Chapter 14 (Malcolm’s POV)This kiss was like no other I ever experienced.Now before I go into any details lets establish one thing and that is that I am a man with manly feeling and all that yada yada ok? I do not want to be described as a pussy or something similar to it.We established the important things so we can go back to details. The kiss, yes. It was like no other. Oh, wait I already said that. You see, this woman is making my memory failing me and I am not even near 30 yet. Right! Stick to the story Malcolm!As I was saying, this kiss was something special. Even though I am a man I can admit to having weird feelings in my stomach, I guess people call them butterflies. And if that was not proof enough of my attraction to Mandy that my butterfly a few inches lower gave me away for sure. At first, I kept the kiss light, after all I did not want to rush into anything or scare her, but on the other hand I could not keep it light for long. After a few moments I grabbed her hip a
Chapter 15 (Mandy’s POV)Being down on your knees always made me feel like I was worth less than the man standing in front of me, but right now as I was down on my knees in the middle of a park, I could not help it but feel powerful. I have no idea, maybe it was because of Malcolm’s facial expressions and groans that kept escaping his mouth, the way he was gripping the tree in front of him as if he was afraid that without the additional support he would fall on his face, and while one hand was steadying him, the other hand was safely placed at the back of my head with my hair wrapped around it. But what surprised me the most was that he did not push or pull on my hair and head. No, he just kept his hand there slowly guiding me but not once pushing me over my limits.Or maybe it was true what everyone kept telling me. With the right person anything can feel magical, and I know to many this steamy sexual session in the middle of a park was not really a magical scenario, but to me, the w
Chapter 16 (Malcolm’s POV)It has been a week since my date with Mandy and I still could not stop thinking about it. It was everything any normal man wished for in a date and at the same time it was so much more.Mandy was funny, and smart, beautiful and sexy and so much more wrapped in the same package. Now how could any man resist this kind of temptation? And of course, my loyal friend did not dare miss a beat and teased me about it all the time, just like he did at this moment. Remind me again why were we friends?“So, boss man, did your angel gave you a call already or are you still waiting for her to decide if she is willing to look at your ugly face for one more night? But I must admit something. In all the years of our friendship you never managed to surprise me, until this date of yours. I never had you for a patient person, still, you wait for her call patiently. Not once did you mention just barging into her house and demanding answer. So please enlighten me what is going on
Chapter 17 (Mandy’s POV)Well, if you want me to be completely honest, I should start by confessing that I am a complete mess right about now.I have no idea what is going on between me and Malcolm, we did not see each other since our date and that was two weeks ago. But on the plus side, we do speak on the phone almost every day or in cases where he does not manage to call me or pick up my call, he makes it up to me with a delivery of some sort of a gift and calls me later in that day. I have told him on multiple occasions that I do not need him to make it up to me because he was not able to talk to me one day, but he insists that he wants to, that I am a woman who should be respected, worshiped and I should be showered with gifts every day.He makes sure to tell me how special I am and that I am one of kind, that he never met a woman like me and so on and so on. I guess you get the point. And I do try my best to make sure he understands that I do not mind his line of work, that he h
Chapter 18 (Malcolm’s POV)Mandy is as gorgeous in her casual clothing as she is in fancy dresses. Technically you could not really call it casual outfit though. Her lumberjack style shirt she has over a white t-shirt and her jeans that are hugging all the curves in just the right places… yeah definitely not a casual outfit. And it seems my dick also received the message because I arrived a moment ago and the second, I saw her my dick started twitching in my pants. Honestly it is taking all my willpower to not let it grow to a full hard on. I was planning on taking Mandy out for a nice dinner but as I look at her it seems as if those plans have been made a long time ago and for someone else, because I am most definitely not planning on going anywhere tonight. A nice day in sounds just as appealing.When Mandy opened the door I could see resignation and frustration on her face at the same time and I wondered what the girls have told her before they left because honestly they giggled a
Chapter 19 (Mandy’s POV)Damn him. He sure was an idiot. Ok he was a handsome idiot and I guess you could also say he was my idiot, but he was most definitely an idiot just the same. He actually made me say it out loud and what is even worse, I did not feel weird about demanding what I wanted. I was not used to be this vocal about what I want so all this was pretty new to me. Now you might be thinking why I am so upset if I did not find it disturbing once I said it out loud. Let me answer that question for you. Because I did not like finding myself to be even more horny as I thought I was. And judging by my eagerness to jump his bones I would say I was horny alright.As soon as the words he wanted to hear left my mouth we were already moving towards the stairs, so I think it is safe to say that he was as horny as I was which was a bit of a relief. But still I was pissed. More at myself than at him but still it kind of made me angry because I could feel him smirking against my neck mor
