All Chapters of Taming The Beast: His Ruthless Desire: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

Alex's Pov His hands flew around as he gestured widely. Seeing Matthew flustered was new. And a little jarring. He was usually so composed and in control of things. The boy he was talking to on the other hand seemed pretty unfazed. His shoulders sagged with the arrogance of an over confident and nonchalant adolescent. He spotted me first and said something to Matt who turned. I waved at them and he gave a tiny wave back. They exchanged a few quick words and the other guy hurriedly sauntered away before I could get to them. Odd. “Hey you." I said and watched as Matt put on a smile with great effort. “Hi. Fancy running into you here." He chuckled nervously. “You knew I was going to be here. I told you mum was having me pick up some flowers for Mrs Ingram's funeral.” I raised a brow. "Oh, right. Must've forgotten.” Matthew never forgot. It was one of the reasons I adored him. I could tell him the most random or mundane things I had planned and he would remember all of

Alex’s Pov Everything went back to normal for the next couple of days. It was the weeks leading to graduation so the school was buzzing with activities and excitement. I couldn't go a single day or hour without thinking about what Matt said that night in my room. He hadn't brought it up again and I decided not to either. But each time we met, each time we looked into each other's eyes, the same thoughts seemed to be going through our heads. We were running away together. Frankly, I would've preferred to simply say we were leaving rather than running away. I didn't know when or how, but I trusted Matt. If he said he was going to do something, bet your sweet ass he was going to see it through. I daydreamed constantly about the future we would have. About the yacht and cars and champagne on the deck like Matt had said but also other things. The times that would come before that. It would be hard. New York was a big city. Maybe an unwise choice for two small town gay boys

Luca's Pov Numb. I wanted to feel numb.It came as easily as breathing to me. Moving through life in a haze. Unfeeling. Unflinching. Now I stood alone in an empty gym, craving the feeling of being numb. Because what lay on the other side of numb was too much to handle. Matt was one. One man amongst many whose blood stained my hands. Actually, he was the first of many. Missions before Matt had been surveillance. And before that, training. We shot guns at wooden targets. Then at live targets but with blanks. I pulled a real gun during a mission before then but I never had to shoot it. I knew I was going to have to kill somebody. It wasn't as though I was not aware of the type of organization I had joined. But no amount of training readies you for the first time you pull the trigger and watch a man go down. A boy not much older than I was. To watch him struggle with death, knowing your hands did it. He was the first of many. It was easier the second time. And the tim

Luca’s Pov I kept watch over him all day and through the night. The fever didn't get as bad as it was in the morning but the mumbling through bad dreams didn't stop. I tried shaking him awake a few times but he'd go right back after a few minutes. I decided there wasn't much I could do about that but let him ride it out. He ate only a little more of the soup later that evening and I forced him to swallow a few aspirin pills. If he was getting any better, it wasn't evident yet. I spent the night in his room, too worried to leave him all on his own. He wouldn't let me leave for long anyways. Each time he woke up, his eyes immediately searched around for me. And just before he would drift off to sleep, he would ask that I lie with him. It was a bittersweet feeling and my chest constricted painfully each time, knowing this was only because he wasn't feeling well. When he recovered, he would still want nothing to do with me. And that was okay. I savoured the moment. Holding him

Alex’s pov I crouched low, keeping my body to the wall as I tiptoed to the front of the house. I prayed with everything in me that Luca was busy doing something else. Maybe asleep or cooking his peanut soup. If he catches me, it'll be over. My life would be over. I had only one shot to get this right. I didn't plan on taking the exact path we'd come in through. I just needed to keep it in my sights as I ran through the woods so I wouldn't lose my way completely. There was no signal on my phone to use the GPS and I knew there would be no signal for a long while yet. I glanced up at the wall and saw a red light blinking. Cameras. They would alert him. I couldn't get caught. With a panicked gasp, I made a run for it. Straight into the woods. I didn't worry about going off the oath anymore, I just ran. As I passed the clearing where the cabin stood, I recalled Luca saying something about the security measures around the perimeters. That was at the other cabin that had blown up