CHAPTER FOURTY THREELILYHe is taking me to his house now. Should I have accepted this invitation in the first place? I mean I can go stay in a hotel after all but a part of me is curious. I want to know where he lives in a way.We arrive at the building. The first thing I notice as we drive through the gate is the decor of the place. It is not anything to fancy but it has this modern decor to it that indicates it must have cost a fortune. He leads me up the stairs to the front door and opens it up.As we get in, the first thing I notice is the color in the place. The whole house looks like a combination of extremely bad interior designing taste. The clash in colors, the type of furniture and paintings hanging on the wall in the parlor just put me off. I look around as he ushers me in. The space is huge and has a lot of potential but everything just seems out of place to me.“Wow.” I say, still looking around.I hear him laugh as he comes in behind me.“Overwhelming right”“Oh you kn
CHAPTER FOURTY FOURNICKOLASAs I drive to her house I can not stop myself from thinking.What the hell am I thinking inviting her to stay with me? I could have just lodged her in a hotel or something. Now I am going to have to see her every day I wake up. What will that dynamic be like? Fuck.She definitely needs the rest though but can I really take her walking around the house every morning I wake up. I do not think I have ever had a girl sleep over at my place before, this will surely be the first. I know it is the right thing to do but then again the doubt is still evident in me.Telling her to leave now will just be super weird, especially after I invited her myself.If you knew you were going to get like this you shouldn’t have invited her in the first place. I say to myself and hit my hands on my head as I continue driving.Well she is here now and there is nothing I can do about it but make her feel welcome. The daughter of my worst enemy is staying in my house. My whole lif
CHAPTER FOURTY FIVELILYSitting in the room surprised, my mind keeps on thinking about things. I should not have actually gone into his room but at the same time I certainly was not expecting the reaction I got from him. He was like a child not wanting anyone to play with a toy. I scoff at the thought of it.So he did keep the book and the picture after all these years. It is all worn out so he definitely has been reading it quite a lot. Oh wow. The more I think, the more confised about everything I get. Does this mean I have been on his mind a lot ever since then? No. That can’t be possible. But then again what if it is? Now I am in his house.There is nothing I can do about it right now. I shake my head to dispell the thoughts out. I know I should not be thinking of him in that way now, I am in mourning maybe that is what is really clouding my judgement here.Nickolas is no saint, he is just the lesser evil but still evil none the less. I hear a knock on the door and it brings me
CHAPTER FOURTY SIXNICKOLASI watch Lily head out of the room in silence. This is something she has to do on her own? That is very strange but then again it is alright I guess, this is definitely a very emotional time for her. On the other hand, how much of the convo between me and Scot did she hear.“How much of that do you think she heard?” Scot asks, it is like he read my mind.“I do not know and I don’t think I care.” I say this as I go back to dicing the carrots and other things.“Well you should care. Remember what I said about how she just might be the opening we need to blow this whole thing wide open, I mean afterall that is why she is here isn’t it?” I see the look he gives me as he asks that question. He is obviously waiting for an answer but I focus on what I am doing because I do not think I have such an answer to give him at this moment. I myself do not know my full intentions anymore, everything is really confusing and until I figure out exactly what is going on I can
FOURTY SEVENLILYI lock the door behind me as I enter the room and sit back down on the bed. My mind keeps going back to the picture of Ingrid in my hand as I look at it over and over again. What does this picture even mean? This definitely means that Ingrid and Robert knew each other and she was close to my family, close enough to be invited into the household, but how? Why didn’t she tell anybody as well?Given how Nickolas reacted when I showed him the picture I am sure he didn’t know about this as well or perharps he did and chose not to tell me? Is that even a possibility?My brain keeps running down possibilities and scenarios but without any notable answers. I pick up the envelope I had taken the picture out of to go through it once again, perharps there might be something inside that indicates anything at all.Going through the documents, I soon realise this is hopeless. There are only transaction documents in here. I collapse on the bed in frustration.Maybe there is enough
CHAPTER FOURTY EIGHTNICKOLASAs I bring out the chicken from the oven and begin to serve out two plates of food for I and Scot, the only thing that is on my mind is Lily. I wonder if she is okay right now, she must have gotten to her parents house by now. A part of me still doesn’t understand why she had to go in the first place and what was that look she gave me before she stepped out?There is definitely a lot for us to talk about but then I do not know how to bring it up because in a way she is right. I do not own her or control her so she is free to do whatever she wants. Why am I even trying to protect her in the first place? Maybe Scot is right, Maybe I am actually falling for her.This is not a thought I can entertain right now but then again it is the only thing I seem to be thinking about at every point in time. It is beginning to irritate me. I need to get back to the actual important things like taking down Robert as soon as possible. With Ingrid’s death I have even more m
