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I try, but I cannot control the tears.
thirty eight
ALEJANDRO
Making my way down these hallways has my skin crawling. A feeling that is only made worse when I begin to follow Eduardo’s loud rambling rant.
Grabbing the phone from my back pocket, I shoot a few texts to Andres.
They’re in the gymnasium
He’s fucking high
And he’s fucking cracked
ANDRES
Coming through the back
Be there in 3 minutes
Pushing open the door, the hinges grind alerting Eduardo to my presence. By the time I am in the room, he is standing with his arm wrapped around Isabella’s throat. His gun pressed firmly to her head, he is using her naked body as a shield.
Seeing what he has done to her, the only thing stopping me from putting a round through his skull is the possibility it could hit Isabella.
“Cerecita,”her name painfully spills from my lips.
This situation she is in, it is my fault.
“Drop your gun,” Eduardo dimples Isabella’s temple with the muzzle of his gun.
“Don’t, Alex,” she grunts when he pushes harder, “He’s going to kill you.”
Releasing my hold on it, I let my gun fall in my palm before placing it on the ground.
“The other one too,” he yells, “I know you never carry just one.”
Slowly pulling the second from the waistband of my pants, I lower it to the ground as well.
“Kick them over here,” Eduardo waves his gun at me, “And back away from them.”
Nudging them both with my feet, I kick them a few feet in front of me and back away with my hands in the air.
“Where is your brother?” Eduardo eyes me suspiciously.
“I left him at the villa,” I lie, “Snuck out when you text me.”
“So, you came alone?”
Fucking hurry up, Andres.
“Yes. That’s what you asked,” my tone is steady, “It’s just us.”
“For now,” his voice sounds devious and evil.
The hallway so dark behind him, I barely catch Andres getting into a prone position just beyond an open doorway.
“So, what do you want?” I begin to taunt Eduardo, needing to get him away from Isabella, “The keys to the warehouses? Me to write it on a piece of paper that I’m giving you my cartel?”
