𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼 ♡ＦＲＯＺ＄Ｎ

Ａｎｏｎｙｍｏｕ＄

Malia couldn't shake the image of her mysterious savior from her mind. The man who had appeared out of nowhere to save her from Miguel seemed oddly familiar, but she couldn't place where she had seen him before. Determined to uncover the truth, she decided to dig deeper into the past few months' news reports and her own memories.

The next morning, Malia sat at her dining table with her laptop open. She began scrolling through news articles and images, hoping to find a clue. As she sipped her coffee, her thoughts drifted back to the night at the gas station, replaying the encounter in her mind.

"Who are you?" she muttered to herself, typing keywords into the search bar: "motorcycle savior," "mysterious hero," "Chicago gas station rescue."

Nothing useful came up. Frustration gnawed at her, but she refused to give up. She leaned back, rubbing her temples as the morning sunlight streamed through the window. Suddenly, an idea struck her. She opened another tab and began searching through old news stories involving local criminals and fugitives. If he seemed familiar, maybe it was because he was someone who had made headlines before.

Her heart skipped a beat when she came across a series of articles about Armando Aretas. The name and face instantly clicked. She remembered seeing his picture plastered all over the news, labeled as a fugitive with a complicated past. The articles detailed his involvement with the cartel, his connections to high-profile crimes, and his infamous escape from law enforcement.

"Armando Aretas," she whispered, staring at his photo. It was him. The man who had saved her was one of the most wanted men worldwide.

Why would someone like him go out of his way to help her? What was his motive? She scrolled further, reading about his background, his father Mike Lowrey, a renowned cop with a controversial reputation, and the strained relationship between them.

"Why would he risk it all to save me?" she wondered aloud. The more she read, the more questions she had. It seemed Armando was caught in a web of his own making, torn between his past and whatever future he was trying to carve out for himself.