BLAKE

Chapter 71

Liam 

This weekend with Blake was amazing. 
For the first time, it was just the two of us. 
Not so long ago, I would have never believed I would have a girlfriend, I would have never believed I would love to spend my time with the same girl, over and over again. 
But the truth is, I can't get enough of her.
I love her so much. 
She's my everything. 

This weekend... It brought us closer...
When I organized this trip, I had no idea she would be willing to go to the next level with me... 
So when she offered herself to me... It was my undoing. 
I've slept with many girls in my life, and it was just about sex. But Blake...
It was so much more... 
It was love.
Making love.
And it was a first for me... 
Now I realize that I could never go back to the man I once was. 
I could never have sex with someone else, with no feelings involved. 
What happened that night between Blake and I, it was so much better than everything I have ever experienced.
Feeling her soft skin under my touch, staring at her loving eyes, hearing her soft cries, hearing her tell me how much she loves me... 
I will never forget that night and this feeling inside of me. 
She is my drug. 
The love of my life.

But reality hit me full force as soon as we landed. 
Vince called me, saying he needed to see me first thing in the morning and I instantly new I would be up for another mission. 
I'm so sick of him. So sick of this gang. 
I just wish there was a way for me to leave them without putting Blake in danger. 
But I know Vince will never allow it. I'm his right-hand man.  
And the more I think about it, the more I try to figure out a way to leave the gang, the more impossible it seems to be... 
I spent the night home, after driving Blake to her place and I kept thinking about it. 
I promised her I would find a way, yet there didn't seem to be any. 
Disappointing her was the last thing I wanted to do. 
I had to find a solution. 
I had to become a better man, for her.

The next morning I dressed up and headed to the trailer park where Vince was waiting for me. 

"I've got a mission for you." He said nonchalantly, grabbing a paper from his pocket and giving it to me. "Here's the name of the man and his address." I stared at the paper and realized I had no idea who that man was. I had never heard of him before. "I want him dead." Vince stated coldly.

"Who is he? What gang does he belong to?" I frowned, trying to understand what was this all about. 

"He's not a gang member. That's all you need to know." He waved his hand at me, and I knew I was dismissed. "I want you to come back here when it's done." 

I sighed in frustration and headed to my car. I plugged the address into the GPS and started to drive. 
I'm used to this kind of missions now... 
I go there, I kill the man and I clean up. It's always the same process. 
I tell myself that they deserve it, because they're bad people, they're killers. 
They chose a dangerous path and they all know damn well they could get killed at any moment.
Just like me...
But this time it's different. I don't even know who the man is or what he's done to Vince.
And I don't like that.
But in the end, it's not like I have a choice...

 
The GPS led me to a residential neighborhood and I parked my car. 
I walked to the address. 
It was an imposing house, surrounded by a garden and an ally. 
I hid in a bush, inside the property. 
And I waited for the man to show up. 
My heart was thumping in my chest as adrenaline ran through my veins. I did not make a sound. I was there, yet I knew no one could see me.
And then I spotted him. 
He came out of his house, closing the door behind him and I reached for my gun. 
I knew I had to be fast. 
I would shoot him and get the hell out of here before someone sees me, leaving his lifeless body in the alley of his house. 
I pointed the gun at him, my index finger reached for the trigger. I was about to pull the trigger when the door shot open and a little girl ran towards the man.