Wings

Chapter Nine

Shadow stood in the bathroom in front of the mirror as he twirled his tie around his neck, and he tightened it so it was perfect. He exited the bathroom and sat down on his bed, he grabbed his dress shoes and slipped them on. He stood up and grabbed his suit jacket, slipping on and headed back to the mirror. He sorted out his collar and the labels of his suit jacket. He approved of the way he looked and headed out of his room and waited in the living room for Kiera.

He heard the click the heels and he turned. He froze and gulped when he saw her, and he felt his cheeks heating up. Her hair was waved and tied up in a high pony and the dress she was wearing looked like it was made for her body to wear, he could see all of her curves he couldn't see when she was a jumper or a jacket. He could see her long, semi-bare legs and he wanted to look away but he couldn't until he heard her speak.

"Are you going to say something?" She asked him, staring straight at him.

"There are no words that I can say that will explain how gorgeous you look." He couldn't find the words so he just spoke as he felt.

She tried to ignore the feelings that were stirring up inside her heart and the heat that was appearing on her cheeks. "Thank you, and you look, well um, handsome." She couldn't find any other words.

"Thanks, are you ready?" He asked her as she walked to him.

"Yes, are you?" He nodded and they both left the apartment, and headed down to the street were a rented Mercedes Benz. She was pleasantly surprised about that. He opened the passenger door for her and she thanked as she went in and sat down. He hopped into the driver's seat.

He drove to The Viral Plaza in which was fifteen minutes away, he kept on glancing at Kiera every few minutes or so. He slowly drove up to the entrance and got out, he moved over Kiera's side and opened the door for her. He opened his hand to her and she accepted his help out. Shadow handed his car keys to the valet. The two of them locked arms and walked up to the entrance.

A security guard stopped them. "Invitation?" He asked and Shadow handed him the chrome invitation. He nodded and let them through.

The walked through together and the plaza's hall was decorated to the nines, it was a galaxy theme. There were luminous stars that hung from the ceiling, their place names were on table's planet names. It was all ridiculous to Kiera. She was brought back to attention when Shadow walked her to the bar.

"What would you like?" He asked as they stood at the bar.

"White wine will do be fine." She replied simply, she was more of a whiskey and bourbon girl.

"Alright then." Shadow turned to the bartender.

"White wine and a whiskey on the rocks, please." He ordered and Kiera turned to view the room.

"Coming right up, sir." The bartender began to make their drinks.

Kiera scanned the room to look for Aiken, and people he was with. She felt a nudge to her arm and found Shadow holding her drink. She smiled and took it from him. "Thanks." He nodded and turned to see what she was looking at.

"You found him?" He murmured to her.

She shook her head and took a sip of her white wine. She sighed, he'll be here soon, she thought. He then brought her out of her mind and took her hand, bringing her to the dance floor.

She was confused. "What are you doing?" She questioned.

He chuckled and then smirked. "We're going to dance." He pulled her close to him.

"Why?" She asked, tilting her head to the side a little.

"Because you're my date." He smirked and took her right hand in his left and put his right hand on the curve of her waist, she put her left hand on his shoulder. They moved together to the beat and flow to the music playing. He then twirled her around and circle her back to him, bumping her body against his. Their noses almost touched, they were that close.

He brought his hand to her cheek and with a little stroke of it, she held her breath in that moment but then let it go and took a step back from him. "I need to do what I came here for." And you can't distract me, she continued in her mind. She turned and walked away from him. He stood there and let out a sigh, he ran a hand through his hair and then walked back to the bar. He got a refill on his whiskey.

"Where's your girl?" The bartender asked as he rubbed a glass clean.

Shadow took a sip of his whiskey and chuckled. "I think I might've hurt her feelings."

"Well, I've found that if you say you're sorry, tell her she's beautiful and you love her. She's yours again." Shadow chuckled and shrugged.

"She's not that type of girl."

The bartender smiled. "Must be a hell of a girl."

"That she is." Shadow smiled himself at the thought of her.

Kiera watched from a crowd of couples as Aiken and his lackeys walked in through the entrance. She watched their posture and behaviour, how they acted. One of his men stared at the behinds of women, and she found her way in. She still had her glass and it was empty, she could use that.

She tightened her pony tail and made sure she strutted her stuff across the room and past that same man. She put on a seductive face and walked right past him. She could feel his eyes on her body and she knew she had him. He followed her for a few metres before he tapped her arm. She turned and smiled at him.

"Well, hello there." She greeted.

"Need another drink, sweet cheeks?" He smirked at her, glancing at her rack from time to time.

"Maybe, if you tell me your name to give with that handsome face, darling." She winked at him.

He smirked. "The name is Anthony, but your pretty face can call me Tony."

"Aren't you going to get me that drink, Tony?" She looked him up and down, checking him out on purpose and she knew he liked that.

"Right away, baby girl." She handed him her glass and watched him walk away. She felt disgusted just flirting with but then her eyes caught Shadow's. He was still at the bar with another whiskey. He was watching her and she could see that he didn't like what she was doing.

She didn't like it either.

"Here you go." He handed her a glass of white wine.

"Thanks, handsome." She took it and had a sip.

