Unable to hold back Aleksei took one more step closer and she waved her hands in fear. "What are you doing?"

Shit, did he bully her too much? He snapped back out of it and relaxed his body. He gave her a soft smile. "Don't worry too much about tonight and sleep tight."

She realized her reaction might have been an overreaction if all he wanted to do was calm her down. She responded with a nervous nod. It was too embarrassing to say anything else.

Taking a step back he waved his hand and shooed her away. She rushed towards the door and entered the villa without turning around.

Aleksei went back down the street. There was no getting her out of his head now. He was going to replay this moment all night long thinking of how much he wanted to hold her and how badly he craved her taste. And considering her reaction and how fast she left... It will be something left to his imagination.

Tai locked the door behind her and rushed upstairs to her room. She was still feeling the rush from that moment. He wasn't going to kiss her right? He had no interest in her whatsoever. This was an overreaction on her part. But he seemed serious for a moment.

 What if this was his way of teasing her? How could she forget who she was dealing with? If she took him seriously based on that little teasing she was a fool asking for trouble. Though he was handsome he was not the type to mess with. This was not a trap she would willingly walk into herself.

Back at the boys' villa, Lev showed Nikita to the empty room and gave him some spare clothes. After the swelling went down and he felt better, Nikita couldn't wait to take a shower and just sleep. This whole drama tonight exhausted him. Not to mention tomorrow he will have to deal with the aftermath of everything.

"Take this too." Lev handed him a phone charger. "I have tons of these so you can use it without giving it back to me."

"Thank you.." Nikita took the charger.

Lev headed towards the door. "We'll make sure your roommates don't talk. So don't worry."

"Um.." The sound left Nikita's mouth before he knew it.

Lev turned around leaning on the door frame.

"Do you think I will have to meet my roommate tomorrow at the principal's office because of everything that happened?"

"No," Lev answered. "But if you do, call me and I'll come over. That way both of you can stare at someone who knows how to throw a punch."

Nikita smiled at that little encouraging joke. "Thanks."

Lev smiled back and closed the door on the way out.

***

Nikita was surprised to see what was a usual morning at the Sinner's villa. There was no gloom and doom, and there was no strict schedule either.

Zakhar was up bright and early exercising while Lev and Aleksei were passed out on the couch. There was an empty booze bottle that he had no idea how they managed to smuggle in and the living room smelled like spilled drinks and noodles.

He picked up the pot left on the counter with dried-up noodle powder on the sides. Apparently, they had a party while he and Zakhar were sleeping. He pulled his sleeves up and approached the sink.

Countless coffee mugs and other dirty dishes were piling up. Not to mention their dishwasher looked full. Well, he might as well be useful. He took the cleaning gloves and got to work. He scrubbed clean all the dishes, while the first round of them was getting cleaned in the washing machine. He wiped the counter and table clean, opened the windows for some fresh air, and then made some coffee.

Zakhar walked back into the villa after finishing his workout, sweat dripping from him and then he saw how clean everything was.

"I was going to clean that after showering."

"It was no big deal. I needed a distraction." Nikita waved his hand.

"It's nice to have help. You're the best." Zakhar walked over to make a protein shake on the counter.

"Where do you work out?" Nikita asked.

"Usually at the gym but I like working out outside since the weather is warmer. Do you work out?"

"I like to run, but I just couldn't get myself to go outside this morning.."

Zakhar took his protein shake. "Telling you not to worry, doesn't help huh?"

"I wish it was that easy." Nikita leaned over the counter.

Zakhar headed for the stairs. "I get it. We all got secrets we don't want people to know. Oh, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Sure."

"Can you wake those two up or they're going to be late."

Nikita walked over to the couch seeing Lev and Aleksei still sleeping soundly. "Umm yeah. I'll try."

"Good luck." Zakhar rushed upstairs leaving Nikita to deal with Lev and Aleksei.

He called out their names hoping they would wake up, but considering the mess, they were probably up late so this, of course, didn't work. There was one trick his mom used to do when he was a kid so he decided to try that.

He grabbed the Tv remote and turned the volume up. The noise from the Tv was loud enough to wake them both up. Nikita instantly pretended he was turning the TV down. "Oh, I'm so sorry I didn't know it would be so loud."

Lev yawned and stretched while Aleksei rolled off the couch with a loud thump on the ground.

"I hate high school." He mumbled and then swung his head up.

Everything was spinning and his head was hurting as if someone was repeatedly hitting him with a pillow. He smelled disgusting and there was a giant stain on his white Armani shirt. Just what the hell happened yesterday?

And then it hit him.

He came back after walking Tai to her villa and entered the great depression. He was horrified by his actions. He had tried to hit on her. To kiss her... He had no control over what he was doing and she placed a wall between them with good right after what he did.

Just what possessed him to do that? He was so traumatized by his actions that he whined to Lev until he decided to cheer him up with a gaming match and some smuggled alcohol. And then they had noodles and passed out.

"I regret all my life decisions." He got up woozily and tried to get used to the light. He suddenly saw the kitchen spot clean.

"Oh, did we clean the kitchen yesterday while we were drunk?" He asked, confused.

Lev straightened up to peek over the couch and then saw the kitchen. "It was probably Zakhar."

Zakhar came down the stairs in a hurry. "It was our new roommate. Thank god we got a decent one because you two are useless. I'm heading out now. Make sure you leave the house spotless. Arya is coming over later."

Aleksei closed his eyes shut and waved his hand, shooing him away. "Just go." He couldn't deal with any patronizing this morning.

