It was afternoon, and Aphrodite and Grey were having lunch. And as Aphrodite wanted, there were a lot of side dishes on the table.Grey smiled softly. "Would you be touring around the street in my absence?"Aphrodite nodded once. "Yes, I got a call from one of my friends that said she would be visiting this town. And guess what? She's around already. So, we are going to tour the whole place."Grey nodded once. "That's actually good. It means you won't be bored till I come back. I will be back tonight actually. The moment I'm done, I will return," he promised.Aphrodite smiled. "It's ok. Just take your time. I will be fine here. Though, I expect you to divide the men. Some of the men must follow you back to the city. We can't risk anything."Grey smile widened. "Alright, thank you.""So," Aphrodite took a scoop of ice cream. "Tell me, what is happening with Alex and his men? Are the men truly here with the evidence? Is Maximo going to be in any kind of trouble?""Fortunately, no. Alex
Grey rushed out and his gaze searched around quickly for the men.His muscles contracted and a surge of anger rushed through him at the fact that he might have missed them.Heck, he wouldn't forgive himself. Something was definitely happening and he would find out.He took a step towards some cars, with his gaze still searching around and suddenly, he stopped when he saw a man close the booth. The man looked up at him for a moment and Grey saw the resemblance.The man walked to the front seat and got inside. Then, the car drove right towards him, as if to run him over.Grey managed to move aside so that the car would drive past him. He switched off the phone flashlight just in time to catch a glimpse of the number plates before he rushed back to where his car was parked."Boss, is there anything to do for you?" One of the men asked as he stepped out of the car."Get inside the car and drive out!" He ordered and hurried inside the car.The men complied immediately and pulled out into t
Grey couldn't believe it. Was it just a coincidence? That Avery was the one he so desperately wanted to rescue?"Leave now! While you still can," a deep voice muttered suddenly. The door opened and two men got out of the car."Deal with them!" Grey ordered.Grey's men rushed at the other men. A car pulled to a stop beside Grey suddenly and the last of Grey's men rushed out of the car. He hurried towards the others to help out.Grey watched the men for a moment before he moved closer to the driver. The driver launched an attack at him again. Grey caught his fist in his hand, groaned, and squeezed it.The driver yelled out as Grey continued to squeeze even harder until the driver slowly went down, while cries of protest filled the air around them."Where is she? Where is the woman you took?""In the booth!" He said quickly. "Please, let me go. I beg of you," he beseeched softly.Grey released him and hit him in the chest. He hurried over to the back of the car and struggled with the boo
Grey safely placed Avery in the car and walked towards the other men from Jacksonville. Two of Grey's men were watching them while the last one was the one that came with Grey from the lake."They still failed to say why they kidnapped Avery?" Grey asked in a deep voice.One of his men nodded positively. "No one is talking."Grey regarded them for a moment. "Kill them," he muttered.The other men looked up suddenly, and fear gripped them. Grey could see this in their eyes as he turned back. "Kill them and dispose of their bodies. Then, find a way to meet me at the suite.""I will talk," one of the men said suddenly as Grey took a step forward. He stopped but didn't turn to look at them. "I will tell you everything you want to know," he promised.Grey whirled around to look at them again. "And start talking before I change my mind!" He yelled in a deep voice.One of the men swallowed harder. "The boss wished to have her. So, we are supposed to bring her to him," he explained.Grey grew
Within minutes, Grey was inside Avery's room and gently placed her on the bed.Two men came over to show him another door inside the suite so he wouldn't have to pass the main entrance and risk people looking at them weirdly.Just as he pulled himself up, he realised that Avery was holding unto his clothes firmly.He looked at her for a moment. She was asleep while her right fist held the clothes in check."Don't go," she said softly as if she was somnambulating. Grey didn't know actually if that was the case or maybe she was just dreaming.However, he secured a place beside her. It was getting even late now and he thought he would be on the evening plane back to Ravello but that was no longer possible. As long as he wanted to leave, there were several reasons why he shouldn't.He just couldn't leave Avery in the state that she was in. Even though Maximo was on his way, Grey felt he still had to stay behind. Besides, he had to speak with her. If he leave, Avery would call him out agai
“Seriously?” Grey laughed at her boldness. Though, he wasn’t surprised. Avery has always been daring and bold. “Are you saying you are going to force me to work with you?” Avery watched him for a moment. “Why did you save me?” Grey couldn’t believe it. “Are you going to use that against me? That rescuing you would be the death of me?” “Why don’t you admit it?” She stressed in a voice higher than her normal one. She took three steps closer to Grey to fill the gap in front of them. “Why don’t you tell me that you didn't want to work with me because you are scared?” Grey huffed. “Scared of what?” “Why don’t you tell me about it? Then maybe I can understand and let you off,” she muttered. “You can’t force me, Avery. That’s not possible and you know that,” Grey said stubbornly, anger growing in him now. Avery watched him for another moment before she eventually looked away. “How close are you with Maximo? You guys seem to be as close as friends which brings me to the fact that he lie
Grey watched him for a moment, unable to comprehend it all. He didn’t know what he was supposed to make of her. Avery was being stubborn as usual. She didn’t even care if it was going to cause her trouble.Though Grey wasn’t in any relationship with her, he didn’t want her to die. If Grey tried to do it the normal way, it’s either Avery gets to discover the secret he was keeping or she gets in danger and Grey doesn’t want any of the options.Grey released a sigh, while still watching Avery with a confused look.Avery was disturbed. Though, her mind was made up already but she desperately wanted Grey to accept her proposal. And it doesn’t even matter if Grey was going to accept to work for her, she was still going to find out who David was to Maximo, secretly.Grey cleared his throat meaningfully. “What position are you going to offer me?”“My secretary,” she muttered.Grey chuckled. “For real? Are you kidding?”“Why?” Avery pouted funnily. “A guy can’t be a secretary to a lady? Is tha
“What?” Grey inquired. It was as if he didn’t hear what Maximo had said or perhaps he was just playing tricks on him.“Alex called me now to ask me some questions and he knew. He said he knew that you were alive and currently in Italy. I tried to argue and act as if I didn’t know what he was talking about. But he said one of his men saw you. He even emphasized the fact that the guy recognizes you very much. So, he was positive that it was you,” he explained. "Now, Grey. What the fuck happened? How were you able to be recognized by one of Alex's men?"Grey released an exasperated sigh. For a moment, he was short of words. How should he say Alex found out? Could it be that the other guy sent it to Alex before he was killed? That was the only explanation that Grey could gather in his head."I told you that Avery was kidnapped by Giovanni's men, right?""Yes, you did," Maximo responded immediately."Well, it was one of the men. One of them recognized me and sent a message before he died.