Broken Shreds

Chapter Four - Two Birds, One Stone

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❝HERO;
Any common person placed in uncommonly difficult circumstances who displays uncommonly noble character. ❞
— Unknown

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CHAPTER 4

> SEVEN <

IT'S IN TIMES like this I want to smash Von's head through a thick brick wall.

   It's not unusual for him to go on missions by himself and take out some of Murdocks' men. I have no saying in what he does just like he has no saying in what I do.

   But today is different. Today, he should've rang me and informed me of the situation that's going on. Because this particular mission concerns a girl, a girl I've met before and can't stop thinking about.

   I would be lying if I said that I haven't been fretting if she'd gotten home safely. I would also be lying if I said I haven't been overthinking the fact that Morgan's men might've seen her at the scene. That she might have my enemies coming after her. But the possibility had been very, very small considering that there was no one around when I killed Morgan.

   I was wrong.

   I truly thought I wouldn't see her again. There was no reason good enough why I ever would. Maybe that's why I let my mind wonder and think so freely about her. But now that she's standing right in front of me, looking at me with her mouth hanging open, I realize that I should've never let her inside my mind.

   I move my gaze on her body, checking on other injuries than the ones she got yesterday from Morgan. There's no blood on her, but I still can't relax.

   Because there are two killed men in the fucking hallway.

   Von opens his mouth. ''Ye know each other, huh?''

   I glare at him and clench my teeth. ''Ye should've rang me before you came in here.''

   ''There was no time. Morgan's daddy send two men immediately here after they found his body. I was smart enough to distinguish myself to get in with them. They were about to kill the blondie when I shot them.'' Von nods his head towards the girl next to Olivia. They're both completely frozen to their spots and Olivia's mouth is still hanging open.

   Von laughs, ''She doesn't look so happy seeing ye.''

   I won't be held responsible for what I'll do if he doesn't shut up.

   I notice a boy standing behind Von. He's around Olivia's age and pretty much everything that I'm not. Smaller in size, different hair and eyes.

   I don't know why, but he fucking annoys me.

   ''This is Paul.'' Von slaps his arms around the boy's shoulders. ''He's a certified nurse and a very close mate of mine.''

   I narrow my eyes. Me and Von are going to have a conversation when this is all sort out.

   I turn around just in time to see Olivia asking, ''What's going on?''

   And just like that, desire explodes inside of me and my body stiffens.

   For the first time in months, I get a hard-on caused by no more than the sound of her voice. Which is absolutely fucking insane.

   Nothing in this whole situation is making even sense. There are two dead bodies couple of feet away from us, killed by Von in order to protect Olivia, who's probably scared shitless and I cock gets hard because she decided to ask me a reasonable question.