Adrian's Pov The voices had faded. The laughter, the murmurs, the echo of glasses clinking, it all died down behind me as I walked up the slope behind the garden. It wasn’t part of the main landscape, just a small secluded hill the workers used to dump soil during construction. But from here, I could see the lights ripple across the golf course, like golden veins on green skin.It was beautiful. The wind was cold against my face, but my chest was on fire. I let my hands fall to my sides, fingers curling into fists. I had done it. I made the first move. There was no turning back."Sir," a soft voice said, "Mr. Gabriel said you should head home immediately." One of the staff announced.I didn’t turn. I simply lifted my hand in response. She got the message. I heard her footsteps retreat.My eyes didn’t leave the view. And as the wind played with my hair, my chest tightened until I thought it would collapse in on itself.I remembered the day I ran down those filthy, piss-soaked alle
Adrian’s POVOne of them was unmistakable-Nikolai.“Have you been able to track him down?”Another voice answered him, gruff and clipped. “No, sir. We’ve put a ban on his passport. We believe he’ll try to escape through a ship. Our men are covering every known port and escape route.”A tense pause.Then Nikolai’s voice again, colder than I’d ever heard it. “Good. Make sure not a word gets to the media.”Media? Escape?I wanted to speak, to ask what was going on. But I couldn’t move. I wasn’t sure if I was dreaming or if I was trapped in my own body. My limbs felt like bricks.“What about the families?” the other man asked.Nikolai didn’t hesitate. “Everyone in the family will pay for it. Get rid of them.”My heart lurched in my chest. Get rid of them? What the hell was he talking about?The man responded in that same robotic voice, “Tonight.”"Yes boss." The next thing I heard was footsteps and then the door opened before I heard it slammed. Everywhere was still for a while but then-
Adrian’s POVEverything was black, heavy and still.But voices echoed somewhere in the fog of my mind. Distant, low... sharp.One of them was unmistakable-Nikolai.“Have you been able to track him down?”Another voice answered him, gruff and clipped. “No, sir. We’ve put a ban on his passport. We believe he’ll try to escape through a ship. Our men are covering every known port and escape route.”A tense pause.Then Nikolai’s voice again, colder than I’d ever heard it. “Good. Make sure not a word gets to the media.”Media? Escape?I wanted to speak, to ask what was going on. But I couldn’t move. I wasn’t sure if I was dreaming or if I was trapped in my own body. My limbs felt like bricks.“What about the families?” the other man asked.Nikolai didn’t hesitate. “Everyone in the family will pay for it. Get rid of them.”My heart lurched in my chest. Get rid of them? What the hell was he talking about?The man responded in that same robotic voice, “Tonight.”"Yes boss." The next thing I he
Adrian’s POVEverything was black, heavy and still.But voices echoed somewhere in the fog of my mind. Distant, low... sharp.One of them was unmistakable-Nikolai.“Have you been able to track him down?”Another voice answered him, gruff and clipped. “No, sir. We’ve put a ban on his passport. We believe he’ll try to escape through a ship. Our men are covering every known port and escape route.”A tense pause.Then Nikolai’s voice again, colder than I’d ever heard it. “Good. Make sure not a word gets to the media.”Media? Escape?I wanted to speak, to ask what was going on. But I couldn’t move. I wasn’t sure if I was dreaming or if I was trapped in my own body. My limbs felt like bricks.“What about the families?” the other man asked.Nikolai didn’t hesitate. “Everyone in the family will pay for it. Get rid of them.”My heart lurched in my chest. Get rid of them? What the hell was he talking about?The man responded in that same robotic voice, “Tonight.”"Yes boss." The next thing I hea
Nikolai’s POVMy feet froze.That sound-That damn shot.My heart dropped so fast I thought it’d burst out of my chest. I turned just in time to see Adrian crumple to the ground, the sand below him stained with red.No. This couldn’t be happening. My ears rang, but the gunshot wasn’t an illusion. It wasn’t a trick. Adrian had been shot.And for a second, it felt like it was me who had taken the bullet.My legs weakened, and a sharp ache clawed through my chest. My breath caught. My eyes locked on his body, already too still, and a tear I didn’t know I was holding escaped and slid down my cheek.He fell.I took a shaky step forward.“Don’t you dare!” Felix’s voice rang through the air like a curse.I didn’t look at him. I was stuck frozen to the image of Adrian, his hand clutching at his stomach, his eyes, those damn eyes searching the air for something, for someone.When he turned towards me, I realized-He was searching for me.I took another step.Bang!A bullet struck the sand ri
Adrian's Pov I was caught.I stared into Nikolai’s eyes and I knew instantly he already had a clue.When the phone call came in and he made me answer, I wondered what his game plan was.Was this really my chance to finally get rid of him? Hardly I could say.But what did he mean when he said he was afraid?What did he mean when he said- he was afraid of what I meant to him? Was he referring to the kiss? Does he like me?I could barely wrap my head around it when he jerked me up and cuffed my hands to his.He then wore a bulletproof and wore one for me as well.When Gregory came in, he ordered, “Get the guys ready, just five of them. Make others stationed as a backup alongside you.”“Where to sir?” Nikolai paused as he looked me dead in the eye, “To Felix Guerrero.”“But sir?” I've never seen Gregory question Nikolai's decisions, until now.Gregory looked like he turned white and hesitated. Nikolai didn't mind him, he continued to tighten the bulletproof on my body and when he wa