I stared up at him, perplexed.The boss?This wasn't a petty jealousy scheme?"The boss?", I croaked out.Taenar grinned, "She talks". "Yes, the boss, sweetheart"."Eat up. It's not poisoned", he said, before adding. "I think".I glared and he let out a throaty chuckle.What was going on now?"Who is your boss?" I cleared my throat, sitting out of the bed. "What do you want from me?""All will be explained in time", his eyes glinted in an eerie way that sent goosebumps popping up my skin."Fuck this shit". I grew livid. I was tired of everyone keeping me in the dark and acting all creepy and mysterious. I wanted to know why I was here.He had talked about Jacob. Did he kidnap me for some kind of ransom from him?Pfft, I laughed in my head, deciding to warn them of the inevitable"Jacob won't come for me, if that's what you're hoping for".Taenar stared at me, his scary blank eyes increasing the number of goosebumps popping up in my skin. "It would be good if he doesn't come". "Good f
Shivers ran through my spine as a long sigh emanating from Taenar by my side cut in."You and your theatrics", I caught Taenar's eyeroll as my gaze snapped to his.I'm sure my face was a mix of the turmultous confusion I felt.What was going on?"We will wait until mother gets back and you'll shut up while we do that. Okay?".Was that animosity I sensed between the two of them?If they shared the same mother, did that mean they were brothers?I glanced subtly between the two of them. Still trying to figure out exactly what they wanted with me.A hand touched my arm and it took everything in me not to scream my ears out.I thought it had been the half rotting man.Taenar's eyebrows were arched in question as I looked up at him."Would you like to go back to your room?", He asked after a while of eerie silence which he obviously found amusing.I nodded my head in quick response.I needed to get away from here. I needed to come up with an escape plan.And I most definitely was not going
I yawned, moaning the soft pillow underneath my skin.Wait?My eyes flew open and I realized two things at once.The pillow smelt familiar and I was staring at the maroon painted walls of my room. I sat up almost immediately, my mind fraying at the edges as I took in the room, questions of how I had gotten back here popping in my headMy eyes widened as images from last night flashed in my head. Images of the rotten face dude sneering at me with dead eyes. Goosebumps snuck up my arm and I inwardly shivered.I looked around again, still wondering how I had made it out of that one alive. I sensed Alec's presence before a simple knock sounded on the door.Knowing Alec wasn't like Sydney or Claude. He respected privacy and boundaries unlike the other two.I let out a grainy response, letting him know it was alright to come in.What time was it?, I mused. My eyes quickly going over to the drawn curtains. The fact that I felt sated and satisfied bothered me in the back of my mind. Alon
The meeting ended or it seemed like it had, as Jacob's uncle got up and excused himself. The elder senator followed immediately after, mumbling something under his breath. I felt eyes on me and I looked up at the two men studying me."You must be Dalia", the one with the straight black hair tied behind his head smiled and said. I nodded wearily, wondering what was funny at the moment. The other one had weird eyes. They were mismatched. Something I had not noticed and something I had never seen before."Heard a lot about you. I'm Naveen", the black haired one said and my eyes jumped back to him.So he was the Naveen, Sydney had talked about then. Were these people on beauty steroids? These couldn't possibly be all natural.Then I quickly realized that he had said something along the lines of 'heard a lot about you' and my frown deepened. Who had he heard about me from?Sydney?Claude maybe?I was about asking him when Jacob's velvety voice filled the air. "I'm sure you can resume
Claude knocked on the door. I knew because his lavender sex scent filled the room and he hadn't even entered the room."Come in", I said briskly, wondering if he knew about the order and if that was why he was here.It hadn't been long since I had left the meeting room with my head hung. Jacob hadn't said anything to me.Claude opened the door and stepped in, closing the door softly behind him. I knew from his face that he had been given the order to see me back home."Hey", he said softly, his baby blues kind and not teasing for once."You're here to carry out your order, aren't you?", I asked with a dry laugh, perched on the edge of the bed. "Sydney and I are always on your side, you know?"I smiled, looking up at him. "What changed?""You being very easy to tease", He shrugged lightly, his fangs peaking out at his smile."Have you ever been in love?", I asked as the question popped into my mind.Claude's eyes grew dazed and I knew I had talked him far into his memories."Once", h
I felt like a loaded truck or my head felt like a loaded truck.I blinked my eyes open, the familiar comfort of my bedroom walls surrounding me. I was home.What time was it, I frowned, feeling the sheets for my phone.I turned it on, the brightness almost taking out my eyes. It was almost ten pmFuck, I had slept that long.I heard Sacha's footsteps before she knocked on my door, stepping in at my approval."You slept like a log. Have you not been sleeping well?, She pounced on the bed and got into my face.I wondered how much I was allowed to tell her.She and Kane were the best of friends anyone could ever ask for and they deserved to know what was happening. I also needed to tell them so I wouldn't go crazy from bottling it up inside. Plus, they might actually have a solution to State War peace or some love advice, I don't know."Your cheeks look hollow", she took my jaw in her palm then tsked. I hissed in response, flashing her my newly gotten kicks (which I was super proud of
"What?", I stared, stupefied. "Does Jacob know we're doing this?"Sydney scoffed, "I thought you would be gunning to make him rue"."Rue? In exchange for my safety?""You'll be safe", Sydney shrugged, pulling into the parking lot of the packed club. And when I meant packed, you'd think they were offering up a thousand dollar bonus. "I still don't understand what we're going to do here", I said, looking around the premises of the club and getting the creeps. I still didn't know how I had found myself from here to where we had seen Taenar's hideout. I wondered if Jacob had gone back there to investigate the hideout. Obviously they wouldn't be dumb enough to still be there after letting us go."Well girly here wants to search for the bloke named Michael""Michael?"I frowned at Dick. We were heading towards the throng of people lining up outside the club. "He's the one that I was talking about". "That did the thing"Dick used his hands to gesture at himself and it clicked in my head.
Dick choked and gag, trying to say something with his red face twisted in agony.I had no idea what the hell was going on and no one seemed to know."Let's get him to the car", Sydney ordered, already hefting his upper body and balancing his left arm on her shoulders.I ran to his other side and lifted him. Sacha took the key that Sydney held out and that's when we all noticed the large absence."Shit", Sydney cursed and I looked around. Detective Michael had disappeared from sight. Like vanished into thin air.The squad car was still parked in the lot but he was gone."Shit, shit, shit", Sydney repeated as we limped all the way to the car. Sacha threw open the door and we put a choking Dick into the car. We got in and Sydney pulled out of the lot, pressing her leg on the throttle and hightailing out of the street."Please tell me there is no relation between the Michael we know and the Michael, Dick talked about", Sacha asked from the backseat, her tiny voice sounding tinier."It'