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“No,” he said, breathing out that heavy word. “She won’t come.”
“What do you mean she won’t come?”Yuyu asked, scandalized.
“She told me she’s right at home where she is.”
“And you’re going to let her? Cisco… You know the things we’ve heard…”
“I know,” he sighed. “I promise you I would have forced her to come with me if…” he trailed off.
“If?”
“If I hadn’t seen her expression. Shewantsthis, Yuyu. No one is forcing her. And by God… For once, I’ll respect her choice.”
Even if it pains me, the words remained unspoken.
“I’ll be there in a minute.”
Releasing a tired sigh, Cisco ended the call and pocketed his phone, about to leave. Yet just as he headed for the exit, he came face to face with Sergio.
He was watching him with undisguised hate in his gaze.
“Leaving alone?” He raised a brow.
“For the moment,” Cisco answered noncommittally.
“You promised you’d leave my business alone if I let your bitch of a sister go. So take her and leave me the fuck alone,” Sergio spat with undisguised disdain.
Cisco moved swiftly, and in a few steps he was in front of Sergio.
Leaning in, he whispered, “Your businesses are safe as long as my sister is. Anything happens to her and I promise you, you will rue the day you were born. You know I’m not someone to cross, Villanueva. You may have won one battle when I allowed Noelle to marry you. But you won’t win the war. You know exactly what I’m capable of, and the next time, no business of yours will be left standing. You have my word on that.”
He didn’t wait for a reply as he breezed past Sergio, walking to his vehicle where Yuyu was waiting for him.
Opening the door to the car, he came face to face with a sad Yuyu.
“Please don’t,” he whispered, getting in and gathering her into his arms.
“We’ve lost her, haven’t we?”
“No. You’re wrong,” he denied, knowing that to admit it would be akin to breaking her heart. “We’ll figure out what to do next. But most of all, we’ll figure outwhyshe stayed behind. I find it hard to believe she would have suddenly become enamored of this place.”
“I find that strange, too,” Yuyu whispered. “There must be something more…”
“We’ll find out. I’m not giving up on her, Yuyu. I promise you.”
“Weare not giving up on her, my handsome husband. We’re in this together,” she added lovingly, her palm cupping his cheek and caressing him gently.
Although he knewshewas suffering, there she was, soothinghim. Leaning in, he brushed his lips across hers, holding tightly onto her as they both dealt with the consequences of their actions.
“Always together,” she whispered, returning his kiss.
fifteen
Noelle staredinto the mirror as she applied the red lipstick to her lips, tracing her cupid’s bow with her finger to remove any residue.
She’d watched her brother leave from the window of her apartment, and as his car had slowly left the hacienda, she’d finally managed to find her composure.
Although she was proud of how she’d stood up to him, she couldn’t help but feel a pang in her chest at the meeting, especially considering the last time they’d crossed paths had been when he’d handed her to Sergio at the altar.
