Chapter One

The room was dark with her eyes closed and cold as she groaned at the pain in the back of her head, she attempted to move but it only made the pain radiate more. Her head literally felt like it had been hit with a baseball bat and maybe it had cause her memories were fuzzy and the sound of voices, male voices filled her head..

"You better hope she didn't sustain any major injuries" one angry man said as she tried to open her eyes but the light was blinding..

"what did you expect me to do, she was biting me" another man huffed in frustration..

Images began to flood back, images of what had taken place, she had been at work, at the Buchanan Enterprise and it was late, yes she remembers it was late and she was walking to her car.. A sound had alerted her and she thought at first it was her imagination, I mean parking garages at night could scared even the most strongest person but it sounded like footsteps and they were getting louder and louder..

By the time she had turned all she saw was two masked figures standing there, they looked massive and dressed all in black, she knew immediately this wasnt good and she attempted to run but it was a feeble attempt as the larger one grabbed her and she did the only thing she could think of, she bit down on his hand until she tasted the blood on his hand as he yelled out..

"son of a bitch, she bit me" the man yelled as he immediately dropped her onto the floor as she tried to scramble to her feet but the other man was on her, well sort of on her and she put her knee straight up, hitting him in the groin as he doubled over in pain..

"fuck...shit" he yelled in pain as she got to her feet but as soon as she did she felt the sting of a heavy object on the back of her head and down she went as darkness surrounded her..

The reality of the situation made her eyes open immediately, even while they burned in the light, and she went to move her arms but they were stuck as she went to yell and of course her mouth was taped shut as she let out a muffled yell and the two figures in the room came closer to her as her eyes got wide, she knew him, atleast one of them, the long haired guy, his name was John Mcbain and she fought against her restraints as she tried to yell at him but it was pointless..

"Just relax ok" John said as he walked over to her and she yelled some more and she literally shook the chair from the force she was exerting..

"she is a fiesty little bitch" the other guy said as John snapped his head around..

"seriously Charles just go for a walk, ok" he snapped at him angrily and then brought his attention back to Natalie..

"fine...i need a fucking drink anyways" Charles huffed as Natalie glared at him and then brought her attention back to John as he leaned down and looked at her..

"I will take this off if you promise not to yell, even if you do no one can hear you, ok" he said softly and she wanted to laugh at him, that sick son of a bitch, she should of known..

She stopped her fighting against the restraints as he looked at her.."Ok thats better" he said as he pulled the grey tape from her mouth..

"You fucking asshole" she yelled as she spit at him and it landed on his cheek as he backed up and wiped his face.."how fucking dare you!" she continued to yell as he looked at her..

"i guess i deserved that" he said as he looked at her..

"Let me go!" she yelled as she looked at him..

"Im sorry but i cant do that" he said as he ran a hand through his hair...

"Oh you just fucking wait til my father hears about this, you just fucking wait!" she yelled and he shook his head..

"Natalie i gave you a chance" he said as he walked back over to her and she saw him grab the tape again...

"dont you dare, dont you fucking dare!" she yelled just as he put another piece of tape on her and she literally went crazy in the chair as she fought against her restraints and yelled against the tape..

"I didnt want to do that" he began as he looked at her.."You need to calm down, your gonna make yourself pass out" he said as he looked at her and she narrowed her eyes at him and tried to yell again..He sighed as he walked away and she continued to fight against the rope that was tying her to the chair, oh when she got out of these restraints she would kill him herself!

One week earlier

Natalie was completely exhausted as she got home from work, her feet were absolutely killing her and the sound of ringing phones continued to play in her head, seriously she was regretting taking up her fathers offer to run the family company of Buchanan Enterprise, hell it was way more stressful than she had originally thought. She tossed her bag onto the couch as her best friend and roommate Brody came walking in from the kitchen..

"hey there sweetheart, i knew i heard you" he said as he looked at her and she sighed.."Rough day?"

"You have no idea" she said as she slumped on the couch..

