Hot & Wild (De La Cruz Saga) (42 page)

Christian strides out of the room down the hall. He
hears Gabriel. “I’m behind you,” says Gabriel, following him quietly. “This is
the only room on this floor.”

Christian nods and motions that he’s going down the
stairs. Gabriel nods and follows.

Christian goes slowly down the stairs listening for
any indication that more drug soldiers remain.

The gunshots are coming from outside and the interior
of the villa is menacingly quite.

I wonder if el Mextli is in his room hiding or outside
with his hombres,
thinks Christian,
landing on the second floor.

He looks down the hall to the right and left. He
motions to Gabriel to take the right side and he goes down the hall on the left.

There are two doors on the left. Christian goes to the
first door and leans against the door to hear if anybody is inside.

Hmmm, it sounds real quiet
, thinks Christian, opening the door very slowly.

Christian enters the room, which is dark. He’s able to
see with the night vision that is integrated in the ski mask.
Hmm, this room
is empty.
He quickly exits and strides stealthily to the other room.

Christian doesn’t hear a thing and opens the room,
going in quickly.
Damn, this room is empty
, thinks Christian,
exiting
quickly, going down to where Gabriel has gone.

“Need you,” whispers Gabriel, into the mic in the ski
mask asking Christian for help.

Damn, Gabriel is in trouble,
deems Christian, jogging quickly down the hall to the
room on the right side where Gabriel went.

The right side only has one huge room and Gabriel is
fighting with four hombres.

Two of the hombres have Gabriel by each arm and the
other two were taking turns punching him.

Damn, fucking hell, Christian made it
, thinks Gabriel, going out from all the pain.
Si,
Christian will take care of these animals
is Gabriel’s last thought full of
relief.

Christian goes crazy. He takes out the two that are
hitting Gabriel, with a shot at their black hearts.

Christian turns to look at the other two that have released
Gabriel. Gabriel drops onto the floor.

One hombre manages a shot at Christian, hitting him on
the right shoulder, before he gets his head blown up by Christian.

The other hombre goes onto his knees and begs for his
vida. “Please, Señor, I do not want to die, please do not kill me,” begs the
drug soldier.

Christian is still enraged and snaps his neck, shoving
him against the wall with all of his strength.

Christian immediately goes to Gabriel and inspects his
injuries.
Damn, the bastardos broke his ribs, arms, fingers and nose. They
also stabbed him in the side,
thinks Christian, furiously
. Gabriel is
bleeding like crazy
.
I need to take him out of here before he dies on me.
Erica will be devastated. No way, I will not allow him to die, he can’t die.
 

“Gabriel, I need you to hold on. Erica is waiting for
you,” says Christian into Gabriel’s ear, praying that he will hold on.

Christian applies pressure on the stab wound and tears
the sheet off the cama to tear up some strips to wrap up the wound.

I need to hurry
, thinks Christian with anxiety. He calls in for help “Need help, Corona
down,” requests Christian, pulling Gabriel up onto his shoulders, going to look
out the window. “On second floor, need backup.”

“On it,” says Officer Ford, going up the stairs.
Everybody
is outside, fighting and I can’t locate el Mextli
, thinks Officer Ford,
landing on the second floor, motioning Christian to follow.

Christian follows Officer Ford down the stairway,
going fast as lighting.
We need to get out of this hell pit,
ponders
Officer Ford.

Officer Ford exterminates two hombres that are coming
through the entry way of the villa.

They run out into the yard. Both Christian and Officer
Ford run towards the beach and the waiting boats.

“Tally!” barks Officer Ford to the SEAL on the boat
for response. “Extraction is done.”

“Affirmative,” replies the SEAL on the boat waiting
for Officer Ford, Corona, and De La Cruz.

Christian and Officer Ford make it to the beach and
wade into the ocean, reaching the inflatable boat.

Officer Ford and the SEAL on board assist Christian
with Gabriel. The SEAL starts taking off just as Officer Ford and Christian
heave over the side of the boat.

“We need to hurry, he’s bleeding from a stab wound,”
says Christian, looking at Gabriel turn gray.

Officer Ford requests a medical gurney and staff to be
ready for Gabriel. As they reach the ship, the wrench with a gurney is hoisted
and Gabriel is put into it quickly. He’s taken to the ship Medical department
and examined by the Navy doctors.

The kidnapping has been a traumatic experience for Bella,
Paty and Jessy. Bella and Paty appear to be recovering from the danger and pain
that they have gone through. Paty and Bella were able to get some anger and
frustrations out when they were attacking the animals.

Jessy, on the other hand, had observed the dangerous
situations that they were in from the inflatable boat and was feeling helpless.
The experience has shattered her sense of security and made her feel helpless.

Damn, we are so vulnerable in this world. I have never
felt so helpless and never have I thought how very dangerous the world can be. I
know that we are now safe on the Navy ship. Gracias dios mio, you sent Christian,
Gabriel, and the SEALS to rescue us. They arrived in time. We could have been
really hurt
contemplates Jessy,
trembling with fear and anxiety. Tears flow down her face.

I just can’t forget. I’m so overwhelmed and I feel
alone. I know that is not so. I still feel in danger and I will not stop feeling
like this until I’m in Jose Enrique’s arms.

I know that I really did not get physically harmed,
but I can’t stop from thinking about it. I was so frighten and felt so helpless.
I know I’m just traumatized from this cruel experience
. Taking a deep breath, Jessy tries to regain her
control and emotions.

The Navy doctor tends to Christian. “Corona barely
made it, we gave him some blood,” says the doctor, stitching up Christian’s
shoulder after extracting the bullet and cleaning it out. “I’m giving you some
pain killers.”

