Chapter 28

Okey, having a bodyguard is officially the dambest thing someone can do,I mean look at us two creepy big builted men are right behind us and this woman let me not act stupid its as if she has been removed from those thiller movies and is ready to shed blood. So after this when maybe we are still alive am gonner kill those two worthless dudes that Quinn calls his bodyguard and cut them to pieces. I know right now Alex is just enjoying his cigar that he usually carries,who even smokes when they are working.

"Okey lets cut to the chase,we know you have noticed we are following you so lets get this over with" one of the creepy dudes says and I can hear his thick accent of Russian.Shit what do Russians want with us now? Why are they even threatening us? I know I haven't done any harm to anyone so that leaves to Quinn,does he have any beef with anyone.

"What do you want?" Quinn asks calmily even though his fingers are digging in my skin. "Lets get this over with pretty boy,if you get in our way will kill you so mind your own business" the woman now speaks from behind us and I glance at her seeing she's not that old maybe around my age.

"What do you want?" Quinn asks so lowly but you can sense the danger in his tone, I clutch on his arm seeing them starting to surrond us. "Oh my gosh, you won't give up won't you?" The girl asks seeming a little pissed and I must say she is a beauty,with her pale skin,grey eyes,black hair and the figure she has, she can make any man fall to his knees.

"We want the girl" the other niggars now talks his voice so raspy and scary and immediately feel the hairs on my back stand.Quinn pushes me behind him but that doesn't remove me from any danger because I can see the raven girl snarl at me,what did I do to her but most importantly why do they want me.I look around for anything that I can use to fight with because I know Quinn won't get out of here without a fight hell even me I can't be taken away without even trying to fight for my life.

I see a metal bar a little far from us but am sure if I can get close enough I can pick it up and beat the hell out this guys well not entirely seeing the guys are well built. "Over my dead body.You won't even dare come close to her" Quinn snarls my eyes darting around all of them and they come closer.

"Khorosho(good),lets get this over with" one of them says cracking his knuckles and Quinn tries to push me further behind him but its of no use,we are out numbered and he can't fight all of them,damn those bodyguards of his. "Stay close to me" Quinn whispers and I nod trying not to die from the lack of air,I think I forgot how to breathe.

The two guys come at full speed trying to land punches on Quinn but he defends himself perfectly trying to sheild me from them but its of no use because the hassy girl grabs my hand with so much force making me to wince a little,she has a lot of strength for girl like her.I push her away making her to stumble a bit and glance at the metal bar I saw before,I guess its time to make use of my defence fight classes which my mother forced me to have when I was sixteen.

I see her glare at me ready to slap me but I grab her hand before she reaches my cheeks and twist it making the joint from the shoulder in an opposite direction before giving her a punch on her pretty face,I guess she's immature like me in fighting.Okey that hurt a little from the impact,I never knew I would do such a thing in the near future.She groans stumbling a little, "yebat!(fuck) You're going to pay for that suka (bitch)" she snarls at me spitting some blood from her mouth and I run to take the metal bar before she can do anything,by the time I reach the bar I feel my hair being gripped at making me to scream a little feeling as if my skull is being ripped out from my head.

She pulls my hair with more strength but I reach the rod in time taking I good grip on it before I swing it behind me hit her side of her stomach,she grunts holding her side leaving my hair. "Eto dostatochno,I am done playing with you shlyukha" she groans removing a blade from her boot making me to gulp nervously,okey maybe not that immature.(thats enough,slut)

She smirks evily flipping the blade in her hands getting closer and I back away hitting the wall,I am done for.How did my life get a drastic turn all over sudden. Why am I even scared? I have a metal bar for Christ sake,I can take her down easily.I grip on the rod more tightly determined to get this over with,she sees the change in me and her smirk only widen, "bring it on.Lets see what a girl like you can do to me" she says twirling the knife, confident of what she is saying,can't she just keep quiet all she's doing is talking nonstop. She might look intimidating but I will put on my big girl pants and fight for my life.