"Why did you drink anyway?" Nikita asked. If anyone caught them they'd fly out of the school in a minute.

"It's because Aleksei was.." Lev started explaining and then realized he can't tell Nikita about Aleksei's crush on Tai.

"Just remember he is a good guy deep underneath." Lev finished his sentence and then went to change.

***

The moment classes were over Tai went back to her villa, changed, and then rushed over to see Nikita. She was dying to hear in person what happened with his roommate, if he was going to get suspended and if the sinners had any new info on his blackmailer.

Not to mention it was a holiday tomorrow so they would get a day off from school and she could dedicate herself to this mission. She pepped talk herself into acting normal in front of the guy with the tattoo whose name she still didn't know. She cleared her throat before knocking on the door of their villa.

A minute later the door opened, only instead of the guys, a girl was holding the door frame.

She was slightly taller than her, with long and straight dark hair, heavy eyeliner topped with fake lashes, and a butterfly tattoo on her throat. Tai took a step back unsure why she suddenly felt so overwhelmed by the girl's gaze.

The girl held her posture straight and her huge breasts perked up in her tight shirt. She sized Tai up from head to toe and then smiled. "Oh damn. You're gorgeous."

Tai was stunned by the compliment. "Thank you."

Suddenly a hand came around the girl and Zakhar leaned his chin on her head. So that was probably Zakhar's rumored girlfriend, Tai noted. The girl was looking at her so intensely that she looked even more intimidating than Zakhar.

"Want to come inside?" The girl opened the door wider.

"Thank you." Tai made a step forward and while Zakhar moved away, the girl stayed at the door, staying face to face with Tai.

Awkwardly Tai slipped past her and got inside the house.

Tai felt like a little lamb getting lost in a wolf's territory. Especially when she realized there was no one else in the villa.

"Umm, should I come back later?" Tai asked.

"Why? Don't you like waiting here with us?" The girl said, approaching her.

"Arya.." Zakhar warned her.

Arya was already making her way toward Tai. The back of Tai's knee touched the couch and she dropped down on it instinctively.

"She's not your toy," Zakhar said nonchalantly and sat down on the armchair. Arya couldn't glue her eyes off Tai.

"She's just like you kitten." Arya finally glanced at Zakhar. "I can tell."

"Really?" Zakhar glanced at Tai with interest.

"I think I should just come back later." Tai tried to get up but Arya instantly shot her a glare. "Sit down!"

Tai dropped back down on the couch.

"Good girl." Arya touched her chin playfully and then walked over to Zakhar sitting on his lap. "Let's take her with us."

"Take me where?" Tai was no longer sure why she wasn't running out the door. This was one couple she was not trained to deal with.

"We're going on a trip." Arya grinned happily. "Since there is no school tomorrow we decided to go camping. We got tents and everything."

"Where are you going?" Tai was surprised by how happy Arya seemed to be about the camping.

"It's not far from here. The field is huge, there is a forest nearby, and tons of places you can camp and walk and have fun. We will be surrounded by nature." Arya took out her phone showing pictures to Tai.

"Oh, it's beautiful. I've never been camping." Tai said.

"Just come with us then." Arya prompted her.

"But isn't it a couples trip?"

"Well I'd go with a friend but I don't have any that can stand my obsession with him." Arya squeezed Zakhar's thigh and then looked back at Tai. "That's why he's going with me. To make up for it."

Tai glanced at Zakhar. "What about Nikita's case?"

"We have a lead," Zakhar reassured her. "But it's no use to you as a piece of information at this point. Just trust that we're working on it. As for Nikita, he was doing fine this morning, but he is worried. He will for sure feel more anxious tomorrow as he has a whole day of doing nothing for the holiday, but thinking about who is blackmailing him."

Tai sighed. Zakhar was right. Nikita was going to torture himself with overthinking until the blackmailer was caught.

"I bet he could use a trip." Arya chuckled.

"Well, we can invite him. I'm sure he'll say yes if Tai's going."Zakhar said.

Tai smiled. "You think?"

"Probably." Zakhar shrugged.

"Hmm.." Tai was thinking. She wanted to try camping and this could be a fun experience if Nikita was coming along. "Are you sure you two won't mind?"

Zakhar squeezed his arm around Arya's waist. "And I have a feeling if she comes, Aleksei and Lev would join too."

Arya raised her brow but Zakhar had no time to explain to Arya. He smiled at Tai. "So are you coming with us?"

"I have two conditions." Tai put out her hand with a smirk. "It's only fair since I feel like I'm doing you a favor."

Zakhar smirked. "Alright. Let's hear them."

***

Lev, Nikita, and Aleksei entered the villa around the same time.

Aleksei tossed his bag aside and walked towards the couch, throwing himself over the pillows and dragging one under his head. He relaxed his body and closed his eyes. He could use a nap.

Nikita had an eventful day. After dealing with the roommate situation, he had to come up with an excuse to tell his classmates why he was switching villas without revealing too much information. He was tired just thinking about it. No one told him if there was any progress with the blackmailer yet and Aleksei and Lev seemed too chill to be working on something. His thoughts were starting to churn in his head.

Lev took out a bottle of cold water from the fridge and when he closed the door he saw the paper stuck on the fridge door.

"Guys.." He walked back into the living room with worry written all over his face.

"What?" Aleksei complained from the couch.

Nikita paused at the stair rails.

"Tai's been kidnapped!" Lev waved the paper.