Killian's POV

Walking into the penthouse I sighed as I looked at the time. I'd sent Brielle and Delilah here a while ago while we were at the office and I knew she was still upset. I wish I could say she was wrong for being upset but she has every right to be. Placing my briefcase on the counter, I heard the footsteps of Benjamin and he came and stood by me not saying a word. I looked him in the eye and I could tell he knew what happened.

" I'm not in the mood for it tonight Benjamin. "

" I could say the same for myself but if I leave you alone you might do something wrong again. "

" I'm sure I will. " I said rolling my eyes and he grabbed my things and shrugged.

" She's been in the living room ever since she put the little one to bed. Stop by and have a chat with her will you? " He walked away and I sighed as I made my way to my bedroom. Pushing the door open I quickly took my clothes off and jumped into the shower. Finishing off after a while, I got dressed in a pair of grey joggers and a white t-shirt. Going down the stairs, I made my way to the corridor of the living room and paused when I saw her.

She was sitting on the couch as she sipped the tea that Benjamin most likely made for her. The lights were dim and the fire was lit. Walking over to her she looked over her shoulder and made eye contact with me. She kept her eyes trained on me and I took a seat beside her. It was hard to stay focused on the task at hand as her long hair was pulled up in a ponytail and she was only in a red long sleeve shirt, black spandex shorts and grey knee high socks. God the things I would do to her-

" Killian? " She spoke which made me regain my composure as I focused on her once again.

" Brielle... I want to apologize for not informing you of what Calvin told me. "

" Mhmm.. " She continued to sip from her tea and I furrowed my eyebrows.

" That's it? You're not going to say something or.. yell? " She shook her head.

" Killian, I don't want to get hung up on this so I guess you're forgiven.. also I know your not sorry. You had a reason for doing what you did and no matter how much you apologize, I know you don't mean it. " I bit my lip as she looked over to me and shrugged.

" You have night terrors Brielle. You don't think I'm going to do whatever I can to make sure you don't have them? "

" I know you'll do whatever you can, so I'm not mad at you for that. "

" But you're still mad. " I picked up the cup from her hand and placed it on the table. I could tell she was surprised that I did so as her cheeks instantly went red. Looking back to her, I could see a rush of emotion go through her eyes.

" Well I'm always mad at you Killian. " Moving closer to her, I pulled her outside leg over mine slowly and rubbed her knee.

" Is that so? " She bit her lip and I didn't hear a peep from her as I inched my way up her thigh and back down slowly. She never looked away and I smirked as I could tell she'd shrunken back once again.

" We're having dinner tomorrow night.. " I spoke as I caressed her neck and waited for her reply.

" O-ok "

" I'm not telling you where we're going.. "

" A-alright "

" And I want you to be ready by 8. "

" I m-might not have enough t-time because Madam A wanted some he- "

" Brielle " I cut her off as I pulled her closer to me.

" Y-yes? "

" Be ready by 8 " She nodded her head and I smirked as I continued to rub her leg. Leaning in closer, I captured her lips with min and she gave in completely as her hands traveled to my shoulders. I pulled her closer to me and sat back as she now straddled my legs. She ran her fingers through my hair and I groan once she pulled it.

Moving down to her neck, I found her sweet spot once again and she sighed as she laid her head on my shoulder. Moving one of my hands to her hair, I gripped her ponytail in my fist and pulled her closer to me with my other hand. I myself could feel a rush of emotion pass through me and I suddenly felt a feeling of lust that could never be fulfilled.

Pulling away from her, I looked her over and saw that her face was completely flushed, her hair was messy, her body temperature had risen and her lips were swollen... no pun intended.

She wrapped her tiny hand around my wrist from the hand that was holding her hair and I bit my lip once again before speaking.

" I will make you fully mine Brielle.. and when I do, I'm going to devour you whole so that you won't say anything but my name. Then... " Shrugging my shoulders, I smirked.

" I'm going to do it again. " The way she looked at me told me she was clearly at a loss for words. I was about to pull her in once again but we heard someone clear their throat. Both of us snapped our necks toward the sound and Benjamin had a look of unpleasantness across his face.

" I'm assuming you both... talked this little issue out already? "

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Walking into Blaine's building, I was immediately greeted and escorted to his office. The lobby had gone silent and the only noise was the sound of the elevator coming down. The doors opened and I walked in and pressed the top floor. When they opened again, I walked out and went towards his office. Passing his secretary I opened the door and he jumped as his spoon of Nutella flew out of his hand. He was sitting at his desk with his feet up and his computer open.

I took in his decor and looked at how he kept it in such order. It was exquisite. I should know since I designed it myself. He placed his legs down and stood up.

" You could always knock you know. " Fixing my cufflinks I shrugged.

" You walk in my building everyday without any notice in advance. You'll be fine.

" Well at least I don't just barge in. I make my presence known beforehand. " He rounded his desk but not before picking up his Nutella jar. Leading me out of his office, we walked down the hall and he opened a door holding a group of men and women typing away on their computers or walking around. He walked over to a girl who sat in the middle of the room and smiled.

" Jane. " She looked up and gulped once she saw the both of us.

" Yes sir? "

" Pull up our findings for Mr. Russel over on the smart board. " She quickly pulled it up and I looked over to the wall as the screen changed and a profile of a man was shown.

" That's our guy. " Blaine said nodding his head towards it and I studied it carefully. What do we know about him? "

" Eugene Newman. 23 year old, 6 foot army soldier. Left the country 5 almost 6 years ago. Eye color blueish green, blood type O. Track star since he was 9 and has been off the grid for a year... Until.. " He grabbed a tablet off the table and pulled up a few pictures.

" A few days ago. "

" Where was he spotted? " He swiped each picture as he spoke.

