Roma was deep in her thoughts while applying make up. Her condition wasn't bad. Sebastian wasn't forcing her onto anything criminal, yet the rule about Don worried her. How will she be able to ignore him? Him, from all of the people?

Sebastian took her on a opening charity evening at the hotel. In just a few minutes she got acquainted with over ten people. Sebastian had a good reputation among the wealthiest people. And they obviously had no idea about who he really was.

Small talks, gossip and cracking jokes, Roma got sick of it in the first half an hour. She was mostly asked how she met Sebastian. She only smiled back and let Sebastian do the talk. Men were telling him how lucky he is, women were looking wary upon her, occasionally asking where she got this beautiful dress. Oh, yes... and the dress. She was telling everyone she bought it here in Barcelona. When in reality, she had no idea where it came from. She woke up this morning and found few new dresses in the closet that she never seen before. Roma suspected it was Don. Only how? He probably payed the cleaning lady to put it inside her closet.

Roma got angry at first, then calmed a little and decided to wear the blue one. With the sparkling jewelery she expected to look beautiful and put all the other women in the room to shame.

Those faces and hand shakes were changing so quickly, she felt dizzy.

"Ahh, Sebastian! Glad to meet you again!" Roma hadn't turned her head towards where Sebastian was pushing his hand, but she heard the voice. Paavan's voice.

He was not supposed to notice her!

Roma started a quick walk through the room occasionally bumping into people. She felt something wrapping around her waist, and figured she'd bumped awkwardly into someone again. Someone who wasn't allowing her to move further. Someone with the strong cologne intruding into her senses. She knew only one person with the odor as spellbinding as that.

Don..

"You look beautiful."

She carefully turned her eyes to him. She saw a smile so close, revealing barely visible dimples.

Roma tried to take his arm away from her body. But how could she get away from something that strong. It seemed it was easy to hold her like that, with other shoulder leaning against the column.

It occurred to her, Sebastian might see them.

"Let go of me, please!"

"Why?" his eyes were throwing sparks, lips forming in a mocking smile.

Roma decided to keep her mouth shut about the deal. It would only make him angry and he won't let go for sure.

"I don't feel good. I need some fresh air. " Please let me go!"

He watched her as if he was testing whether she wasn't bluffing. Then he let her go.

Roma walked out on a terrace. She had to get away.

"Roma!" she speeded up as she heard Don behind her, passing the swimming pool." Ro.." his voice got cut off. Roma turned around instantly.

She saw Don on his knees, held by two men. The third one was beating the air out of his lungs.

"Don!" Roma screamed.

Sebastian appeared out of nowhere.

"Well well, I knew he won't be able to resist the temptation."

"Stop it! Make them stop!"

"Guys, can you please wait a little" he said lazily.

Third man moved away, the other two stayed holding Don.

Don spit the blood out, looked at Sebastian, frowned.

"We made a deal, Sebastian!" Roma hissed with her teeth gritted."I didn't break any rule!Then stick to the deal!"

"The deal didn't require him staying alive, did it?"

"What deal?" Don narrowed his eyes.

"No deal." Roma answered quickly. It was better for him not to know.

"Roma, what deal?" he seemed irritated.

"Deal she can't talk about." said Sebastian." A very personal kind of deal."

Don looked away, it was even worse if he thought something else. What did he thought? He wasn't looking at her.

"It's ok, Roma. I know you didn't break the rule. In fact I saw you were trying to get away from him, right?"

Roma looked disgusted at him. For how long was he planning to play this game? Don was now studying her, waiting for her answer with a mocking spark in his eyes. He ether figured everything out already or thought of her something truly wrong.

"Right?" Sebastian sounded demanding.

"Yes."

"See, Don. She was trying to get away from you. She's in no need of your company. I don't want you following her from now on!"

Don burst into laugh, the kind that made anyone feel less superior. Sebastian anger rose, wrinkles on his forehead appeared.

"You think it's funny?"

"No," Don stopped laughing." I think you're funny. And annoying. I hate annoying people...they annoy me."

"You think I'm annoying? I won't be that for long." he took the gun out.

Don turned to Roma without any fear in his eyes.

"Roma, remember when I said the word reckless?"

"Yes."

"I meant it can turn out in to me standing on my knees with a gun pointed at my head because of you." he said. "And then you fighting hard to keep me alive."

