EVERY DEVIL'S MARIA

Chapter six

The Atlantic sea way,

"How long do we have till we reach the dock?"

Kalia tried hard to not roll her eyes .Hannah had been asking the same question every single hour since they had left the convent.

If Kalia could speak she would have already shut her up.

But her mouth was as useless as t**s on a boar hog.All she could manage was treat Hannah with indifference.

And listen to whatever bullshit she spewed.

An added advantage.

Where she was lacking in speech she made up for with intense hearing.

She had heard alot in the past hours.

For one,Marlon thought she was dead.

Second,Her 'darling' sister in law was depending on her to unite the Perreira family.

Kalia had no intention of doing that.Marlon would do it if he wanted to.She had so much on her plate.Icar's death was one thing. Seven years ago she had run to the convent after he had placed a price for her head.She was glad he had been murdered.

Kalia made a promise to thank Debra when they arrived in the colony.For now she would have to deal with Hannah.

The woman was impossible.She claimed to love Marlon yet she had sold him out during the revolution.And sent his children to God knows where.

Then there was tohr.

Tohr..

That impossibly annoying man.Kalia knew that he was watching her at the moment.And for some reason she felt warm,fuzzy ,exhilarated , uncomfortable and many other emotions she couldnt put a name on..He had once saved her.Heck,she owed him her life.He had never uttered a word to her.

But she heard him inquire about her many times.

Had seen him lurking around her room at night when he thought she was sleeping.

And he tormented her dreams night in and night out.Kalia felt her face heat up as she caught him looking at her.

Again.

She abruptly turned away and walked to the opposite side of the ship.She could never allow herself the luxury of indulging in a man.The last time had taught her the biggest lesson she wouldn't wish for her worst enemy to learn.

All she had to think about was Marlon.The only man she could completely trust.

Kalia anticipated giving him the fright that would last a lifetime.

In a couple of hours they would get in the colony.Kalia hoped for a new life.

She intended to start over again.

No one would take that away from her.

Not Tohr or her malicious sister in law.

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Seven Years ago.

The Basque country,San Sebastian.

Debra glanced at the door for the hundredth time that night.

And like each other time, disappointment sank into the pit of her stomach.

She chided herself.She was being immature.It was obvious that he was not coming back again.She had made a fool of herself the previous night.What did she expect?.The outlaw could never look at her like a grown woman.She was not his type of woman.And worse,he might hate her.

Many a- nights he had picked the vast blonds with legs that stretched from here to Madrid.Those who had a twenty or thirty numeral on their age.Those with perfectly sculptured chests and pert little behinds.

She was a completely different breed from those.Her hair was a midnight black.She was a little on the heavy side.Her legs were fuller than most.And for her age,let's say she had Three-six-five more days to fill a twenty.

That made her act a little cranky than usual.Jealousy and alcohol did not mix well with her blood.

Now she would deal with the loss of a good and tippy customer.

With a heavy heart she turned to mixing the drinks.As usual Maria's Coven was packed.That was the only thing holding her from a mini depression.

Her grahmen had given it to her the previous year.Debra prided herself in knowing that she had been able to manage a business whereas she had failed at everything else in her life.

In a few more years she would turn Maria's coven into one of the biggest clubs in San Sebastian. Maybe then she would branch out to Madrid.

That would definitely make her grahmen proud of her.

She turned to work with the little push from monetary motivation.

Marlon parked his Range Rover a short distance from Maria's Coven. He planned to clear his head.

Hell,he couldn't understand why he was going to that club again.

His body was acting on it's own accord.

Ever since he had seen the beautiful ice queen a month ago he could not recognize himself.

Maybe it was her innocence.She was too young to be hanging around a high end club like Maria's Coven.Imagine his surprise when he learned that she owned the place.

The ice queen had made a point of proving it by being infuriating each time he tried to talk to her.Whether he was asking for a drink or the bill,she made him painfully wait and was extremely rude.

Last night had been his last draw.If he didn't know better he would have thought she was attracted to him and it had all been a jealousy fit.She had made a point of making a horrible gin and tonic for his guest and him.When he had complained she had flashed his face with the drink and almost tore his blond company from her barely there dress.He had been so infuriated with her.

Yet all he had thought about in that moment was to bend her over his knee and s***k her beautiful ass to Oblivion.

She made him behave like a horny school boy.

Time and Time again he had reminded himself that he was a soldier.Control should have been one of his virtues.

He intended to use that virtue that night.

He would show her that he was the boss.Even though she was the one who was turning his life upside down.

Goodness.

Marlon breathed a couple of times.If his friend Aaron would see him right now,he would never get enough of it.Since when had Marlon the outlaw been nervous about a woman.

Even when he had been courting Hannah he had always maintained his cool.

Debra Maria was a definite first.

He saw her.She was going after a drunk guy.He watched as she pinned him on the wall and snatched his wallet.The drunkard sunk to the floor with his hands raised in surrender.

Nothing had ever been sexier to him.Marlon could not look away.A unfamiliar feeling of pride filled him.

Marlon was shocked .He reminded himself that he had no business being there.He had a wife and two sons waiting for him at home.

With a heavy heart he turned away.And promised to never come to see her again.

Though heavens knew,he was always attracted to trouble.Who knew,it might only be a couple of hours before he came running back.

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