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
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 LILY“Do not embarrass me today, Lily. I expect that you will be on your best behavior and represent the family well” My father says as he hurries inside my room.I am facing the vanity mirror but I can feel his eyes on my back as he is taking in my appearance. I am sure he is impressed by the dress I have chosen because he says nothing to counter it.“When have I never represented the family?” I ask, the sarcasm evident in my voice.“Do not speak to me that way, young lady” my father snaps back, his eyes glittering in the dim of my room.I sigh, already feeling the headache come on.The very same headache I have always had since I was a child. My father had money but not even his money and the numerous doctors could diagnose what was wrong and why I always went into fits and sometimes passed out.The conclusion was that I was weak child and I probably was going to die early in life; not like my father’s behavior towards me was helping matters.“You are the reason we are having t
TWONICKOLASI climb the stairs, my arms flexing beneath the suit I have on and my teeth grating against themselves. I am here for my doe eyed, spoiled angel; the one who had rejected me when I was nothing. Who had run out on me and into her father’s arms because I had had nothing to offerI am here to shatter her world and boy, am I going to have fun while I do this? I am stopped at the entrance of the mansion which is of course something I had anticipated and so I flip out my police ID, my eyes showing feigned boredom. “You are not on the guest list” The man muttered, staring at the name. “Obviously… Martinez” I respond, peering at the name tag on the man’s shirt. “Who invites a police man as a guest? I am here on special business with Mr Blake and I am sure he does not want his guests being made aware of the fact that he is meeting a cop.” I take one step towards the man, crowding his space and smiling inwardly at the confused frown on his forehead. Such lax security, I think
THREENICKOLASI could almost laugh at the shock on her face and the way her mouth had fallen open at the sight of me. She always did have such expressive eyes and I could tell now what she was thinking as she continued staring at me.“Nick” She breathesI feel her words hit me smack in the face as I try to maintain the composure I had entered into the party with.I am not about to fall apart just because she had called my name. I remind myself that I am just here for a job and then revenge; I cannot afford to swoon at the sight of her.“Hey Lily” I respond, my voice hoarse.I grin to cover up the rawness I had not expected to feel at the sight of her.“How are you?” I ask her“How are you here, Nick? What are you doing here?” She mutters, her eyes darting all over me even as the event continued around us. The smile disappears from my face as I stand up straighter, towering over her and watching her like she is prey; because that is what I wanted her to be. “I can now afford to be
FOUR LILY “What is he doing here?” my father questioned as soon as he stepped down from the podium and walked into the room backstage; after he had had to shake Nickolas’ hand. He is livid with rage as he turns on me while I twirled my fingers in anxiety. He hates when I do that and although the doctor had said it was a result of anxiety, he still hated it. No child of his should be anxious; he was Robert Blake! A multibillionaire and there wasn’t anything in the world that scared him. “Lily, is that Nickolas?” My mother asked “Yes” I respond, not saying anything more. I had made no mention of us meeting at the party or dancing earlier because I could hardly wrap my head around the fact that he was back in my life after leaving me. I smile bitterly as I remember waking up that morning and having my father tell me that I wasn’t going to see him anymore because he had offered him money to leave and he had taken it. So much for the promises of forever and even though we had only
FIVENICKOLAS“Come with me” The man who had come up behind me mutters. After the scene with Lily where she had run out after shooting me a glance; I had been thinking about how hard it was going to be to break the news to her about what her parents had done. The truth about her and the crime they had all committed. I had been so sure I wanted to break her, to see her crumble but right now after staring into eyes that had not changed since the last I looked into them. Eyes that held all the sorrows in the world when she wasn’t acting like her mother, I was reconsidering my position in the truth I was about to reveal. “Why?” I query“What?” the man respondsHe appears very confused at my question. “Why do I need to come with you and where exactly are we going?” I repeatI see the man’s eyes darken dangerously before he leaves me, no doubt to go and report to Robert that I am proving difficult. I recline in my seat; my thoughts are soon justified as Robert heads in my direction wi
CHAPTER SIXLILYI swear as she glance at the clock in front of me.I had gotten Nickolas’ number from the form he had had to fill for the donations and I know I should just leave him a message concerning our plans but I want to hear his voice.I should not be doing this? I say to myself.But who am I kidding? I have not had a goodnight sleep since I saw Nickolas at that party. Since the mask fell from his face and I was left staring into the eyes of the boy I had been in love with. He had changed a whole lot since I last saw him. For instance, his eyes used to be filled with love for me; his dark eyes intense upon me like I was the one thing in the world that he cherished but that night, he had stared at me like I was prey and he was about to rip me open.I had looked into those eyes and had not seen the boy I had fallen in love with but the man he had become and all that I wanted to ask at that point was why he had left me?After all his promises; why he had taken my father’s mone