(18+)
"We shouldn't, your son is my fiancé." I whispered sounding unsure and very hostile.
He watched me carefully with his dark blue eyes before tilting his head gently to the right, the same blue eyes that had just watched me undress a couple minu...
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Bodhi was so mad about last night that he didn't even come to bed, he slept in the guest room which didn't bother me. My dad woke me up, he was a stuttering mess which he normally isn't. He gave me time to get dressed and made his urgencies very clear, to say I was anxious was an understatement. My hands were starting to sweat like crazy with each step I got closer to my parent's room, I stood in front of the door with deep-rooted fears.
My dad has never gotten me from my room meaning this must be urgent which scared me even more, my hand touched the doorknob before inhaling deeply and twisting it. When I stepped inside I saw my brother standing with his arms across his chest in front of my parents, what's going on?
Tiago didn't even look me in the eyes, he kept his head down. My mom did the exact thing, my dad was the only one who held his head high. I closed the door gently, my back was turned to them as my breathing deepened.
"What's going on?" My voice cracked, you could hear the pure fear in my voice. I wanted to avoid that, I didn't want him to know how afraid I am of him because then it'll give him more power.
I turned around with my shoulders pushed back and my head held even higher, don't be afraid.
"The Cardoso family has always had enemies, some are greater than others but we've always managed to beat the odds." My dad says. The only reason we have enemies is that my family is surrounded by lies, they steal to live.
"SouthClaw has found us, and he's not giving up this time." Tiago finally looks at me, both his fist turning white from how hard he's squeezing them together.
My mouth parted from the horror, my hand touched my chest in an aching pain that is growing in my heart. Memories of my past came back flooding, SouthClaw is a gang we've been running from for a very long time. He had beaten my brother almost to death, he killed our pets, he almost took me as his bride when I was only 11. He's a dangerous man, everyone fears his name and his crew.
"We need to go, we need to run right now." I stuttered over my words.
"And live on the streets? We'll die of hunger first." My dad spits.
"Tiago, tell him. Tell him that you agree." I said.
I could see the hesitation in his eyes when he looked at me, I shook my head knowing what was coming out of his mouth. Doesn't he remember what they did to us? The horror we lived in every day because we didn't know whether he'll strike that day or the next, he wanted to take me with him when I was a child. This wasn't a man or a crew, he's the living flesh of the devil.
"You know I hate him but I have to admit that he's right, we can't just leave without money." My brother says,
"What choice do we have? Bodhi will drop me as soon as he finds out about my past." I said. The Rhodes have an image to keep up with, they'll want nothing to do with me once they find out the truth.
