Okay so am I alive now?
I think I am, but why is it so warm here? Where am I even? Oh that's right, the soulmate bond. Shit! Where's Nicholas? Suddenly I woke up and everything was black or dark I guess. I could hardly see and was a bit out of breath I guess from being suffocated in the covers. They're surrounding me like a tide wave or a protection barrier.
The sheets smell just like Nicholas' scent so that means he hasn't moved my body. I looked around until I saw the mirror from before. My hair was still glowing, but slowly dying down to its natural brownish color. When I removed the sheets my body was just as cold as ice. The chills sent shivers down my spine. Wait? It can't be? ... the scars that were supposed to be on me were gone.
My brows furrowed as I let out a squeak of dismay. But how? I remember t-that they..? I forced myself not to think of that memory. Or them either.
" Nicholas. Baby where are you?" I got out of bed and looked around a bit. I don't exactly know if Nicholas is still in the same mental state as I saw out of my body or if he's in little space. I'll just have to play it by ear and wish for the best. " Nicholas.. come here for me. Or At least tell me where you are babe." My voice sounded shaky as hell. Well, way to act calm Luca.
When I finally found him I gasped. He was hiding in a small corner all the way in the back of the room across from the bed. I quickly hurried over there, but he yelled. I flinched a bit as he kept screaming. " Don't touch me. I don't know you. You're not the real Luca." Then he went back to mumbling things up under his breath. " Babe your fine." Even though he wasn't. He looked pale as ever and his voice wasn't much better than mine. To say that Nicholas looked like a train wreck was an understatement. His hair was disheveled and a bunch of other things looked out of place on him.
I took a breath and crouched down in front of him. I brought my hand up to his lips and the other on his cheek. " Babe I'm here and real. I'm not going anywhere. I promised—" his voice again cut me off. It was quieter and he mumbled it. He was of course still shaking himself back and forth like a maniac would do. " You promised that you forgave me.. you never finished what you were going to say."
" Nicholas, pay attention to what I'm saying first. I love you for one. For two: come here, now." I said demandingly. He stopped shaking and looked at me. Uh oh.. I don't think he's in a little space. Wrong move to act dominant. " Luca... I thought I broke you. Are you real, because the voices inside my head keep telling me no? They won't stop." He said. His eyes were wide as he started analyzing me up and down. I mean I was completely naked crouched down in front of him like it was nothing.
" Yes baby I'm rea—" he brought me onto his lap and unfolded his arms so that they were wrapped around me in a tight grip. I flinched, but relaxed when I felt like he wasn't going to do anything more than just feel around. He felt all around me until he was good and satisfied. I practically let him have his way with me. He needed my body more than I wanted it. It wasn't even sexual; it was just him searching for his newfound comfort. He held me in place like I was a rag doll. I didn't move until I was sure he was done marking me like a wolf marks its mate.
" Nicholas let me go sweetie. We need to go help the others." His breath got tougher. Then he got really dominant and possessive all of a sudden. " Others? You're mine. I won't let anyone ever hurt you again." I tried to get out of his grasp, but he wouldn't budge.
Oh no. What did I get into? He suddenly whispered something in my ear that made me realize I was losing my battle with him and his mentality. Panic arose inside me.
" I'll never let you go. Ever."
[....]
To think one simple deal could make all this calamity. The mafia brothers are in a bit of a whip. They were reckless to say the least and now the brothers are trapped in the very brother's home they wanted to destroy. Luca was the only one keeping them 'sane'. Nicholas on the other hand is the opposite...he's in a condition that can't really be .. well, let's just say only Luca can help right now...
The brothers, believe it or not, genuinely loved Luca for that split second once they realized they were losing him. The said brothers were trapped in a different part of the penthouse and chose not to get out because of one of two things: the deal or simply the fact that some were thinking things through.
Analyzing life you could say. And some were caught up in their own insanity.
You know what they say after all. There's always a calm storm before the thunder crashes. They would've forgotten about Luca eventually, right? Isn't he just a soulmate? Another body that will waste? Another life they killed and tortured? Another play toy? Isn't that how the brothers viewed him?
Especially the rest of the soulmates Nico considers?
[...]
Cinnamon's POV:
Well great. This is a mess. Damn, I feel like I just got punched in the gut a couple of times. Who the hell even put me in this? I looked around my surroundings for a good ten minutes before I found my once.. true love staring me dead in the eyes. I felt a sense of deadness wash over me. How he left me was unbearable to even think about. He practically ghosted me and then 2 weeks later looked me dead in the eyes and told me " I stopped loving you." And then he left and I never saw him again.
I played his little game and held eye contact as long as I could before the memories of our little sessions when we were together started to replay in my mind.
" So how long has it been since we've talked? " He said, gazing at the ceiling. He was in a relaxed position like there was a carefree world outside of those walls. His head was tilted up towards the ceiling as his body was slouched back against the wall. He took a deep sigh before focusing his gaze back on me, which was of course uncomfortable.
I ran a hand through my hair. I didn't have time for this. I'm not about to let some 'feelings' for my ex distract me. Who even brought me in here with this guy? He's a psychopath.. he was my psychopath once. Yup, I need to get out of here, and fast if I do say so myself. As I looked for an exit I could see Alex thinking of something. During our sessions he would usually do that before talking about something completely off topic to distract me right before he seduced me and then we would end up having sex.
I started to open my mouth and say something, but those words are better left unsaid.
