TWISTED SHADOWS

Truth Revealed

Pablo had been more active in his work, confiscating smuggled goods and contraband. His life had not been in less danger before and now with different organizations after him, his life couldn't go more public. He wouldn't have much to lose, but he couldn't put Kella's in danger and a woman who had spent six months devoting herself to him. So, after each raid, he kept a low profile, not that it helped.

Being the last to leave his office, he got into his car, driving in an opposite direction from his destination. As suspected, two black cars followed him and he drove faster in to the highway which was more free of people. The two cars separated and went different ways each anticipating his routes, much to his benefit. As he entered into a street, he saw the other two cars from the ends of the road and as they approached him, thick white smoked covered them, and all that was heard was a crash.

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Skate seeing Kyle carry Kella up to her room and stay with her could only deduce that Kella told him about the other day. And knowing Kyle he knew the cops would be coming in any minute. And he wasn't ready to spend his life in the slumps again. So he took some of his things and told Christina he was going on a short trip and would back indefinitely. Leaving the house he crossed eyes with Kyle who had a cold expressionless look on his face coming down to meet him. The closer he got, the more unsure Skate was about waiting to tell him good bye. But he had some ego left and he couldn't leave in Kyle presence running away like he'd been guilty of something. It only showed fear. And Skate wasn't about to let himself be intimidated by a much more perfect figure of him with the looks of flawlessness, Kyle.

"I.." Kyle shut Skate up with a deep punch to the eye giving him a black eye, and the next punch to his mouth, making it bleed. He grabbed him by the collar having her expression in his eye which almost matched that of a killer, frightening Skate to his bones.

"If you ever touch Kella, or any other lady with your filthy disgusting hand against their will, I will find you, and I will kill you." He threw Skate out mercilessly resisting the urge to spit on him.

As he turned around, he took some breathes and went straight to Angela's room, finding her coming out of her bathroom in her undies, showing no concern towards that. She smiled seeing him as she dried her hair with the towel.

"I think this is the first time I'm having you in my room."

"It's my house." His voice was cold, sending chills to Angela that wiped her smile off,  making her sense danger.

"I hope you understand there is nothing going on between us." Angela stared at him, understanding a bit where the conversation was heading to. "Why did you do it?"

Angela looked away as anger expressions rose on her face and her eyes became teary, something Kyle quickly noticed.

"I'm not a murderer. Skate wanted her out her. He wanted her away. I just wanted her gone." She made no eye contact with him, as she maintained the distance between them.

"Why?" His voice hit her emotionless, and a tear dropped from her eyes, as she raised her face up, and looked him in the eye, and he resisted the urge to look away.

"Cos I'm in love with you. And I would do anything for you. I never stopped loving you all these years. And you, show no form of respect for my feelings. What do you expect? That I would just learn to love and accept her?" More tears broke out and she wipe them off with her hands.

"I don't love you Angela. But that's not new. What made you think anything could happen between Kella and I? She's just a kid."

"A kid who's like a woman, and you can't deny it. She commands respect like she owns the world and even you can't deny. She's not a kid. She's a woman. A woman even you can't ignore. A woman you can't take your eyes off."