Challenging a Cold Heart

Chapter 38: Azure

AN: Mature content warning (BDSM and steamy stuff)

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When we reached the club, I saw many people standing outside in long queues hoping to get into the club. The lighting from the place spilled out in varying colours. I stared in awe. The only time I've been to a night club was that one time when I got drunk and lost my virginity to Ryuu. Even then, I didn't get to appreciate anything about the place. I glanced back at Luc to see him tuck two knives into his boots and a gun in his pocket. He tucked more bullet packs into his back pockets. I frowned as he looked contemplatively at a bunch of knuckle rings afterwards. He already had his fingers almost filled with different types of rings anyway.

"Is that for jewellery?" I asked him with a frown. Surely, he couldn't be thinking of starting a fight in a club before even going in, right? I thought as I looked at him.

He paused and then smiled slowly at me.

"Of course." He said and went onto pick one with spikes on all rings. I watched him put it on his right hand and flex his fingers.

"You want more sir?" The driver asked as he took away the knuckle rings box.

"Yes. The chains. " Luc said coolly.

I looked at him warily. I knew he didn't go anywhere without being armed to his teeth but maybe this was overkill. I watched the driver bring out a velvet box with chains of beautiful designs.

Luc took all of them and wore it on his neck. As I stared at chain necklaces I saw it wasn't only chains but chains and glass twined together with it. Inside the glass, I saw liquids of different colours. One even looked like a smoky substance. I glanced back at the box with chains. My eyes narrowed when I realized every necklace had a name. Strike9, Ricin C, PollyN, TetraX, BatraX, AmaX, CyanD, Brody. Wasn't Ricin a poison derived from castor beans? But..I just might be wrong.

The driver took the empty box away when Luc was done.

"Greg, can you hand Salazar, the masks and my lotion tub to me as well?" Luc asked.

"Masks?" I asked incredulously.

Luc just glanced at me as his driver handed him two black coloured choker rings, a tub of lotion and a box.

He put one choker ring around my neck and then showed me a glowing blue light on it.

"You need to press this the moment I tell you to do it." Luc told me.

"Wait..what is this?" I asked with a scowl.

"A ring..necklace." Luc said vaguely.

"No..I mean..I heard you tell him to give masks. Where's the mask and why are you wearing way too many chains..and..and rings...you look like a mafia boss or something." I said and he blinked.

I also blinked at that. Technically, he was a mafia boss too right? I mean, um..

"Ignore the last part. But do you have to look like that?" I asked him and he rolled his eyes.

"It's just pest defense." He said vaguely.

I watched him open the tub of lotion.

"Take off your clothes." He said calmly.

"Huh?" I asked in surprise.

"Your clothes, Vincent. I need to apply this antidote on you." He said calmly.

"Wait..antidote? For what?" I asked with a frown.

"Luc, you are freaking me out." I told him.

"Are we going to walk into something dangerous?" I asked him.