Killian POV I am pacing around the safe house, waiting for Theo to arrive. But he hasn’t been answering his phone for the past two hours. They should be here by now, and I have a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach that something is wrong. I don’t know what it is but something is wrong. The helicopter should be landing here by now, they got safely to the yacht. I hold on to my Cristal glass with the amber liquid. I keep calling Theo, and going straight to voicemail. “Okay”, Elliot says opening the door and walking in as he types away on his tablet. His eyes are glued to the screen, and I can see his eyes going darker and his semblant changing. He looks worried, and he starts cursing under his breath. “What? What the fuck is going on? Where the fuck are they?”, I ask walking to him and he shows me the tablet where it says that the tracking can’t be found. I look at Elliot that keeps typing away, and I throw my glass against the wall. I walk out of the room, looking for my dad.
Ashley POV I can hear someone opening the door. I flop back down pretending to be asleep. I don’t know how long I have been in here, but it stinks, days and nights have merged into one and I have no more recollection of hours passing by. I haven’t been taken to anyone yet, and I find this very frustrating, very infuriating. “Wake up, food is here”, I hear the same voice I hear every day. He is wearing a sky mask again and I can’t figure out who he is, I know his voice, but I can’t pinpoint from where, or even the accent, I can’t figure out who this voice belongs to and that is something that has been driving me insane. “The boss wants to see you today princess”, he says and I nod my head as I reach for the metal plate he places near my feet. I scramble onto the makeshift bed, bed. This is not a bed, this is a mattress that has seen better days on the floor somewhere that people shouldn’t be allowed to live, hell shouldn’t be legal to live. “Maybe he will give me better food”, I
Killian POV “What the fuck is going on?”, I ask as I walk into the surveillance room. Elliot looks at me through his lashes and then focuses back on the screens in front of him. We have been trying to find Ashley for the past six days and I am about to lose my mind. “Here”, mum says and I walk towards her and bend to look at the screen. We finally found someone that is willing to talk in exchange for money and a way to disappear. I nod my head as I straighten my back. “Make it happen”, I say through greeted teeth. I start pacing around as we wait for a reply. I can’t believe this is happening to me, to us, my girl has been taken away from me and I don’t even know who is responsible. I walk out of the room towards the small bar area of the safe house and I pour myself a glass of bourbon. I smell the amber liquid and then drink it all at once. I feel the liquid burn down my throat. I pour myself another one when I hear the door opening. “Son?”, dad says and I look back to see him
Ashley POV “You look beautiful, now come”, he says, and I don’t wait around. I follow him, and my heart sinks as soon as the double doors of the ballroom, and I see a stupid amount of people. I frown as I am escorted to the center of the room, all eyes on me, and I don’t like this. I don’t like this at all. I look around, trying to find a way to escape and then I see him. My heart beats fast, betraying me, my face goes bright red, and I want to run. Run away from here. I stand still where I am; I can’t move, my feet won’t move, and I see him walking toward me. My heart beat fast and I couldn’t believe I had liked him once. Hell, I thought I loved him. Tobias walks toward me offering g me his hand. I stand still, not taking it, and I can see the anger in his eyes. The way he is looking at me is like he could hurt me. I take his hand as we walk toward the opposite side. He guides me to a table and pulls a chair for me. I sit, and he sits next to me with his hand resting on my leg. I f
Killian POV “Hurry the fuck up”, I shout at Elliot as he walks past me into the jet. We are going to Texas to get my girl back. I am not taking no for an answer and I will bring her home. I know she is miserable and I promised her to keep her safe. That fucker Tobias is going to pay with his fucking life for taking her away from me. I sit on my seat feeling uncomfortable and anxious. Elliot sits behind me with his earphones on. Good. I can’t be fucked with small talk. The pilot greets us through the sound system and I feel the turbine start. Good. I check my belt and rest my head back as I look out of the window. “Hey”, Elliot says as he taps me on my shoulder. I look back and he passes me his tablet. I look and curse under my breath. I pass it back to him. “Why is everyone so fucking stupid?”, I ask as I undo my belt and stand up to grab my laptop from the overhead compartment. Elliot sits in front of me as the air hostess opens the table between our seats and puts a coffee and a
Killian POV “Get the fuck out”, I shout as I look at Elliot’s face, his eyes locked on mine as I breathe heavily resting my hands on my knees. Sweat dripped down my forehead as my heart is hammering on my chest. “Kill, please, be reasonable”, Elliot says and I stand upright and look at him, he is just as tall as I am and I am feeling the tingling feeling that I need to break someone’s nose. I shake my head and walk past him towards the bench where I have my t-shirt and the small towel. I bring it to my face cleaning the sweat. “Kill, you need to sort that shit out with your father, we can’t keep going like this, the leadership is split and you are not doing anything, you need to talk to him, sort it out”, he says and I know he is right, I know I need to face the old man but I can’t bring myself to do it, since I found out that Ash was lying to me, pretending to love me, pretending to care about me I have lost my will to live, I have lost my will to lead and become the deader I was
