FORTY-SIX

Kamilla Lopez

I open my eyes confused and disoriented, I get up from the bed in a start and walk around the room, I was alone, there was no one here with me. Tears started streaming down my eyes as I remembered what Nick made me do, although that man deserved the end of his life Nick shouldn't have done that to me, I'm not cold-blooded, for the first time I've seen him kill someone in front of me.

I killed him too, even though he pulled the trigger for me, I was the one holding the gun, I felt like a murderer and I never thought I would, I had chances to be a bad person when I left the orphanage, but I decided to be someone with a heart good, and Nick just screwed it up.

I roam my eyes around the room, it wasn't the same as I was before, I approach a window and realize that we were in the center of a penthouse, I falter and take a step back, I run towards the bathroom and throw up everything I had and what wasn't in my stomach, I get up and flush, walk over to the sink and splash water on my shivering face.

At that moment I hear the door open, I go back to the room and I see him appear with his serious and scary face, I am apprehensive, I am afraid that he will do something to me. He closes the door and walks around the room with his hands shoved in his pockets just watching me, I'm afraid to move and get scolded by him.

— Good thing you're awake.

— Why are you doing this to me?

— But I'm not doing anything, baby.

— You killed that man.

— No my angel, you who killed him, took a despicable being like him from the world.

— I want to leave, I want to go home, please.

— You're not going anywhere, I didn't go to the trouble of kidnapping you for nothing.

— I told you if you did anything to me, I would report you to the authorities, and I will!

Nick opened a huge smile and came towards me, without choices I started to move away as far as I could.

— You're a girl who doesn't know anything, I'm the authority here, don't think your smart little doll, or you'll break your face.

Nick pressed his body to mine and gripped my chin tightly, angry tears started to run down my face, he wiped them away and forced me to look into his dark blue eyes.

— Let's go home, there's someone waiting for you.

— Who are you talking about?

— Erick, who else would it be?

— Nick, understand at once, our relationship is over, I'm not interested in getting involved with a man who is considered king of the underworld. Please.

Nick shoots me a death stare, he walks over to me and grips my arm tightly, he pulls me against his body and immobilizes me, I feel fear as I look into his eyes turned into rage, his mouth set in a thin line, his jaw set. Shows that he is controlling himself.

— Our relationship is not over, as you once said, this relationship is between two, to end a relationship both must be in agreement, and I am not.

— B— but that's totally different, I'm not obligated to stay in a relationship like that, we don't work out.

— If I kidnapped you, am I giving you a fucking choice?— On the bed is a dressing gown, you'll come home with me.

— No!

Nick changed grabbed the root of my hair and squeezed them hard, making me grunt in pain, he drags me to the bed and throws me on it. I look at his face transformed into anger and pronounce in a threatening tone:

—First rule doll, I don't want to hear the word no from your mouth, I don't look at it well, if you deny me anything, I'll end you, understand?

— Y— yes. — I answer shakily.

— That's good my angel, now change your clothes, I'll wait outside.

When I left the room, I burst into a compulsive cry before getting up and changing the clothes I was wearing, the pieces were black jeans and a black leather jacket that I didn't need to wear a bra to fix my breasts in one place, at the same time. I put on the jacket it fit perfectly over my body, when I changed, I opened the door and went through it, he was waiting for me with an impatient look, when he approached me he spoke in a low voice.

— Let's go back home, I don't want any surprises from you, if you try anything, there will be consequences, understand me?

— Yes.

— Good, now let's go.

Nick grabbed my arm and started to pull me out of the penthouse, we got into an elevator and silently walked out of the lobby to a limousine, as we got into the vehicle he let go of me and the car started to move, through the traffic of Costa Rich I cried out to God for Bianca and Dona Carolina to be well, I don't want anything to happen to them because they are my only family.

As soon as we passed through the gates of the property, the vehicle was parked in front of the entrance hall where Morgana, the housekeeper, was with Erick.

— Remember, don't do anything to upset me or else we'll get in trouble, okay?

— Yes.

— Good, now put a smile on your face and go say hello to our son.

After making his words full of mockery and irony, I got out of the limousine, and then he did the same, as soon as Erick saw me he opened a huge smile and came towards me.

— Mom, you're back!

He threw himself into my arms and I suspended him in my lap, he hugs me tight as if he was afraid of losing me, my heart squeezed with the whole situation, regardless of everything that is happening, I consider Erick as my son, he is what suffers the most in the face of all the trouble Nick and I have.

I broke the hug and put him on the floor.

— Are you back to stay?

— That's right, Mom won't leave anymore, Erick.

Nick's voice comes from beside me, his arm looping around my waist, bringing our bodies together side by side.

— Or go back to her other house?

— She will stay with us forever.

I feel my legs speak with his words, he holds my body tightly and squeezes my skin.

— Leave it to pass out when we're in our room at night. She whispered in my ear.

I faced Morgana and saw her look at me with tenderness, she knows who she works for, I have no doubt about that, correction, I think everyone knows who she works for, I heard rumors that the — king of the underworld— has an organization composed like a pyramid of classes and professions, perhaps nearly everyone who works for him was born out of that organization.

We went up the stairs together, Erick followed us with a smile from ear to ear excited and happy for my return, as we approached Morgana Nick said:

— Morgana will take you to our new room, follow her, she will show you the room.

— I'm going with Mom. — Eric says.

— You come with me.

— But for what? — he asks his father.

— Don't ask me questions, just ask.

They went towards the office and Morgana and I went up the stairs to the top floor, in the hallways as she walked in front of me I grabbed her arm desperately, catching her by surprise.

— Morgana help me please, Nick kidnapped me.

She looked at me scared and tried to get rid of my arm.

— Miss, please let go of me, I can't help you, or he will kill me!

—Call the police they won't need to know anything, please I'm pregnant, and my only family is in danger.

— Please Kamilla, don't do this, don't challenge him, Mister Ross is a dangerous man, doing something he doesn't like will make him hurt you.

Awkwardly I let her go, she looked at me tenderly and held me in her arms in which I cried and cried, when I recovered she spoke helpfully.

— Come on, I'll take you to your new room.