June

The night of the party

Nova's p.o.v

Whilst everybody was having a good time inside the club, I stood in some stodgy alleyway waiting for my dealer. He had been late and my patience was growing thin. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a figure approach me and hoped that it was him and not some deranged psycho that I would have to fight off.

"Did you bring the money?" Cash, my dealer- I know ironic name right, questioned as he dangled a bottle of pills in front of my face.

I dug into my jacket pocket and pulled out a few notes to hand to him, but to my surprise he didn't take it.

"On second thought, how about tonight you make a different kind of payment?" Cash smiled at me and grazed his hand down my arm.

"I'm sure your boss would love to hear how you're willing to cost him profits just to get your dick wet." I leaned in and snatched the bottle out of his hand before throwing the money at his feet before walking away.

Pills and alcohol, not the best combination but it's something that makes me feel alive in a somewhat dead society. Everybody in here was running away from something, the sad thing is nobody ever taught us how to run towards what we truly desire instead of trying to escaping reality.

I made my way towards the dancefloor and that's when I saw him, the infamous Kaiden Romano walking in with his best friend. His reputation proceeded him, number 3 on the Forbes list of top businessmen under 30, a workaholic and power hungry by nature.

Kaiden was a work of art in that Armani suit and it wouldn't be long before half these brainless bimbo's threw themselves at him. Little did they know I would be the one to warm his bed tonight, I'll just have to be a little creative to achieve it.

Well, you all know how the rest of my night went.

Mission accomplished, I slept with him and all my desires were met.

The morning after coming off a high is always the worst. Your throat is miserably dry, your head feels like you've been sleeping in a tumble dryer and well your shame doesn't quite wash off, no matter how hard you scrub.

I frantically searched the room hoping to find last night's bottle of pills but came up empty handed, shit that means they either fell out of my bag at the club or in Kaiden's bedroom.

I was certainly in no mood to deal with Cash after his behaviour last night, so that means I would have to go directly to his boss - Johnny Lombardo, current Don of Brutali Fuorilegge - or more affectionately known as the Italian mafia.

I've crossed paths with Johnny before, he has an affinity towards beautiful woman and would often hire Scarlett Devine models to lay around his poolside in skimpy bikini's.

He was a brute, not the kind of mafia man you read about in smut books, Johnny was exactly what everybody feared but he was also the only one that could get me what I needed.

Brutali Fuorilegge Base

I waited impatiently surrounded my Johnny's bodyguards outside of his office, seriously do they really think this skin fitting dress left any room for me to smuggle in a weapon?

Johnny's door opened and out he walked, eyeing me like a starved man.

"Lasciaci soli." (Leave us alone.) He commanded his men before ushering me into the office.

"Sono sorpreso di vederti." (I'm surprised to see you.)

"I need another fix."

"Cash said he made a delivery to you last night." Johnny pours himself a drink, neglecting to offer me one.

"I had a few friends over, we drank a little too much and things got carried away." I lied, not quite sure why.

"Alright then, I'll send Cash over later with it."

"Send anybody but Cash."

"Why? Is he troubling you amore?"

I shouldn't have said that, Cash was as good as dead.

"Di a Cash di venire nei mio ufficio adesso." (Tell Cash to come to my office now.) Johnny bit over the phone with anger in his voice.

"Boss, the men are all set up to raid Romano pharmaceuticals tonight." Cash spoke whilst entering the office, assuming that's what Johnny had called him about.

"Nova, you may leave."

And I did just that, with a healthy piece of information thanks to Cash's blabber mouth. Romano, a name that rolled smoothly off my tongue and reminded me of one man, Kaiden. I had to warn him about the raid, out of common decency at least.

End of p.o.v

Romano Industries

"Nova Stratford here to see Mr. Romano."

"Do you have an appointment ma'am?"

"Oh honey, I don't need one." Nova took out her sunglasses and smiled, leaning over the counter slightly.

"Nova, is that you?" A familiar voice caught Nova's attention, prompting her to turn around and acknowledge him.

"Jerome, good to see you."

"You're a sight for sore eyes, here to see Kaiden?"

"Yes, I have a business proposal I'd like to share with him."

"Come on then, I'll walk you to his office."

"So last night was..." Jerome felt awkward, not knowing exactly what to say after bailing on Nova.

"Fun, it was fun."

"Maybe this time I can take you on a date before...."

"3 dates." Nova hands him her card before walking into Kaiden's office.

"Nova, what are you doing here?" Kaiden looks at the beauty before him in shock, last night's events flashing through his mind.

"You need to sit down and listen to me Kaiden Romano, I'm about to save you millions."

Nova filled Kaiden in on the information she came across, at first he was reluctant to believe her and had a million questions like 'what was she doing with the head of the Italian mafia in the first place?' but being the business man that he was - it was better to be safe than sorry.

"So how do you plan on thanking me?" Nova sat on the edge of Kaiden's desk, her dress riding slightly up, exposing the skin that lay beneath it.

Kaiden proceeded to get up and walk towards her, undoing his tie slightly and removing it. The piece of fabric was then put around Nova's neck and used to pull her body closer to his.

"My apartment, at midnight. Don't be late." Kaiden whispered into her ear.

"I have plans." Nova bit her bottom lip before looking up at Kaiden.

"I don't care, the things I plan on doing to you are far more exciting." His hand ran all the way up her thigh, tugging at the material of her dress.

"Your best friend asked me out on a date." Nova teased, trying to get a reaction out of Kaiden.

"Well he hasn't taken you out as yet, that means you're fair play star."

"Star?"

Kaiden smiled, his eyes dark with lust.

"I'll see you later Mr. Romano."

And just like that, he was left watching Nova walk away.