Chapter 20 (Malcolm’s POV)A few weeks laterLet me tell you some details and you can help me determine if I look like a mafia boss at all or did I turn into a mush as my friend dearest calls me. To be exact the mentioned friend’s name is Simon. Just to make things clear.So back to questions and facts. So, me and Mandy have been together now for a month, a day more or less does not count much in my opinion, but you see I have started to notice that I lack in the blood lust department.Suddenly I do not feel that urge to get rid of the trash on the streets of London anymore. I somehow feel ok even if some of them get away or if we let them go. Now, I have not gone completely nuts, those who threaten me, my empire or especially my friends and family are still on the list for a shorter life. But those smaller crimes, as stealing from me small amounts of money, or dealing drugs on my streets, which I by the way hate with a passion… those crimes get away with smaller consequences. Sure, t
Chapter 21 (Mandy’s POV)For me it was just another day. Nothing out of the normal. Well, that is until Mason called a meeting. As soon as I stepped in the back room where the meetings were normally held, I looked for Anabelle and as soon as I found her joined her by the table with snacks. Lately each time I was looking for her I found her around food. I had my suspicions, but I was waiting for her to tell me if I was right or wrong. I would not ask her, but rather wait for her to tell me when she was ready.But never mind that is a story for another time. Right now, I was more concerned about the reason behind this impromptu meeting. Is something wrong? I knew for a fact that our previous boss was not coming back to torture us, but maybe something else was going on. Maybe we were short on staff again and he was just informing us that some of us would need to work over our regular schedule, which would not be so bad at the moment. Sidney needed quiet a few stuffs for her next year in
Chapter 27 (Loraine’s POV) epilogue Some years later… “Andrew! The girls will be here any minute, could you get Samuel ready for me please?” Before you make any assumptions let us make something clear. Samuel is our son, and he is three years old. As weird and unthinkable as it might sound, all girls gave birth to a child in the same year. Sure, there were differences, Valentina and Nathaniel had three kids. The first one was a little girl named Daisy, who was not so little anymore since she was nine years old already. Second was a boy named Gareth, he was six years old and the last was Penelope who was three years old as well as our Samuel. Then there was Anabelle and Seth. They had two kids, twins to be exact. A boy and a girl, Samantha, and Sam, they were three years old as well. If we move forward, we have Anastasia and Benjamin, they had just one kid the same as me and Andrew, and the little three years old princesses’ name was Lory. The next in line would be Malcolm and Mandy
Chapter 26 (Andrew’s POV)We were on our way to the airport and of course, with Malcolm in the car we were driving over the speed limit and if a police officer pulled us over there would be hell to pay once he realized who the driver was, but mostly no one dared stop Malcolm, even the new guys knew his car and just waved when he passed. But in my opinion, we were still not driving fast enough. I wanted to be at the airport already, deal with the bastard and wrap my Loraine in my arms where I knew I could keep her safe.But as much as I wanted to yell and rant and be a smart ass, I knew I was thinking irrationally so I rather just sat back and kept my mouth shut. That and the fact that Malcolm threatened to throw me out of the car if I dared be loud.Thankfully we arrived at the airport just when my patience was running low. But as we stopped the car, I could not believe my eyes. There was a plane, ready to take off at any moment, but the stairs were still pulled out and firmly on the
Chapter 25 (Loraine’s POV)Either these people were stupid, or they just assumed I knew London so well that I did not need to have my eyes covered while we were driving to the airport. Or maybe it was just the fact that they were so sure I would not be going anywhere except board the plane to Washington.Too bad for them because I had every intention to run away as fast as my legs could carry me, especially now that I knew two of six guys were on my side. Two of those guys that were not on my side are going into the plane’s cabin to make sure everything is set up and two will be completely oblivious to my attempt thanks to my accomplices. I still had no idea what their moto was, but I was not about to ask them since I was just happy to have someone willing to help me get away without a need to kill someone.You see all my self defense classes and so on that I was taking while on the run were in case, I found some place I want to stay and not run anymore, but before London there was no
