Adrian"What?!"I turned to Kael, who was quiet with a tab in his hand, and I pulled him into a corner immediately."What?""The ships took a hit, and Lyra ran away from the house.""Fuck fuck fuck fuck! How did... How did that happen?""Which...""The both of them. The ships, her, how did she run away?""She made a deal with a delivery girl to leave in her clothes and bike."God, she was going to be the death of me."And the ships?""Exploded. Two of them.""What?!" I couldn't believe that."Should I shut down the party?""What? No!"I ran a hand through my hair and put on a smile when some people by the corner turned their heads in our direction.They couldn't know what was wrong.They couldn't know, or things would become imbalanced in the system.The power, the strength—they would all become questionable if things went wrong, and I couldn't let that happen."You, take care of it and keep it under wraps, and Lyra, find out where the fuck that... where she went to."He nodded and le
AdrianHow did she even make it here?The distance.This was Sicily for crying out loud and a long distance away from Rome, where she was supposed to be.I straightened my back and glanced at the crowd that was now focused on both of us.Fuck!This was basically the reason why I had kept her a long distance from where I stayed.To keep her hidden and out of my world, but she had come into it like a moth attracted to light.Even Alfredo was staring at me from where he stood."Who brought her?"A guy in a red mask raised his hand and stepped forward, and I used a hand to lift the mask from his face before scowling at him.It was Mason."And what did I say about keeping your playthings in check?""They're never to cause any uproars."Everyone knew it.The dogs, the nobodies, even the newbies knew it."So what do you think should be your punishment?""I...""An amputation? Your leg? Hand? Dick?"Dick that had probably fucked her.He bowed his head. "I'll take anything you decide, sir."Ug
Adrian I was gulping down a glass of whiskey when Kael came back into the house, and he came to a stop beside me."And?""They've been loaded onto a plane and are on their way back.""Good."Hopefully, they wouldn't remember a thing of what had happened by the time they woke up."And the ship?"Now that my best friend's daughter was out of the way, I could take care of business matters even though that was supposed to come first."The police are looking into it. They think it's a faulty electric system.""What? Not a bomb?" It was the least thing I had been expecting since we lived in a world where everyone was after everyone but a faulty electric system?That was what had fucked my plans up?I refused to believe that."No. They're investigating, so they should come to a conclusion soon."Fuck!"Hope our men are on the assigned team that is investigating?""Yes sir.""Now, prepare a plane. We're going to Rome.""Oh."****LyraThe light was too bright, my head pounding crazily and my
LyraUnfortunately, that bastard carried through with his threat, not just that night but for the whole week while I was waiting for my transfer process to be completed.I wondered how they were even carrying it out when I, the person who was transferring, wasn't around.I shoved it to the back of my mind though and remained sane, thanks to the chef that came in morning and evening to make me food and keep me company.I even learned how to fry an egg.One week later, after the incident and my dumb memory forgetting everything that had happened that fateful night, Kael visited me with the happy news of my resumption.Finally."You'll need to go to the administrative office to finalize things and grab your schedule, and that should be all.""Okay""And here. Make sure you make your whereabouts known.""Fine."I did feel bad after the heart attack I had probably given them due to my disappearance, but I was still livid that they had cut me off from the world completely in return.****Th
Adrian"How is she?""Okay.""Does it seem like she remembers anything?"Kael shook his head as he walked beside me to my car that was on already.The valet handed the key over to him and walked away while we both got into the car."She seems pretty normal and is going about her daily activities without trouble."I didn't trust that about her. Sooner or later, she would fall into trouble and need me to save her, and I really couldn't keep getting distracted by her.I needed to focus and erase her from my mind, but the way her neck had felt under my hand still remained vivid in my memories."Okay then. The money?"He nodded to the bag beside me, "Intact. We had gathered every income we made from our businesses to cover for the loss, and the buyers have agreed to wait one more month for their supplies."It was crazy how the ship had exploded."And you said the police concluded that it was a faulty electrical system?""Yes sir.""Anything suspicious yet?""Not yet. Everyone seems clean,
LyraThe nightmares started soon enough.I wasn't sure what they meant.The man and the eyes that kept falling off their sockets—it was almost as if he was in front of me, but when I woke up, I always realized I was alone and drenched in my sweat.I seriously started to wonder what had gone wrong."Are you okay? You look like a ghost." Greg said when we met up later that day, and I sighed."I don't know. I'm starting to have nightmares.""Concerning that night?" I nodded, collecting the drink that the bartender handed to us."Thank you.""But... I mean..." He rubbed a hand across his forehead"I don't have nightmares, nor does Bella.""I know right. I wonder why mine is different."He sighed, "Maybe you were..." He didn't complete his sentence, fidgeting with his fingers as if I didn't already think of that possibility, and I sighed too."Raped?"He nodded his head slowly. "I would kill myself if that happened, but...""No, it didn't. I would know if I was raped, but I wasn't. It was
