Chapter 5

Damion's POV...

The screams filled the air making me smile as I headed down the stairs to the lock up. I had been working night and day for the last four years trying to find who had been responsible for the deadly attack that night. My father had several enemies and any of them would have done anything to end his reign as the Don.

The only thing was that it was more than just an attack on my father. This attack had another mission. They had come for Kaydence and her family. My father was just an added bonus. So far we had not had much luck finding out why they had come that night or who they were. Kaydence's father had kept his business very well protected even from my family.

"Who attacked us that night you piece of shit?" One of my men was working over the recent piece of Russian scum we had in our company. I came around the corner as the man spit blood at my man and then cursed him in Russian.

"Yesh' der'mo, ital'yanskaya svin'ya." I knew enough Russian to understand exactly what he said.

"Now that was not very nice." I purred as I slowly approached the men. The English translation of what he said was basically eat shit you Italian pig. I watched as the man's eyes grew big the closer I got. I was slowly pulling on my black leather gloves with a huge grin on my face.

"He won't talk sir. I give him credit for a Russian he is pretty fiesty." My man smirked at me as I moved in front of him.

"We shall see about that." I grinned as my first punch broke his nose. He screamed out in pain as I continued my assault. I felt my rage unleashing with each land of my fist. I no longer saw the man in front of me.

"Stop please. I'll talk." Those words brought me back and I instantly stopped. I looked into the man's eyes.

"What do you know?" The man started to laugh a little bit until he saw my eyes.

"The girl you have tried so hard to protect. She is being watched carefully. In fact I'm sure she will soon be with her precious parents soon enough." He then spit blood at me. I jumped out of the way as I grabbed the gun from my side and placed a bullet into his skull.

"Clean this up." I said as I quickly turned and headed back upstairs. I pulled my phone out and tried to call Heth. There was no answer though. Damn it. I pulled up the cameras on my phone. It looked like they were out. Then I saw something move in the corner of the apartment. I watched carefully as three men entered the apartment and started to go through it.

My blood started to boil as I watched them ransack the apartment and then take up hiding spots. I turned the camera off and tried Heth again. It went to voicemail. "You had better be lying hurt somewhere because if not I will make sure you are. Don't go back to the apartment. There are men waiting for you. I am on my way." Was all I said.

I walked hastily past some of my men and motioned for them to follow. We loaded up into one of the cars and headed to the apartment. Please don't let anything happen to her.

Kaydence POV...

The party was in full swing and I was actually enjoying it. This was the first time I was able to just relax and not have to worry about if Damion was going to show up and ruin everything. "Hey there beautiful. Want to dance?" Some frat boy was standing next to me with beer in hand and a cheesy grin on his face.

"No thanks. I'm waiting for my date to come back with our drinks." I waved him off but he didn't seem to get the hint. His hand took my arm and he tried to drag me off to the dance floor.

"Aww come on sweetheart. I bet I can show you a better time than him." My instincts kicked in and before I knew it I had him on the floor screaming because I broke his arm.

"No means no you perv." I got up and looked up to all eyes on me. Christian was standing in front of me with the biggest smile on his face and I saw Heth behind him laughing.

"Well I can see I'm not needed." Christian said with a chuckle. Everyone else laughed and then started to get back to the party. Some of the other frat boys had come to collect their brother and looked apologetic.

"Sorry. I guess that self defense training just kicked in." I played it off as Christian handed me my drink.

"Do you want to go get some air?" I nodded and then eyed Heth who watched me as I walked out with Christian. Once we were outside Christian pulled me closer to him and I felt my heart start to race. "Can I kiss you?" His voice was smooth and had a hint of want.

"Yes." I whispered as he pulled me into him. His lips finding mine and parting them as his tongue skillfully caressed mine. I felt his hunger as he claimed my lips. Everything around us fell away for just a moment. Not even Damion was on my mind.

When he finally broke the kiss I was in complete bliss. "You are such a beautiful woman. I want to just eat you alive right now." I giggled at his words as his hand found my ass and gave it a squeeze.

