Lyra The sun shining through the blinds was what woke me up the next morning, and I cursed immediately as an intense headache went through my whole head. Fuck! I sat up on the bed. What happened? I went to the strip show. Danced to some foreign songs I couldn't recognize. Then there was the guy that met me in the kitchen. Alfredo. He took me to a room where... I held my head as memories of what I had done last night flooded my head. Oh God, no. I hadn't done that. Ugh! I tried to erase the memory of me practically begging Adrian to have sex with me from my head. How did that happen? Was I that desperate? My God. I stood up from the bed and tried to steady myself before I went out into the hallways. I needed some water or coffee, then... Oh my God, Greg. Where was he? He was the one who had accompanied me to the strip club because Bella had her shift that day, but I couldn't remember coming back home with him. Adrian or Alfredo must have done that. Then where was
LyraThe club was quite similar to other clubs I've been to.Loud music coming from the insides, bouncers at the front door, and a long line that wasn't so long outside.I wasn't sure why I had expected it to be different.I moved forward with a dark shadow behind me."Are you ready?" The shadow asked, and I nodded.I was.It was just to get in there, dance on the stage, and attract his attention, then I'm done."You sure?"I turned to Alfredo just as the person in front of me finished with the bouncers."Yes."I smiled tightly at me and turned to the bouncer, "Hi."I put on a seductive smile and handed him my ID."How is it going today?"No answer."Okay."I turned again to see if Alfredo was still behind me, but it was only a lady in a black dress and a gum that was making quite a pop in her mouth.I turned away and took a deep breath before walking in."Thank you."It was showtime.I removed the jacket I was wearing over the short red dress underneath with its halter neckline and m
Adrian"Get out." I said to Alfredo before either of them could say anything."What?""Get out of the car."I felt my fists clench in an attempt not to kill either of them."Oh yeah, sure." He scrambled out of the car and handed me the keys."Wait till I call you."I got behind the wheel and started the car, ignoring the stare that Lyra gave me."What are you doing?" No response."Adrian!!"No response.Instead, I zoomed off down the alleyway and drove onto the main road, my eyes laser-focused on the road.I didn't want to see her in that outfit.Think of what she had just done.It was infuriating.I came out of my reverie when her yell filled the car, and she glared at me, "Slow down! Are you trying to kill us?!"I still didn't answer as I stepped on the gas and zoomed past a traffic light before parking in the alleyway beside a casino.She got out and bent over the side, heaving profusely."The fuck! You asshole!" She hit my arm and glared when I got out of the car."Follow me.""W
AdrianI pushed away from her the minute her eyes fluttered open and sat up on the bed."What happened?"She stared at me for quite some time before realizing what I had just asked her.She glared at me. "What do you think? You showed up all drunk and made me carry you all the way here after blacking out."Oh, right. I had left the casino hours after our... argument—I'm not sure what else to call it—drunk and wasted and found myself here. But why do I feel like I'm missing something?"Well, you can leave now, since you're sober, or do you need to give me another lecture about how dangerous the world is?"I smiled at the glare she gave me when she turned away and got out of the bed just as she did so too."I think I passed the message yesterday."She scowled and walked out of the room, brushing her hand through her hair, and I followed, straightening my clothes that I thankfully still was in.She sat down on a stool once we got to the kitchen and turned to stare at me."What?" she aske
LyraI still couldn't forget the kiss. No matter how much I tried.The way he had leaned his forehead against mine, whispered sweet nonsense to me, and made me forget the anger I was supposed to feel against him."Just what have you done to me?"I scoffed.I should be asking him that.Just what has he done to me?He had literally shown me a man getting tortured with no emotions in his eyes and then showed up on my doorstep hours later—okay, scratch that; it was his house—his doorstep hours later to mess with my feelings like this.I ran my hand through my hair and tried not to dwell on the kiss again."Fuck!" I failed and thought about how sensual the kiss had been. The way he had pressed his hands against my nape and bit on my bottom lip after.God.I felt something flutter in my stomach and raised my head to the water to remind myself harshly that he had been drunk, though.Really drunk to the extent that he blacked out right after that, so I wasn't surprised that he hadn't remembe
