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Watching her from the rearview mirror he couldn't believe his luck, she stood afar unaware of his soft gaze on her, her dress glowed under the street lamp glittering in contrast to her dark skin, she looked like the perfect piece of colors from a color wheel, this made him grin so wide like a cheshire cat, he drove closer to the parking lot where she started moving in the building
Close to the entrance of the building she was discussing with the security guard, he whipped out a book and she signed on it smiling at him, just then a man approached her from her left making small talk with her as she nodded lightly, the next thing that occured was in a blur, the man stunned the security guard on his neck with a teaser rendering him unconcious, this put the girl on alert and with a hew self- defense skill she could keep him at bay, but that didn't help as two men apprehended her
Seeing the commotion, immediately he stepped out of his car opening the door as his men lifted her now limp body where they made her unconcious and laid it carefully in the back seat, he drove off, his smile soft but his eyes filled with the expression 'I warned you', her phone buzzed on the floor the caller ID showed Christian with two hearts and the lights dimmed slowly, the ring tone dying.
*****
Shawn lifted her from the seat of his maybach, walking into his mansion with her half-unconcious body draped on his strong shoulders, carefully he laid her body on a three seat sofa, her eyes drooping struggling to open but fighting to close, he took off the outer jacket of his suit, his lean muscles flexing as the sky blue shirt he wore underneath came to light, he laughed
"Smart of your father to send you to Rayburn, it was indeed a good move, this place is packed with more interesting activities than Angelos could even compare, and making this place our matrimonial home would infact be a blessing"
Her mouth trembled as she tried to speak weakly, her voice faint
"Let me fix that for you" he took a glass of water from his center table and sprinkled it on her face and soon enough she sat up, slowly she shook her head and palmed her forehead trying to clear the fog in her eyes and mind, soon enough she was seeing and feeling clear, slowly she looked up and said
"What is the meaning of this?"
She wasn't scared of him and it amused him each time, he chuckled "The fun only begins when you can speak, I missed your ramblings"
"I will get you back for this"
"How, you're gonna tell your daddy?" he dragged as her brows squeezed
"He already knows by now" she responded, "I hope he kills you this time, you're getting out of hand"
He stared at her for a few seconds before he laughed again at her ignorance, he was very happy to break the news to her "Well, Ines, your father gave up and you were signed as my wife by the congregation, now we will stay side by side as I take over the Waterson's corporation and mine"
She stopped being tense, she sighed and leaned comfortably on the couch
"Sounds like crap to me" she strongly believed her father would rather die
"I didn't want you to feel comfortable while you heard the news, but I'll tell you anyway"
"What"
This will be fun he thought "Old roger is dead, and his gone to his grave", she lifted an eyebrow looking at him
"Your father is in hell, where he belongs, not like you're in any place better" she looked slightly shaken and like a fool she tried to confirm his words by repeating "What?"
"Your father is dead!" he said walking closer to her and towering her frame, she kept quiet her expression blank as she looked at him from below, "We will have so much fun together" he held her chin and squeezed "This whole El diablos and snow tiger war has reached it's end, I killed your father, but now we have to do all the asset taking, the loot after war, and I heard that you my pretty wife just have to give your signature and we will all be in peace"
she didn't respond
"Peace sounds nice doesn't it, your life has been up and down lately, dancing naked for stranger to raise money, kidnapped for two months by that tycoon, only God knows what happened to you there, you got kidnapped, travelled out in a rush starting a new life, anticipating the day i'd catch you, you rat ; the amount of calls your father missed and lying that his okay when infact the nigh you got captured, his leg was severed and he barely escaped with his life" her iris became smaller with what she heard "no peace in the past year, and look where we are today, his finally off the earth, and your Mr. Reuben igned the contract unbehalf of your dead father so you could be my wife, the deal was that the El Diablos would see the grave of every snow tiger member, but guess who was nominated as their Jesus? You."
Her lips trembled, she still didn't speak her mind was racing with questions, but all Shawn looked at was her gummy lips with the lip gloss shinning red "Too stunned to speak?" he said and lowered his face to hers where she frowned, and he kissed her just like he did impulsively at the club, she tensed and did nothing as he seperated his lips from hers
"Oh Ines, you're beautiful" he complimented pleased by her docile behavior and the fact she showed no resistance to his kiss "I saw you earlier under the street lamp and you looked like a diamond, looking at you now, I don't want to keep my hands off you, when we are married, depends on how you perform, I will mix heaven and hell and give them to you, pain and pleasure" he said reaching for her little dress, Ines knew she dressed up in a way she didn't want any hindrance while the dress was taken off, but this wasn't what she expected, so as he reached for her strap her body kicked into defense mood and than slapping him she kicked him in his groin, her heel pointing in the space between his legs
By the force of her kick Shawn stepped back groaning in pain, in a few he regained his composure
"You're so stupid" he roared, walking up to her, she dodged his first hit but since she didn't see the second hand coming, she was slapped across her face, the impact making her hair veil her face, she sat for a while both of them breathing in anger, suddenly she got up and played the same trick on him giving him a fist to his face, he retaliated slapping her back to the couch as she blocked the several hits with her elbows in front of her face
"You damn witch" he remarked unfastening his belt, she sat there watching his rage her body trembling with the rush of adrenaline, her plan was set in her head, as he came to use the belt, she planned to hold it, take off her heels and stab his temple, and it wasn't a bluff, in her self-defense classes, she learnt four things, basic defense, how to take hits, how to catch opponents by surprise and how to cut the fight short with instant murder, her aim was never to torture Shawn, but to give his life back to her father; Shawn on the other hand would rather her alive than dead, he planned to get her sign the company transfer, molest her and treat her like an animal
When Ines fought, she only wanted to kill. So his heaving chest, wide red eyes, bulging veins as he wrapped the belt on his pulsing fist gave her the smoke that her plan was in motion, but suddenly akin to a korean drama were the love interest wanted to kiss for the first time, there was a sudden interruption and the door opens without respect for privacy, this distracts Shawn and although Ines wanted to kill him now he was distracted, the person by the door caught her attention too; it was Reuben her fathers second-man.
