Pretty lies

fifty four- breaking promises

Isadora Rose:

"I need you to promise me that you'll be good for Vi and Amaya while you're with them." I speak to Rico as I crouch to his level.

"I'm always good." He tells me with the biggest grin spread across his little face.

"I know you are my little prince." Pulling him into my arms, I feel him squeeze me tighter by the second.

"You've got to go now, querido." I place a kiss on his forehead and one more for good luck as I wave him off into the car.

"So, are you going to tell me what's going on?" Santiago asks as he approaches with his and Phoebe's bags in hand.

"One day, hermano, but that day is not today." I mutter just loud enough to hear as I pull him into my arms.

"Just try to stay out of trouble, hermana."

"When do I ever." I taunt before he too makes his way into the car with a beautiful blonde, who shoots me a sweet smile and a wave.

"Please don't make me go." Mia mutters under her breath as she walks straight into my embrace.

"You have to, I'm sorry. You'll be back before you know it." I reassure her as I feel her tears soak my shirt.

"I don't want to leave you again."

"You're not leaving me and I am not leaving you, do you hear me? You just need to go with Silvia and Amaya for a couple of days while I sort some things out for you." I lie through my teeth. She knows that I'm lying and it hurts us both that it has to be this way.

"Promise me that you'll be here when I come back."

"I promise I'll be here with m&ms in hand waiting for you, mi niña hermosa." Placing one last kiss on her forehead, I pull her out from the crook of her neck to face me.

"We can do this, okay. Everything is going to be fine and everyone is going to be safe." She nods hesitantly in response before Amaya comes to usher her into the car.

Watching the kids drive away, I feel a sudden wave of relief come over me. There was no way I'd allow them anywhere near this place with what is about to happen talking place.

The fake document had been placed and Sergio confirmed it had been opened by an outside server. Boom.

I walk in through the sliding doors and catch a glimpse of everyone setting up what is necessary.

Liz places various handguns throughout the house for desperate measures before setting up her own position in a dim-lit corner. She shoots me a warm smile as I make my way past her towards Catalina.

"How's everything going?"

"Exactly how you wanted it, Doña. It's going to work, I know it will." She reassures me, placing her hand on my shoulder.

"It has to." I mutters under my breath before parting.

I catch the gaze of the last person I wanted to see right now. I feel guilty for thinking this of him, but I know that one word from Alessandro will throw me completely off course and within minutes I'll be in his arms in tears.

Scurrying away from him like a feral animal, I push past anyone in my path and make my way into my room. Before I can shut the door, a tattooed hand comes into view.

"Don't you dare shut this door in my face, Isadora." He speaks warningly as I see his fingers curl round the door to push it open.

"I need you to talk to me, baby."