“It will only take time, but I must have you. I will own you.” Catalina chuckled…. “That will be over my dead body.” In the dark and dangerous underworld of Mexico's mafia, Catalina, an orphan is forced to make a desperate choice: Become the slave of the ruthless Mafia gang leader, Miguel Alejandro or spend the rest of her life in debts and misery. As she navigates her new found world of crime, hot passion and love, secrets start to uncover and her new found love might just be responsible for her life's misery. Will her love for him conquer her feelings of betrayal or will the darkness surrounding Miguel consume them both? Find out in this explosive tale of passion, romance, love, betrayal and survival.
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I covered my ears as the banging on the door became louder, I prayed they wouldn't break down my door and barge in.
This has been my life since my father died, debt collectors always chasing after me. If I'm unlucky, they see me outside and chase me all around town but if I'm lucky, like today, they come when I'm inside and bang on my door till they get tired and leave.
They left after a while and I crawled out from under my bed where I hid. I looked around the house my father left for me, I had sold everything valuable and I still hadn't paid even a quarter of the debt we owed. All my part time jobs barely raised enough money to even feed myself. I fell on my knees and let the tears flow from my eyes, this wasn't the life I wanted to live. If I had the choice, I wouldn't choose this life for myself. My phone rang and I recognized the caller.
“Hello, Catalina speaking.”
“Hello Miss Catalina, I'm calling in respect for the job you applied for at our club. Congratulations, you passed the interview. You can start tonight.”
I jumped around in excitement. I got the job!! I was going to be an exotic dancer at the nightclub. It wasn't really a decent job but it wasn't illegal and the pay was more than what I get from all my part time jobs. I got up on my feet and wiped my eyes dry. This wasn't the time to cry, I had a job to prepare for.
The club was dimly lit and everyone there looked like they had not a single problem in the world. The instruction given to me was simple - make sure the audience is captivated.
The music changed and everyone's eyes were fixed on me as I stepped onto the stage. My heart beat faster with each step I took. Only for five minutes I told myself. I took a deep breath and swallowed hard. Dancing was my passion, my talent. You can do this Catalina. I told myself again.
Then it all came to me. I closed my eyes and let the music pulse through my veins, letting my body take over. I swayed my hips seductively, feeling the fabric of my dress clinging to my skin. I am a very sexy girl, I knew this and I decided to use it to my advantage.
I ran my hands over my body, slowly, lazily, all while moving to the rhythm of the song. Then I opened my eyes and immediately locked eyes with a man sitting at the far end corner and watching me closely, everyone was looking at me but somehow this man's stare made me so nervous, I reminded myself to focus.
I walked slowly to the pole in front of me, as the audience watched, I climbed the pole, spinning effortlessly before descending in a slow, controlled drop, all while staring at the man. Neither of us broke eye contact. Somehow, I wasn't dancing for the audience any longer, I was dancing for this man, this stranger that captivated my soul and made my insides burn just by staring at him. As the music reached its crescendo, I did my final dance and smiled at the crowd teasingly before walking away.
“Good job Catalina.” My boss met me backstage. “Your dance was captivating, even I couldn't take my eyes off you. Oh I'm so glad I hired you. Keep up the good work.”
“Thank you sir.” He tapped my shoulder and walked away.
I went into the changing room to change to my normal clothes, my work here was done. This was the beauty of this work, I thought to myself, less stress and more pay.
While changing, my mind couldn't help but think about the man earlier. He exuded so much power and authority even as he sat with his legs crossed. The way he looked at me was unlike anything. I wondered who he was, and surprisingly I wanted to know everything about him.
I was about to leave when my boss called out to me.
“I'm so glad you're still here Catalina. Someone wants to meet you.”
“Who?” I asked.
“Someone very important. You can't say no to him. He's outside the parking lot. Black Limousine, the headlights are on.” And with that he left.
As I walked to the parking lot, I prayed silently. What if this was one of the debt collectors and they're finally here to take me? But my boss said it was someone very important.
I sighted the Black Limo with the headlights on and I walked towards it, I knocked on the window and it rolled down immediately.
“Enter.” A voice called out from inside.
The door opened and I entered immediately.
It was him, I was very sure of it. The same man at the club. I couldn't see his face clearly at the club but I remembered his attire and I felt the same way I was feeling inside the club so it had to be him.
“What is your name?” The voice was so commanding that I blurted out immediately.
“Catalina Gomez!”
“You dance so well Catalina. I want to see you dance everyday.”
That was very direct. I said to myself. I tried to stop myself from blushing. I looked at him again. He was very handsome, his face looked rigid but I think that maybe it's because he didn't smile so often. His hair looked so soft that I wanted to reach out my hand and touch it.
“I want you.” The words were like an electric shock that bolted me back to reality.
“What did you just say?” I asked him again.
“I do not like to repeat myself young lady. I'm very sure you heard me.” He answered rudely.
“I want you to be my slave. You will do anything I say without complaints. I will have control over your body and all that you do with it. Of course it's not for free, I will pay you. Do you understand?”
Bastard. Rich bastard. Ugh ..I began to feel hatred for this man. Who does he think he is to tell me such an abominable thing?
“Never!” I told him.
“I always have what I want.”
“You will never have me!”
“It will only take time, but I must have you. I will own you.”
I chuckled…. “That will be over my dead body.”