“Good,” says Christian, nodding.
Hell, yeah, because
I’m tired and I hurt. I need to get back to my casa and see my mujer.

“I also stitched up one of the young ladies that were
extracted. She’s a real beauty,” says the Doctor, smiling as he turns to
Christian.

“Which one was hurt?” asks Christian, ignoring his
comment.
Yeah, they are beautiful.

“I don’t know,” says the doctor, looking at Christian
with curiosity. “Why?”

“Because they are my family and I want to know which
one was hurt,” says Christian, in a low voice trying to keep control of his
emotions.

Damn it, I need to control my temper. It’s not his
fault that they were kidnapped
,
ponders Christian, waiting for his reply.

“Was it the tall slender one with black hair and green
eyes, or was it the one with brown eyes, or the one with golden eyes,” asks
Christian, with little patience left. “Forget it I’ll go check them out.”

“It was the one with the brown eyes,” replies the
doctor, grinning. “They all sound beautiful.”

“Yes, they are, but they’re married,” says Christian,
with an evil smile. “Two are married to CIA agents.”

The doctor immediately stops talking and starts to
clean up.

Christian walks out of the examination room and goes
to look for his familia.
I need to know that they are okay. I need to ask
the nurse where they are at,
thinks Christian, going to the nurse station. “Can
you please tell me where the young ladies are?” asks Christian, looking at the
nurse.

The nurse looks up with a raise eyebrow. “No one is
allowed to see them,” replies the nurse, looking down reviewing his charts.

“I will see them. They’re my family,” says Christian,
with some irritation, looking at the nurse with anger.

“You know we have rules,” says the nurse, not bothering
to look up. “You need to get clearance.”

Christian didn’t bother to respond and turns to look
for his SOTO Officer Ford. Christian goes to where the team is stationed.

The other SEALs were happy that the extraction was
completed and the young ladies are safe and unharmed.  

Christian walks into the room and the SEALs stop
talking, turning to look at Christian.

Christian sees them and stands tall and proud. “I just
want to say that my family and I appreciate your hard work tonight,” says
Christian, with strong emotions in his voice. “Thanks.”

The SEALs, Christian’s team smile and reply. “You’re welcome,”
happy that they accomplished the extraction of the beautiful young ladies.

Christian goes to his SOTO Officer Ford. “Sir, I need
to talk to my sister and cousins,” requests Christian.

“Okay, I’ll get you a pass,” says SOTO Officer Ford,
going to the desk to write the pass for Christian.

“Thanks,” says Christian, taking the pass and walking
out to go see his hermana and primas.

Christian approaches the nurse and gives the nurse the
pass without saying a word.

The nurse takes the pass. He stands to take him to see
the first one. “The other two are in the next two rooms,” says the nurse,
walking away.

“Thanks,” says Christian, opening the door and walking
into the room. Great, it is Bella, thinks Christian, smiling. He walks over to
inspect his hermana.

Bella is asleep and doesn’t realize that Christian is
there.

Christian looks at his hermana and explodes with rage.
Those bastardos managed to hurt my hermana after we had taken her out of
that room. Damn them to hell
, thinks Christian, clenching his fists.

Christian leans down to give his hermana a tender kiss
on her temple.
Her face will heal. Oh, dios mio, gracias that she’s alive
and well,
prays Christian. He pulls up the blanket a little higher to keep
her warm.
I will return later
. He turns to go and check up on Paty and
Jessy.

Christian walks into Paty’s room and see’s that she’s
awake.

“Primo,” says Paty, with tears in her eyes. “Muchas gracias,
I love you.”

“Prima, you know its nada,” says Christian, leaning
down to give her a kiss on her temple looking into her hermosa face. Si, todas
las primas and hermanas are bellezas.

“Prima, you’re feeling okay?” asks Christian. His concern
is reflecting in his hermoso green eyes as he inspects her.

“Si, Christian. I was shot twice in my right thigh. One
bullet was in my thigh and the other one went through. The Doctor was real nice
and cleaned my wounds and stitched them up,” says Paty, smiling.

“Si, prima,” replies Christian.
Yeah, the doctor
just loved tending to you
, thinks Christian.

“Christian, I want to talk to Carlos and our padres,”
requests Paty. “I don’t know if they know that we are okay.”

“Si, prima, I will make sure that they know. I want
you to rest,” replies Christian, smiling at his prima. “Bella was asleep when I
went to visit her. I want to check in on Jessy. Rest and I will return in a few
hours.”

“Si, primo, I will now that I know that Bella and
Jessy are also safe. Primo, I love you,” says Paty, with tears in her eyes,
giving him a tight hug.

“Si, prima, I love you,” replies Christian, smiling flashing
his beautiful dimples. “I need you to rest.”

“Okay,” replies Paty, settling comfortably in the bed
and closing her eyes with a smile on her lovely face.

Christian walks out and strides over to the next room
to check on Jessy.
Hmmm, I bet that Jose Enrique is going crazy. I know how
in love he is with Jessy. She is a wonderful mujer and they didn’t deserve this
,
ponders Christian.

Christian knocks on the door and slowly makes sure she
is decent.
Hmm, she is asleep. He walks closer and looks at her. She looks
okay. I don’t see any injuries,
ponders Christian.

Okay, I’ll return later to check up on her
, thinks Christian, leaning in to give her a kiss on
the temple.

Jessy feels someone and wakes up in terror. Then she realizes
it’s Christian. She smiles with tears in her eyes. “Sorry, gracias for
everything,” says Jessy, giving Christian a hug. “Christian, I want to talk to
Jose Enrique. Please help me call him.”