p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US"After hauling a taxi, the guys were finally back at club Magnum. Not realizing that Lioness was following them on her private motorcycle, she kept her eyes on the team and slowly made her way back to her old employment. Axel looked around feeling something was off but couldn't put his finger on it. /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Dude, you good?" Shark asked his leader who gave a small nod./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Yeah, I just thought I heard something." Axel said and looked behind him. Soon King's hand was on his shoulder directing him forward./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""This is one of the most visited club, so there is that and some people might be doing a bit more than kissing if you know what I mean." King stated as Axel rubbed the back of his neck. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Let's go check on Santi, I'm pretty sure Lioness is worrying for nothing. He even texted us that he is fine and he's sorry about the whole situation." Hawk said as he pushed the door opened. The guys were meet with music blaring and the site of women in lingerie walking around the club. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Well hello" Hawk stated as he saw a blonde woman walk past him with a smile. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Hold it Hawk. We are here to check on Santi. Not the women." King stated and with that one of the male bartenders came closer to the group of boys./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Why are you looking for Santi?" The man asked the boys with a raised eyebrow. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Um, we are his friends wanted to check if he was still working tonight." King replied and looked at the bartender./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""No. He finished his shift around 30 minutes. Should be back tomorrow though." The bartender said while he picked the glasses off the table. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Oh okay. Thanks." Axel said ant the bartender left the group. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""You see, clocking out and texted us. Lioness has nothing to worry about. I can't believe she was about to ram in here on her own. Seriously she brave, but nuts." Hawk stated and the guys nodded. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Yet, that's one of the reasons why I find her attractive." Axel said and the group laughed./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Yeah, she second after you I will give her that. C'mon let's head back home, I'm knackered with everything that has been going on." King stated and the guys began to leave the club. As soon as they left Lioness walked in still in night ops. emSomething is up, I can feel it./em She thought to herself and made her way to the back rooms. As she walked, she noticed a door /spanspan style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #555555;"slightly. /spanspan lang="EN-US"Then she saw the man that made her freeze earlier that night, Gray and he was talking with someone. Lioness peered in and listened to the conversation unfold. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Listen, just leave her out of this. Why do you want her so bad? We are making enough money and are one of the biggest nights club in the world. She doesn't want to come back and that's that." The voice said and Lioness realized it was Santi speaking. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Look. We both know why I want her back here. It has nothing to do with the club." Gray said and took a sip of his whiskey. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""What? That sick fantasy that you have that she wants you and her knight in shining armor? Let me tell you this for free, you and she will NEVER be a thing. No matter how sick and twisted you-"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""You need to shut that mouth of yours. We have chemistry. She knows it and so do I. Considering that you work for me, I think you should learn what to say out loud. Gray said and knocked his whiskey back. He gave a light grunt as the heat of the shot hit him in the back of his throat./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""You made her life a living hell Gray. She was 14 when you brought her! You know she was only here to help her family out! Just leave her alone!" Santi said and pushed Gray into the wall. Gray grabbed Santi by the neck held his throat tightly. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I paid her good money. I made sure she was picked up from school! I made sure that no man touched her inappropriately! I made sure that she wasn't…" Gray cut himself off and looked at Santi's eyes slowly closing. He let go of victim and gave a sigh./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Everyone wants to paint me to be the victim. The truth is I was protecting her as she was working her." Gray said and helped Santi from the floor. /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""What are you talking about, Lioness was scared and quite frankly hates you." Santi said as he was trying to regulate his breathing. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I know, it's better that way. If I didn't do it and he really saw her properly. Do you think she would be alive if I let that bullhead man control her like he controlled me? He would have destroyed her, and you know it! I just want to know that I always have her back. She doesn't need to worry about anything or anyone. Gray said and sat down on his set and began to fix his tie. