Quinn's POV
I finished faster washing her not knowing how long I will be able to control myself from touching her in a different way and carried her to her room after wrapping a towel around her. I dressed her in her usual attire that I remember she used to when she goes to sleep and dress her wound once again. I see the bedsheet have already been changed and I pull for the comforters so she could enter with ease.
"Get some rest." I told her wrapping a towel around myself as I dried myself up. I head to the living room finding Alex is busing himself in his phone. "Alex, get me some clothes" I told him and he immediately looked at me a grin forming on his lips.
"How comes I never heard any screams," he teased, his eyes mischevious as he eyed me and I rolled my eyes going to the kitchen pouring myself some water. She is driving me nuts. "Just get me some clothes, I'll be staying here for the night."
"What about Mia?" I groan hearing her name, running my fingers through my dump hair. How did my life become so complicated. "I don't care what she thinks, all I care about is Kater." I said firmly finishing my drink as he got out.
I head to her bedroom, seeing she's talking rapidly in Russian into the phone, "...otkuda ty eto znayesh?....da....net....vy trus....da teper! (How do you know that?....yes....no...you coward...yes now!)" She ended the call furiously throwing the phone on the bed and ran her fingers through her hair. "I told you to sleep."
"And your not the boss of me." She fired back, huffing a little. "And we agreed that I will take care of you tonight," I pointed out and she opened her mouth then closed it again before she huffed again. I hear the door being knocked at before Alex entered closing his eyes with his hands.
"Am I interrupting something?" He said moving his hand a little frowning, "I thought I would find you two naked." I shaked my head taking the sweatpants he brought and tee shirt as he grinned looking at Kater. "I hope your feeling better?"
"Yes, am better thanks," she rolled her eyes and I told him to leave before I faced her again putting on my pants. "Aren't you feeling sleepy?" I asked her and she shook her head yawning a little. "Don't you have anything else to do than to babysit me?"
She shot back and I chuckled getting in the bed next to her. I saw her move a little from me but I held her arm closing the distance between us. "Don't. Please, just let me hold you." I plead with her and she looked at me as if she was trying read me before she sighed letting me circle my hand around her.
I held her close trying not to injure her any further as I felt her small hands settle on my chest as she slowly traced one of my tattoes. "Do you love her?" She whispered lowly that I couldn't even hear if I wasn't paying attetion to her but I still heard her. And I know who she meant. "No."
She sighed heavily as I started to play with her hair and I felt her breathing come steadily before I brushed off some hair from her face seeing she's asleep. She looked innocent and at peace when she's sleeping. I never thought that I would ever hold her in my hands again.
I looked at her beautiful angelic face and brushed my knuckles on her arm as I soon drifted to sleep, feeling for once in this long three years content.
The next morning I woke early, finding Kater was curled up beside me clinging onto me as if I would dissapear. I smiled softly caressing her cheeks as I moved some of her hair from her face. She's more beautiful than I remember. Her pink lips are puckered a little as her cheek is pressed on my chest, while her hands are circled around my waist.
I hear my phone ring, startling me a little and I picked it up seeing Mia's name is flashed on the screen. I really don't want my mood to be ruined by her, I check my other messages seeing one of them saying that one of our arms trading have gone wrongly. Shit! Now what's happening in New York? I will have to contact Jax so he could take care of it and he doesn't I will just have to go there myself. Can't this fuckers ever handle anything correctly.
I moved Kater a little from me, making sure I don't wake her and relentedly woke up from the bed wearing the tee shirt Alex brought. I really don't want to leave her without saying goodbye but I don't also want to wake her so she could start working immediately.
I leaned to her side, grazing my knuckles to her cheek lightly as I saw her eyes flutter a little open. She smiles faintly and I moved closer kissing her forehead lingering there for a bit as she hummed in approval. I chuckled deeply, leaning to her again and kissed her cheek and the corner of her lips before I moved away from her seeing her pout a little.
She so breathtaking. I always crave for more when am near her. "Sleep tigru, I love you" I whispered to her seeing she's already asleep and moved from her bed. I walked out of her room seeing a middle aged woman give Alex a cup of tea while he thanked her.
"Who are you?" I asked her before she could head back to the kitchen and from the attire she's wearing she seems to be a maid but I don't recall seeing her. "Good morning, sir? Am Olympia, boss Roman sent me here to take care of Miss Katerlina." She said all the while her eyes were cast down.
Roman, that little shit. We have never been foes nor friends but have heard his business is quite interesting. Maybe I could form an acquintance with him so I could be closer to Kater. I nodded at her as I waved her off and Alex came to my side.
"Have heard what happened in New York. So are we going back?" He asked sipping his tea and I took my phone from my pocket dialing Jax's number. "Let me see what exactly happened."
Jax answered on the second ring. We talked for thirty minutes, telling me of some nonsense that occured in New York and I growled angrily to him as I ended the call. "You had one fucking job Jax. One job. I will be arriving tonight and you better pray I show you mercy."
I paced a little more before Alex spoke up, "you will ruin Kater's carpet if you continue pacing like a wild man" I haulted rubbing my temples. "Get the plane ready we're heading for New York." He nodded taking his phone out and I headed to the kitchen were the maid was at.
"Take care of Kater. Make sure she takes her medication on time and if you'll be able to pursed her tell her not to work too much. And yes tell her I will be heading back to New York but I will be back as soon as I finish my business there." She listened keenly nodding immediately before I stormed out of the place.
"The plane is ready for you." Alex informed me finishing his call and I left the building immediately wanting to reach New York in time. My phone rings again showing Mia's name and I answered it, well my mood is already ruined so what else can she add to it.