Natalie and Brody had met when she was in highschool, he had moved from Atlantic City and they became friends right away, they both felt like outcasts for their own reasons, Natalie due to her familys wealth and the stigmata that came with that and Brody for his excentric ways and his attraction to the same sex.

They had been there for each other through thick and thin, not to mention through numerous relationships now, neither of them were currently dating anyone and it seriously began to look like both of them would be single forever..

"hang on i'll get you a beer and you can tell me all about it" he grinned as he walked back in the kitchen and she kicked off her heels and she put her feet up on the table, seconds later he was walking back in, beer in hand..

Brody was a very attractive guy and it wasnt a surprise that he had hooked up with many guys since they had graduated highschool even if none of them had ever turned into anything more than a one night stand. He was sowing his wild oats so to speak and Natalie was just merely watching her own life go by..

"You look tense" Brody said as he came up next to her and sat down as he moved her feet onto his lap and began massaging them as she sipped the beer and groaned in delight.."dont tell me it was jessica again" he said as he spoke of her sister and currently enemy number one. Natalie and her sister didnt really ever see eye to eye, jess was constantly making the family look like a joke, she was in the damn papers more than Paris Hilton, it was embarassing!

Natalie sighed.."No thank god, not her, its just the damn phones, no one told me that being the assistant editor would be this hard, its just a damn paper" she leaned her head back and closed her eyes..

"Yeah well life sucks then you die" Brody groaned as he rubbed her feet and she sighed heavily..

"i mean i just dont get it, i feel like all i do is work and then i come home and im so exhausted all i can do is lay here" she said honestly as he continued massaging her feet..

"well thats why you got me here to drag you out of your misery" he said as he quickly stood and she groaned in disappointment..

"dont stop, that feels good" she whined some as he grinned and then grabbed her arm, pulling her up..

"were going out" he said with a big smile..

She huffed.."i dont wanna, my feet hurt"

"yeah well lets make them hurt for a good reason" he grinned.."Capricorn is having a two for tuesday deal on margarettas" he smirked..

Natalie groaned.."I do like margarettas"

"then its settled, go get your ass dressed were gonna get you toasted then get you laid" he laughed..

"I will pass on the getting laid part" she rolled her eyes..

"seriously girl havent you ever heard the saying use it or lose it" he laughed..

"i think that only applies to guys" she smirked..

"Hense why i make sure and keep my" he began and she put her hand to his lips..

"TMI, really..." she laughed..

Brody rolled his green eyes.."fine, your no fun"

"two drinks ok, thats it and then im coming home" she began as she walked to her room..

"Uh huh... thats what you always say" he laughed as he too went to go get dressed..

Capricorn was the place to be in lanview, it was one of the best highend clubs around, they had live music every night and the atmosphere was very up scale, it definitely wasnt your run of the mill bar, Natalie and Brody frequented here often and sadly Natalie usually was the one going home alone, Brody never seemed to have a problem hooking up with anyone but then again Natalie was very picky, and she couldnt help it, i mean hell if she was gonna sleep with someone she was gonna make damn sure it would be worth it..

They both made their way to the bar and ordered drinks as Brody scanned the place with wide curious eyes.."I wonder if Cris is here tonight" he said with a smile..

"I keep telling you he is straight" Natalie shook her head..

"Bullshit he was eyeing me the other day in the elevator and he even remembered my name" he smirked..

Natalie rolled her eyes.."maybe thats cause you tell him like everytime we see him in the hall" she laughed..

Cristian Vega was their next door neighbor and a local artist who was hot as hell, Natalie had had a few encounteers with him after he had worked out at the gym and lets just say the man was packing in all the right places but being with him would break rule number one, no sleeping with neighbors, it would just make things too weird if it didnt work out not to mention poor Brody had had the hots for Cris ever since he moved into the condos..

