My Winter

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Nicloas' pov:

I let Winter go shopping for a dress for dinner tonight, with Bruno and one of her friends she made at work.

When I asked her if she wanted to shopping for a dress this morning, she got excited and asked if she could bring a friend from work. I didn't mind. As a matter if fact, I was happy to see her make a friend. Especially, with what happened yesterday.

Right now, I'm sitting my chair next to the window, in my office at my company. I ask my best hackers to see what they can do to to hack in the mafia's that put their trust in Lucien. Meanwhile, my new assistant had me given me papers I needed to look through and sign. I've been out of the office for a while, so I got a lot to catch up on. Yay...

As I'm reading these papers, my brain keeps taking me back to Winter and the promise I made to her. I also kept thinking about what he did to her and how easily he got his hands on her. I can't let that happen again.

She'll hate me for it, but as long as she is safe... I don't care. I made a promise to her and I intend to keep it. I know I made a deal with her, that if she wants out, she can leave, but right now, it's not safe. She's not truly safe from Lucien until he's dead.

She can't leave the house without me by her side. Which means, she can't return to work. She cant even leave with Bruno. It's not that I don't trust that he can keep her safe. I'd just feel a whole better if I can be next to her.

I'll train her to fight, like my father trained us all to fight. I know I promised to protect her, but I know I'm not always going to be there. And her knowing how to fight, insures that she'll be safe.

I heard a knock from my office door. "Come in." I spoke, looking up to see who entered.

"Mr. Ruggiero? Ace is here to speak with you." My assistant, Amy brown, said.

I set aside my things and waved for him to come in. She nodded, turning back and let Ace come through.

"Mr. Ruggiero." He said, closing the door behind him. "You asked and you receive." He gave a toothy smile on his young face. I've heard he just turned 19 and he's the best hacker I have. "They really need to have a better firewall protection system."

"I see it didn't take you long." I returned the smile of proudness over this young man.

"No. I expected it to be hard. I was looking forward to a challenge." He sighed. "But I got what you asked. I tapped into their phones, computers etc, so you know where they're at, at all times. And good news..." he sat down across from me, as I waited in anticipation. "If you wanna get to them all at once, they're having a meeting between the two of them Tuesday night. Your boy Lucien might be there." He grinned.

I felt an evil grin pull my lips. "Well then. That just makes my job so much easier. Do me another favor?"

He hummed in response. "Tell all of this to the Bloodline, Blackstorm and all the other mafias who are still loyal to me. I'm going to need their help."

"Yes sir." He got up and exited the office.

My grin slowly turned into a smile. They won't know what's coming. I've been itching to get back in action for a while. My... this is going to be fun.

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Winter's pov:

We've been in and out of a few stores. Not finding the right dress that's... me. Found some that would be showing WAY to much and others showing nothing at all. I want something flattering and modest. I was shopping for an evening dress... not lingerie dresses.