"Hey Blaze, wait up!" I heard Jolie call out from behind me. I was fuming, absolutely fucking livid at the way Ryder completely humiliated me and scolded me in front of everyone like I was a damn child.

I stopped walking, and turned over my should to see Blaze, Matteo, and a two others quickly walking after me. I exhaled deeply as I slowly walked out into the backyard, letting the light breezy caress my skin as I closed my eyes in an attempt to calm down.

The backyard was beautiful. It had a massive infinity pool that overlooked the lush and green gardens below. It was on the second story, so the view was magnificent. The pool was illuminated by a light blue light underneath the water, making everything glow with the soft light. There was a waterfall that was running, and you could easily access it, and jump off the 20ft ledge into the deep pool below. Behind the waterfall, was a fully stocked bar, and six bar seats were under the water, making it accessible while you swim.

I heard footsteps behind me as I took another deep breath, feeling my anger slowly slip away and regaining control before I smashed someones face in.

"Hey. Ignore him. He can be a real fucking asshole." Jolie said softly as I felt her hand grip my shoulder lightly.

"Yeah, I noticed." I said as I chuckled as looked over at her.

"Fuck them. All of them. I'll stay here with you." Matteo said as he walked up behind Jolie and smiled at me.

"Same." Jolie said as she smiled at me as well. I looked over to the woman and two men standing behind her and they looked at me with a smile as they nodded as well.

"Are you sure? You guys don't have to, really." I said as I furrowed my eyebrows at their kind gesture.

"We aren't staying because we feel bad, we're staying because we want to." The woman behind them said as she smirked and stepped forward.

"Any friend of Jolie's is a friend of ours. I'm Harley." She said as she held out her hand, her British accent dripping off her words. She had short blond hair and sharp features. Her brown eyes shimmered underneath the moonlight and I could tell by her relaxed and calm demeanor that she hid danger behind her beauty. She was thin and curvy, and was taller and was about 5'8, a few inches taller than me.

"This is my brother Jax," She said as she pointed to a man behind her. He had shaggy and curly hair, it was untamed yet stylish all the same. He was lean, and toned. Tattoos were placed sporadically throughout his body, highlighting his muscular arms. He was attractive as well, sharp jawline, brown eyes, but he had a kiddish look to him... and seemed somewhat... familiar. He smirked at me as he gave me a slight nod while his arms were crossed in front of his chest. I felt like everyone in this damn Mafia had to be a model in order to join, every single member is fucking flawless.

"Nice to see you again, Blaze." Jax said as he smirked.

Wait a fucking minute....

"You were the bartender... the night I got kidnapped?" I said to him, making him nod slightly.

"I was doing some intel for Ryder. We shut down our sex trafficking operations two years ago. Turns out James Brovonski was disobeying Ryders orders and running them behind our backs." He explained as I saw Jolie tense slightly before she smiled.

Shut down sex trafficking? How come the CIA doesn't have any information on this?

"I was doing some undercover work there, trying to find out where he was taking the girls. I was the one who called Ryder after I saw you leave. So thanks for leading us to 'em." Jax said as he smiled.

"Well thanks for saving me." I said as I memorized their faces and committed them to memory. I didn't have my journal since I got kidnapped, but I still had the recorder in my ear. I figured I'd use this opportunity to figure out who the hell these people are.

"You guys aren't candidates huh? I didn't see you in training." I asked as I tilted my head slightly.

"Nah we already passed training three years ago. We're already assassins." Harley shrugged as she pulled out a pack of cigarettes from her pocket. She held one out to me with a smile, and I took it immediately.

"Well, the night is young my beautiful people! What shall we do?" Jax said as he stepped forward and draped an arm around Jolie, who started to blush furiously at his touch. His voice was deep, and his thick British accent coated his words.

Harley lit the cigarette for me, before lighting her own and walking over towards the bar by the waterfall. She walked down the steps, and disappeared momentarily before YG's BPT started to blast from the speakers installed into the walls. Jolie, Jax and Matteo started to smile as they started to sway to the music. Haley emerged from the bar underneath the waterfall with four bottles of liquor in her hands as she danced over to us with a cigarette still in her mouth.

"You know what's fun?! Alcohol!" Haley yelled as she held the cigarette between her teeth and held the bottles up high into the air. Jax spun Jolie in a circle before he took her hand and started to pull her towards Harley. Matteo looked over at me with a smirk as he held his hand out to me.

"God I love you my dear sister!" Jax exclaimed as Jolie giggled.

"Harley I'm starting to think you have a drinking problem. This is the sixth time this week, and it's only Wednesday!" Matteo said as he laughed.

"How can alcohol be a problem when it's the only solution." Harley said as she raised an eyebrow and exhaled more smoke from her mouth, making all of us laugh at her comment.

