The Secret Between Us
Chapter 44

Disguising the whole day with Giovanna has been torture, all I wanted to do was complain to her that she practically forced me to go back to her and then get entangled with my brother, but I’m aware that I can’t ruin everything when I’m so close to ending all this crap. I look at my watch as I finish getting dressed and take a deep breath 《You can do it, think of your daughter and Mia》 I breathe and shake my head from side to side as if trying to relax my muscles, but it’s practically impossible, the stress is too much.

I reach for the gun Lorenzo has given me and clip it to my trousers just as he has shown me, but only to disguise it, I don’t really intend to use it -Are you leaving already? – Her voice interrupts me and when I look up, I see her entering the room.

-I answer coldly and start to walk out of the room, but she steps under the door frame.

-Are we going to be like this forever? – She asks me and smiles sarcastically.

-You tell me, will you tell my brother he’s going to be a dad? – I ask angrily and before I hear her answer, I move her carefully so as not to hurt her and leave the room while in the background I hear her shouting my name. I really don’t want to listen to her, I don’t want her to keep lying to me, let alone claiming that I haven’t touched her all this time. I just want to get it over with and go to the love of my life and my daughter.

I get out of the house, get in the car, look for the mobile phone Mateo sent me in the glove compartment of the car and turn it on to start the car in the meantime. Once the mobile phone turns on, I look for the only contact it has registered and call him while I’m driving -Izan, until you finally get in touch with me- he tells me on the other end as soon as he answers.

-I didn’t have the chance to call you before, I’m sorry, but everything is very complicated… the thing is that I’m going to the hotel, we’ll take the women out in less than an hour, I have all their passports, the destination where they have to go and even the money they have to pay me” I summarize.

-My people have told me that Lorenzo has not moved from his house, do you know if he is going? – Find out.

-He hasn’t told me anything about that, he has put me in charge of everything, so I doubt it” I inform him.

-It’s all right, with everything we already have, it’s enough to arrest him too. A team is leaving right now for the hotel, they will be dressed as civilians, some as employees of the companies that work there, others as clients and some as taxi drivers. Let them follow you, we will dismantle the network of the places that bought these women while another group will take care of your father in law and your father …. I’m sorry to tell you that your brother will also go down,” he tells me and I grip the steering wheel a little tighter.

-I know,” I reply and try not to feel pity for him since he was the one who brought all this on himself by getting involved in our father’s and Lorenzo’s dirty business. I don’t even want to think about that baby that is on its way and that will not have its father when it grows up, but I am realistic and I know that this is not my fault, but theirs for getting into all this dark world that they have decided to live in for so many years.

-Izan, one last thing,” his voice interrupts, bringing me back to the here and now.

-What? –

-When this is over tonight, my men will take you to a CIA airport, where Mia will be waiting for you. You have to leave the country tonight, if you stay you’ll be in great danger.

-Does Mia know? – I ask.

-Of course, she has everything ready. She asked me to tell you to take care of yourself,” he says and smiles.

-Please tell her that I love her, and to take care of herself and our baby,” I say with my voice cracking and for some reason I’m afraid that something might go wrong.

-I’ll tell her, now go, do as Lorenzo asked and my people and I will take care of the rest, there will always be one of us with you,” he assures me and it seems he has read my thoughts.

-Thank you,” I reply and realising that I’m arriving at the hotel, I take a deep breath, “I’m here, I’ll leave you,” I inform him and after saying goodbye, I end the call.

It’s time》 I say to myself inside knowing that it’s now when it’s my turn to do the hardest thing. I just hope everything goes well and I can be with Mia and Zaria after all this, and I can’t stand being far away from her anymore, let alone being surrounded by all this disgusting world that I’ve unknowingly been a part of for so long, and it’s not just Lorenzo’s thing, but my family’s too… my brother is just as bad or worse than him and although it hurts me in my soul, he deserves to pay for everything he’s done.

I open the car door, get out of the car, close the door and start walking towards the entrance. With every step I take I feel my heart racing faster and faster and the danger is evident, I just want to get out of this situation alive so I can be with them… just that.

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