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Incorrect password.

I furiously punch in the number for the fifth time now.

Incorrect password.

I kick the atm machine with my whole strength and punch in the number again.

Incorrect password.

"MOTHERF- UGHHH." I walk out of the small booth and signal for the bodyguard to open the car door.

"Everything ok miss?" Tyler my bodyguard/driver asks.

"No! The fucking machine is broken!" I get in the car and slam the door shut. "Let's just go back." I sigh and lean back onto the soft leather seat.

It's been nearly three weeks since I've been living in the Reyes mansion, this is the first time in those three weeks that I'm let out of the house. The first thing I do of course is to go to the atm machine to get me some money. But the machine has to be broken!

I don't know why I'm allowed to go out since Lucero says himself it's not safe for me out here and I have to be under his care blah blah blah. Look at him now, not even caring if I die out here.

I think I know why I can't get my money, a part of me knows the machine is actually not broken it's just my card has been blocked or somebody must've changed the password. It could be my aunt. She must've thought I'm kidnapped and my kidnapper probably wants my money and she blocked the card.

I love her for that but now I can't even get my own money.

Oh, and I can't visit them is the rule Lucero gave me before I left the place.

We pass by a candy store and I tell Tyler to stop. I look at the kids holding their parents' hands happily licking their lollipop with an adorable smile on their faces. One in particular catches my eye. I unlock the car door and strut over to the kid looking at the giant gummy bear like he wants to have it but doesn't have the money to buy it.

"It sucks to be broke huh?" I squat next to him looking at the gummy bear. I revert my eyes to his tiny face and see him nodding a couple times. "Where's your mom?" I look around and search for any parents who don't have a child in their hand. "Is that your mom?" I point backward at the woman who looks old enough to be his mom.

"No. My mom is dead. My dad is on a date with a girl and he told me to wait here for him." He sniffles.

"I see. Do you want this gummy?" I nudge my chin at the big gummy. He says a small yes and looks at the ground sadly.

I take the gummy and pay for it, waving it in front of him. "Now it's mine." I add an evil laugh, jokingly. His face contorts into one of sadness like he's about to cry. "Hey, hey, I'm just kidding, I was going to give it to you." I push the gummy in his hold and he looks up at me with twinkling eyes.

"Is this really for me?" He blinks twice, gosh those puppy eyes. I nod at him and see his little body jumping around in excitement. "Thank you thank you thank you!!!" He hugs my legs and lets go of me, kissing the back of my hand and running to one of the seats to eat the gummy.

I laugh silently and walk out of the store. I get back in the car and Tyler does the same thing. Before the car drives away, a man knocks at my side of the car window. I look at Tyler, he shakes his head no, and opens his window instead, asking the man what he wants.

The man says thank you to me for buying the child a gummy and hands Tyler a card.

Tyler passes it to me and closes the window and drives away.

I look down at the card.

Turpyl Corporate

We help in gifting your loved ones the gift they never know they need.

Giles Ianred

CEO of Turpyl Corporate.

Contact number: 0246197564

Wow. Ok. I spun the card around and saw the pictures of sexy lingerie and sex toys. Oh. Oh.

My cheeks flush red and I put the card in my jacket's pocket in a rush manner.

I look outside the car to the park and greenery scenes outside. What a good day to be out.

Soon we reach the mansion and I rush out ignoring Tyler's shouts for me to be careful and don't run. I shout back a thank you and rush inside the house.

I scan the empty living room and decide to go into Lucero's office. Nobody's inside? Strange. I then hear a loud clanking sound like a glass being broken before I step foot out of the office and look back to the walls.

Is there like a secret pathway here? I touch the wall to my left where the sound seems to be more clearer each step I take.

I push on the round button, while my other hand holds myself in place on the wall. But then the wall opens up and I'm pushed into the large room. I stumble inside and the whole room goes quiet. All of the men in black suits inside look my way and I lock eyes with Lucero who sits at the head of the table.

They're all his men. I mutter a sorry and go to walk out the door before I stop and look to my right, to where the broken glass is, and see a bloody man begging for mercy, and another man holding a knife pointing it at his throat.

Lucero commands the man to step back and he did.

Lucero then looks at me and rolls his eyes, getting up from his seat and pushing me out of the room with a- "We'll talk later." and shuts the door continuing with his bloody murder meeting inside.

Holy fuck! What did I just walk to?