*NO SHIT* Olivia has been unconscious for two days. Mason just sat in her room looking at her face with her right hand in his as he caressed it. She had been taking straight to the house by Peter who made sure their doctor was already on standby. They have a building in the house dedicated for medical-related issues and that was where she was placed. There were machines, medical tools and medicines in the room. Mason traced her knuckles as thoughts filled his head. None of this was supposed to happen, the shadows weren't suppose to attack that day, even Peter wasn't supposed to be involved, it was strictly between them and the Don himself. Olivia wasn't suppose to be in this state and Scarlet wasn't suppose to be missing. Everything never went as planned, the information Mason got was obviously wrong and while they were expecting them to bring the battle to the Don, their rivals had a whole different plan of their own going on. None of their own plans worked out and Mason knew

*TEASING* “You k-kissed me.” The sentence came tumbling out of Olivia’s mouth and she wondered why that was the first thing she said to him after waking up from a near-death experience. She could tell he was equally surprised as his eyes became a bit wider and he murmured something under his breath. She looked away trying to ignore the tingles on her hand as his thumb resumes action. “I did.” He affirmed with a firm nod. “Why?” She asked still not looking his way. “Because I want to.” He shrugged before adding “it saved us from the men chasing after us.” “You are lying. I told you they were gone and you said that you knew.” Olivia was starting to get confused at that point and that was making her upset. “Did I?” He raised an eyebrow and the corner of his lips turned up as if he was preventing a smile. ‘So he found this funny.’ “That was my first kiss. You shouldn’t have done that.” She said and her voice raised a bit. “I’m glad it was but what can I do now? It has already be

*CONTROL* ‘You kissed me.’ Mason’s mind went back to what Olivia had said. He wasn’t expecting that to be the first sentence she would say to him after waking up. It intrigued him though, he thought she wouldn’t want to talk about it, he would have brought it up anyway.Teasing her was so much fun to him. ‘And the way she averts her eyes when flustered? It makes her look so fucking adorable.’ Mason has come to like Olivia a lot over the past few weeks, she messes with his head unknowingly. She’s as innocent as the word and he could see it in her eyes and actions. He wondered if her personality would have been the same if she had grew up with her family. ‘Probably not.’ He dislikes the women in Peter’s family, except Mrs Carson of course. But then, even Mrs Carson can be annoying at times. Yesterday, he had wanted to see how Olivia was faring when he heard her voice outside the door and was surprised since he was told she was alone in her room so that was why he paused to hear

*CONFESSION* “Who is she?” Olivia asked Scarlet as they stay hidden behind a big pillar. They were done for the day and about to go home together as usual but had quickly hidden when they witnessed an unusual sight. “Her face looks familiar but I can’t really remember where I’ve seen her. She’s not family though, I would have known.” Scarlet replied with a frown on her face. “Then why is she touching his arm like that?” Olivia asked thinking deeply. Mason sat on the hood of a car at the school parking lot and a lady was facing him talking with her hand on his arm. The car he was sitting on wasn’t his. “They don’t have to be family for her to touch his arm.” Scarlet shrugged. Scarlet took out her phone and secretly took a picture of them, then she starts checking the pictures while smirking. “Marcus won’t believe this. Mason allowing a woman to touch him? And a pretty one at that?” She shook her head. Olivia took another look at the lady observing every feature of hers. ‘She’

*PREDICTABLE* “You deserved it, you know. I mean how can you be playing around with Peter’s daughter right under his nose.” “Can you all stop using that phrase. I wasn’t playing around with her.” Mason told Carlos for the umpteenth time. “You are one to talk, I’m not the one who got someone pregnant.” Mason scoffed. “Well, snitches get stitches.” Carlos bit back with a serious face. “So, you expect me to keep quiet and let Peter go all papa bear on me ?” “He did go all papa bear on you.” Lance said and Mason just ignored him. “You are welcome by the way.” He told Carlos. “Welcome for what? I never said thanks.” Carlos said confusedly. “Well you should. Considering the fact that you don’t have to keep any secret anymore thanks to me who revealed everything. Mom and dad are not even angry.” Mason explained to him. “It is not your secret to tell in the first place, I had everything all planned out in a nice way and not involving violence.” ‘Ungrateful dog.’ “Interesting.” Mas