I made my way towards the study, Connor was already waiting for me in there.

"You made the arrangements?" I asked.

He nodded "Everything is done."

"Great. Let's have some chit-chat with Simon Cameron."

He made the call setting it on speaker, neither I nor the person from the other side said anything.

"I thought you would change your number after knowing about your little shits death." Connor was the first one to start.

"Did you really? I am sure he is here too, hey Rafael. Or should I say Vincent."

"Vincent would be better." I replied.

"Your voice did sound familiar in the past."

"Well you are too slow to understand, not my fault."

"Yeah I thought you were dead, didn't know Vincent would come back. I know you called to make a deal, I am all ears."

I smirked "Is it so hard for you to get one thing I used your sister?"

"I know you used her, just tell me what do you want?"

Sliding my hands in the sweat pockets I said "There's a file beside you, about me. Open it."

Yeah, I have moles everywhere. Once my men betrayed me and now he gets a payback.

"What?"

"Don't worry Simon, I won't go to your place and kill you with the help of those fuckers. That would be too easy."

"Then what do you plan on doing?"

"Open the file."

And I guess he did.

"You are quiet." I smirked.

"What the hell is this?" He yelled from the other side.

"Shh... You really are slow. Is it 5? I guess it is. First death of your bodyguard, remember? Second was Aaron, I guess. Third was your dear Uncle and fourth..."

Connor completed the sentence "Alberto. That was a recent incident."

I chuckled "They got the numbers before dying too."

"What do you want Vincent?"

"Straight business I see. Okay I don't mind. So you yourself come to me and in return I will hand-over your sister to you or you have another choice , you can stay where you are I would have to drug you, that will make you asleep and then I have many sources to get you."

He remained quiet.

"Don't you think your life has come to an end, enough with the ruling you have no way out, Simon Cameron."

"H-How would I know that you have handed Hazel over?"

"Bring your most trusted men with you, I'll have you and he can have her."

"I don't trust anybody."

"That's your problem not mine. Think about it then let me know. If I get you, you can get Hazel."

I was about to hang up when he spoke again "Did she trust me, last time?"

Yeah, the shits you told her about me last time.

"She's your sister, no one to me you must know her better."

"I don't think she is in a condition to trust anyone now."

"How will she, when it's her brother lying to her, over and over again? You very well know I wasn't even there when your father was killed and about your mother, you killed her not me. Didn't have the balls to tell her?"

"In return I would've got her hate. Just tell me one thing, why do you care so much if she blames you for destroying our family?"

Because I fucking love her, and hate in those eyes for me is too much to bare.

"I have the same reason Vincent. I love her, so much that I can't take her hate, that's why I had to lie about you and Mom's death."

"Let me know what you decide Simon." With that I hung up.

I was making my way towards the study when I heard a familiar voice.

"Did she trust me, last time?"

Simon.

I stood at the door not opening it, listening their conversation.

"She's your sister, no one to me you must know her better." Rafael replied.

"I don't think she is in a condition to trust anyone now."

"How will she, when it's her brother lying to her, over and over again? You very well know I wasn't even there when your father was killed and about your mother, you killed her not me. Didn't have the balls to tell her?"

"In return I would've got her hate. Just tell me one thing, why do you care so much if she blames you for destroying our family?"

Rafael was right, he did lie to me once again.

Why Simon?

"I have the same reason Vincent. I love her, so much that I can't take her hate, that's why I had to lie about you and Mom's death."

"Let me know what you decide Simon." With that the call was cut I guess.

I was about to enter when Connor's voice stopped me "Are you really going to give Haze to him?"

I stopped, waiting for Rafael's reply.

"I hope I am successful in getting her back."

"And what if we aren't? What then?"

"She'll have her life somewhere else." He sounded like he doesn't care.

Do I even matter to you Rafael? Last night you were so nice to me and now again you are back being heartless.

"And you'll let that happen?"

"What do you think Connor? I just made a deal with Simon to give her back."

"But you can't really do that." Connor argued.

"I never married her to love her or keep her to myself. She was always a deal, a deal which would help me get Simon."

I stood rooted on my place. Everything till now was to get Simon, he was being nice to me because he wanted to reach Simon.

Waoh! You are so good at lying Rafael and fooling me. It's just me who always falls for your trap.

And I pity myself for that.

I am so greedy for love.

I feel like I am in a rollercoaster of emotions, feeling happy sometimes and then back to sadness.

I don't know after all this is over what's gonna happen? What am I gonna do? And where would I be?

I don't know anything about myself at this point.

Suddenly the door of the study opened revealing Connor looking pissed as hell.

"You?" He asked when he saw me.

"Rafael said he wants to talk to me."

Now I can perfectly figure out what this talk is. Afterall he has to use me as a bait, ofcourse he has to talk.

All Connor did was a single nod then he left.

Sometimes it's like only Connor cares about me and Rafael, he doesn't give a fuck about me.

I went inside the study, Rafael was standing lost in his thoughts leaning against the table with hands in his sweat pockets.

"You asked for me." I said looking straight at him.

