Xander's POV

She looked so damn good. She was beautiful, to begin with, but she looked more sexy than cute. I couldn't even bring myself to say anything to her because everything I wanted to say would've crossed the line; therefore, I opted to take my leave. I could feel a heat rise through my body when I looked at her. A dangerous feeling I didn't want to unleash.

"What's the holdup man, we gotta get out of here." Emilio groaned. We were all scattered around the lobby area waiting for Harley's arrival. I hadn't thought about how long it would take for her to get ready, but then again, Julian did mention something about females taking a long time to get ready. I had never had to wait on her female before, so I disregarded him.

"Calm down. Give her a second." I hissed to him.

"We have time," Henry added.

"I told you." Julian sang. "Not to mention she had to be taken from house maid to model status in just a couple hours." Julian clenched his teeth together. Harley was a natural beauty but natural wasn't something we were going for. As sick as it is, she was being pampered to Huncho's liking more than my own. I tightened my fist at the thought.

"I thought you were going to stay with her?" Felipe asked. I was, but I couldn't bear the intense tension in the room. As soon as she walked in, I could sense her displeasure with me. I wasn't sure why but the combination of her quick-tempered attitude and her luscious features caused an overwhelming sensation of desire.

"She can take care of the rest," I answered vaguely.

Harley's irritation with me was apparent, but it wasn't unwarranted. Although I didn't particularly appreciate it, and I had a hunger to know exactly why she was angered, now was not the time to address it. Everyone had to be concentrating today, not just me. There was no room for error. Huncho was a bitch, but he knew how the cartel business worked. If something comes off too suspicious, it could mean hell for me. Granted, if something happened to Harley or any of my men or I'd wring his neck along with everyone he worked with.

"Finally," Felipe breathed out and clapped his hands together. "She's finally here, folks" Felipe rolled his eyes and stood up from sitting on the carpeted steps.

My eyes switched to above Felipe's head, where Harley descended the steps while desperately holding on to the railing. She wasn't even looking up as she walked. Her eyes stayed glued to the steps as she dragged her feet along with her.

"I gotcha." A voice came from behind me and walked towards her. Ralph's bigfoot built self trotted to her and held out his hand to assist her.

"Thanks." She smiled. Now I could see her face clearly. She looks more gorgeous than she did previously. She was ravishing striking, alluring, and everything in between. She accepted his hand and he guided her down the remainder of the steps. My eyes moved to him almost immediately.

"Joder, apresúrate, pendejo," (fuck, hurry up you asshole) I almost growled to him. His eyes snapped to me in shock along with Harley. I had never spoken Spanish in front of her so it was understandable. I rarely did speak it since it wasn't my first language and the majority of my men knew English. Henry and Felipe looked at me with pure amusement. Finally, her feet were on the marble floor and she was looking towards all of us. The way that dress hugged her curves and clung to her like a second skin. The subtle cleavage was even more arousing. It gave a perfect view of her round bottom. The makeup only accentuated all her beautiful features.

"Wow. What happened to, little bit." Henry exclaimed and walked towards her. Little bit?

"Thanks." She laughed at Henry. She never made a smile like that at me.

"I must say you clean up well," Felipe added. She frowned at him then smiled "You too." she returned the compliment. What the fuck was going on?

"Time to go." I motioned for Harley to walk to me. "Henry, Felipe. Pedro are with me. Ralph, Julian, Emilio take the other car and we'll follow behind you." I announced to them.

"Ight" Julian nodded.

"Sure thing," Felipe replied.

"Why do I have to ride with these assholes?" Ralph complained.

"You spent 9 months in the same womb as those assholes. You can endure one fucking car ride." I said. "Let's get moving." I looked down at my gold watch.

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"Henry turn that shit off." Pedro hissed at Henry. He had been playing the vilest slow Ranchera mix.

"No. It's soothing." Henry pouted then raised the volume. I looked at them with a bored expression before turning my gaze to Harley. She didn't say anything nor did it look like she was paying attention at all. She peered out the window at the field of dirt passing by. Her hands were tucked in each other and her fingers fidgeted around, picking at her freshly pampered green nails. I figured she'd like green as it was her favorite color and I'd noticed she liked bright vibrant shades. She bit down on her bottom lip, pulling it in her mouth. She was nervous and angry. Her eyebrows were furrowed and her face looked slightly pained. I knew it was a bad idea to bring her along but I'd wanted to show I didn't take her lightly. I thought she was quiet out of nervousness for the mission but it was clear something else was on her mind. Without a word, I grasped her hand in mine. Her head jerked to look at my face. My eyes stayed in front of me as she examined my face. I felt her begin to unravel her hand from mine but that only made my hold tighten.