"I didn't catch your name, beautiful?" He smirked at her.

"Victoria." She gave him a suggestive wink.

"Do you mind if I call you Vicki?"

"Call me what you want, darling." She smiled flirtatiously.

He smirked. "Are you alone?"

"No, I'm with you." She winked at him, taking a sip of her white wine.

"But I see you came with some friends." She continued.

"My boss, he owns a bar and restaurant down town. The Rascal, have you been?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Can't say I have but I've been told it has some killer food." She smiled at him.

"I'd love to take you." They moved together to a table and sat down.

"I'd really like that, Tony." She took a sip of her wine.

"Do you like working there?" She added.

"Oh, I don't work in the restaurant. I work for Aiken, a body guard of sorts." He explained, not knowing that the things he was telling her would be used against him and Aiken.

"A body guard? I didn't know he was in need of protection." She finished her wine. He put his hand on her knee, it took all her will power not to break his wrist where he stood. Shadow felt the same from where he was seated.

"There was an attempt on his life a while back, so he's just being cautious." She noted that and she knew she couldn't get much more out of him, she wanted to leave and now.

"I would've down the same thing." She reasoned.

"I'd love to get out of here with you." He rose his hand from her knee to her thigh. Again, she wanted to snap his wrist.

"Aren't you on guard duty?" She leant forward.

"He won't miss me, sexy." He smirked at her.

She began to give him an excuse not to when Shadow paused her. "Your taxi is ready, miss." He lied to pull her away from the man. Tony wasn't pleased but released his hand from her thigh so she could stand up.

"I'll see you again, angel?" He smirked up at her, giving her ass a good gander. Shadow saw that and supressed the urge to punch him in the face.

"If you're lucky, darling." She winked and left with Shadow, he took her arm and walked a little faster than normal with her. She tried to keep up but her heels wouldn't allow that.

"Shadow, slow down!" She called at him but he didn't stop until she pulled back. Shadow asked the valet to get his car and the two of them waited in silence for the car. She could see the anger resonating in him. The Mercedes Benz drove up in front of them, he tipped the man and opened and closed the door for Kiera, and then got into the car himself.

He drove off and they sat in silence for at least two minutes. Kiera turned to him. "What the hell is wrong with you?" She shook her head at him.

He glanced to her and she could tell that he was more than angry. "You shouldn't have let him touch you like that." He snarled.

"I needed to get information." She argued.

"I don't care about the information, Kiera! I care about you!" He exploded and the silence returned. She didn't say anything at all after that and neither did Shadow. She didn't know what to say, she hadn't expected him to come out and say that.

He parked the car in the car park and got out the car, helping Kiera out as well. They both walked together all the way up to the apartment. He opened up the door and entered the apartment and closed it behind them.

He went to go to his bedroom when Kiera's voice stopped him. "Is bothered you that he was all over me, didn't it?" He turned and looked at her. She was standing there and he couldn't help but gulp at the sight of her.

"You know that answer." He told her and she took a step toward him.

"You tried to kiss me." She recalled their dance and how he tried to sway her away from why she was really there.

"Who wouldn't? You're beautiful and I'm sorry for trying to kiss you." He turned away from her again, not wanting to see her face as she rejected him as he knew she would.

"If I wasn't there for Aiken, I would have ended up kissing you." She realised this as she sorted out her emotions before walking up to Aiken's lackey.

He turned to her again, and looked at her. He saw that she wasn't lying. She would have let him kiss her and she would have kissed him back, too. Even if she couldn't feel love right now, she'll make her eventually feel it.

He strides toward her and took her face in his hands before he planted his lips on hers. She took the labels of his jacket in her hands as she returned his kiss. She pulled him closer to her, wanting to feel him closer. He stroked her cheek gently before he pulled away from the kiss.

"I've wanted to do that the moment you walked into my apartment." He whispered to her, lovingly.

"Then why did you stop?" She smirked, urging him on for more. He then pulled her to him by her waist and she snaked her arms around his neck.

He kissed her again, and again, and again until he found himself holding her against the wall beside his bedroom, kissing down her neck. He found her sweet moans spur him on. She pulled his jacket and tie off, he kicked his own shoes off. He pulled the band out of her hair so he could thread his fingers through it.

She kicked off her heels as he unzipped the back of her dress. He picked her up by the curve of her ass and she wrapped her thighs around his waist. He carried her into his bedroom and she released her legs around his waist and began to unbutton his shirt. He helped her but he stopped her when she went for his belt.

"Are you sure you want this?" He asked her as he could that her emotions are all over the place thanks to him.

Kiera placed soft kisses on his cheek and then trailing them down his neck. He shivered at the touch of her lips on him. "Stop talking, honey." He did just that. She pulled and unbuckled his belt and unzipped his pants, and she found what she was looking for. She wasn't disappointed.

He pushed his pants down and twirled her so her back and pulled her dress off and down her body. She was clad in black lace underwear and Shadow had the need to strip her from that. He turned her back to him and pulled her to him, and kissed her urgently.

He pushed her on the bed, on her back, all ready for him. He laid himself on top of her, and she returned her legs around his waist.

Tonight, she was his.