Killian POV
“Kill, we have a situation at the Club that needs your attention,” Elliot says, and I raise my eyes at him as I close my laptop.
“Talk to me,” I say as I grab my gun and the rest of my personal belongings. He follows me out of the room, and we walk down the corridor where Theo is already waiting for us. His face is dark. I frown, looking at him, and he shakes his head.
“Girl problem,” Elliot whispers, and I look back at Theo, that is shooting daggers at Elliot’s back through his eyes. I shake my head as I push away the memory of Ashley’s body pressed against mine while we danced.
We get into the SUV, and Theo starts driving. He is driving like a fucking maniac. “What the fuck”, Elliot moans in the back seat as Theo speeds through the streets of New York.
“Calm down, lad,” I whisper, and he looks at me with blazing eyes. I have never seen him like this. He shakes his head and focuses on the road in front of him again.
“Are you going to tell us what happened?” I ask, and Theo shakes his head as he tightens his grip on the steering wheel, making his knuckles turn white. I look back at Elliot, who shrugs his shoulders and focuses his eyes on his phone. Fucking great. This is all I need.
Theo parks the car in front of the club, and we get out to find four of my men already waiting for me. I give them a nod, and they nod back softly as the bouncer moves, and we walk in. “Spread,” I let out, and they all nod, going in different directions.
“So, what is going on?” I ask, and Theo raises his chin toward a big bearded guy near the bar. I look at him and then back at Theo. “What the fuck is he doing here?”, I ask, and Elliot shrugs. We walk towards Petrov, and he smiles, bringing a tumbler full of amber liquid to his mouth.
“The usual boss?”, the bartender asks as I rest my elbows on the bar looking at Petrov. I nod my head, and Elliot smiles as Theo looks like he is about to rip the bloke’s head off.
“Took you long enough,” Petrov says with his thick Russian accent. I nod, drinking a small sip of my tumbler as I move my eyes around the room. This could get bad, and all these people might get injured.
“Let’s cut the crap. What do you want?” I ask and he lets out a small chuckle. He downs his drink and rises from his chair. He is a little shorter than me, with shaved hair and a big beard. He looks like a fucking caveman.
“Shall we go to your office?” he asks, and I shake my head. Is this guy fucking serious? I would never let anyone near my shit. Let alone a Russian. He can fuck right off.
“I think we’re good here,” I say as Theo nods, and Elliot stands behind me with an unfazed expression.
“You,” I hear a familiar voice behind me as a finger touches my shoulder. Theo stands still with his eyes on Petrov while Elliot holds onto the arms of the person that just touched him.
I turn around, ready to bite someone’s head off, and I see Ashley. She is inebriated, and she looks fucking beautiful. I move my eyes up and down her body while she fights off Elliot’s grip. I raise my hand, and he lets go of her, and she points her finger at my chest, poking me.
“You, you bastard, get the fuck out of my mind,” Her eyes glued on mine. I raise my hand and dismiss Theo and Elliot. They both pull Petrov away with them while I focus all of my attention on the beautiful goddess in front of me. I smile as her face goes bright red.
“Why are you doing this to me? I have a boyfriend, you know?” she keeps talking, and I nod my head while she talks. Her friend behind her was trying to make her stop talking.
“You make me feel like I need to hide. Stop looking at me like that”, she says, and I raise one eyebrow as I cross my arms in front of my chest.
“Come on, Ash, and please, let’s go. Think about Tobias,” she says, and I feel like my heart has been hit by an arrow. I stop smiling straight away and look at Ashley as her face goes pale.
“Are you okay?” I ask, taking one step closer to her. She shakes her head as she rests one hand against my chest. I bet she can feel my erratic heartbeat.
“I’m going to be sick,” she says, and her friend’s face shows pure panic. I wrap my arms around Ash’s body, carrying her bridal style as she wraps her arms around my neck, and I move quickly towards the back stairs that lead to my office and private bathroom. Her friend follows close behind, but my security stops her before she reaches the stairs, and she starts shouting for us. I ignore her as my only concern is Ashley.
I go up the stairs two at a time and open my door quickly, rushing to the bathroom. As soon as her feet reach the floor, she bends in front of the toilet and starts emptying her stomach. I grab her hair back and rub my other hand over her back, trying to comfort her.
