Why I care,
Richard thought.
Because you know it, and this is the first time you've decided you needed a bodyguard.
But he stopped himself before he said the words out loud. Instead, he said, trying to sound casual.
“I just don’t understand how you suddenly decide you need one. ““Maybe because I don’t want my brains spilled all over the wall next time I have to go talk to your new friend- the mayor’s - pawns. ““If this bodyguard you are talking about is so efficient that you chose him over all of Garrey’s men, then why haven’t I seen you much with him lately? “Judging by the expression on Killian’s face, he had hit a nerve.“Maybe because he is constantly sent somewhere doing things I don’t know about. “ Killian fired back.“Ah…well…”Richard refilled their glasses.“It seems that one of Garrey’s men…ah, what was his name again, the junkie one with the strange hair…”Richard pretended to search for the name.“Jesse. “ KillianGarrey's their father.
The loud bang that landed on the door woke him up instantly and Mike searched blindly in the dark for his T- shirt.“Damn it, “ he muttered when he couldn’t find it and decided he could do without it. He very much doubted it was Flynn, but he checked his phone quickly- for any messages from Flynn, and Jesse.Nothing.He hoped it wasn't any of the neighbours downstairs, although Mike had never had any problems with any of the tenants so far.He never did, as he made sure people rarely noticed him.Another bang landed heavy on his door and he cursed.“I'm coming, Jesus. “
Mike pressed harder, finishing with the cleaning of the wound and Jesse clenched his teeth, obviously doing his best not to let out a sound. Mike opened the packet of the bandage and left it to the side. It was hurting like hell, there was on doubt, but Mike was trying to be as careful as possible. What was more important now, however, was to pretend he hadn’t heard what Jesse had asked. Perhaps he’d asked it because he was still drunk, and the pain was making him dizzy. Or he’d let the question slip accidentally. “Were you undercover then too…” No, Mike tried not to think of this. There
Flynn put his cigarette out and pushed his hands in his pockets. He glanced around casually and considered another cigarette.It was going to be his fourth in the past hour, so he decided against it and pushed his hands deeper in the pockets of his jeans .His burn mark had healed, but everytime he thought of Killian, he remembered the scar he was going to have because of him.“Fucking psycho. “Flynn muttered.Killian was supposed to be in the sick house, not inheriting the biggest, the strongest and the most influential criminal syndicate not only in Europe, but most likely in the whole world.But the unfairness of th
**** “This was fucking awesome, “ The guys were talking, bantering and being excited. It was so -everywhere - kind of excitement, that it was somehow getting to Mike too. The other reason was because all his senses and nerves were like naked wires because of everything going on recently, and also because it was all wolves favorite time of the lunar cycle- the full moon. “I can’t believe we made it, bro. “ One of the guys patted Mike on the shoulder and grinned at him, “You’re a fucking beast! “ “Yeah, “another one added, and Mike thought : “Pun Not intended,
His vision blurred, and Mike was sure his eyes had begun changing to a colour that was going to be irreversible for at least half an hour. But he also didn’t try to stop it, or to bling back a few times against the light. Most likely no one would notice the change, but right now, he couldn't care less. He’d already imagined killing everyone in here, actually doing it was beginning to look more and more like a normal, acceptable prospective. Someone had hit Killian. Someone had gotten That close to him to scratch her face and Mike was going to kill them, whoever it was. “Mike, I am going to go get some drinks are you coming, or I can jusu t
Mike acted before he could have thought better. He was already walking through the exit, and by now it was too late for everything- to change his mind, to get back inside, to do something, anything, whatever…. And Jesse had done all of this, everything was turning into a bigger and bigger mess. Jesse had lied to him that he didn’t remember the kiss, and why had he… “Damn it, “ Mike thought. But he was going to have to deal with this later. At the moment, his only aim was to explain to Killian. Explain… What was there to explain, anyway. He shouldn’t have gone out like that. Either way, it was too late to think about any of this now, though .