LyraFuck!The eyes again.They were moving, crawling out of the guy's face, morphing into something; it felt like it was calling out to my own eyes."Arghhh!" I woke up with a scream when my eyes began to crawl out too.Okay, this was getting out of hand.I still couldn't get to the bottom of this, and I was losing sleep on it.Fuck!I got out of bed and went into the bathroom even though it was just 4 am in the morning, and I prepared the bathtub for a bath."All I know is that he mainly runs his business back in Sicily. I don't really know him or why he told me to follow you around."Sicily.That was where Greg, Bella, and I had gone for the party.Could he have been there?Was that why he had found me?I settled back in the tub after the water had become warm enough and just thought about it.The whole ordeal.The route we had taken to the house.It had been dark that day, but I could try recreating the path in my mind.I sighed and ran a hand through my hair, exasperated.As if I
AdrianJason was the first person to greet me when I got back from Columbia; well, it wasn't really a greeting since I had his brother locked up in my dungeon and all, and I sighed at the state he was in when I got down from the car—drunk and disheveled."What do you want, Jason?"He came forward to meet me, "My brother. I know he acted stupidly, but people make mistakes.""Not trying to rape the target and letting her get away.""He was... I don't..."He knew I was right, but of course he wasn't going to let it go."But we've worked for you for so long.""Something you get paid for."He sighed, "Can't you just let it go?"I scoffed and tapped his cheeks after getting even closer to him. "You should be lucky I'm not keeping him locked up for my next party. Don't worry, I'll give him a nice and clean death."Okay, that was a lie, but he didn't have to know that."No, no, no."I ignored the cries of the guy behind me and didn't even bat an eye when I heard a gunshot behind me.I glanced
GregI backed against the wall immediately while using my blanket to cover myself.Fuck! No.Why did he have to come in at this moment? And didn't I lock the door?"Hey, come on now. Don't be shy." He said as he moved in closer to me, and I held the blanket tight against myself, feeling my cock rise again.Fuck, is something wrong with me?"W-what are you doing in my room? Y-you pervert.""Pervert?"He pulled the blanket away from me before I could comprehend what was happening when he got to my bedside, and I had no time to react before he had me pinned under him."Pervert. You're the one who was moaning my name while jerking off and has a hard dick even now."God, did I do that?"No. I..."I let out a faltering whimper as his hand flicked against my still sensitive cock between us, and he trailed his finger down its head to its base."I—I didn't do that.""Oh really?"I tried to glare up at him as he continued to tease the hell out of me, but I faltered again when his grip suddenly
Greg"Wow, if this is your audition for 'homeless but make it fashion,' you really nailed it." I scoffed at Kael's words and headed straight for my room, too exhausted to react to his snarky remarks or give a comeback."You look like you went through hell." He said, following me.Yes, I did. Blame it on a series of failed designs with my partner.Ugh!From Mike's coffee spilling on me to a series of things getting stuck on my hair and clothes, I knew I looked relatively worse with my disheveled hair."I seriously don't have time for your nonsense right now.""Nonsense?" He asked and leaned against my bedroom's door threshold, looking quite out of place with his build and half-naked body.I averted my gaze."Yeah, nonsense."He huffed, "I was just showing concern.""Which I don't need, but since we're on that topic, how about you tell me..."He folded immediately, his eyes showing it and his form moving away to the living room again. "I made dinner if you're interested."Hmm, just wh
GregI've never seen him like this.I know. I've only known him for about two to three weeks now with no context, but this individual huddling in the corner of my sitting room while shivering is very different from the individual that had told me to offer him my ass to relieve his sexual frustration.I still couldn't believe he had said that, but that was by the way.He was shivering.Like he had been in the rain for a long time, and even though the rain had been falling for quite some time now, he was inside, not outside. Yet his teeth were clattering together, and his arm tightening around himself.I gathered my scared ass from the floor and tried to stand to go get him a blanket or something to relieve his shivering, but his hand wrapped around mine."Don't go.""Huh?"What does he mean?"You're shivering."I still wasn't sure what was wrong with him.He had seemed to me like he was in pain when I first stepped out of my room to get a glass of water, bending over himself and coveri