" Near a bus stop, by a Walmart, near your building and at a Starbucks " I analyzed each picture as quick as I could and held my hand out when something caught my eye.

" Stop.. look at this one closely. " He examined it himself and his brows furrowed.

" Is that Brielle? "

" Sure looks like it.. " I said as we could clearly see Brielle walking out the front door as he sat in a seat beside it with a hood on. We could only see a little bit of his face but the face recognition confirmed it was him.

" Did he leave right after she left? " I asked.

" About 2 minutes.. "

" Show me the other pictures. " He pulled up the rest and I pointed another one out. He was walking towards the camera and away from my building but if you zoomed toward the back, you could clearly see Brielle and Delilah getting in the car with George as the rain poured.

" Now how coincidental is it that they're spotted in the same area twice? Maybe even more. " He asked.

" It's not a coincidence.. he's stalking her. Making sure she's not in trouble.. He probably disappears when any of us are around her.... Get a group of trackers to find him at his next location. Do we know anything about where he lives? "

" All we know is that it's across town and might be in an old warehouse. " I nodded my head and Blaine chuckled as he shook his head.

" Guess who's hosting a gala for his son in the next few days? "

" I already have an idea of who.. "

" And guess who's invited? "

I groaned. " Please don't say me. "

" Worse you and Brielle.. And me of course. "

" Now why would that idiot invite me to a gala that he's hosting himself? "

" I don't know.. But what you should be asking is why Brielle got an invitation as well. "

" Calvin's plans are starting right now and I can tell he wants something climatic to happen at his own party. "

Taking a bite of his chocolate he shrugged. " I think we should go. "

" And why is that? "

" To see what he's come up with. If we figure out his first step, we learn the rest on our own. "

" Why do you think he's so invested with Brielle? "

" Typical Calvin.. He want something you have.. which is pretty good if I do say so myself " I glared at him and he raised his hands in surrender and continued.

" If he makes you fall, it will benefit him both ways. "

" I don't think that's going to happen. "

" Well after many years of him trying obviously that's true but... he's found your one and only weakness "

" And what might that be? "

" Brielle.. and in some cases Delilah. " Thinking about it for a second I realized he was right. Ever since the both of them came into my life I knew they could either bring out the best or worst in me. And being a weakness shows that they will bring out the worst.

" Speaking of Brielle, what's going on with you two right now? Where is she? "

" Of course I didn't want her to come so I made her stay at the office and do a bit of paperwork. She whined and begged for me not to give it to her and I almost caved in... almost "

" Kiki? "

" Blaine? "

" You're whipped man.. " I shook my head.

" And you're delusional. "

" So you guys are on speaking terms again? "

" We are. " He nodded his head.

" I know what happened last night Killian. " I looked back over to him quickly and he shrugged.

" Benjamin talked to George and they both talked to me "

" Stop getting into my personal life. "

" Kiki. I'm apart of your personal and regular life. "

" Wish you weren't " I whispered but of course he heard and took it to a playful offense.

" ...Hurtful " He whispered taking another spoon of his chocolate and I rolled my eyes as my phone buzzed. Looking down I say it was Brielle.

Brielle: I'm done with everything so you can come back now.

" I gotta run. Stop by a little later. "

" Did Bribri call you back to the office? "

" Blaine if there wasn't a small part of my mind that actually tolerated you, I might've strangled you the first day I met you. " He placed his hand over his heart.

" Really? You.. like me " I rolled my eyes smirking and he laughed as we both walked out of the room.

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I walked into my office and I watched as Brielle walked in as well and placed the files on my desk. She looked over her shoulder and smiled. Walking over to her, I pulled her hips over to mine so that her back was against my chest. She held one of my hands with her's and traveled her other hand up to my hair.

" You like to touch my hair a lot don't you. "

" Well when we're together, you always seem to take mine out of it's bun or ponytail so I think we're pretty even. "

" How's my little Delilah doing? "

" She's feeling a lot better. It was just the rain that made her feel that way. " I nodded and place my head on her shoulder.

" Something on your mind? " She asked softly and I sighed.

" Calvin.. invited us to his gala.. " She froze and turned around to face me as she was still in my arms.

" Why? "

" Blaine and I think it's apart of his upcoming plans. "

" Do you want to go? "

" Of course I don't "

" I think we should go.. "

" Why? " She shrugged.

" I'm sure you can figure out what he's got going on so it's not a bad idea to just show up. " Nodding my head I placed my hand on the side of her face and caressed her cheek, which in return went red and burned up.

" What if I told you we were going to Japan this weekend. "

" I would tell you that it's not on your schedule and that you're not waking me up in the middle of the night to hop on your private jet. " I smirked and she crossed her arms while continuing.

" Why are we going to Japan? "

" For a few things, we'll also be stopping by Italy, France and South Korea... but the dates aren't finalized. "

" Is this all apart of your genius plan to become the richest man on the planet. "

" Nope. Just a few assets to the plan. I need to take down my father first. "

" Killian, if I remember clearly, he's handing his business over to you so there isn't really any competition. "

" Of course there's a competition between us. There has always been one. "

" Mhmm.. sure there is. "

I gave her waist a small squeeze. " I hope you haven't forgotten about our dinner tonight.. "

" It's not fair. "

" What isn't? "

" You had me under your trance and I couldn't say what I really wanted to. " I chuckled.

" I put you under a trance? "

" Yes you do. You either do something extremely impulsive or.. sensual and my mind can't catch up to what you've done. "

" A few weeks ago, if I were to just grab your hand, you would've fell under that 'trance'. You've gotten a lot better. "

" That's only because I've gotten use to the small stuff but you're unpredictable Mr. Russel. " I bit my lip as I pulled her closer.

" That I am Ms. Newman. "

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