Snapping out of his thoughts he looked up at me then nodded "There are few things I need to talk to you about but you won't ask any questions."

Oh I already know it.

I nodded acting like I didn't listen to anything he said to Connor.

I listened to whatever he had to talk about and till the end of his explanation I was in shock.

I stood rooted at my place staring at him in complete shock.

"But why-"

Before I could complete my sentence, he said "No questions Hazel."

All I did was stare at him.

What is this man?

What is he trying to do exactly? This is so confusing.

"Why are you staring at me now?" He asked.

I didn't reply nor did I move from my place.

What are you Rafael Martinez? You are nice or you are bad? You love me or not? Do you want me in your life or not?

"Hazel?" He called again.

"Who are you Rafael? I can't really understand you."

"What?"

"I don't know, this is so confusing. I can't understand anything. Everyone is confusing. It's like I am trapped in some shit where everyone is just using me for their revenge and I hate it when people use me."

I stopped I can feel tears in my eyes.

"A-And when all this is over... they are gonna throw me away like a trash."

Rafael didn't move from his place his eyes remained fixed on me. He does this when he wants to understand what's going inside my head.

I looked down. But I guess I deserve this, someone has to pay for what my brother has caused him. How can I forget what I was told about Simon was right? He did all those horrible things to Rafael and his family.

"I-I am s-sorry." I said looking down.

"Sorry for what?"

"For what Simon did t-to-"

"So now suddenly you believe that I told you the truth?"

"I heard your conversation with Simon. I'm sorry, I guess I deserve this pain."

Within seconds I was being pulled towards him, his hand rested on my waist "You don't deserve any of this, not even a bit. It fucking hurts to see you in pain, it hurts being the cause of your tears everyday but I have no choice Hazel."

I placed my hands on his chest nodding my head "I understand."

"No." He shook his head. Held my hand that was on his chest and kissed it, when he looked up his eyes were red and watery "You don't. If you would understand you would have known I am never giving you to anyone not even to your brother, never am I throwing you away. Never."

"All this plan, everything, is just to keep you Hazel. I changed the whole plan to keep you to myself. Stop feeling unwanted."

Slowly he left my hand, cupping my face he started kissing me passionately.

While me? I was in complete shock.

Slowly I started relaxing and kissing him back. His one hand travelled to the back of my head deepening the kiss while the other remained on my waist pulling me closer. Pulling away he rested his forehead against mine and said breathing heavily "I want you."

My eyes opened, pulling away I looked at him "What?"

"That night I was drunk, but today I want you in all my senses."

My heart might have stopped for a moment listening to him.

"We can't. You and I, it's not possible Rafael."

"Hazel, I don't know if after all this is over we can still be together. All I can do is try my best to keep you to myself."

"Why would you try to keep me? You hate me for-"

"I fucking love you, Hazel Martinez."

Finally he said it. For the thing I have been waiting for so long, he finally said it.

When my gaze met his, he repeated "I love you so much."

"You're not lying, right? This time you won't betray me?"

He kissed my cheek moving down, he traced his lips over my jaw "I'm sorry I have to hurt you one more time, I have to be the cause of your tears one more time. I have to kill Simon, I have to but I promise I won't betray you ever again."

He has kept all his promises till now, but once when I asked him to promise me that he won't ditch, he didn't promise me that I guess that's because he knew he will not be able to keep that.

Within seconds he made me sit on the table and placed himself in between my legs. He took off his t-shirt then mine, then unclasped my bra and was about to remove it when I stopped him.

"Here?"

"Yes in here."

"W-What if someone enters the room?"

Removing my bra he dipped his face in the crook of my neck sucking there while tracing his fingers over my breasts slowly "No one can enter without my permission."

My eyes closed automatically, he pinched on my nipples making me moan.

His hands travelled down, lifting my skirt up he started drawing circles over my womanhood "But don't be too loud, don't want the whole house to know what we are doing now, do you?"

My head fell back in pleasure, I could feel my whole body burning up.

It feels so good.

His hand travelled inside my panties rubbing my womanhood, I held his arm tightly as his one finger entered inside me.

Fuck! This feels good!

I bit my lips hard trying my best not to moan again but how can I not when he was the one controlling my whole body, he added another finger inside me.

"Shit!" I breathed. He increased the pace down there making me come within few minutes.

Pulling out his fingers he smirked looking at me once, he removed my panties.

"Don't scream too much." He said with the same evil smirk.

Well me? I was scared. I don't really want his mother to hear my screams when her son is fucking me.

He removed his sweats too, I gulped hard getting prepared while he adjusted himself in between my legs properly. I hid my face in the crook of his neck while he entered me.

"Oh God!" I tried my best not to scream.

He waited giving me the time to adjust then started moving slowly. My hands travelled to his back pulling him closer to myself while he thrusted into me harder, the way he was pounding into me harder and faster I might have scratched his back really bad.

He feels so good inside me.

"You feel so good babygirl." He breathed and went on thrusting even more faster, making me come again.

