Tempting the devil episode 22 – 23
🩸TEMPTING
THE DEVIL🩸
( Bounded With You )
By, Cisca. H.
Chapter 22&23
Natalie ✓
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” There will be a party tonight.” Ruthie informed as she approached my desk.
” What party?” I asked.
” You didn’t hear about the party? Gosh, it’s been the talk of the town and social media too. ”
” Haven’t gone to social media for days now. Feeling too lazy for any thing lately. ”
” Okay, so are you coming or not? Or, you’re still feeling lazy to attend? ” She asked with an eyebrow up.
” Maybe. ”
” What’s maybe? I need a yes or no. ”
” I guess it’s a yes then. ”
” Cool. Let’s meet at the bus stop tonight. 8 o’clock. ”
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Writer ✓
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She was surprised to see him present in the club. She tried not to have an eye contact with him.
Ruthie noticed her attitude, and thought she was only trying to avoid one of the men in the club.
” Are you hiding from someone?” She asked.
” Me? No, not at all. Why?”
” You’re acting like you are.”
Yes, I am.
I can’t believe he’s here, and yet no one seem to recognize the City most wanted Drug Lord?
They have this section where they stay. It was built specifically for people like him in other to hide them from the crowd.
More of them dropped in, and they were almost countless of them in the house.
Tony was at the bar joint sipping on his drink. He sat like an abandoned son.
Ruthie had gone to meet with a friend, so I decided to have a toast with him then.
” Hi.”
” Hey.” He stared at me with a surprise look. ” You should have followed us.”
” Nah, I came with my friend.”
” Work colleague?”
” Yeap. Would you mind?”
” Sure. ”
” Where’s Draco?” I asked like I didn’t know where he is.
” He’s with the others.”
” Others like?”
He smiled. ” You should know by now what he does.”
” How will I know when we hærdly see each other. So, what others?” I repeated.
” The gangs. Don’t tell him I told you.”
” Crossed my heart.”
Tony and I were having a serious funny discussion that I didn’t realize how awkward I laughed.
Thankfully, the house was loud enough to prevent someone close from hearing.
We were actually discussing of our first hangout to the maintenance shop, then I was trying to cover up his ass from Mr Luciano firing him.
” Tell me you aren’t serious.”
” I am, really. I was shy to tell you because, I thought you’d hate me and… I wasn’t of your level. You know… I’m a driver and you’re a billionaire’s daughter. ”
” You should have told me. ”
” I didn’t want you to hate me. ”
” I will never hate you for admitting your feelings to me. ” I grinned at him, but then Charles interrupted.
” Hey, beauty, can I borrow Tony for a minute?”
” Sure.” My gaze followed them as they trailed up the stairs which led to the gangster’s section.
My gaze was still on Tony when I noticed someone was staring at me.
I darted my eyes to who it was, the same emotionless expression and the deadly glare he was offering to me made me almost piss on my p-nt.
I darted my gaze at Tony as he approached to my direction, sitting back on his empty seat.
” Is there a problem?” I asked.
” Not at all.” We continued our discussion, and I was loving the fact that I came here.
Though, Ruthie and I sat in different position, yet we were attentive of ourselves… Just in case.
Then there was smoke coming from the entrance door. I tapped Tony, pointing at the direction the smoke was coming from.
I don’t think anyone noticed what was happening, as they all kept dancing to the beating of the blasting music.
” I need to inform Draco. You get your friend and leave this place.”
” How?”
” There’s a door at the back of the building. Just follow the way to the rest room, you’ll find it. Now go! ”
I went to where Ruthie sat with her friends, dragging her to her feet. ” What’s gone over your brain this late night?”
” I think unwanted visitors are here for the party. We need to get the hell out of here. No more questions, let’s go. ”
I kept pulling her by the hand, following the directions Tony told me until we got to the back door of the building.
” What unwanted visitors?” She asked after we had left the building.
” I think it’s the cops. ” I let go off her hand ” You go home.”
” What? No, don’t tell me you’re going back in there.”
” I have to, my cousin is in there too.”
” And you think he’s gonna appreciate your saviour work at the end?”
” It doesn’t matter, he’s still my cousin. Go, I’ll be right behind you.”