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US"Wait, you mean all this time. You were protecting her? From what? Who wanted Lioness?" Santi asked him. Lioness was shocked as anyone hearing his screams. She was about to get her answer until someone opened the door leading to the back rooms. Lioness glued herself to the wall and she watched the bartender from earlier knock on the door. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Gray, a delivery needs your signature out front." He said and waited at the door. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I need to take this." Gray said and he opened the door and followed the bartender. Lioness looked at her watch and made her way out of the club. She made her way on her motorcycle and speed off, bypassing the traffic and soon she was approaching her garage. Lioness took her helmet off and was startled as she saw Nanny look at her. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I hope you didn't go to that club alone." She asked her and Lioness looked down at her feet. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I guess I know my answer. What were you thinking?" Nanny asked as she approached Lioness and lifted her chin so she can look at her./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I thought Santi was hurt so I went to check it out. I found out he was okay and other information about Gray to do with me. Maybe I was wrong about him-"Lioness stated and was cut off by her nanny. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""What do you mean you were wrong about him. Lioness don't you for a second think that he deserves some form of respect, likeness or sympathy. You have done nothing wrong. Do you understand?" Nanny held her shoulders and looked at her seriously. Lioness nodded and looked down at her feet. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Nanny, he told Santi he was protecting me…" Lioness whimpered./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Don't listen to a word that he says. He just wants to deflect the blame from what he has done. Go to bed. Axel was at your door and slipped a note underneath." Nanny said and cradled Lioness into her arms. Lioness realized that Nanny wasn't mad at her, but the situation and Gray. The power that he holds on people. How he can lure people in with his sweet words that are all façade. Lioness wished her goodnight and made her way quietly up the stairs managing not to wake anyone. She closed the door and sighed as she slowly slid to the floor. She grabbed her phone and got up, making her way to her drawer and pulled out her diary. She flicked through the pages until she saw a number with a heart doodled next to it. She gave a sigh and dialed the number on the paper and waited for the phone to ring. The number picked and an answered, Lioness closed her eyes as she heard the voice clearly. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Gray, it's me." Lioness said and the voice on the other end spoke/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Welcome back home beautiful." /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Dude, you good?" Shark asked his leader who gave a small nod./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Yeah, I just thought I heard something." Axel said and looked behind him. Soon King's hand was on his shoulder directing him forward./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""This is one of the most visited club, so there is that and some people might be doing a bit more than kissing if you know what I mean." King stated as Axel rubbed the back of his neck. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Let's go check on Santi, I'm pretty sure Lioness is worrying for nothing. He even texted us that he is fine and he's sorry about the whole situation." Hawk said as he pushed the door opened. The guys were meet with music blaring and the site of women in lingerie walking around the club. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Well hello" Hawk stated as he saw a blonde woman walk past him with a smile. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Hold it Hawk. We are here to check on Santi. Not the women." King stated and with that one of the male bartenders came closer to the group of boys./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Why are you looking for Santi?" The man asked the boys with a raised eyebrow. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Um, we are his friends wanted to check if he was still working tonight." King replied and looked at the bartender./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""No. He finished his shift around 30 minutes. Should be back tomorrow though." The bartender said while he picked the glasses off the table. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Oh okay. Thanks." Axel said ant the bartender left the group. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""You see, clocking out and texted us. Lioness has nothing to worry about. I can't believe she was about to ram in here on her own. Seriously she brave, but nuts." Hawk stated and the guys nodded. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Yet, that's one of the reasons why I find her attractive." Axel said and the group laughed./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Yeah, she second after you I will give her that. C'mon let's head back home, I'm knackered with everything that has been going on." King stated and the guys began to leave the club. As soon as they left Lioness walked in still in night ops. emSomething is up, I can feel it./em She thought to herself and made her way to the back rooms. As she walked, she noticed a door /spanspan style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #555555;"slightly. /spanspan lang="EN-US"Then she saw the man that made her freeze earlier that night, Gray and he was talking with someone. Lioness peered in and listened to the conversation unfold. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Listen, just leave her out of this. Why do you want her so bad? We are making enough money and are one of the biggest nights club in the world. She doesn't want to come back and that's that." The voice said and Lioness realized it was Santi speaking. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Look. We both know why I want her back here. It has nothing to do with the club." Gray said and took a sip of his whiskey. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""What? That sick fantasy that you have that she wants you and her knight in shining armor? Let me tell you this for free, you and she will NEVER be a thing. No matter how sick and twisted you-"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""You need to shut that mouth of yours. We have chemistry. She knows it and so do I. Considering that you work for me, I think you should learn what to say out loud. Gray said and knocked his whiskey back. He gave a light grunt as the heat of the shot hit him in the back of his throat./span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""You made her life a living hell Gray. She was 14 when you brought her! You know she was only here to help her family out! Just leave her alone!" Santi said and pushed Gray into the wall. Gray grabbed Santi by the neck held his throat tightly. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I paid her good money. I made sure she was picked up from school! I made sure that no man touched her inappropriately! I made sure that she wasn't…" Gray cut himself off and looked at Santi's eyes slowly closing. He let go of victim and gave a sigh./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Everyone wants to paint me to be the victim. The truth is I was protecting her as she was working her." Gray said and helped Santi from the floor. /span/p
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p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""What are you talking about, Lioness was scared and quite frankly hates you." Santi said as he was trying to regulate his breathing. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I know, it's better that way. If I didn't do it and he really saw her properly. Do you think she would be alive if I let that bullhead man control her like he controlled me? He would have destroyed her, and you know it! I just want to know that I always have her back. She doesn't need to worry about anything or anyone. Gray said and sat down on his set and began to fix his tie. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US"Wait, you mean all this time. You were protecting her? From what? Who wanted Lioness?" Santi asked him. Lioness was shocked as anyone hearing his screams. She was about to get her answer until someone opened the door leading to the back rooms. Lioness glued herself to the wall and she watched the bartender from earlier knock on the door. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Gray, a delivery needs your signature out front." He said and waited at the door. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I need to take this." Gray said and he opened the door and followed the bartender. Lioness looked at her watch and made her way out of the club. She made her way on her motorcycle and speed off, bypassing the traffic and soon she was approaching her garage. Lioness took her helmet off and was startled as she saw Nanny look at her. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I hope you didn't go to that club alone." She asked her and Lioness looked down at her feet. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I guess I know my answer. What were you thinking?" Nanny asked as she approached Lioness and lifted her chin so she can look at her./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""I thought Santi was hurt so I went to check it out. I found out he was okay and other information about Gray to do with me. Maybe I was wrong about him-"Lioness stated and was cut off by her nanny. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""What do you mean you were wrong about him. Lioness don't you for a second think that he deserves some form of respect, likeness or sympathy. You have done nothing wrong. Do you understand?" Nanny held her shoulders and looked at her seriously. Lioness nodded and looked down at her feet. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Nanny, he told Santi he was protecting me…" Lioness whimpered./span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Don't listen to a word that he says. He just wants to deflect the blame from what he has done. Go to bed. Axel was at your door and slipped a note underneath." Nanny said and cradled Lioness into her arms. Lioness realized that Nanny wasn't mad at her, but the situation and Gray. The power that he holds on people. How he can lure people in with his sweet words that are all façade. Lioness wished her goodnight and made her way quietly up the stairs managing not to wake anyone. She closed the door and sighed as she slowly slid to the floor. She grabbed her phone and got up, making her way to her drawer and pulled out her diary. She flicked through the pages until she saw a number with a heart doodled next to it. She gave a sigh and dialed the number on the paper and waited for the phone to ring. The number picked and an answered, Lioness closed her eyes as she heard the voice clearly. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Gray, it's me." Lioness said and the voice on the other end spoke/span/p
p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"span lang="EN-US""Welcome back home beautiful." /span/p