“Please leave me alone,” she says, but I stay silent. There’s no way I am leaving her alone while she is feeling sick. How is it possible that Tobias allows her to go out drinking like this? Doesn’t he have anyone taking care of her? My phone starts ringing in my pocket, but I ignore the fucker and focus my attention again on Ashley.
She stops puking and cleans her mouth with the back of her hand before walking towards the sink and washing her mouth and hand. I open the cabinet next to the sink and pull out a new toothbrush still in its packet and offer it to her. Her eyes meet mine, and she smiles softly. Opening the package and I pass her toothpaste. She puts some on her toothbrush and starts brushing her teeth. Her face is blushed, and her makeup is melting all down her face.
She looks at her face in the mirror, and I can see the horror in her eyes. I offered her a towel,, and she washed her face clearing it from the dark makeup she was wearing, and my breath caught, and she looked even more beautiful than before.
Fuck me. She is beautiful. My phone keeps ringing in my pocket, and I take it out to see five missed calls from Theo. I walk to the window that covers an entire wall and looks down at the dance floor to see that everything has been evacuated, and there are only my men and ten other guys pointing guns at each other. Fucking great. That was all I needed.
“Stay here, Angel. There are some saltines and water on the mini fridge,” I say, pressing a button on my phone, turning the glass dark. She nods her head as she lays down on my leather couch and sinks in. She looks beautiful with her hair all spread around and her body resting on my sofa. I shake my head and walk out of the office.
“What the fuck is going on?”, I bark loudly, and all eyes are on me as I walk down, holding my gun in my right hand. And that’s when I see him. Tobias Mariano, with a gun, pointed at Theo.
Ashley POV “Stay here, Angel. There are some saltines and water on the mini-fridge”, Killian says, and I nod my head as I lay down on the leather couch. The cold surface sends a chill down my spine. Killian walks away and leaves me alone. I look around the room and find it very intimidating. It’s all dark wood and has sharp edges with leather. I feel my stomach twisting again, so I stand up, and almost losing my balance, I walk to the mini-fridge, grabbing a bottle of water. I open the cap and drink a little, deciding I want to find Beth. I shouldn’t be here alone with Killian. I open the door and slowly walk down the stairs to realize the music has stopped playing. I get to the bottom of the stairs and can’t believe what I see right in front of me. I let out a gasp, and both my hands fly, covering my mouth as I see Tobias pointing a gun at Killian and vice versa. Why are they pointing guns at each other? “Babe, walk to me,” I hear Tobias say slowly with his eyes glued on Killian
Killian POV As soon as I slam my hand against the wall leaving a mark, I regret it. The shooting pain up my arm makes me close my eyes as I take a deep breath through my nose. "What the fuck was that, mate?" Theo asks, and I ignore his question walking towards the kitchen and opening the freezer. "Who used the last of the ice and didn't replace it?" I bark out loud as Theo and Elliot sit at the kitchen island, looking at me in disbelief. I grab a bag of frozen peas and put it on top of my hand. I rest my ass against the kitchen sink while Theo and Elliot wait for me to explode. "What," I ask in annoyance. They both look at me as if I am an alien. Great. I think I broke them. I look at them and can almost see the wheels turning in their heads. "So? How are we going to do this?" Theo asks, and I let my head hang. I really don't know. I want her away from that guy, he is bad news, not that I am much better, but I would never let her get into dangerous situations like he is always l
Ashley POV I look at myself in the mirror in horror. I can’t believe this is happening to me. I have no clue how I ended up in the middle of this mafia war. And now, because of this, I am being forced to marry Tobias. I shake my head, looking at my image in the mirror. My under eyes are dark, and I have a small cut on the right side of my lip. I never thought Tobias would be the kind of man to touch a woman, but hey, how mistakes I was. To make things even worse, he is not letting me see my friends or contact anyone. I don’t want to marry him. I thought I was involved with him. Yes, I maybe thought about this day once or twice since the day I met him. But I never imagined being made captive and forced into marriage. There’s a knock on the door, and I look back as it opens, and I see Beth, her head peaking into the room. I run to the door and slam it open, pushing her inside as she wraps her arms around my body, as I cry on her shoulder. “Shhhh, everything is going to be okay,” she
Killian POV “Are we all ready to go?”, I look around the room while Theo and Elliot finish doing their ties. They look at me nodding their heads as Bobby opens the door and walks in. I look at him, as the head of the family he was invited with me to the wedding. We RSVP’d saying that Theo and Elliot would go with us but we Never got a response back. Bobby is holding his cane as he walks. He struggles walking lately and he looks old, I am afraid that he makes us look weak but we can’t replace him. We all follow him out of the room and towards the garage where our SUV awaits. Theo gets into the driver seat and Elliot sits in the front seat next to Theo while uncle and I sit in the back. We have another two SUV’s following us, one in the front and one in the back. I said we shouldn’t be sitting in the same car but Bobby thinks its nonsense because no-one will attempt anything today. Today is an important day for the Italians and everyone knows its to stay quiet and calm, no attacks.
