Con Artist| 4

Sleep was definitely something I had to start doing more often, like a lot more. Who would've thought sleeping would feel so bliss and peaceful, forgetting all about your problems and living your fantasies.

Including one fantasy where I wake up to an emerald green-eyed hunk looking at me interestingly...wait a minute.

"Who the fuck are you!" I screamed as I sat up straighter on what seemed to be a couch, a really nice couch, how much did this cost, how did I end up here?

"I should be the one asking that I found you passed out on my doorstep," he said calmly looking into my eyes and I moved backwards trying to lean away from him. "Are you a user?"

"No, I would never touch that ever in my life," I said defensively, I hated that stuff, it ruined my mom's life, including ours.

"Then how did you end up passed out on my doorstep?" he asked, sitting down on the table in front of me and nodding his head to the side looking at what was behind me.

Turning my head around, I found a number of guns facing me and I shrieked, jumping off the couch and falling onto the floor.

"I swear I didn't steal anything, I've never seen you in my life!" I cried out still eyeing the guns that were facing me as if I was some threat. "I don't even know how I'm here, I don't know how I passed out, I don't take drugs, I swear!"

I said trying to convince the man that I genuinely didn't know anything, which I didn't. All I knew, the last person I saw was Mike, and he was talking about this guy and even in my foggy messed up brain, I could remember him telling me not to mention his name in front of this man.

Soon the men dropped their guns and marched out of the room in a single line, I heaved out a sigh of relief until I felt a cold sharp metal against my neck only to have me panicking again, who the hell is this guy?

"What's your name?" he asked calmly and I gulped, praying my hands would stop shaking so violently.

"Ava," I lied effortlessly and he pressed the knife more onto my neck and I squealed, ready to beg for my life. I'm still young, twenty-two, I still have to finish school, I have to see my sister make it, I'll confess everything!

"Your real name sweetheart," he said, pushing my hair away from my face as his other hand still kept a perfect grip of the knife on my throat, realising this guy was somehow a lie detector, I told him my name.

"Xania," I whispered, feeling my tear drop onto the knife that was pressed against my neck. Is Mike even sure this guy is just a rich spoiled brat business rival? I highly doubt so, but if he knew, and if I make it out alive here, he better pray that I don't kill him myself!

"Xania," he repeated, his chin resting on top of my head while his other hand played with strands of my hair. I almost leaned into the hand but at the same time, I thought this was kind of creepy, really creepy.

"You have a beautiful name, and a beautiful face and body, so if you don't tell me now how you ended up on my doorstep, I will kill you."

I really don't know, I wanted to cry, I wanted to pray, I wanted to give an offering so that God could help me out of this situation, but at that moment I realized he wanted to hear one thing.

"I'm a user. I'm sorry I lied," I said, breaking out into tears, not because he threatened to kill me but because I never thought that would be a lie I would have to use.

The knife was released from my neck and he got up standing in front of me and I looked up at him from my eyelashes.

This man was beautiful, but he also had this dark aura around him as much as he had that kind of innocent face, he still looked scary as hell. I don't think Mike knows what he is fully dealing with.

"You have a pretty face," he said, pressing the cold metal on my face and sliding it down. I really thought it was going to cut me but it didn't.

"Sorry sir, but you still didn't tell me your name?" I said softly and carefully with my eyes cast down, I was for the first time in my life after momma died, scared for my fucking life. Mike is a marshmallow compared to this guy. And of course, I knew his name, but for the sake of the character...

"Theo," he said, studying my face intently. "I want to hire you," he said and I looked at him shocked. What the fuck for, I'm a junkie!

"Sir?" I squeaked out and I saw a little tug of his lips, damnit his lips were so inviting, but they did threaten to kill me...mood killer!

"You're my new lady," he said and I sucked my bottom lip trying to understand what he was saying.

"Lady?" I asked, and a bit hard, not soft and innocent. You gotta ask me out first boy, I don't care if you got a knife but a 'lady' belongs to a gentleman, and you're no gentleman.

"Yes, just a pretty face I'll have to show around a few parties, hopefully, that will keep you busy enough to stay away from drugs, no?"

He didn't just say I'm 'just a pretty face' right? I believe my crush for this man has dissolved as quickly as it formed, he's dangerous, lunatic, hot and an asshole, perfect boyfriend material...sighs.

"Will you pay me?" I asked, I mean if he's showing me around, he has got to pay me. I'm gorgeous, but with brains, I have to make money out of this.

A man, one that I could recognise, one of the many idiots that had pulled their guns on me, entered the room and Theo looked at him nodding.

"We can talk about that later, go home. Come back tomorrow, at exactly eleven am."

I was free to go home? Ooh, thank you, Jesus! My life had been saved. I quickly got off the floor and bolted for the door but not before running back into the house.

"I'm sorry, but where am I?" I asked and Theo told me which city I was in, that motherfucker Mike is in for some deadly revenge. How am I going to get home? I don't even have my phone, Zada must be worried about me.

"Marcus can take you home," Theo said going down the stairs and the guy who had just entered the room escorted me outside to the car.

"You could drop me off at the bus station please," I said as he drove out of Theo's premises, I was pissed, Michael threw me into the lion's den and I didn't even know how to approach the situation, but I did come out alive however with a deal.