Hidden Desires

CHAPTER 6: LIES OR UNSPOKEN TRUTHS

(Mention of abuse, violence and blood)

Jade Pov

"Hello Cesar"
You spoke as you eyed him coldly with no remorse. Cesar has been a pain in your ass for sometime now, mostly because he was your best friend's abusive step father. You had waited on the day you would make him feel sorry for all the bruises, cuts and stitches he has inflicted on her body which fortunately have grown to heal over time but not your hatred. No, never your hatred for him. Your repulsion of the man had 8 years to form, 8 years to marinate, 8 years worth of pain and regret because of the constant new bruises on her body, 8 years of having to see her flinch or jump when you wanted to hug her, 8 years of trying to convince your parents to adopt her, take her, kidnap her it didn't matter you just wanted them to do something but they always told you the same thing "you'll know when you're older". You depised those words everytime they were said because those words were the reason why when you tried to help her run away, you both got caught, she was sent back to her step-dad who was told everything and she received the worst punishment she had ever received although you don't know what it was because she refused to tell you, all you know is that whatever the punishment was, it was the start of her flinching, that was the same day your parents said those words to you, that was the day you knew you had to get revenge. You schemed and schemed until an opportunity presented itself. The Osbourne family, and what an opportunity it truly was. "I knew you weren't just an ordinary girl, something felt off when you were around", he said as he eyed you with his eyes red and swollen from the impact of the fists  that smashed his face in. "good, as long as I made another foolish bastard of a man uncomfortable, I have done my job as a woman with class right". Your tone changed from disgust to prideful as you stated quote for quote what your mother has always taught you. You missed her, she was strong, independant, funny and had a great taste in men. It would make sense that she did so because she did marry your father. "You are pretty boring and cocky maybe you should stay quiet in the corner over there" he said as his voice was laced with annoyance with his head tilted to the slight right indicating the corner he was talking about. You softly smile to yourself but stay quiet soon  you decide to reply confidently. " let's stop with the chit chat and get right to it, why don't we?" you questioned as you looked deep into his eyes just to see the unfiltered rage threatening to spill out from his corneas. "Tell us what happened from the beginning and I won't ask again", you spoke out with finality, refusing to comply Cesar stares you down, scanning you from top to bottom letting his eyes fall on your every curve and vice. "How about this? We trade, I give you some of what I know in exchange for your smile and your number maybe even a little taste", he winks at you smirking as if testing your patience was some game to him, that if he won, he would get a grand prize of some sort but you begged to differ, you digressed
as you started hatching a plan. "Boys please leave the room except the two guards, I don't know if I can handle myself in front of a man like Cesar with his charm", you said as your voice went up an octave with a seductive twist to it. You lowered your hair and fixed your skirt which had it riding up an inch higher sparking Cesar's attention. "You know, we can always work something out, Lyla doesn't have to know". Her name coming out of his name has never sounded so disgusting, to the point where it seemed to have an odour that caused you to wrinkle your nose out of disgust and distaste. "It will be our secret", you said as you ushered the two men out of the room and had them wait out side. "now that we don't have any distractions, should we go back to the topic at hand", you questioned with your sultry persona on auto pilot but your eyes carefully observing Cesar as he nods hastily. The guards gave each other a knowing look and left the room and stood by the door, slightly amused at how foolish Cesar was in their eyes. 15 minutes later you leave the room with a smile on your face and not a hair out of place. You walk down the hallway to the office where you enter without knocking and plop down on one of the office chairs and spin to face the 2 individuals staring at you. "What?" you asked although the answer was pretty obvious to you even to Cesar if he is still alive at the moment. "You didn't have to do all that", one of them said as they looked at you with a facial expression signifying 2 emotions you knew well, disappointment and amusement, people who usually have this expression usually know what you did was wrong but their dark side finds it funny. "You heard how he was talking to me, I only gave him a taste of what women are actually like", you said as you moved your eyes from the table to both men confidently. "he looks dead Jade!" the one with the smaller frame yelled as he indicated with his index finger to the quiet, statue like, limp figure on the chair through the surveillance cameras. "Well he'll live, he's not dead, but I got the information you guys want", you stated matter of factly as you sat up straight and held your head high. "He said he gave information about where our merchandise is being sold and how they could infiltrate those places and destroy our businesses from the inside out". You said as you sounded quite annoyed by the fact that the business you love and pays well may be put in jeopardy. "He also claimed that the other side is planning on retrieving someone called Occultum Regina, which I'm not quite sure who that is  but they sound important, although their name is alittle weird". You sat back as you finished your briefing of the incident that you gathered your information from. "Hopefully we find them first and figure out what their significance could be before they try to destroy our business", the bigger looking one replied as he looked up and entered his train of thought. "Well it's 14:30, I gotta go pick up my best friend from school, I'll see you guys later", you stood up to leave but before you could someone grabbed your arm and swung you back into him. "heyy wait, do you wanna hang out later, we could go to the movies or some shit like that", you laughed as you replied "Sorry zayn but I'm hanging out with my best friend today, maybe tomorrow?"You left the room on your way to your car. You turned back around and  said:" Oh and Jason, tell your mom that I'll be over for dinner this evening". He looked at you and nodded but paused as he saw your attire, it wasn't the first time he's seen it but he notices something on it. "Is that blood on your skirt?" he questioned when he saw a droplet of blood on the front of your skirt. "If anyone asks, I'm on my period", you say as you walk right out the door.