Ophelia
A few weeks later dad finally agreed to let us go to Miami. Of course, when Noah and Oliver found out, they decided to come with us. Noah and Damian picked a few extra guys to come with us as security.
My girlfriends and I made a quick shopping trip to pick up a few extra outfits to bring with us and to get our nails and toes done. The weather was going to be beautiful in Miami, so we made sure to pack plenty of bikinis. Since there were so many of us going and we were planning to stay for a few weeks, dad had the pilot get the 787 ready and Jax called and set up transportation for us while we were down there.
The day finally arrived for us to fly to Miami. That morning Henry made us a good breakfast and my friends arrived a few hours before takeoff so that we could get our luggage loaded up. I knew we would be arriving in warmer weather, so I decided to wear a baby blue satin wrap dr
Damian While Ophelia was upstairs getting ready, I talked with Noah and Oliver for a moment then went upstairs to jump in the shower. After I dried off, I walked back into the room and got dressed. I put on my black slacks with a black button-down shirt, rolled the sleeves and put on my black square toe shoes. I put my gun behind my back and put on a grey pinstripe vest to conceal it. I sat down in the chair and watched as Ophelia did her hair and makeup, or should I say I admired the view. I have never felt so strongly about someone like I do with this woman. She continues to amaze me. With everything that has happened and everything that she has been through, she has not let it stop her. And the fact that she willingly gives herself to me, tells me she trusts me completely. The way her body responds to my touch lets me know she trusts I will not hurt her, and I would never force her into anything
Ophelia The following two weeks flew by. We took the boat out into the bay and played in the water. My friends and I went shopping around town. We laid out by the beach and at night we would either hit up a nightclub or go out to dinner. We were all looking forward to the Charity Gala at the end of the trip. Each year our family donates a large amount of money to the Gala which benefits several charity groups. I had been wanting to go with one of the groups when they went to Europe, unfortunately, I missed out on the opportunity. Damian and I had also been spending more time together. We went on several dates, just him and I. We also went on a few double dates with Noah and Sam. I was still having a hard time believing that those two were dating. Neither had been one for relationships. I loved Noah and Sam and always thought they would make such a cute couple. One night, we had all decided to stay in and chill out arou
Damian After I made Ophelia go back upstairs, I walked over to the guy the guards had caught. Oliver had already done a number on him, but he was still breathing. "Who the fuck sent you?" I asked him. He didn't answer and Oliver hit him again. "Answer the fucking question." he yelled. “Viktor sent us. He wants Ophelia." "Are you fucking serious?" I asked, as I squatted down in front of him. "Yes. We were told only her, and her bodyguard would be here with a few friends. It was supposed to be an easy snatch and grab." "You were never going to walk out of here with her. I don't care if it was just me. I would never let you take her." "That's why we shot you first." the guy said. "Wow. Okay. There is no way in hell that I’m letting that Russian motherfucker take her. Not while I’m fucking breathing.” I held my hand out and No
Ophelia When Damian left the room, I started packing jeans, t-shirts, sneakers, leggings, sweaters, and anything else that I could find that might be normal clothes. My heart was racing, I could not believe what was happening. This was too much. A little while later Ben brought me back my phone. "Okay. So, you will still be able to use it, but no one will be able to track it. I did go ahead and delete all social media, so right now, you don't exist on social media.” "Well damn. Okay. Thank you, Ben." "Yes ma'am," He grabbed me and gave me a big hug, "Stay safe Ophelia. I will do everything I can to get you back home quickly. Just hang in there," he said, as he started to tear up. "Don't cry or I will lose it. I'm hanging on by a thread, don't make me cry," I said, but I could feel the tears swelling up in my eyes. He sniffed and laughed, "Okay. I won't cry. I'll s
Ophelia We ended up driving eleven hours the first day and stopped in a small town somewhere in Ohio. There was a little motel off the road that we stopped at. Damian got out and went in to talk to them. Apparently, they still accept cash because he came back with keys to a room. We pulled around to the room and got out. We were both glad to see it was at least half ass clean. We put our bags in the room, then walked across the street to the little diner. It was adorable, and you could tell they were proud of their state. There was Ohio stuff all over the place. We took a seat in a booth and looked over the menu. "How are you all doing today?” the waitress said. "We're good thanks,"I said. "My name is Tammy; I will be your waitress. What can I get you to drink?" "I'll have water with lemon please." I said. "I
