squeeze it shut so Alex can bandage it the best he can.”
“It hurts, Mase,” I say in agony.
“I know,mi reina. I won’t let anything happen to you. You will come with me to my house in Mexico. There is a doctor on standby. He’s waiting for you.” His eyes darken and the menace that is Mase comes out. “They will pay. They will pay.”
Mase carries me to Alex’s room where Aiden is pacing, waiting for me.
“You okay, sis? I’m not going to scold you but I’m fucking pissed. Dad told me you were always safe, and he lied.”
“I lied to you all, and I’m sorry, but Dad has his ways, and he wouldn’t let me say anything for so long.”
“You executed four guys like nothing, Lucy. We have to get you out of here for a couple of days and get our alibis straight. Dad and the others are on their way to Mexico and will meet up at the Cortez mansion. Mase’s house is safe and secure. We will make it look like we all went on a weekend family vacation. Alex and Linda will come too.”
When Mase fluffs the pillows, Aiden inspects my arm, and once satisfied with what Mase and Alex did to patch me up, he looks at me. “Khalani told me what you said. You’re right about her, but you’re wrong about you. You are more than you think you are and never let me hear you say that about yourself. You are my twin and an important part of our family. Without you, a part of me is lost forever, Luciana. I love you, and these twoputosbehind me love you too. They just need to get over their jealousy crap and come to an understanding.”
I nod. “I love you too.”
I’m feeling a pleasant buzz from the edible and tequila. I think I drank too much but the ache in my arm doesn’t feel as strong. However, it’s still there. It feels swollen and hot. I raise my head to look at it and giggle. My shirt is missing a sleeve.
“What’s so funny,hermosa?” Alex asks.
“You owe me a new shirt.”
“You saved my life. I owe you everything.”