Killian POV “We’re all in place, boss”, I hear Theo say through the earpiece system. I give them the green light, and I can listen to the bullets flying. This is music to my ears. I walk behind a couple of men through the back door while they open the kitchen door. We sneak inside while they think they are being attacked from the front of the house. “Get out”, I bark at the cooks, and they both nod their heads looking terrified, and they run through the back door; I am not in favor of killing innocent people; I know some of Tobias’s staff will die today. Some of them will become brave all of a sudden, and they will end up dead. I have five times more people than he does. “Clear”, I hear Elliot say, but I can still listen to gunshots flying. We walk through the front room where Elliot stands with our man as they spread around the ground floor, clearing all the rooms. They bring out some of the house staff, and I tell them to take them to the kitchen and set them free. I am not keep
Ashley POV I look at myself in the mirror, I am wearing a red dress that clings to my every curve, but it is not a nice dress, I look like a slut from a strip club, it is too short and has too much cleavage. I hate the way I look, I hate that Tobias makes me wear this kind of clothes when they are tasteless and make me feel so bad about myself. I never thought he was this kind of man, he fooled me well. “Your presence is required in the dining room”, One of his dogs says and I nod my head. I take a deep breath and follow him through the corridors from the bedroom to the dining room. I hate this house. Everything is white and stale, looks like a fucking museum with gold pieces and horrible paintings on the wall. “Come”, Tobias says as he points at the dining room table as soon as I arrive. He is wearing a black suit and tie and I frown looking at him. “This is our first and most important date night”, he says and I stop myself from telling him to go fuck himself. The last time I did
Theo POV I can't believe that my best mate is getting married today. I am his best man with Elliot, and I can say that we never saw this day coming. I remember the day that he introduced me to Ashley, and I thought he was joking. She is nothing like the type of woman he used to go for, and He used to date the model type and not really date. He would have occasional sex with them, and that would be it. "Mate, I hope she makes you happy", Elliot says and Kill looks at him and nods his head. He is the quietest of the three of us, always deep in thought while I have verbal diarrhea. "Shall we go for a fag?" I ask, standing up and patting my pockets to find my fags. The other two stand up, following me. "I need to tell Ashley", Killian says, and Elliot moves his phone that makes a whip sound, and I can't help but laugh out loud. That is the funniest shit ever. Elliot smiles as Kill flips us the bird. We walk towards the bathroom, and he knocks on the door. "Babe, I'm going for a fag
Ashley POV I look in the mirror and smile as I see myself wearing the most beautiful wedding dress I have ever seen, this time one I chose, this time something simple and something I will treasure for the rest of my life. I love Killian so much that I can’t wait to get this day over and done so I can be his wife. So I can be his for the rest of my days until death. Or not even then. Because I know that even if I die I will linger around him. Not letting him meet anyone else. ever. There’s a knock, on the door, and Mark and Jonah walk into the room. I smile as they walk towards me both smiling and looking at me as if I am the most beautiful woman in the world. “Wow, you look beautiful,” Mark says and I smile thanking him. “How nervous are you?”, Jonah asks and I shrug, I am not really nervous. I am more excited. I am excited about this next chapter of my life. I am excited to be Killian’s wife, I am excited to be spending the rest of my day with him. “Everything is ready, and Kill
Ashley POV “Babe, wake up”, I hear Killian whisper in my ear. I open my eyes slowly and see him smiling as he looks at me. The sun shone behind him, making him look like a blue-eyed angel. I kiss his lips softly and his hands rest on my stomach. “How are you feeling?”, he asks as he kisses my stomach and I frown looking at him. “Good”, I say and he smiles as his hand moves up and down my stomach. “What are you doing?”, I ask and he kisses me again as he whispers into my belly. I freak out and sit on the bed pulling away from him and I see it, my pregnant belly. Panic takes over and I open my eyes. I am breathing fast and heavily as Killian turns around to face me. “Was just a bad dream baby”, he whispers in the dark and I smile. We have arrived in Ireland yesterday and we have been for dinner with his “family” and today we are on our own. I can’t wait to go out exploring with Killian. “What were you dreaming about?”, Killian asks as we sit at the kitchen table after getting read