"Christian you are such a smooth talker. We should go back inside before Heth comes looking for me." Christian nodded and took my hand and lead me back inside. I saw Heth who was making out with Heather in the corner. He didn't even notice that Christian and I had came back in. Boy if Damion saw what was happening he would flip. Damn it. Her I am with a really cute guy and still Damion was on my mind.

"Do you want anything? Another drink maybe?"

"I'll take another drink." Christian bent down and kissed my lips as he walked away twords the kitchen to get a drink. I looked around the room and started swaying my hips to the song that was playing. I felt like I was been watched but I couldn't see anyone that looked suspicious. Maybe it was just my nerves.

I continued to scan the room and dancing in place. I noticed Heth and he was staring at his phone. He looked up at me and I saw panic in his eyes. His eyes met mine just as Christian came back with our drinks. "Here you go gorgeous." I took the drink from him.

"Thank you." I smiled at him just as Heth walked over.

"We have to go. There is a problem at home." I could actually see fear in his eyes. That could only mean one thing.

"I could bring her home if you need to go take care of something." Christian offered. I turned to him.

"I really should go with him. It's complicated. Thank you for a wonderful time." I kissed his cheek and then followed Heth out.

"Someone broke into the apartment. Damion is there now." I looked at Heth and knew we were in trouble.

"Well I guess we better get our story straight." I said as I pulled my jacket closed. He smirked.

"Yeah I doubt he will buy anything we tell him with you looking like that." I punched him in the arm as we walked closer to the apartment.

"This isn't anything I wouldn't wear in front of him. If he doesn't like it he can kiss my ass. We tell him we went to study at the library and you had your phone on silent." Heth just smiled and nodded.

"Whatever you say. If he buys it I will do the dishes for a week."

"Deal." We turned the corner and my heart started to race as I saw the cars outside of the apartment. Keep it together Kaydence. Play it right and you know you can fool him. I pulled it together as we approached the front door to the apartment.

"Ready." Heth whispered and I just nodded and grabbed the doorknob. Before I could open it though the door flew open.

"You had better have one hell of a good explanation for why you didn't answer me when I called." His eyes were daggers as they flashed between me and Heth. He finally focused on Heth. "Well?"

"We were at the library studying. Both of our phones were on silent so we didn't notice until we left." I offered as I positioned myself between him and Heth. "From my understanding it was a good thing we weren't here. So what exactly are you pissed about Damion?"

He flashed his eyes back to me and smirked a little bit. "Are you honestly asking me that? Because I promise you that I wouldn't be here had Heth or you answered your phone." His voice was like ice. I wasn't going to back down though.

"Well excuse the fuck out of me. Like I said we didn't notice your calls until we left and we came straight here. I can't be at your every call all the time and neither can Heth. We are actually here studying remember. Now if the coast is clear I am going to bed. We have an early class in the morning." I pushed past him smirking to myself. Fuck him for being mad.

As I made my way in the apartment I could see the carnage. I didn't care though because I knew Damion would have it taken care of by the time he left. I heard him starting to lay into Heth again but I knew that he could handle his own so I just closed my bedroom door. My room was untouched surprisingly. I turned the light on by my bed and then plugged my phone in.

I grabbed a pair of shorts and a t-shirt and then headed into the bathroom to shower. I stood under the hot water until it ran cold. The whole time I was thinking of Christian and our kiss. I finally got out of the shower and wrapped my body in my towel. I walked back out into my room unaware of the danger. I started to drop the towel from my body when I noticed my phone was gone.

"Who the fuck is Christian?" His icy voice made me jump. I clinched the towel tight as I turned to face him. Damion sat in the corner in a chair staring at me. His eyes taking in my body. "I asked you a question Kaydence."

"What's it to you Damion? He is a friend not that it's any of your business." His eyes darkened and before I knew it he was in front of me. His hands grabbed my wrist as he pushed me back into the wall.

"It is my business. Maybe I shouldn't have let you come here. You have been out of my sight for less than a few weeks and your already lying to me." His lips were practically against mine and the smell of his collagen lingered between us. I licked my lips as they had suddenly gone dry. Why did he have this affect on me. 

He stared into my eyes as he waited for me to respond. "You're hurting me Damion." I whispered as I tried to pull out of his grasp.

"Good. You need to remember who I am." His lips crashed into mine and I found myself kissing him back.