Black Tulip

Chapter 5

Laura POV

As soon as I walked in, I spotted Dona dancing with two guys. It didn't take me long to get there and shove the guys away from Dona.

"Hey, what's going on with you?" Dona is hissing.

"Let's go! We don't have time. "
"We have to get out of here fast. "
"Where's Niki?"

I grabbed Dona's arm and dragged her through the crowd. Dona waves clumsily at the guys, mouthing, "Sorry."

"You owe us a big favor!" they are shouting behind us.
"I promise, it will be with gratis!" Dona's jaw drops at my statement.
"Where is he?" I ask Dona again.

"I think he's in the private room!"

I cursed at myself. To access the exclusive rooms, we must first pass through the VIP floor. The chances of us facing danger are increasing.

Luckily, Dona stayed with me. On the side, we appear to be a happy couple looking for a private room. We are rushing through VIP, disregarding all lustful gazes and drunken men in our path.

Every room on this specific floor has a sign above the door: green for a free room, red for an occupied one. We burst through the doors, one by one and finally hit the right room. Swearing, yelling, and flying items reverberated across the corridors after us.

"Oh my God!" Dona chuckles while peering from behind me. I wish I could permanently delete the photo of naked Niki.

"Are you crazy?"
"Get out!" Niki yells at me, his face flushed with anger. His partner refrains from further restless pounding.

I look away and pinch the bridge of my nose.
"Niki, pick up your things. Let's go!"

"No... I won't!"
"Why would I do that?"
His squeaky voice gives me a headache.

His bulky man is approaching us. I observed a mischievous gleam in his eyes, indicating that whatever he has in mind is a bad idea.

"Would you like to join us?" he says with such confidence and pride.

My patience is running out.
"Look, mate, I think I've seen enough!"
"You're not my size, and I'm not interested in..."

"Would you like to try my size?" A new voice interrupts me.

I can recognize that voice everywhere.
A sexy stranger! I fucking knew something like this would happen.

Suddenly, there was silence. I stare at Niki, whose eyes nearly fell out of their sockets. The bulky man raises his arms, and Dona glues to me, firmly clutching my clothes. I am turning cautiously towards the stranger, only to be met with a gun pointing at me.

"All of you get out!" The stranger dangerously says.

Two other men, fully clad in black, approach behind the stranger as if on cue. He nods and gives them subtle instructions.

Niki sprang out of bed. He rushed by us, covering his nudity with a sheet, stumbling over it several times and mumbling gently, "Sorry."

The bulky man emerges, following him.

Guys at the entry seized Niki and the huge guy, dragging them along corridors. Niki is begging, crying, and rambling about blunders, our innocence, and models' ordinary life...

I swear, he'll have a heart attack before somebody comes after him and kills him.

Anger is boiling within me. We were so close to preventing all of this. I can handle this problem on my own, but now I have Dona and Niki to think about.

"Leave them alone! "
"They have nothing to do with you!" I say with an authoritative voice.

He merely glances at me before his eyes shifts to Dona.

"You, follow them!", he says.

Dona trembles as she exits the room without saying anything.

"And you..."

Slowly closing the door behind him, he approaches me.

He came to a stop right in front of me, invading my personal space.

He leans in, and whispers: "You'll stay here to settle the score, маленький."