Half an hour ago
Esmeralda was humming away to a tune as she vacuumed away Dylan's place. Although he had told her not to do any work, she could not just stay and do nothing. Plus, it was quite therapeutic for her.
Never in a million years did she ever think she would find herself willingly locked up by a man. Well, not a man as gorgeous as Dylan. But why was she so attracted to him? Was it the mystery? The confidence? The fact that she could be herself around him? She was not sure, but she could not help but be drawn to him.
She felt her throat go dry and beelined for the kitchen. She pressed on the fridge doors and they opened before she reached for a water bottle. She unscrewed the cap and started drinking. She walked over to the kitchen window to take in the outside view as she downed the water. But something caught her eye.
"Oh! My god!" she gasped. She discarded the water bottle and went to get her phone which was in their bedroom and dialedfor Dylan's number who picked up on the first ring.
"Miss me already?" He teased.
"Dylan, we've got trouble. Aldo's people are here", she whispered as though they would be able to hear her.
The young woman was struck with fear and her heart almost burst out of her chest as she paced around the room. It was all over. Aldo would definitely not spare them. She had relaxed because Dylan made her feel that way; that the dangers were far away but reality had just slapped her in the face.
"Where?" There was a sharpness in his tone.
"Downstairs. They are patrolling the building. I'm sure they'll make a move soon. Dylan, don't come back. Run away. He won't do anything if it's just me here. Please run away as far as possible. I'll try to send you your travel docu-"
"Esmeralda, calm down", he coaxed her.
"How can I be calm? Why are you so calm? Dylan I'm serious! Let me send you a picture-"
"No need for that. I believe you. But listen to me, nothing will happen. I promise you that", his tone was gentle and oddily reassuring. Shouldn't he panic? She felt herself start to calm down but she didn't want to. The situation outside said otherwise.
"Dylan", she started but was unsure of what to say. He sounded so sure of himself. It was this element about him that made him so attractive to her.
"Do you trust me?" He asked.
"I trust you", she uttered without a second thought.
'Nothing will happen', she chanted his words. But thirty minutes later, a sniper had just taken his shot at the park Dylan was at.
"What happened? Did you get him?" Aldo's second in command barked into the phone.
The only response he got was silence. He moved the phone from his ear and looked at the screen. The call was still running. His brows knitted in confusion as he placed it back to his ear.
"Hello? Can you hear me?" He called out but silence was all he got.
"Sergio, what happened?" Aldo called out to his second in command. The annoyance was clear in his tone. He was standing in his office and glancing down at his customers downstairs howling as they enjoyed their time with the strippers and the alcohol.
It was just the night before they had tracked down Dylan's location. They would have gone right away to rescue them but a deal had gone wrong and they were trying to contain the damage of the blood bath their enemies had started at the same time trying not to alert the authorities.
Once that was sorted, he sent out men to Dylan's place. He received word that the man had left for the park down town and that Esmeralda was home alone.
He sent a rescue team and arranged for a sniper to take out the man at the park. This was a sniper who could take out his target even if the target was in a speeding car. He never missed his shot. So should Dylan try any of his tricks, he would not escape this man.
Aldo never thought Dylan would be so careless after they had gone after him some nights before. He must have let down his guard after playing that trick on them. Well, Aldo would just use that to his advantage.
"There's no word from him. I heard him take the shot but he isn't giving any word of confirmation. He's supposed to do that for us to give him the remaining deposit for the job", Sergio reported.
Aldo's brows knitted in confusion. "What about the men we sent to his apartment? Did they find Esmeralda?"
"Let me check", Sergio responded. He disconnected the call with the sniper and dialed for the team lead assigned the task of rescuing Esmeralda. He was already anxious when the phone started ringing but his anxiety only worsened when the call went unanswered. He dialed the number again. No answer. He tried for the other men. No answer.
With a lot of hesitation, he turned to look at his boss unsure of what to tell the man. Aldo started to have a bad feeling the moment Sergio looked at him in confusion. It can't be? Could Dylan have misled them by making them think he had let his guard down when he had actually outsmarted them?
A phone started to ring. Both men were on alert. Aldo stared at the unknown number name tag displaying on his phone screen. He had a moment of hesitation whether to take the call or not. But he still took it. Before he could utter a word, he heard an unfamiliar deep voice speaking in a tone that sent a cold shiver down his spine that made him feel inferior to the person.
"Were you going to get rid of me without paying for what you owe?" The voice spoke.
Aldo's brows knitted in clear displeasure inciting a curious look from Sergio. The person had balls to call him and utter such nonsense. He wanted to speak when the person beat him to it again.
"Wondering who I am? Your men can't get into my apartment even if they wanted to, your sniper, well, what an amateur", Dylan chuckled. He knew Aldo had figured out it was him and sure enough Aldo's expression had turned ugly. He could easily burn a hole into the glass wall before him with his glare.
"I want to meet you. Since you know where I live, meet me there. But give me an hour, no two hours, one hour to take care of what I came out to do and the other for Esmeralda's p*ssy to recharge me", Dylan started laughing like he had just cracked a good joke.
"You assfu-"
Toot. Toot. Toot.
Aldo hurled his phone against the wall, smashing it into pieces. His chest rose and fell as he glared at the bits and pieces of the phone lying on the floor. Sergio, who had no idea what the phone was about, looked at his boss in confusion and fear. But he dared not to say any word and waited for his boss to calm down.
Aldo was fuming and his face was quickly turning red. His mind played different scenarios but what stuck out and infuriated him was that of Dylan forcing himself onto the innocent Esmeralda! He had taken her innocence! And God knows what else that fucker was doing to his woman! He would show that Dylan!
His phone chimed and he quickly opened the message.
Unknown number: Don't bother sending your men to me. That will be wasting some good resources.
What did Dylan do this time?
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