“I am starving!” Piper exclaimed as she opened the paper bag. She looked at Kai to see him looking back at her. He still had his mask and glasses on. Piper couldn't help but chuckle, “At least take them off, Kai. Why are you wearing sunglasses in the car? Your windows are tinted.” She pointed out while taking her burger and fries out of the bag. She placed the empty bag on the floor of the car. Kai watched her every move. He watched as she unwrapped her burger and took a bite of the greasy and messy burger. She let out a delighted moan. Kai gulped at the sound and cleared his throat before he looked away from her as she softly chewed. He sighed, “I have a headache.” He muttered. Piper frowned, “Oh,” She spoke with her mouth full. Kai looked at her disapprovingly. She realized what she had done. She covered her mouth with her hand and swallowed the morsel in her mouth. “Sorry,” She politely apologized. She forgot Kai doesn’t like that. She realized that it must be hard for him to tol
“Listen, I want to apologize for randomly kissing you on the forehead in the car. I should have asked you first,” Piper spoke apologetically to Kai as they were entering Kai’s penthouse. Benji had already walked inside with his new headphones in his ears. He didn’t even bother to look behind if Kai and Piper were coming in. He just bobbed his head to the music he was listening to and walked in. Kai softly chuckled, “That’s nothing. Once a girl kissed me on my lips during a full-blown shootout,” he joked with a small smirk. Piper breathily chuckled and rolled her eyes, “That girl was just trying to divert your attention.” Kai raised his eyebrows, “The girl didn’t have to. She was underestimating me, but all is good now. I didn’t mind,” he shrugged as the two walked into the house. “You didn’t?” Piper asked. “I was not expecting it, and I was taken aback, but I didn’t mind it as much as I thought I would,” Kai replied. “It was some sort of an awakening,” he added. Piper softly chuc
“I know, but I want to give him back what he wants, Piper. I feel good when I see that big smile on his face. It makes me feel good. So, please – don’t take this comfort from me. Let me be there for Benji and you as well. Please, I don’t want you to push me away either. I don’t want to be alone anymore. I am sick and tired of it.” “Hey,” Piper whispered as she held his face in her hands. Kai had his head bowed down. He lifted his gaze to look at her. She had to arch her head up slightly to look him in the eyes. With her thumb, she wipes the tear off his cheek. He hasn’t seen him cry yet. This was the first time she saw tears streaming down his cheeks, “We are not going anywhere, Kai. All I am asking you is not to spoil him. That’s all. A comic book and two are alright, but preparing the entire gaming room for him is a little too much.” She softly explained. Kai exhaled loudly as he slowly nodded his head, “Okay.” He whispered, but Piper didn’t think he even considered her words as h
“Kai, can I come in?” A sudden knock and Benji’s voice from behind the closed door shocked the two of them. Piper gasped and pushed Kai off her when she heard her brother’s voice. She pulled on her bra, jumped off the desk, and put her tank top back on before she quickly put on the shirt. She frantically buttoned up her shirt, while Kai just stood there with his hands planted on the desk. Piper looked at him in horror before her eyes fell on the door. She was scared that Benji would walk in any second now. She looked at Kai who wasn’t moving. He was just bending over the desk with his head lowered and his palms flat on the desk. She tapped his shoulder, “Kai, what the hell? Say something or else he will walk in!” She hissed at him. Kai blew his cheeks out and looked at Piper. He was clearly extremely annoyed. With a deep scowl on his face, he stood straight and straightened his shirt. He cleared his throat and walked back to his chair. Piper noticed that he was walking with a little
“Whatever you want to do,” Piper whispered. She expected him to continue at the same intensity as before, but she was proven wrong when Kai squeezed her ass harder before he sighed and placed his head on her chest. She softly smiled and put her hand on his nape, “What happened?” She asked. Kai lifted his head to look at her. He slowly blinked after a few seconds of pause, “I haven't hugged anyone in a very long time,” he told her. Piper ran her fingers through his hair and let him continue, “The last I hugged anyone was –” He paused as his eyes lowered. Piper sat on his lap and patiently waited for him to continue. He took his time after a few minutes, and he looked back into her eyes with his glossy ones, “I hugged Zeta’s dead body. She was so cold,” he whispered while pulling her closer to him. Piper drew her eyebrows together and stopped caressing the nape of his neck and his head. She felt her heart twisting in her chest for him. At that moment, he didn’t look like Kai Bianchi.