I know I probably should be training right now instead of getting hammered with a Capo, two assassins, and the sister of the Leader. But in all honest, I've never had anyone to drink with in general. I never had many friends, and every partner I had at the CIA always annoyed me to the point where I contemplated shooting them myself. Even though I'm trying to bring down their entire organization, and throw their asses in jail... it wouldn't hurt if I had a little fun... right?

I smiled at Matteo mischievously before I took placed my hand in his. He smiled widely as he held my hand tightly, pulling me towards the rest of them as he faced me and walked backwards. The others were now opening all of the different kinds of alcohol.

"Blaze what are you having, whiskey or tequila?" Harley asked as she smiled at me.

"I'll take both, because I'm classy." I said as I smirked.

"I like your style." Harley said as she winked at me and poured me two shots on the patio table. We all circled the table, swaying, dancing, and bobbing our heads to the beat as we raised up our glasses.

"To new friends, memories, and nights we won't be able to remember no matter how hard we try." I said over the music, making the other cheer beside me as we clinked our glasses and downed our shots. We kept drinking... and drinking... and drinking some more until we finished all four bottles in no time.

"Oh my god!" Harley said as she stood up from her chair rapidly, causing her to stumble over her own feet and fall head first into a bush, making us all fall over with laughter.

"We need more alcohol!" Harley said as she raised up her hand from the bush, her index finger pointed up in the air. "Like...Biblical amounts of alcohol." She said as she rolled over on the fluffy bush, laying in it like it was a bean bag.

"Don't worry, there's more in the bar." Jolie said as she laughed. She was sitting on Jax's lap, and he had his hand rested on her thigh as he stared at her with a smile on his face.

"GRAB ALL OF IT! WE NEED EVERYTHING!" Harley screamed as she threw her head back, hitting it on the wall accidentally and making us all burst out in laughter again. Jolie stood up from Jax's lap, and made her way behind the waterfall again, making Jax turn in his chair and face me.

"How about beer pong?" Matteo suggested as he sat down in the chair next to me.

"Too... drunk..." Harley groaned as she rubbed her head.

"We'll play." Jax said with enthusiasm in his voice as he stood up and smiled.

"You seem rather excited to lose, little boy." Matteo said as he smiled and raised an eyebrow at me.

"Oh it's fucking on, old man." Jax said as he stuck his tongue out at Matteo, making him place his hand on his heart and gasp as if he was offended.

"I am 28 thank you very much." Matteo said dramatically, making me laugh loudly.

"Set up the table boys." Jolie said as she came back with a bottle and two packs of beer.

The boys quickly made a patio table into a beer pong table, moving the chairs and arranging the red solo cups into perfect triangles. I stood in front of the table and rested my hands on the stone surface, leaning forwards. I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist, and Matteo's clean and masculine scent filled my drunk senses.

"You any good?" Matteo whispered in my ear as he tightened his hold around my waist.

"The best." I said cockily as I leaned back slightly into his chest. I was lying, I never really played before, but how hard could it be?

"Why don't we make this a bit more interesting!" Jax called out as Jolie rested her head on his shoulder.

"STRIP BITCHES!" Harley yelled from the bush she was still sitting in. Somehow, a bottle ended up in her hands. She took a large swig, before pressing it into the bush, making half of the bottle stand up and stay in place.

"That's a great idea. Every time someone the opposing team makes a shot, you strip off a piece of your clothing." Matteo said as he smirked at Jax before looking down at me, who he still held in his arms as we swayed to the music.

"GET IN THE POOL!" Harley slurred as she lifted an arm in the air.

"Then losers have to jump in the pool." Jax said as he looked over at his sister and laughed. Harley was now dancing while she remained seated within the bush, making us all look over at her and laugh loudly.

"You're on." I said cockily as I raised my eyebrow at them.

"Ladies first." Matteo said as he handed me a ping pong ball, Jolie taking one in her hand as well.

Our eyes met, and we prepared to take our shots. Just as I was about to throw the ping pong ball into the cup, Matteo bumped into me roughly, making me miss completely while Jolie's ball flew into the center cup perfectly. 

"STRIP BITCH!" Jolie said as she stuck her tongue out and high fived Jax.

I looked back at Matteo with a deadly glare, and he just smiled innocently and shrugged. I took off my jacket, and tossed it onto a chair beside us. Matteo was only wearing a shirt, jeans, boots, and his underwear. So he grabbed the hem of his V-neck, and pulled it over his head, revealing his muscular body underneath. I couldn't stop my eyes from trailing down his body, eyeing his chiseled six-pack, before looking back up to his face.

The rest of the game went by quickly due to the fact that Matteo kept ruining my shots and purposely missing his. Eventually, I was standing in a lace black bra and jeans while Matteo was in his black briefs, the outline of his massive package showing perfectly. I groaned in annoyance as Jax made the last cup, sinking it in perfectly as they smiled at us evilly.

"YOU LOSSEE MOTHERFUCKEERS!" Harley said from the bush and she threw both of her hands in the air, bitting a lit cigarette between her teeth.