We stood in silence for a good 15 minutes before we locked eyes again. What if I can pick his brain for some answers? I mean he couldn't have just come out of the blue after all these years. Earlier I heard him mumbling something about a deal, so maybe if I could just... then I could ask some questions before he picks up on it. I mean I am a psychologist for a reason. And a very damn good one. But then again he does know how I operate, so I'll have to think of something different.
So I have my work cut out for me. Operation: find out what this deal is and get the rest of us out of here. Should be easy, right?
[...]
" I think I'm growing fond of the delicacy named Luca."
Let me tell it from my point of view.
It was my idea to come and get Nicholas. The time to strike was right. He doesn't understand that he can just walk out and never come back. That's a consequence waiting to happen. When he slipped was the first time I felt something in a while other than my soulmates. Think of it this way: your lover never comes back from the grocery store at night.
Exactly.
That's how I felt. Make sense?
We've been tracking him for quite some time, but he's good at hiding his tracks. We taught him well. It sort of hurt my feelings when he showed emotion other than hurt or broken towards Cinnamon, Easton, and last but not least .. Luca.
The delicacy named Luca.
He's very pretty and for some odd reason he lived. Last time I saw him was when I made the pack or deal between me and Nicholas. Yes, you heard it right. I proposed the deal to Nicholas not vice versa. I knew he'd go through with it, but I needed some leverage.
I looked up towards the ceiling. My hands were ice cold. Odd right? That I'm suddenly paying attention to the smaller things in life. I'll always admit. I have an attraction towards him, I do, but, so many things are wrong with it. Say for instance we need to move suddenly from our enemies. Where will Luca fit in? He's just so delicate.. like my brother.. Technically if we're being honest here I don't think any of them will fit in.
Well, I guess the investigator, what's his name, could probably keep up. After all, he did keep up a fight with my brother. Of course he didn't win, but, no one's ever had a fight with him one on one and made it out with all limbs still fully intact.. or alive for that matter. I was quite surprised to be honest that Artery held back. Nicholas isn't in the best condition for it, but if we add him to the team then he could probably handle it. I mean he did after all grow up with us. And we did teach him some brutal stuff before we tried it on him.
... I remember when Nicholas came into the picture. When he was younger I never really paid attention to him, only when he started slipping and started showing signs that he was a little, had I taken a particular interest in him. By that time I was already in a relationship with the rest of my brothers. I had a very obsessive attraction towards him. What? I couldn't help it. He just looked so vulnerable at the time. I would usually come home from work or 'sadistic play' as I would nickname it. You know, I did work for our family's mafia. Our parents.. are a different topic, but our eldest brother Artery is the Leader. You see, I was known for being very two sided.
One side: motherly and caring, the sweetest person you'll ever meet, if I do say so myself. The other side: the complete opposite. I am a sadistic prick after all, but not as physically sadistic as Jamie. I'm more of a mental sadistic type of guy.
I live for the thrill of seeing people crumble before me mentally and then they suddenly —poof, on the outside.
Anywho, I would usually be the one caring for Nick when he slipped into little space. He would usually come to me when everyone else would annoy him or after he was done training I would talk to him out of little space. We were close, but I guess to a certain extent. I think I ruined it when I almost broke him. Yes, yes, I said almost, so it's not like I broke him literally. I'm not really going to go into detail like that but let's just say it wasn't a pretty day for poor Nico.
I mean he was still in one piece when we all were done with him.
I took a breath. My brothers are so stupid sometimes I swear. Not only did they forget the deal. They got a little too carried away with the pleasure. Our pleasure for Nicholas was long overdue, so it's understandable, but when we saw him with the rest of our soulmates it really threw most of us over the edge you could say.
I looked over towards my clueless ex and watched him in amusement as he tried to think his way out of this situation. I love how I still hold so much power over him without him even knowing. I said one sentence and now he's over analyzing the whole situation. He looks kinda cute thinking over things. I would ask for a quick fuck, but I feel like I did too many bad things today. He's so predictable sometimes I swear.
I quickly got birdy's attention by humming a familiar tune.
His head shot my way with the most hurt expression I've ever seen on him. Almost enough for me to want to go over there and show affection. Too bad I don't have the emotions for it. I made a slight smirk and started playing with the hem of my shirt. Then I took it off.
What? I'm not teasing him. It's just hot as fuck in here.
Birdy glanced away and back again.. this time with a certain body part looking excited. My body is covered with scars. Battle scars if I might add. And then some are new .. well for Cinnamon you could say. His brows frowned into a confused expression. I was too busy with thoughts to even care. Until he answers my question then we won't talk. Plus it'll give me some time to see what I'm dealing with. Pun intended.
I let out a small chuckle even though my emotions gave off the complete opposite of what I was feeling. Back to what I was saying, I never finished.
I don't necessarily like Easton, but he can be of some sort of help to us or the opposite. Good thing I took his phone before all of this started. If you think about it, he is still a cop, which can go one of 2 ways. My way: he helps and puts his skills to good use or the hard way: he reports us.
Back to the deal. Think of it as an equation. A+B=C. We already know he's going to say C is the answer, but we need to figure out what B is. A is Luca healing and living. C is the answer of course, but what is the answer? Simple: My part of the deal. Figuring out where a certain someone is, but with a catch that Nicholas has to help. Which leads to our main objective B. Otherwise known as plot twist.
" And there you have it. The deal explained sweetheart." I said making direct eye contact with my lover and unfortunately my oblivious ex. I locked eyes with the man in front of me with an expression that was unreadable and dead.
" I guess the deal I proposed resolved itself, we need to move on towards our main priority— getting Nico's twin."