Beauty in Black

"Please,spare my family and take me instead. I beg you,don't harm them" a fifty-seven year old man on his knees pleaded.

His eyes were teary and his heart seemed to have jumped into his mouth. Seeing his wife and children on their knees with guns pointed at their heads,he felt his world collapsing.

His wife was holding their two children close to herself, while they cried. Seeing his family this way made him weak and heartbroken,but there was nothing he could do about it. Not when it was this demon in human form in front of him.

"I am asking you again and for the last time,where is my money?" the other man who looked exactly like a drug lord said,while puffing carelessly on his pipe.

"Give me just one month please. One more month and I promise I'll pay off my debt. Please" the older man begged.

"You think i came all the way here to listen to your pleadings?" the drug lord said with a scoff.

The older man, Mark,was mute. He had tried hard to pay back the debt he owed this demon standing in front of him,but things seemed to be working against him.

Juan Alonso,the twenty six years old guy with the traits of the devil,was a drug lord and a mafia boss who seemed to lack the milk of human sympathy. He killed without mercy and dealt with everyone the way he deemed fit.

How Mark had come in contact with him was still a mystery to his wife and kids.

Everyone knew Juan Alonso, aka the Don,the stinking rich young man who didn't give a damn about a thing. Cruel and heartless,he did people dirty and made them beg on their knees.

"I heard you have three kids", Juan said, changing the topic, "two daughters and a son. I can only see two of your children,which I believe are the younger ones. Where is the twenty four years old daughter of yours that I heard about?" Juan asked with an evil grin plastered on his face.

Mark's heart did a double flip. Who must have told Juan about his family? he wondered.

"Did you see a ghost? Cause you look pale and might pass out any second". Juan said with a laugh.

"I know everything Mark Ronin,and nothing,not even a single thing can be hidden from me" Juan said.

Mark swallowed emptiness,as beads of sweat formed on his forehead. Juan was right, nothing could be hidden from him. Everyone and everything seemed to work for the Don.

He had run away from his mansion with his family,and started hiding in a small apartment he owned at a secluded place in the woods.

How Juan had found him was unexplainable.

No one except Curtis,his younger brother,had known about his dealings with the Don,and where he had taken his family.

His eldest daughter and child was no doubt a beauty goddess that always made heads turn,a thing he was always proud of,but right now he wished she wouldn't show up.

Don was an animal and could do despicable things. He had noticed the cruel grin on Juan's face earlier.

"Please don't come now. Please baby,just stay wherever you are" he prayed inwardly.

"Where is the daughter of yours?" Juan asked again.

"Please leave my family out of this. You can do whatever you want with me,but don't involve my wife and children, please". Mark said.

"Was that an order? Are you ordering me now?" Don asked with a clearly raised tone.

"No Don,I could never dare to order you" Mark said shakily with his head lowered.

It was obvious that Juan was upset and at this point, capable of wrecking havoc. His short-tempered nature had never been a thing of joy,as the offender was always sure to face hell.

The next thing everyone heard was a loud sound and Mark's groans. Juan had given him a dirty slap that had sent him to the ground. His lips burst and he spat out blood,while laying sprawled on the ground.

" You ungrateful bastard". Juan said between gritted teeth.

"Since you know how to order people around,why don't I send you straight to hell where you belong. You'll be a great commander over there" Juan said with a sick smile.

He brought out his gun and just as he was about pulling the trigger,the front door burst open, revealing..............