Seven Deadly Sins

Damage Control

This night was perfect, splendid, what I had hoped and waited for. That is up until that bastard showed and I had to reveal who I was. The sound that came from Lotus when I confirmed that indeed I was that Seven Lambardi made my gut clinch. I knew I had a lot
of explaining to do. When she looked at me pleading for me not to kill that human waste a part of me wanted to give in, not do that in front of her, but my ruthless demon
couldn't wait to spill his blood. I've never been one for mercy and I  sure the hell wasn't going to start with him.

The best I could do was berry her face in my chest to keep her from seeing me kill him. This is me. It's who I am. Love me or hate me.

Lighting a smoke as she squealed out of there in my car no less I slightly smiled. I wasn't to worried about perusing the chase right now. My car had a tracker and I had already tapped her phone as well. No Lotus, you want get far princess. Hope she remembers what I told her years ago, the day I technically made her mine. I remember clearly, "You showed the wrong man attention" I mumbled with my cigarette clinched between my teeth. That still rang true. She instigated sex with me tonight. Stripping right in front of me, teasing me, even told me she loved me. Will see just how true her love is for me now. Yep, princess you went and did it again, you showed the wrong man attention.

Watching until the taillights faded, I turned my attention back to the task at hand. Hector ran over to me. "You want us to go after her boss?"

"Nah, she can't get to far, besides my car as well as her phone is tracked. Give her a few days to cool off, absorb what happened then I'll make my move".

"What if she goes to the cops boss?"

Shit, that never occurred to me. Lotus wouldn't rat me out or would she. She's always been my most trusted confidant and I trust she wouldn't do this, but if she is running scared she just might. "Place a few men at every local prescient. If she's spotted snatch her up".

"On it boss". Hector jogged off to issue my orders just as the sound of the chainsaw buzzed through the woods. So much for our spot anymore. 

I'd given her three days now and decided it was time.  Looking up the tracker info I discovered she was in a small town in Vermont. I decided to fly my own charter plane in to retrieve her. My car was sitting nicely outside the small hotel she was staying at. Waiting until after midnight I slid the bathroom window open and shimmied inside. Creeping on into the room I saw her curled up in bed fast asleep. Easing down I sat on the bed beside her. Taking the back of my hand I stroked her face and hummed. "Wake up princess, your prince is here".

She jerked up and I quickly placed my hand over her mouth to stifle her scream. "I'm not here to hurt you. Now I'm going to remove my hand if you promise not to scream".

Lotus nodded her head in agreement. Slowly I pulled my hand away and saw her mouth form the perfect circle as she was fixing to rip one from the top of her lungs. Clamping my hand back over her mouth, I reached into my jacket for my duct tape.  Pulling it off with my teeth, I smeared it across her mouth. "You brought that on yourself princess. I was trying to be nice, but no, you didn't listen".

Her eye's started tearing up. Damn I hated when she did that. I've seen many women cry and it usually annoys me but not with her. When she cries I just want to make her smile again, to sooth her. "Please baby don't do that, you know what that does to me. I'll remove the tape if you'll stop crying and not scream".

She nodded once again and I ripped the tape off quickly as she yelped. "Sorry bout that".

Lotus rubbed her tender skin where the tape was. She sat still not even blinking. "I'm sor...."

Before I could explain she delivered a chop to my throat and rolled off the bed. As she ran to the door I pushed the pain aside and and tackled her to the floor. Landing with mulpital grunts I flipped her into her stomach. "Why the fuck would you do that?" I hissed.

"Because your going to kill me then hack me up so I'll never be found".

"Well I wasn't going to but after you just crushed my trachea it sounds like a damn good plan".

Lotus tried to buck me off her but I remained immobile. "I need you to calm down. I have no intentions of killing you. In fact I'm bringing you back home to stay".

"No. I want live with you. I want nothing to do with you, you killer".

Laughing I said "You have a lot to learn princess. Do you know some of the men I know hold the woman they want captive. Locked away in a bedroom to service their needs whenever they want. I have no qualms about doing this to you. Your choice, come willing or I drag you. Have free reign of the house, continue to work and live with me like a normal couple or stay locked in your room awaiting my nightly visits. You teased the wrong man, you showed me attention, you told me you loved me. I love you Lotus and I can give you everything".

Trough muffled cries she wailed. "Your just like my father, your no better than him or the other's. Out to hurt anyone to get your way and gain wealth. You've turned into the very thing you hated the most. I'd rather live in a cardboard box with a poor man than share anything with you. The last man that gave me everything I wanted sold me for five million as if I was nothing. Do what you want Seven but know this...you will never have my trust or love. You can rot right along with my parent's and Josh and all the other people like you".

Her words hit a raw chord in me. Maybe because there somewhat true. Lost to my temper I jerked her up and sailed the back of my hand across her mouth. The truth does hurt and I immediately regretted my actions. Watching as she just hung her head in silent pain I shoved her out the door and into the car. I didn't know how to fix this or if I even could, but hitting her was definitely not a way to prove myself to her. I've really got to control my knee jerk reactions from here on out.