MasukEverything is a blur.
The purple and red glow coming from the neon sign is burning into my skin. We have already been outside for ten minutes waiting for Mr.Luca to arrive.
I can hear the bass pounding from inside.
It isn't as loud as my heart beat though. The cool air keeps sending chills down my exposed skin. I am dressed in the sluttiest black and white outfit I could put together.
They couldn't keep their eyes off of me the entire ride over.
Mine couldn't resist Liam.
His tight black dress shirt only has the bottom two buttons done, and it is tucked into his gray jeans.
His sleeves are rolled revealing his tattoos I have never seen before. He has on silver earrings, and a long necklace with a cross at the end. It rests against his massive chest so perfectly.
I want to rip it off with my teeth.
Nathaniel also looks pretty damn good. He has his short sleeved shirt open at his chest too. His tattoos fit him so well. He has bands around his arms, and Japanese lettering down his left one. I love how he wears thick boots with everything. It suits him.
I really wish I had some water with me,vodka would help too.
Eventually my hearing comes back to me, but I discover that everyone is silent.
"Liam?" I say shyly.
"Hm." He says, still lost in his phone.
"Do you know what Dante looks like?"
"No, but you said he is Venezuelan. He should stick out like a sore thumb next to all of the Serbians." "Alright..."I looked up at Nathaniel , who is standing next to me. I guess he can detect the nerves.
He leans over so he is level with my ear.
"You'll be fine." He says quietly.
His reassurance gives me the calm I need to push through a little longer. I smile back at him.
We saw Mr. Luca walk towards us.
"Ready?" He asks.
Everyone nods, and we follow him single file around the back of the club. I think he just drops his name and the bouncer let us all in. There is a large table with leather seats for us to sit at. Bruno runs off to get us beers.
Sitting next to Liam gives me goosebumps.
My breath is uneasy every time he is in my sight. I'm such a small person compared to him.
Bruno returns with 5 beers. He hands them out to each of the guys.
"And we have a lite for the little one." He says, presenting it to me like he is my butler.
I spot his beer in his other hand, so I grasp it at the neck and take a swig. I'm not in the mood to be patronized.
Liam and Leon laugh at this. Bruno is just upset his beer is now a lite.
We sit and chat for a little longer. When I am mid-drink, I hear Mr. Luca warning.
"Here they are."
I look up and see a lot of slavic men enter.
"Nara, sit at the bar closer to the bartender." Liam says.
I take a deep breath before I go. I'm on my own now.
I drag myself over to the bar and look around to see if I can spot killian .
Liam was right. I spot him in the middle of all the Serbians easily. The memory of him
from ten years ago flashes into my head.His brown eyes might of well have been in a time capsule. They were preserved so perfectly.
He is still a little young looking. I guess the shaven face helps with that. His black hair is tied up into a messy bun behind his head. From what I can see, his torso and arms are covered in tattoos.
He has on a black t-shirt tucked into jeans, and an orange collared tee over it covering all of the ink.
On his neck there is a silver pendant.
I can't believe how attractive he has gotten. Not only that but he is fit, and that fact sits in my stomach too.
As if he can see me staring, he splits off from the serbs and walks up to the bartender I am sitting next to. I prepare myself mentally while I can.
"Could I get a couple beers, one coke and rum, and one whiskey?"
I look over at him as he waits for his drinks.
"Is it not rum and coke?" I ask.He parts his lips and angles his head.
Those brown eyes instantly look me up and down, quickly swaying his attitude.
"I guess I learned it backwards." He grins.
His voice isn't too deep, and he still has the smallest accent. It's kinda sexy.
I giggle playfully.
He is handed his drinks by the bartender.
"I'll be right back..." He says to me.
It is definitely working. I take a second to look over at the guys. Liam gives me a thumbs up.
I turn back, and I catch Killian walking towards me.
He leans onto the bar and takes a sip of his drink.
"Are you here alone?" He asks, giving me a cute smile.
"I'm with a few friends, but I needed a drink."
"Well, I hope you don't mind the company."
"Not at all." I smile back.
He looks at my outfit one more time.
"That lace garter is sexy as hell." He says, darting it.
I feel my face flush. I know I have to be bold.
"You can have it if you'd like..." I say.
He quickly props his surprised face up to mine.
"Oh yeah?" He smirks.
"Yeah, but you have to take it off."
He takes a second to smile at me. I guess he likes the confidence I'm displaying.
His hand gently graces my inner thigh, making my breath shaky. He wraps his index and middle finger around the garter and slowly slides it off.
He doesn't break eye contact, even as he lowers to slip it off of my leg.
I do my best to hide my trembling body, but i can't deny that he's turning me on.
