AshantiMy mind goes blank as his lips connect with mine, I can't think about anything else but his soft and thick plum lips. His tongue lips across my lips and I open up willingly, accepting and tasting him. Fuck, he tastes exquisite.His big hands drag across my back and land on my butt, he grabs the flesh and squeezes them into his palms and I moan into his mouth. I can feel the throbbing between my legs, and I grab his shirt and pull him closer.I suck on his tongue and he groaned and withdraws, looking into my eyes. โYou're killing meโ He whispers, his warm breath fanning my face.I look up into those beautiful eyes, I shouldn't want this man as badly as I do. I shouldn't feel like I'm going to burn up if he doesn't put his hands back on me.The fact that he hasn't stepped back from me tells me he wants this, he wants me. Even if that didn't point that out, the hard thing poking my stomach says so.He licks across his lips and pushes a strand of hair behind my ear.Fuck This.T
My eyes flick over, and I shut it close cause of the bright light coming in. What time is it? I try to place a hand on my nightstand, but there's none.My eyes widened as I remembered where I was and what I did last night. My head snapped to the side, but the bed was empty, I touched the spot he was last night and it was cold, which means he left hours ago. Good, I am not ready to face that awkwardness yet.What the fuck? Did I fuck Roman last night? The man that I've been known to hate all my life?On the plus side? The man can fuckkk! I've never been laid the way he did me last night, the throbbing and soreness of what happened. Even Mason didn't let me feel this way, and that's saying something. Scratch that, that's saying a whole fucking lot.I push the covers, and it's not even a surprise that I'm naked, I don't remember wearing anything last night after that sex.I plant my legs on the ground, and it trembles at the impact, and my eyes widened. Just how rough did he go last ni
AshantiโAh, there you are.โ my eyes look up to meet Lucien's, he's standing there casually wearing black pants and a black dress shirt like he didn't just have his men block my way.My eyes roamed the room, there are gray couches in the room, a black table, a minibar, and a black office chair.โWhat is the meaning of this, Lucien? You couldn't call me?โ I hiss as I pull my Hands from the man holding me and throw him a glare.He smirks, " did call and texted, but you didn't answerโโThat's because I was busyโ I huff out, straightening my shirt.โAh yes, busy helping Roman Escape, isn't it? A little birdie told me you were at his house minutes before my men attacked, and he was gone. Poofโ.I straighten my posture "We had a deal, I will be the one killing Roman, not youโHe smirks and turned towards the mini bar and pulled out a red wine. โWanna drink?โโNoโโIt's a shame, this wine is one of the best,โ he says as he pours the wine into his glass. โTell me, Ashanti, why did you save him
AshantiโSo, what's the update?โ I say as I follow him through the hallway, pushing every thought about Roman away.I remind myself we're different and there's no need to overreact right now. Yes, we fucked, but that's about it, I'm grown, he's grown, and we did what we wanted. Case closed. Right?โRoman was right, they weren't talking because we didn't have anything over them.โ I followed him and listened as he speaks carefully. โSo I did research, and we found Levi's familyโI nod, โOkay, does he know?โHe shakes his head, โNot really, Marcus or whatever that big guy's name is was here, and he went to take the family away for us to useโMy heart breaks because I stand strongly against this, but if it's the only thing we have to resort to, then fine.โMarcus was here? For how long?โโNot long, he just came, talked to Roman, and leftโโOkay, where are we going? This isn't the room they were in when I was last hereโ.โThat's because Roman suggested we separate them, that way they won't
AshantiโSo, what are we going to do now?โ Marcus asks.We are sitting in the living room at Caleb's warehouse. Roman is sitting opposite me, with Marcus at his side and Caleb is sitting behind the desk that has a computer, and I'm standing leaning on the wall.โFind Rafael.โ Caleb says simply, โThe location Levi gave is like two blocks away from here, you can go there and take him to the same place but in a separate roomโ.I nod, โI want to be the one to question RafaelโโNo. You might kill himโ. โIf I wanted to kill him, Caleb, I would've started with Ric, I would like to be the one to question him because I have unfinished businessโโI know. A business you'll finish, but right now, let me and Marcus do the questioning. You can Roman can brainstorm how to figure how the fuckerโ!I glance at Roman, who has been extremely quiet and staring into space. Feeling my stare, he looks up and meets my eye before looking away.โOkay. Where will we be staying?โโAt the same house Roman, Lucien
