Chapter 40

"Hello Miss Beautiful," greeted the man who just got out of the car.
She felt chill ran down her spine by the way he was looking at her through his sunglasses. She roamed her eyes around her but saw no one which scared her more. She was about to go back inside when he spoke again.
"Can I ask you something?" he asked.
He walked quickly to her and before she knew it, he pulled her to him. He covered her mouth with something then everything went black.
***
"Are you f*cking crazy? I didn’t tell you to kidnap her! That is the most stupid thing to do you whacko! How the hell were you able to do that? Aren’t there any cameras in the neighborhood? And how did you go past the security?” Victoria asked angrily.
Earl was her ex. She just ordered him to go to the bar where Isabelle and her friend was last night. The plan was he would try to flirt with her and Eunice would secretly take photos which would be later on sent to Luke. That might be old school but she knew it would work since Luke was overly possessive.
Earl smirked. He borrowed his friend’s new pick-up truck to go to the Contreros. He didn’t want to risk using his own car. He was hoping to see a glimpse of Isabelle but he was luckier. He carefully laid her on the floor of the backseat. The truck’s interior was black too so her slim form under the black blanket could hardy be seen. Getting out of the village was a piece of cake.
“I didn’t think the cameras were working and even if they were I don’t really care since this beautiful and sexy lady is all worth it. To be honest, I wanted to bring her to a corner last night after her talk with your friend but her husband came. I patiently waited for them so I can follow them home. Well my patience and effort paid off. Luck was on my side since she was outside while I was watching their house,” he said and lifted the blanket to look at Isabelle who was still asleep. He gently touched her smooth cheeks. “She is really gorgeous,” he murmured.
“You are really a pyscho! Bring her to my aunt’s house! She is in the US for a vacation so it’s the perfect place! I will give you directions! The key is on top of the wind chime! Don’t you dare touch her Earl or you will get it from me!”
Earl chortled. "Chill honey. Don’t worry, I did the right thing. But since I made a lot of effort I think I deserve to have a taste of Miss Beautiful, don’t you think so? Don’t be a spoilsport!” he said with a chuckle.
"You son of a bitch! Don’t you dare do that or I won’t give you the rest of the money!” she threatened.
"Just a quick taste okay?”
"F*ck you! I am on my way to my aunt’s house! I will meet you there! I am bringing the rest of the money! Don’t f*ck with me Earl! Don’t dare touch Isabelle or Luke will kill both of us! Go now!” Victoria ordered.
"You are really selfish. I don’t want to waste this chance with her! I can easily do to her what I did to you and Anika. That was really exciting and very enjoyable,” he said and released a creepy light laugh as he now touched Isabelle’s lips.
Victoria was breathing heavily on the other line. She knew her ex was capable of doing very unpleasant things. He was a devil in disguise. Good-looking but evil.
"Don't you dare do it you f*cking son of a bitch! I will give you more money if you want!" she said while clenching her fist in anger. The line became silent which worried her. "EARL!! "
Her ex chuckled. “You drive a hard bargain honey. Okay you got a deal. But hurry up because I might not be able to control myself…”
"Don’t f*cking touch her you sex maniac!” she furiously said.
"Okay, okay honey. I will just change vehicles. See you and don’t you dare forget my money,” he reminded her.
(More than 3 years ago)
Earl met Victoria in Thailand. He was a bassist of a Filipino band who was based in Phuket. He was good-looking and came from a well-off family. But his father disowned him because of his vices. Women and illegal drugs. Victoria’s family on the other hand was well-known in her hometown in the Philippines. Her grandfather and father were politicians. When her parents had a legal separation, she, together with her mom and elder sister decided to migrate in Thailand. She was close to her family but they didn’t know her gender preference. She used to be straight. She had two ex-boyfriends before she became a femme. She had a girlfriend in the Philippines. No one suspected their relationship because they acted like friends. Their relationship lasted for two years. Sylvia broke up with her and she was shattered. That was when her life became a mess. She met Earl in a bar. She was blind drunk that time and as expected , they had sex. Victoria tried to be a real girlfriend to Earl. She felt she was unlucky with women anyway so she did her best to be a man’s woman again. Since she didn't live with her mother and sister, she decided to move in with him.
