LOGIN"Here," Louis handed me an envelope containing my wages for the day which I happily accepted,"Sure you don't want to come back to work with me? Just look how popular you are tonight." He added kindly.
I laughed but shook my head, "If my tuition hasn't been paid maybe I'll stay, but for now just call me if there's anything urgent." I said as I yawned and a little tipsy.
Ben and Gilbert came in, "You're very popular today." Ben said as he took his bag from his locker.
"One guy in particular can't take his eyes off you and is guarding you like a hawk." Gilbert added with a laugh and made me raise a confused eyebrow.
"Huh?"
Seeing my confusion, the three men laughed as if there was something funny that I didn't realize.
"She doesn't seem to notice." Louis chuckled amused but I was still confused about the direction of their conversation.
"It's 5am, I'm going home then." I said and grabbed my bag from my locker, "Bye guys, thanks Lu." I waved before walking out through the back door.
The cold weather pierced my skin as I walked out and I hurriedly hugged my cold body under the coat I was wearing. "ugh... it's cold." I said, shivering and blowing on my hand to make it a little warm.
Closing my eyes, I turn my face up towards the sky, flinching slightly as the cold morning hits my skin. The chilly breeze freezing my body through my coat and to maintain some warmth I crossed my arms tightly across my chest.
I had only started walking a few steps and gasped in shock as someone came out of the driver's door of the car parked next to the bar exit.
Stunned, I realized the person who came out was ‘the horrible man!’
"You! What are you doing here?" I asked quickly as he started walking towards me.
"Bradley... Call me Bradley." He whispered passionately before taking my lips and planting a lingering kiss on them that made my body weak.
I try to resist the kiss at first but he’s determined and doesn’t let go of my lips, making out like they were just made for him.
“Bradley..” I repeat softly that makes him groan in satisfaction.
I’m ashamed to admit but it doesn’t take me that long to just give in and wrap my hands around his neck to kiss him back. The moves make him groan and with the other hand that he has on my back, he pushes me forward, moulding our bodies together.
The kiss is hot and deep and all kinds of awesome, well… he knows how to kiss, I thought.
His arms wrap around my waist and he tugs my form closer into his body as he presses kisses down to the skin of my throat, licking over the conjunction between my throat and collarbone which make me weaker.
When he comes back to my lips, with one move he easily lifts me up and I wrap my legs around his hips as he leans back to me staring at my eyes with lust which sends shivers down to my body.
He stared at me for along time before whispering, “You’re so beautiful, Dwyne”
I can’t help but chuckle before touching his face lightly. “Does that always make you get the things you want?”
He smirked naughtily “Usually… Does it work?” He said as he lips caressed mine with every word he spoke.
Oh.. It definitely works!
In a quick move his mouth descended upon mine and I kissed him back, thrusting my tongue into his mouth.
He opens the passenger door and puts me on the passenger seat. Breathing heavily before running to the driver seat.
"There's no way we're doing it here, I'm taking you to my house." he growled, quickly started his car and drove like a maniac.
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Dwyne woke up and sighed as she felt a buddy nuzzle closer to hers from behind that made her freeze.
What the….
A shocked expression forms on her face when remembering the night, no, the morning she had the naughty time with the horrible man, no, he is Bradley, yes, she remembered he mentioned his name is Bradley.
Oh God, what did I do?!
She slowly shifted around and tried to find her clothes around the room.
The man stirred so lightly and made her stop moving before she noticed he’s still asleep, good.
She slowly gathered her clothes, bag and put on her shoes before slowly opening the door to escape from him.
There was no way she would stay here when he woke up.
God, am I that drunk to do this to him?!
You idiot Dwyne... Stupid!!!
Jumped up and chuckled softly when she saw the man in the black suit standing in front of the room door with his eyebrows raised.
I looked down in shame and walked out without saying anything to him.
Running as if chased by a dog, I was shocked when I looked back and realized how big the mansion was.
Damn, is he really a gangster?
I'm so dead!!!
Many guards in black suits stared at me with cynical gazes as if they couldn't believe my presence but said nothing and just let me walk out, almost losing my breath I managed to walk out the high gate and hurriedly headed to the main road to hail a taxi and immediately hopped on it heading back home to my apartment.
Letting out a long sigh I saw that it was already 5pm and remembered that I had a night shift that started at 7pm today.
D*mn, I spent the whole day with that guy!
Ugh... What was I thinking about spending the night with a guy like that?!
What if he really is a dangerous man?!
Idiot!!!
Hopefully I won't see him again after this!