I glance at Quinn seeing his struggling one of the guys to death while the other is clutching on his stomach spitting blood,I guess his handling himself much better than me but if he continues doing that he will surely kill that guy with the his face is turning red,funny in cartoons we see someone turning blue when they lack enough air but in real life you turn beetroot red. "What? Are you waiting for your prince charming to save your life?" I heard her tease me which only made me have the strength to fight back more determined,I swung the rod with much force to her stomach but she moved behind faster escaping the hit.

She held on it trying to take it from me but I clutched on it much firmer than before not letting go.She swung her knife infront of me making me to move behind but not fast enough because it grazes my arm slightly cutting through my flesh.I bit my lip stopping myself from crying loud which makes her chuckle a little,I take away the rod from her forgeting the pain that is burning through me and hit the arm with the knife making it to fall from her hands and I kick it away before she could do anything.

She glared at me kicking the arm that am holding the rod with making it fall too and I wave my hand a little wanting the pain to go away.She lungs for me landing a punch on my cheeks before I can block myself from her.I immediately taste the metallic taste in my tongue releasing my lips are busted too,shit she is so strong,she hits me again knowing it will break my jawline,I stumble a little feeling all the blood going in the wrong direction.How wonderful I haven't even given her a small injury and I here I am feeling as if am about to die.I bring my foot foward kicking her in the stomach making her to fall down before she notices am already giving up. I would do I victory dance now if only I knew I wasn't the one being targeted,I run for the rod once again turning to hit her before she can stand up and beat her legs that way she won't be able to stand up,great thinking Kater am so proud of myself.

She yelps trying to get away but I continue to hit her making sure she won't be able to use these legs anytime from now,when am a little satsfied I crounch down to her level hitting her face hearing a snap from her nose before I hear noises.I look around seeing its Quinn's bodyguard,Gill and he runs immediately to the two guys Quinn is trying to beat up. I see Quinn holding one of the man's head turning his head with force as if its no big deal making his neck to snap. I gasp completely forgetting about the woman who is trying to get up,he can't be dead right? I look at Quinn seeing him shove the man's body like its nothing and he turn's to me meeting my gaze.

I feel my hair being pulled at and I scream lunging for anything I can get, "you really think you can get away with what you have done" she snarled throwing me to the ground making me to hit the ground hard.

"Let go of me,why are you doing this?" I cried trying to release myself from her but am saved by Quinn who easily throws her to the ground because of the injuries I gave her.I hear someone groaning in pain and I look beside me finding Gill clutching one of the guy's hair pressing a blade directly to the man's throat. No,no,he can't kill him,he wouldn't but am being forced to come to reality as Gill slices his throat silencing the man's pleading.I watch as the crimson liquid pours rapidly soaking his shirt before Gill shoves his body to the ground next to the man Quinn killed.

Oh gosh I must be dreaming,they just killed two men as if they were born to do it,Gill doesn't even look affected by what he has done as he casually straighten his suit noticing there is no blood even spilled on his clothes. "This ends now,am taking the girl dead or alive and none of you will stop me" am being broken from my shook shakily looking for the source of the voice finding its the raven girl holding a pistol which she is pointing towards us.

Quinn immediately sheilds me with his body holding me tightly and I clutch on him not ready for things to end this way,he can't die for me even if I have witnessed him kill its was only for self defence one of them could have died. I closed my eyes tightly screaming loudly as I heard a gun shot being shot, I snapped my eyes open looking at Quinn, tears streaming down my cheeks finding his blue warming eyes looking directly at me. Someone has been shot, is it Quinn? No I can't loose him not now.

"Quinn" I called out shakily moving my trembling hands to his face my heart pounding so hard not ready to accept his the one who has been shot at, "am okey, baby" he said enfuling me into a tight hug and I breathe out a sigh that have being holding.

His okey,his fine. Nothing has happened to him. His fine.

I smile weakly happy that nothing happened to him and hug him tightly. But am sure I heard a gun shot,then who was shot if it wasn't Quinn. I look for the raven girl finding her on the ground a pool of blood surronding her, I gasp my hand immediately covering my mouth as I see a hole in between her eyes. Who killed her? I can't believe she's dead. Am I losing my mind now,have just witnessed three people being killed right infront of my eyes and nobody seems to be bothered.

