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His uncle sits down looking at him with a furious look on his face.
"Marcus Johnson is still alive Roman."
As soon as he heard his uncle mention her brother's name, his expression instantly changes and a frown appears on his face. He speaks in a low and calm voice.
"I'm aware of that already, Uncle Rick"
"So why aren't you doing anything about it? I thought you agreed to handle it."
He sighs and he places his hand over his head, rubbing his forehead as he speaks in a calming manner. "Because I decided that I'm not doing it. That's why."
Rick sits up anger flashing through his eyes. "I told you the cops are investigating me right now otherwise I would have done it myself! Why won't you?!"
Roman glares at his uncle and he raises his hand to his mouth as he exhales deeply. "Because it's not what I want to do. I've made the decision to not kill him so you need to respect it."
"No you little brat. There's more to it isn't it?!"
Rick wasn't a stupid man. He knew his nephew would never refuse to do what he wanted unless there was something huge stoping him.
Roman clenches his fist at that and he stares back at him with a menacing gaze. His mood shifted instantly, and his voice lowers. He wasn't going to let him talk that way to him. "I don't have to explain myself to you..."
Rick knew not to fight with Roman. He would have to let it go and handle it on his own.
"Fine. I guess I'll get someone else to do it...but remember one thing...I won't forget today." Rick gets up angry and walks away.
As soon as his uncle walks away, Roman sighs and he runs both hands through his hair, feeling the effects of the adrenaline rushing through his body. He shakes his head and he closes his eyes for a moment, taking deep breaths to calm himself down. Once he has collected himself, he walks out of the room to find his girlfriend.
"Mr Roman. Your brother and your girlfriend are arguing. Mr Apollo is drunk and he called Miss Megan a bitch." His guard runs to his side to report the situation inside.
Once he heard what the guard just said, he quickly runs inside to find his brother shouting at Megan and he rushes at the two so that he can intervene and stop this immediately. His entire body felt heavy on the inside and he was about to explode, and his eyes glowed with anger. When he arrived, he looks at them both. "What's going on here?!"
Apollo was struggling to go to his room as he was very drunk. Megan's eyes widen seeing Roman.
"It's okay. He's going to sleep." She rushed to his side. "Don't worry."
Roman sighs and he clenches his teeth when he sees his brother stumbling around, clearly drunk. He's not surprised because of the way he'd been acting recently, but it still made him rather infuriated. He looks at his girlfriend as she talks to him and he smiles at her sweetly. It was nice that she cared so much about his brother's well-being. He turns his attention back to his drunken brother who's slowly going to his room.
"Don't. It's really fine. I think it was the alcohol messing with him." Megan said trying to calm him.
Roman looks at her with concern as he walks closer to and he places his hands on her shoulders as he tries to comfort her.
"I'm sorry you had to hear him talk to you the way he did. He's not himself when he's like this..."
"It's okay my love. I didn't take it personally."
He smiles softly at her and he lightly kisses her forehead as he speaks in a sweet and soothing tone. "Are you sure you're okay? I'm worried about you, honey."
Megan wanted this conversation to be over with. She felt like she was protecting Apollo when her didn't even deserve it.
"I'm fine baby. Where's you Uncle?" She asked trying to change the topic.
He nods his head as his entire expression changes from one of concern to one of exhaustion. "Yeah, he finally left, but honestly, he's gonna be a problem for me and us from now on. I have a gut feeling about it..."
Megan doesn't say anything as she knew he was talking about their "under world activities" she didn't know what they dealt with and felt it was for the best she didn't know anything.
Roman looks at her and he notices that she's keeping quiet, and he knows that there's a lot that she doesn't know and he isn't planning on telling her anything anytime soon. He sighs and he gently places both of his hands on her shoulders and he looks at her with a loving expression. "I can see there's something on your mind..."
"No. I was just thinking of going to bed. I want you to hold me tight tonight." She smiles kissing him.
Roman smiles back at her and his entire body warms up as he looks at her sweetly. He gently kisses her back and then he wraps his arms around her as he pulls her into a tight embrace. She can feel his muscles pressing up against her body as he holds her close to him and he speaks in a soft tone."I'll always hold you. I promise."
"Thank you." She smiles feeling safe in his arms. Megan didn't know how he was able to take away all her worries with a simple hug. It was like magic. His love made her feel stronger and ready to face anything.
Roman kisses the top of her head and then he keeps her close to him, enjoying the warmth and the feel of her being in his arms. He is content and happy in this moment right now, and he holds her tight as she sinks into his warmth. He smiles softly as he wraps his other free arm around her waist and pulls her slightly closer to him.
"I hope we can stay like this forever." She whispers.
His entire body relaxes as he hears her say this, and his body feels so much lighter than before. He smiles softly and his lips curve upwards as he speaks softly. "I hope so too. I never want to let go."