HAPPENINGS

Damon's POV:

"Get everything down from the internet and track the source. Nobody tries to mess with my wife and gets away with it." I ordered. Leo's fingers worked on the computer. Then one of my men walked in.

"He's ready, boss." He said.

"Good." I strode past the man while Leo left what he was doing to follow. He really thought he could mess with my wife because he would get through to me that way huh? Well, he's ready for the worst punishment of his life. I walked into the torture room. They had him in exactly the position I wanted. Sitting was way too comfortable. He was hanging on iron inside down and there were wires connected to his skin. I smirked devilishly. How long I'd waited for this day. One of his eyes was injured already. I chuckled. And he was already breathing so heavily? He hadn't seen anything quite yet.

"Hello, Hernandez." I measured the whip that was given to me and the blades on it. It was perfect enough to tear his insides out of him. He glared at me but was still shaking. I looked at his fingers and saw the nails were peeled already. My men have learned a lot. I moved towards him. "I'm sure you were thinking you had the last laugh at that point, not knowing you were deceived," I said and he bared his teeth in something that was supposed to be regarded as a grin. His teeth were covered in blood. "You've drank way too much blood and eaten so many flesh. I decided to reward you with the same. You won't die. All the wires connected to your body wouldn't cause you to die, but the blood would be drained out of you." I sighed. "I never had to give anyone this kind of punishment in my life. But since you so enjoy human flesh, I perhaps should give you to my dogs, alive." I said and I saw the smug on his face transform into fear. "Yeah, karma is a bitch. You should have thought of that before you killed those innocent children." One of my men slammed the iron cage at the end of the room and there were so many growls and hungry barks coming from there. "I haven't fed them in a long time either," I said and took the remote. "It won't be good enough though if I let you die so painlessly."

I pressed the button and he vibrated out of pain.

"Cut off his fingers and feed them to the dogs. We don't want to keep them waiting." I said and Leo did as I said. Every single one of his screams was music to my ears and when the cage was opened and fingers tossed to them, they didn't waste time eating them all. Leo closed the cage and looked at me.

"What next?"

"This." I pressed the button again and I could see the smoke emanating from his skin. The form smelled like roasted meat. Oh, this was going to be good. "Release him," I said and my men did. He was still alive. I wouldn't want to kill him before the real fun started. Then they opened the cage.

"No, no, no! Ahhhh." They pushed him in and locked it. They banged the cage more often than not and the growls were louder than before. Yep, they were fighting for the chunk of meat. I tapped my fingers on my armrest as I gently hummed a tune and closed my eyes. The man's voice died down. Then, I slowly opened my eyes.

"Boss, someone has requested to see you."

"See me?" I cocked a brow. People barely came to see me out of fright. Who could possibly be this person? I rose and looked at Leo who nodded at me. We both exited the torture room while I checked the security system. "What do we have here? Does my wife know about this?"

"No boss." He bowed.

"You're dismissed." He obliged and I walked slowly towards my office. "Unlock the door. Let's see if she has something good to say." I said and soon a woman walked into my office, staring at me, there was a bit of fright written all over her face. I wasn't surprised. People feared the Antonios. I was anticipating a word from her as I tapped gently on my table and turned my chair from side to side.

"I'm Grace, I need your help." She said and I cocked my brow.

"And what exactly may I help you with?"

"I know a man that used to work for you on the run. He used to abuse and manipulate me every time he got the chance. He killed my husband and tried to claim me as his own even though I said no. He raped me so many times. But I've always known that he worked for you and that he's on the run. I came to show you his hiding place so you can help me torture him."

"What's your bargain?"

"I'll help you track him down, I know you've been searching for him too because he's indebted to you." She said and I studied her face. "And I can also give you money if that's what you want."

"I don't need your money. Just give me his location and leave the rest to me." I had to admit that she looked really familiar like I'd met her somewhere before. Or was it someone she looked like? I racked my brain and realized something. My eyes met Leo's who was also dazed at the sight of her. He was pondering about it as well. She looked like her Jessie. Every part of her looked like Jessie. I could tell she was probably searching for her daughter as well. This was Jessie's real mother. Leo had explained it all to me before. I didn't press her though. She gently looked into her back and took out a card before placing it on my table

"This is his hiding place." She said and I chuckled, he was in the country all along. I thought he would have ran away.

Then a knock.

"Antonio."

"Come in."

I had to say it. What a coincidence!

Jessie walked in along with Elena. It was just as I saw it in the movies. Jessie's mother paused the moment she saw her daughter but Jessie had no idea who this woman was.