Shackled (The Lord Series) by Carlos
243. Tyson - Revelations IV

Ansel connects his phone to the TV to share a video and motions to me to sit on the couch. My vision is blurry as fuck, and I can't see shit clearly without forcing my eyes, which I was advised not to by the doctors.

"Why the fuck are we still doing here when Olivia is missing?" I snap at my blood-brothers.

Ansel sighs. "When we caught Jason's friend, Roy, I tortured him for information. He told me...things. I had to check if what he said was true or not, so I asked Cirro to help me." My shoulders tense. "The pen drive Alekos and his blood brothers gave him months ago contained a folder dedicated to Olivia. Some videos I'm about to show you are from the pen drives, and others, Cirro had to dig deep to find. I also have Roy's phone and his videos there made me want to wash my eyes with holy water. Olivia had planned to be out of the house when I showed you the videos. She wanted us to know the truth. I already watched them with her. To say they left me fucked up is an understatement." "The truth about what?" Rueben asks.

"The truth of how big of assholes we have been. Of how we should get on our knees and worship her and the ground she walks on for the rest of our pathetic lives," Ansel replies.

I'm ready to do that without seeing the videos. Kissing her in the kitchen while she was blindfolded reminded me of how much I love her despite the rage that consumed me day and night.

*I wanted you to know that I still own you.*

*She* owns me. She has always owned me. Olny a food would think otherwise.

Seeing that video of Olivia on her knees broke me so badly. I fucking hated her with all my soul. If not for Levi, I would have never seen how abusive I was with her. He forced me to see what I did to her, and it flipped a switch inside me. Do I still hate her for betraying our love? Yeah. But my love for her is stronger. After all, I couldn't forget her all these years. I fought my feelings with all I had, but in the end, she won. She always wins.

I'm a slave to her for eternity.

Regardless if she wants anything to do with me or not.

But I'll prove to her day by day that my intentions are pure.

All I have to do is find her and let her know that I'll never hurt her again. That I'll do whatever it takes to prove how much I love her.

She hates but I'll find a way to make her love me again.

Reuben takes a moment before saying. "Whatever happened to you the other night must have affected your brain."

Apart from Ansel being badly hurt, I have no clue what he and Olivia did the night her father came to the farm. Rueben had the audacity to scream at her, to chase her away. Once she is home, safe in my arms, I'll break his face. He'll never touch her again.

And now I'm forced to sit here and watch stupid videos and waste time.

"This is exactly why I need you to see the videos. Because there's no other way you'll change your attitude towards Olivia." Ansel sounds annoyed with Rueben. Frankly, so am I. If Olivia committed any crime she is accused of, she has more than paid for them. I'm fucking tired of Rueben saying the same thing over and over again.

"You think it's that easy to love the person who took my family away from me?" Rueben snaps. "When I look at Olivia, I see the most beautiful woman alive, but how the fuck do I forget she killed my sister?"

Tired of Rueben's antics, I say, "Love her or hate her, pick one and stick to it. Because I'm so fucking done with you treating her like shit all the time."

"You fucking tortured her!" Rueben snarls at me.

"And you helped me," I remind him. "Don't think I don't hate myself for it. Because I do. I can't change the past, but I can change the future. And if you don't get your shit together, then you're on your own. Olivia deserves men who love her." Rueben sighs. "I love her, man, I do, but it's hard."

My brother is in love with the love of my life. What a fucked up thing. But I always knew we would have the same wife since we agreed to be blood-brothers. Yet, sharing Olivia is the hardest thing I have to do. I want her all for myself. But it's not up to be.

"I know. If you think you can't do it, leave. But if you choose to stay, she will be our Lady. And when she is ready, the mother of our children." I refuse to believe she doesn't want children. Not after all the talks we had about our future family. Rueben takes only a few seconds to say. "I'm in. For real."

I let out the breath I was holding in. Rueben might be a dipshit, but he is my best friend. Him leaving would have hurt even if I have to watch him fuck my woman, but Olivia is the possessor of my heart, and she comes above everyone even my own flesh and blood or desires.