AdrianElio was back.Alfredo had told me that a few hours ago when he arrived at the airfield, and now I was going back to Sicily to update the elders about my plans.It was better for them to know since a war might likely ensue, and I didn't want them to be caught unawares.As for Alfredo, he will meet me there with Elio after he has seen his daughter, and we'll send the assassin to Matteo once Lyra is taken to LA safely.I sat back in my seat in the airplane and tried not to think of the kiss that had been on my mind for quite a while now.The way it had felt, the way she had tasted, and the way she had looked back at me, it had felt very different from the disgust I had seen in her eyes in the underground room, but I couldn't tell which one was true.Probably the disgust since no lady would like to see what she had seen.I glanced up from my thoughts when the pilot announced, "Good afternoon, everyone. This is your captain speaking. Welcome aboard, and thank you for flying with us
LyraGod, my head was killing me.The darkness around me made it worse, and I acknowledged the movement of the floor under me.What the fuck?!Where am I?Where was my dad?We were just talking minutes ago about the Mafia and how he had got in, then we drank the coffee.Thankfully, none of the major happenings of my life were related to the Mafia. Actually, none of my life has been related to the Mafia until now.I tried to move on the ground, feeling the tight rope around my wrist, and I winced at the pain.Fuck!Was I kidnapped?How though?What of Alfredo?Dad?I managed to sit down on whatever it was I was on and noticed the tightness around my ankle too.Fuck!If I wasn't sure before, I was sure now.I have been kidnapped.By Matteo?Maybe, but how?God, I hope they don't cut my fingers or my dad's.What of Alfredo?!I went still when the movements suddenly stopped.God, what now?There were sounds, some crunch under feet, and then, boom, the sound of a door opening.I'm guessing
AdrianI wasn't sure what to say after my phone call with Alfredo.Elio and Lyra have disappeared?How?How did that even happen?He was supposed to be with them?But according to him, he had stepped out for a while to do something and found out that they had been kidnapped when he got back.Where did he go to?What was so important that he had to step out and leave them unprotected?I trained the gun properly on Kael when he glanced at me in the mirror and scowled, "Face your front."He was driving."What else do you want me to say to make you believe me?"I shrugged.At this point, I wasn't sure I believed in anyone.Anyone could be a spy or traitor right now, and that meant nowhere was safe for me.As if he understood that, he turned the car around unexpectedly.I pressed the gun to his temple. "What the fuck are you doing?""You can't go to the family house or where people know you? You know that."Of course I did. "Then where are you taking me to?""Greenville."I stared intently
KaelFuck, he looks so hot.Seductive.His hair was all over the place, his lips plump for absolutely no reason, and his eyes gleaming with mischief as he stared up at me."Why?"Uhm... Because he is drunk.I leaned my head back and groaned when he squeezed the head of my cock, almost making me nut in my shorts."You're drunk."I pulled away from him and groaned when his hands slipped out of my shorts.How I want to just fuck those lips till they're moist and dripping with cum."Ugh. Coward."He slipped his hands into his pants and pulled his cock out."What are you..."I stood mesmerized when he started to move his hand up and down his cock.It was just like that morning when he had been jerking off.Erotic, arousing, and...I rubbed the heel of my hand against my cock and tried to refrain myself."Still refusing to fuck me when I want you to."He pulled his pants off and removed his boxers next.I have to leave here."Didn't you say I have to ask for it?"His voice was mocking yet d
GregThe next two days were used to avoid the asshole.Working late, going to the institute for my project with Mike, and sleeping once I got home.I didn't spend more time than was necessary in the living room or kitchen and always made sure to stay confined in my room or workshop when I wasn't sleeping.God, I still haven't figured out what I'm going to do with the machine.Anyway, Mike and I presented our design for the classy and elegant dress for the summer project the next day, being a Saturday, and the professor inspected our work."Thin straps, open back, and a waist cut. Well, first I'll commend the choice of material. Silk. It's perfect for summer. Then we come to the designs. The ropes across the back, not too much. Shows off the back prettily. The strap. Great. The hem. Uneven. Okay. The waist cut. No."That had actually been a mistake that we ended up turning into a waist cut."Overall, I'll give you eighty percent. It's good, but you could have done better. Next."We sat
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