I broke out in cold sweats as I waited in Saint's car with mixed emotions. What had happened in there? Was Saint hurt? Or was it my uncle?
I picked at my cuticles multiple times as I kept on peeking at the gate.A few minutes later, Saint strutted out of the house and towards the car looking as calm as ever. His man bun which had been packed all along had little strands coming to his face. Unmistakably, he had shot my uncle and the fact that I wasn't hearing my uncle's voice any longer might have well sent a message to me that he was probably dead. I felt a mild sense of relief and at the same time, a bittersweet emotion about my uncle.He got into the driver's seat and examined my body for the second time again. "He didn't do it right?"I shook my head slowly at him. "No."And with that, we drove off.I didn't know why I couldn't bring myself to ask him about my uncle but at the same time, it wasn't like I cared that much. At least now, I didn't need to run away or hide any longer, he was dead and that was final.The fresh morning breeze crept in through the open windows as we rode silently. I looked out admiring the sunrise at a distance. From the corner of my eye, I saw Saint steal a glance at me from time to time."So why did he kidnap you?" He asked like he had been waiting for the perfect time to do so all along.I sighed before looking away. "I ran away from his house. I hated it there." I said feeling the spite in my voice."You used to live there with Tequila?" He asked again. His voice was calmer than it was when he barged into the room."Yeah. Him, myself and Suzy," I told him and he cocked an eyebrow at me, "She's my sister." I said which made him nod."I can see why you ran away."I turned abruptly to look at him. Was he talking about me running away from my uncle or running away from the bar? Did she find out I ran away from the bar? Oh, good lord."You won't be able to run away from me again though," He spoke again.I sighed defeated. He knew after all that I had tried to run away. I mean, he was Saint."I'm sorry," I said quietly. "I was just scared. And I knew my uncle had found me,""No parents?""My mum ran away after my dad died, she dumped us with him and just disappeared. I heard she's in China right now. Not that I care that much." I replied biting my lower lip.He nodded at that.As much as I had just met this man a few days ago, he had saved me twice already. I had started to feel safe for once in my life and he was the one making me feel that way.Everything I heard about him at the bar was him being dangerous, and stoic, had girls throwing themselves at him, I mean I could see why the girls were. But here I was, becoming fond of him, feeling safe with him which was like seeing a different side of him. Maybe I was jumping to conclusions and already judging him based on a few days' events but that was what I saw.He pulled over to the side of the road and stopped the car."What's going on?" I asked him snapping out of my thoughts and looking around. I was even about to start undoing my seat belt."Nothing. Just sit still." He told me then reached to the back of the car and got out a little first aid box. I watched his muscles which were visible under the long-sleeved shirt he wore that was rolled up to his elbow. They flexed involuntarily with every movement he took. I looked away before he could see me checking him out."You have a cut on your lip and chin," He said. I hadn't even noticed all this while and I guessed I had gotten it from struggling with my uncle."You carry that around?" I asked him watching as he opened it."Yeah pretty much."He leaned in and started cleaning the cuts and it stung with each dab. I observed his face as he concentrated on mine and every now and then, we had little eye contact that would follow and I would look down from his strong gaze.Gradually, I saw him rest his eyes on my lips as his thumb ran circles around them softly. He looked back at me and before I knew what was happening, he rested his lips on mine, kissing me.His fingers traced my thighs upwards and rested inside my shirt sending little signals down my spine.He stopped kissing me and looked at me, I saw his eyes darken as they looked from my eyes down to my chest.I reached to touch his hand but he stopped me almost immediately. "I asked you to sit still sweetie," He said.Hearing him call me sweetie seemed so unreal that I couldn't help but just sit still and stare at him obediently.He gently ran his hands through the shirt cupping each of my boobs one at a time but not long enough for me to enjoy the pleasure. He watched me moan with each touch and a smirk appeared on his lips."Good girl," He said as he continued.I didn't try to stop him either, I just wanted to bypass whatever experience I had with my uncle. I wanted to forget my uncle's house, today's incident, everything.He made me spread my thighs and unbuttoned my shorts, slipping his fingers inside and reaching for my tingling spot. He slowly slipped one finger in, and then two watched as I bit my lower lip trying to stop the moan from escaping.I opened my eyes to see him, an amused look in his eyes as he watched me. He was definitely teasing me and totally enjoying himself.He removed his fingers just as it was almost about to be intense and put them in my mouth, "Lick them, sweetie,"I slowly obeyed again, tasting my own self while he watched me all the while."You'd remember this as what happened today and forget every other irrelevant stuff."After that, he turned and put the first aid box behind the seats. "Also, that's what you get for trying to run away."I stared at him as he drove into the road again, his side view as beautiful as it could ever be, wishing he didn't stop. At that moment, I wanted him, I needed him, I wanted him to continue. But he didn't, he didn't even glance at me for a second any longer.This man was starting to take a toll on me, he had just wanted to tease me or more so, punish me and that was that but I didn't care, I really didn't.I started to question myself. I didn't know what exactly it was. But was I falling for this? Was I starting to have feelings for him?I glanced one more time as he stopped in front of a traffic light, the next thing I heard was a loud thud, something or someone, hitting our car from behind.What was going on today? I opened my eyes and looked at Saint at the same time he looked at me before getting outside the car to check what had hit us. He came back a few minutes later and started the engine without saying another word. Blood rolled down from the side of his head towards his temple and I saw him wipe it off The traffic light turned green and we drove off. From the side mirror, I saw a woman standing, a hat on her head with shades on, both arms folded. I didn't say a word to Saint either as I guessed he also saw her. CJ and the rest were already at the house as we got there. "Take her to the room," Saint said to him, "And put the guys at every corner of the house. Make sure she's safe." CJ signalled Rex to take me to my room which he did while he (CJ) left with Saint. I glanced back in an attempt to see if Saint was doing okay and I couldn't even tell. Betty had already rung my phone a countless number of times and I decided to call her back. "You fucking dis