"yeah well when i end up sleeping with him honey then we will see" Brody grinned as they each grabbed their drinks and began sipping them.."You see any potential one nighters" he grinned at her as natalie looked around, it seemed like your regular run of the mill lanview residents which was not a good thing, especially since her family damn near ran this town and she grew up here, that meant she knew everyone and they all knew her..

"same ole, same ole" she said with a shrug of her shoulders just as one of the finest men she had ever laid her eyes on came walking across the club, her eyes locked in on him.

He had long dark hair, piercing blue eyes, dressed in a tight black tshirt and faded jeans with black boots under them, a hint of a tattoo on each of his muscular arms, she actually began to sweat as she looked at him, damn he was fine as hell..

Apparently Brody had noticed too as he locked in on him..."damn now that is one nice ass looking man" he said as Natalie looked at him and grinned..

"I saw him first" she grinned as she looked at Brody..

"Bullshit, he is fair game" Brody laughed as the mysterious sexy man walked up to the bar and they both looked at him as he ordered a drink, they both checked out his ass and what an ass it was.."watch this" brody said with a smirk as he held his drink and walked right up next to Mr Hottie as Natalie rolled her eyes, she had to give him credit for trying, and just as he got next to the man he acted as if he spilt his drink on his shirt as the man looked at him.."Oh crap look what i did" Brody said as he glanced up at the man, the guy pushed a few napkins at him and then took his drink and began to walk away as Brody huffed, natalie knew it was game on, hell she hadnt had fun in awhile and so she quickly began walking past the guy as she pretended to trip and like clock work he grabbed her arm..

"Hey are you ok" the man asked as he held onto her with his strong arm, the other one held a drink..

"yeah, i dont know what happened" she said as she looked up into the bluest eyes she had ever seen, she could see brody rolling his eyes as he walked into the crowd to mingle, oh it was definitely game on..

"come on you should sit, you may of sprained it" he said as he helped her to get over to a stool and then he helped her up..

"Do you think its sprained" she asked sweetly as he leaned down and touched her ankle with his very strong hand..

"do you mind if i"he asked as he looked up at her, asking permission to remove her shoe..

"No, go ahead" she swallowed hard as he removed her shoe and then touched her foot..

"does this hurt" he asked as he moved her foot around and she was in seventh heaven, god he had the touch of an angel..

"a little" she lied as she smiled at him...

"it may be sprained, you should stay off of it" he said as he began to stand and her eyes couldnt help but look directly at his groin, damn those jeans were made for him...He quickly leaned over the bar and asked for ice as she took the opportunity to stick her tongue out at brody as he scanned the club some more.."here" the man said as he put the ice on her foot and she jumped from the coldness of it.."this should help" he said as he held the ice there.."Im John by the way, John McBain" he said as he put his other hand out to shake hers..

"Natalie" she smiled as she shook his hand, damn he had a firm grip, her stomach began to do sumersaults as she thought of all the possiblities of his hands..

"well its very nice to meet you Natalie" he said as he continued to hold the ice on her ankle.."I hope your boyfriend isnt going to be mad" he began as her eyes got wide..

"Boyfriend?" she said with a confused look..

"that guy that was over here a second ago" he said and she smiled big as she flushed..

"oh he is not my boyfriend, more of like a brother to me" she said as she played the shy girl act, and apparently he bought it..

"well then i may just have to keep my eye on you tonight, dont want you falling down and getting hurt" he grinned..She smiled at him through long lashes, oh yeah , tonight was definitely going to be her night..

Nearly two hours later and both quite intoxicated they could barely keep their hands and mouths off of each other as John slammed her back against the wall as his mouth attacked hers..

He was an amazing kisser and his body felt absolutely incredible against hers, it had been quite some time since natalie had been intimate with anyone and she wasnt about to let this go to waste, oh she would have him tonight and it would be one for the record books!

As they made it closer to her apartment door they finally broke free as they laughed.."you really didnt have to walk me to my door" she said even though she was totally playing it up..

"yeah well i had to make sure your foot was ok" he grinned..

