Chapter 126

Run away, little girl. Run away, the Big Bad Wolf gruffly warned in her mind, growling to ward her off from even setting foot on the large, ornate veranda surrounding the sprawling, two-story hacienda housing the Devil and his minions.

For a group of murderous thugs, La Rosa Negra sure knew how to plot for world domination in style.

She ignored the blaring shriek of her instincts and stepped up onto the wooden slats of the porch, propelling her feet forward, not stopping until her hand, raised to knock, shook in front of her face. She would do it, she had to, and he'd ordered her to come so he'd be watching for her. He knew she was there, she could feel the black expectation spilling out from the house. Espada had seen her coming over the ridge and was lying in wait, just as he had the day before. This time, though, she'd come to him without any pretense.