ANNA'S POV

I dragged Tan with me to the other alley and made both of us hide behind a car. " Keep your eyes closed and don't make any sound". I said and soon heard the sound of some footsteps of men coming in our direction. I immediately closed my eyes and covered my mouth with my palms so as not to make any sound. My heart was beating faster with each step they were taking closer. I was so afraid to get caught.

Suddenly I heard a chuckle. I opened my eyes and gazed at Tan. "What?" I shouted in a whispering manner.

" Nothing ". He whispered back mocking me while trying to control his laughter. I don't know what was with him all of a sudden. He seemed nonchalant.

'Isn't he afraid?'

After a few minutes, I stood up slowly and peeked from behind the car. As I saw those men driving off. I sighed and looked down at Tan's side who was sitting down beside me. His back was resting on the car. He was still holding his left arm tightly with his right palm.

"They are gone". I said finally taking a breath of relief.

He looked up at me and forwarded his hand, his wiggling fingers gestured for me to grab it, which I did, and made him stand up. He leaned his back onto the car as he wasn't able to stand properly.

"Who were they?" I asked but without replying he pulled out his mobile from his pocket and dialed a number.

After a few beeps that I was able to hear in the silence, someone picked up the call. " Aiden. I'm not going to come home tonight. Stay at my place. Don't go out. Increase security and make sure to check on Mark..." He talked for a while on his phone that I wasn't able to understand, then he hung up the call.

He looked at me and I was already staring at him, waiting for an answer to my question. He took a step towards me but as he wasn't able to walk properly, he stumbled on his feet. He was about to fall but I caught him.

I wrapped my arm around his waist and his arm around my shoulder for support. " Is there any cut on your leg?" I asked looking down at his feet.

I sensed him shaking his head. " No. It's just because I fell from the bike. It's okay. Don't worry. Go home safe. I'll get going". He replied softly.

"No. Let's go to the hospital first your arm is also bleeding". I said worriedly still looking down at his injured feet.

" No. It's alright. I'll go-". He began but I cut him off in between.

"I heard that you are not going to your house. And you also declined to go to the hospital. At least come with me to my apartment I'll help you with your wound". I said concernfully.

" Why are you so worried about me?". He asked. I looked up at him as he frowned. His face was dangerously close to mine and his expression was unreadable as always.

" It's because...Ummm-".
' It's because I care for you'.
I stuttered but immediately got an idea "...because you helped me yesterday that's why?". I replied nodding my head with wide eyes for him to believe me.

" Look, Anna, I can't-".

Again cutting him off I spoke. "I always listen to you and now you have to listen to me. You. are. coming. with. me. That's all". I said every word separately and glared at him. He chuckled nodding his head.

I helped him to walk until we reach my apartment building. I stopped in front of the elevator. Memories of last night flashed in front of my eyes.

I didn't step inside the elevator since I was stuck there last night. It's like I got claustrophobia. But Tan wasn't able to climb the stairs so I had to get in.

I closed my eyes for a second, took a long breath, and stepped inside still supporting Tan. He seemed to notice my expression but didn't say anything.

We walked inside my apartment. I carefully made him sit on my couch in the living room and went inside my bedroom to take the first aid box. I grabbed it and headed back to the living room.

I saw him struggling to take off his jacket. Gritting his teeth in pain, he slowly took that off by himself and started rolling the sleeve of his white shirt of his injured arm up.

I walked and sat next to him. " Let me do it". I said softly. He moved his hand and allowed me to do that. I rolled his sleeve up carefully.

After that, I slowly, very slowly started wiping blood from his wound using cotton. It was deep and still bleeding. My hands were shaking I bite my lower lip to control my nervousness.

As soon as I applied ointment to it I heard a breathy groan from him. He tightly grabbed my wrist out of pain, stopping me from doing any further.

"I'm sorry...I'm sorry... I'm so sorry". I repeatedly apologised looking up only to see him squishing his eyes, biting his bottom lip, trying to hold pain looking innocent as a kid. His black locks were falling on his forehead. Half of his eyes were blocked because of it. I got lost staring at him so closely as his eyes were still closed.

" I'm sorry". I said again in a whisper. He slowly let go of my wrist and opened his dark brown eyes to meet with my blue ones and nodded slowly.

I carefully cleaned his wound and banded it. After finishing it I went to put everything back and grabbed a meal for him that I brought on my way back home for me.

I glanced at him from the kitchen. I never thought before that he will be here with me someday. Yeah, I always have imagined him with me but never like this. I mean never thought a situation like this will ever come.

He texted someone and then started looking around. He didn't speak a single word since he is here. I walked inside the living room and served him dinner.

For the first time since I meet him, he didn't argue about something and silently ate that. I handed him some pain killer and he took them quietly also.

He's a good boy
Correction: a good gangster

As he was looking so calm today so I thought of asking him about himself, about his family, about his passion, about the people who were following him, about the job he want me to do, and also about Won.

'What if I'll ask about his personal life and he'll get mad like before'

"Done staring?". His deep voice broke the chain of my thoughts.

I immediately turned my gaze to another side. " Ummm...the thing is tha-".

"Don't go all round the house. I know you want to ask me something. Tell me what's going inside the pretty little mind of yours?". He asked coldly.

" Like you'll answer". I spat sarcastically and rolled my eyes.

"That depends on the question you'll ask". He said in a serious tone this time.

After a moment of silence, I dared to ask. " Who are you?". He looked up into my eyes. His eyes were empty. No emotion, no feelings, nothing. I have never seen calmness in his eyes. It's like his eyes always search for peace.

"Do you really want to know that?". He asked with a blank face.

" Is it that tough to answer". I asked and immediately regretted my words as his eyes got darker. His expression changed into an angry one that I'm afraid of the most. I gulped down my saliva. " I'm sorry". I mumbled and looked down. I tightly grabbed the hem of my dress waiting for the bomb to blast.

" Have you heard about the mafia boss of New York?". He asked out of the blue. I immediately looked up at him. His expression wasn't dark anymore.

' I think he wants to change the topic. That's great Anna, just go with the flow'.

" Oh of course I know. I have heard about him. Who doesn't know that idiot? He is a beast who kills people mercilessly. Such a jerk". I said confidently. I didn't even stutter for the first time. ' well done, baby'. I complimented myself.

"That merciless. Jerk. Idiot. Beast. Is me. And the stuff you have heard about me is a lie. I'm way worse".