A man ran through dark alleys, running as fast as his legs could carry him. From the look he harbored on his bloodied face, it was obvious he was running for his dear life.Bullets whizzed past his feet, and he jumped up, in response to reflex.It was clear that his pursuers didn't want to kill him, because they had aimed for his legs, meaning they wanted him alive. He was something of value to them.He came to stop behind the wall of a building, where a lot of waste had been dumped and he wiped the blood off his face. He winced in pain, regretting why he had touched it.The voice of men shouting and running in the distance got closer and he decided to stay put, to wait out his assailants.Dawn wasn't too far off, and he doubted they would wait till the light came out.The Mafia liked doing their dirty jobs under the cover of night, where it would be hard for normal civilians to get footage of their operation."Get the dogs!" A well-groomed American voice said.The escapee had recogn
Iryna's choice of a blue cardigan and jeans seemed perfect for the day since the temperature had been going down since winter was approaching in the USA. But that didn't help in making her day go easier.Iryna fumbled with the keyboards.She had many contracts she had to sign, accounts to review, and managers to sack."Wow, even in my circle I see corruption, maybe I should have stayed a pure Mafia organization," Iryna mumbled as she typed her review.She paused and looked at Lucien. She sipped her fruit pack noisily and resumed working.Lucien, who stood nearby, said, "It will be sorted out, I have shortlisted some names of people that need to be dealt with.""Deal with them legally," Iryna pointed out."You know what? I am leaving that part to you. Christ, I need a secretary!" She sighed."I am one, but you don't really use me as you should. Always asking for Jeremy the lawyer," Lucien lowered the sting in his reply.Iryna cocked her eyebrows. "Really? I sensed that, you know?""I t
"Hmmmmm," Iryna mumbled as Reynold kissed her.His hot tongue flew in and out of her mouth. It had a nice feel to it, and it tasted good.She dug her fingers into his bare back and gasped when he broke away from the kiss."One more," Reynold said for the hundredth time.The kissing session had been going on for what seemed to be an eternity, and neither of them was having enough of it.Iryna kissed him again.He turned her over and climbed on top of her. He removed her cardigan, leaving her with only her bra and trousers.Iryna started you at him breathlessly.He cupped her breasts gently and kissed her with as much passion as she was.His hands were very gentle, but also feral as he massaged her breasts."Reynold," Iryna gasped."Yeah?" Reynold asked as he moved to kiss her neck."You tricked me." She held up her hands at his face and cupped it gently.Reynold chuckled and kissed her again."I can't get enough of you, Iryna. Each time I kiss you," he stopped and looked at her face. "
EIGHT HOURS AGO.The digital clock on the dashboard read twenty past midnight, and the road would be open. He had nothing to worry about.Reynold checked the rearview mirror and smiled at Iryna's reflection. She was as cute as ever.The smile stayed glued to his face as he veered into the main road. He couldn't seem to get Iryna out of his mind.The way her body felt warm and soft beneath him, the rhythm at which she moved whenever he kissed her neck. She was perfect.She smelled amazing, hell she smelled better than a sunflower garden during fall."Christ, I am already addicted to her," he said to himself.He slowed down when he reached the traffic light. There was lesser traffic at the hour, and he was tempted to ignore the red traffic light when a red truck stopped beside his Land Rover.The noise coming out of the vehicle was very audible, even for Reynold who was in his car, the window closed and the heater running. It looked like a smaller hybrid of a pickup truck and a monster
Iryna walked with her bodyguards through the cramped hospital corridor.The paparazzi had been thrown outside, thanks to Iryna's connection with the chief of the police.Her heart was in her neck. She was anxious to see her beloved Reynold and she feared the worst.There were police officers everywhere, probably trying to protect Reynold from the masses since he was not an ordinary person.She failed to notice a plastic bottle on the floor and she almost stumbled on it."Easy, we would soon be there," Lucien said as he grabbed her shoulder to stop her from falling."If he is the one that did it, I will make him pay dearly for it!" Iryna growled as Lucien."Sorry?" Lucien was confused about who she was referring to —the bottle or something else."Federico, I won't let him get away easily with this," she stopped and looked at Lucien. "I know he is the one. He had called yesterday. I thought it was his stupid perverted antics and ended the line. I didn't know he would... get... Reynold..
The restaurant opposite the hospital was quite scanty in attendance, thanks to Lucien who had asked for the customers to leave.Iryna sat in front of the table, Lucien by her side while Federico sat with Michael directly opposite them.How did she come to even sit down with the Italian bastard?Well, she wanted to find out why he had attacked poor Reynold and why the fuck Michael was working with Federico of all her enemies.Lucien had declined at first in the hospital, but she had somehow managed to convince him that she wouldn't be attacked by the Italian Don."At least sip your coffee, it is on the house." Federico gestured to the steaming mug.Iryna glared at him. "Right, maybe you put something in it. You are in quite the generous mood today, ain't you?" She replied. She looked at Michael and then back to Federico.Federico burst into laughter. "You are always interesting when I talk to you, I really like you!"Lucien scoffed. "Why did you attack Mr. Reynold?" He asked. "What you
Iryna dropped her lunch back when she heard that Reynold had regained consciousness. She ran back to the car and urged Lucien to drive as fast as possible.When the car stopped, she didn't wait for Lucien. She nearly broke the door as she swung it open, and she came face to face with Reynold.He was sitting on the hospital bed, forehead in a bandage and a warm smile plastered on his face."Reynold!" Iryna gasped and ran towards him.Reynold put out his arm in front of him. "Hey!" He sounded nervous.She hugged him tightly and tears ran down her face. She looked at him and kissed him, then hugged him again."Ow! Ow! Ow! Easy there bear," Reynold warned.Iryna released him from her embrace and sat on the bed. "How are you feeling?" She asked him as she wiped her tears away.Reynold put his hand on her face and wiped her tears. He also nodded at Lucien who was at the door."I feel as if the bones in my body had been removed and returned in the wrong order, but apart from that, I am fine
Michael walked through the street, hands in his pocket. He kept looking straight ahead, ignoring as people stopped to look at him."Isn't it that model?""Which one? He looks very familiar and yet, I still can't figure him out...""Ain't he that model that got arrested for overspeeding?""Yeah, I got it! He was involved in a big scandal a few months ago..."Michael was amazed that they were gossiping about him when he was so close to them. Has he changed that much?Fuck Iryna, she was the cause of his downfall. He was going to make sure that Iryna tasted grit the way she did when she was a nerdy peasant.His phone buzzed in his pocket and he quickly put it to his ear. "Michael here, what's up?""Jeez, you are so formal," James said awkwardly."Oh, it is you. Wait, why are you calling with the boss's hotline?" Michael asked.He dodged a couple ahead of him and turned to his left, in the direction of the park."Well, I am his accountant slash loan collector. I am a multipurpose man," Ja
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