The next morning, Kedwyn slipped out early to get to work. I let Kiara sleep in as I took my phone to the lounge, grabbing a pair of shorts on the way out. I had a few notifications. A good morning text from Sue, which she sends every morning; Lulu asking how last night went; and a please call me from Axel. These days, I don’t feel like I'm alone. People cared enough to message me. I no longer woke up to no notifications.I decided to call Axel first."Hey, Axel, man, it’s Jason. I saw you sent me a missed call." I said into the phone as he picked it up."Oh, hey, man." Axel laughed, then added, "How are you? Still with the sexy Kiara?""I’m good, man, honestly, I am. Things with Kiara are…" I paused to smile as I thought about last night. "Great. We're doing well, man.""That’s great news; you two are perfect for each other. Both wild and crazy.""Thanks, man. How are you?""Uh, not too bad. Things with the crew have been silent; I think after you left, it inspired everyone to try to
The next month flew by so quickly. It was bliss being with Kiara and just falling more in love with her every day. Awkward lunches with my mother slowly started to feel more comfortable. I used up most of my savings just to give Kiara the best money could buy. We went to grand parties, fucked in luxurious hotels, and finally found the perfect ring.The band was rose gold with a cluster of three accent diamond stones. The main stone was a 4mm round cut moonstone, which looked absolutely stunning against the rose gold. It was perfect for Kiara, and I made sure to get the right size, thanks to her other ring that "went missing" for a few days.Tonight, Gregory Van Kline planned to announce his retirement at a dinner party. Kiara was going to be given her father’s company and was so excited. I was proud of her. Unlike me, she really deserved it.Gregory wanted to have an early retirement and travel the world a bit. He joked, saying he was going to find a young Asian bride and bring her ho
"Axel, can I have a word?" I said through my teeth as I climbed out of the car."Oh, yeah, man." He nodded and climbed out as well.I walked a bit away from the van so the others couldn’t hear us and put my hand on the back of my neck."Shit." I cursed and shook my head as I looked up at the sky, which had already started to grow dark.I couldn’t miss this dinner party. It meant too much to Kiara, and I knew that if I didn’t show, it would ruin her night.Fuck. Why did I even agree to this job? I mean, yeah, I needed money, but was all this stress worth it? Making Kiara upset was definitely not worth it."I’m sorry, Jason, man. I swear this was just supposed to be a drop-off." Axel started to apologise as he reached my side."I can’t stay, man. I have to get going. Kiara is waiting for me." I sighed, and he nodded."I know, man, and I don’t expect you to stay. Go, man. We’ll be okay here." Axel smiled and touched my shoulder.I lowered my voice as I said, "I don’t trust these men, man
"Kiara, baby, wake up. I didn’t know it was you." I touched her hair and moved her now-red hair from her face. "I won’t let anyone touch you, okay?" I said softly.Zoey and Vin stormed into the room next, with a worried Axel behind them."What the fuck is happening here?" Vin yelled with this anger I hadn’t sensed from him before."What the hell are you doing?" Joey demanded and stared at Kiara in my arms.Fuck. They wouldn’t let me leave with her, even if I told them the truth. She was just a paycheck for them. I didn’t know if they were loyal to the boss or if they would freak out and just start firing. Shit. I had to keep the truth hidden."She stopped breathing, you idiots!" I snapped and pressed my fingers against Kiara’s pulse.I could feel her strong and steady heart beat, but I needed to keep my act up."We’re fucking lucky I got her heart going again. Else we would all be hunted down and killed by the boss." I shook my head and glared at them."W-What? Why did she stop breath
I slowed down the van and pulled onto the side of the street. The car stopped, and I looked over at Joey, pretending that the knife pressed against my neck didn’t bother me. I couldn’t let him know I was scared. Plus, I didn’t know what he knew about Kiara or if he knew Kiara and I were dating. Perhaps he was just bluffing to find out if I knew anything."Fine, yes, I know the wife is Kiara Van Kline." I said and glared at him. "Who doesn’t know her? She’s rich and incredibly beautiful, and I thought, Single." I added, which made him raise an eyebrow at me. "I live in Joburg, Joey, and I read the newspaper. Of course, I recognised her.""No, there’s something else. The way you looked at her…" Joey shook his head as he tried to find the words.The knife pressed harder against my skin, and I felt warm blood trickle down my neck."Okay, maybe I have a crush on the woman, and maybe I stalked her for a few months. What does it matter?" I asked, and Joey moved the knife away from my neck. "
"Hmm, what the hell?" Kiara mumbled against my chest. "L-let me go, you freak!" She screamed as I had my hand in her hair and kept her head against me."It’s okay, baby. Calm down." I softly said and felt Kiara freeze.I let her go and lifted her chin so that she looked up at me. Her brown eyes were wide, angry, and so confused."Jason?" She asked, and I smiled as I nodded."Kiara, baby, I’m so sorry! I didn’t know I was hired to kidnap you!" I quickly explained, and her mouth dropped open.Next, her hand flew up and slapped me across my face. My ears rang as the side of my face shot red and started to sting. I deserved that slap."You did what?" Kiara shrieked and clenched her fists by her side. "How could you help people kidnap me!? What the hell, Jason!?""I didn’t recognise you; they had a bag over your head, and you were unconscious!" I replied, and she slapped me again."Ouch!" I frowned as she glared at me."So without a head, you’re telling me you wouldn’t recognise me! What i
I walked closer to Kiara as she softly whispered, "I’ve gotten so used to sleeping in your arms that I’m struggling to fall asleep now."I imagined she pouted in the dark, which made me frown."I’m so sorry about this, baby." I sighed and sat down on the bed, which slightly creaked."It’s okay." She replied, and I felt her reaching out to me in the dark.Her warm hand touched my arm, then moved up as she leaned forward and pulled my face closer to hers. Soon her lips found mine as she made her way onto my lap, her warm legs straddling my sides as the shirt she had on moved up to her hips. My hands moved up her thighs as she cupped my face and kissed me, her hair falling down to cover our faces.I moved my hands to her ass and discovered she didn’t have on any underwear, so I moved higher under the shirt and brushed my fingers over her hard nipples. Oh, Kiara, didn’t you know better than to sleep without any underwear on in a house full of men?I heard her moan softly into my mouth as
We waited a few minutes before the boss's reply came through.Good. Get her clothes, food, and whatever else she needs, but do not let her leave that house. I will collect her tomorrow night."Tomorrow night?" Axel asked after he paused from reading the boss's reply aloud."Great, we have to spend the whole day, the entire night, and all of tomorrow here." Vin groaned as he rolled his eyes. "I hate this place.""None of us like it here." Joey shook his head and sighed."We better be paid well." I said and pressed my mouth into a line. "It’s bad enough we all slept like shit, plus we have to look after the boss's wife.""Talking of…" Axel paused, then looked at me. "Guess we have to send someone back into town.""Please, can I go?" Vin quickly asked, then added. "I can’t sit around here any longer.""Okay, fine." I shrugged and tossed him the keys to the van. "I’m not going into town again. One of you guys can go with him." I added and looked between Joey and Axel."Yeah, okay, I’ll go