Disheveled and shocked, Ines quickly runs her trembling fingers through her messy hair in an attempt to smoothen it out, while Shawn's hand fell to his side, his belt reaching the floor, just behind Reuben was Hope standing like a scared leaf looking at Ines who stood like a prostitute caught in her act, trying to arrange her dress and breathing in and out, trying to pretend but failing to prove everything was fine and that she's still pretty and noble.
"Can't you knock?" Shawn said taking a seat on a sofa as Reuben walked in solemnly and Hope followed behind looking round the room
"What is the meaning of this?" Reuben said irritated, "Why are you trying to harm her?" he didn't agree to the maltreatment that she faced; you see Reuben was like a second father to Ines, the type who would cringe when she's hurt but would unarguably sell his daughter out.
Shawn didn't respond
"Is-" Ines started but stopped trying to school her voice, this took the attention of those in the room "Where's my dad?"
"He didn't break the news to you?" Reuben said and she didn't respond "He died in an explosion at a junkyard, and was buried just yesterday"
"And why wasn't I informed"
"I've told you times without number Ines, this is the mafia, we don't follow the normal traditions, stop demanding answers for everything"
"Okay, so what is this crap about marriage?"
"Ines, that's why we had to talk to you, you were signed off for your clan to join in marriage, so that the men wouldn't be killed, that' what your father would've wanted, for you to keep his hardwork intact, don't be selfish and get on with this" he said as Shawn chuckle making her whip her head to his direction in fury, laughing at her down fall struck a cord but she calmed down and looked at Reuben then at Hope, Hope maintained their gaze.
"Shawn may we see outside for a second" Reuben said and Shawn walked out with Reuben and Hope walked up to Ines as she took a deep breath to calm down
"I saw it for myself, his really dead" she said softly and then started to whisper in her ear with a smirk "Reuben betrayed us, his daughter was kidnapped so he acted as a mole for the Diablos, when his daughter was released, he joined them fully for money I guess, your dad before he died told me to tell you, he'd rather you died than sign any papers, one of the papers you signed said the company would close on the event of your death, and the contracts is your upper hand for now"
Ines wondered why she was whispering then she thought the walls must have ears, she looked at the smirk on Hopes face and wondered why she was smiling like it was good news but morethan that she wondered
"What is a Jesus?"
"A man who gave his life for everyone in the world" Hope said and Ines heart was struck in anger, she didn't give a fuck about much and she wasn't going to be sacrificed for a bunch of people, the one person sho could do that for is dead.
"My moves are always being watched and they're cameras everyway I've been acting like I don't like you so do slap me and act like I taunted you"
"Gladly" Ines said getting up and slapping her hard and her face looked shocked, slowly Hope got up holding her face, smirking she said outloud
"You look like a canvas, and Shawn is painting on you already" she huffed and walked out, but her little remark made Ines to look at the array of palm prints on her arms, bright hot and red even on her dark skin
"What the fuck is going on" Ines thinks looking at all the cameras around she huffed removing the idea of finding a knife or shattering the glass to use as a blade, she laid her head on the couch anticipating what was and thinking of the man who was sacrificed for people, was he put in a pentagon and ritualised in a cult?
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Once the door was shut and they were in Shawn's study, Reuben punched Shawn in the face this made Shawn retaliate immediately but Reuben blocked having been more trained
"Have you by chance forgotten whose got the upperhand here?"
"It is me, you cannot get the damn contract without me, since you can't find the files and the lawyers your best bet is Ines, and there you are maltreating her"
"Do you even know what she did"
"I know what you did, you kidnapped her and brought her here against her will, her hair was disheveled and you were about to whip her with a fucking belt!"
"Why do you care of how I treat her, you wrote her off to me as the mafia leader in charge"
"The mafia is business alright, but how will you get her to sign the papers"
"If I ask nicely one more time as she doesn't tell me I will do it the nice old way" he spoke promising of torture
"You don't know Ines" Reuben said chuckling, he wasn't going to tell Shawn that Ines was a freelance viper, he would rather Shawn dead and the blame on someone else
"Shut the fuck up" Shawn said grimacing, just then his phone rang and he answered "Yes, today must be my lucky day, okay, that's fine"
"The Crest corposration accepted the deal"
"Really?"
"Yes, we can collaborate once we get the bitch to sign the form, in the mean time we are due for a meeting with their team"
"Hahaha" Reuben smiled in glee, working with him surely took him to new heights! Reuben thought
"I told you this was going to work, let's go we are late" he said and Reuben walked out briskly from the room, going to the palour, Ines sat up at the ound of the door opening, he called a maid and said "Give my guest a room, give her special care, I will be back in about 3 days" with that said he left with Reuben going toward The Crest Estate.