Todos os capítulos de Faking My Death to Escape the Cartel King : Capítulo 11 - Capítulo 20

Xitllali De La Rosa The world vanished. The kiss was hard, desperate, and filled with two years of buried feelings and pain.His lips were warm against mine.A helpless gasp escaped my throat, and for one terrifying second, my body completely betrayed me.My heart flared with wild heat, and my fingers gripped his bare shoulder as I kissed him back, letting the familiar feeling pull me under.He let out a low growl against my lips, his grip on my neck tightening as he pulled me closer against his chest.The heat between us brought me crashing back to reality.No.Panic filled my chest. I placed both hands against his chest and pushed him back with all the strength left in my arms, breaking the kiss."Guillermo... no!" I gasped, my breath coming in rough breaths as my lips burned from his touch.He stopped, his chest rising and falling heavily, his hazel eyes dark with desire."We aren't doing this," I whispered, my voice shaking with anger at him and at myself. "I'm fixing your arm so

Guillermo The heavy wooden door shut behind me, and the freezing mountain air hit my face like a blow. But my skin was still warm where her fingers had touched my arm.“Please be careful.”Three words. Just three words, but they were enough to make a man who had spent two years in hell feel like his heart was beating again.She hated me. She feared the cage I had built around her. She had pushed me away when I kissed her, and she had put up every wall she could between us. But when I reached for the iron latch, her first thought hadn't been to let the forest swallow me. It had been to tell me to stay alive.I stood beside the cedar post for a few seconds without making a sound, my right hand resting against the damp wood while my thumb moved over the rough surface.My mind was full of her. The way her lips had met mine for one short second before her fear took over. The way she looked at me, not with indifference, but with something I still couldn't understand.For seven hundred and

XitllaliThe mountain air outside was freezing. The fog was so thick that I could barely see five feet ahead of us. It covered the tall pine trees like a grey curtain.Guillermo went first down the slippery slope.The ground was steep and covered with wet mud, rotting leaves, and slippery pine needles. Every few steps, his boots dug into the earth to make places for me to step.He kept his right arm raised to grab thick tree roots, while his left hand reached back to hold my waist and keep me steady.Halfway down the slope, my boot slipped on a wet rock.I let out a sharp gasp as my feet slipped out from under me. Before I could fall, his arm wrapped tightly around my waist, catching my full weight in a second.I heard a quiet, painful sound escape his throat. Through the thick wool of his coat, I felt his shoulder muscles tighten as his wound hurt under the pressure."Guillermo," I whispered, my face close to his neck. I could smell the cold mountain rain and the sharp smell of blood

XitllaliGuillermo opened his door first and stepped out. He then came around to my side and opened my door.He offered me his hand. His large palm was warm against my fingers as my boots touched the damp stone driveway.Valdo and Mateo moved ahead of us, unlocking the heavy wooden front door and stepping inside to check the area.“Let's go inside," he said softly, keeping himself between me and the open courtyard as he guided me through the doorway.I stepped into a large living room with a simple, rustic design. Thick wooden beams crossed the ceiling, and soft yellow lamps filled the room with warm light. Heavy dark curtains covered the large windows facing the private garden."The solar inverter is fully charged, Boss," Valdo reported, returning to the living room after checking the utility closet. "I turned on the gas heater and the water pump.The emergency pantry is fully stocked with canned meat, dried pinto beans, rice, and cornmeal. Mateo and I will take watch at the front ga

XitllaliI sat on the edge of the large bed in the quiet bedroom, staring at the brass lock on the door.The house was so quiet that I could hear the soft sound of pine leaves brushing against the window outside.My body was exhausted. Every part of me ached from the cold rain, the long walk down the mountain, and the fear that had kept my heart racing since yesterday morning.But my mind refused to rest. I lay down and pulled the thick blanket up to my chin.Ten minutes passed. Then twenty. Then half an hour.Every time I closed my eyes, I remembered what happened when Guillermo came in after I got out of the bathroom I remember the way he had looked at me when he walked in. The surprise in his eyes, followed by the sudden intensity that made me feel hot and nervous at the same time.My face grew warm in the dark. I rolled onto my side and held the blanket tightly against my chest.He was still the man I had once feared, but he had forced himself to step away and apologize. He had s