Heli: *rereads story summary* Ok I get that it isn't super cut and dry but as far as I was aware, this was a Dino x OC fic. Why do people keep PMing me about changing it to a HIbari story? I won't and I'm tired of being asked about when Hibari and the Vongola are going to show up.

Rhage: *pats Heli's head gently* They're asking because The Hawk and Lasrk was your fifteen minutes of fame, sweetheart. Bow gracefully from the tiny spotlight you were lucky to receive. *strokes her hair* Just remember, we can always hit annoying people with your car.

Heli: *mumbles into hands* I'm not writing a Thor fanfiction.

Rhage: *Sighs* damn... *looks over as Ven runs over and tackles Heli*

Ven: I DEMAND LOKI! LOKI DAMN IT! LOKI!

Dino stared up at the ornate ceiling above his bed, his body sprawled on top of the crimson duvet, the material sinfully soft against his bare skin.His long fingers twisted in the velvet as he closed his eyes tightly. Damn him for planting this thought in my mind. I could have ignored her like the rest of the woman, could have gotten over how that blush makes my heart pound, could have admired her fortitude from a distance, could have- Dino shook his head. I don't want to scare her away by trying anything. She'd been through too much and is only now starting to trust me. His body stirred as he thought back on their private moment in the gym and how good she had smelled, like honeyed almonds and woman. Then this afternoon, her body hot with excitement and heaving with adrenaline held tight to his chest. Dear God. Dino groaned softly while his hands lifted to cover his eyes.

His heart thumped hard in his chest. When he'd been stuck in the elevator, constrained by their roles as protector and protected, he'd wanted to curse his position. It was his pride and joy and heart and soul but it was his lock and chains as well. On the surface, he allowed those closest to think that he steered clear of women because he was far too busy running the family and didn't have the time for one nor did he find arranged marriage tasteful but in reality he was scared. The wife of a mafia boss and their children were most often his greatest weakness. Capture them and the game ended because any man worth that simple title would submit without hesitation to keep those he loved safe. Though his men were dear to him and he felt each death like a stab to his own heart, Dino knew that any woman he loved enough to marry would be far more special to him and if he loved her that much, he refused to put her in danger by giving her his name.

So he kept his distance from the fairer sex, made peace with eternal bachelorhood, and turned all his attention onto the family's empire. It was the only way to keep from losing his heart or it had been until Scott decided to play matchmaker. Dino had always respected the older man and enjoyed his company so when Scott asked for the simple favor that he allow the recruit to shadow him for the day, Dino couldn't refuse. What a fool he'd been. The second he'd set eyes on her, he'd been lost. She was like a whip shy filly prone to balking at the slightest provocation and he'd wanted nothing more than to soothe the fear from those stunning eyes. Instead, he'd brought tears to them with him bumbling and he'd felt ashamed.

Now he found himself in her company everyday and slowly, she was no longer shying from him. Unfortunately, he was also no longer able to ignore her. Dino was finding that more of his time was spent watching and thinking about her than double checking the business accounts or paying attention in meetings or even sleeping soundly. Like now, he was lying on his bed instead of in it while the clock on his bedside table read two in the morning. He couldn't stop thinking about what had happened after the meeting, how she had come close to being taken from him. Anger flared in his chest not only at himself but at Dario Scantinelli. It was because of him that she was broken physically and emotionally, his fault she had turned to this line of work, his offense against the Cavallone that made her dirty her hands with blood.

Dino sat up, his hair falling into his eyes. He had to do something, anything, to get back at his enemy, her enemy, their enemy. He wanted to do something with his own hands, wanted to watch the life drain out of an opponent's eyes and feel the thrill knowing that he was protecting his family and in a way, her. But how could he go about it when just by leaving his room, he'd automatically find several men at his heels? How would he even find the men he was itching to deprive of life? Wait. She could get him out the front doors no questions asked and she would know where to go. Dino was on his feet in an instant, moving across the plush carpet like a lion bounding across soft grass, his hand grasping the lever of the door. He was through it and in seconds, he stood in her dark room, the moon shining in to fall across the foot of her bed.

Adrenaline pumping in his veins, Dino walked across the space that separated him from her side and looked down at Jack's sleeping form curled under her own covers, her hair spread across the thick pillow. He stared down at her, noticing the way her lashes fanned across her cheeks and the way her lips parted while she breathed gently. His eyes slid to her slender neck and bare shoulder then to the curve of her breast hinted at with shadows thrown by the delicate silk nightgown she wore. Dino felt his chest tighten. Why did he want so badly to crawl in next to her and pull her tightly to his chest? She'd most likely stab him if he tried to touch her in such an intimate setting. Jack's breathing hitched then her lashes fluttered before opening. Dino tensed as her eyes immediately found him, their depths sleepy and soft while she gazed up at him still half asleep.