Quinn looks at me worridely waiting for me to say anything but am too shocked to even utter a word,I feel tears roll down my cheeks not bothering if they can see me in my vulnurable state and look around for the shooter seeing Alex holding tightly his gun as he slides it to his waist band. "They needed it.They deserved it " Quinn said wiping my tears and my lips quiver knowing this is all true.

"You..you killed him....they...they killed them" I mumbled looking at the dead bodies feeling all the blood drain from my face. "Tigru, it was either them or us who could be in that position" he says cupping my face running his thumb along my trembling lips. He's right one of us could be in their places,either we died or they died. It was only self defence,we were protecting ourselves,the police will understand,right? They won't lock them up for protect themselves.

I nod weakly at him repeating to myself it was only self defence,I asked him about informing the police but he said in this kind of things we can't report it to the police because we don't know the danger behind it all even if its strange I just accepted it. "Take care of this" Quinn told them and they nod analysing the bodies,what does he mean by take care of it? Where are they going to take the bodies? Isn't this illegal or something. Am about to ask him what he means but he carries me in a bridal style and I wince feeling the burning sensation on my cut arm. "Sorry,does it hurt a lot?" He asked looking at my cut and I shake my head no even if its so painful.

Quinn kisses my forehead and I look at him forcing a smile knowing its because of me he got into trouble but I don't get what they want from me. "Its okey am here" he soothed and I nod closing my eyes trying to forget the pain that am feeling right now.We reach his car and he immediately orders for the first aid kit attending to my wounds.I groaned from pain as he attended to my wound every now and again he apologsied until he finished bandaging it.

"Its not that deep but it will take sometime to heal" he said kissing the top of the bandage and I chuckled a little, "I told you it was only a small graze" I told him looking at his work and he pulls me to him holding me tightly. "I would never let anyone hurt you" he mumbled kissing my hair, "why?" I asked him looking up.

"Because your very special to me, tigru" he said kissing my forehead and I sigh breathing in his cologne,I can't believe he was willing to take a bullet for me.Why do they want me even? We reach the penthouse,Quinn never letting me to walk on my own so he carries me all the way. "Kater, I don't know who those people are but if they have been following us then we are not safe here" he said putting me down on his bed and I nod understanding what his saying.

"My sister wants to see me before we go,so I think its best we stay at her place because there is more security there" he explained and I nibbled on my lip not really liking the thought of staying in another person's home especially if its a stranger. "Hey,don't worry everything is going to be okey" he reassured me caressing my cheek with his bursted hands. "I want you tell me something before we go" he said his features hardening a little and I frown nodding my head.

"When I investigated you I saw that you never existed 12 years ago,why is that?" He asked making me to gulp feeling a lump forming in my throat, "why are you asking me that?" I asked nervously not ready to tell him something even me I don't quite understand thoroughly. "What do mean Kater? We were almost killed a few hours ago and they were trying to kidnap you and lets not forget how you fought that girl, so I think am supposed to know what you're hiding from me" he said slightly rising his voice and I shut my eyes knowing his just trying to get answers for what happened but even me am blank,I don't know what happened.

"Uhh I think your right but I don't know those people and why they tried to take me away" I clarifed and he stiffly noded waiting for my story. "Am Russian as you know and I had a father like all of you but he left us atleast thats what I know so my mum took us from russia wanting to start a fresh life and so she changed all of our names into american names so that our real identity won't be discovered and it won't come to haunt us in the near future thats what she said. So we moved to newyork when I was eight and left everything behind us meaning we had to change every single thing about ourselves,our livelyhood,our accents,our names.And for how I tried to fight that woman my mum took us for defence classes saying it might come in handy"

I look away from Quinn trying not cry from the thought of my father, "then whats your real name and your families?" He asks and I gulp again feeling like I will throw up anytime remembering all about my past. "My real name is Katerlina Valkov,my mum Katie Valkov,my brother Micage Valkov and finally my dad-" before I can finished Quinn finishes himself, "Gabriel Valkov,son of a bitch" he mutters and hear the venom in his tone.

I nod confused, "you know him?" I questioned and he stiffened a little before he noded, "he does black marketing and launders a lot of money through people's companies" he hissed making me to gasp filling like I have been thrown an explosition. "No that can't be true,my father was a nice man,a good person.How can he do black marketing" I whispered feeling my heart break into pieces not really wanting to accept he does that,being left by him is one thing but doing illegal things is another.

