Darryn's POV

I was surprised when Brett’s cousin got out of her car and walked up to us.  He told us that his cousin Kaycie was moving into the upstairs master bedroom.  I was expecting a guy, but nope.  Holy fuck, his cousin is beautiful.  She had on a baggy t-shirt and cargo pants, but I could tell she was hiding a nice body under those baggy clothes.  Her hair was in a messy bun.  She has the most amazing dark emerald green eyes with specks of hazel in them.  Kaycie barely comes up to my shoulders.  I am sure she would fit perfectly in my arms and against my body.  Their cousin Todd is a cool guy and really cares about Kaycie.  We all had fun sitting there that night, eating dinner and talking.  I really didn’t want Kaycie to go, but I know she has had a long day.  When Todd told us what happened to Kaycie, I wanted to find that asshole and beat the shit out of him.  I don’t care how pissed a man gets towards a woman.  No man should ever hit a woman.  I laid in bed that night, hoping that the three of us could change her opinion about herself.

I smelt the coffee when I opened my door and smiled.  I definitely needed some coffee this morning.  I heard someone in the kitchen and thought it was one of the guys.  I began to smell delicious food.  I know that none of the three of us can really cook.  I figured it was Todd. NOPE! 

I walked into the kitchen and stood there wearing a little dark blue tank top and black pyjama pants by Kaycie.  All I could do was stare.  She has a freaking amazing body.  Perfectly curvy and tan.  I can see the silhouette of bars through her nipples, and damn if that isn’t a turn-on.  I begin to wonder where else she might have pierced.  I can see tattoos wrapping around her body, and I want to trace them with my fingers and tongue.  I wanted to walk up and grab her by her waist and feel her skin under my hands, but I didn’t want to scare her.  She turns around, and her eyes go wide.  I don’t think she was expecting me.  I can see the fear and panic being in her eyes.  I can tell she wants to escape from this kitchen and escape from me.  This makes me upset, but then I realize it’s not me. She wants to get something to cover that sexy body of hers.  I start to walk towards her.  I noticed she started to tremble.

“Kaycie, it’s ok….” I start to whisper to her.

I heard someone else walking towards the kitchen and turned to see who it was.  This gave her the opportunity to squeeze by me and up the other flight of stairs to her room.  DAMN.  I sit down at the table, and the guys are amazed at all the food.  I let them know that Kaycie had made breakfast and coffee.  She comes back down wearing a baggy hoodie, sits down, and fixes herself a plate.  We all notice that she doesn’t eat much, but hopefully, we can work on this.  She sits across from me, but I can’t get her to look at me.  After breakfast, I head back to my room.  I have the other room on the second floor.  I noticed Kaycie walking towards me, but I could tell she was not paying attention.  She runs into me, and I grab her waist, so she doesn’t fall.   She looks at me, surprised.

“Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention.”  She apologized.

“No worries, I couldn’t let my Tesoro fall now could I,”  I tell her with a smile.

She gives me a small smile, continues to her room, and shuts the door.  Damn, she felt good in my arms.  She fits perfectly against my body.  I walked into my room and shut my door.  I sit down on my bed, and all I can think of is her.  I know I will have to work to prove to her that what he told her was a bunch of bullshit.  I am willing to work for this, though.  There is something about this girl that I can’t get out of my head.

I head towards the bathroom to take a shower.  I have to meet my father and uncle.  Brett has to come with me since he is my second in command.  My family runs the town.  We are mafia.  I didn’t want to get into the family business, but I had no choice.  My father is the current leader, and I am to take over for him when I turn 25, which is in a year.  We live in Brett’s grandmother’s house, where she gave in to throw our enemies off when she died.  We don’t want them to know who the leader is.  My father lives in our family mansion, but he understands why Brett and I live here.  The whole family thought it was a smart idea.  Our friend Felipe knows but is not part of the mafia.  We have a few cameras outside the house to protect Kaycie and us.  I checked up on her ex, who is in jail, but he might get out soon.  I am trying to make sure he doesn’t.  I do not want him near her.  I did learn that his father is the gang leader of one of the largest gangs in the southeast United States.

It’s good that I have family all over the east coast.  If that bastard thinks he is going to come into my town and try to get to Kaycie, he must be crazy or stupid.  I walk out of my room and down the stairs and find Brett there.  We walk out of the house and lock the door.  We climb into my car and head off to my father’s house.  I am slightly worried since Kaycie is still home, but Felipe is there.  We have another friend moving into the house in a week, and he works for my family’s business.  I shake my head to stop thinking about Kaycie as we pull up to my father’s house.