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** (Go to Benjamin's Point of View) **The private jet touched down just before dawn.The moment the cabin door opened, I stepped onto the runway, inhaling the cool morning air before adjusting the cuffs of my tailored suit. For the first time in days, I allowed myself to believe that everything was finally under control.Dwyne was with me.She was safely hidden in one of my private estates, a place known only to a handful of people I trusted with my life.No one would find her there, not even Bradley Castellano. A faint smile curved across my lips.Perhaps I had overestimated him and all of the stories surrounding the so-called Italian Mafia King were nothing more than exaggerated legends created to intimidate his enemies.If he truly possessed that much power… He should have found us already.I slid into the back seat of the waiting Rolls-Royce as my security detail surrounded the vehicle before we drove toward the Harrington estate.Everything seemed normal, too normal. Until my p
**(go to Bradley's Point of View)**It had been less than twenty-four hours since Dwyne disappeared. Yet the entire city no longer breathed the same way; traffic still moved, businesses still opened their doors and people still walked along the sidewalks, unaware that beneath the appearance of normal life, an invisible war had already begun.Every major road leading out of the city was being watched. Every airport had additional security. Private airstrips, cargo terminals, train stations, shipping docks, and border crossings had all received one instruction; to watch everyone, stop anyone suspicious and report everything with no exceptions.Officially, it was described as a joint security operation.Unofficially—Everyone knew who was behind it.Bradley Castellano… The man who had just declared war without ever saying the word.Inside the command room of Castellano Holdings, dozens of large monitors covered one wall, displaying security footage from across the city; names appeared, lo
-The Monster Benjamin Created (Dwyne’s Point of View)-When I woke up again, I immediately knew something was wrong, not because of the room or because of the silence but because my body no longer felt like it belonged to me.My eyelids felt heavy as I forced them open slowly, staring at the unfamiliar ceiling above me while my breathing remained uneven.The drugs again… Yes, I could feel it immediately from how the weakness spreads through my muscles, dull and suffocating, making even the smallest movement feel exhausting.I hated it.God, I hated it so much.I turned my head slightly and noticed the curtains were open this time, allowing dim evening light to slip inside the room.So much time had passed already and I was still here.My jaw tightened.No… I could not let myself think like that.I needed to stay calm, to think and to survive long enough for Bradley to find me, because I knew him. And I knew there was no world where he would stop looking for me, never.The thought alon
I did not go home after that.I did not even slow down.The car was already waiting at the lobby, engine running, door open before I even reached it. The moment I stepped inside, the door shut behind me, and we were already moving.Fast, silent and efficient.“Take me to the house,” I said.My voice was calm and no one questioned it because they understood the situation is urgent and have no time to joke around.The mansion came into view within minutes, the gates already open, guards standing at full alert the moment my car approached. The atmosphere was different from usual; it was tighter and heavier.There was no routin
(**Go to Bradley Point of View**)The cooperation agreement for the acquisition and testing of new weapons required my direct presence, which was the only reason I allowed myself to leave her, even for a short time.It was a remote town in Africa, far from everything familiar, far from her.From the very beginning, something about it did not sit right with me; it was not fear or doubt but a quiet, persistent unease that settled beneath my skin and refused to disappear, no matter how much I tried to focus on the work in front of me.I had left her protected and guarded, surrounded by men who understood exactly what she meant to me.And yet—The distance still felt wrong.The call came when I was in the middle of reviewing the final details of the agreement.My phone vibrated once then again, it was insistent like something urgent.I answered without looking at the number. “Speak.”There was no greeting on the other end; only the kind of silence that carried something already broken.“Mi
Consciousness did not return all at once.It came slowly, like something pulling me upward through thick, suffocating darkness, dragging me back into a body that did not feel like mine.The first thing I noticed was the heavy weight as if every part of me had been drained of strength and replaced with something dull and unresponsive.My fingers twitched slightly or at least I thought they did before my eyes barely opened. Light filtered into my vision in fragments, blurred and unfocused, forcing me to blink several times before the shapes around me began to settle into something recognizable.I inhaled slowly, even that felt wrong; it was too heavy and too controlled.Memory hit me all at once; the car, the struggle and the syringe. Benjamin.My breath hitched and instinctively, I tried to move but I couldn't, nothing happened. A sharp wave of panic surged through me as I forced my body to respond, to react, to do something—Anything.But my limbs refused because I felt so weak and unr
Ring.. Ring.. Ring…I groaned in annoyance as I heard the cell phone ringing and not stopping.There was only one person who would keep doing that and I knew she would never stop until I picked it up.Lifting my head to look at the clock on the wall, I groaned loudly again when I saw that it was 10am?!
It was 10PM by the time we finished, thanking the chef in person and all the waiters who seemed very happy to hear me with a smile on their face, I walked back upstairs with Bradley who said nothing and just nodded his head before he left with me.I don't know if that nod meant anything, but one thin
As I sat in the VIP seats with the famous Chef Daniel Humm who would be serving us his delicious food at Eleven Madison Park, I knew that I was dreaming.Bradley, instead of sitting on the bench in front of me, moved the bench so that it was right next to me while giving a big smile towards me who co
Click...The next day when I locked the door to my apartment, I gasped in shock at the sight of a man waiting for me beside the door."Marco!!!" I exclaimed in surprise and gave a small smile while continuing to walk, the man returned my smile and walked beside me."Why don't you seem happy to see me?"







