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“Mommy,” he says softly.
That word makes my heart melt. Henry pulls him back to his side, which means I can’t enjoy the only time I have with my son.
Henry gave him a gun, and I tried to move against the tape, but it didn’t work.
Henry mumbles, “Miguel, I want you to kill them.”
Miguel’s face showed fear, and his eyes started to fill with tiny tears.
“Don’t do this, Henry. What do you want? Is it my business? I’ll give you everything, just don’t make my kid kill us,” Sebastian yells. He also wiggles against the tape. Sebastian knows what it’s like to be haunted by the past. He didn’t want Miguel to have to deal with the death of his parents.
Henry laughs. Henry says, “Before my son kills you both, I want to introduce you to someone.” A woman walks in with a coat tightly wrapped around her body, which makes her face look darker. I squinted my eyes to try to figure out who it was, but I couldn’t.
She got closer to Sebastian. When she stopped in front of him, she pulled down the hood to show her face.
“Miss me, my sweet little Sebastian?” the woman says in a flirty voice. I thought she would be prettier, or maybe even younger.
Sebastian whispers, “Mom…” in disbelief.
Is that his mum? I thought he killed everyone in his family and set their house on fire. My eyes filled with shock; this was so messed up.
“Y-your supp-”
“Yes, I’m supposed to be dead.” His mom finished his sentence for him, which made me even more confused. “After I burned down the house and you thought I was dead, I had to run away.”
“Because of you, I thought I killed you all. You made me think I killed my own sister.”
“No, she’s dead, but I killed her.” “Your dad was angry and you were unconscious, so I did it. She was going to take over the business and leave you with nothing. My son, you were made to be powerful and feared.” His mum said as she brushed his hair back.
“She was your daughter, your only daughter.” His voice was so broken.
“She wasn’t mine; she was the result of your father’s affair. That little bitch deserved to be raped by your dad; she deserved it all,” his mother yells.
This woman sounded insane. This is all insane; she was alive the whole time. Sebastian became cold-hearted because he thought he had killed his whole family and blamed himself.
“Henry is also your brother, so you should know that.”
“Your dad wasn’t the only one cheating,” she said.
I couldn’t believe it when I heard this. What the hell? I was having s*x with Sebastian’s crazy brother and didn’t even know they were related. Sebastian’s mom walked over to Henry, and he stepped back to let her be in front. This was his boss, and she planned everything. She wrapped her old hands around my son, and I pushed forward.
“Don’t touch my kid, you crazy bitch!” I yelled.
She laughs and says, “He’s my grandson, and I need someone ruthless to run my business. That’s exactly what your son will become.” Then she whispered in Miguel’s ear, “Now, Miguel, kill them.”
Miguel shakes as he moves towards Sebastian. I turned to look at them, and Sebastian’s face showed no fear.
I told my son, “Miguel, don’t.”
“Do it, Miguel.” Sebastian’s mum smiles and says, “Then this is all over and we can go home.”
Miguel’s little arm goes up, and the gun is aimed right at Sebastian. His little arm shakes violently, and I watched in horror.
I heard Henry say, “Do it.”
“I’m sorry,” Miguel says.
Bang
Sebastian’s body fell to the ground, dead. I cried and felt empty. Miguel stood there with snot running down his nose, and his little body shook violently. I couldn’t breathe, and my head hung low.
Before I could look up, there were a lot of gunshots. I rolled over to my side and saw Miguel curled up in a ball with his hands over his ears. I felt hands behind me taking off the tape. It was Caleb.
“I’m sorry,” he says, looking at Sebastian’s body. He gives me a gun, and I turn around to see Miguel is gone. I look at the door and see Sebastian’s mom taking my son again.
My body ran over to Sebastian’s without me thinking about it. He was still taped down, so I bent down next to him, ripped the tape off, and flipped him over. I put my head on his chest and held on to his shirt as I cried.
“Sebastian, please… I-I love you,” I said.
“Pumpkin, I love you too.”
I looked back up at him and saw those blue eyes looking at me. What the hell? I’m really going crazy. Sebastian unbuttoned his shirt to show off his bulletproof vest. This was his plan all along, the f*****g jerk. I hit his chest with my hand over and over until he caught my wrist. He slammed his lips against mine, and I kissed him back with the same enthusiasm.
Miguel, what the hell?
“Your mom took Miguel,” I yelled. I didn’t even give him time to answer; I just ran to the door she had come through.
The bright sun made me squint, and I ran as fast as I could. Sebastian was behind me, trying to keep up. We got to a cliff, and Sebastian’s mom was at the very edge with Miguel’s neck in her arm and the gun pointed right at his head. I slowed down and stopped completely, and Sebastian did the same.
“So the devil lives on for another day. Sebastian’s mom laughs before squeezing Miguel’s neck tighter, which makes him whimper.
Mom, let him go. He’s your grandson. Sebastian says.
Learn how to speak Italian, for crying out loud.
“Please let him go,” I begged her.
She looked back at me, and her eyes were studying me. She smiles, but it’s an evil smile.
“I can see why Sebastian liked you; you’re just like her, and you look like her too.”
Debra, she’s talking about his sister.
Sebastian says angrily, “Mamma, I love Aria for who she is. Not because she looks like my f*****g sister. You’re sick in the head.”
What he says makes my heart melt. My mind was almost at peace until I remembered that she’s holding my son hostage on a cliff. The voice in my head kept telling me to kill her. All I could think about was death.
“Let’s make a deal,” Sebastian’s mum says to me.
“You take Miguel’s place in my arms, and he’ll live.”
“No,” Sebastian yelled.
No matter what, I’ll do anything to keep Miguel safe, even if it means dying. Sebastian loves me so much that it makes him not think clearly. Miguel is still young and has a lot to learn and do.
I said, “It’s not up to you; it’s up to me.”
I turned around to Sebastian, who shook his head no. I held his cheeks in my hands and looked deeply into his eyes. His eyes were getting bloodshot red, and he kept shaking his head back and forth. I opened Sebastian’s heart and taught him how to love. He taught me how to live and that not everything has to be perfect.
I whispered so softly, “Yes, I’ll marry you.” I kiss him softly on the lips and then pull away.
I turned to face her slowly, making eye contact with her at the same time.
“Deal,” I said as I wiped my tears away. “Let Miguel go first,” I said.
“You think I’m stupid, girl,” she yelled, gripping the gun tighter. Miguel started to cry because he was so scared.
“You have my f*****g words.” Sebastian’s voice was hoarse and weak. I knew Sebastian would make the right choice in the end, even if it kills me. He can’t deny his love for Miguel, for his child. Just like I’m a mother, he’s a father. You will always want to protect your child.
She looked worried, but she let go of Miguel, who slowly walked towards me. I grabbed him and bent down to his level. He was crying and had a sad frown on his face. I wiped his tears.
I told him, “Look at me.”
Miguel listened, and our green eyes met. I gently touched his cheek and kissed his forehead. “It’s not your fault, just remember that.” I love you, baby. I took a breath and pushed him gently towards Sebastian.
“Aria.”
I heard someone yell from behind me, so I turned around and saw my mom and dad. My mom tried to run to me, but my dad stopped her by holding her waist. She punched, kicked and twisted to get to me, but my dad held her tightly against his chest.
“Please, you’re a mother, show mercy.” My mom begged the woman who was about to kill me. My dad must have teamed up with Sebastian, and my mom came with him to save me. That’s why they’re both here.
“Mercy? “That doesn’t exist,” she said to my mom.