Red

CHAPTER 17.

A knock resounded through the room's door as I donned myself after a cold shower in a black raiders mesh cropped top and black biker shorts, the head ache from earlier was still running full forced, and I felt like it was because I am hardly wearing my glasses.

So to ease the tension I put on my half rimmed prescription glasses and toss my curly shoulder length hair up in a messy bun, Salt wagged his tail as he rushed over to the door, he stretch his body to reached the knob of the doorhandle and then barked in thrill.

Wondering who it was, I called out to whoever. "Who is it?"

"Miss Lopez?" I heard the soft voice that belonged to Xamuela which echoed from behind the door.

I was still a bit upset about her disrespect earlier and I spent the last few hours of the evening, trying to comprehend why she would act up like that.

She knew that she wasn't to drink sodas but then again it's a toddler, their emotions changes whenever they seem fit.

Yet still I was not about to allow this child to ruin my plans, I was here on a mission and that is to gain her overly highly concentrated father's trust and might I add, I will not allow her to stand in the way of me getting enough statistics on this case.

Her rudeness would not get me fired like the rest of her past nannies. River needed to get his justice.

Even if it gets me killed in the process.

Twisting the knob, the door push open and standing there was Xamuela and the intense of a man who had one of his hand above the door whilst his other hand pushed deep into his shorts pocket.

My breath shuddered as dark eyes narrowed into mine. Talk about an extreme degree, his pupils expanded with his stare, my chest rose and fell as it burns through me, it sent a shiver through my spine and without much control, my lips parted as soft breaths escaped them.

He needed to chill with his fucking stare it was getting annoying.

Yeah stop acting like you don't like i-

Shaking my head to clear the voice in my mind, a struggle on my part gripped me as I screamed to break out of his staring match.

He cleared his throat and my eye dropped to his throat as the protrusion there drifted up and down as he said. "Go on."

Xamuela shyly played with her fingers and peered up at me with tears as it welled up in her brown eyes.

I couldn't help but scoffed as my heart melted at the sorry looked she gave.

"Miss. Lopez, I am apologizing for not behaving at the park. Will you forgive me, pwease?"

Her voice cracked and I felt bad, really bad at her tears and without much thought, I said.

"Don't let it happen again okay, you know the rules and you know better than to behave like that Xami. I forgive you.."

"But.." I paused as I tap my chin in pretense thinking.

She frowned and tilt her head as she looked up at me as her brown hair curtains around her face. "But? oh no that does not sound good."

I couldn't help but laugh at her words. "What did I told you to do when you are sad?"

Xam's face lit up and then she said. "All princesses should keep their chin up no matter the circumpance, even when they're sad."

I grinned as she tried to pronounce the word circumstance, she was quick with remembrance.

"That's right! no matter the circumstance."

She smiles and then tried to peep behind me as she heard Salt growling as he played with his toy. "Can I go into your room, Miss. Lopez?"

I nodded and then as I stepped to the side to allow her to pass, she gave me a side hug and then ran over to the Doberman.

Throughout our interaction, Lorenzo watched us keenly, specifically his stupid piercing gaze that did nothing but rock me with nerves and I'm ashamed to admit that a small part of my self liked it.

I wanted him to trust me and even if it took for him to see how I treated his daughter, then so be it.

I craned my neck back to stare up at the huge ass hulk of a man and pinched the thick skin of my thigh as I acknowledge that he was already watching me.

Both of his hands were now position above the door. The bulge of his arms were prominent as his skin tightens up along with the veins. His head was tilted down as he held eye contact with me as he pushed his shoulders back.

His Adam's apple bob while he scanned his eyes around my face in a profound state.

And I wondered what the Don was thinking at the moment.

"Just letting you know that I will be going out for the remainder of the night for work and will possible not be in by tomorrow morning."

His voice rasped out and I nodded, my lips sealed shut as he engaged me in another consuming set of his iris which began to dilate at a slow speed.

He cleared his throat and shook his head and I breathed out a sigh, still pinching my skin to stop myself from getting lost in him.

I knew that whatever this is, that it was only going to lead me in the paths of a dangerous situation that I knew I couldn't get myself out of.

I should have listen to the warning that was alerting me but I only scanned both sides of the coin and chose to rock with the side that scream danger.

Knowing that his meaning of work was going to be another criminalistic work, I notice he worked the day at his oil company to cover up his dirty work and at nights, rules Venice just within the walls of his club.

As I watched as he left, I closed the room door and left Xam and Salt who was currently watching some animated cartoon on the screen of the television.

I pushed the balcony doors open and with my phone in hand, I swallowed down the nerves and relish in the confidence I needed for another investigation for the night.

"Same time, same place?" I asked through the speaker of the phone. The sun set's across the lands before me, painting the sky in warm oranges and purples.

Rafael cleared his throat and voiced. "Yes and please Red be careful this time. Club Sin is dangerous territory and I would hate for you to get hurt like last time."

I took his words and shivered as the wind picked up. "Send me the floor plans of the building yeah, I'll see you soon."

We hang up and I lift my eyes to the sky, closing it for a moment as I inwardly promise myself that I will not fail this time.