Ophelia The next morning, I woke up to find that Damian was already up cooking breakfast. It smelled amazing. I got out of the back of the truck and walked over to him. He was sitting at the picnic table looking at the map. I walked up and wrapped my arms around him. "Good morning," I said, as I kissed him on the cheek. “Good morning baby girl. How did you sleep?" "I slept well actually. The air mattress is pretty comfy." "Yeah, it's not too bad." "So, what's our next stop?" "Well, we're going to go across Tennessee over to Arkansas. We'll probably stay the night in Arkansas and finish the drive tomorrow. I want to arrive after my cousins have left for school. I know my aunt and uncle are going to have questions. I figured it would be better to explain this without worrying about the kids hearing." "That's fine. Will I have to use
Ophelia As we drove through the small town in Texas, my heart started racing. I was so nervous about meeting his family, but I was even more nervous about what they would say if we told them the real reason we were here. Damian pulled off the main highway and onto a gravel road.Both sides of the driveway were lined with wooden fences. On one side there were horses and on the other side there were cows. "Damian." "Yeah?" "Can we maybe not tell your family why we're really here," I asked timidly. He pressed the brake and brought the truck to a stop, put it in park and looked at me, "Why?" "I really don't want to tell them right now. I mean, I want them to know me first before finding out why we are here or who I am. I mean, what if they get pissed off that we came down here?" "They won't get pissed off. If you don't want to tell them, that's fine. I'll
Damian I grabbed a few of the handguns out of the bag and walked out of the closet back into the major section of the cabin. I placed a gun in the drawers in the kitchen, one on either side of the counter, and placed another one in the drawer on the island. I walked into the living room and placed a gun in the drawer on the coffee table then went into the laundry room and placed a gun in the cabinet above the washing machine. It might be overkill, but you can never be too safe. I walked out of the laundry room and went over to the couch, kicked off my boots, pulled my gun from behind my back, and set it on the coffee table. I laid down on the couch. I felt exhausted even though we had stopped a few times along the way down here. I slept very little last night. Once Ophelia put away clothes, she came out into the living room and sat down in the recliner. I looked over at her and motioned for her to come here. She got up f
DamianWhen we got back to the states after deployment, Noah told me to take a few days and go to Texas, then he would pick me up from there and bring me to New York. Noah knew the strained relationship I had with my family in Texas. But he insisted on me going down there.I went to Texas for a few days and stayed in the cabin on the ranch property. Despite everything that had happened in the past, most of my family was happy to see me. I hadn't been home since I left to join the Army. Of course, Tyson and I still were not on good terms, but none of that mattered.After catching up with everyone, I finally called Noah and told him I was ready to go to New York. He told me to give him a few hours and he would be down to get me.I met Noah at the airport and was surprised because they had their own private jet. He told me that Nathan and Brad had also accepted the job and we would pic
DamianGrowing up in Texas was outstanding. I was an only child and spent most of my childhood working with my father on our ranch. We had a large ranch in West Texas with horses and cattle. Every day after school I would hurry home to help dad tend to the animals or round up the cattle. We spent our weekends repairing fencing around the ranch or working on the new barns we were building.As I came into my teen years, I had some trouble in school. It took little for me to get in a fight. I'm still not sure why I was like that. My parents were on the way to the school to speak with the principal about my behavior. A few hours after my parents dropped me off with my aunt and uncle, two officers showed up at their house.That was the day my entire world came crashing down around me. While they were on the way to the school, a drunk driver crossed the white line and hit my parents' truck head on. The ac
Ophelia2 Years later:Looking at my reflection in the mirror, I could not believe it was finally happening. Today was the day I married the man of my dreams. The man who has protected me and fought for me. The man who brings me peace and comfort. I never expected to fall in love with my bodyguard, but Damian wasn't just any bodyguard. He was my everything, and I could not wait to be Mrs. Damian Blackman. I chose a very elegant dress made of lace and tulle with a modern fit and flared silhouette with a gorgeous lace train. The sweetheart neckline and natural waistline complimented my figure perfectly. There was beading and latticework on the bodice, while sequins and the addition of silver and ivory beading added to the dress. The sexy silhouette finished with a chapel length train and a lace hemline.All my girls were with me, including Lana. She has become such a great