I boarded a taxi to take Ruthie home, while I left back to the building to find Tony and Draco.
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Writer ✓
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As she left to find Tony, she saw him leaving the building with Draco resting on his arms.
He looked… Sick and was profusely bleeding from his chest.
” What happened to him?” Natalie asked Tony,
” He got shot by a police. Thank God we made it out as soon as possible. ” He moved his eyes around. ” Can you hold him for a while?”
I looked at Draco, he looked fainty and weak. ” He inhaled a lot of the gas. You stay here with him while I go get the car.”
” Be careful.” He looked at me and nodded.
I took Draco from him, feeling his weight on my body. His perfume scent filled my nostrils and I can’t get enough from thinking about him…
I’m overthinking. I should be thinking about us getting out of here alive.
And why is Tony taking a little longer? He should be here already.
” Where… where is Tony?” He asked in a fainty voice.
” He’s gone to get the car.” I replied immediately.
Finally, Tony appeared. Leaving the car to us, he took Draco from my arm, gently putting him into the car, while I followed after.
” Take us to the hospital.” I said as soon as he started the engine.
” No,” Draco refused. ” take me home.”
” You’re hurt, you need a medical attention.”
” I don’t f*cking need a hospital now, just do as I said.” He yelled angrily, gro-ning at the pains.
He tore the fabric of his cloth, revealing the opened wound from the gun shot.
He ins××ted his fingers into his wound, trying to find the bullet. Instead, he kept gro-ning out loud.
” Let me help you.” She volunteered but rather he gave her a hærd glare.
” I can do it myself.” He insisted.
” If you insist. And I won’t mind if you have to lose a lot of blood doing so.”
He heaved heavily, surrendering to her request. Then she ins××ted her first finger and her thumb in search of the bullet.
She felt it stucked at a position in between his arteries. ” It’s gonna hurt.”
” Just do it.” He said in a clenched teeth.
She was looking at him, and he was looking at her too. Their gaze fixed to each other, while her fingers busily worked on pulling off the bullet.
He bit his teeth not to gro-n out loud, yet his gaze never left hers.
He wasn’t aware when she finally brought it out, until she opened the window to toss it out.
He was surprised.
She tore the lower part of her fabric and again, using it to cover up his wound from bleeding the more.
” Tony, you have to be a little bit faster.” She said to Tony who pulled the gear to five, zooming in a god damn speed.
When they got to the mansion, Tony again helped him as he got out of the car. With Tony’s support, they managed to get in,side the building.
Tony took him to his room, while Natalie took his cloth to the laundry room.
She washed her hands in the sink, drying it with her now worn off dress. It was one of her favorite, now it’s ruined.
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The next morning, she left to his room. He was still asleep, bloods had already stained the fabrics.
She requested for a first aid kit which she used to clean up his wound, changing it to a neat wool and bandages.
She was staring at his face, and she was beginning to see the angel behind those devilish heart.
He looked innocent while asleep, and pretty much handsome too.
Her eyes moved down to his l-ips, those pink shades that made her hungry for it… on hers.
She wish some one will explain to her why… Why he so much hated her for nothing.
She hated this new feeling she was having around him, it was supressing her, pulling her to nothing each time she sees him.
Every time she looked at him, a part of her felt scared of him, and another part of her welcomed him to herself.
It all started at the auction, but never could tell it would grow this wild and… wanting.
All she just want is to have him talk to her, to see that she doesn’t care if he was a Drug Lord or not.
All she wanted was some one to talk to, to make her feel comfortable in this hell of a house.
She has Ruthie, but was she enough for a day?
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He woke up, trying to sit er-ct but couldn’t due to the pains on his shoulder.
He looked at how neatly treated it was, he tried to think when some one had walked into his room but couldn’t recall hearing voices or sounds.
He forced himself to the sitting room, sending one of the maids to call in the doctor.
” You called me, Sir. Is there a problem?” Said the doctor, hoping there isn’t one.
” Are you the one who treated my wounds?”
” No, sir. ” He truthfully said. ” When I came to check on you, I saw it was already treated. Then I asked the maids, they said it was Miss Bradeson who had done it.”
” Miss Bradeson?” He asked, surprised.
” Yes, she did it.”
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To Be Continued…