Chapter 5: The Deal

Marco Conti's POV

I blocked the young man's punch as he was struggling to get out of my grip. I gripped it tighter before I went to punch his face. He stammered backward before his buddies came at me at once. I kicked one of them in the knees, I punched the stomach, kicked their heads and broke their necks. yup, definitely not having the best night ever.

"Since you guys want trouble, why now we have fun instead?" I asked the remaining guys that were left after I took down 5 guys in only a matter of 20 seconds. Their horrified faces were retreating as the young man, the leader was upon his feet.

"we will meet again, Thorn," he said before they disappeared into the darkness. I let a sigh of relief before I heard a crack behind my back. A pointed gun head was on my spine. I smiled despite my situation before I turned around as I was putting my hands in surrender.

"were you following me?" She asked as she was looking at me. She looked so pretty in that silk blouse, a skirt, and wedges that defined her long legs even more. I was eyeing her up and down before she snapped her finger at me.

"eyes up here, buddy," she said as I tried not to smirk at her attempt to be in control of that situation. I don't know whether to laugh or chuckle but I kept my mouth shut.

"answer my question," she said as she kept the gun at my stomach. Her stance was all sloppy but I guess her claim on being mad with skill was not a combat one then.

"well, I don't know. You tell me, princess," I said as I can see her grips were tighter. I mean who used two hands to grip a .9mm Glock? Surely she was inexperienced with the weapon as well.

"I don't know what you're talking about," she replied and I smiled even wider. well, I don't mind to play this game.

"Now, now, Princess. Let's not forgetful. You took something valuable of mine and I wanted it back. You think I can't find you even though you tricked me with that fake name of yours?" I asked her as I arched my eyebrow. She gulped as she was gripping that gun like her life depended on it. well, maybe, for a while ago.

"what do you want?" She replied as she was aiming at me. I smirked at her as I can take her out in 2 seconds but I let her took control a little longer.

"Well, first, you need to give me my ID and I will let you go on your merry way," I said as I looked down on her. She did not see half of my face but only my eyes that were glistening in mischief. She gulped again.

"I don't have it. Someone else has it," she said before I gritted my teeth.

"well, that will be unfortunate for you and me," I said and under 2 seconds, I disentangled the gun from her hand and was pushing her onto the wall. She gasped as she did not expect me to move so quickly. Her eyes were as big as a saucer.

"How did you—"

"no talk, only I ask the question around here," I said darkly as I was looking into her eyes, she narrowed at as she writhed under my big frame. I smirked as I wonder how she writhed under me but in different circumstances.

"let me go!" She demanded as her hands were pinned beside her. I gripped it tighter until she hissed at me.

"you're hurting me," she said as her eyes were flashing anger and I liked to turn that into something else.

"don't princess me, you sick psycho!" She called me before I chuckled at her witty comment. I liked that name. Psycho, your psycho.

"Now, give me my ID,"

"as I said, I don't have it, weirdo." She snapped as she looked at me with her big blue eyes. Blood rushed to a certain part of my anatomy and I think I could not think of anything else.

"Now, I don't like that tone with you, young lady," I warned her as I gripped her tighter. She flinched. good.

"maybe I will not change it just to spite you," she said hotly even her body was telling something else. She was yearning my touch as I can sense the burning sensation that was coming from both of us.

"play nice and I think I might spare your life," I said as I mentioned to the bodies that laid on the ground. She was shock and my not so subtle, I killed you if I have to mood.

"well, if you did, you will never get your ID back, Marco," she said as she called my name with spite. I smiled against my mask. She rolled her eyes at me.

"and can you get rid of the mask, it was intoxicating as I already know your face and all," she said as she looked at me. I smiled against the mask.

"well, we could but we have to go somewhere else," I said before I pinched her neck. Instantly, her eyes were heavy and she was slipping into unconsciousness. I scooped her up in bridal style before I walked toward the local inn and dismissed all the looks that people were giving me, I took off my mask so that would be less suspicious.

I nodded at the receptionist as I went to my room. I did not stop for a moment, only the concern of my beloved woman would claw my face at any moment now.

Anastasia Honchar's POV

My head was having a bad headache issue. I did not know why my body was so tired but I remembered my last encounter with that weirdo psycho. Marco Thorn, no scratch that, Marco Conti. I did not investigate him further but if he thinks that I will be sleeping with him—

"good morning princess," he said as he switched on the lights. I was blinking my eyes a few times to adjust to the lights that were fast coming into my retina. It burned. I coughed a few times before I looked around me. I was in a room, it was not nice but not bad either. My wild guess would be Marco's hideout.

I looked at the person that was standing in front of me. He was crossing his arms at me as smirk was playing on his mouth. God, I wish I could slap that away from his handsome face. wait, what?

"Where am I?" I asked him as I was tied to a chair. My throat was burning as my voice was hoarse right after I spoke.

"well," he said before he poured some water into the glass and hold it to my mouth. I appreciated the gesture as I emptied the glass in second before he put it onto the night table before Marco took a chair and sat in front of me.

"I think we all know where this might lead," he said as he smirked at me. I was eyeing the bed behind me but I kept my face stoic.

"yeah, over my dead body I supposed," I said as I wanted to despise him. But he just chuckled, like a deep chuckled that made me shivered with delight. I can sense that blood was rushing to my face. I blushed. Damn it!

"well, I would like to propose to you," he said as he was eyeing me. I was looking into his eyes as they were dancing with mischief.

"I wanted to take down the company together with you," he said. My eyes shock to listen to his confession. Was this man insane?

"wait, you want to take down that company? Then, where was I supposed to work?" I asked him like it was the obvious question of all time. He laughed.

"well, we both know you did not go to that interview without having some backup plans. I saw the way you were disgusted by the fact that the old man was owning it. You wanted that company for yourself," he said as he was looking at me lazily. Smirk was plastered to his mouth. I gritted my teeth.

"I don't know what you were talking about, I was only an applicant for the job posted by that company," I said as I looked at him. He nodded.

"very well, if you want to play hard, I can play hard. Anastasia Honchar, born and raised in Bled, Slovenia and was one of the surviving members for the wealthiest family in the whole Slovenia. So tell me, Anna, was it wrong for me to call you princess then?" He said as I was gulping. He knows. I need to think of something fast and quick.

"am I right? so, you have no other position but to accept my offer unless you would rather a quick death?" He asked me as he was looking at me, deadly and murderous. I know I cannot trust this guy but my heart told me otherwise.

"what's in it for me?" I asked him. His eyebrows shot up. Before he smiled charmingly at me. yup, this guy was a psychopath.

"what do you want in exchange for your cooperation in this?" He asked me. I saw how he fought those guys off. It was something that Alfred never told the other woman of that method. It was deadly and fast. It was like he was born to be a murderer, an assassin.

"well, I want you to teach me how to fight," I said finally. His eyebrows went up again but this time, it was amusement in his smile.

"so you want me to teach you to fight?" He asked me. I nodded. He smirked.

"well, can you handle it?" He asked me as he was doubting me.

"well, if you release me out of this, I will show you how to kick butt," I said as I gritted my teeth. He laughed, an actual laugh. It made my stomach fluttered.

"do we have a deal?" He asked me. I hesitated but I know if I wanted to do this, I need to be on his term, for now. I nodded.

"Good, now shall we start with where's my ID is?" He asked me as he took me out of the rope that he tied me.