82Armando Anything that I ever wanted was this lady to stay by my side and be safe. How should I make her understand this world did not think the way she thinks? This world of sins was not for someone like her but unfortunately, she was a part of it, she had to be here because she was written for me in the name of love. The day our pages joined together, I vowed to protect her from the devils of the darkness, who loved to suck the soul of an innocent in the name of power and revenge. This wife of mine who was sleeping peacefully in my arms never paid attention to see how much I worry for her. How much I get afraid of losing her every time she would do something stupid thinking that stunt of hers would help me. No! That never helped me. She should’ve considered a thought about what I would feel if she would’ve run away to that bag of shit and gotten under her along with our son. She never cared to think about the consequences. It’d only worsen the situation. But then, my mind repli
83ArmandoI gathered my men in my room, it was exactly three in the morning. I didn’t care how inappropriate timing it was as I could care less about my people because I pay them for my obedience. I had other things to catch up on such as destroying Claire the way she wanted to diminish my life. Dream on, girl. Many had tried but none could succeed—so as your brother who had a fire of revenge burning within him. I was sitting in my seat, everyone was standing before my eyes, their hands clenched together and eyes towards the ground. I cleared my throat as my right hand held a cigarette and left one resting on the desk. I gaped at them openly, calculating which person was perfect for which task. At last, I decided to break the silence because we had less time and much bigger things to handle for the war. The way she threatened me told me she was prepared for the attack and with that, every second of these days were precious to me, anything could take place in the next minute. “Ther
84ArmandoI’d been longing for Lana from the moment I left her embrace and went to my wardrobe to pack my essentials for the counterattack, it’s like I left my heart with her and now, I wasn’t able to breathe properly. Within fifteen minutes, my belongings were packed and I left for the airport, not forgetting to give a farewell kiss to my little kitten; Isabella. She awoke by the time I was about to leave the room. I was forced to spend some time with her when she opened her arms for me to pick her up, although I was already running out of time but I couldn’t neglect my daughter or my wife no matter what, they’d always come first.After those moments together, I rushed to the airport. When I sat in my car that waited long for me on the porch, I observed my bodyguards' faces holding a question concerning about my late arrival as it never happened before. I was dangerously punctual before my kids but now, things have changed. I was a family man and I had to mould myself for my loved o
85ArmandoIt’d been two hours since Mason left for the operation with his team and in a few minutes, they would be reaching the villa and executing the mission. I was all eyes and ears, my gaze glued upon the screen and all I could think of was Sebastian stepping in the penthouse, hugging my tight in a few hours and I would be the luckiest man alive by then, and after I would get my little man here, then I would start playing with Claire’s fate. “Master, we are at one command’s wait, all teams’ positions are set, we are ready for the attack,” Mason stated through the walkie-talkie. I picked up my receiver and put it closer to my face, listening to each word attentively and calculating the perfect timing. “Are you inside the Villa yet? Turn on your camera,” I commanded Mason. “Yes, sure, I’ve cleared the wall, hiding in the bushes,” Mason informed. I pushed the red button that connected the mike with all men’s devices. “Are we steady?” I asked everyone and each man one by one roge
86LanaNo, no, no, no, NO! Claire was going to hurt my family, she was either going to kill Sebastian or Armando or in the worst case; both. No, I wouldn’t let her do this to my family, how easily she could think it’s easy to diminish my realm with her finger’s snap. No, she was forgetting I wasn’t the Lana anymore when we met each other for the first time. I was Misses De Luca now. I would do anything to make sure my family stays safe, I would go to any extent to keep my loved ones protected. And that all means, I would have to move to Puerto Rico in order to save the already fallen clan and control the situation with the best that I have otherwise things would go horribly wrong and our empire would fall on its knees. I could feel it in my chest, something was going down, furiously. I need to save it before it vanishes into nothing. I was staring at the blank screen all the while till I felt my guts shouting at me to wake up from the bubble I tended to be in, I gasped the next mo
87LanaIn a matter of hours, my feet were finally touching the grounds of my enemy’s city. I never thought of coming here in terms of a battle but here I was, landed here to save my husband and son. As I started walking towards the SUV, every step that I took towards it reminded me of the last time I was here with my husband. A trip that I could never forget. The kisses we had, the love that we made in the back of the seats as we were accompanied by the plash of the rain, the fun that I had, the penthouse that Armando gifted me on my birthday, the same penthouse that was now being used for scheming against the Knightley. Everything, everything touched me in the seconds and yet I got hit by the reality as I got into the car all alone, remembering I was here as a backup plan, not to celebrate our victory that was supposed to happen according to my imagination. I sat in the car, the chauffeur drifted the car to the penthouse without any words exchanged. I closed my eyes as I kept conc
88ArmandoI took a deep breath and let my senses go with the flow. I was wheeling my car, off to the destination which could be the last place I would see before closing my eyes forever. I wished to die beside my wife, so that I could watch the love of my life while taking my last breaths in her lap but now I thought it wasn’t written for me that way. She better stay away from all the mess I made in the first place by loving her and then forcing her to love me back. And now, look at us, where do we stand? I never thought that having a family would mend me into such an incapacitated punk. I never considered myself as a frangible prince charming, I had never been one. I was one ruthless man who used to live on the blood of others but since the day I got Lana in my life. My life had changed by taking a 360-degree shift. I was no longer a vampire who sucked blood but a man who craved the sincere touch of his girl but look, where do I stand today? In the mouth of death, because for viole
89Lana“I want to see him taking his last breaths in front of me,” I said it with all the hatred I ever had in my bosom and I couldn’t understand how I managed to say it too venomously. I said it for a man who I love and that got me doubtful on my own self, was I even loyal to him?What kind of stupid question it was. Yes, I was, am and will always be loyal to a man who sacrificed the world for me. More than that, we shared kids together, so that made us inseparable in this lifetime at least.“Yea, you should see him suffering too, you deserve it because you have been the most affected one in the house. I’m glad I hear it from you and also to know that you realise what is your worth and real place,” Claire replied, her tone getting electrified on the fact that I was revengeful towards Armando which meant she somehow trusted my lie; but not to forget, she could trap me too. “Yes, I have been finding ways to take revenge on him. He ruined my life, from childhood till now, he made me s