Into oblivion

You knew.

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After the shower we laid in bed for hours until it was time for Max's meeting, Nicholas was a pain in the ass to drag out of bed but eventually he got up but not before showering me entirely with kisses. I tried to get away I really did but he's six times my size.

"Sit" I order.

"Then where will you sit?"

"Right beside you dumbass" I wine but it's clear he's not going to give up, still I take my chance and begin pulling up a chair when he drags me onto his lap.

"Don't argue" his arms tighten around my waist making it clear I'm not going anywhere. I hold onto his tight grip for my own comfort and simply admit to my defeat.

"Sorry guys for taking so long but let's get to business" Max strides into the meeting room setting some papers about on the table. It's a glass room with a large oval table dead in the centre of the open room, followed by silver detailed chairs. There so many chairs and yet I'm sitting on Nicholas fucking Bane, everything was well until Donte walked in.

I tense up immediately seeing his face, Nicholas only tightens his arms around me and I know he's telling me it's not worth it but damn it the guts he has to just walk in here with confidence is alarming really. Max notices the tension and clears his throat.

"Right, so let's begin. I found old contacts from years ago and asked about a Rayan, surprisingly they all knew him for different reasons. One being that he apparently blew up a retirement home that had my contacts grandma still inside all because he wouldn't switch chairs with him at a restaurant"

"Yup you got the right Rayan alright" I knew he was insane but still I thought he has some kind of restriction but who am I kidding, he's the same guy who starved me for weeks because I looked at him funny.

"Yeah kinda figured" Max agrees sighing "but anyways he said he'll be at a ball with a black haired girl" all heads slowly spin my way as he says that, Nicholas kisses my shoulder for comfort but there's no need for it.

"Belle, her name is Belle and of course she'll be there" stupid stupid bitch.

"When's the ball?" Nicholas asks and Max presses his lips together as if the answer to that is complicated.

"That's the thing, it's tonight"

Me and Nicholas sigh at the same time, this is just great.

"Mia" Nicholas whispers.

"Hmm" I lean into him more.

"It's all up to you, if you wanna go just tell me" he talks as his lips are pressed to my temple.

"I want to go after him, I do, but I don't want you coming"

"Well that's going to be a problem then because there no way you're going without me"

"But-"

"I'm going" his voice is more stern now telling me he's no longer asking or giving me any kind of choice, great.

"Mia" Max asks, waiting for the final verdict.

"Guess we're going to a ball" I give up.

"Oh and did I mention it's in Paris?" he looks away as he blurts that out.

My head turns to the stupid sentence that just left his mouth "Max" I say with a smile.

"Yeah?" his worried face looks up from the desk making it funnier.

"Next time, lead with that" I chuckle and stand up grabbing Nicholas's hand walking out the room but as Max calls my name we stop and turn back around.