Dar z\u00e2mbetul i se \u0219terse brusc c\u00e2nd privirea Ruxandrei \u00eel prinse din nou. \u00cen ochii ei nu era doar team\u0103. Era groaz\u0103 pur\u0103. Un fel de avertisment mut care \u00eei spunea s\u0103 nu \u00eendr\u0103zneasc\u0103 s\u0103 fac\u0103 niciun pas pripit.<\/p>\n
Diego sim\u021bi cum \u00eei cre\u0219te pulsul. Toat\u0103 euforia afacerii se topi ca ceara \u0219i fu \u00eenlocuit\u0103 de un fior rece. \u00ce\u0219i retrase \u00eencet m\u00e2na de pe geanta de piele \u0219i \u0219opti abia auzit:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103?<\/p>\n
Ruxandra \u00eel trase de bra\u021b \u0219i \u00eel \u00eempinse spre buc\u0103t\u0103rie, ferindu-l de lumina din hol. \u00centr-un \u0219oapt\u0103 precipitat\u0103, \u00eei povesti.<\/p>\n
Cu dou\u0103 ore \u00eenainte, Carmen primise o vizit\u0103. Un b\u0103rbat necunoscut, \u00eembr\u0103cat la costum negru, intrase \u00een cas\u0103 ca \u0219i cum ar fi avut cheia. Nu era un amant, ci ceva mult mai periculos. Ruxandra \u00eel v\u0103zuse cu propriii ochi sco\u021b\u00e2nd un pistol dintr-o serviet\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 I-a zis doamnei s\u0103 nu \u00eencerce nimic, c\u0103 \u0219tie tot despre dumneavoastr\u0103, despre afaceri\u2026 \u0219i c\u0103 nu pleac\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 nu prime\u0219te ce a venit s\u0103 cear\u0103.<\/p>\n
Diego \u00ee\u0219i \u00eencle\u0219t\u0103 maxilarul. \u00cen minte \u00eei r\u0103sunau toate avertismentele primite \u00een Dubai, c\u00e2nd semnase contractul. Rivalit\u0103\u021bile din industria hotelier\u0103 erau t\u0103cute, dar nemiloase. Poate c\u0103 succesul lui atr\u0103sese un pre\u021b.<\/p>\n
\u00cencerc\u0103 s\u0103 g\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 limpede. Carmen era sus, prins\u0103 \u00eentr-o situa\u021bie pe care nici nu \u0219i-o putea imagina. Dac\u0103 f\u0103cea un pas gre\u0219it, ar fi pus-o \u00een pericol.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i tu? De ce nu ai fugit, Ruxandra? o \u00eentreb\u0103 el, cu voce joas\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum s\u0103 fug, domnule Diego? Doamna e acolo, singur\u0103. Eu am r\u0103mas\u2026 s\u0103 ascult, s\u0103 v\u0103 avertizez. Dac\u0103 muream, m\u0103car \u0219tia cineva ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat.<\/p>\n
Cuvintele ei simple \u00eel r\u0103v\u0103\u0219ir\u0103. \u00cen acea clip\u0103, Diego \u00ee\u0219i d\u0103du seama c\u0103 loialitatea oamenilor simpli c\u00e2nt\u0103rea mai mult dec\u00e2t toate milioanele sale.<\/p>\n
Se strecur\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la scara interioar\u0103. Din dormitorul matrimonial se auzeau pa\u0219i grei \u0219i un ton r\u0103stit. Vocea b\u0103rbatului era rece, calculat\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218tiu ce ascunzi, Carmen. \u0218tiu unde sunt actele. Dac\u0103 nu mi le dai, so\u021bul t\u0103u va pierde totul\u2026 \u0219i tu vei pl\u0103ti cu via\u021ba.<\/p>\n
Inima lui Diego tres\u0103ri. Actele? Care acte? \u00cen ce fusese implicat\u0103 Carmen?<\/p>\n
