Chapter 33

I 'm happy for my sister. Right? Or at least, I assume that's how I should feel anyway for her to have found love in my former best friend. I still think of him as family, even if he did abandon me when we were kids. It's not like I can hold a grudge when I don't really care, which is how I feel every fucking day.

The one thing that seemed to have my blood boiling was seeing the gorgeous blonde that haunts my dreams walking down a dirt road, barefoot and ripped clothes with a gun in her hand. Her face was free of make-up, her tears streaming down so heavily she could have drowned. Her hair was a mess in that ponytail she always sports, her trembling hands displaying her terror. It doesn't take a genius to know that she had been assaulted, that they touched her. That alone filled me with fury, and seeing the one color I love seeing my enemies covered in. Red.

I made sure Kai escorted her to safety, and I fucking stormed into that building with the mask on my face, killing every mother fucker I saw. I don't care if they hadn't touched her. I wanted to eliminate their entire race, their entire bloodline to prevent them from further procreating. I would have done the same or far worse for my sister.

Now all I want is to be sure she's okay, which I don't fucking get why. I hate her. Her presence annoys me, her bratty attitude, her stubbornness, even her fucking haunting beauty. She is a true mu?eca - a beauty by day and a witch by night. I can't stop wondering what she's thinking and how she'll respond after being hurt in such a way. Will she seek revenge against her attackers, even though they're dead? Or will she somehow find a way to move on?

Leaving my sister and her man as they profess their love for one another, I hurry through the hospital halls and out the front doors to my waiting car, with my security close behind.

The drive to the casino is silent,as I contemplate calling Marcelo to give him the news that our sister loves the man she was going to marry anyway, and now we'll forever gain favor with the Italians. We haven't fully destroyed the Columbians so long as Eduardo and Ricardo are still alive, but for now we achieved what we needed.

An hour later, we pulled into the casino parking garage. I practically leap from the car before my guard can fully park. Dario and his men are waiting to greet me, no doubt eager for an update on his brother, typical .

I greet Dario warmly, extending my hand for a handshake which he readily accepts. "Lovely to see you out and about. Is my guest still here?" I ask. "Yes, she is upstairs in suite 498," he replies, seeming genuinely curious. "How's Enzo?"

"He's alive and well. Catalina stayed with him." I informed him. Dario nods, a smile spreads across his face. He's clearly pleased that the two are finally together. He knew from the moment they met that they loved each other. In a way I'm glad that they are so we can avoid another war with a far greater opponent.

Dario accompaniesme to the elevator, using his key card to grant me access to the fourth floor.As we reach our destination, he remains in the elevator, nodding at me as I make my descent down the hallway.

After carefully knocking on the door, Sierra opens the barrier between us. Her face is full of annoyance when she notices the last person she expected at her door. Not that I blame her. I'm not even fucking sure what I'm doing here. I just know that I had to check on her. She probably set up some brujeria 1 , one that doesn't allow me a moment of peace which pisses me off even more.

"Did I interrupt your spell casting time?" I question, smirking down at her. I can't help but notice that she has a robe around her slim figure, water droplets trailing tantalizing paths across her skin, which makes my mouth water.

"If you're here to yell at me, please just leave now before you really start to irritate me more." She says, gripping the edge of the door, as if she was holding herself back from slamming it in my face.

"Why would I do that Mu?eca?" I raise my eyebrow, lifting my hand above the door frame and leaning forward. She scoffs, "Well, what do you want, Demon? Kai already told me Lina is safe, and Enzo is still alive so you really didn't have to come here."

I lean close enough to smell the shampoo in her hair, and just to mess with her a little more. "Just needed to know if you were going to need a ride back home or if you have another way to get there." My breath hits her cheek as I close the distance, leaving us inches apart. My heart races, as if I'm on the verge of collapsing. What the fuck is she doing to me?

She flinches at my proximity, then steps back, and releases the door. "Yes, I'll need a ride. Please let yourself out." Quickly she retreats to the bathroom, locking herself inside, completely unaffected by the charged moment between us.

You better run and hide, Mu?eca 2 . I'm coming for you.

"See you later, Mu?eca." I sing as I walk out of the room. Cursing at the way my heart is still racing from her proximity. Fucking Bruja 3 . That little witch better watch herself before she learns the full extent of the demon she's messing with.

1. *Brujeria: Witchcraft

2. *Mu?eca – Doll

3. *Bruja: Witch