I WANT THAT GIRL!

KING

I was fading up with her incessant bickering and getting poked five thousand times before I pulled the car into the driveway of a roadside pizzeria.

The girl turned into a monster once hungry!

She didn't wait for me and jumped out of the car to run inside. My guards were up, and my eyes were everywhere. I wore my goggles without any brown lenses to aid.

"Find a table for us. I will give the order."

"Ok. But whatever you order don't forget extra meat, large size and extra cheese!" She told before skipping towards a good spot and taking a seat.

She turned her head at the sound of a chair scraping against the floor after five minutes.

"You didn't forget-"

"Extra meat, large size and extra cheese. No. I didn't!"

We sat in silence, and for some reason, she looked exceptionally happy today. Was it because of yesterday?

Ten minutes later, the food arrived, and she didn't waste any time before attacking the food.

"by s yeo emy?"

"Finish your bite first."

She chewed, and then gulped down the bite. "Why is your plate empty?"

"I am not hungry. I have this drink for me." I showed her the glass full of apple juice.

"Oh come on. We haven't taken the breakfast in the morning and slept last night without dinner. And we have a long way to go." She insisted.

"I am fine."

"But I am not! We are going to finish this pizza equally. And don't worry about the extra calories. You can always shed them off after we get back home with extra time in the gym. I am going to change this bad habit of yours of skipping lunch." She scolded me while filling my plate with a slice.

Nobody talks to King in that way!

"Let me remind you that the timeline of three months is getting completed tomorrow."

Her body stilled for a moment, and all the glow she carried on her face since morning faded instantly.

"I know." She gulped down and continued eating, keeping her head down.

After finishing the entire food, as I refused to eat any, she said, "Um... I have to use the washroom. I'll be back in five."

I watched her rush out of there and knew why. I shouldn't have said that but it was true, and she needed a reminder.

She took longer to come, and that was fine with me. I could do that for her at least. The small Tv in the corner caught my attention, and as I saw the news, I tensed. But my head snapped the other way when I noticed Fire trembling in shock. Her eyes were glued to the picture of a dead body of a young boy flashing on the TV screen.

Luca was dead!

After hours, After crying her eyes out for hours, she finally calmed down. But some tears betrayed her will now and then rolled down her cheeks.

I couldn't keep my mind off the things. Luca was murdered, and that pointed to only one thing, whoever was behind the attack had found out about us. Also, Luca might have told them about Fire. Did that mean they also found Cameron?

Damn it!

I couldn't contact Gabriel now that things have blown up in my face. All I could do now was reaching to Paulo as soon as possible. If they figured out everything, then they would reach Donna in no time. I saw a gas station near the roadside. My head was pounding with all the thoughts, and I needed a break from all the driving and thinking. I pulled the car to the side.

"You can go freshen up or use the washroom," I told Fire and got out of the car. But she didn't move.

I left her in there and after using the washroom, went into the small mall at the station to get some food for the night as it was not safe for us to stop for dinner on the way.

"Ciao. C'è un buon posto dove stare per la notte davanti? (hello. Is there any good place to stay for the night ahead?)" I placed the things I bought on the billing counter in front of a middle-aged man, who was more interested in reading an adult magazine than attending to the customer.

He picked everything one by one to calculate the bill. "Se sei solo, allora ci sono alcuni posti dove stare. Ma se sei con la tua donna, sfortunatamente non ci sono buoni posti che posso consigliare (If you are alone then there are some places to stay. But if you are with your woman then, unfortunately, there are no good places that I can recommend.)"

Great!

I paid him the money for the stuff I bought and stepped out of the shop. I took a right turn to get to the car when the air got knocked out of my chest, and my body slammed into the wall. A weight crashed into my chest, and the bags fell from my hands. Two hands grabbed my face firmly, and before I kick into the action, soft lips captured mine.

My eyes widened when I saw the person with jet-black hair and panicked chocolate-brown eyes with golden flakes inside them.

The more I tried to pull away, the tighter she held me as if her life depended on it. She didn't move her lips but only placed them on mine, firmly. My mind went blank as I got lost in that soft, delicate touch. I wrapped my hands around her slim waist, pulling her closer to me when she turned us to change position. Now she was the one sandwiched between me and the wall.

I heard faint voices near me, but I was too lost and busy to notice them. Unknowingly, my hold tightened around her waist as I pressed my body more into hers to take the charge as the desire to mark her mine took over me.

The chains that I used to control my beast, restraining it from making her mine was about to break. I wanted to take her then and there. I wanted to mark her mine to show the world to whom she belonged. She was mine... only mine!