AshantiโThey found Rafaelโ I turn sharply at the sound of Roman's voice. We're back at my safe house, Caleb and Marcus took some men to capture Rafael two hours ago, and now it's 8 pm.โWhat are they doing with him?โ I ask, as my eyes take in Roman, his hair is tied into a man's bun, and he's wearing a blue shirt and black Jeans. One that actually fits.Look like Marcus kept his promise and indeed brought some clothes back.โThey're taking him to the warehouseโโThey're separating them, right?โHe nods, โYes, and Marcus has gone to his woman to hold her until he talksโโGood.โHe nods and turned to go inside when I blurt out โI'm going to the cityโHe stiffens and turned to me, โWhat for?โโTo meet some friends. We're going to need people if we will fight Lucien. I have a few loyal friends I can count onโ.โI'll come with youโโYou don't need toโ โI'm coming,โ He says flatly, leaving no room for arguments.โOkay,โ I say as I turn to walk to the door, I pick up my black coat hanging
CalebโThat's the house right there,โ I say, tipping my head to the house opposite us.โAre you sure?โ Marcus asks, peering over the monitor in my hand.โYes, what are we going to do?โ I ask, rolling my eyes and shutting the mini laptop while keeping my eyes on the house, that is a decent house from what I can see.Bricks walls, a red roof, the front lawn is paved and the grass has just been lowered and there are no cars in the parking lot.โWe wait, I don't see a car on the lawnโ โOkay, sergeant,โ I say with an eye roll, turning and walking towards the driver's seat and lowering it as I sit in it quietly.Marcus lean on the car door and folded his hands, โif you stand outside like that, you're going to scare him away, you know that, right?โ โI wasn't planning on staying here, unlike you, I am observing the environment, for any road he might use to escapeโโAh okay. Do your thing thenโ I open the laptop and begin to look at different surveillance surrounding Roman's building.With Lu
AshantiโSo that's what happenedโ Caleb finishes as he looks at me and Roman with a stupid smirk on his face.I can't even find it in myself to be embarrassed right now, the only source I had for knowing who has been tormenting my life.โHe didn't give any identity?โ I ask, still in shock.โNoโ Marcus answers, โHe was pretty keen on ending his life and protecting his family, they're all saying the same thing; their boss is dangerous.โ He says, looking at me, โWhich could only mean one or two thingsโ.โWhat?โ Roman asks, standing calmly on the other end of the room. โIt's someone with money and enough power to influence someone like that, or it's someone who is corny and has enough arms at his disposalโโWhat's the difference?โ Caleb asks curiously.โReally? You don't know what the difference is?โ Marcus asks, his tone dripping with annoyance. โIt doesn't matter, what matters is we find this man and have enough people on our side to help usโโSpeaking of helping, who did you guys go t
Dear Readers,Thank you so much for being on this journey that took me almost a year to complete. When I decided to write this book, I didn't actually think I had to deal with the dramas I went through, and part of that is partially my fault since I didn't Balance my schedule.However, hope you enjoyed this book, and thank you for following me through to the end. I have different books coming but will make sure my schedule is balanced before they can be published. I need to be more committed to them than I was to this one, but if you enjoyed it. Don't worry to vote, send Gems and reviews my way.This is also my source of income, so please be nice, I'll edit the grammatical errors and have this book to the T soon. Pray for me and fingers crossed โค๏ธ๐ซถ๐ฟHave a blissful and wonderful day, until then.Sincerely yours:Angelโค๏ธ๐ซถ๐ฟ
AshantiIt's been a year since everything, and I've been traveling around. Trying to know more about myself, and I'm pleased to say that I like different colors other than Black.Yellow for example. It's just so beautiful, and I like how it glows in the summer sun. Mane, I am like a teenager in a candy store when I learn something new about myself.I like to read. I like novels and books, and I even took an online class to have a diploma. I didn't know that could happen, but I found this school that was offering, and I went for it.I'm a diploma holder! Hurray.Although I've been having fun learning and developing, I've missed the people I love.Yes, Love.I've finally understood those words, and although I can't say, I don't think about my past like before, but I am proud to say that I'm no longer bitter and carried hate in my heart.Everything happens for a reason, and it's okay to not be okay.I'm currently sitting on the beach, watching the waves and just looking at the people lau
โOkay. We're waiting for youโ I smiled and goes to turn around when I heard a gun sound, I felt the impact before a body falls over me and the smell of blood filled the air.I screamed as I realized the body belongs to Mason, I pushed him to the ground and hover over him.โWhat's going on?! What the hell happened?!โ Caleb screams at the end of the line โWhat's happening Ashanti?!โโBreathe Mason!โ I watch as he struggles to breathe, his eyes are on me, โFucking fight Mason, you're okay to be okay!โHe smiles, although it's a grimace, โI never thought the day would come that I'll see you crying for meโ He chokes out, and that made my tears fall harder.โStop talking please!โ I sob, โYou're okay to be okay! You're going to be okay! You will be okayโ I repeated more to myself than to him โYou're going to be okay!โBlood is gushing out of his shirt, I just know he was hit in the chest. I apply pressure on the wound, โHelp!โ I scream, Angel and Roman run over us, "Help us! Caleb sends help!