~Liam's POV~I woke up thinking about her.I can't get her out of my head. I thought the Italy trip would take care of it, but every night I found myself up lost in thoughts about her.I keep thinking back to the moment in the gym.Her white hair was in the way of her gorgeous face. I watched her nipples harden so quickly.God I wish that sports bra wasn't blocking my view. I got to finally touch her beautiful light skin when I grabbed onto her thighs.I hope she wasn't scared of it. I know her body reacted with pleasure, but I have no way of knowing what was in that mind of hers.She doesn't deserve to be stuck with a monster like me.I get out of bed and head to the gym. I need to blast some music so she doesn't wrack my thoughts again.I find myself looking at the bench where I sat with her. I haven't seen her since then. She's still asleep. It's cute how angry she gets in the mornings. I had to stop myself from peaking into her room and looking at her peaceful slumber.Nara is dr
I roll my eyes, "Don't bruise my face."I square up to him."No promises."I block his first hit, but then he lands one on my shoulder. It hurts more than usual. I only land one hit before he has me on my ass with three quick punches."Get up."I groan, "You already beat me!""Best of three."He holds out his hand and quickly helps me up.When we start the second round, I fake him out with a couple punches and land a kick to his waist like Nathaniel taught me. He's a little surprised."You've been training, haven't you?"I nod.He once again surprises me by kicking my shoulder. I fall back into the ropes. I didn't even think he could get his leg that high, and I think it might go higher.When I recover, he once again does a bunch of quick jabs and trips me up. He's already won, yet he still wants to do one more. I don't appreciate this fucked up pity.This time I focus on defense blocking all of the throws. I can't put a pin on his style of fighting.It's fast like martial arts, but i
The past week felt like I've in limbo.Liam and Mr. Luca left on a trip to Italy, so I was left with Bruno, Leon, and Nathaniel . I spent most of my time training with Nathaniel . I even learned how to spin the knife, though he still laughs when I do it.Killian has spent the entire week cleaning up after the murder. The guy had connections none of us could've known about.My anxiety kept me focused on my situation with Liam. I keep thinking he is with another girl. I've been side by side with him since we met, and he hasn't gotten any action.Today is my first time going to the Italian warehouse because Nathaniel needs to double check the inventory. We drive down an alley to the docks. This place seems too perfect for drug deals. The space is open, but there is no sight of it to the neighboring streets. He parks the car facing the bay. When I get out, I can smell every dead fish in the body of water.He leads me inside the roll up door. There are a few people around, some that I eve
He places his hand on the lower part of his neck.“This is the cervical plexus.” He removes his hand. “It’s the most common spot people aim for. But if your opponent is as tall as I am, that won’t do much good for you.”“Right?”I nod.“There are two other plexuses you can aim for.”He points to his shoulder area and then above his hips.“If you aim for these first, the opponent will bend down to deal with the pain. That’s when you strike the neck.”This is way more useful than I expected. I’m surprised he knows all of this.“The reason I’m not going to let you try it on me,” he continues, “is because there’s a very high chance you could paralyze your opponent if you hit these nerves. Each hit raises the chances until they actually do get paralyzed.”“So this could just end a fight?” I ask.“Yep.”He signals for me to come closer.“So if you were aiming for this one, what would you do?”He points to his waist again.I aim for his hip with the bottom of my left foot, but he quickly tak
I woke up to snow outside my windows. I would be happy if it weren't for my shivering body. This place has almost no heating. I throw my robe on over top of my pajamas and head downstairs.There is an unfamiliar silence in the penthouse. I look outside to find the roads still white. I quickly read in the news that the blizzard happened without any warning, and majority of the plows are snowed in.As I get out a mug to prepare myself a hot coffee, I hear footsteps echo the stairway. Nathaniel greeted me in the kitchen. He is wearing heavy of pajamas too."Why is it so damn cold here?!""Cause the power is off?"I take a look at my dark surroundings. The natural light is misleading."Oh...""It should be fixed in a few hours. The entire block is out.""What the hell am I supposed to do? I can't even light a fire."He sighed a bit."Well it's days like these that we usually do training. You're welcome to join us if you'd like.""Why the hesitation?" I smirk."It just gets a bit rough in
Everyone on their side begins discussing things among themselves while we remain quiet.Killian isn’t included in their conversation.He leans forward, his hands resting behind his head. The tension in his posture tells me this must be stressful for him.Finally, Killian speaks quietly.“He’s right…”None of the men beside him hear him.“What?” one of them asks.Killian lowers his hands and looks up.“I said he’s right,” he repeats.His men look confused.“I’m twenty years old. I’ve only been involved in this life for half of that. I’m not ready for this…” He pauses before glancing at me. “And I know Nara isn’t either.”Silence falls over them.I think the truth they had been avoiding has finally found them.A strange sense of safety washes over me. I’m not sure if it’s because Liam is standing beside me or because Killian doesn’t want to hurt me.Maybe it’s both.“We understand this is a large offer,” Mr. Luca says calmly, “so we are willing to give you a few days to think it over.”