"Shsh! Its okey,its not your fault" Quinn said trying to soothe me but I just can't come to terms with it, "do you think his...his the one who wanted me?" I asked him remembering those people but he only shushes me. "Am not sure, tigru but for all I know it was said that his wife and children all died long time ago" he said making me to look at him confused. "What? How?" I asked confused but he shakes his head, "that I don't know how they come up with it but am sure your mother knows" he said and sigh knowing how my mum is with secrets, you have to basically force it out of her.

"Get ready we have to get out of here" he said and I nodded trying to calm down, "so we can't report it to the police?" I asked not knowing what to do now. "Well we can't accuse your father if we don't have evidence and we are not also sure who they were. And if its your father am sure he has alliances in the police force so it will go in vain if we report" he explains and I tremble a little seeing how my father is powerful,its like we are in a thriller film.

"Lets go clean up before we go" he said and I looked at my bloody croptop and shorts.He carries me to the bathroom removing my clothes slowly trying to not inflict any pain before we headed to the shower and I took a cloth wiping his busted lip slowly not happy it was me who caused him this pain. He winces a little and murmer a sorry before I go to the small cut on his cheek then his bloody purple knuckles, "am sorry" I whispered not looking at him trying to concentrate on his already cleaned cut.

He takes my hands removing them from his cheeks, "there is no reason for you to be sorry" he said softly caressing my cheek and I shake my head refusing. "Its because of me you are injured and hurt,if you weren't with me or even met me you wouldn't have to face any danger" I said my voice cracking realising am like a ticking bomb which can explode anytime.I feel my eyes starting to tear up,my tears mixing with the water so he won't be able to know am crying.

All this while have tried to be strong but now that I know I would have lost him because of my past and my croocked life,I can't take it much longer. "Don't say that,I have been through worse than this its nothing bad." He said locking my wet strands of hair, I wonder what he meant by that,has he ever been in this kind of trouble or maybe as he killed before this. "Hey, I don't care if I have a few bruises because of trying to protect you,I will always protect you even if its to give up my life for you I would that..." I immediately put my hand his mouth silencing him. "Don't ever say that,that will never happen.You can't die for me trying to proctect me,thats wrong"

"But I will and if I have to endure this again so that you will be safe,I will do it again" he said removing my hand from his mouth and I feel my lips quiver a little, "why would you do that? Am nothing to you,nothing" I sobbed not understanding why he would say those word when he could just leave me to face my own problems. He lift my head with my chin making me to find his piercing gaze on me, I try to look away but he forces me to stay still, "Kater like I told you,you have become someone special in my life over the time we have spent together so how can you think you mean nothing to me" he stated firmly and I scoff a little, "you mean as your booty call or lover, right I understand"

"I think we are passed that right now" he said angrily and I sigh letting him to wash me. Well I know what I feel for you and after today its quite obvious to me that have fallen in love with you even though I know you can't reciprocate it thats what I want to tell him but I know its my fault. I don't know why I even fell for him when he didn't even show any signs he wants something more from what we have.

We already finished cleaning up and packed all of our things so that we can leave to his sister's place,I can't believe am even agreeing with this.I can just go back but I didn't have the strength in me to refuse what Quinn suggested,I have put a lot of concelor on my jaw seeing its has a nasty bruise that will shout I just got into a fight and almost died. "Here drink this" Quinn said handing me some painkillers but I refuse,I don't want to reach at a unknown place sleeping.

"You need to take this and rest.Its like four hours before we reach Audrey's place" he said referring to his sister and I sigh giving in feeling as if my head is going to burst from how that girl threw me on the floor.We head to his car,his bodyguard's still hunging their heads in shame for what just happen even Alex doesn't have that goofy smirk he usually gives me, sometimes I wonder how these two are even brothers. Yes you can see they almost look a like with their brown eyes,blond hair and their sizes from how built they are but the only difference is that Gill is more serious and he acts like 'I don't fuck with anyone' face while Alex is all the friendly type and crazy sometimes with how his hair is all devilish styled not all geled up like his brother.