It was obvious the second she realized that it was him standing next to her bed in nothing more than his boxers. Her body tensed, her eyes widening before she slowly dragged the blankets up to her chin while her other hand disappeared under her pillow. How did I know she'd have a weapon? Dino thought dryly then raised his hands, palms up to show that he wasn't armed as he stepped back.

"I'm sorry to wake you. I...I just needed-" Why had he come again? Oh yes that crazy need for blood that slammed into him again once his mind was momentarily take off her body, "I need to ask you something."

"In your underwear?" Her eyes darted to the clock on her bedside table then back to his face, "At two in the morning?" Her tone clearly said she didn't believe him. Dino rubbed his neck as he dropped his eyes to his feet.

"I know. I'm sorry but I couldn't sleep and I can't stop thinking about what happened earlier and I-" He ran his hand over his face, his voice softening to a whisper, "I want to hurt...I want to kill... I want to kill them all." She didn't speak and he looked at her to find her watching him intently. Their eyes met then her lips thinned.

"Sir I don't think you're allowed to do such things. The danger and the possibility that you would get hurt or killed-"

"I don't care." Dino rasped as his hands clenched into fists, "I can't take this. I don't want to sit here safe in my home when you're out risking your life. Who says that my life is worth any more than yours? Who says that I can't go out? Why do I follow rules that I didn't put in place?" He started to move back towards his room, "I don't need anyone's permission to leave my own home and walk my own city. I'm going-" Dino stopped in his tracks when Jack appeared in front of the closet door, her face set with determination.

"I won't let you." His anger surged suddenly.

"You can't and as my employee, you have no right. I order you-"

"Shut. Up." Jack hissed and Dino's mouth clicked closed, his eyes widening in shock. She stepped close enough that their noses were almost touching, "You seem to forget, sir, that my most basic duty is to protect you while yours is to run the family and protect my job. It's a circle that if either one of us breaks, this whole thing will collapse and thousands of people will be left ruined."

"So you're refusing me the right to watch my enemies die at my own hands simply because you don't want to lose your job?" He asked coldly and Jack's eyes stared deep into his, searching.

"No. Right now you aren't thinking clearly. You're too wound up and I won't risk taking you-" Dino moved quickly, pushing her up against the door as his mouth came down over hers, swallowing her startled gasp as he kissed her hard, his hands gripping her shoulders tightly.

"Then help me come down." He groaned before taking her lips again, demanding and enticing her with sharp nips and soothing licks. She didn't respond right away, her body rigid beneath his for all of five seconds before she softened and her mouth pressed back against his carefully at first then more insistently when he groaned again. Her palms slid up his chest then stroked across his shoulders, her nails dragging across his skin drawing a growl from him. They broke apart to gasp for breath then their lips melded together again, hot, urgent, his hands falling from her shoulders to skim down her arms to her hips then to her rear. Jack whimpered when his fingers dug into her soft flesh just before he lifted her and instinctively she moved so that her legs wrapped around his narrow waist. Dino pulled back to drop his forehead to her shoulder when their hips came to rest together, locking perfectly.

Jack's teeth nipped softly along his ear then bit sharply so that he lifted his face and she dipped hers to catch his lips again. Wrapping his arms around her, he held on tightly while she traced the seam of his mouth and he parted his lips. With a little growl, she delved in, her fingers tangling in his hair to the point of pain. He rumbled his pleasure at her enthusiasm, his hips grinding rhythmically against hers bringing forth little whimpers and moans as she pressed back against him. He loosened one arm to slip it under the silk of her nightgown, his large hand splaying across her delicate ribs then slowly slid upward until his thumb brushed the curve of her breast. Jack's mouth broke from his with a gasp, her head thunking softly against the door as her chest heaved. Her hand covered his, pressing it tightly to her ribs. He could feel her heart thundering inside her body.

"Ready now?" She breathed and Dino trailed his lips across her jaw while he frowned. Of course he was ready. Couldn't she feel that? Jack grabbed his hair then tugged his head back, "Sir?" She said sharply and that simple word was like a bucket of cold water. He froze, staring into her eyes, their bodies pressed so tightly together they were two pieces of clothing from being one.

"Ye-" He stopped to clear the desire that thickened his throat, "Yes."

Heli: *rubs at head and looks away* Sorry that I got a bit worked up back there. This kind of thing is new to me. I've gotta get use to the fact that people don't always like the way you write your stories. So just to make it clear: This story is complete. It has been complete since 1/1/13 and I can't and won't be adding anything. I no longer post stories until they are finished. There will be no Hibari, no Vongola, no one from the series itself because this story (just like Hawk and Lark) takes place before the series. This story is about Dino and Jack and how he is able to break through the shell surround Jack's heart to gain her trust and her love. It's a love story between a powerful but kind man and the girl wary of being broken again. That's all. I'm really sorry if you were expecting something else. *bows*

Ven: *stares evilly* Loki…

Heli: *sighs* Oh and this is Ven, Rhage's daughter and my drawing Muse. She gets a little obsessed sometimes...