"surprisingly it doesnt hurt" she said with a grin as she went to unlock her door.."if you wanted to come in for a drink" she began as she looked at him as her door unlocked..

He licked his lips.."i thought you would never ask" he said as he quickly picked her up and his lips collided with hers as they quickly got into the apartment, immediately he had her back up against the wall as she wrapped her legs around him, making her skirt hike up higher as she moaned into his mouth..His mouth broke free of hers for a moment.."bedroom" he groaned as she smiled..

"down the hall and to the right" she said nearly panting as his hands went to her ass and he began kissing her again as he walked down the hall with her..

They made it to her bedroom in record time as they fell onto the bed together and quickly clothes were being torn from their bodies.. He was even hotter with half of his clothes off, she marvled at the feel of his hard body against her hands, a few tattoos sprayed against his chest as his mouth went to her exposed breasts and he took a taunt nipple in his mouth as her hands went to his hair and she grabbed it, elitciting a groan from him which reverberated through her body..

He moved down her body quickly, his mouth trailing kisses against her stomach as her head moved from side to side, god he felt amazing and then he was pushing her legs apart and before she had a second to react his mouth was on her most intimate spot as she arched her back and cried out.."Oh god dont stop" she gasped as she tugged at his hair and his tongue devestated her body in ways she had only imagined..

Her orgasm came on fast and hard, her legs began to tremble and her breathing began to quicken, god she had never came this fast before and then it was happening as she cried out again and again...He moved quickly up her body as his mouth came onto hers and she tasted the salty sweetness of herself as he nestled himself between her legs and she felt the heaviness of his cock resting on her stomach and then he was sitting on up on his legs as he grabbed a condom out of his jeans pocket and with his teeth he tore it open and put it on his massive erection, her eyes literally bulged some as she saw the size of him and she gulped in response as he grinned..

He leaned back down and kissed her throat, trailing his tongue against her collarbone as he kissed and licked her, his cock pushed at her entrance and he groaned at the tightness of her as she gasped and panted..

"Oh god" she gasped as she clutched onto the blanket beneath her..

"Oh god is fucking right" he groaned as he bit at her bottom lip and then in one swift devestating thrust he entered her deeply as they both moaned out at the contact..His mouth immediately took over hers as they kissed like two frenzied animals that had been caged up for too long, his long hard strokes became faster and deeper as he took her body savagely..

The headboard creaked and the bed bounced as he rocked her body, driving himself into her hard and deep only to come back out and repeat the same devestating rythmn.. She couldnt even tell when one orgasm ended and the next began, this was out of this world!

"ah fuck im gonna cum" he groaned as he broke free of her mouth..

"god yes, yes" she cried out as he let out a deep groan as he threw his head back and then he was buried deep in her as his hands grabbed at her thighs hard..

"Fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkk!" he shouted as he found his release and then he was collasping on her, both of them spent and covered in sweat as they panted heavily.."Holy shit that was fucking amazing" he said against her neck as she laid there, she honestly couldnt even form a sentence right now, her toes were literally numb from the mind blowing orgasms she had had..

They laid like that for quite a few moments until he moved off of her and removed the condom from himself.."the bathroom is over there" she said with lazy heavy eyes as she pointed to a door in her bedroom and he walked over to it as she watched him, taking in the view of his very muscular, very naked ass, damn he was fine!

Natalie laid in the bed still relishing the feeling that had over come her body, when he exited the bathroom she smiled at him as he came over to her.."I gotta go sweetheart, its late" he said as he kissed her forehead and she sighed a bit in disappointment, it had been quite sometime that she had actually had someone sleep in her bed, years actually and even though she knew that went against rule five, well right now she was rethinking that rule.."You are amazing" he said as he grabbed his clothes and began to get dressed, now came the awkward part..

"You know if you just wanted to lay down for a little" she couldnt believe her own words, she was literally asking him to stay, he glanced up at her and zipped up his jeans..