He pulled out his member and turned me around, pushing me down on the table with my back towards him. Taking my skirt off he entered me from behind.

"Oh fuck!" I muttered.

Holding my waist, he started pounding again "Do you need a punishment babygirl? No cursing."

With that he spanked my ass.

What the hell!

But strangely it felt good and I moaned at that, I am sure he is smirking right now "One more?"

Yes please.

I didn't have to reply, he spanked me again.

He held my neck with one hand from behind and started moving faster while I covered my mouth trying my best not to make too much noise.

"I'm g-gonna come again." I breathed.

"Come with me." With that he went on thrusting harder and harder. Soon we both came together.

I laid on the table in the same position unmoved breathing heavily with sweat all over my body.

Rafael pulled his member out and turned me around again making me sit on the table. He placed his lips on mine caressing my breasts with his hands, his thumb playing with my nipples. I wrapped my arms around his neck kissing him back.

He finally pulled away placing wet kisses on my jaw "That was good."

Placing a last peck on my lips he said "Get dressed."

I got down from the table and started wearing my dress while he was putting on his.

But something struck me... Fuck! We didn't use protection neither am I on pills.

I turned to Rafael with wide eyes, he looked at me asking what "W-We d-didn't use protection."

He too was hit by the realisation, just now.

"Shit!" He cursed closing his eyes.

At the same time there was a knock on the door, Rafael once looked at me to see if I was fully dressed, then said 'come in'.

And Olivia came inside grinning widely. When she saw me her smile faded, especially my messy hair. She looked between me and Rafael, I don't know what she was thinking.

"Why are you here?" Rafael asked her when he saw her glaring at me.

"Simon wants to talk to you." She said.

Rafael nodded. She looked at me and I did the same giving her a blank look.

Why is she staring at me?

"Hazel you should go back to your room." Rafael said.

I turned to him in complete disbelief.

He is really asking me to leave? It's like I'm some slut of his whom he fucked and now I am of his no need.

"Please Hazel."

What are you Rafael? What are you trying to do? One moment you are so nice to me and the next moment you completely switch to someone who hates me the most.

Without any other word I left his office room.

She left.

It was clearly visible in her eyes that she was hurt because I asked her to leave but I didn't have any other choice, I can't talk to Simon in front of her.

Connor and Mom too entered the room after sometime when Olivia told them about Simon's call.

This deal is very important for us, our only way to get Simon.

Picking up the phone I answered "Yeah."

"I want Hazel." Was the first thing he said.

I knew it. I knew he was going to choose her.

"You'll get her but am I getting you then?"

"You know my weakness very well Rafael. I mean Vincent."

I was about to say something but he continued "My weakness is now your weakness too."

I remained quiet, I could feel Mom's gaze on me.

"You're not even denying." He scoffed "You know I am 200% sure you aren't gonna hurt Haze, you love her. But I am done with all this, everyone is just hurting Haze because of me and I hate it. Once you kill me let my sister go, she's innocent, she doesn't deserve any of this."

My hand turned into a fist "I too begged you to let my sister go, did you?"

Everything went silent for a moment "But you aren't gonna hurt her. I know it for sure."

I rolled my eyes.

Is it so obvious?

Mom came forward and started "You have no idea what things we can do to her, once you are dead, your sister will be joining you too. And she will have the most painful death, a death you can't even imagine. Don't worry, lot of men are there in here who would love to play with her body."

My jaw clenched, I was trying my best not to lose my temper by her words, not in front of Simon atleast.

"The question here is will your son allow you to do that?"

Interrupting Mom and Simon's conversation I said "You want Hazel, you'll get her but I want you."

"We shall meet tomorrow then." He replied.

When I hung up everyone in the room was looking at me, ignoring them I turned back staring outside the window with my hands in my sweat pockets.

Simon is an idiot if he thinks I'll give Hazel to any of his men. I cannot risk her life in my fight.

She has nothing to do with all this and she'll stay with me.

"Did you tell her that she has to go back tomorrow?" Mom's voice came from behind.

I replied "No."

"So should I tell her?"

I turned to her "She's not going anywhere."

"What do you mean? Till now your plan was to give her away or to kill her."

"I just changed the plan."

"What do you mean you changed the plan? How are we going to get Simon?"

"We have to fight."

Mom scoffed "You are ready to fight when you can win without fighting. Just for that one girl? This is ridiculous."

"I am not giving Hazel to him Mom and what's the guarantee that after getting Hazel he won't attack us?"

"What changed your mind Rafael? You were ready to give her to him."

"My plan was never to give her away. You want Simon, I'll get him for you. Keep Hazel out of this."

I was leaving the study when she commented again "So she was a good fuck."

I stopped on my way, sighing and turned to her "Can you for once stop? You know what these days I feel like you are someone I don't know, I am losing respect for you Mom. Get one thing clearly she is my wife and I will not allow anyone to take her away neither I am allowing you to do what you just told Simon you would. Before doing any hurt to her you need to fight me, till I am there for her no one is hurting her anymore."

With that I left the room.

I am not letting anyone take her away from me.