During their relationship, she knew about his womanizing but she couldn’t leave him because he always threatened her. But as months passed, she started to crave for women again. She met Anika at an event. The latter was bisexual and the rest was history. Earl had no idea that she was f*cking Anika too. One time, he told Victoria that his band would have an out-of-town gig so he would be away for two days. Victoria took the chance to invite Anika to his apartment. That was when he saw them having sex. He secretly took a video of them before he confronted them. That night was a nightmare. He raped both of them. Since she was afraid that Earl would upload the video, they kept mum about what he did to them. When she had the chance to escape, she went back to the Philippines. She was lucky she met Luke again. They became companies and were almost inseparable. She liked being with him because he was nice and generous. And most importantly, he wasn’t interested in her. She became his confidante when Isabelle left him. Victoria saw Isabelle's picture once. She found her very beautiful. She tried to discourage Luke from getting back with his wife though he had been saying that in due time, he would be with Isabelle again. She became more attracted to Isabelle when she saw her at their house. She was lovelier in person so she understood why Luke was so into her. She knew it won’t be easy to separate them but it was worth a try. The attraction she felt for Isabelle had become stronger. Like Luke, she became obsessed with her. She copied all her photos on Luke’s phone when he got drunk and fell asleep in her unit. When Earl blackmailed her that he would give the sex tape to her family if she won’t give him money, she felt it was a good opportunity for her to ruin Luke and Isabelle’s marriage. All she had to do was to think of an impeccable plan. She wanted Isabelle for herself. To her surprise, Eunice who had the hots for Luke did some research about her because she thought she was after Luke. She had her investigated. and got a very good one because they discovered her secret which she had kept from her family. In the end, they connived because they had one thing in common anyway. They want Isabelle and Luke to break up so they had a deal. Victoria would have Isabelle, Eunice would have Luke.
(End of flashback)
***
"Hamilton tell your men not to lose Victoria!” Luke ordered.
It was a good thing that Hamilton was outside Victoria’s house. They knew that she would go to where Isabelle was. She was the mastermind after all. He didn’t have any idea about his childhood’s friend true color until Hamilton told him a few minutes ago. He decided to drive instead of his driver because he wanted to reach wherever the kidnapper was keeping his wife the soonest. Hamilton was giving him directions via hands-free phone where Victoria’s car was heading. He was gripping the steering wheel and the car was almost flying.
"I will make you all pay if you hurt my wife!" he hissed through gritted teeth.
***
Isabelle opened her eyes. Her head was aching. She was in an unfamiliar bedroom. She was lying on the bed only in her undies and her hands were tied behind her. She was gagged with a handkerchief. She tried to sit up. The last thing she remembered was talking to the tall man who kidnapped her. She was only wearing her bra and panty so she was really worried that he did something to her. She couldn’t help crying. But she was a little relieved when she didn’t feel anything strange in her body. She didn’t have any pain in her private parts and didn’t have any bruises. She moved until her back touched the headboard when the door opened. Her eyes widened. Victoria got in. She was in a sexy top and jeans and had a bull’s cap on. Behind her was the tall man without his sunglasses on. She gasped when she recognized him. He was the man she bumped into at the bar last night. The two were grinning as they walked to where the bed was.
"Hello Isabelle," Victoria greeted her as she stared at her breasts covered by her bra. Gently, the woman removed her gag.
"You bitch! You had me kidnapped!” she accused her angrily.
Victoria traced her face with an index finger and she turned her head the other way.
"I can never do that to you. The last thing I want is to hurt you Belle..." she said in a husky voice.
She turned her head again to angrily look at her . The man behind her was also looking lustfully at her body. She was very afraid but she didn’t want them to notice it.
"You are worse than Eunice! You did all this to have my husband for yourself!”
The man laughed while Victoria was just poker-faced.
"Miss Beautiful you got it all wrong. Vic doesn’t want your husband. She wants you,” he revealed with a smirk.
She gaped. She couldn’t believe her ears.
Victoria was about to say something but the man suddenly pointed a gun on the side of her head. Isabelle got out of the bed and ran to the other side. She didn’t care if she was just in her skimpy underwear.
"Now that I got your money, I guess I can have a taste of your Isabelle? You are too selfish honey. Don’t worry, I won't take long,” he said and he handcuffed Victoria’s left wrist.
"You son of a bitch! We had a deal! You are not touching her!” she hissed .
Earl dragged her near the window. He locked handcuffs in the window grill. Victoria tried to hit him with her other hand but he caught it. She threw bad words at him furiously. Chortling, he tucked the gun into the waist of his pants as he transferred his gaze to Isabelle . She was as good as naked by the way he was running his eyes on her body. With an evil grin, he slowly walked to go near her.
She slowly stepped back while shaking her head.
"You can watch what we will do honey. Don’t be jealous. After I am done with her, you can have her,” he said to Victoria but his eyes which were full of lust were at Isabelle.