CHAPTER FORTY NINELILYI enter into the room and head straight for the bed. There are so many thoughts in my head and I have no idea what I am supposed to do with all these pent up emotions I currently have. All I want to do is sleep but then again I know my mind will not let me. I crash on the bed and lift up the pillow to my face. As I scream into it at the top of my lungs I think about my life and the past few days. There was meeting Nickolas, the boat cruise, the revelation that my parent’s aren’t actually my parents, the meetup with my actual mother, her death at the hands of the man I call my father and now here I am lying down here with these tears in my eyes that I can’t seem to control. My life feels like a roller-coster right now but all it is doing is just going downhill. This is definitely not how I thought the trajectory of my life would go. I mean I am the daughter of Robert Blake after all, or rather I was. That should have counted for something right. Countless peop
CHAPTER FIFTYNICKOLASScot comes into my room holding my phone in his hand, he points it at me and I can see it vibrating in his hand. I collect it from him and look at the number calling and it is an unknown number. I am hesitant to pick it this time as I look at Scot, the last time I had picked an unknown number someone had ended up dead and right now the mans face was playing in my head over and over again. Scot nods for me to pick it up but just as I am about to, the call comes to an end.We stand in my room exchanging glances at each other without saying a word. From his eyes I can tell that he knows why I hesitated in picking up. I do not think I can bear another death like that on my conscience. “You should pick up, you do not know who it is.” Scot says.“That is the problem.” He is about to say something else when the phone rings again. He nods at me to pick up and this time I do.“Hello?” I say into the phone.“I have information that I feel will be important to you.” a v
EPILOGUE SCOT SIX MONTHS LATER I could feel the wind in my face and the harsh glare of the sun on my skin. I inhaled, sighing at how content and fulfilled I felt with the woman in my arms. It has been six months since everything went down… six months since my life changed for the better and since I realized I would live and die for the woman I held in my arms. We had gone on this holiday after cutting all her ties with the clan and bidding them farewell. She was no longer with that life and the danger it entailed. She had no idea of course about everything I had planned for today and I could not wait to see the look on her face when she realizes that I am going to ask her today to complete me for as long as the world and our lives continue. I turned to the left, to the man holding the signal and he winked in my direction to let me know that everything was in place and it was time for the commotion. “Hey baby” I whispered in her ear, feeling her stir and open her eyes. “I think
ONE HUNDRED AND FIVECATALINADespite all the air flowing all around in the open yard I can feel myself struggling to get air into my system, the whole atmosphere around is so tense as both Dante and Scot face off in the middle of the square.This looks extremely familiar to me, I have watched so many fights take place in this same yard during my training but none of them held as high a stake as this. Everything is hanging on this showdown, whatever happens here is definitely going to change a lot of things drastically.“You came,” Dante says to Scot, “I see you are not a coward after all. Just a man with a death wish.”“Yes I have a death wish, but not mine.” Scot says laughing,I can tell Dante is furious by the blank look he has on his face as he turns to me, he still has the same expressions from when we were younger.“So this is it, your plan is to challenge me with this lowlife.” he says, addressing me.“He is not a lowlife.” I reply,“And now you defend him. What went wrong, Ca
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURSCOT“You should get dressed.” I tell her as I get up from the bed and begin to search for my clothes which are strewn across the floor.I can see the fear in her eyes as she clutches tightly onto the sheets and speaks,“No, please, you can’t go. This will be suicide.”Looking at her as I grab my shoes from the corner of the room and begin to put it on“I do not think we have a choice anymore, you heard what they said.”“There’s always a choice,” she says, getting up and rushing to kneel right in front of me as I put on my shoes. “We can run, go anywhere else but here, that’s a choice.”Her eyes tell me that she means everything that she says as they reflect the deep pain and worry which she feels right now.“Are you willing to elope with me?” I ask,“Yes.” She says without hesitation, cupping my face in her hands. “I will go with you wherever and we will be able to get away from them.”For the first time in a long time I understand what this feeling is no
