Faith looked at Ethan. His clothes were covered in blood, but it wasn’t his blood. It wasn’t Levi’s blood either. It was the blood of the shooter that came to kill Levi. Levi was shot, but the bullet pierced through his shoulder. His injury wasn’t fatal. He was in fact completely fine. Yes, he did lose blood and yes, he is in pain – but he will be okay. Mateo was in the room with Levi while Faith, Piper, and Ethan waited outside.Ethan was completely silent. His eyes were fixed on the floor. His face hardened. Faith couldn’t tell if he was in shock, distressed, scared, or just worried. He is an incredibly complicated man. It can be very hard to read him. She shared a glance with Piper, who was looking at Ethan as well. Faith heaved a sigh and decided to break the silence, “Ethan, maybe you should go and change your clothes. You can come back later. We are all here with Levi till then,” She said, but Ethan didn’t react – he didn’t even look at her.Faith looked at Piper. Both of them h
Ethan timorously walked into Levi’s room. He could hear Mateo and Faith muttering to each other, but he didn’t pay attention to them and closed the door behind him. Levi was lying on the bed. He wasn’t wearing a shirt and had the jeans from earlier on. There was a bandage wrapped around his right shoulder and his arm was secured by an arm sling. He slowly opened his eyes when he heard Ethan walking in. He lazily blinked and watched Ethan pause in the middle of the room. Levi’s eyes fell on Ethan’s bloody clothes. He scrunched his nose, “Why didn’t you change your clothes yet?” He asked him sternly. Levi’s eyes were droopy and his voice was slightly slurry, but the gravity in his voice was the same as before. Ethan gulped and looked down at his shirt, “Uh, yeah. I should go and change.” He muttered under his breath while pulling the hem of his shirt. He could tell that Levi was on pain medication, and probably on some muscle relaxant. Levi never sits so slackly. He is always so atten
Kai was sitting in the car in the backseat. The car was parked at the end of a very busy street. There were different shops, eateries, and small marts on both sides of the streets. It was a commercial area, so the buildings on both sides of the streets had offices in them. Maybe some of them were residential. It was hard to tell. The area he was currently in was not very opulent. It was very ordinary. The city is full of such streets. The cars that were parked on both sides of the street were very customary, and among those cars were Kai’s black Mercedes. The driver sat in the front with Kai’s bodyguard in the passenger seat, and Kai sat alone in the back. He could see pedestrians staring at his car. He didn’t mind them – they couldn’t see him. The windows were up and tinted. Kai was wearing a black three-piece suit. He was wearing a navy blue tie, black Oxford shoes, and matching black fabric gloves on his head. His eyes were covered with black shades and his mouth was covered with
“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.