𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 | 𝟏𝟖+

4 | Protection

-Noah-
Manhattan, New York.

"Mr. Slade, does that sound good to you?" A old man asked me. I zoned out, not listen to whatever the presenter was saying in the meeting. "It's fine, thank you." I quickly got up, nodded to everyone in the room and walked out.

When I made it back to my office, I flopped onto my leather couch. I undid my tie and the 2 top buttons on my shirt to let myself breathe.

A knock hit my office door. "Come in." I yelled. My assistant, Lauren came into my office. "Mr. Slade. I came to make sure you're ready for the signing about joining teams with the Castillo company." I didn't look at her, keeping my head leaning against the couch. "Yeah that's in a hour, right?" "Yes sir." I lifted my head to stare at Lauren.

"I have plenty of time then, you can go." I eyed Lauren for her choice of clothing. I knew what she was trying to do, or has been trying to do ever since I promoted her.
"You don't need help with anything sir?" "No I don't. Go." I said in a stern voice. I watched as she left my office, letting me be.

My eyes shut and I drifted to sleep for 20 minutes. For 20 fucking minutes, I felt at peace. But only for 20 minutes.

When I woke up, my eyes struggled to deal with the shine from the sun. I stood up and stretched to wake myself up more. I decided to go and get to the signing conference. Instead of fixing my suit, I threw my tie off and put on my leather jacket. I walked out of my office and went to the Castillo company.

I walked in towards the elevator to my old best friends office. 'Mr. Castillo' all grown up man. I knocked on his door. "Come in." I opened the door and peeked into his office. He lifted his head with wide eyes. "Shit, Noah Slade." He said proudly. I walked in and gave him a big hug. "It's good to see you again brother." "It's been too long." He added.

We sat down and talked about our lives over the past 8 years. He mentioned he has finally manned up and got a girlfriend and that he owns the whole company. I added that I took my fathers place in both his businesses and mafia. Santiago was my only real friend I trusted back in high school to know the darker side of my life, but now everyone in New York knows.

"How's Maya?" I asked like a desperate freshman boy. "She's good. She's studying business and architecture at NYU so she can Co-Own the company with me." "Good for her." Just then, his phone started ringing. He pulled it out and showed me the contact, 'Maya <3'. "Speak of the devil." He said as he answered the phone.

"What's up?" His smile as he answered the phone quickly faded. "Slow down Maya you're gonna choke on your words." I could hear her yelling from the phone call. "Okay, I'm coming." He quickly hung up and stood from his chair. "What happened?" I asked. "I don't know. Maya was crying saying someone broke into her apartment and broke everything. We better go check on her."

We? Its been years since I've seen Maya and the last time I did, I wasn't myself. I stood from my chair and fixed myself. "Of course man." We both walked out of the building to our cars.

We made it to a large apartment complex. Walking into I assume Mayas apartment, which looked like a tornado had just ran through it. "What the fuck?" I muttered under my voice. It looked as if before the attack, everything was perfect in her apartment. Her white couch's were now stained with drinks and food, her floor was covered in glass and cotton.

Maya ran from a hallway to tug onto Santiago. "Finally you're here." She cried into his chest. "What happened?" Santiago asked. "I don't know. I was at class then went to your office and when I came back, it was like this." Santiago looked around at the mess, and his eyes landed back on me.

"Maya you remember Noah right?" Maya twisted her body to fully face me, and my body went tense.

Fuck me.

Her brown eyes glowed from the sunlight to perfectly match her caramel skin. Her long brown hair was locked in a ponytail with little strands hanging out, temping me. Her face was perfect. Her beauty was beautiful but destructive. My eyes traced the curves of her body, drawing the lines from her throat to her thighs. My heart beat quickened.

"Yes I remember. You saved me on my date a long time ago." "Yeah that was me." "So nice of you back then." Nice? I want to snatch that word from her vocabulary. I tucked my hands into my pocket to refrain myself from doing something stupid.

"They left this." Maya gave Santiago a note. I walked towards them, standing next to Maya. Her perfume teased my nostrils. Shit.

'It's good to see you again all grown up.'
I clenched my fist inside my pockets. Who the fuck would be threatening her?
Why do you even care?

"I don't think she should be staying alone anymore." What the fuck just left my mouth? Both Santiago and Maya stared at me with questioning looks. I pulled Santiago out of the her apartment.

"Look, I know it might sound crazy but I will gladly put Maya under my protection." I said to him. "Why are you offering?" He said with a smug look on his face. I pushed his shoulder. "Because I know how to keep her safe that's why." Santiago's eye went to the ground.

"Look, I trust you. You're my best friend and have helped us a lot over the years. I know she'll be safe with you." He said, placing a hand on my shoulder. "But I also know you have prices now. What do you want in return to protect my sister?"

"Nothing. I just request one thing." Santiago nodded for me to continue.
"She has to come with me."

"Why?" He asked. "Well how am I supposed to protect her if she's still here. The person out for her obviously knows where she lives. Our best shot is keeping her with me." Santiago took a while to think about my offer but gave in.

AHHHH ITS HAPPENING-

Thank you for ready today's chapter.

I struggled a little to write this one, mostly to find the right words to say.

Also NEWS: I AM GOING TO DO DAILY UPDATES! I spend a lot of time writing when I'm bored and I have so many drafts ready. I will of course let you know if anything changes or if it's too much.

I hope you enjoyed reading. Have a safe and healthy day, love you babes. -R. <3