1st Degree

Chapter 4

Pretty Boy

When you see this (****) play the song

(Harley POV)

It clicked.

I recognised her from a photo Damien has on his desk at work.

Lilith Warner I'm sure.

But it could be someone else.

We stood there for what felt like hours, our breathing erratic and bodies on alert. Suddenly she pivots on her foot and darts for what I assume is her car. Shit. I drop the bag and run after her. How is she this fast?

Not far behind her, she fumbles trying to pull out her keys and drops them.  She looks back while I'm still running. Maybe if I knock her out this would be a whole lot easier. I swing at her and she ducks retrieving the keys. I trip over her and she jumps over me running to her car.

 She was 3 steps away from her car door but I reached for her hand and yanked it back. She tried to pull away but there's no use. I manage to grab her other hand and push her up against her car with her hands behind her back.

These aren't really the circumstances that I enjoy pinning someone against a wall or car in this case but oh well...

She grunts as I push her further into the car. I lean down to her ear, she smells like Carolina Herrera, Good Girl perfume, which is basically pure sex in a bottle. If you're wondering how I know the perfume it's because my sister wore it when we used to go to fancy dinners with my parents.

I miss them.

"Who are you?" trying to confirm if it was her or not.

When she doesn't answer, I pull her back by her hands and slam her back onto the car with a grunt.

"I'm not going to ask twice, princess", I whisper down her neck, I could feel her shiver. Good.

She sighs but I could tell it was fake. " Why? So you can add me to your list of petty crimes? What did you do to him?" she turns to look me in her eyes, up close her eyes are incredible. "Stabbing? Kidnapping? Blunt force trauma?" she examines my face trying to find something in me, it surprises me how she got that last guess, I clear my throat and re-adjust my stance in an attempt to seem more intimidating. "Bingo, pretty cliche if you ask me." she says with a bored tone, turning away with an eye roll.

This bitch.

I get irritated and my face goes from angry to evil." So what about you, huh? How'd you do it, pretty girl?". Tightening my grip on her hands, "Showed some skin the sliced his neck?" She could have easily pulled that off. But I'm shocked once again when she laughs like I'm an idiot.

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"If you'd really like to know, Mr Ghostface.." she whispered temptingly, I almost laughed when i heard the nickname she gave me. "I snapped his neck. Wasn't easy though, the guy practically weighed 200 pounds." She replied almost like she was boasting about it.

Right then and there I knew it was Lilith. She was a med student at the university in the city. How else would she be able to snap someone's neck? Unless her brother taught her.

I take a leap of faith and say "I'm impressed, who would have thought Damien Warner's little sister could be so evil, and a med student of all people." I said with a little sarcasm and cockiness in my voice, knowing I was getting to her.

She tries to keep her calm but I can't tell she's freaking out by the way her eyes widened a touch when I said her brother's name but then return to normal in a split second, her body tensed up and I could tell she was on the verge of turning around and trying to flee. But then she narrowed them, she was thinking over what I had said. What is she analysing?

"I could say the same thing about you Harley." she retorts as she looks back to me. Shock and confusion ran through my mind, until...

You idiot.

You said her brother's name, she must have figured out who you were from that.

"You sneaky bitch." Obviously pissed off, I'm considering killing her.

"I prefer sly fox." she replied with enthusiasm and a cheeky grin.

She has a nice smile.

I did it again, didn't I?

I decided not to kill her, though it was a tough decision.

I take out my spare handcuffs and try to stop her from wriggling free while I wrap the metal cuffs around her thin wrists, tightening them before leading her back to my truck. I shove her in the backseat and shut the door. Walking back over to the history teacher in the bag, I drag him on the dock and kick the bag into the water. Walking back to the truck I pull out my cigarettes and lighter. Lilith knocks on the window and I open the door with an annoyed look on my face. All I ask for is 1 minute of peace, but no.

"What." I say to her as she slides out and I catch the back of the handcuffs before she can run.

She gives me puppy dog eyes and motions to the cigarette in my hand. I let out a huff as I pull down the bandana and place the cig in between my lips. I can feel her eyes on my, taking in my face as I smoke. Finally I turn to her and place it in between her lips as she takes a drag, my eyes zeroed in to her lips.

Look away you creep.

I pull out the cig and she exhales.

"Why haven't you killed me yet?" she asks not skipping a beat, me being a little shocked at her bluntness I reply;

" Because I might as well turn you in."

"Aren't you worried I might tell of our encounter tonight," trying to get on my nerves.

I scoff, trying to play it cool. "And who will believe you?" With a smirk I turn to her.

She scoffs back and replies " Isn't my brother your little buddy?" Quirking an eyebrow.

She wouldn't

" Fine, maybe I won't turn you in, but I can't kill you either, your brother won't stop till he finds the killer." I say thinking out loud.

"Hmm so he is smart after all" she replied with a smug look on her face.

She can be really irritating.

I step closer, I can tell she is intimidated by my height and how close I'm getting.

I take a long drag of the cigarette and move my face mere inches away from hers, our lips barely touching, her breath fanning on mine as she parts her lips. I blow the smoke from my mouth to hers as she inhales. I can't help but stare at her lips. I step back a bit, she exhales the smoke.

I whisper "Be careful princess, I'm more dangerous than you think."

To my surprise she replies,

"Try me, pretty boy."

This is going to be fun.

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Chapter 4 everybody!

Trust me the POV switches won't always be recounting the events, there will be a time fast forward or back so that the story can move along quicker.

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Cordially

Danny1devito.