chapter 1.

Diego.
I gave the vallet my keys and walked into the building directly moving towards my private elevator ignoring all three greetings I received from the employees present. walking into Santiago Enterprise earlier than most employees was a habit of mine.
when I forcefully got this company from my drankard of a father at eighteen it was drowning in debt and I couldn't even stand on its own.i had to do everything I could to make sure it bounced to it's former glory. I wasn't going to let anyone destroy the company my grandfather built from scratch even if that person was my very own father.

Raising money to rebuild the company was difficult and so I had to do what any person in my position would resolt to illegal means.
I started human trafficking, prostitution rings, drug dealing and what is known as the most feared mafia gang in the underworld. my father still doesn't know how I did it but in his eyes and they eyes off the public am just a successful 21 year old billionaire, business man and eligible bachelor .
As soon as the elevator reached the twentieth floor I heard the ding indicating that I had reached my office and walked out. unlike most elevators in the building mine led directly to my office.

"good morning sir"I heard a soft voice say as soon as I sat on my chair a presence I didn't recognize till now

"who are you?"I asked the woman.

"my name is Martha I am your new P.A"she said in a sultury voice making sure I heard the hidden message in the sentence.

"you're fired!"was all I said back.
the woman looked taken aback by my statement.
"wh...wh...what?"

"you heard right pack you're things and leave my office "I boomed at her and watched as she scurried out of my office like it was on fire.

now am no stranger to women trying to get into my bed . that's something I had to deal with from a very young age but it got worse when I became a billionaire I guess it's true what they say where there is smoke there is fire consequently making the statement money makes the world go round a harsh reality.
I stand at six point five feet tall,a well built body ,tan skin ,get black hair and Royal blue eyes. I inherited my facial bone structure form my father which is perfect the man still manages to look perfect even at his old age.
considering my pleasant physical appearance,status and money it's never been difficult to get any woman I want in bed but none of them give me the feeling am looking for.
growing up I'd always see my grandparents in love and deep down wished I could have that but considering the dangerous life I lead I know it'll probably always be a wish and never a reality.

ding ding ding.
the annoying sound of my phone brought me out of my little day dream.

"speak"I said to the person in the other side.

"sir we have a problem" I heard James my second in command say from the other side.

"what is it?"

"Meyer has failed to pay back the money."he stated calmly.

"kill him.we can't give him any more time than we have."

"that's not the problem he has a wife and a beautiful fourteen year old daughter and I must say Diego this girl is very beautiful for her age She'll be turning heads when she grows older .what do we do with them?"James said with a hint of excitement in his voice which was very rare for someone like him.

"kill Meyer get his wife to one of the prostitution houses as make sure her daughter stays close to her she'll have to learn first hand how to please our clients."I finished.

I heard a yes boss before the line went completely dead .
situations like this weren't anything new to me.i had drug addicts and alcoholics coming to me to borrow large sums of money and like Meyer they fail to pay back and I have to take matters in my own hands and kill them, those ungrateful dogs.
what I way to start my day I thought as I started with my work.

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CATALINA MEYER'S POV.

"Mummy am home ",I heard my fourteen year old daughter angelica say as she walked through the door.

"hey Angel how was school?" I asked .

my daughter was my only light in this dark world.i lost my parents at 14 and was sent out on the streets it was hard to manage by myself until I met Moses Meyer. He was sweet and seemed to be the only one who accepted me.
He found me a place to stay and would bring me food,water and clean beautiful clothes and anything a girl can ask for I fell in love with him and married him not knowing his true nature.
everything seemed to falling in place until on terrible day .
at seventeen I was raped and got pregnant ,I told Moses him and I were having a child because I knew if I told him the truth he wouldn't accept the child as his own.
Moses was very excited to hear about the news we moved to a larger house and he took care of me and my unborn child like we were the best thing that happened to him.
six months down the line and Moses lost his job .life became harder than it ever had for us he tried everything he could to try and get a new job but all to no avail.
it became worse when my daughter was born ,she looked nothing like Moses ,she had the rareest most beautiful silver eyes I had ever seen.dealing with the pressures of being unemployed and the the betrayal he felt ,most became a drug addict, alcoholic and a gumbler.
he would come home drunk insult and physically assault me on the days I was lucky he would come home and sleep.

I became the sole provider for my daughter and I and in that moment made sure I'd do anything to make sure my daughter doesn't go through what I have.

"school was school."the soft voice of my angel brought me out of my thoughts.

what's wrong angel you don't sound happy.
"mommy my friends are always talking about how their fathers'bring them nice things and take good care of their mothers'".

"yes angel".i said as I eveloped her in a hug knowing very well where this conversation was going.moses never loved Angelica or treated her as his own and I know how difficult that must have been for her.

"mommy why doesn't daddy love me?"she asked as she broke down in sobs.

seeing my daughter like broke my heart Knowing fully well it wasn't her fault but there was nothing I could do.

"sweetheart your father loves you he just has a different way of showing it."

"so you mean him coming home and beating you up is his way of showing his love?"she asked.

"no..no..no your father and I are just going through something we will be ok soon "I said to her
I always tried my best to make sure my daughter didn't hear anything but the walls in the house are too thin for such things not to be heard.

after I while my my little angel was able to fall asleep in my arms holding her tightly I too fell asleep until.

BOOM!!!
the door was kicked down and broke with a loud thump.
the first thing I saw was a badly beaten up Moses followed by a group of dangerous looking men. I ran up to him and held him and daughter ran up to me and held my hand tightly.

"give us the money Meyer or we will be falsed to kill you right now."one of the men said in a dangerously low voice.

"please...jus..just give me some more time I will pay you back everything."Moses pleaded.

"you and I both know the don has given you more than enough time."he responded.

"ples.. please just ask him for more time."

the man took his phone and put it on his ear.

"we have a problem."he said to the person on the other side.

"Meyer has failed to pay back the money."

the man hesitated before he said his next words.
"he has a wife and a very very beautiful 14 year old daughter and I must say Diego this girl is beautiful for a fourteen year old she will be turning heads when she's older."he said as he took a lustful eye at Angelica.
instinctively I held my daughter trying to sheild her from the disgusting eyes that were coming her way.

with her long natural eyelashes and rare silver eyes plumb pink lips waistlenghth jet black hair and beautiful skin my daughter has been getting lustful stares from men from a very young age.

after the man was off the phone call he shot Moses in front of me and my daughter and I were being dragged out of the only place she knew as home.

This place was worse than the home I was falsed to live in with Moses and I swear if he wasn't already dead I would have killed him with my own hands.
in this place am falsed to please different types of men in the presence of my daughter am drugged and falsed to walk around almost naked in her presence.
she doesn't deserve this the only thing I was grateful for was that she wasn't falsed to doing any of it as she was younger.
My daughter has been well taken care of given a good education and the best food,clothes and shelter she can have in this retched place.
My hope was lost when I heard as soon as i heard on the men saying when my daughter turns twenty she will be falsed into the world of prostitution and I could hear the excitement dripping off their every word.
I swore I'd have to die before I let my daughter go through any of this.

© Vanessa kasonde