LOGINEric's POV
My eyes stayed glued to the door; it's been two hours. Two fucking hours with a lot of pleading before Mike agreed to meet me here, and still he has not even shown up; neither has he given me a call or a text to let me know that he was not coming. He just left me hanging. I fetched my phone and typed another text: “Babe, please just give me a chance to explain everything to you. Don’t give up on us.” It showed two ticks; he had read it, and yet no answer, not even typing. Thankfully, the club was holding a masked party, so it had my face covered. No one would know that the prince of Elorida was sitting here with a crestfallen face as the love of his life snubbed him. With every minute that passed, my hope for him showing up reduced drastically. “One more glass,” I said, tossing my glass to the bartender. He looked at me with soft eyes and shook his head. He has seen me ordering countless glasses while waiting for Mike. Worse still, the alcohol was beginning to have an effect on me. He gave me a sad smile before walking to attend to others. I took the glass in a gulp, the burn settling down in my chest. “Is this seat taken?” a deep baritone voice asked. I raised my eyes from my half-filled glass and looked at the man who just spoke. My breath hitched the second our eyes met. His intense blue eyes stared at me, sending shivers down my spine. He should probably be in his late thirties. I sucked in a deep breath trying to gain control of myself. My eyes subconsciously swept round his whole body. From his long, dark, curly hair that stopped at his neck to his dark, bushy eyebrows, blue yes, chiselled jaw. My eyes moved to his neck, and I swallowed hard. He had one of my greatest weak points. Adam's apple. He was putting on black trousers paired with a white long-sleeved shirt. His sleeves rolled to his arms, revealing his vein filled arms and hairy skin. “When you are done drooling. You should answer my question. Is this seat taken?” he asked again. I swallowed hard, my speech coming back to me. Would Mike come or not? What if he does not come? He could be out there spending the night with someone else. I swallowed hard. Can't let this one pass me by. Not like I was going to fuck him or anything, but to just enjoy the beautiful sight. I shook my head, feeling my cheek becoming red. “No, you can take it,” I said. He gave me a curt nod as a smirk graced his face. He turned to the bartender and asked for a drink. The bartender smiled when he saw us. Immediately assumed that he was the one I was waiting for. “He almost had a panic attack thinking you won’t come,” he whispered as he set the drink on the table. The stranger's eyes looked at me with a raised eyebrow as he sipped his wine slowly. “So this seat is for someone?” he asked. I shrugged, “I don’t think he would come. I have been waiting for two hours now,” I said. He shook his head. “ I see. So what if he walked in as we were talking? What would you do?” He asked, his deep baritone voice sending chills around my whole body. His look was too intense; he was too goddamn attractive. I could feel every bit of my patience slipping off me. Every integrity I had to not cheat was flying out the window. “ I don’t know. Depend on how well we had gotten close to at that time,” I said. He smiled, his eyes glittering with nothing but lust and desire. “You are beautiful,” he said casually, his eyes not leaving mine as he drank his wine. . A pink hue covered my cheek. I cleaned my sweaty palms on my jean trousers. “Thank you,” I said in a hushed voice. He nodded with a smile, "And you are blushing. I like it. I like it when my guys blush.” Gosh! What the hell has gotten over me? I have a boyfriend who I am trying to make up with, and here I am, blushing over someone's compliment. Mike would be so angry at me if he found out. I better leave before I regret my actions. “Erm, I have to go,” I said and reached out for my phone, which was lying on the table. He held my hands. Stopping me on track. My skin burned with his contact. Looked like I was under fire. I could feel my erection gradually growing. “Stay,” he said, his voice laced with a plead. His hands left me, and just when I thought the torture was over, his fingers placed on my skin again, trailing down to my hands gently, sending more shivers down my dick. Thank fuck. I was putting on tight trousers; I bet my dick was fully out already. “Damien, you came,” a woman said as she walked towards him. He smiled, his eyes still on me. “Get down on your knees,” he told the woman. she immediately went on her knees as he smiled at her. He mouthed to me, “Watch.” The woman slowly unbuttoned his shirt, exposing his abs. I swallowed hard. The urge to be the woman and not her came running down my spine. He took the half-filled glass and brought the glass to his lips and slowly poured the drink down his skin. I watched with hungry eyes as the drink travelled down his throat to his six-packed chest. What the hell. She immediately placed her tongue on his throat, licking the drink down, one of her hands between his nipples. The urge to be the woman doing this overshadowed me. I wanted to be anything but the watcher. Wanted to be the drink or the woman. Let my tongue be on his skin. Tasting the alcohol, his wear and the sin. Pain settled on my groin; I could feel my painful erection. This was pure seduction. “Get out,” he ordered. She stopped and walked away. He stood up, exposing his chest, and walked around to my side. “You could be the one doing that. Taking my cock,” he whispered as his hot breath burnt my skin. “ I have a boyfriend,” I whispered. His hands moved to my chest, stopping at my nipple. “I don’t care,” he said as he pinched my nipple. “I don’t want you,” I lied with ease. He chuckled, his deep chuckle vibrating against my skin. “Your dick says otherwise,” he said as his hands trailed down to my erection. His hands traced it, making my erection harden till it cost me pain. “Fuck me,” I moaned subconsciously. As his hands grabbed my dick. He turned my face around and slammed his lips into it. He tasted just like I expected. Like sin, lust, desire and anger, and the worst thing was that I had willingly given myself up to be used as he willed. Our