CATALINA“Carlos, I didn't see you all day after I left the restaurant. Are you okay?”He gave a faint smile. “You look so happy boss, it makes me happy.”I had a bad feeling about this. “What is it Carlos?”“I came to officially tender my resignation.” He handed me an envelope. “I couldn't just leave without saying goodbye.”I pushed it away. “You're not going anywhere Carlos, I won't let you go.”“You have to. I can't stay here.”“No! You're just being selfish. You can't just leave me…we've been through a lot together. What about Alejandro? You know he likes you, you can't just go.”“So you want me to stay? And watch you and Miguel be in love? It's going to be hard for me.”I hesitated. “But…”“Let him go princesa.”Miguel came out of the room and extended his hand to Carlos for a handshake. “Thank you for being there for her, I can tell she really valued your company.”Carlos took Miguel's hand. “And I'm glad you're alive, she was a mess without you.”I didn't like the idea of Car
MIGUELShe had the same look as Catalina. They were both too stunned to even react. Like Catalina, I had to walk over and touch her too to make her believe.“Is it really you? Ay dios mío! You're alive?”Catalina ran over and hugged Gabriella. “He really is Gabriella!” They both jumped up happily, celebrating. So these two finally became friends? I thought.After their little celebration, Gabriella gave me a hug.“I thought I wasn't going to get a hug from you in this lifetime,” I said, patting her back.“Just this one time, let me give my little brother a hug.” We were all seated now. Gabriella, Carmina, Catalina and I.I explained everything to them up until how I dealt with Pablo.Gabriella laughed. “Catalina was ready to kill whoever killed Pablo, she kept saying Pablo's life was hers to end.”“Fierce as always,” I complimented.But Catalina had angry eyes and those eyes were fixed on Carmina.“If he was alive and with you, didn't you think his family deserved to know?”Carmin
CATALINA“He's dead,” Carlos said again.I couldn't believe my ears. “How come? We've been looking for him for ages now. What happened?”“Apparently someone leaked all his crimes and location to the police. Interpol arrested him and shipped him back here in Mexico, but guess what?”“I can't guess. Just tell me..”“He died in prison. They say he committed suicide but—”“Someone killed him,” I said. “There's no way Pablo will commit suicide.”Carlos agreed with me. “I have to say, whoever killed him is smart.”I nodded. “They didn't want to commit a crime in another country so they made sure he was brought back here.”Carlos nodded. “So whoever killed him…”“Has connections here in Mexico,” I completed.“Very strong connections to be able to kill someone in prison.”“Fuck!” I screamed. “Who the hell did that?!”Gabriella held me steady. “Shouldn't you be happy? You've wanted to kill Pablo for over two years now.”“You don't get it Gabriella, Pablo's life was mine to take. Mine! Every ni
CATALINAOver the weeks, Carlos and I grew closer. We went on dates and enjoyed each other’s company. He never pressured me into a relationship and kept a clear line between our personal connection and work responsibilities. His professionalism was impressive, and I genuinely appreciated that.“I just think you guys are wasting so much time,” Gabriella said.“We're taking things slow,” I countered.“That's not how I see it.”“You've not been in a relationship for how long now? I shouldn't be taking advice from you.”“Ouch,” she held her chest. “That hurt.”“It didn't. You enjoy your solitude.”She laughed. “You know me too well.”“Of course.”With a more serious tone, she said. “I might be single, but I know a few tricks and I think I know what you can do.”“What?” I asked.“Kiss him!”I froze at the thought of kissing Carlos. “I've never thought about kissing Carlos.”“You have to think about it and try it.”“Ugh, no way!” Just the idea of kissing Carlos made my skin crawl.Gabriella
MIGUELI was making progress. After working hard for weeks, I was able to walk now with a cane, that was a significant progress on my part. As I slowly got better, I could now focus on other important tasks at hand.So I had a serious conversation with Carmina.“How can we find Pablo fast?” I asked, my tone serious.She rolled her eyes at me. “Here we go again. Catalina has been trying for years, what makes you think you can find him any faster?” “Because I have you, and I know what your father is capable of.”Carmina gave a smug smile. “It would have been easier if you married me, right? Pablo wouldn't have come near our wedding venue, we'd have smelled him from miles away.”I shot her a look. “Be serious, Carmina.”“Okay, I'll be serious,” she leaned in, her tone shifting. “We can't help you Miguel.”“Why?”She sat beside me. “Pablo is not our problem, he didn't do anything to us so we can't get involved in your personal vendetta.”“But I'm your ally, and he tried to kill me.”She
CATALINAAfter giving serious thought to what Gabriella said, I decided to do something different a week after.Carlos and I had just wrapped up an important meeting when I asked him to stick around for a more private discussion.Since our last conversation, Carlos had behaved as if nothing had happened, it was like it had been wiped from his memory.Even now, as he stood waiting to hear why I wanted to speak with him, his face remained unreadable, the same composed look he always wore when expecting instructions from me.“So uhm..,” I started. “Gabriella talked some sense into me and I realized that truly I've been so hard on Alejandro. I don't treat him like a normal kid and it might affect him later in life when he grows up.”Carlos blinked. “Okay…”I cleared my throat. “I was thinking of taking him to a park or a playground, any one of those. And I wanted to ask if you'd like to come with us, Alejandro likes you a lot and I'm sure he'll be happy if you're there too.”Carlos was qu
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