Diego POV
~In Spanish~
I was tempted to kill the man in front of me for failing in his task, but Emilio was my most devoted and dependable employee. I couldn’t afford to lose him. Still, he needed motivation not to fail again, so I pulled out my gun and shot the man who’d served as his lieutenant for the last year. Emilio’s expression remained blank as the man fell to the floor blood pooling rapidly beneath him.
Tucking the gun back into my shoulder holster, I met Emilio’s eyes and smiled. “Now, please explain to me in detail how my wife managed to escape. Starting with this house that you assured me was secure.”
Emilio ducked his head. “Mrs. Avila somehow managed to remove the screws from the bars on her window. We searched the room and found no tools and no damage to the window or th
