FAZER LOGINZAYNThe dock smelled like salt, diesel, and old rope, the kind of place where deals went down under flickering lights and nobody asked questions. The ship finally bumped against the concrete pier, engines coughing their last as the crew exploded into action. They scrambled off like rats fleeing a sinking ship, boots slapping against the wet planks, voices overlapping in a frantic mess of curses and shouts. I didn’t blame them. Today had been long, bloody, it was perfectly normal for them to try and get off as fast as they could.I stepped off last, Celez slung over my shoulder like a sack of grain. My arm locked around her legs to keep her steady, her weight familiar now after carrying her through the lower decks. She was still out cold, breathing shallow against my back. I kept my pace even, boots crunching over gravel as I moved toward the waiting group.Jade stood there with backup, half a dozen of our guys, armed and alert, scanning the area like they expected trouble to jump out
AURELIAI rolled on my bed, my stomach growling with hunger. I was genuinely starting to wonder if those two brothers then were even humans. They seemed perfectly comfortable not having anything to eat. I got up after a long time of pondering and headed to the kitchen. Looking at the eggs, I cursed loudly and decided to fry some eggs instead. Heating the pan up I poured some oil and started looking for where I was supposed to break the eggs in. I couldn't find any. My stomach growled and I had the urge to scratch my hair but then I remembered the bandage I had and decided against it.Suddenly the frying pan caught fire and I stood, transfixed to the spot, not knowing what to do about it. The flames licked the edge of the pan.I stood there like a statue, eyes wide as the flames danced higher in the frying pan. The oil was spitting and popping, and the smell of burning filled the kitchen. My heart slammed against my ribs. Oh God, what have I done?* I reached out halfway, then pulled ba
AURELIA “...get the fucking idiots out of there…” I groaned as I struggled to gain consciousness. My head banged like crazy as I blinked. The dim chandelier was the first thing I saw. I sat upright, confused as I searched my surroundings. I became familiar with Zayn's small penthouse.“, you're overlooking the fact that someone leaked information that went as far as reaching interpol,” Lorenzo's voice came from outside the door. My head throbbed painfully and I realized I had a bandage around it.Their bickering outside wasn't even helping situations. I pushed open the door and saw Zayn looking pissed off as he cleaned a shotgun. Both their gazes snapped towards my direction, alarmed and cautious.Lorenzo's expression softened a tiny bit but Zayn's remained the same.“Shouldn't you be resting in bed?” Zayn finally responded, his voice icy.“How long was I out for?” I asked back.Zayn didn't reply, he greeted me with his usual silence.“Two and a half,” Lorenzo finally spoke up in his
AURELIA Everywhere suddenly erupted in chaos. Men came forward, guns pointed at me but I relaxed. I was directly behind the captain, anyone who wanted to shoot me would have to shoot me first and then we'll all be stranded here unless someone knows how to sail a ship then yeah, we might probably get out of here.Zayn stood at the back, his expression faltering for a second before it hardened and he swung Into action. Three men rushed towards him and he had them knocked down in seconds. My gaze was glued on him, hypnotized by his movements. My heart hammered like a drum in my chest as I watched Zayn move. He was a blur of fists and power, dodging punches from two guys like it was nothing, then landing his own with sickening thuds that dropped them one after another. I kept my gun pressed against the captain’s head, trying to look like I knew what I was doing, but my eyes kept flicking back to Zayn. We were outnumbered, the deck was chaos, and every second felt like it could be our la
AURELIA My heart hammered so hard I could barely breathe. This wasn’t supposed to be happening. I was the one who was supposed to protect him, damn it. I was his bodyguard. Yet here I was, tucked against Zayn like some fragile thing while chaos exploded around us.I slowly lifted my head, and my gaze locked onto his face. God, he was beautiful. Even now, with everything falling apart, I couldn’t stop staring. His sharp jawline was clenched tight, a streak of blood running down from his temple, tracing a dark path along his cheekbone before disappearing near the corner of his mouth. It should have made him look wrecked. Instead, it only sharpened everything… the intensity in his eyes, the raw power in the set of his shoulders. The blood made him look more alive.My eyes traced the line of his nose, the slight furrow between his brows, the way his dark lashes cast faint shadows on his skin. How was it possible for someone to look like this in the middle of a gunfight? My thoughts scatt
AURELIA “I FOUND IT!”“I FOUND HIM!” My voice and Lorenzo's voice clashed together as we spoke into our earpiece.“What?” I asked again.“He was knocked unconscious and tied up by two men. I knocked them out too but I needed to get him out of here as fast as I could. Stay right there and mark that particular shipment. That can't be the only one there would be more so find every single one of them… once you've marked it we might both have to go into hiding, they've marked both our faces, you stay on deck and watch out for anyone that's more likely to be the mastermind.” The line went quiet again before I could say anything further.I cursed loudly, I marked the container and walked towards the next one. I was filled with crabs and as predicted, I walked in, wrinkling my nose as I inspected it and noticed a plastic-like kind of material peeking out from within.I was about to leave when I heard a whistle. I froze at the entrance as the man with decaying teeth suddenly stood staring at