AshantiHe runs at me with full force and I feel the impact of his blow in my belly. I tried to block another, but he was relentless, and I can barely keep up with him.โYou think you have what it takes to beat me?โ He snarls just as he dodges one of my blows โI thought you everything you know todayโ He punches me and I feel my face whip to the side โAnd you think you can defeat me?โI feel my eyes reddened with rage, I've never fought him angry before, and from the crazed look in his eyes, he has never fought angry before. I push him and watch as he takes a few steps away from me. I widened my stance and tried to calm my heart, if I'm going to beat him, I will be the calmest I can be.โYou may have taught me how to fight, but you didn't teach me to kill.โ I snarl, โAnd I will let you know how it felt when I took my first killโHe snarls, โCome and get me then. You're a weakling and you're pathetic. I should've killed you long agoโI know what he's doing, antagonizing me to anger, push
AshantiI run outside just as the gunshots get louder, it's complete chaos out here.I spot Marcus walking with his guns blazing and taking men down left and right. I can't help but grin. He's a beast.I would like to join in, but I've got a man to target and if anyone steps in my way, they won't live to tell the story.โDuckโ Yelled Roman, I just managed to bend before the bullet breeze over my head, I whipped my head up to see a bulky man, I ducked back and looked around for an exit route.I don't want Lucas leaving this building, Roman pulls the trigger and there's a thud on the other side, I nod at him and stand to run while running left and right, helping whoever I can.On my left, I see Angel fighting a man twice her size with bare hands, why men underestimate this woman, I'll never know. I whip out my knife and shoot at the back of the man's knee, he hollers just as Angel somersaults and lands on his neck. She wrap her legs tight around him and winked at me just as she breaks hi
AshantiMy eyes widened in horror as his eyes were fixed on me with humor.I shake my head because I must be losing my fucking mind. There's no way I'm seeing Lucas standing before me.โYou?โ I whisper, my eyes widening even more, if that's even possible. โYou're behind all this? Lucas?โHe smirks โThe one and onlyโ My heart drops to the bottom of my boots โTell me Bella, how does it feel knowing you kept running to me, explaining while I was behind it all along?โMy vision becomes blurred, and it takes me a while to know that I'm crying. This is the man I thought was my father, the one who stood up for me and supported me, and it turns out โAh, poor baby. Are you crying?โ He taunts, โYou can do better than that. I didn't teach you to be a weakling"โSo everything, was for sure? Just to know what I was doing and when I explain my story to you, you pretend and when I'm gone, you throw a kick-ass party?โHe smirks, โErr I wouldn't say a party but something along that timeโNow everything
AshantiMason looks at me and smiles, โYou don't mean that, okay? When all this is over, I'll show you how much I love youโโYou don't he's going to let me walk out of here alive? Or You? You just signed our death certificate, well, yours because even if he doesn't kill you, I'll make sure to do it myselfโHe scoffs, โHe's not going to harm you, and we will be together. You'll seeโMy Chest is burning with anger, I redirect my gaze to meet the old ones of Lucien, he smirks when our eyes lock. I glared at him, and he smiles โYou're feisty Ashanti, imagine what I thought when I heard you were working with Roman, we've been great. We've done so much togetherโI scoff, โWe were never going to work, you don't trust me as far as you can throw me, same with me. I don't trust you, I never did, and I was right to do soโHe smirks, โWhat I'm curious to know is how you were able Roman was able to convince you to join him. How was that possible?โ He turns his eyes to Roman and grins when he looks
AshantiWe walk into the building, on alert. Out of my parallel vision, I see them checking out the building as I am. Just why did Lucien choose this building?โAre you sure we're in the right place?โ Marcus asks, falling into role play.โYes we areโ I answer loudly โUp ahead, they're waiting for usโโI just don't understand why we had to meet out this far. We could've used anywhere close to the cityโ.โShut the fuck up because we're here alreadyโ I hiss out. The building is old, and small paints are falling from it, the ground looks unkept and there's the sound as our feet hit the pavement. We round the corner and right there, In front of us, are Four men, with Lucien in the middle. Looks like everyone was ready for battle because they're wearing black, similar to what we are wearing. The two men standing behind Lucien are tall, bulky, and lean. They're wearing black slacks and with two different colors of shirts.My eyes zero in on Lucien, he's wearing a blue dress shirt and black
AshantiโI just received the location from Lucienโ The guys looked at me, โWhere is it?โโAbout three hours' drive from here. It's further out of the cityโ I answer Marcus as he watches me closely.Caleb is currently at the safe house with Lee, while Angel and the rest of them are at the warehouse since yesterday.โHe sure has this plan, doesn't he?โโHe does, are you guys ready?โ A silly question to ask, since we've been ready about eight this morning.We took a bath, had breakfast, and been waiting for his message. Strangely, Roman has been looking at me differently since last night, I don't want to think about what it is, but I'm intrigued.โCan we at least talk before we go?โ Roman asks as he walks up to stand before me.I peer over his shoulders to find Marcus looking at us, his eyes meet mine before he looks away.โSureโ I nod as I turn to head to my bedroom, his quiet but sure footsteps follow me.He walks into the room after me, the thudding of the door closing and the lock be