lips connected with each other as we kissed, desire matching desire. I closed my eyes, pouring everything I had into it. All my emotions, including my pain, heartbreak, and grief. Everything in it. “Let’s get out of here,” he whispered as he pulled away. I followed him blindly, not caring where the hell he was going to take me to.Damien POV"Wow." I let out a deep sigh as I stared at her.She stood still for a while, her skin looking pale, mascara on her face with her hair scattered.She opened her mouth to say something and closed it. Maybe she was shocked that she had let out her life secret to me.And then she broke into laughter. She paused, stared at me and started laughing again."Why are you laughing?"She staggered a little bit before sitting in the chair and drowning the only alcohol left in the bottle, and then she looked at me and started laughing again.Maybe she was drunk.I needed to take her to the guest room before she made a mockery of herself.I stood up and walked towards her. "I would take you to the guest room. When you are better, I would take you to see your son."She laughed again. "Go and sit down, Damien. I am not drunk.""You drank a whole bottle of Scotch that contains ninety percent alcohol, by the way. And you are laughing.""Because I am finally free."I paused, letting go of her
Damien POVCold crawled around my chest, finding its way to my heart as I stared at Eric's mum. She sat in my office, legs crossed, her whole attention on the phone."Since when did we start visiting each other without a call?" I asked.She shrugged. "Since you became close to my son, and besides, my son is with you in this tall gothic mansion," she said, her eyes still on the phone.For a moment I attempted shouting into the air and drawing her attention from that so called tablet."I am talking to you, and I expect your whole attention to be on me and not your silly tablet, or you could see yourself out."She finally dropped the tablet on the table, looking unaffected by my threat.She smiled. "Damien, you should know that you are talking to a queen. A queen of Elorida who, by the way, is your client and we would soon be family. Toss all those bossy attitudes outside. They are for cowards who worship you, not me."I leaned back into the chair, my hands on my legs, my eyes on her, ne
Damien POVI gave a stiff smile to Katherine and held her hand. Finn followed me at my back, his shoulders squared, ready to do anything.Katherine rushed to the door and opened it, smiling. She took a seat beside Eric, holding his hands, while he stared at her in awe.Doctor Abel stood beside him, his hands in his pocket, with a warm smile.I shook hands with him. "He has gotten better, right?" I asked, trying to read him.He nodded quickly, smiling. "Yes. I knew he would get better quickly. He has been responding to treatment, so it was not a surprise that he woke up today. Katherine has been by his side."I squared my shoulders, avoiding Eric's eyes the whole time, even though I could feel his eyes on me every single time.I looked at Finn. "Close the door."Finn locked the door almost immediately. My eyes surveyed the whole room, from Katherine who sat beside him caressing his face, to the doctor sitting beside him, and then my eyes rested on Eric. He looked so peaceful and reliev
Damien POVHeat crawled underneath my skin. I stared at Sarah, trying to understand what she was saying."What... what do you mean, Sarah?"She shrugged. "I said what I said, Damien. And... and Dan told me about you and whatever boy he was talking about, but I know you. You..." She paused.I waited for the condemnation.For the judgmental hint in her voice.Or maybe she would snatch the baby away from me."You are a good man, Damien." I swallowed hard. "What?"She nodded. "You are a good man. From what Luca told me about your journey, you are loyal, and this is the second time you have saved my life. When I fell into trouble, you and Luca went to hell and back just to get me. Luca is my husband, but you? You went because you are a good friend, and I owe you, Damien."I cleared my throat, careful not to trouble small Celyan, who had found interest in my tie."What are you saying?""I am saying you can do all you want. Fuck whoever and fall for whoever. Love does not select who you fall
Damien POV I walked back to the room, sat on the chair I had sat on a few minutes ago, and watched him as he tightened his hands around the rail and let out a scream, or should I call it a groan. It sounded too low to be a scream. "Arggh!" He paused, sucked in a deep breath, and groaned slowly again. He gripped the rail until his weak veins throbbed through his skin. I looked at my watch, bored. When was he going to stop crying? It had been five fucking minutes since I let him mourn the death of his right hand man and his favourite "strongest" men in his mafia. "Dan, be fast. You don't have all day to mourn." His shoulders paused at my words. He turned slowly to me, his eyes bloodshot red, his head filled with beads of sweat, his skin had turned red from the pain I had caused him, a blood stain smeared his cheeks. He looked utterly defeated. Just the way I had planned. He walked towards me slowly, shoulders fallen, glaring at me. He pointed his shaky hands towards
Damien POV Cold crept up underneath my skin as I stared at Dan, Ashley's dad, at his old grey eyebrows and disgusting wrinkles that made him look more ugly than he usually did. I shrugged, squaring up my shoulders. "You should drop the gun, Dan. It would do your old age no good." He pressed the gun deeper into my skull, putting more pressure on me until I felt the pressure kiss my skull. I tightened my grip around the glass until it cracked, then released it, just so it wouldn't break. Just the same way I would deal with Dan a few minutes from now. "Are you going to agree to the plan or should I blow off your skull?" he asked. I shrugged. "No." He pressed harder, his hands trembling a little, beads of sweat gathering on his forehead. He was doing so much for a man who claimed to be strong. Now I saw why the Americans were not growing. How would they, when they had a pathetic man for a Don? "You tarnished her reputation, Damien. Now they would see her as someone th