“So, it was an inside job?” Faith asked Mateo, who nodded his head. They were about to identify the man that tried to kill Levi. It was one of Mateo’s employees. He was working very close to Levi. Mateo didn’t know whom he was working for. If Ethan had spared the shooter’s life, Mateo might have pulled it out of him, but now that he was gone – Mateo couldn’t do much other than just keep a close eye on all of the employees. He knew there were black sheep among his people, but he believed they were there to spy on them by Aldo. But, with the recent attack on Levi, and the stalking of Piper – he is certain that someone was trying to wipe Mateo’s loyal people off for some reason. “But, there might be more men like him among your people, Mateo,” She pointed out. Mateo nodded his head, “I am sure there are. It is just hard to differentiate anymore. If I am unable to get to the root of this problem, soon there will be anarchy among my people because right now, everyone is suspicious of oth
Ethan had a long day. After he finished his classes, he went to the coffee shop he applied to work at. He was finally able to land that job. How weird would it be for him to work where he doesn’t shoot, kill or torture anyone? Levi will be glad to hear that he got a decent and nonviolent job. Ethan needed to finance his own expenses. He doesn’t feel right to slack off on Levi. It feels weird when he thinks about his future like this. He never had any shame about slacking off with Dante, maybe because deep down he didn’t care how he felt about him – perhaps all he wanted was for Dante to accept him, but with Levi, it is completely different. Now, he wants to do well in life, so he doesn't become a burden to Levi. He went back to his apartment and did his chores before he ordered pizza as a celebratory meal and went to see Levi, who was still recovering from his injury. When he got to his place, Levi was already waiting for Ethan. Ethan had already told Levi about the job he got, so as
“You are being very unfair to me,” Ethan let out a shaky breath while sitting between Levi’s legs. His legs were parted by Levi while Levi’s hand was between his legs. Levi only smirked and placed a wet kiss on Ethan’s neck, “Levi,” he whispered and rested his head back on Levi’s chest. He smashed his lips together before he bit them in between his teeth when Levi pulled him out of his boxers. “Oh God,” he moaned and pushed himself into Levi. Levi smirked and bit Ethan’s earlobe between his lips, “You are missing out on the movie,” he whispered. He could feel Ethan’s frustration after he said those words to him. He breathily chuckled and gently squeezed Ethan’s dick in his hand, making Ethan squirm in his lap. “Screw the movie,” Ethan gritted his teeth and threw the pizza in his hand back into the open pizza box. He took his hands behind him and grabbed Levi’s nape. “Screw me too,” he suggestively said to his man while deliberately rubbing his back over Levi’s groin, making Levi groa
A good day came months after. The people of the village finally got their freedom. When that happened, week-long celebrations were held at the village, and all of them were invited, especially, Faith, Mateo, and Kai. It was a joyous occasion. Even when everyone was dreading back where they all spend the worst days of their lives, of course, they went anyway. Hesitant at first, everyone had a great time. Faith had never seen the people of the village have such a festive spirit. It was truly a beautiful week. Faith spends most of her time with her grandmother, Kami, and his family. Benji didn’t want to go with them, but when Kami asked – he couldn’t say no. Lora (Kami’s sister) was there to welcome everyone. Everyone could see how excited Benji got when he saw her. Piper and Kai exchanged a knowing glance. Benji has a crush on Lora. He had it since he came here for the first time. After he returned to the city, he kept in contact with her in one way or another. Faith was happy to see
(One Year Later)Even today when Faith closes her eyes and thinks about her recent past, she can’t truly process it. She can’t believe that so much changed in the past couple of years. From losing her entire family to almost getting killed to find a new family – a new purpose – everything in her life was nothing less than a lesson – a brutal and painful lesson. Currently, she was sitting in a meeting along with Kai and Mateo – but they weren’t the only ones there. The three of them were hosts, while the other distant members of the Ricci and Bianchi clan, a few mafia leaders, and a couple of correspondents from the village were in the room. The debate was on – whether the village/island should be given its independence or not.Faith was sitting in between Kai and Mateo. She averted her gaze to the other side of the room where Kami sat along with a few young faces representing the village. Faith could tell that the young boy was nervous. She shoots him an assuring smile. Kami smiled ba
Kai didn’t say anything in return. He just impassively stared at Mateo before they were interrupted by Faith and Piper’s loud laughter. Both looked at the girls to find that Ethan had managed to pull Levi into the pool. He grabbed Levi’s ankle and pulled him in, making the water splash around and the girls laugh. Mateo heaved a sigh and shook his head as he watched his friend emerge from under the water, not looking much impressed. Noel was standing behind Levi when Ethan pulled him in, he was now watching them two. Ethan laughed and splashed some water towards him with his hand, “What are you doing up there loser? Get in!” Noel shook his head, “No, and you need to come out too.” He looks at all of them, “You all do. It is chilly and the water is cold,” he added. “It is not that cold,” Piper replied. It was because Kai switch on the heater to warm up the water, but that’s mean it was okay to be in a pool on a chilly night under the sky. Just at that moment, Piper sneezed. That was i
