*****Nikita POV*****Evening after Jake’s funeral Three hours later, I’m on my bed, turning and tossing, unable to fall asleep. Alcohol, drugs, excessive shopping, junk food and sex. Thats just the top five on the list of many, people have used to either drown their sorrows, dull the pain or try to mend a broken heart. I need something like that tonight. Just a few minutes of letting go. Just to forget that my brother is gone and I am now the heiress of the Davi bloody empire. I hate everything on that list but the last one. I have never really tried it to make any conclusion on it. My reasons are not really deep and definitely not religious. No one has ever been worthy of that, but nothing is stopping me from trying it on my own. With that in mind, I start touching my breasts like I have seen in the movies. Besides my nipples getting hard, I really don’t feel anything exciting. I am starting to wonder what the whole fuss is about sex. I remove my panties and start stroking my clit.
*****Nikita POV*****I wake up the following morning feeling revived and push away last night’s explosive insanity. Sports bra, shorts and my hair tied into a ponytail, I am ready for my morning run. I leave my bedroom and hear excited giggles from the lounge. It seems our maids are busy chitchatting very early this morning. I hide at the corner and listen in, I’m curious to know what is all the excitement about. Maids tend to know all the gossip in the mafia world before we do because they interact with other maids when they leave. It’s always wise to keep tabs on them now and then. With Father on the urge and bloodthirsty, I can do with all the information to keep up with anything he may be planning. As I get closer to the lounge, I can make out three elated voices going back and forth in-between giggles. “Yummy!” “Oh Dear! he’s so hot! Look ,Andy, it’s the majestic, sizzling Lion of the Booi kingdom.”My heart race at the mention of his name. I really need to set my head straigh
*****Nikita POV*****“Good morning, Ma’am” the men outside greet in unison while bowing their heads. I greet back and start sprinting. I notice that all ten of them are also sprinting behind me. I’m in my running gear while they are in all black, mafia-style attire with long coats and dark shades. Add big machine guns to that and them trying to keep up with my speed, the scene looks really ridiculous. I stop abruptly, forcing them to do the same and bump into each other. “What’s this?” I ask sharply. I have been running around our home estate for years, this is the first time they have decide to follow me. “It’s Hunter’s orders, Ma’am,”one answers. “Orders to do what?”“We are to follow you everywhere from now on.” I frown, giving each one of them my cold ‘don’t mess with me stare’. They shift uncomfortable, that was my intention. These big, capable, ruthless men have been around me all my life. I have learned to stand my ground and discovered that I can be pretty intimidating.“
*****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