" Chloe, I want to talk to you. "" What is it? " Chloe asked, as she opened the door." It's time for me to go, " Chad said in a tiny whisper." Oh__ I see. Okay, " she said, staring deep into his eyes." Make sure to call me, when you get into trouble. "Chloe laughed. " What makes you think, I will be in trouble? "Chad smirked. " I don't know. But certainly, something must make you call me during the week and just to let you know, if it's not imperative, I will ignore it. "Chloe looked sick and bored. " Don't get your hopes so high, I won't enter trouble, besides, I know my way around. "" Okay, goodbye then. "" Goodbye, " she said and turned to enter into her room." Just like that? " Chad asked.She turned to him. " What else do you expect? "" I thought you would see me off, " Chad said looking dismayed." Ask nicely, " Chloe said in a low pitched voice.Chad had a frown in his face, which Chloe mistook for sadness. He spoke up, " please Chloe, see me off. "" That's better,
Two more days passed. Friday finally came. It was 6:32 a.m. Chloe was asleep. Her alarm rang for the nth time. But she just hit the alarm button as usual and it went off.It began to buzz again.Chloe covered her ears with pillows to prevent the noise from getting into her ears. But the pillows did nothing to stop the noise from disturbing her. She sat up. She took her phone to check the time. " It's Friday, " she shouted and jumped out of her bed. " Chad is coming today, " she said and danced her way to the bathroom. " Chad is coming, " she sang for some minutes, then she began to wonder why she was so excited that Chad was coming, it wasn't as if he was that important. Whatever it was she didn't care to know. All she knew was Chad was coming back.Morning passed, afternoon came but there was no knock, no doorbell ring, no calls.But Chloe seemed unbothered and hopeful. She took her phone and glanced at it. It was 2:05 a.m. She was wearing his black oversized shirt, which he wore o
" Chloe, " Chad called as he walked towards her. Chloe didn't respond instead she held back the tears which seemed to be gathering in her eyes." You are not supposed to be awake by this time Chloe, it is late and____ "" ...and how is that supposed to bother you? I'm not your girlfriend, your fiancee, your wife, your family, neither am I your accomplice. I'm just some responsibility who should remain locked up in boredom, only because of my dad's burial, " Chloe said amidst tears. " The situation would have been different, if my dad was still alive. Now most of my friends have stopped chatting, calling or texting me. Thanks to you, I can't call anyone. Do you know how I felt for the past days you were not around? No because you have a family, a girlfriend, an accomplice and perhaps a wife. I'm so bored in here Chad. I can't even go downstairs to have an early morning swim. " That's because I do not want you to be harmed. "" Enough of the lies Chad. I know who you are. I know you a
" My birth was a miracle. The one man who picked me up from the grave, I owe everything to. It was during the world war, my mom died. At that time, I was still in her womb. My mom Brianna, was buried along with her unborn child which was me. When the former Mafia Lord took a tour at the grave of his own very son who was also buried during the world war, it was with the thought of seeing his son's body for the last time. Being the most powerful Mafia who worked with the Masons, he was feared deeply and no one dared to stand against him. He ordered his son's grave to be digged and his son's body be brought out. No one dared to disobey that order neither did they obey the order. . . " Chad paused and let out a silent breathe, then he continued, " He had a motto, it was ' obedience is better than death ', and he stock to that, so before anyone could think of turning him down, they had to think of his motto and what he was capable of doing. Eventually, they agreed to dig his son's grave. A
It came as a punch to his stomach. Chloe was standing in front of him. No ghost, no spectre dragged up from the depth of his own memory. Her creamy smooth skin covering perfect features, yet covered with nothing. Her nakedness brushed across his senses. " What are you doing now? " he rasped without any attempt to hide his contempt. " Don't be surprised, " she said offering a wry smile. " I want to be your slut tonight, Chad. " The smile in her face hit his system like burning poison, seared through his bloodstream on a path that had no right to gather in his loins. " You are naked and I do not appreciate it, " he responded with a gritty truth. It wiped the smile from her face and with it Chad felt the heat in his body begin to dissipate. She shifted uncomfortably____ so did someone else. He dragged his eyes away from her body to the door. " I am going to take you in my arms and kiss you stupid, " he informed her grittily. " I am going to enjoy your exquisite flesh. I will take yo
Chloe glanced up, met his eyes, saw the sardonic gleam in them and released a sigh. " You must feel worst than I. I am surprised that you loved my father even more. But I am impressed at the way you try to cover those sadness and try to be strong for my sake. . . " " I am a man. It's my lot, to pretend like everything is all right, even when it is not all right. And yet you are surprised? " " It's been fourteen longer days. . . " Fourteen days of wanting him, every time she set her eyes on him. Thinking about stripping herself naked in front of Chad, she realized it was a big mistake and this man near her was only trying to prepare her for her dad's funeral and now it was over, he would only try to console and comfort her. Stripping herself naked? Now she wished she hadn't because she was feeling like a fool. " I have made preparations for you to go back to go back home tomorrow, " Chad inserted. " I hope you can handle the explanation. . . " " Seriously? Mr. Egoistic. . . " she m
It was time for Chloe to go home. As painful as it was for her, it had to be. Chloe stared at the man who had come to take her back home. Eyes like dark amber blinked at him. " I have to make sure you are taken home safely, " Chad said tenderly. She bristled. " Nobody is asking you to! " He ignored that. " I will employ someone to arrange your home for you and keep watch over you, " he announced. Tired golden eyes began to sparkle. " Home? If my dad is gone, my home is as well, " she rose stiffly. " I can take care of myself. You won't have anyone keep watch over me, " she told him. " It isn't your duty to fulfill. And if you don't find this acceptable, then you know what you can do! " She was hurt; he could see it. Chad wanted to kick himself. He offered her a deep bow. " I have offended you, " he acknowledged. " I apologise. It wasn't my intention to____ " " Y-you think I can't take care of myself because I have stayed in your comforting home for fourteen days? " she said, in
" Would you die for me? " Chad asked. " I will happily die for you Chad. I. . . " Her voiced trailed away, dying in words that did not need saying because she could tell from Chad's reaction that he was seeing it all for himself. He could hear the strain in her shallow breathing, feel the tension in her body and the pulsing, stinging readiness of her stress. She tried to swallow, but found it impossible. She felt the sudden need to do whatever he had asked her to do to put a stop to what was battering her, but couldn't bring herself to get up and leave his house and go back to hers. Her throat thickened; her chest began to feel too tight. It was dreadful. Say something, she wanted to beg him. And Chad laughed hoarsely. " Will you do anything I ask you to do? " She nodded as her charming worried eyes stared at him. Her breathy gasps filtered through the air. " How high is the building? " he asked keenly. Wary, she lifted her eyes to his, an