Chapter V

After Felipe left with his people, the black-haired man follows them, but heads north, walking through the city thinking about the bodies he had seen and checked moments before. Upon reaching the outskirts of the city, he stretches his legs and arms, looks up at the moon, which for the moment was hidden by mischievous clouds. He gives a small jump and begins to trot. A hundred kilometers later, his trot changes to a brisk pace. Hours later, he arrives at the ranch in Aldama, Chihuahua. Like a cat in slippers, he goes in and out unseen, even though his children could smell him. By the time Calix reacts, he was back on his way to the neighboring state, arriving at his brother's house the next afternoon, since he made technical stops along the Sierra Madre Occidental.

He had forgotten the keys to that house, he rang the bell, and was tremendously surprised when the person who opened it was Secundina, who had gone not of her own free will but at the request of her friends to pay a social visit to Darío. It is true that he was surprised to see her when he had told her not to go. This bothered him a little, but he could not deny that it made him happy, his daughter Briseida was also there.

"Hey! Hello!" she greets him with a hug and a kiss. "Come in, come in, the others are in the kitchen, even your daughter. She's very pretty."

• "Thanks for what you said about my daughter. If I remember correctly, you shouldn't be here. What are you doing here?" she asks with a hint of annoyance.

—Hmm? I didn't want to come. In fact, they'll be here for me soon. Paty, Isabel, Edgar, and Ernesto insisted I couldn't refuse.

Still standing in the doorway—They're coming for you. Who?

"Fernando," she says without importance.

His good mood goes down the drain, his body tenses, the urge to hit something appears. “Your friend?” The one I saw at your house?

—Yeah, that one, don't worry, he won't make it to this house. He'll let me know when he's a block away. Elián?

"Yes?" Still with annoyance in his voice.

"You should change your clothes," he grimaces, his cell phone rings, he answers, "I'm home." "I'm leaving!" He goes to the kitchen. "Guys! I'm leaving."

—What? Why?

—I already told you I was going out, I'll see you later, okay?

—You're leaving because you're liked.

• See you, have a good time," he says goodbye to everyone, crosses the house to go out. Elián stood militarily at the door. "See you later, have a good night. Hey, by the way, how tall are you?"
• I'll show you—he opens the door for her—196.
• No, no, that's fine, I'm going alone now. She says goodbye with a hug and a kiss, but Elián presses her against him, not letting go. "Hey... can you let me go?"
• I said I'll guide you and I'll guide you.
• Well, if you don't let go of me, how do you want me to walk? — the cell phone rings again, he opens the message “hurry up, I want to fuck you even in the ass.” Elian also reads the message and can't help but growl. —Hahaha! Elián, please let me go. — She runs her tongue over her lips, which makes the older man not let her out of his embrace, she moves away from Elián's embrace “I'm coming.”

Elian's passion

The Greek hugs her and leans close enough to whisper in her ear. "Stay with us. I promise to make sure you have a pleasant time with me, even better than that Fernando."

Secundina feels an electric current run through her body. "I...I have to go." She breaks free from Elian's grasp, and the Greek leaves the house almost running after her.

They both go out, at the end of the block they see a grey car, it flashes its lights several times attracting the attention of both of them, she recognizes him perfectly, she tries to say goodbye to her companion again without any success, Fernando gets out of the car, waves from a distance, she returns the wave, she wants to hurry up, but the black-haired man stops her, on the contrary, she walks more calmly, studying the blond.

• Good evening, Fernando.
• Hello Secu, good evening —he is the one who greets her.

—This is Elián— Fernando, Fernando— Elián –face to face, the black-haired man being a few centimeters taller than the blond man. Fernando extends his hand to shake hands. Elián is more than serious, he forces himself to shake hands. He squeezes Fernando's hand tightly, which doesn't surprise the blond man.

• Are you the new boss?
• And you, friend?
• Yes, I am—they say at the same time, Secundina frowns in surprise.—Is there a problem?—it's Elián—who speaks last.

—No, on the contrary. In fact, I told him to sign it.

• That?

He sees her, tilts his head, and she gets into the car. "From what I understand, she's going to be your personal assistant. Well, I know that in those positions, there's a line to be crossed, a certain familiarity, even intimacy, can develop."

• Believe me, I don't mix pleasure with work, and even less with her, whom I only know through my brother.
• Dario? I think those two are lovers.

• Because you said so?
• Let your brother tell you... anyway, I'll just say one thing: my friend is a bit complicated, she never expects anything good from anyone, not even from herself, she has no confidence at all, so please be very patient with her.
• You seem to know her very well.

—I like to brag that I do —she says goodbye to him, gets into the car, Elián can't help but clench his fists tightly when he sees him kiss her on the lips, puts the car in motion, he is about to start off to chase them, but is stopped by a strong hug.

• Let me go, he says so seriously that it scares Darío.