Chapter 24 (Andrew’s POV)“WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE IS FUCKING GONE?! YOU STUPID BUNCH OF IMBECILS! HOW COULD YOU LET HER SLIP OUT OF THE CLUB WITHOUT ANY OF YOU NOTICING!?” As you can see, saying I was pissed would be a huge understatement, because I was livid! Somehow, while we were celebrating our win in the office with Malcolm and the girls, and a few minutes later with their boyfriends as well, Loraine managed to slip out of the club and disappeared into thin air.If you would tell me a week ago, she disappeared I would probably believe she ran away like she did every time in the past eight years when something or someone got too close to her and her heart, but today I was sure she did not run away. She promised me that she would not run away, and she would stay with me for as long as I wanted her and on the other hand, the fact that Rodriguez was just leaving my club when Loraine mysteriously disappeared just did not stop nagging me. So, I had my suspicion that he had something to d
Chapter 23 (Loraine’s POV)Today was the first time in my whole life that I remember standing up to myself for as long as I can remember. Not once when I was married was, I willing to do so. I just swallowed everything that was thrown my way. I never yelled at the man or talked back, I never told him my opinion, never objected to his decisions about my life, nothing.And the feeling was kind of refreshing and new. It felt amazing.Now, you see I stopped smoking years ago, it was bad for my health and all that and honestly it was just an expensive habit. But at this moment I felt like I was on top of the world and decided to treat myself to one cigarette you could say for old times’ sake, so I can finally close the door on every bad decision I made in the past.I was at the back entrance when I heard steps approaching but I thought it was sure one of the girls or maybe Andrew, so I stayed put and did not even turn around to see who it was, a big mistake.Next thing I know someone was h
Chapter 22 (Andrew’s POV)The thought of pinching myself and seeing if I was even awake crossed my mind, but nothing felt as good even in dreams as Loraine felt in my arms. She said it. Those fears I had for the past few weeks since I realized I fell for this woman melted away like ice cream on a hot sunny day.Now the only thing left was for us to deal with Rodriguez once and for all. But that was not mine decision, I stopped kissing her and moved a bit away but still kept our foreheads pressed close together, “Are you ready to deal with the demons of the past?”She gave me a nod which was a bit hesitant, but honestly if I was in her shoes and had to deal with someone like Rodriguez, I would be hesitant as well. I took one of her hands in mine and gave her a squeeze to show her that she was not alone.As we rounded the corner, I could not help it but look around and once again it surprised me how self-assured the man really was. He took only five men with him and all of them were in
Chapter 21 (Loraine’s POV)How could he do that? If I had to guess, from what I saw in the office I would say Andrew knew about my past and he knew it well. So first of all, he was hiding the fact that he knows about everything from me, or maybe I can find an excuse for him and say he just found out, but I doubt that since he has been a bit weird for the past few weeks and especially today. But I am willing to tell myself anything to feel a bit better, and right now I needed to believe Andrew did not betray me like everyone else in my life did.At the moment I was sitting by the river that was right next to the club, and yes, I know I did not go far from everything, but it was far enough that Rodriguez would not think I came here, he probably thought that I ran away already like I always do when he finds me, but this time was different. I had friends, I had a job that I liked, and I hope they cared for me as well. I had a good life, and I was actually looking forward to the future. I
Chapter 20 (Andrew’s POV)The moment Loraine barged into my office I knew something was going to go awfully wrong and as usual I was proven right when the asshole opened his mouth.Thankfully me and Malcolm seem to be on the same page because when Loraine ran out of my office as if she was on fire, we both jumped to our feet, but since I was in my usual seat and Malcolm was right next to Rodriguez, he was the one that landed a solid punch to his face and probably broke his nose in the process judging by the crunching sound that could be heard, “You idiot! You just broke my nose! What in the ever-loving hell is wrong with you? Do you have any idea who you are dealing with? I can have you erased from the surface of the earth in a moment!” technically, if we were not who we are, he would be right, but since we were one of the strongest mafia organizations in the world, well, sadly for him, he was wrong. Sure, we were operating on legal grounds, but that was actually a plus on our side, b
Chapter 19 (Loraine’s POV) Something did not feel right. I could not put my finger on it, but my gut was telling me to go back to the club. Why? I had no idea but the opportunity to do so presented itself when Mandy asked me to put the car keys into my purse, because I was the only one that remembered to take a big enough purse to put in my wallet, phone and all the girly necessities but still had some space to put in the keys as well. Now I just had to come up with a plan to get away from them with a believable excuse, ran to the parking lot and drive back to the club so this awful feeling would go away. Even if I drove for nothing, I would still feel better if I followed my instincts and honestly, I doubted my gut was warning me for nothing. I know to some people it might sound stupid to follow your gut or your instincts, but those two things saved me more than once in the past years while I was being on the run. So, there was no way I would ignore it. As we walked around the sho