I waited till Solis’s breathing was deep. He was a deep sleeper but there were security guards outside at night, at every corner.
I needed to get past them without being spotted unless they would wake him up and he might take me to the butcher once he realises that I had no once of love for him. I sold my soul to Christian a long time ago and I gave my heart in exchange for his own
I wondered how great his suffering would be, to not have a clue where I am. Because if he knew, there would have been guns bursting through the doors months ago.
I slipped away from the cover and tiptoed to the door. Just as how I had been monitoring Solis’s schedule, I’ve been monitoring the movements of most of his men.
I knew that Ruiz always left the country to move guns and drugs across the border.
I knew the time he left and the day. I had planned my escape for weeks, it wasn’t too solid but I would take the risk than remain here. It was dark outside, the artificial light wasn’t so bright in this side of the building in case someone was watching from afar.
The only problem was that no one lived here, this place was out of reach for normal people. Solis’s mansion was the only sign of life. No one was ever watching.
I saw Ruiz exciting the building, the butt of his cigarette was gleaning blood orange. I ran to the back of his car, I checked and saw that the doors were unlocked. I climbed in and curled in a position that was life threatening. I rubbed my belly, trying to soothe the ache but it persisted.
My heart was pounding in my ears, sweat built around in my hairline but I didn’t dare move. As the driver’s door opened, I held my breath. Ruiz turned on the music and started driving off.
We drove for minutes, he kept his head straight without turning around. He must be so used to doing this that it was like breathing. His focus never stirred until his phone rang.
He glanced at the screen and picked up the phone.
“Boss..”
“What, no! I didn’t see her, I’m driving to the border right now”
“She escaped, how? This doesn’t sound good”
“I’m pulling over. I don’t know if she got help, I…”
He started pulling over and the other cars behind us followed suit. My heart was hammering against my ribcage, I put my hand over my mouth for reason I didn’t know.
“Boss… please calm down.. we’ll find her, she can’t go far without an ID. She can’t even across the border… No one will take her and your children away from you, she’s yours… I’ll search their trucks”
I watched him walk off. I ran to to driver’s side, the GPS was on. My hands were shaking as I held the steering and without thinking twice, I drove off.
It didn’t take long before the cars started chasing me. One bumped me in the side, but I didn’t take my eyes off the road and GPS. Not even when tears blurred my vision.
I kept driving away, my only escape.
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CHRISTIAN
Wayne handed me the gun and I looked it with bullets.
“Leave Solis to me” I told them once again.
“Take all the guards out downstairs, nobody is allowed to shoot once we’re inside until we’re cleared that Jenna isn’t the room” Wayne said to the men.
I was itching to kill, I wanted to save Solis for later. He would die a slow death, it might even take months before he takes his final breath. I walked into the compound, the first person I saw I put a bullet in him. As always, gunshots rang out and more men seemed to be appearing out of nowhere.
“Boss, there’s building at the back” Wayne shouted over.
I gave him the go ahead and he disappeared out of the corner.
The gunshot tied down and I walked to the main entrance door, I kicked it open.
A tall man was standing there, before he could raise his hand to aim, I shot him. I ran past him before he made it to the ground. Girls were in the living room, hugging each other and crying.
The sick moth fucker kept girls, only four were here but I knew there were more in the building.
One of them looked too familiar.
“You” I said pointing at her.
She stood up, defiance was in her bright blue eyes.
“Are you her fiance?” She asked without fear.
“Where is she, where is Jenna?”
“She escaped.. she has been saying she would do it”
“Search the house, go upstairs”
My heart was slowing down and I felt as if I was dying all over again.
“Where is Solis?”
“You missed him. He just left, to find her”
I had to take my hand off the trigger because I wanted to shoot her. She was innocent.
“There is nobody in the building… Just girls”
“Search it again”
“Christian..”
“Send the men to search it again. I’m going to find Jenna. Bring the girls out, when they confirm there’s no one in the building, set it on fire”
I turned away and ran to the car. I pounded the steering with my hands.
“Baby, I’m coming ” I whispered as I drive off.
I didn’t know which way to go but my baby was someone out there trying to navigate her way through. She escaped… I didn’t know why I felt overwhelming relief at the news.
Every part of me was slowly dying since the past two months. Nothing was meaningful, all I saw everytime I woke up was blurred lines. And all I thought about was wether she was still alive.
The fact that she might still be alive was the only thing that kept me from putting the gun in my mouth and pulling the trigger.
“I’m coming baby, hold on tight”