TEMPTING THE DEVIL - Episode 26

When the door finally opened after a hell of two minutes, they entered the room.

Natalie gasped in amazement as she sighted the treasures stored in there.

” Wow, this is so beautiful.” Immediately he looked at her, and she realized what she had just said.

” So what now?” She asked him.

” That’s the treasure. ” He pointed to a glass box with a black box contained in it.

What’s in there? She thought to herself.

He took out his phone from his pocket, dialing in a number. ” Where are you?” He asked the receiver.

” I’m on my way.” Said the voice.

” Hurry up, we’ve got no time to waste. I’m at the second floor, meet me there.”

” Yes, boss.”

Not less than three minutes, the door opened, Tony walked in. Natalie was surprised to see him as well as Tony with a bag in his hand.

They never expected to meet each other… tonight. ” What are you doing here?” He asked in a whisper.

” It’s complicated and… it’s a long story. ” Tony gave her a questioning look, ” Not really complicated tho. ”

Draco was done packing the diamonds into the bag pack, replacing it with the fake ones which weren’t attractive like the original ones.

” Take it to the warehouse, I’ll meet you there any moment.” He said to Tony who took the bag from him.

He offered Natalie a glance with a soft smirk, before leaving. Natalie blushed that she didn’t notice Draco stare at her.

” Let’s get out of here.” He said to her, bringing her back to reality.

He pressed the numbers, causing the door to open, the made their way to the elevator.

” Now that you have the diamonds, what now?” She asked.

” We have to get the phone back to its owner. And you’re gonna do that. ”

Natalie scoffed. ” No way am I doing that again. ”

” Of course, you have to. You don’t expect me to do that myself, do you? It’s only gonna create suspicion and you know what that means.

Whatever game you played to get the phone, you’ll have to do the same to return it back. ”

She gave him a ‘ are you serious’ look. ” Whatever. ”

There was an uncomfortable silence between them… Silent Mood Activated.

The elevator stopped for a while, ” What just happened?” She asked.

” Kiss me.” He said, looking at Natalie who scoffed.

” You say what? ” She snapped.

” Just do it.”

” No way. You don’t expect I…” He paused her with a kiss.

At first, Natalie’s eyes widened in shock, her heart beating faster and faster as his white face came up to her own.

So she waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning fork that had been struck upon a star. Then she kissed him.

His lips were soft, almost silken, and pillowy against hers. She could feel the soft tickle of his breath beneath her nose, fingers carding through her hair as they breathed each other in.

The elevator door opened, then a cough was heard. ” Uhm… Sorry. I’ll just wait.” Then the door closed back.

He broke the kiss, slowly pulling his face off hers. Their eyes fixed to each other, and for a while Natalie thought she was dreaming.

” Sorry, that was the only way to get him distracted.”

” How did you know some one was coming? ” She asked in a low voice.

” I have a detector with me.”

The rest of their stay in the elevator became quiet that Natalie was praying they could just get to the ground floor already.

Finally the elevator door open and she didn’t hesitate, she walked ahead of him. ” I think I should have the phone now.”

He took it out from his side pocket, handing it to her. ” I’ll be waiting at the car.” He told her.

She left to the club arena, sitting on the same chair she had sat earlier with Gennaro.

This time she pretended like she was real busy with her phone, but was actually waiting for him to notice her.

” Finally, we meet again.” He said, kissing her cheek. ” I want you to meet my friends. Come on. ”

She knew this will end up happening. Guess it’ll be a lot difficult to have the phone put in it’s rightful place.

She wanted to say no but… ended up saying a ” yes” to him.

He held her hand as he took her to the section his friends sat. ” Guys, I wanna introduce to you all my lady for tonight.”

Natalie’s eyes widened but she quickly replace it with a fake grin. ” Hi.” She said, frustrated.

” Come, join us.”

” Thank you.”

” You’ve gotten yourself a beautiful package, Gennaro. Where did you get her from?” Asked one of his friends.

” A gift from tonight. Guess I just got my first luck.” Turns to her. ” You take alcohol?” He ask her.

She shook, ” No, I don’t. ”

” You scared you might get drunk?”

She chuckled. “Nah, I’m allergic to the smell. ” She picked her phone from her purse, going through the phone settings.

She clicked on the ringtone, she made sure it was loud enough for him to hear. ” Excuse me, I gotta answer this.”

” Okay, I’ll be waiting.”

” Just a second. ” That was how she got herself freed from the bondage of Gennaro Lutor.

She left the building to where they packed cars. She searched around for his car, not having each other’s number would only makes things difficult.

Car light flashes on her, she covered her eyes from the rays, while it came forward to her direction.

She hopped in, ” what took you so long?” He asked, zooming out of the complex.

” It’s a long story.” He spared her a glance. ” And complicated. ”

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Natalie stepped out of the car, making her way into the building. She can’t believe she helped a gangster lord… City of London’s most wanted for crying out loud!

And worst still, she helped him steal back what belongs to him. That wasn’t actually theft, or was it?

Guess she’s gonna write about herself too.

” Thank you.” She made her way to her room but stopped at his voice. If anyone would ever tell her that Drug Lords do show gratitude’s, she wouldn’t believe it.

” It’s nothing.” She forced herself to smile. ” Good night.” She left to her room.

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She walked to the mirror, staring at herself. Her fingers grazed her lips, and it felt as if he was kissing her.

Is this all a dream? Or was it her thinking he actually did kissed her??

Like, it all happened in a second and then… Boom, there comes a kiss.

She licked her lips, smiling like a psycho patient who just escaped the psychiatric hospital after a long attempts which went in vain.

He just kissed her?

And even if she never had a secret, this has turned out to be one.
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