Ashley POV “I now pronounce you husband and wife,” The woman marrying us says, and I feel a knot in my throat. I always thought the day I would hear those words would be the happiest day of my life. But Oh boy, how wrong I was. I never thought I would hate this day so much. I would hate my husband. Tobias wraps his arms around my waist, and I keep my arms to my side, not hugging him back. I need him to feel how disappointed I am, how I don’t want this. Tobias’s lips are pressed against mine. I keep my eyes open while he closes his, and his hands pull me closer to him. I stop myself from crying. I can’t cry anymore. “Can you see him? He is here witnessing you getting married to me, and he is not going to be able to stop us”, Tobias says. I look at the end of the room, and that’s when I see him. Killian, right at the back against the wall. His eyes are glued to me. I lick my lips as I see a man standing behind him, holding onto his arm and stopping him as he tries to take one step clos
Killian POV “I will get you out of this marriage if you want,” I tell her between kisses on her sweet lips. This feels right, and she feels right against my body. Her Body molds perfectly on mine, I tower over her, but it makes sense. I pull her dress up, leaving her legs and covered pussy exposed to me, and I feel the beast inside of me taking over. I lift her and place her ass on the sink as I position myself between her thick legs. The warmth irradiating from them feels so good that I close my eyes as I move my hands up and down. Ashley starts messing with my belt, and I can’t help but growl in her ear. I kiss her neck softly towards her exposed shoulder. Ashley shivers as she manages to open my belt and trousers. I moan against her mouth as her hand moves up and down slowly against my growing cock. She pulls away, and I can’t help the smirk that crosses my face. I pull my trousers and boxers down, exposing my dripping cock, and she gasps at the sight. As I knew she would. It is
Ashley POV “Ashley, open the door, right now”, I hear Tobias’s voice on the other side and Killian looks at the door pulling his trousers up. Panic takes over me as I realize Tobias is trying to open the door. “There”, I whisper pointing at the window and Killian shakes his head. “I am not afraid of him”, he says and I kiss him quickly on the lips. “I know,” I say opening the window. “Give me one second”, I say out loud so that Tobias can hear me and I see Killian jumping out of the window at the same time I open the door and Tobias barges in like a maniac. He grabs me by the arm pulling me to him, anger plastered all over his face. “Who were you talking to?”, he asks as he pulls me around as he opens every cubicle door. I pull my arm away from him and cross them in front of my chest. “Don’t you fucking touch me”, I bark at him and he smirks, he takes one step closer and I can feel his breath on my face as I close my eyes at the proximity. “I touch whenever I want to, you are
Killian “I’ve got good news for you”, Theo says as I raise my head looking him in the eyes. I raise an eyebrow waiting for him to give me the fucking good news because let’s face it, I fucking need it. The last couple of weeks have been a shit show and I need something good right now. “She’s arriving today”, Theo says and I stand up behind my desk resting both my hands on it. He places a pile of papers in front of me and I sit back down looking at them. There’s an entire itinerary for Ashley. I look at the papers and then back at Theo as he sits on the other side of the desk with his legs crossed waiting for me to give the orders. “Is this correct?”, I ask and he nods his head. “The old man confirmed himself, she is arriving alone, because he made sure that Tobias had to stay behind dealing with an emergency”. Theo says and I sit back on my chair as I read the rest of the itinerary. “Have you made a plan?”, I ask as the door opens and Elliot walks in ending a phone call. “I have
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