Man Enough Now

Not backing down

Ophelia's POV

I am pretty sure that Cyndi told her brother and I'm not blaming her for any of it. She is obligated to do so. It's only a matter of time before he shows up at my house, well my father's place and demands payment. Payment for money that my father borrowed with no intentions of ever paying it back. How could my father do this to me? He was never this bad when momma was alive. Now people could end up saying that he was grieving the loss of momma but I highly doubt that. Now I am the one stuck here cleaning up his mess. A mess that I can't afford to pay back. I am broke. I have no income right now. The only reason I am able to afford anything is because my momma left me a hefty sum of money. Yes I could use it to pay this loan back but something deep down inside of me says it is way entirely too late to do so. I am screwed. I wish this never happened to me, but here we are currently. Massive debt to pay and no means to pay it off either.

I am out grocery shopping because I am out of food and laundry detergent for the house. I am keeping away of my surroundings. I feel like I have someone watching every single move I am making but when I turn around nobody is there. I am paranoid beyond words. Who would be following me anyways? It's probably the loan shark or his crew. All I can do is remain calm and not freak out if they are. If I try to run, they will stop me from escaping and take me to their boss. This isn't going to be good. As I am returning home, I feel like someone is already there but I don't see anyone in my driveway or surrounding areas. I pull up the cameras and I do not see anyone inside either. So I take my bags and walk inside the house. I put everything away where it belongs, when I catch a wiff of firewood and sage. Oh no this is my mate. Nearly 10 years and I finally have his scent. A scent that should put me at ease but it doesn't. Bad feeling about all of this now. My mate is the mafia!

As I am sitting here about to turn around to head to my room, I get a rag over my face and I am knocked out. Yeah this is how this is going to end for me.

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Diego's POV

The boys have been tracking Mr. Santiago's daughter for the last several days and so far they came up with nothing. Nothing as in she hasn't left her house to do anything. They said she is alone with nobody to depend on. But I have a feeling that today our luck is going to change for the best. As I finish getting fücked by another pack whöre instead of Lu Lu, I get mine linked by Carlo saying that the daughter left the house and Dante is following her to what appears to be a grocery store. Now is my time to get to her house and find out why I haven't been paid either. I want my money back yesterday and she hasn't done so. Her father's debt is now her debt. I don't give two shits if she is friends with Cyndi or not, her father borrowed money without a means to pay it back in full too!

I arrive at the house and I smell Vanilla and Sandlewood. Oh no Mr. Santiago's daughter is my mate. This is going to end well for neither of us. I have Carlo and Dante hide in the house and I sit in complete darkness waiting for her to come inside. When she finally gets in here instead of procrastinating, the scent gets stronger. I refuse to have someone whose father couldn't return payment back as my mate. I place a rag over her face and she immediately passes out. I have Carlo carry her to the van and we head back to the pack house. I just hope that none of the whores try to start shit with me. I definitely don't need this right now.

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As I walk inside the house and Carlo is carrying in whoever she is, Cyndi sees her friend. She looks at me pissed off. I did what I needed to do to get her back here. If she doesn't want to pay me back, then I will keep her here as my prisoner.

~Cyndi~ What did you do to her?

~Diego~ I knocked her out and brought her back here to the house. I can't trust her to not run away leaving me out over $35 thousand dollars. She is my prisoner for good.

~Cyndi~ Yeah I'm sure that isn't all either.

~Diego~ What the fück are you on about now?

~Cyndi~ She is your mate isn't she?

~Diego~ She is but I refuse to have a mate whose father stole money from us. She is just like him. She obviously doesn't give two shits about anyone but herself.

~Cyndi~ Did she tell you that or did you assume she is?

~Diego~ I am warning you Cynthia!

~Cyndi~ Call me Cynthia one more time. Alpha or no alpha I won't tolerate your disrespect at all. You have been power hungry for several years since daddy died. Quit being a dick to me because it won't end well for you either.

I storm out of the room and into the basement where Carlo and Dante have Ms. Santiago tied up in a chair. I told the whöres that they aren't to go into the basement and if they do, I will kill them without a second thought in my mind.

About 5 minutes go by and she wakes up. She is beyond angry with me. Good she should be.

~Diego~ Where is my money?

~Ophelia~ Well hello to you too Duke Douchebag.

That alone pisses me off I tell Carlo and Dante to leave her tied up. We all leave the basement. I hear her scream. That won't do a thing for me.

~Diego~ Your staying tied up no matter what you do! Enjoy your time here!