Dirty Choices

Chapter 3

No bullets. I was now standing in my room with no gun, no protection with the enemy. My family's biggest enemy.

I was still looking down at my gun with disbelief. His smile was making me even more angry. His cockiness, the way he was standing, his tattoo's, his muscles... Finally, I decided to speak "What the hell do you want from me? Why did you get me out of prison? To kill me?" I laughed.

His eyes suddenly went from happiness to angry. "You know what Mili I thought you would be a little more thankful" I smiled "First of all don't call me Mili and secondly I didn't ask for your help, so there's no need to be thankful Manuel" I said his name for the first time in our conversation. He now walked towards me, I stood my ground. I wasn't afraid of him. He wasn't going to do something stupid, he knew if he did, the Lopez family would make his life a living hell.

He was so close I could smell his cologne and feel his breath against my face. "I didn't want to break your heart immediately, but you give me no choice Mamacita" he was waaay tooo close now, so I took a step back. "Are you afraid Mili?" he came closer again, but this time I didn't move. I looked him right in the eye.

"You have beautiful eyes you know that?" what was he trying to do. I was so confused but I could not let this man win this battle. I had nothing to lose. "Yeah? And yours disgust me so make it fast and tell me what you need." There is was again, the cocky smile. "I didn't believe my people when they told me you were different. Feisty, bad... but I guess they were right. You are very special." I rolled my eyes getting annoyed by his stupid act.

Suddenly his eyes were dark and filled with anger. He pulled me backwards and tightened his arm around my neck, he was almost choking me. And then, to my total surprise, he brought his head right up against mine, pressing his mouth against my neck. "Milena never ever roll your eyes again when you are talking to me. Next time you will have no more eyes to roll with. Got it?" I was still shocked and didn't answer the question not knowing what was happening. He tightened his arm even more around my neck. "GOT IT?" he now yelled in my ear. I nodded because I could not say any word with his arm so tight around my neck.

"Good." He kissed my neck which send shivers down my back and let go of me. His eyes were back to normal. Everything I heard about him was even more scary in real life. I was never scared in my life, but at this moment I could feel a little weird feeling in my stomach.

"Well well, you're all silent now Mili" he smiled being proud of his action earlier. "Can you just please tell me what you need?" his smile was even bigger now. "Oh, look at you saying please and all. Well Mili, I'm sorry to be the one to tell you but your lovely brother let you down." When I heard the words your brother a small tear formed in the corner of my eye. But what did he mean with let me down? I didn't dare to ask. "Actually my dear he was playing you for a long long time, but you were too stupid to see it."

Hearing those words my adrenaline went from 0 to 100. I ran towards him pushing him back in his seat and placing my arm in his neck. My breathing was heavy. My heart was pumping out of my chest. "Don't you ever fucking dare to talk about my brother like that. He would never never turn his back to me. We are family who made a promise!" I screamed in his face. There was no emotion in his eyes. "Manuel Santos, don't you dare to play with fire! You might get burned!" I kept yelling. "Milina Lopez calm down girl, I know you want all of me, but slow down not too fast." He laughed. I pushed him harder against the chair. I was the one coming closer now to his ear. "Santos, I was in jail for a bit and now I don't know where my brother is, I'm alone, I have nothing to lose. Don't start this war. I promise I will make you scream sorry for every little mistake you made in your fucked-up life. Do. Not. Mess. With. Me." I put the stress on the last 4 words.

He took my face in his hand making me look at his face again. We were a few inches away from each other. "I know it's hard to believe your family did this to you. But I have put the prove on the table. Watch it. And after you have watched it... call me. I have something important for you. I didn't get you out of jail for no reason." I didn't know what to say. My head was almost exploding. It was too much for one day back at 'normal' life.

"Who knows Mamacita, maybe now enemies turn into family and family turns in to enemies." He came closer to me our noses were touching now "But always remember Mili, I got you out of jail very easy while your family did nothing."

With this last sentence he pushed me to the side and left me all alone in my room. I was looking at the USB-drive on my table. Was this all a nightmare?

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