Mike was furious. He’d never been so unable to deal with his own emotions before. Mike had grown up in a family of men, who had been taught that control is everything. And he had learned how to deal with situations, where you had enough strength to kill whoever you wanted to, knowing you would get away with it, and Not do it. That was the real strength, his father had been saying when Mike was growing up- knowing you were the stronger one, and not taking advantage of it. It wasn’t only because of the size of all the wolves in his family - Mike’s wolf was bigger than most, not that he had had many encounters with werewolves, working for the government or the Bureau but he could very well tell that big size was something that ran in the family.
Ten years ago “I am afraid he’ll have to be off school for at least a month. “ “If that's what you consider as the best solution in the current situation, then yes- of course, Sir. “ My mother’s face is serious, and only a slight tint of sadness darkens her bright blue eyes a shade deeper. I glance at her . She is not even furious, I know that. I can hear it in the way her heart beats. She’s simply disappointed. And tired. I mean, who wouldn’t be in her place. It’s happened for the third time in the past few months. “Do you….” the headmaster looks nervously between the two of us- me with my bloodied T-shirt and hands, and my mot
Mike stared at the screen. But he didn’t spend too much time doing so, because the moment he realized what had just happened, he threw the phone away, not caring where it landed, and looked out of the window. Killian was actually downstairs, looking up at his room, smoking. He. was. there. Mike rested his elbows in the window rail and Killian looked up. His wolf jumped inside him, shouting all kinds of things, but Mike ignored it, because his mind was going crazy just fine on its own without the wolf. Killian was a dark figure in the middle of the road, just one of the many figures among the others passing by, despite the late hour, at the same time so different from them. Mike’s neighborhood was one of the worst, run down buildings and all kinds of scums and gangs were hanging in around there. Although the most dangerous ones out there were probably him and Killian . Killian was watching him, and Mike smiled at him. He pushed away from the window and grabbed his jack
“Right, “Garrey said, “now that we are all here, we will brief you on the latest changes, and if you have any questions, ask Clifford, he will give you the details on the weapon exchange and…” And Garrey began. He kept talking, the other guys were talking as well. Instructions, money, bullets…something about cases with jewels, something about… whatever. Mike’s head was somewhere else. At least it was still in the same room. His eyes and mind were fixed on his mate. Killian made a step, then another. He came to stand behind Garrey. His hair was wet at the tips which meant he’d probably taken a shower just now. Killian’s shirt smelled like expensive detergent and whatever the maids were doing the laundry with. He’d had coffee just before he came here. Maybe more than one coffee, in fact, judging by the way the sweet scent still clung to him… Mike followed the darker lines of the tiny shades under Killian’s eyes and he assumed Killian hadn’t slept much either. Then Kil
The phone kept ringing. It was probably ringing for the 15th time and until Mike eventually gave up trying to ignore it . He got up to pick it up. “Jesse, what’s up?” “Mike!!” “Yes?” “Are you crazy! I’ve been trying to call you since last night, what the Hell Happened?” “I just…” Mike searched the room for cigarettes. It was dark, and he had pulled the shabby curtains down. His head was pounding. His wolf was bitter too. They had arrived yesterday, and Killian and him hadn’t exchanged more than a few words, just like he’d expected during the flight. Then he’d driven Killian to the manor and he was back to his place. And he hadn’t slept since. Mike didn’t find his cigarettes,since he was anyway supposed to Not have them, but then his eyes landed on the two empty packs from last night, discarded on the table. He groaned. “Mike! Are. You. There??” “Yeah, yeah, I’m here. “ “So??” “So I tried to catch a quick nap before tonight, Garrey mentioned there will be somet