Faith and Piper were wasted. If having one drink after another wasn’t enough, they were now drinking straight out of the bottle. “We should go swimming,” Faith slurred a suggestion to which Piper enthusiastically nodded her head, agreeing to it. Before anyone could stop them, an equally drunk Ethan got on his feet and threw his fist in the air, “Hell yeah! Let’s go!!” he yelled out and hooted. Everyone else was so concerned about Faith and Piper that they didn’t even notice just how much Ethan was drinking. These three were completely wasted. Noel was slightly tipsy. Where else, Levi, Mateo, and Kai only had a single drink so they weren’t drunk at all. They decided to stay sober to keep an eye on girls, and well – now Ethan as well. “Excellent,” Levi muttered under his breath and pinched the bridge of his nose. He moved to Ethan, who was swinging from one side to another with a bottle of one of the most expensive whiskeys in his hand. Kai glanced at the bottle in his hand. He didn’t
Faith was in her room, changing with there was a knock on her door. Her room was now filled with done and undone boxes. She will be moving out tomorrow and there is so much left to do. But currently, she wasn’t focused on it. She is certain that she will be able to pack before the movers arrive. She was concerned about the dinner party they were having tonight. Faith had already invited everyone and now she was changing for the night. By the knock on the door, she was certain that Mateo has arrived. She quickly picked up the clothes she threw on the floor and put them on the bed before she spoke, “Yes?” The door opened and indeed it was Mateo. He looked good. Fresh and well-rested. It took everyone over a month to get over what happened on the island. The exhaustion and trauma (for some) didn’t leave for days. Mateo was looking like he did when Faith first met him. The difference between then and now is that then he had a hard scowl on his face, and now he was smiling. Then he threw
“Are you all packed up?” Piper asked Faith who came to her room to visit. Faith looked at Piper and smiled. “Yes, almost. Just a few things are remaining to be packed,” she replied. In two days, Faith is moving in with Mateo. For the past week, she has been very busy. She didn’t realize how comfortable she has gotten at Kai’s place, that now that she was winding everything up here, she feels sad to be leaving. When she started packing, she was excited. For her, moving in with Mateo is like a new chapter of her life, but as she proceeded, she realized how uncomfortable yet relieving it is to end this brief, daunting, and challenging chapter of her life. Piper was sitting on the bed, reading, when Faith knocked on her door. She exhaled and smiled broadly at her, “So, are you excited?” She asked. Faith chuckled and sat on the bed beside her, “I am.” She nodded her head, “But I am also nervous. There are so many ifs and buts in my head that I can hardly sleep at night,” she replied hon
“Thank you,” Piper hugged and thanked Faith, before she looked at Mateo, “Thank you both of you. I don’t know what would have happened if it wasn’t for you two. I would have been living on the streets,” she added. “Hey!” “What the hell?” Levi and Kai spoke at the same time. Piper pulled her eyebrows together and looked at both of them. Kai was frowning while Levi stepped forward, “What do you mean you would have been on the streets? Are you kidding me? I would have never let you be on street. Damn, I thought you thought of me as a friend, but boy was I wrong.” Levi scoffed. Where Kai just watched her dumbfounded. She softly chuckled at Levi. “Oh, I would have never bothered you. You already got your hands full,” she told him bobbing her head towards Benji’s room. The door of Benji’s room was open and inside everyone can see Benji and Ethan playing video games. They were so engrossed by what they were playing that they didn’t even notice the people outside looking at them. Ethan and
Kai squinted his eyes. When he was coming out of Piper’s room, he did not expect Faith, Mateo, and Benji right outside – watching him walk out of the room. Their curious gazes made him feel like he was sneaking out of her room after a one-night stand. Mateo was shamelessly smirking at him. Faith was curiously watching him, and Benji had his eyes narrowed at him. Kai cleared his throat and ignored Mateo’s comment and Faith’s question. He was about to tell them that they shouldn’t be so nosy when the doorbell rang. Faith and Mateo pulled their eyebrows together and looked at each other, “Who is here so early in the morning?” She muttered and watched as one of the helpers opened the door. It was Levi and Ethan. “What are you two doing here so early?” Mateo asked with his eyebrows knitted together. Levi didn’t look good. He looked like he didn’t sleep all night. Ethan looked tired as well, but not as exhausted as Levi. Levi glared at Ethan at Mateo’s question. Levi heaved a sigh. His sh
Kai has been inside Piper’s room for an hour. He was now sitting on the floor while she was sitting on the floor as well but she sat by the window. She was watching outside the window while her knees pressed to her chest and her arms wrapped around them. While her eyes were fixed outside, Kai’s eyes were fixed on her. They have been talking for the last hour. No yelling or name was calling. There were no accusations, nor did they completely patch up – they were just talking, which was due for some time now. They fight. They have had sex. They have done everything, but they never get the chance to sit and just talk about themselves. About their insecurities, about their feelings, about everything they bring to each other. Piper last put forward a very interesting point, “Aren’t we toxic for each other? There is just too much we don’t agree on.” She had muttered. Her point was quite simple. She told him that even if Jeremy hadn’t attacked her or anyone else, and even if he was just try