Iryna gently put the phone down on the bed and stood up. She started pacing as the meaning of what she had done finally settled into her brain."Oh, my God!" Iryna whispered.What was she going to do? Her first date with Reynold?! She would simply melt if his eyes fell on her."What to do? What to do? What to do?" Iryna repeatedly asked those questions as she paced up and up and down.The maids who had been cleaning the toilet noticed her movements and they came out to check on her."Mrs. Walters! What is wrong?""What to do? What to do?" Iryna chanted, completely oblivious to their question.She moved to the mirror. Her hair was going to need a stylist. She turned and opened her wardrobe. She shook her head and stood in the middle of the room.The two maids looked at themselves wondering what had gotten into their good boss. They stood at Iryna's side and waited for her to finish her display."Mrs. Walters?" The first asked.Iryna turned a full circle immediately. The maids jumped ba
Iryna recognized Reynold's car as it parked at the gate. Her heart leaped and the butterflies she thought she would be able to control resumed working.He pressed the horn and she snapped out of her thoughts. She ran into the room to let her maids finish dressing her.Reynold was so punctual, he came exactly at five as he had said."Hurry," Iryna urged the maids as they helped her tie her shoelace.She straightened up when she was done and took a final look in the mirror."Wow, I am jealous," the first maid said and all of them giggled.She had opted to wear light blue boyfriend jeans that had slits on both legs with a black oversized T-shirt with white sneakers.She did a twirl in front of the mirror and started laughing. The no-glass look definitely made her eye color stand out, with her hair tied in a ponytail."What are you doing? He is waiting!" The second maid screamed.Iryna looked at the maid. "Sometimes, you have to keep a man waiting," she said with a wink.They looked at he
Reynold's lips were soft.Iryna's hand flew to the back of his neck, holding him passionately against hers as their lips made contact.Reynold's lips were gentle against her.It was as if he had taken a course on the perfect first kiss. There was no rush in his lips and Iryna let him take the lead as she followed him. He slipped his hands around her waist pulling her even closer.Iryna put her hands around his neck and kissed him back with as much passion as he exhibited.His tall figure made him bend his head downwards towards her, so he was using his hands to hold Iryna from falling —A true gentleman.Iryna felt something burning deep within her. A feeling she hadn't had in a long time, a feeling she had probably never had before. She didn't want to let go of Reynold, maybe she would never let go of him. He was killing her inside and she was loving it.Reynold launched his tongue into her mouth and she responded with the same movement.Reynold was the first to break off the kiss. Ir
Iryna felt over the moon.Reynold had definitely made her night, probably the whole day, maybe her year, or her entire life.She felt so happy that she couldn't help but smile and giggle when she took her bath when she brushed her teeth, and when the maids came to tuck her bed for her."Hmmm," Iryna hummed and waltzed between the maids, spinning like a happy ballerina.The maids looked at themselves and smiled, she definitely had a good day.Suddenly, Iryna grabbed one of them and started dancing with her."Dance for me, Olga!" Iryna said in a mock British accent and kept on humming English orchestra songs."I see you are very happy Mrs. Walters," Olga said as Iryna did a little spin with her."Happy? A very offensive, meager word! I am over the moon!" Iryna exclaimed. Her nightgown swished around as she moved.Olga chuckled as Iryna continued swaying her to the rhythm of her hums."Thank you for preparing me for today, gosh I was so nervous," Iryna said.Olga smiled, saying nothing a
"Jeremy, it took you quite long." Lucien looked Jeremy up and down with his eyebrow cocked in the manner that strict teachers did in a boys' school.Jeremy was clothed in a beach shirt and matching short despite the freezing weather."I was in a sauna, your call was quite sudden." He stopped and looked at Lucien. "What is wrong? Why am I getting that look from you?" His brows creased slightly."Your choice of clothes is quite controversial in this cold November weather," Lucien breathed and chose to walk inside a nearby tea shop. "Care to join me?" He asked over his shoulder as he walked in."Hell yeah, I forgot my coat and it is fucking freezing. I can do with a bit of warming up," Jeremy said.They got to the coffee shop and Lucien picked his favorite corner. It was the farthest seat and the waiter brought their steaming mugs to them. Lucien opted for hot chocolate, while Jeremy preferred English tea, like a real gentleman."You don't even fit with the environment," Lucien remarked
The sky was a bit cloudy as if it would rain. Iryna thought of resigning to her room but as she glanced up, she saw Lucien walk in through the door to the garden upstairs.He had a strange hunch on his back as if he was tired and this bothered her."Busy day?" Iryna pointed at the water jar on the table.Lucien shrugged. "I am good, I am just a little bit weary around the bones," he declined the offer."Take it easy, maybe take two or three days off. I am sure it will heal you," Iryna's voice was laced with concern.Lucien looked at her and chuckled. "Taking two or three days off is like a death sentence. Those men are like sheep, they need a shepherd to check on them every day. I don't trust them enough to do things properly on their own," Lucien laughed.Iryna looked around. "They might get cross with you if they hear that. Just take some rest Lucien, you have done enough. At least for the next few days, I won't be going out since I handled today's meeting," Iryna suggested.Lucien
