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O R A B E L L A
"You did good out there." Delilah told me as we walked back the assistant's door, up the stairs.
Delilah was currently escorting me to Cole's office. Why? That's the thing, neither one of us know. He only told her to bring me here.
Maybe it's about something that happened years ago...
"Thank you." I replied back. As soon as we made it to the door I grabbed onto her hand when she was about to walk back down the stairs. She looked at me in confusion.
"I'm sorry that you didn't get to be in charge of everything... earlier I could tell you were pretty upset. I just started working here but I can tell that you-" I began but stopped when she laughed, pulling me in for a hug.
"Orabella... you really are something you know that? Now I see why you're Monica's best friend. But it makes me happy to know that you care about me. I'll be fine. See you later!" She spoke out with a warm smile on her face before leaving.
I turned back towards the door, debating on whether or not I should go in or just leave. What did he want?
After a few moments I knocked on the door, my heart racing. "Come in." I shuddered out how deep his voice was, walking in.
After shutting the door behind me I saw that he was sitting on an expensive looking couch, looking over some papers. When I made it closer to him he then looked up at me.
I couldn't tell what he was thinking. He seemed distant, his expression blank as usual.
"You needed me?" I asked, him setting the papers aside. He nodded his head before standing, making me back away. Before I could get too far he grabbed a hold of my chin, forcing me to look up at him.
"Why are you here? Are you trying to accomplish something? You wanna kill me?" He asked bluntly.
I looked at him in shock, I was not expecting him to do that. When I tried moving away he only tightened his hold on my chin.
"What the fuck Cole! I'm here because I want to be, how was I even suppose to know that you'd be here?" I asked him.
A deep laugh came from him before he let go of my chin, creating some distance between us.
"You really expect me to believe that? You not only met my uncle but my dad too. The man that killed your crazy ass father. So you're just here to what, earn some extra cash?" He asked. I couldn't help but roll my eyes at how sarcastic he was.
"If I were you, I'd never want to work in a place that's supervised by the murderer of my father." He added.
"Don't you talk about my father. You have no right!" I yelled out.
"I have no right? That man messed with my family. He not only kidnapped me and my sister, he also took my mom while she was pregnant and put her through hell!" He yelled back.
"So what? You called me up here just to yell at me? I didn't have control over what he did! I have many things that I could be doing right now, like working." I spoke out.
"I don't trust you Orabella. How do I know that you won't turn and give the enemy information or try to kill one of us?" He asked seriously. I stood there, thinking on what to say.
How could I possibly answer that when my true objective was to make his family pay? Somehow I needed to find a way of getting close to him. I needed for him to trust me.
After a few moments later he sighed out before walking towards his desk, sitting down.
"Your silence answers my question. I can't have you working here." He stated.
When he saw that I wasn't leaving he looked up from his computer, raising an eyebrow. I walked in front of his desk, sitting down on one of the chairs.
"I'm sorry but I'm not going anywhere. And technically you can't fire me." I spoke out, him not smirking.
"Oh yeah? And why is that bambolina?" I don't know what he just said, but it sure did turn me on. I couldn't help but feel small under his heated gaze.
"Well, I just started working here... and you didn't even hire me. Since I've been here, more people have started to show." I told him, now leaning over his desk.
"You need me Cole." I added. I could tell that he wanted to say something but chose not to. He knew that I was right.
After a few moments he looked back at me, "If you try anything stupid... if you hurt my family, I will not hesitate to kill you." I could see the small hatred he had towards me.
Before I could say anything someone had burst into the room. I turned around to see that is was Faith, Lukas following behind her with an annoyed expression.
"I'm sorry man... I tried stopping her." He spoke out. Faith then walked towards us, a huge smile on her face. I hate to say this but she's pretty. She has the right looks and all, but she's a complete bitch.
"Cole I was so sad when I didn't see you in the crowd! What are you doing in here?" She pouted, ignoring my presence.
A deep sigh came from him as he sat back in his seat, "I'm in the middle of a meeting Faith." He stated, her now looking my way.
I watched in silence as she gave me a look before walking next to him, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"You know Cole, I could be your-" She began but gasped when he slapped her hand away. He was now even more irritated than before.
"Lukas." He spoke out, Lukas quickly coming towards them, grabbing Faith.
"Hey! What are you doing?" She yelled out while trying to get out of his grip. Ignoring her, Lukas sent an apologetic look my way while dragging her out of the room.
That was just embarrassing as hell.
I watched as Cole stretched in his seat, his muscles tensing. I couldn't help but stare at him, he was like a god.
"I'll give you a chance." He muttered out, causing me to look at him in confusion. Wasn't he just threatening me when I said that I was staying?
"My father obviously knows about you and my uncle seems to trust you. I'll see what you have to offer." He added before telling me I could leave.
Well, more like forcing me out the door.
After the door shut a deep sigh escaped from me, "This has been one crazy week." I muttered out.
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"What's up with the sudden questions about my cousin?" Delilah asked while pouring me a glass of whiskey. After leaving Cole's office I went straight towards the bar.
Monica was off somewhere with a guy, at least that's what Delilah told me.
"Well, I just wanted to know more about him I guess. He seems so different than before... what happened?" I asked her. She looked like she was debating on whether or not she should say anything.
"It's not my place to tell. He's been through a lot. All of us have believe it or not. Cole has always had a burden on his shoulder, he feels the need to take care of everything all by himself." She told me while cleaning a few glasses.
She then looked at me, "Their uncle and grandpa... as well as your father, put them through a lot. Especially Auntie Axarii. Which is why he acts that way." She added. I nodded in response.
"So he's a momma's boy?" I joked, a small laugh escaped from her before she agreed.
"But if you wanna know more, you're gonna have to ask Cole himself." She told me.
After a few hours I ended up leaving the club and made my way back home. When I made it inside I saw that both Gabriel and Tanya were sitting at the dining table. They turned around when they heard me shut the door.
"Bella you're back so soon! How was your day at work?" Tanya asked.
"It was alright. Nothing too exciting happened." I told her.
Gabriel then got up from his seat, walking towards me. I watched him in silence as he now stood in front of me. After a few moments he pulled me in a tight embrace.
After a few moments I pulled away, smiling at them both. "I think I'm gonna head to bed now." I told them before walking towards the stairs.
"You're not hungry?" Tanya asked.
"I had ate before I left work, I'll eat it in the morning." I replied back before going up to my room.
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