KaelHis tongue going over those plump lips was what had sent me over the edge.The way he had been looking at me, staring at me as if he was a kid who just found a piece of candy, I just couldn't help but imagine what it would look like if he actually wrapped those lips around my cock like it was a piece of lollipop.Ball aching, right?I shivered and groaned, feeling my legs turn to jelly as my orgasm went through me, and I rubbed the head of my very sensitive cock lightly before I glanced up at him."Happy you enjoyed the show.""Huh?"It was as if a switch clicked then, his eyes widening and his legs carrying him out of the bathroom like it should have the minute he saw me jerking off, but it didn't, and now, I heard the bedroom door slam behind him after he scurried out.HmmI felt my lips turn upward into a smile.I think we can all agree that he's cute when he's flustered... and angry.I stepped out into the living room after I cleaned myself and showered like I had initially p
GregIt's okay.There's no need to act awkwardly around him.He's just my new boss, nothing else.Not my one night—Not my—"Hi."I almost spilled the cup of coffee I had in my hand on myself when a voice suddenly said behind me, and it turned out to be the same guy. My new boss.I immediately placed the mug on the counter and put on a professional smile. "Is there anything I can help you with, sir?""Come on, you don't have to be so uptight around me. After all..."Oh, you must be kidding me.I thinned my lips into a tight smile. "I would actually appreciate it if we kept our personal lives separate from work. It was just a one-night stand. Nothing else."The guy looked taken aback for a second, like he had just been swept off his feet, then smiled, "Oh, that. No, I was going to say we're colleagues after all. Of course, I don't mix pleasure with business either."I felt my cheeks redden.Fuck.This couldn't be more embarrassing."Okay then. I'll be on my way."I made my way past him
GregOf course I didn't say that."Uhm... I... I can't... He glanced behind me and nodded."You have someone over, don't you?"I shut the door some more and smiled.Jeez, did he see Kael?I hope not."Uhm..." I didn't give a response, but he smiled anyway. "It's fine. We'll just meet at school then. Every day by 7 pm, right?"I nodded.I had concluded that with the authorities before leaving school yesterday, and that was the only time available, not to talk of my internship, which will just drain me."See you then."He took a few steps forward, about to leave, then stopped."I made this. Enjoy."He handed the box he still had to me, and I saw it to be a bunch of cookies with donuts and a little cupcake.I pursed my lips. "You bake?""Yeah. Here and there. Not so much, but I just decided to bring some for our... But you're... You know what? Just enjoy it. I'll be on my way and email you my ideas, okay? Bye."He was out of my sight before I could stop him or thank him."Well, I guess
GregThe next stage was a mental breakdown.My brain, pondering how I was going to do my assignments and projects, pondering how I was going to get a new one or repair this one, and wondering what was even wrong with the machine.I wasn't exactly sure what was wrong with it.I sat in the middle of the space and tried not to let the tears out.Ugh!!The motherfucker.Why would he go into my workshop when I had clearly told him not to?Now he stood in a corner, watching me with a blank face."What?" I said when I finally made my way out of my workspace and into the kitchen to grab a drink."What are you planning to do?"I scoffed. Look at his audacity.I grabbed one of the few cans of beer I still had left and drank half of it in one gulp."I'm actually waiting for you to suggest something because if you don't come up with a solution before the end of today, you might as well leave my apartment. This was my life, and you destroyed it."He stepped out of the way when I grabbed the rest
Greg"Make sure to submit your projects tomorrow and prepare for next week's presentation with your partners."We all stood up as the professor belted out his instructions at the end of the class."So your place, right?"I paused in my packing to glance at the guy who was seated beside me.Mike, 25, and my partner since the session began."Huh?""We can meet by 8 am tomorrow since it's a Sunday and...""No.""What?" He looked taken aback and stopped in his steps towards the door.The room was almost empty at this point, and I finished packing my bags."I... I'm doing some renovations and can't really provide the space needed.""Well, I have a roommate and even less space, so what are we going to do?"I pondered it for a minute.Great question."Uhm... maybe we can use the school studio, you know..."He sighed, "A lot of people already use it. It'll be hard booking a session."I know, right?"I'm sorry."He shook his head. "It's fine. You've actually been really accommodating letting u
Kael I'm losing it.Like, going out of my mind, about to go crazy, type of losing it.But staying in a little apartment for several days without any action will do that to anybody.Okay, maybe not anybody but me, who always had something to do every night.A shipment to receive on this side, conflicts to settle on all sides, and a whole business to supervise.I was always busy day and night, but now, I had nothing to do.The boredom was killing me.I watched with a guilty pang as my accommodator walked into his room.Okay, maybe that was pushing it, but he had been out all night.How was I meant to know that he wasn't at the police, spilling my whereabouts or telling some other people about the criminal in his house?Maybe he had.He had probably been drunk or...Okay, stop!He wouldn't be back here if he had done any of those.I pondered what he had said and lay down on the couch. "Getting laid if that makes you feel any better!"It made me feel weird to be honest because...I'm not