“Karl, I need you to get Stephanie. At all costs.-”
“Why Stephanie?” Damian asks confused they have no clue what they walked into when they chose to be myfriends.
I live and walk in chaos. It’s been the constant in my life and I think it’s always going to find its way to me. What I usually have is control over it. And that’s exactly what I’m getting. Some fucking peace that will give Love the safety she deserves.
“We need a bargain trade if we want Rian alive. This prick who got Rian? He’ll kill him without remorse. If we don’t take something he wants from him. Someone he needs.”
“I like your thinking. Make it happen,” Josh replies and hugs Love. Her hand slips to mine and I caress it.
“Will do. And Love?” I ask and she looks at me, her eyes still uneasy, her eyebrows pushed together. “We’ll get Rian back, and I’ll make sure Liot will never cross our path again”
Chapter 13
Love
“Who’s Liot again?” Sammy asks me in a whisper, as if talking louder meant Liot could hear her.
“Someone from Mitkus mafia-”
“The barbarians,” Maya retorts loudly and they laugh; I don’t. They got Rian, until he’s back, he’s with the “Barbarians”. “Oh-oh, what’s that face?” Maya asks and I shrug.
“Just worried. Dominik said Stephanie is dating Liot and manipulating him towards war. Which isn’t difficult since Mitkus love violence. The two-front attack was planned apparently, theyknowDominik,” I inform them, too afraid to even sit down, not too long after. We try to sleep with all our strengths. Or they try, I sit by the window. Sitting is a huge accomplishment at this time. The boys will take all night. But for some reason I can’t sleep. Maya and Sammy are sound asleep when I get into the living room and peek outside and see Joshand Dominik alone near Dom’s car, talking to Kai.
I put on a coat and go outside. The air isn’t cold finally the spring’s warm breeze is starting to bloom. “Is Rian?-”
“Fine, on his way,” Dominik responds and whispers something in Kai’s ear.
“Is that blood?” I ask gasping for air that seems to be escaping my every attempt to oxygenate.
“Not mine,” Dominik says and kisses the top of my head. “If you’re into bothering your brother I can let you in, we can go to my room after you check on Rian,” Dominik suggests, I just nod.
“Aiden?” I call when Dominik opens the apartment’s door and Aiden’s cat greets me, Lucifer, or Luci for short. I completely forget everything and everyone and roam to the living room to see Aiden angelically standing beside Josh. Marcus and Rian are sitting, when Marcus looks at Rian I catch a glimpse I never seen in his stare with anyone, he cares for Rian.
“Hello, little spark,” he whispers in my direction and I hug him, I hug him for probably longer than I should. “Rian’s just fine. I rescued him right on time,” he says nudging at Rian, I run in his direction finding no wounds, just a slightly busted lip that was inflicted during the kidnapping.
“How did they remain civilised?” I ask and look at Dominik standing with Josh, slightly away from Rian, Marcus, Aiden and me.
“Aiden here contained them. You know he’s from Mavtl mafia?” he asks and seems excited. Mavtl mafia is themost powerful mafia in the farthest north. They live in constant temperatures below zero. Many can’t handle the weather. Which helps knowing people aren’t staying with them for convenience, or not so easily.
“I do,” I say and Dominik takes one step further.
“How do you know each other?” Dominik asks and I ponder my answer and instantly know it’s a bad sign.
“Aiden and I are long-time friends. His family helped my father save me when I was kidnapped by Spencer, if it weren’t for them I’d be dead”
“Love is exaggerating we just disclosed the location, Vance did the rest,” Aiden says smiling at me, his ice blue eyes match mine in almost perfection.
“Vance? What are you also long-time friends with her father?” Dominik asks and I step casually between them just in case, I can feel rage within Dominik’s every breath.
“Friends? Allies? Plotting buddies? You name it,” and there he is. The devil in our lives. He purposely provoked Dominik.
Aiden was the first person I ever crushed on after Declan, he was my second crush and the most distant. He’s a flirty devil walking on a knight in charming armour vests.
“He’s what?” Dominik says after Josh whispers something in his ear, “For how long?”
“As long as he wants to. Make yourself at home, man,” good my brother’s favourite ally will live next door. And did I mention he has glorious ginger hair? Genetics are a bitch. I know someone who’ll love to have him around,Maya.
“Let’s go?” I ask Dominik nearing him.
