In Their Arms

22- It's a party

It's been a few weeks now since Elise started her training with Caden, and now we think she's ready.

"So what exactly do I have to do?" Elise asks.

We were in our shared house, sitting on the couch discussing the plan. Elise was on my lap and I was caressing her back, she looks pretty nervous and I can't blame her.

Caden had a picture of the club she was going to tonight.

"Here." He points to the front door. "You're just gonna walk in like you're just another person there. You'll be wearing a hidden microphone, so we'll be hearing you all the time. If anything happens, we'll take you out immediately."

Elise puts her hand on his, trying to calm him down.

"I'll be fine." She kisses his cheek. "Relax."

Caden sighs and continues his plan.

"Vincent will be inside the car, in case you need to leave quickly. Aaron will be waiting for you at the back doors, so we have every way out covered."

"What about you?"

Caden smirks.

"I'll be inside with you."

"Now go get ready." I slap her ass lightly.

Elise get up and walks upstairs to the room we decided is going to be hers.

"Are we sure about this?" I ask them, scratching my forehead nervous.

"No." Vincent answers me. "But it's a good opportunity to end Luca for good, and I trust Caden, he would never put her in danger." He nods at Caden.

I nod and look at the ground. Please God, if you exist, don't let her get hurt.

*****

We were in front of Luca's club. Elise was wearing a beautiful short tight white dress. If we weren't in such an important mission, I would fuck her senseless.

"Pay attention, baby." I tell her. Elise looks at me with her beautiful hazel eyes, her red lips slightly open, inviting me. "This is your purse, it has a small gun inside, only use it if you feel you're in danger." I hand her a small purse. "Do you have your knife?" She nods.

Elise raises her dress a bit and show me the knife tied to her upper thigh. I get small glance of her lace panties.

She notices me staring and comes closer to my ear.

"Staring is rude, sir." She bites my ear and I groan.

This woman is going to kill me.

Before I can answer her, Vincent opens the car doors and Elise hops out.

"Please be careful, if anything happens just leave the club." I tell her and she nods smiling.

I wait a few minutes and as soon as Elise gets inside the club, I get out of the car and walk casually to the back doors. I light up a cigarette and suck in the smoke. It has been a while since I've smoked, but I'm too worried right now.

A few men were outside too, drinking and talking. I take my phone out and put my earphones on, connecting to Elise's microphone, so I can hear her.

I hear her talking to the bartender, asking for a glass of cold water. Soon, another voice approaches her. A man's voice.

"Easy there, little girl. You don't want to choke."

Luca.

"You again." Elise answers. "Are you stalking me?" She asks playfully. I can even imagine her giving him one of her smiles, and that makes my blood boils.

Luca laughs and orders himself a drink.

"Not at all, bunny." I cringe at the nickname. The fuck? "But, I am glad we get to meet again."

"Really? Well, I would be too, but I don't even know your name."

"Luca, bunny. Luca Macedo."

"I'm Elise, I can hear a little bit of an accent, where are you from?" She asks.

"Brazil, you ever been there?"

"Nascida e criada." (Borned and raised.)

They both start talking in Portuguese and since I'm not understanding shit, I light up another cigarette.

About an hour goes by and everything seems to be going great. For what I can hear, Elise seems to be dancing with him.

Suddenly, I can hear screaming.

"What the fuck, you bitch?" A man yells.

Caden.

"I-I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to spill your drink, I'll get you a new one." Elise says, pretending to not know Caden.

"Shut the fuck up." After that, I hear a slap.

"Did you just fucking slap me?" She asks in disbelief, I think we forgot to mention this part to her.

"Back the fuck off!" Luca screams and a loud bang echoes through the mic.

"Holly shit!" Elise screams.

"Come on, leave him here." Luca says.

"What the fuck? No!" Elise starts sobbing. "I'm getting an ambulance."

A few seconds later, I hear my phone buzzing.

"Elise?"

"Hi, I need an ambulance, a man just got shot!" She says crying.

Merde.

"Is Luca still inside?" Nothing. "Elise?!"

"No, he just left, he's going to the back doors, leave Aaron!"

I run out of there and straight to the main entrance. When I walk inside, I see Elise making pressure to Caden's shoulder while he's laying on the ground.

"He shot his left shoulder, we need to go to the hospital! The bullet didn't go through, it's still inside him." Elise cries.

"Fuck." I hear Vincent next to me. "Help me get him in the car, Aaron."