His Delicate Flame

chapter 18- good little sidekick

"So what's the next plan? Little Miss sunshine here let them get away and screwed everything up."

"Go to hell."

"Why is she still here anyway? You don't owe her anymore, not after you took a bullet for her."

"Listen you self-centred egotistical piece of shit, you have been on my nerves and I have had enough. Me and your boss have our arrangement I don't give a donkey's ass that you don't like it. Concentrate on being a good little sidekick and stay in your lane."

In a flash Lukas had Julie by her neck against the wall. She retaliated by kicking him in between his legs making him bend down and hold his groin area. She grabbed a handful of his hair ,lifted his head and kneed him in the face.

Lukas roared then tackled her to the ground making her hit her head hard. He moved quickly and put his forearm on her throat choking her. Without caring about the blood coming out of his probably broken nose he concentrated on trying to choke the life out of her.

Julie lifted her waist temporarily bucking him off but his choke hold remained. Those seconds he was off she bent one of her legs and tried to pry him off her. When it did not work she poked him in the eye making him cry out and remove one hand from her.

Julie took the opportunity to fully lift her legs ,hook it around his shoulder. She turned him so part of his back was to her and then crossed her ankles locking in his head. She grabbed him by the chin and  pulled his head towards her. Now Lukas was in a choke hold.

"ENOUGH." Alessio's voice came from where he was on his bed.

They had completely forgotten they were in Alessio's room and it was two days after the failed rescue operation.

Alessio was awake and trying to get out of bed with Julie trying to stop him, when Lukas walked in with his panties in a twist.

"I said that's enough."

Still neither Julie nor Lukas were ready to tap out.

" Do I have to get up and physically separate you?"

"Get the fuck of me you bitch." Lukas sneered trying to unlock Julie's ankles.

"Make me you pussy." She spat back at him.

Then the struggle started again. Lukas used his free arm to force Julie's knees apart then he turned. He quickly got on his knees grabbed her by the collar. He pulled it lifting her off the floor then he banged her back, hard.

This knocked the wind out of Julie and made her lose any grip she might have had on Lukas. Taking advantage of that Lukas grabbed her neck again and squeezed hard. That is until something cold pressed on his neck and a click sounded.

"Did I not just order you to stop?."

"This bitch needs to go."

"Get out."

"What?"

"Get the fuck out."

Lukas glared at his brother then turned back to Julie and shot daggers at her then he let her go. He got up wiped the blood off his nose ,fixed his suit then left banging the door behind him.

Alessio groaned in pain as he slowly walked back to his bed. He was in too much pain to deal with Julie and Lukas' squabbles.

"Let me help you back into bed DiAngelo." Julie said as she helped him lift his legs one at a time.

Her body screamed in pain, Lukas had gave her a good beat down. She was too out of shape.

"Don't know how you expect me to relax when you and my brother are at it like bitches."

"He is right though."

"Who?"

"Lukas. You paid the debt you owed me there is no need for you to still be helping me. Especially since I was the one that caused them to escape."

"You didn't."

"Didn't what?"

"You didn't cause them to escape. They were ready for us when we got there. They were all set up with guns facing every entrance we used. You were right about the mole."

"I figured that much when we got there and had bullets flying at us.  But you paid your debt and you are not obligated to help me anymore."

"I know."

"You know?"

"But I want to."

"Why?"

"We are engaged Cara or have you forgotten?"

"We can just cancel all that Alessio."

"That's not possible."

"I can get you out of that contract. Our fathers are  dead they can't hold this over us."

"Cara my father is still very much alive."

Julie frowned. " I thought you took over because he was dead. That's how it usually with you Italians ,plus I have never seen or heard about him in years."

"You will meet him soon, you need to prepare for him."

"What do you mean prepare? Ales-..... Really dude."

Julie scoffed when she realised that he was actually knocked out.

She walked over to his bedside drawer and took some of his pain medication. Her head was pounding from when Lukas banged her on the floor.

She watched Alessio sleep for a second making sure he was comfortable. After years of caring for her patients and her brother it was natural instinct to care for Alessio.

Plus he wasn't as intolerable as she thought he was before. He was attractive especially with his commanding presence. She fought with herself every second to not get blown over by him.

She went to the empty side of the bed and got on. Telling herself that she was just going to lay her head down while keeping watch on her patient.

He might need something she thought before sleep engulfed her.