"Leave it," I spoke, keeping my eyes forward even though she was looking at me with aggravation. She stopped squirming and let her fingers relax after a second. After a couple of minutes, she unconsciously clenched my hands desperately and had attached her body to mine.

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"We're coming up on this house, boss." Off in the distance, I could see a medium-size-- compared to my estate-- Villa-style mansion. Nothing but desert surrounded the area. Heatwaves were visible from where I was looking. I gave Harley's hands a tiny squeeze before pulling my hand away and shifted up in my seat to get a better view.

"Huncho is outside already." I pointed to the entrance. There were three black Lincoln SUVs pulled up in the circular parking lot and Huncho was standing in front of them along with a couple of men surrounding him. He already had a stiff smile on his lips and his hands were neatly tucked into each other. Fake prick.

"Seven men, for one guy. He ain't that important." Felipe noticed.

"Look how fucking fat he is. He is practically three people. He needs all those guards." Pedro muttered and I heard Harley slightly chuckle next to me. Although I'd rather her not smile at him, it was nice to see a grin sketched on her face rather than a frown.

"Tell Julian to pull into the lot. Parking to the side seems too considerate for a young rich couple." I added.

"Got it," Felipe said.

Instantly, Julian pulling into the lot beyond the line of Lincolns and Henry stopped close behind him. Huncho watched us as we drove the last 500 ft. His eyes moving along with them expertly. Huncho was a rookie and it wasn't hard to tell. He clearly had people watching us the past four miles and didn't hide it well. His security has gone up but I can tell these are recent changes. I haven't heard from Daniel Miller in weeks. Not to mention that it was reported his factory was currently undergoing "construction". None of it was coincidental.

"Alright, from this moment on, no talking. Leave the car in the exact manner we talked about." I spoke never taking my eyes off of Huncho. "In the beginning we need to get as many guards away from his as possible. Got it?" We hadn't factored in that the bastard would have so much fucking security.

I turned my head to Harley after. Her eyes widened and her leg shook up and down over and over again. She'd be fine. She was strong and smart and I had no doubt she could pull it off. I needn't say anything else to her before Henry jumped out of the car along with Pedro, Felipe, Julian, Ralph, and Emilio. The side door was pulled open while everyone surrounded it.

"Let's go, cariño," I announced to Harley, offering her a smile. She tossed me a pasted-on smile and nodded her head curtly. I walked out of the car first allowing time for Harley to properly adjust her dress and for me to carefully help her out of the car. My hand came up to grasp hers as she stepped down. I closed the door behind her softly. Huncho's zoomed in on us making the phony grin on his face grow bigger. His legs--right away--pushed forward to me. His short legs seemed to be moving at an unbelievable speed and his body was trying to catch up. Pedro was indeed correct when he said Huncho was big. He was greedy in all aspects of life.

"Hello, Mr. Boyd. It's so nice to be of service to you." Huncho stuck his stubby short arm to me. I accepted his hand in mine and shook it bluntly.

"Huncho." I nodded at him. "I'm glad you we could meet today. Lovely place you have." I gestured towards the underwhelming building.

"Wow. Thank you, Mr. Boyd. I'm sure it nothing compared to what you have." Ass kisser. I wanted to roll my eyes but I knew better. "and of course, Ms. Gianna" he breathed out moved his eyes all over Harley's body. Drinking up every last bit of her. My cheek twitched in irritation but nonetheless, I still grinned at him.

"Hello," Harley beamed a smile that could kill and accepted his hand in both hers. Fuck, she couldn't be more perfect. He was practically foaming at that mouth.

"Shall we get started?" I clapped my hands together to get his attention.

"Of course, Mr. Boyd" He snapped his eyes to me, finally prying them away from her. "Please, follow me into the house." He gestured towards the house. I nodded my head before he turned his heels to walk, his guards following close behind him. They were all averagely built the AK 47s they all sported were more concerning. Harley must've noticed them too since I could feel her body leaning more towards me. My arm swiftly wrapped around her slim waist and neatly rested on her hip. I kept my gaze forward as we followed Huncho into his den. My breathing speeding up and my heart beating a little faster than normal.

Time to work.

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