"You are far from fine," Fred said and shook his head."Your hay fever is back again. I fear you will have to seat this out." Fred rubbed Amanda's head affectionately as she stood against her mother's leg."Master, I can run. I am definitely fine!" Lucien desperately tried to convince Fred.Fred waved a hand up and brought his phone to his ear. Lucien watched his master's expression change."Change in plans, I will meet up with you later. Something has come up," Fred said to his wife."What about the trip? I can't go without you," Mrs. Walters said."Rosa, I will catch up tomorrow. You can take the family jet, I will take mine. It is okay, nothing to be scared of," Fred held Mrs. Walters' cheeks affectionately. He kissed her lips and Amanda raised her hands toward her father."You too? At your age? Okay, I shall give you one too." Fred bent low and pecked his daughter's cheeks.Lucien stood at the door like a stranger, since they had completely ignored him."Amanda is already competin
"Call the local police with the burner phone, Jesus!" Lucien said to one of his men. He was walking fast towards Fred who had waited in the car."What happened there? I see dead bodies," Fred said."It is a massacre over there, I don't know who they pissed off, but the person has a bad sense of revenge." Lucien sat in the car. "Sir, can you call the pilot, to notify us whether they have—""Survivor!" A man shouted.Lucien and Fred looked at each other and then stepped out of the car to see what had happened.A badly wounded man lay against the support of a tree and Fred's men stood around him."It is Julio!" Fred said and walked over. He crouched at him and then looked up at Lucien who had followed."He doesn't have much time, and there is no hospital nearby," he shook his head. He looked down at the bloodied, wheezing man. "Who did this to you, Julio?"Julio wheezed, his left leg stretched at an odd angle from his body and one of his eyes had been put out. "Fr—Walters? Is...that you?
The court had been swift in declaring Marcus and Michael's verdict.Michael had hired a hot-shot criminal lawyer that lied like fuck during the entire hearing. The man was so good that he had almost even convinced everyone at the hearing that his client Michael was innocent, but the evidence was just too much against him.Marcus had been sentenced to ten years in prison with light labor in a penitentiary in California.Michael was sentenced to twenty-one years in prison, with hard labor and no parole. His modeling career was over, his life was over as it stood."Mark my words, you will pay for this!" Michael had said to Iryna when he was being thrown in a van."It should get old by now, shouldn't it?" Lucien waved him away at the court.Amanda Walters was still being held by the FBI, and it looked like it would remain like that for a while.The FBI wanted to fish out all information about the Mafia network in Latin America.Tyrese's charred body was later recovered.It was discovered
The sound of helicopters got closer and panic started spreading among the gangs and Mafia lords that surrounded the empty cars."The FBI!" Someone screamed.Government-issued SUVs pulled up and FBI SWAT teams were already over the place, holding their guns at them. They were completely surrounded.Michael gritted his teeth and dropped his phone. "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" He screamed. "Why does this always happen to me!"The FBI team wasted no effort in apprehending all the Mafia and gang members.The mission was possible because of two things, one, the FBI had come in massive numbers and had surrounded their enemies. Two, because of their magnificent entree, the enemy was too overwhelmed to act that they had suddenly given up their will to fight."Drop your weapons and go down on your knees, order of the bureau!" someone said on a loudspeaker."Fuck this!" Michael dragged Amanda and kicked Marcus out of his way. He ran forward to a nearby vehicle, but he was stopped by agents.Amanda tried
"Sir, the plane has landed," the intercom buzzed.Michael was seated inside a black limousine and sipped wine from his cup."Any sign of them?" He asked after he had put his glass down."Yes, they are stepping out of the plane," the intercom buzzed again."Jesus, New Orleans is so cold at this time of the year," Amanda shivered as she entered the car. "So this is the United States," Amanda looked out of the window at the high-rise buildings in the Central Business District."The target has landed, the plan is being kicked into motion," Michael said."Good, they will be heading to the mansion, and we will cut them off in that location you mentioned," Amanda held Michael's chest and began drawing circles."What are you doing?" Michael suddenly asked.Amanda came up and kissed Michael on the lips, short and fast."What was that for?" Michael asked as blushes developed on his cheek."That is just part one, I will give you the rest when we are done with them," Amanda whispered in his ears.
