Chapter 0014

ADONIS

I pursed my lips and looked back at my men, who curiously watched us. “My men and I train here.” I pointed at the building. “The first two floors are for the gym, the top one’s a spa and the basement... you don’t want to know.”

“I’m curious,” she admitted with a pressed smile. “But I feel like I can get into trouble if I ask.”

“All I can say is that we don’t murder or torture people here. We have locations for such with magnificent views,” I joked. I fucking joked?

I turned around and walked through the entrance. The wise-guys watched every single step that Abigail took, every little nervous exhale she made, and even though I wanted to gouge out everyone’s eyes, I had to keep it down. She was no one to me—not mine—and giving out the impression of that could put her life in danger, but it irked me all the same.

I glanced at Abigail when we entered the gym on the second floor. Her jaw dropped at the polished white marble floors, grey carpets covering some of the area and mint