Reuniting
Shortly after, a friend of the blacksmith, unable to reach him, decided to go to his house and look for him. He must have been having a great time with his wife for not opening his shop. When he arrived, he found the door unlocked and, receiving no response, he decided to enter.
Upon doing so, he was shocked to see Clara dragging Dan’s body. The woman was surprised to see him.
“I, he, he died while we were making love. I feel so ashamed. I intended to take him to the couch, dress him, and then notify others of his death. It’s embarrassing that they find out how he really died.”
“I knew it. I told him that a woman like you would only bring him trouble,” the man didn’t believe anything Clara said.
The man took out his cell phone and started making calls to inform others of what had happened. Feeling cornered, Clara attacked him, trying to hit him, but the man struck her with a powerful punch to the face.Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.
Soon, the house was surrounded by furious villagers. The man who had discovered Clara dragged her out of the house and tied her to a post, accusing her of being a murderer.
They mercilessly beat her. The woman’s last thought was of Mateo. She had loved him too much, perhaps in the wrong way, in an obsessive way.
After ending her life, the townspeople arranged everything to make the authorities believe that Dan had killed his wife in a fit of rage upon finding her dead, and that he couldn’t bear it and lost his own life.
It was incredible to think that such a beautiful woman would end her life in this way. Clara had grown up as a pampered girl who believed she deserved everything. She had loved Mateo Licciardi until the last second of her life, even when she thought she would escape from the blacksmith, she imagined a happy life with Mateo.
Those were her plans; she imagined a happy ending. However, fate had other plans for her.
The next day, a desperate Mateo made the decision to act. Every day that Ava spent with Teodoro must have been a complete hell for her. That man was a complete bastard.
He couldn’t erase from his mind the image of that man putting his lips on hers. He imagined the disgust she must have felt, and he would make him pay dearly for his audacity.
His men in Milan, in conjunction with Tadeo’s, were taking care of making Teodoro lose all his properties, including the corporation. They had also frozen all the bank accounts he had in the country.
They provided documents proving that the legitimate owner was Ava, and the authorities did what was necessary to return everything to its rightful owner as soon as possible.
On the island, Mateo would look for a distraction to gain access to the villa. He had to plan things in detail; perhaps this would be the only opportunity he would have to save her.
This was undoubtedly the greatest challenge that Mateo would have to face. Akiro would be of great help due to his experience in risky situations, as would Max, who would be coordinating the men who would act with them. After all, having been in a military academy was not a waste of time.
They looked for several yachts and paid a large number of people to board them. They were not aware of what would happen; they just had to anchor the yachts at the pier, simulating a big party. The guards would have to approach to try to get them to leave.
Fortunately for them, that night Teodoro Miller left the villa. He would receive a shipment of girls, as he had neglected the business, and his boss, whom he did not know directly, was already upset. He always sent orders through another man.
They didn’t know their real names; they communicated with nicknames through the intermediary, as the boss wanted it that way. He didn’t want to reveal his identity to anyone on the team.
Mateo, Akiro, and Max were relieved when they saw Teodoro leaving with several men. While caring for Grecia, he had left behind half of his team, the most experienced ones. That woman was his greatest treasure, and he couldn’t risk Mateo taking her away from his side.
They knew that acting hastily would be a mistake, so they decided to act when everything was calculated correctly, waiting for the perfect opportunity to initiate the rescue.
They waited a reasonable amount of time to make sure Teodoro wouldn’t return. At that moment, Mateo was informed that Teodoro would receive a container with girls.
“It’s the right moment. We must act immediately. Let them bring the yachts closer, turn up the music very loud, even launch fireworks. That will get their attention. They won’t want any scandals in front of the villa that could attract the police.”
The rescue operation began immediately. The yachts with people pretending to be partygoers approached the villa’s pier. The people disembarked onto the beach, dancing to the loud music.
Teodoro would take several hours to return as he had to receive the container carrying the girls and be present during the auction. His clients negotiated directly with him, and if he wasn’t there, they refused to attend as his absence didn’t inspire confidence.
When Teodoro’s men noticed the commotion on the beach in front of the villa, they came out determined to clear the area. Some beautiful girls approached them immediately.
“Look what we have here, girls. These men are handsome and muscular, just what we need for some fun.”
“You can’t be here. Leave immediately or you’ll pay the consequences.”
With a heavy heart, the man spoke. The girls were beautiful, and he would have liked to have some fun with them.
The girls ignored his warning. Inside the villa, other men, seeing their colleagues taking longer than expected, decided to go out and find them.
Mateo and his companions took advantage of the moment when the gate was open to enter the villa. In addition to firearms, they carried pistols with tranquilizer darts.
Teodoro’s men who were still inside didn’t have time to notice what was happening. They fell asleep almost instantly from the darts that entered their bodies, so they had no time to alert their colleagues. Mateo’s men tried not to harm them since they were just following orders from the deranged Teodoro Miller.
The guards in the booth at the front of the villa had no idea what was happening inside the house. They watched the monitors, but the images they saw were the ones Ima had set up by hacking the cameras, showing their colleagues on duty. They didn’t realize that these were images from previous days, repeating over and over.
Max had camouflaged men near the beach among the rocks, ready to act if necessary.
Inside the villa, Mateo and Akiro searched for Ava while their men kept watch. When they turned into the hallway leading to the bedrooms, they came face to face with one of the guards.
Akiro instinctively lunged at him and cut his throat with his knife. The unfortunate man fell to the floor, clutching his throat wound, trying to contain the blood that was pouring out. Slowly, his look of desperation changed to a gruesome grimace as he remained still.
Mateo signaled for Akiro to continue searching while he took care of the other guard. The man was coming out of the bathroom when he felt something hit his neck, and he collapsed. Fortunately, the high dose of tranquilizer put them to sleep instantly. Mateo preferred to act this way; he was sure that taking someone’s life would generate bad karma.
They had to hurry to find Ava before Teodoro had the idea to return. They checked all the areas until they found her in a room with the other girl.
They were about to scream when they saw several men enter the room. Ava placed the girl behind her, trying to protect her.
Mateo and Akiro acted quickly, approaching to cover their mouths to prevent them from screaming. Fortunately, Ava recognized them right away and took care of reassuring the other girl. Ava fixed her gaze on Mateo, unable to believe he was there. It felt like a dream.
Their eyes met, tears started to roll down both of their cheeks, so many pent-up emotions became impossible to contain. Ava threw herself into his arms, and it felt so good to be in them.
Akiro broke the magical moment to remind them that the demon could return at any moment, and they would have to move quickly if they wanted to escape and avoid being caught.
“Guys, not that I want to interrupt your idyllic moment, but could you do this later? Once we’re safe, this place will be swarming with guards in a few minutes. So, if we hurry, it would be better, plus, I’m really hungry,” he joked.
The couple just smiled at each other while holding hands. Being together again felt so good. Ava sighed as Mateo took her hand. Now that he was with her, he would protect her with his life if necessary.
The other girl watched everything happening around her with fear, especially when she saw the unconscious men. She was scared of these people but had no other option but to trust them. Staying with Teodoro was worse.
She had come to believe she would never see her loved ones again, that the evil man would end her life at any moment. Besides, the things he forced her to do were abhorrent. She had heard him tell his men that he would give her to them soon, as if she were an object. She didn’t want to even imagine what those men would do to her body. So, it was better to trust Ava and escape with her. She would soon see her loved ones again, who were surely waiting for her.
The group headed for the exit, just at that moment, they saw the lights of several vehicles approaching. They guessed it was Teodoro and his men, who would be there in a few minutes. They had returned too quickly.