*****Leo POV*****“Why can’t you freakin’ knock? There’s nothing hard about it!” I snap at Owen, who, as usual, is here to disturb my peaceful sleep. I wonder if all early morning people are like my cousin. Once he is awake, which is always too damn early, he feels the need to wake me up too. “Why can’t you freakin’ lock? There’s nothing hard there and why are you so mad? Didn’t get some last night?” Owen hits back with a huge grin. He really enjoys torturing me. “It’s eight o’clock in the the damn morning! What do you want, Owen?” I seriously doubt that a younger brother would have been more irritating than this cousin of mine. “It’s a great day. Look, your Juliet is even returning from her morning run,” he says while peeping at the spyglass. “Get the fuck off that screen, Owen,” I say sharply. I usually don’t mind Owen’s comments on any girl, even those I have banged, but not with her. There is this possessive feeling I can’t control when Niki is involved and Owen can sense it.
*****Leo POV*****“Don’t you fuckin’ give up on me now. We did not kill Jake. We have made strides with Daniel. We will win, Owen. We just have to.” I don’t know if we will win when so many odds are against us, but I will die trying and I know that he will be by my side till the end. “What if two months passes and we don’t find the person who killed Jake?” Owen is usually calm but Nick is our boggy man. “Then we kill Nick first before he kills us.” I have thought really hard about this. If we can’t find the killer, we will strike before the two months is over. “And Niki?” Owen asks. I can tell that he is shocked that I already have a backup plan should we not find Jake’s killer. “We will negotiate with her and I hope she is reasonable, but if needs be, we will cancel her too.” I can feel my chest getting heavy as I say those words. It will be a shame, but kill or be killed is the mafia way of life that we have really tried to avoid for a long time. Owen nods his head and changes
*****Nikita POV*****I chose a beige with a white overlay knee-length, cocktail dress that hugs me at all the right places, but not too revealing. My aim is to get laid to wipe Leo out of my mind not attract every Tom, Dick and Harry out there. Beige is a perfect contrast to my dark olive skin. It brings out my sharp black eyes too. I quickly dry my hair and tie it into a ponytail. I don’t waste time on it because it will be a mess when the deed is done anyway. Low heel beige pumps on my feet, I grab my bag and head towards the door. Shit! I forgot about the guards! There’s is no way in hell I am getting laid with them waiting outside. I check the coast a multiple times before sneaking into the basement. Very few, even amongst our men know about the Davi getaway passage on the basement of our home. It takes me over twenty minutes of walking through the dim lighted passage before the natural light comes through. I stop at the end of the passage while deciding if I should uncover one of
*****Nikita POV*****I am about to stand up because I can’t wait to be alone with Ethan when…“Ahem!” Someone clears his throat before his face come to my view. Not him! Not now! I scream in my head as my rival pestilent pulls the nearby chair and sits between Ethan and I. “I will be taking that if you don’t mind,” he says, before snatching my hands from Ethan’s like a child refusing to share a toy.I take quick deep breaths to suppress my brewing temper. The idiot is doing this on purpose. He managed to make me lose my temper in front of Ethan the last time, I won’t let him win again. “Get your hands off me,” I say softly while trying to pull my hands away from his. The insolent just smiles at me while tightening his grip on my hands. You would swear that I have just complemented him. I swallow my saliva and glance at Ethan. I know that this does not look good and it will definitely bruise his ego. “I can’t do that, Princess. My life depends on it. Let’s go,” he says with a huge s
*****Nikita POV*****I am still glaring at Leo, who is looking tenderly at me. That’s when the waitress brings my and Ethan’s food. “Your food, Ma’am,” she says with a melodic voice while placing the food on the table. The reason BEAT still gets packed despite their pricey menu is because their chefs always deliver on their signature dishes. My taste buds are already celebrating with anticipation. The aroma and the presentation get me salivating and my stomach growling. Talk about priorities! I really have no business nursing my empty stomach when my name is circulating in the dark web. The waitress must have noticed that my date has changed and turns her eyes to Leo. “Good morning, Sir. Welcome to BEAT. What can I get you?” her voice is no longer melodic but seductive. I would know because I used a similar tone on Ethan just a few minutes ago. “Sharen, is it?” Leo asks while making eye contact with the waitress, who is now blushing and ready to drop her panties for him. “You kno
*****Nikita POV***** Leo is flying through traffic and I can’t help but hold my breath when he stops at my estate gate. I see our drones approaching, flying low and hoovering above his car. I know that my presence in his car is the only reasons they have not dropped the bomb on it or opened fire. Our roles are now reversed. In a split second the car is surrounded by heavily armed guards. A rival leader showing up at your gate like this is regarded as an insult and declaration of war or impending attack. That’s why the extreme response. “Stand down!” I shout while quickly jumping off the car. Leo follows me out with his hands suspended in the air. He will be an idiot to remain inside with those drones still hovering above his car like that. I sigh with relief when all the men lower their weapons. They silently exchange looks. I can tell from their faces that they are surprised to see me coming out of our enemy’s car and even commanding them not to hurt him. My relief does not even las
*****Leo POV*****I calmly walk away from the Davi estate as if my heart is not pounding. My hand shakes slightly when I get in and hammer my V6 turbocharged beast out of there. I give out a sigh of relief when the devil’s estate disappears from my rear view mirror and no drones are flying above me. My hand continues to shake as I ponder at how my life could have easily ended. I can’t believe that I chatted with death and lived to tell the tale. I am more relieved when I pull up at my driveway. I’m even glad to see my irritating cousin standing outside. “Where have you been?” Owen asks the moment I step out of the car and just like that, my gladness disappears. He’s been on the urge and even paranoid lately. I guess knowing that you might not live beyond two months can do that to one. I grin at him, knowing what his reaction will be to my response. “Our lives are in danger, you idiot. You can’t just disappear without a word,” he says with a strain on his voice.I sigh. I wish he co
*****Leo POV*****The following day, at Palmland private airport.I glance at my watch and get out of the car. My eyes meet Owen’s, who is standing in front of our men, giving them heads up on what to expect. We intentionally left out all the fine details to this last moment in case one of them has gone rogue. They did not even know whom we were waiting for until now. Even if they somehow manage to pass the information now, we would be out of this place by the time the threat comes. The deafening sound of the three aircrafts emerging from different directions is heard at exactly 8 o’clock, just like Hunter related and I can’t help but be amazed. It takes a few minutes for the Davi coaches one, two and three to land. “How many coaches do they actually have?” Owen, who is now standing next to me shouts on my ear. “How would I know? Here comes their heiress, you can ask her,” I say before I zoom in on the figure approaching us. “Cometh thou Juliet, Romeo,” Owen says in our old engli