I hesitated before answering. "Uh..", I started clearing my throat. "It's Jade". I Said walking into the room. I met his eyes through the mirror and proceeded to stand a few feet behind him unsure of what next to do. "I told CJ to not let you out of the room until you're well," He hissed at me eyeing me from the mirror, his back still turned towards me. "I.. I.. Uh... Didn't know that," I replied, hearing my voice come out more tin than supposed. He didn't respond or stand either, instead, he kept on dressing his injury while I watched him. His well-sculpted back and arms flexed once again with each of his movements. That was the first time I was seeing him shirtless while sober and I was using every bit of self-control in me to stop myself from running over to him and running my hands on them. I took a huge breath, dragging my eyes away from his body and looking elsewhere, anywhere around his room. His room was quite big, the walls were painted just the same as the rest of th
Saint's POV. They were not beating him up properly or that was what it looked like and I was pretty much starting to get impatient. The guy who had been together with Tequila the past month coughed up blood as one of my men kicked him in the stomach several times. He was a tight-lipped person and this kind of ones needed some special kind of treatment. We were at a partition of the bar basement or the 'dead hole' as I've heard some others call it. It was where everyone who crossed me ended up at. Nobody had ever made it out of here alive and it had always continued to be that way. Once you were taken into the dead hole, it was over. I put up my hand, motioning for my guy to stop kicking him. I took a huge breath and uncrossed my legs, rolling my shirt sleeves up to my elbows. "You're not going to make it out here alive, so you might as well start talking," I told him walking over to where they were. I grabbed his face making sure my fingers were digging into his cheeks which made
Jade's PovI hadn't seen Saint since after the day I had helped him dress his injury. Although I stayed in my room most times just like he had instructed and only went out to make food when I was hungry so it was likely possible that even if he was around, I still wouldn't have seen him. CJ hadn't shown up either and a few days had already passed. I missed Betty and wanted to see Suzy also since she didn't take my calls or reply to my texts so the plan to escape started creeping back into my mind. I stretched out on the bed, glad that these crazy incidents were happening after I had graduated from school. My next plan had been to get a job and move after running away from my uncle, then further my studies with the money my father had left in my name before passing away. But everything had gone wrong, instantly...in a flash. I turned over to the other side letting the sun rays hit my face as if it was going to make me feel any better. Just then a knock came in. I unbolted the door
I sat across Saint in the dining room, feeling his eyes on me with each awkward second that passed by. "It's fine, Saint," I told him again, still looking down at my fingers and picking at my cuticles. I heard him take a deep breath. "Is there something you want? Anything?" He asked and I looked up to meet his eyes. "Yes," I replied which made him cock a brow at me and lean back into his seat. "What's that?" "Let me keep working at the bar." He furrowed his eyebrows together, a frown appearing on his lips. Then crossed his arms. I could swear everything this man did was perfect. "Why?" He asked. "I mean, if I was there, Rex wouldn't have... you know..." I said quietly, trailing off. He didn't say a word again and then looked like he thought a little. I had noticed that he wasn't much of a talker and I was constantly getting used to his one-word answers or at most, a sentence. "Okay," He finally spoke up. "But on my terms and in my own ways. You go when I want you to and
"What?" I asked still looking like I had seen a ghost. I remembered lying to Saint that she usually came unannounced to the bar the first time he had saved me so he won't keep me hostage. Which hadn't worked then. But I didn't actually expect Suzy, to show up. "I think I have a stalker." She repeated glancing around once more. "Suzy. I've not seen you ever since you left the house. I was so worried about you. You don't reply to my texts or call back. Marcel is missing. Uncle is probably dead. You said you didn't want to get involved and then all of a sudden, you appear and tell me you're being stalked?" I asked, pain making my voice quiver. The paranoia evident on her face didn't go away as she stared back at me." I'm sorry Jade, I've just got a lot going on.""That isn't important now. Have you seen the person stalking you? How did you know?" I asked. She explained to me the whole deal and I asked her to report to the police which she said she already did. I told her also to kee
He stepped back still smiling as he watched my expression. Was this really the end for me? Was this going to be how I died? "We're leaving in five," He announced to both me and CJ before walking out to the car. I had just watched this man, brutally torturing someone and the next thing was me sitting next to him knowing fully well I had a crush on him and at the same time, I'd become scared of him also. I got changed immediately and got into the car, settling in the backseat with Saint. I felt his eyes never leave me as I sat, looking straight ahead and pulling down my skirt which didn't stop going to my upper thighs. The car started and we headed to the house. After some time, Saint leaned into me once again, my neck and ears feeling his hot breaths on them as he spoke. "You disobeyed me, Jade, sneaking around and all. I have to punish you, you know?" He said softly, almost in a whisper. His deep voice w
He left after we were done with only his lingering scent which stayed back in the room with me to keep me company. I thought about him as I cleaned myself up, wishing he had stayed longer, maybe held me in his arms and maybe even slept together. I kept on replaying sceneries even after I got into the shower and as I fell asleep. I woke up the next day to hear unusual noises coming from the house. I looked from the window to see black cars parked downstairs and more men (minus Saint's guys who always stood and kept tight security) dressed in suits standing attention, keeping guard. I wondered what was going on. I hurriedly had my bath and by the time I was done, I heard an engine come on and rushed back to the window. I saw Saint shake hands with some guy I'd never seen before while CJ hugged him, and then he got into the car and drove off. His other cars followed behind as well while Saint and CJ walked back briskly into the house. I dressed up and opened the door to see CJ, han