Finding Forgiveness

“A rogue doesn’t have a bite that big, sweetheart. I may be young but we have already established that I’m not stupid,” he replied. “And I don’t like to be lied to. Which pack?”

“I already told you, he is not an Alpha,” I said.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Fine, how did you end up rogues?” he asked getting impatient.

“I was born into it and I don’t know about my mate. He doesn’t like to talk about it,” I replied.

“So he could have been an Alpha?”

“Unlikely.”

“Hmmm,” the man said narrowing his eyes. “I don’t believe you, Blanca. Any pups?”

“No.”

“How long have you know him?”

“A few years,” I replied vaguely.

“Why no children?”

“I’m not with him anymore.”

“Why not?”

“He killed someone I love so I left him,” I said- technically not a lie.

“Who?”

“My brother.”

“What was his name?”

“Julius.”

“Why did he kill him?”

“Julius was planning to kill him.”

“And what is your mate’s name?”

I took a deep breath, struggling to deal with the pace of his questions and answering with what would have to become flawless lies.

“Alfonso.”

“And you just walked away?” He asked. “From your mate?”

“Yes. I haven’t seen him in months and I don’t plan to ever again.”

“If we brought your cousin, Romano, in, would he give us the same answers?” he asked.

Thank God Luca and I had discussed this and decided on the details.

“Yes, of course.”

“If I find that I am being lied to, Blanca, there will be consequences,” he said stepping closer to me again. “You don’t fear me at the moment but you will by the end of this. I can assure you of that.”

I looked up at him as he approached me, trying to refrain myself from saying anything.

Spoiler: I failed.

“And what exactly is this?” I asked.

“Whatever I want it to be,” he said with a wide smile. “Afterall, estoy el jefe.”

He then placed a hand on my waist and leant towards me. I backed away but the captivity of the chair prevented me from getting far. He placed his lips on mine and kissed me for a few seconds before drawing away and dabbing his mouth.

“Bring Guillermo in,” he ordered his men.

I felt a wrenching sensation in my stomach. That was the first kiss to my lips that wasn’t from Leo since Logan years and years ago and it hurt deep down inside. There was nothing I could have done to have stopped it but I still felt an overwhelming sense of guilt.

But like Luca had said, to get out of this alive, I had to play along.

A moment later, the two men came back this time accompanied by Guillermo.

“I presume we have the right girl… or woman I suppose,” the boss said looking down at me.

“That’s her,” Guillermo replied. “Little puta caused me more problems than a woman ever should.”

“She’ll pay for it, I can assure you,” the boss stated.

“Give her to me. I know how to punish a girl that has stepped out of her place,” he said with an evil glint.

“No,” the boss answered.

Guillermo opened his mouth to protest but his boss raised his eyebrow and he closed it again.

“If you can find him, which I’m sure you can, you can have Romano. But keep him alive, he’s a good exporter and I might need him,” The boss replied and Guillermo nodded.

“Yes, Sir.”

“Now leave me. All of you. I will ensure that she gets what she deserves,” The boss said before Guillermo and the two guards left.

“I don’t really understand what I did wrong,” I said.

“Romano has been exporting for Guillermo for years. You come along and it is ruined in a matter of minutes,” he replied.

“He wanted to take me and we said no… things just escalated from there,” I argued. “He shouldn’t have held a gun to my cousin’s head and there wouldn’t have been one held at his. He asked for it really.”

The boss stifled a laugh.

“You are clearly new to this business, Blanca,” he said scornfully. “And you are the bottom of the pecking order. If someone above you says jump, you say ‘how high?’. You don’t say ‘Why?’ and you don’t say ‘No’. I have known you but ten minutes but I can already see you are not used to following orders, am I right?”

“Why should I be?” I asked.

“I suppose you have a point. You are a rogue, you left your mate, you live by your own rules. But not anymore, Blanca. For now, you are here with me. You will do as you are told and you will not ask questions. Understood?”

“Can I at least know your name?”