Chapter 8: You just kidnapped me!

Chapter 8: You just kidnapped me!

(#Rule 2: Let the girl find you)

Eden stared at Lean Jackson intently.

"I am sorry, I don't understand" Eden blinked to refocus her gaze.

"Asher just bought my company in your name. Congratulations! You are richer than you were when you came in" The hostility emanating from Lean could kill.

Eden turned around and rushed out. The last thing she wanted was to be in some stranger's debt.

Who the hell buys a company for a stranger they just met on an elevator? She came face to face with Asher but he was already in the elevator and he had a smirk on his face.

Even if he was delusional, Eden reckoned that part of him was aware of how outrageous his behavior was.

"Wait!" She yelled but it was too late. He was gone.

Pulling her hair up and tying it into a knot, she took off towards the stairs. Her grade school running lessons were finally about to be put to good use.

Asher entered his car and stared at his phone. it's been a few minutes, Eden should have caught up with him. His phone pinged and he read the message and ignored it. Ares Ballamino can wait while he completed his mission.

"You had to piss off the most ruthless crime boss in town, didn't you?"

The voice made Asher look at his driver/personal bodyguard/closest friend.

"It's love...what was I supposed to do? in four days the woman I love will be dead and so will I if I don't stop it" Asher stared out the window as he talked.

Charlie turned around to look at him. "You had to piss off Ares Ballamino, fool?!" he yelled this time around like Asher hadn't just explained himself.

"Stop yelling, Charlie. Eden will be here any moment from now" Asher looked out the window.

"I need to get you out of town" Charlie told him and started the car.

"I will shoot you in the neck if you move that car an inch without Eden. And since when does Charlie Tarantino and Asher Angelwings run from a fight?"

"Since you started thinking with the tail in-between your legs. You are going to get yourself killed if you don't make a move on Ares. He is probably signing your death warrant right this second. oh well, he just did?"

Charlie turned around and placed his phone so close to Asher's face that he had lean away from the phone to read the pop up message.

"10 million dollars? what am I....a low level thug? fucking stupid old fool and borderline insulting...10 million dollars for my head. I am worth more than that, jeez!"

Charlie resisted the urge to punch his face as he took back his phone.

"You are a retard, Ash. We are getting out of town!"

"Not without Eden we are not. 10 million dollars? I should put a bullet in Ares head for that insult. 10 million dollars is a bounty for a fifth level thug not for Asher freaking Angelwings!"

"What do you want me to say? I am sorry they are not paying hitmen all over the country more money to hunt your ass down and take your head to Ares!"

Asher shrugged "Don't say it like that!"

"Like what?" Charlie asked him.

"Like I enjoy having a death bounty on my head by the Mafia"

"How the hell are you sure that she is coming?" Charlie was angry as he pulled out a bag and handed it over to Asher.

He opened it.

"Jesus Christ! Charlie, what is a bag of gun doing here?! put it away before Eden gets here!"

"She's not coming!"

"Yes, she is. The sixteen year old Pedro tried to murder assured me this plan will work" Asher told him.

"Well, that makes me feel so much better!" Charlie said sarcastically. "And what will happen next if she comes? what are you going to do? kidnap her or something so Ares doesn't murder her as well?"

Asher turned sharply to Charlie and smiled.

"Good idea, man. I will do just that...why didn't I think of it!"

"No...no...no, I was being sarcastic! do not kidnap..."

"Hush.... she's here"

when Eden finally caught up with him. She was panting and sweating hard.

"I...have...to...talk...to...You… Lean..." She was out of breath and she was struggling to speak.

Asher looked at her blankly.

"You...are...not... making...any... sense" Asher mimicked her distress.

"What?!" Eden was confused.

"You see what I mean? You think you are making sense but you are not. You are actually annoying me by spitting on me, Coffee girl" Asher tried to close the door but Eden placed herself between the door to stop him.

"Can you lower your head just a little bit?" Asher yelled.

Eden did as she was asked.

"Why?"

"So, I can drag you inside my car without causing severe damage to your cute head" Asher explained to her.

"Huh?" Eden was confused at first but she understood later when Asher pulled her into the car and ordered his driver to drive away.

"What are you doing? Help! Somebody help me!" Eden yelled on top of her voice.

Asher turned around and grabbed her hands "What are you doing?"

"Calling for help! Isn't it obvious?" Eden answered.

Why?" Asher was calm and collected.

"You just kidnapped me!"