"another time" he said with a smile and she forced one, damn shot down, how embarassing, she wanted to hide her face..He walked back over to her and kissed her again, this time on the lips, a full mouth and tongue kiss that made her want more.."Your an amazing woman natalie buchanan" he grinned.."i'll see you around" he said as he left and she sighed heavily as she laid there and then her mind began to spin, Natalie Buchanan, how the hell did he know her last name, she hadnt told him, she quickly shook the thoughts from her head, she was really drunk, maybe she had blurted it out and with that she quickly fell to sleep..

John stared at her as she glared at him from the chair she was literally tied too, he hated that he had to do that to her but he had alot running on this and if only she would understand..

Nearly two weeks ago..

John sat in the large leather chair, he was frustrated and annoyed, he had been planning for an early retirement and now he was called into his bosses office and he knew that could only mean one thing and he really didnt want to hear it..

"Hows everything been going john, you been ok?" his boss Carlo asked as he sipped on his scotch and John stared at him..

"it was going ok" he said as Carlo smiled..

"yeah i um heard about the early retirement, im a little insulted i had to hear from Charles" Carlo said as he leaned back..

"I was gonna tell you Boss but " he began as Carlo shook his head..

"no worries, im happy for you and well sad that i will be losing one of my best men" he said as he glanced at his drink.."but i do have one final favor to ask of you" he glanced up at him and John knew what this meant..

John sipped his beer as he stared at her, and so this was it, the final job before his retirement and it involved the kidnapping of one Pennsylvania heiress whose father had crossed the wrong people, Carlo Hesser in particular.

John had grown up in Atlantic City, unlike most of his friends he didnt have the same kind of upbringing as them, no cause his father was one of the henchmen to the hesser crew which was located in eastern AC. He had learned from a young age that things that went on in his family were unlike other families and he also learned what it meant to keep a secret, his father had tons of them..

So when his father got sent away to prison for embezzlement he brought his secrets with him and Carlo had become like a father to John and his younger brother Michael but John had been the only one to follow the family tradition, maybe it was because his brother Mikey didnt have it in him, maybe it was because Carlo had seen something in John, either way John had taken over where his father left off, he was a very high paid assassain and up until today he really thought he would be out of the family business once and for all, he had paid his dues and spent nearly twenty years with carlo and now at the age of thirty five he was done, all he wanted now was to just live off the rest of his life in peace, maybe even find someone to settle down with, have children and live like the rest of the world did.

The faces of his victims haunted him nightly, sleep came less and less and the only thing to drown out his nightmares were alcohol now, his years of doing dope had been long gone, it made his head to fuzzy and that was a very dangerous thing..

Carlo had taken care of his family and it wasnt a secret that he had been sleeping with Johns mother and supporting her extravagant lifestyle, but John wanted out, he had enough of a nest egg stashed away to live comfortably for the next fifty years or so and thats all he planned on doing, living comfortably..

Maybe he would take up a hobby, maybe golf, anything was better then this.. It was a very lonely life, one that had him in and out of bed with many women, none of them whom ever meant anything. He had broke alot of fingers, bashed in more knees then he would of liked to remember and he had killed atleast two people he knew of, life was rough and it only looked to get rougher..

And then there she was, Natalie Buchanan, heir to the Buchanan fortune, daughter of the very respectable and very wealthy Clint Buchanan. He was a business man and a greedy son of a bitch, he owed Carlo a butt load of money and it was now pay-day, all John had to do was take Natalie in return of a very hefty ransom, one that Clint would surely pay, what John wasn't expecting was that he really began to like the girl and that was unusual for him, i mean hell he had researched her and felt like this would be like taking candy from a baby but she was unlike her father, she was caring and sweet not to mention a total knock out and now she sat in a chair across from him loathing him and seething anger through those beautiful blue eyes, it bothered him that she hated him so much right now and yet only a few days ago he was buried deep inside of her as she cried out his name in ecstasy, damn his life really was shitty and he had no one to blame but himself..