I Dare You To Meet Me
Chapter 8

-Mom, Dad. I greet my parents as I hug them tightly.

-Daughter, how is everything, how is our granddaughter,” dad asks without letting me go, and under his warm embrace I can’t pretend anymore and I burst into tears.

-Oh daddy, how am I going to live without him, I need him, my daughter needs him, I don’t think I can go on with this much longer. I say sobbing like when I was a little girl.

-Shhhh, it’s ok my girl, everything will be ok, you know that everything has been to keep them safe, your husband would give his life to assure their well being, think that this won’t last forever, sooner than you think everything will be back to normal- He tries to calm me down while he caresses my hair.

-Tata, why is my mom crying, where is my daddy?

My little daughter asks in her grandmother’s arms, my mother smiles warmly while she k****s her cheek.

-Mommy is sad because she misses your daddy my sweet, but soon she will be better, daddy is far away, but he will come soon, so don’t be sad too, you have to be strong for mommy, ok? My mother tells her while I try to recover in my father’s arms, my little princess looks at me with doubt, but she nods with her grandmother’s words.

-I am fuete tata. The little girl affirms before smiling with all her teeth very proudly. Mama laughs and k****s her again.

-Of course you are strong sweet, as strong as your father and mother, now, why don’t we go and choose your room.

-Yes, yes, my pink room, my tata! She exclaims excitedly and with shining eyes.

-As much as you want sweet, we will decorate it as you dream.

My mother disappears down the stairs of the mansion that was my home during all my childhood and adolescence.

It is only when my little Tasha can no longer see me that I replace the strength to pull myself away from my father’s embrace.

-Thank you for seeing us, Dad.

I tell him sincerely, and he shakes his head and waves it away with a wave of his hand.

-Bobadas, this will always be your home and you are welcome to stay as long as you need.

I smile shakily and reach over to place a k**s on his face already wrinkled with age.

-Still, thank you very much, and while I love being back here and spending time with you, I hope you won’t take me wrong if I tell you that I hope to return home to my husband as soon as possible.

My father gives me a sweet smile before giving me a k**s on my forehead.

-I understand the feeling of wanting to go back to the man you love daughter, but I hope that the time you are here will be useful and that we will enjoy every second of it.

A pitiful sigh comes from me as I wipe the rest of the tears from my face.

-They are the best parents in the world. I say with love permeating every syllable.

-I know, now let’s go to your mother and my granddaughter, before they both decide to tear down the whole house and build a life-size princess castle. He says as he offers me an arm to escort me, my dad is such a gentleman, I laugh and intertwine our arms.

We both head to the stairs to look for our reasons for existing.

Months later…

-It’s not safe for either of us to return, Kore. Demian’s wounded voice dashes my hopes.

I had been excited to read his name on the caller ID, thinking he was going to give me the news that we would return to his side.

-But why, Demian, this is already too much, it’s been months since the attacks, and still no sign of those responsible, most likely they have forgotten their stupid purpose, please, I need my husband, Tasha needs her father, and we both need to return home.

A tired sigh sounds on the other end of the line, and I know for sure that my biker is rubbing his eyes in frustration.

-It’s not that easy Anabella.

-Of course it is, I just have to take the company jet and fly to California so we can be together again, why are you so opposed? My voice cuts me off at the end.

-Kore…

-No, don’t give me Kore, I missed you damn it, I miss you so much it hurts, every second we spend apart suffocates me, it chokes me, I can’t be without feeling your k****s, without the warmth of your arms, or the sound of your laughter, if you don’t give me a good reason not to come back I’ll take the flight this f*****g instant and to hell if you don’t like it! I shout in annoyance.

-I didn’t want to tell you all this so as not to worry you but there have been three more attacks since you left, the house is in pieces, the firemen say it was a gas leak, but I don’t believe that shit, the brothers have been ambushed and beaten to a pulp. Not to mention the fact that they attacked Isadora and Bruno as they were leaving the mall.

Fear runs through me as I hear my biker’s annoyed voice.

-What, Gods, is everyone all right, have there been any casualties or serious injuries?

I ask nervously. This is worse than I thought. A gasp is heard on the other end of the line.

-No one has died thankfully, and we only have a few in the hospital recovering from broken bones, but that’s it, Isadora and Bruno are fine, scared shitless, but I’ve doubled their security, and told your father to do the same for yours and Tasha’s.

My hands run through my hair as my mind works at full speed thinking about who might want to hurt us.

-Don’t worry about us, we are safe thanks to you, focus all your attention on catching these sons of bitches, I want to get back to your side as soon as possible.

-I miss you too love, but I won’t let them come back to put them at risk, I will never forgive myself if they get hurt, it will be better if they stay away until all this calms down, when it is possible, I myself will take the first flight to Russia to bring them back.

-Do you promise?” I tell her with my eyes full of tears.

-I swear Anabella, I swear. She answers with a firm voice.