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Chapter 10: George Gonzalez

A week of Las Vegas is definetly what I needed after my emotional moment with Courtney. I haven't seen Courtney in her room or at the stable at that matter. Her handmaid is changing her sheets.

'Where's my wife?'

'In your room'

I take my luggage and go to my room before she ends up seeing Amelia's pictures in my drawers. I open the door and she lungs for a warm hug which I really needed at this moment. She's crying so I let her. She's also scared of something which is making her nerves clunch at each other. 

'What happened?'

She wipes her tears as soon as my brother walks into the room and she hides behind my arm.

'Your back'

'Yeah'

'Just wanted to check up on Courtney'

She grabs my arms tighter and her heart races instantly and heart races.

'I'm here you can go back to being the dick in the family' 

'She hasn't eaten in a week'

I look at her and notice the tired eyes but it  doesn't explain the marks on her arms . I pull her for a hug and she cries again.

'Who hurt you?'

She backs off and goes back to the bed and covers herself. 

'Courtney who hurt you'

'No one,...I just .....I fell'

'Don't lie to me'

'Nothing happened, George'

'Then why are you on my bed and not eating'

'I'm just scared'

Whatever made her like this must have really hurt her. No woman has ever slept in my bed, not even Amelia. 

'I need you to leave Courtney'

She stands up almost immediately and kneels before me with tears in her eyes. She is scared but also very afraid of something that is not me.

'Please don't make me go away'

'Stand up Cour...'

'No '

She stands and wipes her tears rapidly, as if I looked inside those tears I will see the truth which she is definetly hiding from me.

'I am your wife'

'We are not even engaged get out'

'I can't....he...I just have to stay here'

'What are you so afraid of?'

'Nothing'

'Then leave my room or tell me what the hell is going on'

She looks at me slowly shaking her head tears scorching her rosy cheeks. She is really scared about something. What bothers me is that I can't stand her in pain. I pull her out of my room before I end up making any wrong moves. I just have to get Amelia and all of this ends. I won't have to fall in love but only become normal.

After dinner which Courtney wasn't present I pay a visit to Marcus to know what the hell is going on with Courtney. I bump into him getting out of Courtney's room.

'I have given her dinner'

'Can we talk for a bit?'

'What did she tell you?'

'Who?'

'No one just spiralling'

I pull his hand and take him to the winery down the hall. I pour him a glass and he takes it down within seconds.

'How was Las vegas?'

'You know, lots of women and drinks'

He chuckles hesitantly you'd think a gun is pointed to his head.

'What about you?'

'I..uh...I went to the  pizza place in umm..'

'Relax man what's up with the sweating?'

'I haven't had a drink in along time'

'What happened to Courtney?'

'She just missed you that's all'

'Okay...You telling me the truth'

'I would never lie to you'

I nod and pour him another glass and he seems to ease a bit. He knows something but I hope a few drinks will get him to talk.

Six hours of hard liqour and all I have is how he thinks I should uphold polygamy once I become king. What a pervert really.

'I gotta go brother'

'Don't make me stop you?'

He leaves me alone with the last glass and a guilty consience. Why would I feel guilty? All I ever wanted was to not get emotionally involved with her. I just want to recover what I lost but also get to punish whoever made Courtney get hurt.

Before I leave Gerta gets in with a mop but shortly she goes away. I get to her in seconds she practically didn't expect me to be behind her.

'Sorry master I didn't know you were here'

I know some things about me scared her but something else has her nerves stiffened. 

'What are you hiding?'

'Nothing'

It suddenly hits that she is Gerta's hand maid and she is instructed to be with her all time. I guess that is why she is avoiding me.

'What happened to my wife?'

That question shakes her up and it proves that she definetlly knows something. I don't care about Courtney. I suddenly do not but who would hurt her?

'Your lying. What happened to Courtney'

'Please master ..... if he knows ..i'

I hold her neck to the wall the minute it descends that she might  be the one  who dared to hurt my wife. Why do I refer her as my wife? 

'He told me not to say anything to keep you in the dark'

'Who?'

'He will kill my children?'

'The person your protecting dared to scourge her perfect skin. That person took away her smile. Do you know how special she is?'

'My Children are special too please...'

'Fuck your children I will kill that man and the person your protecting if you do not tell me who he is....NOW!!!'

I let her go and she shudders in the ground.

'Marcus...your brother'

There it is. That switch automatically flips and all the anger composes me and takes control of me.