I was about to lose control and devour her when suddenly she pushed me with such force that I staggered back, hardly managing to not fall on my butt.

She didn't give me a chance to open my mouth and dragged me to the car. I picked up the bags with one hand as she held the other tightly. After being safe in our car, she pointed ahead.

"Look at that car. They were asking about us. A man and a girl." She was short of breath, her face glowed with a pink hue. Her plump lips parted apart, trying to take in the air, after our kiss... first kiss.

"You mean a man and a woman." I corrected her.

She ignored my comment. "Don't waste time. Let's get going."

I gulped down the whole bottle of water to get hold of myself.

We hit the road as she kept silent, not to mention what just happened between us. I figured out a good spot on the roadside clearing and stopped the car when it was dark outside.

"Why do you stop the car here?"

"We are taking the rest here."

She looked around the deserted place "Here? Are you serious?"

"Any doubts?"

"But why can't we stay at some hotel or anything?"

"Because there is no safe place where I can take you with me. Also, we are running short of money." I got out of the car.

"But this- this place is giving me creeps. I don't want to stay here." She whined, looking around apprehensively.

"As you wish."

Five minutes later, we sat beside each other with a safe gap between our bodies, eating the chips that I bought earlier. She apologised for the kiss.

"I know I shouldn't have done that. But they were asking about us to everyone and I didn't know how to alert you. That was the best way my mind could think of at that moment. I am sorry." She explained.

I stared at her eyes which were filled with innocence. "Don't ever do such a mistake again."

An unreadable look crossed her face, which she masked instantly, looking away from me.

The night fell upon us, and I told her to sleep. But she argued and convinced me to sleep, saying I was driving the whole day and needed more rest than her. We got into the backseat of the car, and I let her keep the watch and slept, resting my head on the headrest while she sat beside me on the other end of the seat.

It had been about an hour since I heard her crying and sobbing loudly. She was having the same nightmare again.

I pulled her to my chest and tried to calm her.

"Hayden... please, hold me tight. Don't let me go away from you. Please!" She sobbed on my chest.

I tensed at that thought. How could she go away from me when she was mine?! "I am here. No one can hurt you because you are mine. My Fire!" I sealed the promise by placing a soft kiss on her forehead.

And not five minutes later, we both drifted to sleep with our bodies pressed tightly against each other.

*

*

*

CAMERON

I watched the news of the murder of a young boy that happened not far from where I was. What caught my attention was a man with a tattoo of an eagle that was accidentally captured on the camera. I instantly recognised the tattoo as it belonged to Angelo Mancini's family. It didn't take much for me to put the two and two together.

I acquired a map and tried my theory which ultimately got proven. That boy, Luca, was killed by none other than Mancini's men. It meant only one thing. That boy had something to do with King. I reckoned my brain thinking what I would have done if I was in King's place. My eyes fell on the signboard of a bakery on the other side of the road... 'Paulo's Delight'.

A bulb went off in my mind. Yes! How could I forget him?!

Now I knew where I have to go.

*

*

*

ANONYMOUS

"On time, as expected."

A man with a limping leg came into my vision. He was dressed in a suit and was taken support by a crutch while walking. Five men followed him, then circled me. I was on alert with two guns hidden inside my coat.

"I thought you went missing or got killed," I commented confidently.

A smirk appeared on his face as he sat in a chair in front of me. "I escaped that day from Cameron Jones but he shot me on the leg that resulted in this condition." He spat venomously.

"What do you want? Get straight to the point. I don't have much time in my hands." I looked straight into his eyes.

"I have a biggest secret of our enemy here in this file. And I am willing to give it to you."

"What do you want in return?" I scrutinised his face.

He grinned. "I will not ask for the opportunity of putting the last bullet in King's head as it's your right. But-"

I arched my brow at him as he leaned forward.

"I want that girl. Bria Maxwell. She was the reason that my son had to die that day. I figured that day that she was someone special for King. I already know that she has a special connection with his two dogs... Gabriel and Cameron. But what was that made King kill my son in front of my eyes? Then I started my work and the result is more shocking than I had expected."

"Hmm... but why should I help you? I will get my hands on King now or then. Then what's there for me in this deal?"

"Power. His throne." Anthony said.

I took some time to think about it.

"Deal." I nodded.

"Deal" he placed that file in my hands after a warning.

"Don't even think of double-crossing me. You know what I am still capable of."

I shook hands with him and left with the file, and only one thought was on my mind.

What is that secret you are hiding with your life King?

***************************

What do you think of upcoming events? Do let me know in the comments section.

Follow discord to get daily update notifications and much more!

https://discord.gg/meuNRGWf9A

Instagram @author_rutujap