Chapter 3

She would rather walk alone then follow someone else's shadow. 

                                                                                        -R.G. Moon

                                                                       | Z Y R A |

"PUT THE GUNS DOWN!" Aleeza yelled for the second time and I took his stupid wallet out of my pocket, throwing it at his face but he managed to catch it.

"Go to hell." I cursed and turned around walking away from him. He is a stupid grey eyed human who happens to piss me off at our first meeting, not technically though.

"Okay, am I hallucinating?" Flora's voice fell in my ears and I knew what was going on in her mind.

"No. He is really here." I confirmed and the color drained from her face and the look of shock took over.

"I th-" Flora stopped mid sentence when Aleeza showed up with her brother beside her. He has his arms resting inside his pocket as he eyed me with a look of amusement.

"Girls, he is my brother." Aleeza introduced and just by a single glance at Flora's face I could tell that she was thinking only if she would have been drinking water she would spit it out on the confession just to add dramatic effects. That' Flora Hart for you. Dramatic.

"Nicolas Russo." She added.

"And, they are my friends. Flora and Zyra." Aleeza introduced us but there was our very own staring contest going on. He refused to break the eye contact and I am never the one to loose.

"Such disorders can put you in dangerous situations." Nicolas said and I frowned confused on the words he was blabbering in front of me.

"The fu-" Flora interrupted me.

"Nice to meet you, Nicolas." Flora said, formally and I rolled my eyes on her formal behaviour.

"Which disorder were you talking about?" Flora asked him and it was now his turn to frown. He narrowed his eyebrows at his sister, confused.

"She don't know?" He asked her and I think everyone in the room was just standing dumbfounded and confused.

"Kleptomania. He is talking about Kleptomania." Aleeza cleared the confusion and I wanted to bang my head on the wall nearby.

It's been ages since Aleeza have developed the thought that I have kleptomania and I don't get it treated. She doesn't know about Flora's health condition. We didn't wanted to worry her and it isn't even her problem to start with.

But since Aleeza found out that I steal money from here and there, she started thinking that it's because of that fucking disorder and we never managed to get her convinced otherwise.

"For fuck's sake, Zee." I sighed and Aleeza rolled her eyes.

Nicolas' eyes moved back and forth between us as the conversation went on. "I don't have Kleptomania." I cleared to Nicolas for once and all.

"Suree." He stretched the word mocking me as he rolled his eyes and turned around to leave before I can snap at his stupid face.

Fucking asshole.

"See you at lunch, Zee." We heard him yell from a fair distance to the room.

"What lunch?" Flora questioned.

"Thought we were spending the day together." I added.

Aleeza bite her tongue something she usually does whenever she thinks she messed up. But then the corner of her lips curved into a smile which was the indication that she has figured a way out of this mess.

"Let's start from lunch." She beamed.

"I don't think that was in plans." I crossed my arms against my chest looking at her with raised brows.

"I am in." Flora said and they won. I sighed in defeat and both of them danced in victory.

Aleeza mentioned that there was still time in lunch. So, in the mean time both Aleeza and Flora gossiped about random things, I was least interested in. I'd much more important things to worry about.

Like Nicolas fucking Russo being my friend, Aleeza's brother.

I know we are safe because he doesn't even have a slight idea that the person he saw was itself a disguise. But one should never underestimate the power of the enemy, specially when you are dealing with someone as powerful as Nicolas Russo.

On the other hand, I know instead of worrying about Nicolas Russo being Aleeza's brother I can use it to my advantage. I can keep a close eye on him and his team and their each step. That way I can make sure that they never get to us.

But nonetheless I know he is not the one to be underestimated, just by a look at his face you can tell that he wears the smell of blood and death like a perfume.

"Do you think they'll be fine having us?" Flora's concerned and hesitated voice reached me breaking the chain of my thoughts.

"We can always hang around later." I added. I don't want to make Aleeza feel pressurized.

"Come on, girls." She shrugged on our statements and added, "I know what I am doing." She assured.

"Cool, then."

When the conversation ended we were on our way to Russo's penthouse. Flora looked confident and I believe she won't fuck it up but there is no doubt that the murderous glare of Nicolas Russo can even scare a witch.

My phone in the pocket of my jeans rang stopping us in our tracks. I took it out checking the caller id.

Cillian.

"You guys go ahead, I've to take the call." I told them and Flora's eyes instantly found mine to make sure that everything is alright. I blinked at her twice, assuring her. She nodded in return, relaxing.

"Okay." Aleeza nodded and both of them went ahead while I made sure that the place is safe to take the call before taking it.

"If it ain't my favourite girl." His mocking voice fell in my ears as soon as I attached the phone to my ear.

"I am nobody's girl." I told him in all seriousness. This is the second time we are having this conversation after stealing the diamond.

"We'll see that." He said followed by a light evil laugh.

"Why did you called?" I questioned reaching my limit of dealing with assholes for today. First Russo and now him.

"I need the diamond, now." He ordered and I take no orders from anyone.

"Where is the money?"

"I don't have the money, now." I can hear the grinding of his teeth as he spoke through clenched teeth.

"So optimistic of you to still call and ask for the shiny rock." As soon as my statement finished I didn't wasted another second on the stupid asshole and hung up.

It is officially an asshole day, today.