Iryna's eyes felt like lead when she woke up. She was in and out of sleep for the past eight hours. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. The bandages on her hands made them feel even sore.She looked out of the window and all she saw was water, from a bird's eye view. They were on their way to The United States... home."You were out for quite a long," a deep voice spoke.Iryna turned in the direction of the voice and saw Lucien sitting on a chair on the other side. IV lines were there and he wore a blanket over his legs. He looked better now, and his wounds had been tended to."Gosh," Iryna rubbed her eyes and yawned. "How are you doing, Lucien?" Iryna asked. She stretched and heard a few bones bop in her shoulders."Never been better," Lucien laughed. "The doctor said it was a miracle I was alive. My liver has been grazed, plus a lot of other internal blood vessels," he said with a smile. "Seems like I will be out for months," Lucien chuckled."Just rest up," Iryna told him. She looked o
Michael was getting irritated where he was. All of a sudden, the cops were showing up in large numbers, and Amanda was nowhere to be found."Alright boys, let's round this up!" Michael spoke out.The men all stopped and looked at him."I know, I am not your boss, but I can't seem to find Amanda anywhere and the police are coming, so we will have to ditch this place and run," Michael explained.He expected Amanda to do just fine, besides she was crazy enough to save him from the FBI that day. She would save herself."Where is Amanda?" One of the men asked. "We can't leave without her," he looked around. There was a murmuring passing among the group."For Christ's sake! It is almost morning, we have to go," Michael pointed at the sky.The sun was just On the horizon, it was just seconds away from sunrise. There was no time to wait around anymore."Michael!" Amanda suddenly appeared from behind a vehicle and she limped heavily.Her Kawasaki bike was oddly naked and there were a few crazy
Amanda stood up and stepped forward. Her left leg side roared with pain from her contact with the ground after that stunt with the van. There was a bruise on her forehead, but nothing she couldn't handle.Amanda picked up a bat that lay on the floor and smiled. She walked in the direction of the van.Iryna was the first to open her eyes. She let out a cough. Her legs hurt, but she could still feel and move them.She looked around and saw that the door at the back was missing. She felt fear develop in her and turned towards Lucien. He was still breathing, but he was knocked unconscious after the van turned over. Reynold was also unconscious, but his breathing was becoming raspy.Iryna looked at the front, and she saw Selena dangling from her seat belt upside down, the wound on her head looked very bad, and she could already tell that the driver was in an even worse state.Iryna tapped Selena's face. "Selena, Selena, wake up," there was a response, the twitching of facial muscles and so
"Shit, hold him tight!" Selena cussed as they lifted Reynold across the burning parking lot.Iryna held his legs, while Selena held his hands. He turned out to be too heavy for one person to carry."Huh," Reynold groaned. They had managed to stop the bleeding, it was a miracle he was still alive after all that blood loss."Hang in there, we will soon get you a doctor," Iryna said despite the pain in her leg, as they carried him to a waiting vehicle. A nab was waiting outside and when he saw them, he brought out a stretcher and ran to them."He needs medical treatment," Iryna said to the man."Christ! Señorita Selena! What took you so long?" The man asked. He had a very thick accent."Long story, just focus on getting us out of here," Selena said to the man.Iryna opened the door to the bus and saw Lucien sleeping on a bed. There were vials and IV lines that were still attached to him."Hey madam," Lucien's voice cracked."Lucien!" Iryna hugged him. "God, you are alright.""Last time y
Selena would never forget Iryna's scream. It rang through the night and was momentarily louder than the sound of bullets moving around them.Iryna herself could not even hear her own screams. They were silent in her skull. She couldn't even hear the sounds of gunshots. She didn't care about the bullets that ricochetted against the cars.As she watched as Reynold slowly fell to the floor, she wanted to die too."Shit!" Selena cussed as she grabbed Iryna and ran to take cover.Kynes fired several shots at them, but they had safely gone behind vehicles."What are you doing?" Iryna was hysterical. "What about Reynold? We can't leave him there!" She kicked against Selena and thrashed about.She refused to accept that Reynold was dead. He was lying on his back, a pool of blood was already forming there."What are you doing? There is nothing we could have done! There is nothing I can do to bring him back!" Selena screamed.She looked over the trunk of the car and several shots rang. She duck
Reynold rested on the bench and ran his hand gently on Iryna's shoulder. It was the first time he was finding comfort in detention. Even in their situation, Iryna still looked very appealing.Reynold tried not to wake her up as he caressed her gently. Very soon, Selena would come up with a crazy escape plan.He was worried about Iryna, he didn't want any bullets touching her, and how they would move Lucien who had just come out of surgery —everything was hard.Reynold bent down and kissed Iryna's head. She smelled of mint, she must have used the twenty-four hour mist. It had been two days since they had gotten a proper shower. But Iryna still smelled nice.He heard footsteps at the door and Reynold clenched his jaw muscles. He sure hoped as hell that it wasn't Kynes. He always spoiled the mood.There were two heavy thuds. Reynold cocked his brows and watched the door.The door flew open and Selena walked in. She looked around the room and pressed the switch. Reynold flinched from the