Phantom Love

Chapter 1

*2 years ago*
Third person POV

The adrenaline courses through the young Portuguese woman. The sweat started forming more and more which rolled down from her neck to her shirt. There was even sweat forming on her legs.

She hid behind the door of the storage room while peeking through to see many men searching and rummaging through many items. While there were dead bodies of the members of the Cavalaria. She has a gun in her pants but with 5 people with much bigger guns against her, of course she will fail.

"There is nothing here. Search somewhere else." One of the men commanded.

The group then quickly left for another room. This was the chance for her to get out of that tiny room and head upstairs to find the secret ladder that her father built just in case of emergencies.

Being in that tiny room uncovered a lie that truly broke her heart apart. She remembered those words vividly as it will always be imprinted on her heart. "Looks like Joao really did a good job after all."

That's when she found out that the love of her life was not only a spy and traitor. He is also the son of Hector Maximino, Leader of Spanish mafia, the Rebeldes.

When her foot is placed on the last step. The hair on the back of her neck stood as she looked at the hallway. She felt an eerie atmosphere coming from this hallway.

She holds the handle of the cold metal in her pants and proceeds down the hallway. The hallway was quiet and the only thing she could hear was her loud and frantic heartbeat.

The sound of a thud from one of the rooms made her stop on her tracks and her heartbeat suddenly beat much faster and louder.

Estrelinha realized that the thud was coming from the room beside the room where there was the hidden secret staircase. The door was about 6 stops ahead of her as she walked slowly to the door.

The sudden door bursting open made the Portuguese woman instantly draw her gun from her pants and point out at the person who just came out. The man who came out of the door was none other than her love. Or former love.

"Amor, where have you been?" He asked frantically. "I was looking for you and... Why are you aiming your gun at me?" He asked when he saw the woman aiming the gun at him. "Amor, we have-" He said while taking one step.

"You stay right there and do not move before I shoot your head off, Puta!" She threatened. The sudden words made him freeze at his spot and looked at her shocked.

"Amor, please come on." He said softly while coming close again.

"What did I just say?" She said while placing the gun almost close to him. He instantly went back to his old spot, still shocked.

"Amor, please we have to go." He said softly again. He was getting really worried for her.

"Or what?" She spat. "Your going to turn me in and make them torture then kill me." She spat out. Those words she said made him realize that he might know his secret.

"Amor, what?" He questions.

"I know who you are, João." She said, His heart started to beat faster and started to get an uneasy feeling. "You aren't João Gilberto. Instead your name is João Cuatrado Maximino. Son of the leader of the Rebeldes, Hector Maximino and the heir of the Rebeldes." She spewed out.