“This is not a vacation, Piper,” Mateo commented as he watched Piper sipping beer from a can as all of them were on a yacht. She was relaxing on the only sunlounger on the yacht. They were supposed to take different speed boats to the island, but bad weather forced them to ditch the original plan and now all of them were traveling together on Kai’s yacht. Piper chuckled and shook her head, “This is the closest thing to vacation for me. I will treat it like one.” She chuckled, “I don’t work for you or Kai anymore, so I am a free bird for the next week.” She smiled and finished the entire can of beer. Mateo shook his head and folded his arms. Faith walked to Mateo and Piper with a smile on her face. She overheard their conversation and chuckled, “Let her be, Mateo.” She said. “You heard about your girlfriend, Mateo. Let me be.” Piper smirked teasingly at him. Mateo sternly looked down at Piper before he heaved a sigh. He softly kissed Faith’s cheek before he walked away without anot
They reached the island a couple of hours later. Everyone got off the yacht except for Kai. He stood by the edge, looking vacantly around the island. He gulped uncomfortably and let out a shaky breath. He hasn’t been there since Zeta’s funeral. His eyes roamed around the port. There were Mateo and his people around – guarding them as they all walked towards the signed cars that would take them to the resort where they all would be staying. Piper was walking on the dock. She was the last one in the line. Kai was supposed to follow Piper out, but she felt he was not following behind, so she halted and turned to look at him stuck at the exit. She sighed and watched him as Kai struggled to step out of the yacht. He put his foot forward and backward. She smashed her lips and turned the other way to see Benji walking forward with Levi. She knows her brother is safe with Levi. Mateo was already in the car when he saw Kai still on the yacht. He looked at Faith, “Hey, Levi and Noel are going
Kai and Mateo sat silently in the yacht that was anchored in front of the dock. Both men were sitting beside each other for the past twenty minutes, and neither of them was talking. Kai’s eyes were fixed on the dock, while Mateo was looking around. “It is weird to be back, no?” Mateo asked Kai. Kai heaved a sigh and look at his friend. They both had their eyes squinted under the sun, but the heat didn’t feel so bad as the winter was approaching. “I vowed that I will never come back here,” Kai replied. “It doesn’t feel right to be back,” he told Mateo.The last time Kai was here, he watched Zeta being lowered to the ground. He still remembers that day like it was yesterday. All the way he was coming here, he couldn’t bring himself to feel relaxed. He couldn’t shake the memories away. Mateo could tell that Kai was feeling extremely uneasy when they were on their way to the island, this is why he spent more time in the cabin along with Benji and Kai.Mateo sniggered, “I have been here s
Mateo pressed the phone to his ear as the bell rang on the other side. His eyes were on his girlfriend, who was walking around their room while munching on chips and cookies. She was wearing high-waist shorts with a loose shirt over them. The shirt was Mateo’s old one. It was so long that it covered her shorts underneath it. Mateo narrowed his eyes at her upper body and sighed when he noticed that she was not wearing a bra. She had her AirPods in her ear. She was listening to some music while swaying her hips to the beat. Mateo was sitting on the armchair. He changed into a white button-up shirt and black pants. His shirt wasn’t tugged under his pants, and a couple of the buttons of his shirt were also undone. He freshly took a shower, so his hair was wet. He tapped his finger on the arm of the chair as he waited for the person on the other side of the phone to pick up his call while his eyes were fixed on the beauty swaying her hips in front of him. Faith wasn’t even noticing how M
“Where are Faith and Mateo? Aren’t they coming for dinner?” Piper asked as she sat in between Benji and Kai around the table. Kai looked around the table. He has never eaten with so many people around. He doesn’t mind it, but this was new for him. Levi, who was sitting right across Kai, sighed and shook his head. “We shouldn't wait for them. They will join us when they want to. They are busy at the moment,” He said. He heard them when he was walking y their room. He knows they were having sex, and he doesn’t want to disturb them and make Mateo mad. He glanced to his right to see Ethan, wordlessly sitting beside him. He looked bored. There wasn’t must he could do to entertain him at the moment. Everyone is pretty nice to him, it was Ethan that was being reserved. Levi has left to settle at his own pace. “Okay,” Piper didn’t ask more before she frowned, “And where is your bodyguard? Aren’t you guys going to invite him for dinner?” She asked accepting a plate from Kai. Levi and Ethan
Kai has been in his room for the past hour. He was supposed to go with Mateo, but he couldn’t bring himself to do so. Aldo’s grave is closer to Zeta’s grave, and he doesn’t have the heart to go there. He has been trying to make up his mind to get out and just go with Levi, who was already waiting for him outside, but Kai just couldn’t help himself. He was feeling anxious. He looked at his gloves-covered hands – they were shaking. His breath was labored as well. His mouth was getting dry.Outside his room, Piper stood with her arms folded to her chest. She turned her head around to see Levi on the phone. She noticed his eyebrows were furrowed, while he hushedly talked on the phone – probably with Mateo. Faith was also standing with her at a little distance. Benji was in his room, and she doesn’t know where Ethan was – probably in his room as well. Faith squinted her eyes and nodded her head toward Levi, who was still on the phone. “Do you think everything is okay? Levi seems a little d
“Shit!” Ethan yelled and immediately jumped back on Benji, pushing him down to the ground with him. “Stay down! Don’t move!” He screamed as he covered Benji with his own body and lay on him. Multiple shots were fired toward them. Ethan flinched and held Benji’s head down when one of the bullets hit the boundary wall. He cursed under his breath. He couldn’t do anything but stay down like that. If he had a gun on him, he would have fired back at whoever was firing them. He was sure of one thing – the bullets were coming from outside of the resort. Ethan looked down at Benji, who had his ears covered with his hands. The poor boy was badly shaken. Ethan felt like Benji was having a seizure in him. Ethan could hear Benji mumbling under him, but he didn’t understand what the boy was saying. “Okay, listen. Nothing is going to happen. They are here only to scare us. I got it.” Ethan tried to talk to the boy. He doesn’t know what he can say that will make Benji feel a little better. “Shit! E
Kai knocked on the door of the room Piper and Benji are staying in. He heard some muffled sounds and voices from behind the closed door before the door opened by Piper. Her eyes fell on him. Kai nervously blinked. Piper usually smiles at him whenever she sees him, but this time she welcomed him with a blank face. Kai opened his mouth to speak but Piper didn’t give him time to say anything. She opened the door wider for him and turned to look at Benji, who was sitting in the middle of the bed, wrapped in his blanket – even when it wasn’t cold enough to use a blanket. “Benji, Kai is here to meet you,” Piper told her brother. “I will be outside,” she muttered and with her arms folded. Kai opened his mouth to stop her. She didn’t want her to leave, but Piper didn’t even glance at him and walked out of the room – leaving the door open. Kai watched her leave, but he couldn’t stop her. He clicked his tongue. He really made her upset. “She is mad at you,” Benji said. Kai turned his head to