Killian POV Italy has been great, but Ashley has been working like mad since she arrived here. She had meetings and gala events and I can’t believe this is happening. She has to go alone because an Irish bloke would never be seen in those meetings. Marcello traveled here yesterday and is keeping her company while I stay in a fucking hotel room. “I know. I am sorry,” she says as she walks through the hotel room. She walks straight to me and wraps her arms around my neck, pulling me close to her for a kiss. I kiss her deeply, wrapping my arms around her waist, and her hands move to my hair. I close my eyes as she moans against my lips as my hands move down towards her ass, and I give her a hard squeeze. “What are we doing tonight?”, she asks, and I look round and smile. She rolls her eyes, pulls away from me, and smacks me in the arm. I grab her arm and pull her close to me again as I kiss her neck, and she moans against me, her body melting against mine. I take a deep breath inhali
Ashley POV I open the dressing room door and walk in pulling my luggage. I place them on the table in the center and open them. What do I need to take? I have no clue. I look at all my swimsuits and I pick up three of them and shove them into a small bag. I walk around picking up all the clothes I might need. Then I move to the shoes. I finish packing my luggage and I start packing my make-up. As I am leaving the bathroom Killian smiles at me from the bed where he is resting with only his boxer shorts. One of his arms is behind his head. His broad tattooed chest is in the open for me to enjoy. I walk to the bed drop my bag on the floor and crawl to him. Softly I kiss him on the lips and he wraps his arms around my waist pulling me to him. I can’t help but let out a small scream and I start laughing as he straddles me and starts pulling the t-shirt I’m wearing off of my body. “Babe, we don’t have time for this, I need to pack”, I let out and Killian kisses me to shut me up. I smile a
Killian POV “Yes, I am on my way there. Where would I be going if not to sort out my shipment that is being held”, Ashley says using the most sarcastic tone I have ever heard. I can tell she is upset but I am only doing what she asked me to. I am only treating her business the same way I treat all the others. She didn’t want special treatment and I understand why, but now she can’t be pissed at me for not giving her special treatment. I pass my hands through my hair pulling it back. “Don’t use that tone with me Ashley, and I am just looking out for my business. You said you wanted me to treat you like any other business associate, and that’s what I am doing”, I let out as I shove my hand into my pocket as start to pace around. I can see Marcello on his phone with a slight grin on his face and I frown looking at him. I signal at Theo and he nods his head walking to Elliot. He gives him a small head signal and I can see Elliot typing away on his phone and quickly walking to me. “I k
Ashley POV I open my eyes and my entire body is sore. I moan as I move my legs and arms rolling to my side. The bed is cold, I open my eyes to find that Killian is not in bed anymore. I frown as I hug his pillow sniffing it. I feel like such a creep doing this… I smile against it before getting up and struggling to walk to the bathroom. I close my eyes resting my hands on the sink and when I open them I see my bruises on my face and arms. I flinch as I touch the one on my shoulder. Fight training has been brutal and Theo is not taking it easy on me. I have been dealing with so much shit that I don’t know how I am still breathing. It’s been one year since I took over the Italian mafia, everything is going well, Killian and I moved into a big house where the Irish and the Italian don’t exist. Here we are just a couple, a normal, regular couple. In here we don’t discuss work and we don’t mention anything from the outside. This is our safe haven and that’s how I want to keep it. No guns
Killian POV I am sitting in the back of the car with Ashley, her hands are on mine and they are freezing. I close my eyes slightly and rest my head back. I don’t like this at all. I don’t trust any of those blokes and I know she is in danger there. Theo and Elliot will be escorting us in. I know I won’t be able to protect her on my own in there. There are too many of them and not enough of me. Ashley holds my hand tight when the car comes to a stop. We park in front of the modern-looking building. Ashley looks at me, offering a small, shy smile as she opens the door and exits the car following me. I stand next to her as I slam the car door and hold her hand. We walk inside hand in hand and I can see all the security of the different mafias eye each other, and Elliot and Theo follow us. “They can stay outside,” a large man guarding the double doors says. Ashley shakes her head and I open the door, and Elliot and Theo follow us inside. We are given a stinky eye but I don’t care what t
Ashley POV “Hello, sunshine,” I say as soon as I see Theo. He looks at me and only gives me a small nod as I place my hand on his shoulder. He is still upset with me because of what I did yesterday. I wish he could only see that I am trying to help him. I want him to be happy the same way I am. Before I met Tobias, I thought I would never find love, and I know now that he was a means to an end, that I had to pass him to get where I am today, to meet the love of my life, to be happy and think about a family someday. I want that for everyone, and I want everyone to feel the same happiness I feel. “What the fuck is wrong with him?”, Killian asks Elliot and he shrugs before kissing me on the cheek as I sit next to him, nesting my coffee between my hands. Killian walks to the coffee machine and pours himself some coffee, and walks to stand between the boys and face me. “So? What’s the plan?” Elliot asks, putting his phone down, and Theo mimics his reaction and looks at the two of us. I s