\u00cen acel moment, toate imaginile perfecte cu so\u021bia iubitoare se cl\u0103tinar\u0103. \u00cendoiala \u00eei mu\u0219ca sufletul, dar dragostea \u0219i dorin\u021ba de a o salva erau mai puternice.<\/p>\n
Se g\u00e2ndi la copil\u0103ria lui dintr-un sat din Ardeal, unde mama \u00eel \u00eenv\u0103\u021base c\u0103 familia se ap\u0103r\u0103 cu orice pre\u021b. \u201eS\u00e2ngele ap\u0103 nu se face\u201d, \u00eei spunea ea mereu.<\/p>\n
Cu pa\u0219i calcula\u021bi, Diego urc\u0103 treptele, \u00een timp ce Ruxandra r\u0103mase jos, str\u00e2ng\u00e2ndu-\u0219i m\u00e2inile tremur\u0103toare.<\/p>\n
Ajuns la etaj, v\u0103zu u\u0219a dormitorului \u00eentredeschis\u0103. Prin cr\u0103p\u0103tura \u00eengust\u0103, silueta b\u0103rbatului p\u0103rea \u0219i mai amenin\u021b\u0103toare. Carmen st\u0103tea pe marginea patului, cu ochii \u00een lacrimi, dar nu p\u0103rea prizoniera unui simplu infractor. Era ca \u0219i cum ascundea ea \u00eens\u0103\u0219i un secret.<\/p>\n
Diego \u00ee\u0219i adun\u0103 toat\u0103 for\u021ba \u0219i intr\u0103 hot\u0103r\u00e2t.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Destul! Las-o \u00een pace!<\/p>\n
B\u0103rbatul se \u00eentoarse lent. Privirea lui de ghea\u021b\u0103 se opri direct asupra lui Diego, iar z\u00e2mbetul rece care \u00eei \u00eencol\u021bi pe buze spunea mai mult dec\u00e2t o mie de cuvinte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ah\u2026 domnul Munteanu. Exact pe dumneavoastr\u0103 v\u0103 a\u0219teptam.<\/p>\n
Camera se umplu de o lini\u0219te ap\u0103s\u0103toare, rupt\u0103 doar de tic\u0103itul ceasului de perete.<\/p>\n
Diego \u00ee\u0219i sim\u021bi inima gata s\u0103-i sparg\u0103 pieptul. Totul \u00een jur se pr\u0103bu\u0219ea: afaceri, \u00eencredere, c\u0103snicie. Dar \u0219tia un lucru: indiferent de pre\u021b, nu avea s\u0103 lase frica s\u0103-i distrug\u0103 familia.<\/p>\n
Cu vocea ferm\u0103 \u0219i privirea fix\u0103, rosti:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Spune ce vrei de la mine. \u0218i las-o pe Carmen s\u0103 plece.<\/p>\n
Un curaj n\u0103scut din r\u0103d\u0103cinile sale rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti, din pove\u0219tile cu haiduci \u0219i din credin\u021ba c\u0103 dreptatea, oric\u00e2t ar fi de t\u00e2rziu, tot \u00eenvinge.<\/p>\n
\u0218i atunci, noaptea abia \u00eenceput\u0103 se transform\u0103 \u00eentr-o lupt\u0103 pe via\u021b\u0103 \u0219i pe moarte, \u00een care banii nu mai contau, ci doar puterea de a-\u021bi ap\u0103ra sufletul \u0219i oamenii pe care \u00eei iube\u0219ti.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dar z\u00e2mbetul i se \u0219terse brusc c\u00e2nd privirea Ruxandrei \u00eel prinse din nou. \u00cen ochii ei nu era doar team\u0103. Era groaz\u0103 pur\u0103. Un fel de avertisment mut care \u00eei spunea s\u0103 nu \u00eendr\u0103zneasc\u0103 s\u0103 fac\u0103 niciun pas pripit. Diego sim\u021bi cum \u00eei cre\u0219te pulsul. Toat\u0103 euforia afacerii se topi ca ceara \u0219i fu \u00eenlocuit\u0103 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-povesti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7275"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7277,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7275\/revisions\/7277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}