Me: Everyone is annoying to you…
Dominik: Except?
Me: Except me.
Dominik: Good girl. Now dream of me, and when you wake up it might be true. ;)
I leave him on read, knowing I will pay for that later, too. But his payback is making me a fucking mess, too bad I like it.
“Do you guys sense that smell?” Camilla asks basically dragging us out of the house, gun in hand. When I see where the smell comes from, the burning flesh smell, I puke right then and there. Someone holds my hair. Kit, the personal guard assigned to me.
“Who did this, Kit?” I ask him, the brown-haired, broad-shouldered man doesn’t reply at first.
“Liot, he left a message. Thomas for our lives”
Chapter 28
Dominik
For fucks sake.
Liot thinks he can come all the way outside the condominium and leave three of Thomas’ informers burning on steaks by the doors. I call for an urgent meeting with Kit, Karl and everyone in our trust circle.
I went to check that security is intact inside the condominium, and the bodies were properly removed. When I enter my apartment, where the meetings takes place. In the living room of what Love calls “boys’ apartment,” it’s actually a good definition for it. Josh calls it “the plotting cave,” sounds better, but isn’t as accurate, we don’t plot all day long. Well, most of them don’t. Josh and I are an exception.
“We need to burn the bastard today-”
“Let’s bury him alive,” Aiden says, what a soft murderer, if he can be called that.
“Let’s make a video of him being slowly eaten alive by wolves and show it to whoever tries to overthrow my- our power,” Thomas says and I see he’s a better match to our violence than Aiden. He should’ve been the one to come in first place. But Love seems to like Aiden better, so I’m vowed to protect him first in case of need for it.
“Don’t feel like fighting right now. Tomorrow we’ll take care of him. You can get us information on Liot’s current location by the morning can’t you, Alakai?” I question, Thomas nods his head. “Perfect.”
“What do you say, Josh?” Rian questions, he knows both me and Josh have a slight rivalry and he likes to test my temper. No. He likes to stay on Josh’s good graces rather than mine. He knows I can’t kill him. Josh can. Love would forgive him, not at first, but eventually. With his empire crumbling down, sticking with Josh is the best choice for him. I can see and understand that. I still hold a grudge. In this world, I learnt you’re either on top or you get eaten by the leaders. And right now, Josh is the most preeminent leader aside from me.
“I agree with Ricik just this once. Let’s use Thomas’ spies to our advantage and kill him tomorrow,” Josh says and pats my arm before leaving. What am I, a dog?
“Toby must be so scared with all the screams,” Sammy says grabbing her phone and purse.
“Where do you think you’re going, Samantha?” Josh questions but I disconnect from them. All I know is that Sammy left because Toby is scared and Josh followed because he is a desperate asshole.
“Josh will be fine, ma Vie,” I say trying to hold her arm but she shakes me away, what the hell is happeningwith everyone? Have they gone insane? They’re all digging their graves deeper and deeper than they can afford. “What’s wrong?” I ask her and she buries her face in her hands crying.
“I don’t want anyone to die to protect me,” Love says and I know she’s blaming herself.
“It’s my fault, Love. I was the one who wronged everyone, not you, and I’ll make sure all of your friends make it back in one piece,” might have some broken pieces, but they’ll stay together and will be mendable. “I’m so sorry,” I whisper against her hair holding her close.
It’s impressive that no matter how many times I touch Love, she always gets my skin on fire. I touch her and I’m the one flaming, that has never happened before. And I want no after that isn’t her.
“You’re not really sorry, at least not sorry for Clara,” she replies and it’s the first time I hear Liot’s daughter's name in a while.
“And you’re worried about Clara? We fuck- slept once. I made it clear it was a one-time thing. She was delusional,” I stop there because I don’t want to infuriate her even more.
“Am I delusional to want you forever?” Love asks her lower lip shaking.
“You’re only delusional if you think I’d ever give you up. You’re my life, Love. Ma Vie isn’t just a fun play of words, it has a meaning, it means you’re everything I care about. You’re my whole life. The definition of it,” I say claiming her as mine once more. One small kiss is all it takes for the tears to cease and my demons to awake. “Who got you doubting?” I whisper-ask in her ear.
“No one,” she whispers back. Fuck. She’s protecting the prick. “Where are you taking me, Dominik?” Love asks when I grab her caveman style, and take her upstairs to my room.
