[Lucero's POV]
"Paulo's back in town." Rhys spits out venomously.
I walk over to my desk and make sure to take my time to pour my drink and have a sip of it.
"Do you not hear me Luc?" Rhys stands up furiously from his seat.
"I know. We've met." I offer him a drink and he gulps it in one go.
"Fuck, that fucking asshole dares to step foot in our territory. I'll kill him myself, just give me an order and I'll do it personally."
"Why are you so worked up?" I raise an eyebrow at him and he sighs, opening his palm and brushing it over my eyes.
He shows me a vision of what he sees before. Paulo is talking to a hooded man, Steven.
"Steven. Why are they having a conversation."
"They work together to bring you down. You better be ready for whatever's coming your way especially Cara. I'm guessing they're coming for her this time." He takes his hand off my eyes and says, "Give me an order."
"You have my permission to kill him." I command and stop him before he can step foot out of my office. "Don't die Rhys, it's an order."
He nods and says, "Don't worry brother, I'm a spy for a reason."
I get up from my seat and look out to the garden below. I see mama smiling softly like she's genuinely happy, I look further to see what she's staring at and there stood Jenna and her daughter playing together, cheering loudly.
"I didn't know she had a child." A voice whispers behind me.
I don't need to look to know it's Cara, I recognize her voice like the back of my palm.
"Not many people do, she hides her from the world." I turn toward Cara and her eyes find mine.
"I want to ask you about you needing an heir, is that-"
"Don't worry about it." I cut her off and got out of my office, her soft steps following behind me. I stop on my track and she bumps into my back. "What do you want?"
"Do you mean what you said?"
"Yes, now go." I shoo her away and go on my way.
The garden door is open and I walk out, taking a seat next to mama.
"We used to play like they do." She says and sips on her tea.
"I know mama."
A maid rushes to me in panic and tries to speak.
"What is it Gorgie?" I stand up from my seat and instead of speaking she rushes back inside, following behind her as quickly as I can.
"Sir, Miss." She points to Cara's bedroom.
I waste no time to break down the door and walk inside, Cara's nowhere to be found. Until I hear a puking sound from the bathroom.
"Cara! Open the door." I bang on the bathroom door, it opens to reveal a pale looking woman with spit running down her chin. "What's wrong?" I take her face in my hands and turn her face to the left, to the right, up, down, there's no injury in her face.
Cara shakes slightly and her knees give up on her. I catch her before she touches the ground and her consciousness is gone.
"Gorgie, call the doctor!" I shout out to the maid and place Cara on her bed. "¿Me oyes Cara mia?" (do you hear me my Cara?) I tap on her cheek gently.
My hand curls on her soft hair caressing her.
Getting up on my two feet I walk out the bedroom and am met with the doctor. "Check her thoroughly, please." I beg.
She was taken aback and nods stiffly.
After a couple minutes Dr. Sasha comes out with a smile plastered on her face. "Congratulation! You're a dad now." She whispers the last part in my ear.
My whole body goes rigid, sweat trickle down my forehead, a chill runs down my spine and my mouth can't seem to move. "Repeat that." I demand, not believing a word coming out from the doctor's mouth right now.
"She's pregnant." Dr. Sasha whispers.
"Thank you Sasha, Gorgie, show her out." I walk into the room and Cara is up, her knees covering her chest and she sobs. "Who is it?" I ask, trying not to lose my self control.
"No one, I swear it you have to believe me! Please believe me! Please!" She cries out.
"Let me see." I take two steps toward her and sits on the bed. "I'll believe it when I see it for myself."
She looks at me and hesitantly nods.
I look into her mind and what she said was true. She didn't fuck anyone so who could it be. I for sure am not the father.
I enter another room in her mind, her unconscious memory.
"Fuck, you're so beautiful." Moans and groans could be heard from this room so I open it without thinking twice.
There lays Cara sleeping and on top of her...
I retract my hand back from her vision and get up from the bed. "What the fuck?" I look toward Cara's scared eyes.
"Who was it?" She bites her nails and moves to get up.
"Paulo and Steven?" It's more of a question and I can't even believe what I'm saying.
"Who's Steven? And Paulo as in your cousin?" Her eyes go wide and she falls back down on the bed.
"The guy in cloak." I breathe out.
"I want an abortion, now!" Her hair sprawled out all across her wet face, she's crying so hard and I don't know what to do. My hand acts on its own and tucks her hair behind her ear.
Pulling her in a hug is what I have to do, I tell myself. I pull her in and pat her back a couple times, letting her tears soak into my shirt.
"It'll be fine." I comfort.
Soon, she falls asleep and that's when I call the doctor and tell her to perform the abortion when she wakes up. I call Rhys and confide in him, he rushes back home once he understands the situation and we've been planning since then.
"There's a place he might be hiding at." Rhys lights up a cigarette and props himself up on the desk. "As for Steven, I have an idea."