Michael wished he could say he wasn't thinking. Or that it had been his wolf dictating his actions and moving his body towards Killian’s. But he couldn’t. It was him and he had done it with the clear mind he was making a mistake. Maybe the biggest one he’d made so far. Or ever. Well, at least it was going to be his last. Because the mistakes we made with the clear mind they were a mistake were the most dangerous ones. He still did it. Mike’s hand cupped Killian’s head and he leaned in. He was taller, but he bent over Killian slowly, giving his mate time to do something, to stop him, or anything that showed he didn’t want this. When that didn’t happen, Mike closed the little distance they had between them. And he was kissing Killian. His lips touched Killian's only briefly. Everything in Mike woke up, all his nerves, all his senses were awake and it felt like someone had stripped his skin off and it was just his nerves, the real him, unprotected by flesh and skin ou
They reached the hotel much faster than Mike wanted to. They got out of the taxi, wished the driver a good night and headed towards the entrance, Mike walking a few feet behind Killian. As usual, the polite receptionist greeted them, then one of the bell boys came and asked about their check out time tomorrow. Killian and the staff exchanged a few greetings and niceties in French, neither of which Mike understood and they headed up. Everything was as per the usual, compared to the last few days they had spent here. Only, there was a small exception. And that was- Mike had almost kissed Killian, and not only had he done it, it had been outside. They got on the elevator, neither of them still not speaking. The bell boy pressed the desired floor, a few people got on with them, then they got off. There was more wishing of good nights and goodbyes until Killian and Mike headed towards their room. Everyone was so nice, and bubbly, while Mike simply wanted to get away from
“When you go there, wait for Francisco to get out of the VIP room, don’t do anything before that. “ “Right. “ “He is going to have his bodyguards in the VIP, got it? So wait for him to go to the bathroom or if he doesn’t, have one of the girls distract him and take him to the Red Room. ”“Yes, Sir. “ “Good. Don’t do it there. And I don’t want any more involvement from the Italians. That was enough trouble for now. “ Garrey looked between all of them. “Okay? “ “Yes.” “Yes, clear, Garrey. “ They all nodded. It was a pretty simple task. The words were pounding in his head, and it wasn’t only because he hadn’t blinked any sleep at all, unable to close his eyes for more than five minute. His wolf had tried to rip his flesh in pieces every two hours, and that hadn’t helped either. They were in Garrey's office, and they were given the new orders for the next task. And since Mike hadn’t come back yet, Jesse had to stay here all the time and listen to whatever details they were giv
Gean and Mike went out of the building together half an hour later, after they’d finished their discussion. Killian was leaning against the car, smoking. He looked somehow troubled, and Mike wanted to take him in his arms. Perhaps he had been worried about Gean’s decision, and it was ridiculous of Mike to think Killian might have been worried for him, but nevertheless Mike’s hands were shaking with the need to tell him that Gean had agreed, then grab him and kiss him deeply. But he couldn’t. So he kept walking. The moment they showed up, Killian stubbed his cigarette out, and nodded. “Hey, Gean. “ “Killian. “ They still shook hands, because as it had become clear earlier and when Mike and Gean were still inside, Mike had assured Gean Killian knew nothing about it. The two exchanged a few words and Gean shared his decision to help Killian. Killian looked at him, surprised, but didn’t ask anything. They spoke the way they usually did, as if nothing had happened and as
Killian was eyeing him, the surprise was written all over his handsome face. He was simply surprised. “I told you to trust me. “ Michael said , and it was with all the content. He was merely trying to conceal the smirk from showing on his face. Killian shook his head, but smiled too. They were standing opposite each other right in front of the place where Michael and Gean had met and finished the discussion just a few minutes ago. Just as promised, Killian had not interrupted them, or asked what they were doing or going to talk about. Killian had taken Mike to where Gean’s most business meetings and discussions were happening.
Edward wiped his hands and took a wet towel, coming out of the bathroom.“I know it may sound weird, but I was thinking that maybe we could…”He hesitated, but then he decided he could just go for it.Edward came into the room to see the bed he’d left Jesse only a few seconds ago was empty, the wind blowing inside the room and playing with the curtain, because the huge window was left open.****“You should totally be freaking out.“Jesse was running through the dark forest, stepping on all kinds of twigs and rocks. He was still far from the city, but at least he’d manage