"I get your point."

"No, you don't. But you will ...soon."

"Quit the talk. Apologize!"

"For what?"

"For my father!"

"Oh, so you know. Why should I apologize? For the fact that he couldn't stay clean enough to save his ass?"

"He saved me! He took all the blame on himself."

"You'll be telling this story to your children twenty years from now on. Although it sounds quite boring."

Sebastian pushed the gun to his head.

"Oooofff, did I hurt your feelings?"

"Apologize!" he seemed to be losing control.

"I'm already on my knees. What more do you want from me?"

"Don, quit the show off!" Roma hissed. Her heart beating intense.

"And what's up with you and the bomb sample. I'm happened to be hanging around collecting them. Have any more to spare?"

"I'll have something better soon. Something you can't even dream about, Don!"

"Oh, you mean those electromagnetic bombs that can blow up the whole city back into 19th century? Yeah, I don't dream about them. I steal them."satisfied smile appeared. "I will steal one from you."

He can't shut up, can he?! Roma felt almost exploding from anger. Sebastian's patience was having the same trouble. That was not why she made a deal, for him to act as if nothing mattered! As if his life didn't matter.

Sebastian turned to Roma.

"You said, he didn't came here for me!"

Great! She had to spell it out for him once again. Roma was about to open her mouth, but Don intruded.

"I didn't. I came here for bombs. You turned to have some. Unfortunately to you, you're the obstacle in getting them. One that I will remove."

"Not if I remove you first." he put the finger to the trigger.

"Sebastian!" Roma said." Don't listen to him! He's manipulating with you. He is trying to make you do something you would never want to do. Take the gun away!"

"Oh, please, Roma.." Don frowned." There are no people left, one that wouldn't want me dead."

"You're right, Don!" said Sebastian. "World doesn't need people like you. And you, Roma...you deserve a better man."

"There is no one better than me. Ether suck it up and move on, or shoot me and get over with it. No one needs your baby talk..."

"DON!" Roma shouted at him, hardly holding herself off from swearing. Why was he acting like this? He was just looking at her innocently as if nothing awful was happening. Seemed as if he was trying to mesmerize her, even while looking this damaged, blood all over his clothes, but something about him made him still look like a winner. Like a king.

Don was making her fight for his life and yet making no effort to save himself. That's it!

It finally occurred to Roma what he was doing. He wanted to see her fighting for his life. He was provoking Sebastian, just to see how far she can go, how deep her feelings were. And he was clearly enjoying this.

"Sebastian, be a man and stick to the deal you made with me. If you kill him now, he'll die as a winner. He'll break the real you and your principles! That's what he's trying to do!"

"Yeah, be a man for once in your life..." Don was laughing. His laugh got cut off again with a hit in the stomach by the third man. Another portion of blood streamed out of his mouth.

If they keep hitting him like that, Sebastian might not need to use a gun anymore. But even after that Don kept on smiling, showing off his teeth that now were dark red. Roma bit the inner side of her lip, trying to hold off. He wasn't even trying to fight back. He could easily take down those men that were holding him and knock Sebastian's gun away. Instead he built an illusion for Sebastian as if he was in control. Though it was far from that.

"Sebastian, take the gun away, please!"
But he only tightened his grip on it.

"Come on, do it!" Don cheered him up.

"No! Don't!
"Don't listen to her. She wants me dead just as much as you do," he smiled contemplating her eyes."Probably even more."

Sebastian jaw tightened. He was trying to make himself push the trigger. One more word from Don and he'd do it. One more word...

"You miss your father, do you?" Don looked innocently at Sebastian. "I think he's having a great time in jail. You should thank..."

Bam!

Sebastian threw the gun away, it slided into the swimming pool. Roma felt her heart stopping for a moment.

"You're right Roma. He doesn't deserve walking out of this life as a winner. And I certainly not going to betray myself. I'm not going to have any of his blood on my hands. Boys you can continue on what you've started. Just keep him conscious so that he can feel every single moment of his pain."

Roma was shocked. She didn't even notice how Sebastian grabbed her arm and took her further away from Don. But some unexplainable feeling was pulling her back in the opposite direction.

Just as she was about to turn around the corner, she saw two of the men already down, while Don was fighting the third one. It was that easy for him. And that easy to make her fight for his life...