THEA'S POV
It has been three weeks since the whole Xander thing and things have been awfully quiet. I am not complaining but something doesn't feel right. It might have something to do with Lila not coming home for the last six days, or that creepy guy that has been standing in front of my house for the past three weeks.
Now the guy hasn't been doing anything weird. He is just standing outside and doing his stuff which is nothing. At first, I didn't really care. But then after a few days, when he just didn't move, I got a little concerned. When I told Lila about it, she said we can't really do anything since he isn't standing on our property or doing anything that's breaking the law. However, she did approach him, but the guy just shrugged off, not saying anything.
Since Lila hasn't been home, I am just too scared to do anything. That man didn't exactly have a friendly face and I had the strength of a feather. I just prayed that Lila comes home tonight. Dialing her number, the phone rang but she didn't answer it. My anxiety was creeping in and I dialled in her number again. And still no response.
Finally after giving her nine missed calls, she picks up the call.
"Fuck Lila, why weren't you picking up your phone?" I gasped, almost scolding her.
"Hey, I am so sorry. We got this huge lead in the murder case and we had been trying to find some information. We finally got something, so I was with the boss. Everything okay?" She explained, sounding apologetic. I felt guilty. She is already doing so much for me. I didn't want to start complaining now.
After she picked me up from that restaurant where Xander left me, she had never left my side for a week and she even took me to the park. When she asked me how I reached the restaurant, I told her that I ran away. I don't know why I lied but I didn't think she would act very rational if I had told her that Xander almost raped me. She already had too much to deal with and the last thing I wanted was for her to get hurt while trying to help me.
"Thea, you there?" I heard Lila ask
"Yeah, yeah, I am sorry, I zoned out"
"Is everything okay? Is the creepy guy still standing outside?" She asked, concerned
"Yes he is. He hasn't moved from his spot. But it's still scary. Will you not be home tonight as well?" I voiced out my fear
"I am so sorry Thea, but I don't think I will. I wish I could get into the details but you know I can't. This is important but if you still want me to come, I can make some time"
"No, no, it's okay. I will be fine. I will just watch something to distract my mind. You do your thing" I hurriedly spoke. I didn't want to get her in trouble because of me.
"I promise I will be there tomorrow. There is some ice-cream in the freezer"
"I know" I finished it the night Lila didn't come back home. I also got four more tubs which I have been finishing each day. I woke up with a cold today morning, so I didn't really get one today.
"Okay then, I will see you. And don't forget to lock the door" And with that she hung up.
I had to do something about the guy outside, or I am for sure going to die out of anxiety.
XANDER'S POV
THREE FUCKING WEEKS.
THREE WEEKS AND I STILL CAN'T GET THAT WOMEN OUT OF MY MIND.
She has been playing with my mind and it's causing me more trouble than she should. For a tiny little kitten, she really has messed up with my head. With no news about the case, I already have shit load of things to deal with. I do not wish to get distracted by a pathetic little girl.
"Boss, are you listening?" I heard Damien ask. I was in a meeting with the closest circle of the gang; Damien, Ivan and Dimitri. These are the most trusted people in my entire gang after Damien. There is also Egor who isn't present here.
"Boss?" Dimitri spoke again
"Yes I am listening. Where did you say the detective went?" I asked
"One of our men heard her talking to the head officer that they have found a lead and that she is going to find the person." Ivan spoke
"Who sent the information?" I questioned
"He is Felon's guy. Pretended to be drunk and did some property damage. He has been in there since yesterday morning." Ivan answered.
"Follow the detective. Be careful. Find out who the guy is and where is Egor?"
"He had some shit to do. Didn't get into the details" Damien said.
I nodded and spoke
"Get to work everyone. The longer this goes on, the more problems we will have to deal with" We already lost two deals this week because of the drug accusation. One more and we will lose a lot of power. Damien stayed behind after everyone left. I looked up, raising my eyebrows
"What the fuck do you want?"
"How long are you planning on keeping an eye on that girl? Our guy has been standing in front of her house for three weeks now. She has been doing nothing except going to that bakery and buying an unhealthy amount of ice-cream"
"I am just being cautious. I don't want her opening her mouth in front of people who have nothing to do with this situation. We already have a lot of shit to deal with" I cleared. Normally, I never clarify why I do something. No one even questions me. But I did not want Damien thinking anything else other than what I just told him
"Rouge, you know she is no harm. In the past three weeks she hasn't met anyone else except her detective friend and the co-workers at the bakery. The detective has already approached the guy and told him to throw him in jail if he, let me quote, 'doesn't move his useless ass'. The guy is also getting sick of her. He is requesting that even if we send him to follow someone, we should at least give him an interesting person." Damien chuckled at the last bit of the sentence
"He goes where I send him. He stays. No question" I growled
"Are you sure it doesn't have anything to do with how she has been messing with your mind since the moment you guys have met" Damien smirked
"Shut the fuck up. She is nothing but a fucking problem. Once the detective finds the person who killed the boy, we will let her be. She is a hostage until the detective keeps her end of the deal"
"Whatever you say boss" Damien says, obviously not convinced
"Get out before I kill you. I do not want to be disturbed until you guys have something on the murder case" Right before Damien could move from his place, his phone rang. He looked at the screen and chuckled.
"Who is it?" I asked
"The guy who has been keeping an eye on your little birdie" with that Damien picks up the phone and puts it on speaker
"Volkov, is something wrong?"
"Brother, on a scale of one to ten how scary would you rate me?"
"What is going on Volkov? You know I don't have time for your quizzes" Damien spoke, this time with a serious tone
"Brother, are you sure you have asked me to keep an eye on the right person? Because I don't think she is the person who could cause any problem to Rouge"
"Volkov, you better get to the point," I spoke in annoyance. Volkov seemed to have realized who he is talking to and speaks
"Boss. The girl you asked me to keep an eye on walked out of the house, came to me, and offered me seven cupcakes and a blanket. She said, it's going to get cold tonight so I should take the blanket. And the cupcake is a bribe for me to not hurt her. I got to ask her where she got them cause they taste delicious"
Damien looks at me and speaks
"She sure is a strong boss. Volkov doesn't exactly look like a regular guy. Many people run away when they see him even from a distance" Damien was smiling. He was finding this funny. She could have fucking died if it was someone else. They would have killed her in a heartbeat with no remorse.
"Where is she now?" I questioned
"In her room. Watching some shit," Volkov says "She sure is a reckless one, boss? Anyone else with a sane mind would draw the curtains and hide in some corner if they knew someone was outside there house"
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. HOW FUCKING CARELESS COULD SHE BE.
"Leave from there after 15 minutes and come back when I ask you to" I order and start to walk out of my office.
"Where are you going boss?" Damien asks. He knows where I am going. But he likes to mess with me. If he wasn't my friend, he would have been dead long ago.
"I am paying the little birdie a visit" and with that walk out and head towards her house.
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