Octavio and Madelyn were surrounded by Xander's men and were forced back to the mansion. Madelyn felt the pit of her stomach fall. Not only did she have to go back, but now Octavio was dragged into this situation. Now, she was terrified of what was going to happen to him. Xander now had complete control of the situation; Madelyn knew she had to do everything she could to help Octavio live.
Moments later, they all arrived at the outside of the mansion. However, they were not being led to the main building but to another side of the estate. To the couple's surprise, three guards stood by an underground secret doorway—Madelyn, who two guards were holding, eyed Xander, leading the group. The young woman gathered her courage. "Xander, where are you taking us?"
There was no response from him or those who worked for him. This made Madelyn more anxious and fearful, not for herself but for Octavio. Everyone entered the secret passage, and at first, it was pitch black. The deeper they went, the more lights were showing the way. Then, they all arrived at their destination. At the end of the passage, the walls and floor were concrete, and there was nothing else but other occupants. Octavio and Madelyn noticed someone familiar.
"Sanders!" yelled Octavio.
The couple saw Sanders lying on the floor, tied in rope. His face was bruised and bloody. The older man slowly looked before him. "You two got caught, great."
"Yeah, and you don't look great either, Sanders." Then, Octavio was pushed to the ground, landing close to Sanders.
Everyone was silent as Xander got in front of the two men. Madelyn was still held by the guards but was kept at a distance. Madelyn saw how badly injured Sanders was; he was older than Octavio. If Xander didn't hesitate to beat an old man, he would show no mercy to Octavio. However, the young woman feared the worst.
"Xander, please, let them go. I'll do what you want."
The CEO didn't respond, but he did turn to look at her. He slowly walked to Madelyn and stood in front of her. Without warning, Xander double-slapped Madelyn across the face. She let out a small yelp.
Octavio and Sanders watched in shock. Octavio was about to get up, but the guards held him down. "You son of a bitch! You dare hit a woman! Fucking coward!"
Xander didn't look or respond to Octavio. He stared at Madelyn, but he snapped his fingers. Three guards began to kick and beat Octavio. Sanders tried to move towards him, but he was held back. Madelyn's eyes widened as she tried to approach him, but the guards held her. "No! Please stop this! Don't hurt him, please!"
Madelyn looked at Xander. He still looked at her with no emotion. His eyes were dead, and it made her shiver. "Xander, please make them stop! Please make them stop!" Octavio's screams pained her being; his yelps and groans of pain were too much to bear. Tears formed and dripped from her eyes. Madelyn fell to the ground, but the guards still gripped her. "Please, make them stop. Please, Xander. You won! I should have accepted that it was pointless! I will admit it! You were right. I should have never broken up with you! I was an idiot to do so! I won't disobey or leave you! I'll marry you and have the family you always wanted!"
Xander snapped his fingers once again. The beating stopped.
Octavio breathed heavily as blood dripped from his lips, nose, and cuts. Xander then walked to Octavio and then stepped on his head hard. Octavio grabbed his leg, but the guards quickly undid his grip.
Suddenly, Xander kicked Octavio in the face. "Yet again, you tried to take my woman and unborn child away from me. Your biggest mistake was trying to get with my woman first."
"What are you talking about? Unborn child?" Octavio glanced at Madelyn, who was crying. "You monster. I know that Madelyn would have never slept with you!" His eyes were wide open. "You raped her!"
"Call it what you want. You will never understand how I feel, and you never will. Since you two know too much..."
Madelyn gasped. "Xander! You said-!"
"I never said anything. I didn't promise anything. You'd think I'd let them go alive. Do you think I'm stupid? Remember this, Madelyn. All this is your fault. If you hadn't left me, all of this could have been evaded, but you chose your selfishness, which is the consequence." Xander smiled. His smile, however, held some sadism. "You will watch as I kill him personally. He will suffer a slow and painful death. I will ensure you remember his screams, blood, and dead body. I WILL BREAK YOU FOR GOOD once I'm finished with these two. You will be my wife and the mother of my children, who will obey me. Your life will be mine. Get the machetes."
"NOOOO!!!"
Then, a noise was heard.
All became silent as the sound sounded familiar. It sounded like sirens.
Sanders smirked as blood dripped from his lips. His backup was arriving.
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