A new fight

MAVERICK’s POV

“You need to drive faster, Gusto,” I said calmly, trying to keep my nerves and voice in check even though I was mad! You would be too if you walked into a trap 4 times in a row. “Amelia, call the pilot and tell him to get the jet ready! We are going back to Mexico”

“What? Maverick it is getting late. The sun will set soon. We cannot leave today”

I looked at Amelia’s face then I cupped her cheeks in my hands.

“We have three options; It is either I end up dead in a ditch or behind bars for a murder I did not commit, or we go back to Mexico today! What will be your pick, Amelia?”

She looked extremely confused, and her eyes had lots of questions, but she nodded her head and hit the driver's shoulders.

“Please, drive faster, Gusto”

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ONE MONTH LATER

(LUNA) LENA’s POV

“It is time to go, Madam”

“I will be right there, Marina”

I stared at myself in the mirror. I inhaled and exhaled heavily.

“You are Lena Hendricks, and you can do anything you set your mind to do!”

Well, those were always Mrs. Lena’s words to me, and today I was going to the same female penitentiary where I was locked in to pay a visit to my helper. The one who saved my life and gave me a new beginning.

When Marina and I got there and saw Mrs Lena we both hugged her tightly. She looked a lot thinner than she was before I left. Tears dropped from my eyes when I recalled all she did for me.

“Now, a strong woman should never shed tears except when it is important, and right now those tears aren't needed, Lena”

I leaned in forward and hugged her again, then we both sat down and Marina brought out a file to show Mrs Lena.

“This is the file you requested, Madam”

Marina handed the file over to her, but she needed me to read it out loud for her.

I wasn't sure why.

“How is your daughter and where is she?”

Mrs Lena asked with a little smile on her face.

“In school. I will get her once we are done from here”

We all chuckled softly. Then I picked up the file and placed it on the little desk in front of us. Mrs. Lena had her influence, so the warden of the penitentiary allowed her to have a private room for visitation.

I looked at the file and read in silence first, and I was confused because why was Jordan’s name in Mrs. Lena’s Dead husband’s file?

“I don't understand this, madam. What file is this?”

“Lena, your ex-husband is not only a fraud, but also a murderer. I told Marina to bring this file along today, so you would see for yourself the type of man your husband was”

“A whole year of marriage, and I knew nothing about him. How can one person be so wicked? This clearly states that your husband willed all his properties to Jordan, why?”

“My husband never did any of that. Jordan forged my husband’s signatures, including those documents you have in your hand, and then killed him”

The documents fell from my hands, and what Mrs Lena said sent a cold shiver down my spine.

“Why? Why would anyone do that?”

Mrs Lena pulled me up from my seat, her voice, but she still managed to speak.

“That is.. That is why I did everything in my power to get you out of here, and even gave you everything I own including my identity. You need to get revenge for me and you”

My phone rang, and it was an unknown caller.

Mrs. Lena removed her hands from my shoulders and pointed at my phone.

I answered and put it on speaker without saying a word.

“Heyyy. I heard you got out of prison, but you never saw it fit to give me a call, that is not how business partners are supposed to operate, right?”

Jordan? It is Jordan!

I mouthed some words to Mrs. Lena’s ears.

“Hello? Hello? Mrs. Lena. Come on, let the past remain in the past, okay? I own half of your husband’s properties, and I will take time by force with or without your authorization. I sent you to prison once and I can do it again!”

He ended the call, tears flooded from my eyes, and I fell to the ground.

Mrs. Lena pulled me up then she angrily punched the wall.

“You are weak! I don't need a weakling right now! You shed tears at every problem which is bad, Lena! You need to be strong and face whatever comes your way head-on, because a lot of things will come your way”

We had a few more conversations, and she told me to sign a particular document.

“What is this, ma'am?”

“A document which states that you can not at any time betray me, and if you then I can have you arrested. You are weak, Lena, and I keep getting this feeling that you will grow soft if you ever meet again with that bastard, Jordan”

I stood up from the chair, beat my chest, and promised her I would never go back to that man.

I signed the documents then Marina and I left for Natalia’s school.

On our way to the school, I received a call again from the same number Jordan used to call me.

“It is him again, Marina. What does he want?!”

Marina collected the phone from me, answered it, and then placed it on speaker.

“I know this may sound funny, but I have my daughter with me right now, Mrs. Lena”

“What!?”

I was forced to scream at the phone.

“Oh, I see now you can speak, right? See how easy that was, right? Now, listen to me. When you are ready to speak you know where to find me”

He ended the call, and I told the driver to go faster. When we got to the school I ran faster than Flash to her class, but the teachers confirmed that Natalia had already left with her Nanny, but the problem is Natalia never had a Nanny.

I ran back to Marina.

“That bastard has my daughter”