CHAPTER TWO

Bright light filters through the open curtains . My eyelids burned from the light.

I opened my eyes,blinking slowly as I took in my surroundings.

Sitting up slowly,I could feel a dull ache at my chest, an iv drip connected to my hand.I am surprised that the pain I expected was not there, which made me question exactly how long I have been here.

I looked around.

Mason is sitting at my side, typing on his phone.

“What happened, I asked? ”My voice coming out soft and meek , clearing my throat, " I asked again.

Mason's head snapped up, he dropped his phone before rushing towards me. asking me to lie back down.

“It really is a miracle”.

“I was lucky the bullet had narrowly missed my heart. He said,” before excusing himself to make a call.

Suddenly!!Everything rushed back to me. Fuck, I could have died. Why do I put myself in this kind of situation?.I searched for the revolver I had kept at my back .

shit ! Shit! It wasn’t there. Raising my hand, I realized my hands were cuffed to the bed .

Swearing loudly, I yanked on the cuffs.

I was fucked!!, had they found out?.

Zachary and Mason walked into the room,I paused , comporting myself before looking up, I was stunned. This was my first time really seeing Zachary up close.

He was more handsome than I had thought, but currently his eyes were hard. hands in his pockets as he watched me coldly.

My heart thumped hard against my chest . Without speaking he placed the revolver on the bed then asked Mason to leave us .

“Explain!!.”

“He said coldly,”

“For protection I said Quickly, lowering my eyes. My job comes with a lot of creeps and perverts.”

He didn’t say anything, just nodded before walking towards the open window.

“Why did you jump in front of me?.”

I opened my mouth to respond,but was cut off by his next word.

“That was very stupid of you, he said".

“I frowned, was that the thanks I get for saving his life?”.

I thought about what to say.

Honestly, I wanted to meet you, sure jumping in front of a bullet was stupid and extreme, but well!!I was known for going extra miles as long as the job gets done .

“Definitely not, instead I struggled. I don't know, instinct maybe. didn’t mean to get shot,just wanted to push you out of the way.”

He looked at me, his mouth set in a grim line .

Damn!!!!!He was too hot to be gay .

I frowned at my thought, why the fuck was I checking out another man .

“What’s your name?” he asked.

“baby!! I replied.”

“He sighed, I mean your real name not your stage name” .

Robert Michael I answered, raising my hands out but the cuffs held me back. I was not stupid, no way was I giving out my real name. I know he is going to run a background check and Robert was my alliance name.it is the name I am using for this job.

I raised my eyebrows.

“What's this for? ”I asked him.

He glanced at me,staring at me intently like he was trying to figure me out,before looking out the window.

“I just saved your life, yet here I am, cuffed like a criminal”. He didn’t say anything, just turned, his hands in his pockets as he stared at me again.

I shifted uncomfortably.

Does he have a staring problem or was this a new strategy?. Stare intently at someone without saying anything, making them uncomfortable till they spilled their soul?.

Too bad!!!, it was going to take more than that for me.I stared back at him with the same intensity.

Mason!!! he called,breaking the intense staring match.

Mason walked in, that should stay on,he pointed at the cuffs and your eyes on him at all times he said,before walking out .

“hey!!!! I shouted .”

He stopped, turning towards me.

“You can’t treat me like this or keep me here against my will. That’s not how you treat someone that just saved your life.”

“I can do whatever the hell I want, he said before walking out .”

I slumped on the bed bristling with anger.

“Shit!!!”.

I closed my eyes, thinking about how to get around this new predicament. This wasn’t how I had planned everything out. I was supposed to seduce him, get in, get out with his hands cuffed and shipped to jail. I scoffed, of course it wasn’t going to be that simple.

My name is Deane Maeve, an FBI agent and I am here on an undercover mission, to infiltrate the mafia. Zachary Stallion is the running head. On the outside he is known as a billionaire, founder of the Stallion company dealing in oil, metals and so on but that was just a cover up for the illegal business he is involved in while Mason Prince is his second in command and best friend.

I have been working on this for a year now, with no lead and no way inside till I heard about the rumors that Zachary was gay and a frequent member of SLEKKYYS. !! A vip bar for strippers both male and female .

Now, I don’t want to brag. but if there was one thing my deadbeat parents gave me, it was my handsome face and hot body. but getting into slekkyys was hard .

I had to use connections I didn’t want to get in, worked my ass off having to fend off men who thought I was gay .

”Don’t get me wrong.”

I do not care about whatever you are . Gay, lesbian whatever I just was not gay so imagine how hard it was for me.

“Anyways.”

I studied Zachary and his team ,the days they came in , time, their schedules everything . I had taken this job as my last saving grace. I had to get this done.

I was going to be kicked out of the police force .

Now I am a good cop. I just saw justice in black,white and gray. I wasn't above doing what I had to, even if it meant being a bad cop sometimes to get the job done.

Zachary has been wanted for a long time, continuously evading capture.If you ask me, I know my boss at the higher ups was involved. There was no way, one man was that good. I knew he had men inside the police force .

The mafias have power everywhere.

I felt giddy.

This was by far my biggest mission. And I was going to get the job done.I checked out the cuffs. I could easily get out of them, but I had to bide my time. I had no idea of the situation outside this room , how many guards were stationed, and where. I had to be patient and think of a plan before making any move.

Mason stepped out for a moment, leaving me alone.

I took in my surroundings, I could see the cameras expertly hidden. If you didn’t know what you were looking for, it would be easy to miss them.

He came back inside, walked up to me, removed the drip before uncuffing my hands, glancing around as he did so.

I raised my eyebrows,wondering why the sudden change.

“Hey!!, sorry our night was cut short I said,standing up as I flexed my hands to get the blood flowing”. He smiled, nodded and then asked me to follow him.

I could pick up that he was anxious and alert .

I grabbed the revolver and checked if it was loaded while Mason just watched me.I nodded at him. The revolver held tightly.

If he was ok with me handling a gun then something serious was going on .

We walked out, and I observed my surroundings.

Three guards were standing at the door with their guns drawn out . Mason gave the signal at the exact time I heard gunshots .

I was fully alert now, it was clear this base was under attack. Something was thrown on the floor, smoke instantly covering the room.

I quickly covered my nose.

“tear gas !!!

My eyes were on alert, masons hands clutching mine tightly as we ran through the hall's, gunshot ringing out around us .

We rushed outside towards a car already running and waiting, Zachary was behind the wheel already. Mason pushed me inside, slamming the door before running back inside .

Zachary zoomed off!! with no warning or enough time to properly put on my seat belt.I could hear the gunshot firing at the car as they chased us.

My heart was beating wildly !!!.

what the fuck was going on?.

From the car mirror I could see the car chasing us. If I didn’t do something they were going to catch up to us.

Quickly,I wind down the glass,bringing my head out a bit before firing with precision at the tire of the car chasing us .

The car bounced a bit before somersaulting off the road.

I put my head back in, breathing out a sigh of relief we were in the clear for now.

Suddenly, I was slammed forward with the force at which the car stopped.

What the fuck?.

I turned to ask why he was stopping,but the cold barrel of Zachary's gun was placed directly on my forehead.

Well!!!,shit!!.