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND THREECATALINAHe sleeps so soundly.I have a smile on my face as I look at Scot’s face as he lay there with his eyes closed. Last night was extremely draining for the both of us as I recall the nasty things we did to each other all through. Some of the best sex I have ever had in this life is definitely with this man who is laying here clutching on to my naked body. He had not let me go all night, the memory of me disappearing on him like the last time definitely still haunts him but this time is different though, I have no plans of doing such. I love it here, snuggling closer to him.“Is that how you always stare or am I just that special?” he asks, with his eyes still closed.“You are awake.”“Yes, I could feel you looking.”“Sorry I woke you,”“It’s fine, you could have been more creative about it though.” he says,“Oh really.” I reply, gliding my hands into the bedspread that covered our bodies and tracing his abs till I reach his lower region.The gasp escape
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND TWOSCOT“Do you want to get out of here?” she asks, out of the blues.The question takes me by surprise as I stand there still looking at her. Before I can say anything she grabs my hand and begins walking really fast towards the exit. Watching her from behind, it is a surprise she is moving as fast as she is in that dress and those heels she has on. She looks extremely hot.We get out of the club and turn right, continuing our little stroll in silence as the music blasting from the club gets more and more distant, eventually fading away completely. A brief look behind us reveals to me that we are being followed by the men who had thrown out the madman at the club earlier.“Friends of yours?” I ask, as we continue walking.“More like CCTV.” she replies, without bothering to turn around.“I count three of them, don’t you think that’s too much for your security? I mean you did say you can take care of yourself after all.” I say, shooting the snide remark in her dire
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND ONECATALINAThe room is spinning right now in my mind as I struggle to get my thoughts together. It’s harder to do thanks to the mixture of alcohol coursing through my veins and the shock that I can still feel reverberating through my entire system as I see him standing in front of me.This all feels like a dream, a trance that I am not sure what to make of. Is he really here? I am tempted to reach out and touch him in order to confirm but I try my best to hold myself. Scot in Italy? What the fuck could he possibly be doing here? Especially now that I am trying to let go of the past, trying to forget the one man that has consistently ruled my thoughts for the past week and now here he is standing before me once again.Short of words right now as my brain is still processing all of what is happening, trying to make sense of it. All I can do now is stare at this gorgeous hunk of a man standing before me. In the sim light of the club, all his features seem more prono
CHAPTER ONE HUNDREDSCOTA week…Seven days I have spent here and still I haven’t been able to get in contact with her. I know where she is but then I also know if I show up over there I am going to be dead before I will have the opportunity to even get to see her face. Javier is definitely not going to stand for it.Making enquiries about them had all led to the same thing.Stay away from the Vega’sEveryone I had asked turned out to be scared of them, even all of Nickolas’s contacts that I had reached out to when I first landed hung on me when they heard the name I was asking about. I knew they were a big deal in Italy but I never thought it would be up to this.What was I expecting though? Javier runs the biggest crime syndicate in the country, Of course they were feared.Recalling what Pascal; the man I had spoke to yesterday said,“If you keep on asking about the Vega’s you will end up dead, besides how good could the pussy have been for you to want to fly over from the states fo
CHAPTER NINETY NINECATALINA“I don’t think I should give you more drinks, anymore and you will be puking your guts out by the side of the road.” the bartender says to me,“Oh come on, I deserve it.” I say in between giggles, “After what I have gone through in the past couple of days, I most definitely need it.”He gives me a look and I reply with a pleading look of my own.“Pleaseee” I say, mustering the biggest baby eyes I can manage to pull in the state that I am in.“Fine,” he says, “two more and then no more. I will have the men take you home.”“You are no fun, let loose a little. I know that’s why I am here.” I say,“Well I am on duty, this isn’t as fun for me as it appears to be for you.” he says, chuckling.“How about me and you having a little fun?” I say, winking at him and putting on my best flirtatious smile.He looks back at me as he gets what I am hinting at.and a smile breaks across his face. Even in the dim light of the bar, I can tell how handsome of a man he is with
CHAPTER NINETY EIGHTSCOTWe all stand around in a circle with Javier’s man in the center of the room and the bag by his side. I do not want to let him out of my sight as we wait for the arrival of Javier. He had already made a phone call earlier and had indicated that he was already on his way. I told a couple of men to keep an eye on the entrance of the building so we would know exactly when they were coming.Finally he will be here soon and we will be able to settle all of this nasty business once and for all. My top priority is Catalina but in the event that the opportunity to take both her and Javier in safely arrives then I will take it as well. It will be a very big arrest for the department and I am sure the chief will be willing to look past the stealing of drugs and some of the other things I have done to achieve the goal. Catalina is the first priority though, all other things are secondary. Once I have her then we can figure the others out.Here I am risking my entire exis