Damian I brought Ophelia to one of the rooms and told her to rest then made my way to the bottom deck. We only had a few more hours before we would be ready to leave Russia and finally go home. When I walked onto the deck, I saw Mitch talking to Oliver and Noah. "Hey Boss." "Damian, how's your shoulder?" "It's good. I'm sorry about Jax. What happened?" "Yeah, me too. But Nathan and Oscar missed a sniper and Jax was killed when he came from behind one of the containers.""How the hell did they miss a sniper?" "According to them, when they scanned the first time, they only saw one sniper. Once Jax gave the signal, they took out that sniper. I'm guessing the other sniper was hiding somewhere because after the sniper was down a little while later, we started getting hit with another one. That's what happened to Andrew and
Mitch I watched as the men cleaned up the mess that was left from the fight with Ivankov. The concrete was stained red from the amount of blood that flowed over it. Oliver had taken charge and was barking out orders and making sure that everyone was doing what needed to get done. It had been a little while since the response team left the port to assist the team at the compound. Everything had been silent on their end and I was not sure what was going on. I was anxiously waiting to hear something from them. Once Oliver had given out orders, he walked over to me, “So what do you want to do with Liam and Ivankov? Are you planning to take them back to the states?” “I’m not planning to let them go. They both need to pay for what they have done. Because of them, Jax is dead and several more of our guys are dead.” “Let me handle it. I’ve jus
DamianWhile we waited for the signal, we split off into groups surrounding three sides of the compound. We each had a brick of C4 that we would place on the wall to blow our way into the compound. I had realized that this was not going to be graceful. We were not going to be able to sneak in quietly, we were about to make a lot of noise.“All teams get ready to set bombs,” Noah said over the radio.He kept his eyes on the watchtower to see when the guard turned and when he was facing us. We had to time this perfectly or we would give away our position.I got into position and when Noah motioned, I ran to the wall and placed a brick of C4 on the wall. I waited for Noah to motion again then ran back to the cover of the woods. “Bombs set.” team one and two said across the radio. I breathed a sigh of relief that they were able to set
MitchAmber made sure all the girls knew what to do. She did their makeup so that it looked like they had been beaten and messed up their hair. She told them to keep their heads down so that Liam would not recognize any of them. We loaded the girls into the container and the crane picked it up from the ship and brought it down onto the ground. During our trip, I had the guys outfit the container to make sure the girls would not be harmed when bullets started flying. I knew they were nervous, but they each agreed to play the part.Once everyone was in place, Javier and I got into the backseat of one of the Knights and Jax got into the front seat. We were going to sit in the truck until it was time. We made sure to have everything done before Ivankov and his men showed up.Nathan came across the radio and told us there was a sniper about 500 yards out. He and Oscar were going to take him out as soon a
Mitch We made it to Russia, two days ahead of schedule and were only a few hours from docking. Jax had the men on the bottom deck and was getting ready. They each put on Kevlar vests and the containers emptied quickly as each man armed themselves with weapons and ammo. I placed a call to Jason and told him we were only hours away. It surprised him we would dock early. But I didn’t want to take any chances. I wanted my men in place before Ivankov and his men even arrived. Jax had drawn out plans on where the containers would be placed giving us both an advantage and cover. Nathan and Oscar were busy setting up on the highest point on the ship, giving them the best vantage point. You couldn’t even tell there was anyone up there. Ben launched his drone and flew to the coordinates that Jason had sent of the compound. Once he was overhead, he informed me that there were abou
Mitch The next morning, I woke up to find Amber still in my bed snuggled against my chest. She looked adorable sleeping so peacefully. I carefully got up and went to the bathroom, taking a quick shower, and getting dressed. When I walked out of the bathroom she was still sleeping peacefully. I leaned over and kissed her forehead then walked out of the room. I walked down the hall and to the door that leads outside. When I stepped outside, I could see we were in the channel being brought in by tugboats to the dock. Placing my hands on the rail I looked out over the water towards land. I loved visiting Ireland; the country was beautiful. Should I ever actually retire, this would be where I would want to spend the rest of my days. I turned around and started walking to the bridge. Looking down at the bottom deck, I could see the guys getting the harnesses ready. There were paint buckets and brushes