𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟

Chapter 16.

I stared at his upper body, not even caring that I was being obvious. He was pretty muscular, and he was covered up with so many tattoos.

Now I am even more turned on. Well...

"Are you done staring?" He asked while grinning at me.

"Actually no, but I guess it will be enough for now."

I looked up into his eyes as he was shaking his head while chuckling softly. He then held up a toothbrush for me and I took it from his hand.

"Thank you." I smiled at him before walking back to the sink, putting some toothpaste on it before starting to brush my teeth, which Ryder also did next to me.

While brushing my teeth, I hummed quietly and swayed my hips from side to side.

Someone just broke into your apartment and you're in such a good mood...

I just ignored the voice in my head, when I finished I spitted the toothpaste into the sink before cleaning my mouth with water. Ryder did it after me.

"What do you think how long I will need to stay here?" I asked. He was just washing his face with water, then drying it off with a towel before turning to face me.

"I really can't tell you, but atleast two weeks I would guess." I just nodded at that, grabbing my clothes before leaving the bathroom. I placed my clothes on top of my box before jumping into his bed, the shirt rising up so now he could see pretty much my whole ass.

He pulled the shirt down again before saying: "I have the feeling you're making this hard for me on purpose cariño." I just chuckled at that, looking over at him.

"Believe me, if I would make this hard for you I would lay here naked." I winked at him before getting comfortable in his bed, waiting for him to lay down next to me.

After a few more moments, he turned off the lights before laying down next to me in bed. He turned on the light on his nightstand to we were still able to see each other, before laying on his side, looking at me with his beautiful dark eyes.

"Ryder, why did you have a gun with you?" I asked, my voice monotonous. I wasn't scared or anything, not at all, I was just genuinely curious about why he was carrying one with him.

"I always have one with me." He just said.

"And why? And why did you say I needed to come with you?" I asked, being more confused. He just sighed deeply, swallowing hard before starting to talk.

"Victoria, I'm genuinely scared to tell you about this. We have known each other for a few days now but I already don't wanna loose you. I enjoy every moment we spent together and I really want this to work." He said, while his eyes were staring deeply into mine, an obviously pained expression on his face.

"Ryder, just talk to me." I said, feeling the same as he just described it.

"I told you about how I inherited the business from my father, right?" I just nodded while looking at him, wanting him to continue.

"I actually inherited two businesses. One being completely legal, while the other one is kinda illegal." I could hear in his voice how he was hesitating, and I just stayed quiet.

"I.." he sighed, looking away from me.

"They call me The Devil Himself. Victoria, I'm the leader of the mafia." And then it clicked in my head.

He's the ruthless mafia leader the guys in the club were talking about.

I just inhaled deeply, thinking about how I should react to that. Strangely enough I didn't feel scared, or I didn't wanna run away, and that kinda scared me. Every normal human being would want to run away now, and I just wanted to hug him tightly because of how scared he looked.

"Victoria, please say something." I looked back into his eyes again, the pained expression still there as he searched for an answer in my eyes. I just slide over to him, wrapping my arms around his body as I hugged him tightly, which he immediately returned.

"It's okay." I whispered and I could hear him sigh relieved, his grip around me getting tighter.

"Let me guess, the person who broke into my apartment was one of your enemies or something?" I whispered and I could feel him nod.

"I'm so sorry for pulling you into this, I didn't think they would find out about you this soon." He said and I nodded.

"It's okay. No one got hurt, and I'm safe here." I parted from him a bit, staring into his eyes.

"Just... be honest with me from now on, tell me about stuff like this." I said serious and he nodded.

"I promise you."

I smiled a bit before laying my head on his chest, closing my eyes as I relaxed against him.

I must be some sick motherfucker for being so calm about something like this holy shit-

"Thank you." I heard him whisper quietly. I smiled softly, pressing a soft kiss against his chest before making myself comfortable again, falling asleep after a short time.

Next morning:

I yawned, slowly opening my eyes before blinking a few times. I sat up and looked around the room.

Where is Ryder?

I grabbed some sweats of mine, pulling them on before slowly making my way downstairs. I yawned while running my hand through my hair so it wouldn't be in my face no more.

As I made my way downstairs, I suddenly heard the clacking of heels on the floor.

"Cállate Carlos!" I heard the voice of a woman, in the next moment she stood right in front of me. I stared at her before I saw Ryder walking after her, and then he stood dead in his tracks as he looked from me to her, then back to me.

"Ehh... hey?" I said, awkwardness filling me because I didn't know what to say.

Maybe I should have stayed in bed.

"And who are you?" The woman asked me, looking me up and down, before her eyes looked into mine.

"Victoria Smith, nice to meet you." I smiled but she didn't smile back.

"That's the girl you've been talking about?" She turned to Ryder and he nodded before walking up next to me, standing mext to me while placing one arm around my waist.

"I really like her, mamá." He said and just then I realised why she looked so familiar. I looked at him with slightly widened eyes before looking at her.

"Oh-! I would have wished for the two of us to meet in a different situation." I then said, scratching the back of my neck in embarrassment.

Again, she just eyed me, staying quiet for some time, and I felt more nervous with every second that passed. She didn't seem to like me at all, and that made me feel bad.

"We will see each other again." She then said to me and I smiled a bit before she looked at her son.

"I need to go now. Dont fuck this up, son." She said, glancing at me for a moment before turning around, leaving the house. I turned to Ryder, pressing my forehead against his chest as I sighed.

"She doesn't like me at all." I stated and he just chuckled, patting my head.

"I actually think she likes you, if she didn't like you she wouldn't have talked to you at all." I then looked up at him, staring into his eyes.

"Really?"

"Really, cariño."

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