"You fucker, you threw the game!" I said at Matteo in a deadly tone before I threw a punch at him. He grabbed my wrist and pivoted so he was behind me. He pulled my wrist in front of me, pressing my hand to my chest as his muscular chest pressed against my back.

"I know... it was so mean of me to make you strip, huh?" He whispered playfully in my ear, sending a shiver down my spine.

"Rules are rules." Jolie said playfully as she tilted her head slightly. The rap music died down, and High for This by the Weeknd was playing over the speakers loudly.

I exhaled deeply, before starting to undo the button of my pants with Matteo was still standing behind me. He stepped away slightly, giving me enough room to remove my jeans. I slowly started to slide the fabric down, bending forward slightly as it slid further and further down my legs. I heard Matteo's breathing hitch and his body tense up behind me, I think I even heard a low moan come from his mouth. I stepped out of my jeans and tossed them with the pile of clothes on the chair.

I turned around to face Matteo, who's eyes were filled with lust and desire as his eyes trailed my now exposed body, and I was grateful I wore matching underwear tonight. He took my hand, and started to lead me towards the waterfall. We quickly made our way over there, and he interlaced our fingers and held my hand tightly. I noticed that his briefs looked a bit tighter, and I couldn't help but smirk at the reaction he had to my body.

As soon as we turned the corner and reached the stairs, we were out of view from the others. Matteo pushed me against the wall and caged me between his arms. It's been so long since I've had any kind of physical contact with a man, and my inner hoe was screaming with delight, overpowering my common sense.

"God you are the most gorgeous woman I have ever seen. I've been waiting to get you alone all damn night." Matteo breathed as his face started to inch closer to mine. I held up my finger to his lips, and raised my eyebrow as our eyes were locked on one another.

"Sorry, I don't give in that easily." I whispered playfully as I ducked under his arm and ran up the stairs, making him chuckle behind me. I reached the top of the waterfall, and looked over at the group, who was staring at the door with wide eyes and open mouths.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?" I heard a familiar deep voice scream from inside the house. It's as if my body became alive with lust and desire at the sound, the alcohol enhancing my senses. I felt like I couldn't breath as I saw a shadow approaching the door. It rapidly flew open, cracking the glass sliding glass door from the impact.

My heart fluttered as Ryder's grey eyes met mine. His eyes trailed down my body slowly, and his already tense body became stiffer. Even from a distance, I saw his sharp jawline clench, and his hands that were by his sides clenched into fists as his eyes continued to travel down my body. Eventually, his gaze met mine, and his grey eyes were darker than usual as his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

I was a fucking deer in headlights, just staring at him as everyone around him froze in fear. His eyes looked behind me, and him unemotional face morphed into a deep, angry scowl. I felt a pair of muscular arms wrap around my waist before I was tackled into the pool, the sound of our bodies hitting the water pierced the tension in the backyard.

Matteo kept his arms secured tightly around my waist as we emerged up to the surface of the pool. I gasped as we breached the surface, shaking my head to get my wet hair out of my face. I looked to the side while Matteo was laughing loudly with his head thrown back and his eyes closed, still holding onto my firmly. I looked to the right of us, to see Ryder standing on the edge of the pool, hovering over us with a deadly expression on his face. His chest was rapidly rising and falling as he stared at me, and then Matteo, before back to me.

"Ryder! My friend!" Harley slurred as she stood up from her bush, stumbling and kicking over the empty bottles of liquor that littered the floor. She dropped her cigarette in the process, and the bush she has been sitting on most of the night burst into flames.

"Fucking hell!" Jax exclaimed as he quickly ran over to the bush that was starting to turn into an inferno. Ryder seem unfazed by the flame, and his eyes were still locked on mine.

"Would you believe me if I told you that none of us are drunk." Harley said as she walked away from the fire. She looked over at Jax and Jolie, who were trying to get the small fire under control.

"Hereee... I can help." Harley slurred as she quickly grabbed a bottle of alcohol and poured it over the fire, causing it to grow larger.

"And you? Are you sober?" Ryder said, starting at me. At this point, Matteo noticed Ryder hovering over us, and immediately let go of his hold around my waist and created some distance between us.

"If I wanted to be sober, I wouldn't have gotten drunk you fucking idiot." I said sarcastically as I rolled my eyes, the alcohol obviously interfering with my common sense.

Ryder stared down at me, and for the first time, I clearly saw emotion on his face... and the only thing I saw was anger. Pure. Fucking. Anger. His eyebrows were furrowed deeply and a scowl was on his face. The flames from the corner illuminated him in hues of red and orange... and it was a horrifying and sexy sight.

"I'm so sick of your fucking attitude." He growled as he bent down and roughly grabbed my arm, yanking me out of the water and pulling me towards him. I slammed against his muscular chest, and before I knew what was happening... everything was upside down, and I was thrown over his shoulder as he quickly walked inside the house.

Well at least I get to die at the hands of the sexiest man I've ever met... so that's a plus.