"Quinn where have you been? You didn't come last night and you were ignoring all my phone calls. Do you know how worried I was? You know I love you a lot and this is what you're doing to me? Where did you sleep at last night? Did you sleep with some hoe?" Her irritating voice ring out from the phone that I had to remove it slightly from ears.
"Are you done asking questions? The only reason I've even answered this call is to tell you am heading back to New York. So, if you want to come back, you can." I ended the call before she could say anything and we soon reached where my plane was located.
After landing, I found it was already dark and was driven to where one of my warehouses was located. I placed my phone in my pocket after texting Jax that I will be arriving shortly. I stepped out from my car. The cool air hitting me immediately.
Alex stood by my side, gun in hand as did a few other men that accompanied me after I landed. While my 9 mm was stuck perfectly to my waistband. I nodded my head as I leaned back onto the SUV. Tall slender buildings lined the streets, each building was occupied, full to the brim. The road was littered with potholes and the neglect was deep in this street.
I shuffled as I wanted to get out of here as quick as possible. A few seconds later three men were pulled and held before me. I tilted my head up and the men that held them forced them to their knees. They were begging for mercy, the fear was evident. I didn't understand. If they feared me that much, then why disobey me?
I closed my eyes irritated by their noises as I pushed off the car, "silence!" I looked at the man in the middle with disguist. His face sickened me. "You made me come to this shithole and for what Jacob." Jacob pleaded as the fat fake chains around his neck swung. "I'm sorry. Forgive me. Please." He pleaded in broken English.
I chuckled seeing the state he was in. I like giving people hope that they may live or I'll give them a second chance so I could rip it away from them but fuck! He looks so pathetic. I looked around as I saw the road was now abandoned of civilians. Windows to homes were curtained as people daren't witness what I was about to do.
I held up a finger. "One fucking job Jacob. All you simply had to do was to launder money for me. Was what I was paying you not enough? That you had to steal from me?"
I looked at the other man on his knees. A younger version of Jacob. "You. You will take over. What is your name?" I asked as I looked at him. "Ace." He mumbled as he looked at the dirty ground. I smirked. "Ace. You are in charge of this vicinity now."
"Your father, kill him." I smirked as I looked at them both. Would he do it I wondered. Ace's eyes go wide in shock. The guard that held him down released him and he stood up shakily. I held out a hand and Alex handed me a gun. I held out the butt to Luis. "Go ahead or I will kill both of you."
"Ti amo, figlio! (I love you son!)." Jacob broke down in Italian and I grimaced. His face was even uglier as he cried. "Ace." I said firmly, "I don't have all day." In that instance Ace turned to his father and tried to shot him but there were no bullets in his gun.
I chuckled deeply as Ace looked at me confused together with his father. "Do you really think, I would just give you a loaded gun. I'm even surprised that you were ready to kill your own father. Your own flesh and blood. I wonder in the future what you will do if your loyalty to your father just ended like that."
He shook his head vigorously pleaing for his forgiveness. I removed my gun from my waistband and immediately shot Jacob precisely to his head and his body immediately fell down. I faced down to Ace seeing tears running down his cheeks. His really young but he decided to follow his father's footsteps.
I held my gun to his head before I shot him too. Don't want someone to come running to me because of revenge. I sighed heavily killing the third person who was awfully quiet I think already knew what was coming for him.
I made my way to my car my frustration increasing with idiots not doing their jobs properly. No way were these fucking idiot going to ruin my legacy. I was cold-hearted to so many. I always thought of it as a compliment so it didn't bother me as such. I was raised to be merciless and full of hatred. I also had my father's temper.
Every second I made more enemies, every minute I had more power, every hour I become more feared and I loved it.
When I finally arrived at my house, I found Mia at the living room but she didn't bother to look up at me, knowing we did little more than fight anymore. Fuck! Even when we are at the same room I usually felt suffocated.
I should really talk to her about our relationship. I just can't continue with this marriage facade thing, one of the many reasons is Kater. I only accepted to get married to her because I didn't think of a future involving other, it didn't matter if I loved her I just did it for my mafia. And the other reason is because I'm fed up of her, she drives me crazy with her fights and before I even knew Kater was still alive I was still renteless about this marriage. Our relationship just kept going from bad to worse.
I sat at the edge of the couch near her feet and asked to talk. Well, demanded. I wasn't in much of an asking mood. She raised her eyebrows in shock as I rambled on about how I wasn't sure about anything anymore, about how I felt like we were going in opposite directions, about how I've changed since we began dating and so had she.
I felt like none of this shit was a surprise. A grim look came over her face, which she replaced with a small, superficial smile. "You're just getting cold feet. It's normal..." She brushed me off but I continued. I listed reason after reason for why things were only getting worse between us, but never actually said the words I wanted to say - that I wanted to call off our engagement, I wanted to break up. Before I could make it that far, she stopped me.
"You're saying that because you never have time for me and now that, that bitch is back you want to break off our relationship..."
"Don't fucking call her that." My tone was like a gaint, yellow caution sign that she would no doubt ignore. "If she needs to be removed from the situation, I could make that happen. Being an enemy of my family would send that slut running before I'd even have to. Remember I always get want I want and if you go back running to her, don't dare to blame me."
The jelousy dripped from her voice, tainting every word. Yeah, that was her seeing my gaint yellow caution sign and going right the fuck past it. "Is that a threat, Mia?" I clenched my jaw, eyeing her with a look I usually only reserved for my worst enemies.
"How about you sleep on it?"
"I don't think we-"
"I'd sleep on it if I were you." She whispered threateningly into my ear before shutting the television off and strolling upstairs to the bedroom. I grabbed the lamp on the end table next to my spot on the couch and launched it at her, narrowly missing her head. She shrieked and spun around, her eyes wide and jaw practically on the floor.
"You know I don't miss. Threaten her again and next time, I'll be aming for your fucking head."