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Hayden-“No!” I screamed as three of the four men started attacking Dominic.One after another, they hit Dominic. He didn’t resist or fight back. His eyes remained on me. The man with the knife stepped to the side of me, no longer holding the blade to my neck. I would rather him threaten my life than have his men attack Dominic.With each blow Dominic endured, it felt like my heart was breaking. The men found objects to hit Dominic with after a few beatings. One of the men used a steel bar. When the bar swung across Dominic’s back, he fell forward, catching himself with his hands.“Stop!” I cried as I tried to wiggle free of my restraints.“This is too much fun!” The man with the knife laughed like a lunatic.“Close. Your. Eyes.” Dominic spoke each word between each hit he received.Although I didn’t want to see him getting beat like this, I wasn’t going to look away. I was the reason he was getting hit like this. I needed to try to get free so I could save him.Struggling against the
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Dominic-After I woke up, it took me a moment to understand where I was. Looking around the room, I understood that I was at the private hospital Hayden’s mother had set up for me and my father. Considering our line of work, we couldn’t afford to put our lives in the hands of a public hospital.As I looked around, I noticed I wasn’t alone. Hayden was lying her head on the bed next to me, holding my hand. I wanted to pull my hand away because she had a death grip on it, but I didn’t want to wake her.Reaching across with my other hand, I gently caressed her head. She stirred slightly and mumbled something but didn’t open her eyes. Smiling, I recalled everything she told me before I passed out. I can also remember hearing her voice when I was asleep.“Please forgive me. I should be the one lying there instead of you. If it weren’t for the fact I fell into a trap and was kidnapped, you wouldn’t be in this mess.” I had heard her say as she sobbed when I was asleep.That wasn’t the reason
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Hayden-“Do you know how scared I was?” I asked.“I know, and I am sorry. I shouldn’t have pretended to lose my memory.” Dominic’s hand reached out toward me but didn’t fully extend as if he were hesitant to touch me.“I don’t know.” I whispered.Turning around, I planned to leave the room. It wasn’t because I was upset with him. It was because I was now embarrassed. I poured my heart out to him when I thought he couldn’t hear me. I cried miserably at his bedside, worried he wouldn’t wake up.“Hayden, please.” Dominic grabbed my wrist, pulling me toward him.Losing my balance, I fell back while turning toward him, landing on him and causing him to release a grunt. Thinking I hurt him and was pressing on his wound, I tried to get up. He wrapped his arms around mine, preventing me from being able to push myself off him.“I don’t want to hurt you.” I informed him as I tried again to get up.“The only thing that hurts is my heart.”“What is wrong?” I asked in a panic and tried to get up,
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Hayden-When we returned home a few days later, everything felt awkward. Besides the kiss we shared at the hospital, we had little time to discuss things. Every time we tried to get close, someone would interrupt us.Now that we were home, I wasn’t sure if I should ask about our relationship or just let things happen naturally. This was the first time I had been anywhere close to a relationship, and I didn’t know how to act. It didn’t help that Dominic closed himself in his office shortly after arriving home.“Is everything okay?” Maria asked, setting a plate of fruit on the coffee table.Sliding my laptop off my lap, I scooted forward on the couch and leaned over to grab a grape off the plate. “I guess so.”“I can’t help but notice you keep looking toward his office.” Maria sat beside me on the couch.“I was just trying to figure him out.” I admitted before popping the grape into my mouth.“It will take some time but have patience. Dominic can seem a little harsh, but he has a soft h
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Hayden-The following morning, I considered trying a different tactic because after acting cute last night, I couldn’t get a reaction from him. I cuddled him on the couch until it was time to eat, but instead of paying any attention to me, he resumed reading the novel I was writing.When he entered the kitchen to get the casserole out of the oven, I waited until it was safe and hugged him from behind while he was preparing our plates. He hadn’t said a word about anything I did other than tense occasionally. I had even sat on his lap while we ate, but he never said a word.Granted, he never shoved me away or anything, but he didn’t react much, either. There were a few times I thought I saw him smile, but when I focused on him, I figured I was imagining things. After we ate, he closed himself in the office again.I had returned to writing and then fell asleep on the couch. When I woke up, I was still asleep on the couch. Dominic had placed a blanket over me but stayed in his office for
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Hayden-“Then what is it?” I asked.Stepping back, I thought I could escape him, but it was pointless. My back hit a shelf behind me, blocking me in with no way to escape. The container was lined with shelves, not allowing much room for movement, especially with Dominic standing between me and the exit.“It is better if you don’t know.” Dominic moved forward, caging me in, placing his arms on the shelf behind me.“Better for who?”Dominic didn’t answer me, but the way his eyes focused on my lips made me more interested in having him kiss me. My attention lowered to his mouth as my tongue darted out to moisten my suddenly dry lips. When his head began to lower to mine, my body betrayed my thoughts of having him kiss me.Pressing my hands against his chest, I shoved him away from me. I didn’t know who was more startled, me or him. Dominic’s eyes widened as he staggered back, and I stared at my hands. I couldn’t believe I had pushed him away, especially after I had been trying to figure
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Dominic-Leaning forward with my elbows on my knees, I sat quietly for a moment. “My mother was an FBI agent.”“Okay? Why is that a big secret?” Hayden asked as she moved to sit on the step beside me.“It wouldn't be an issue if I weren’t in the Mafia.” I looked at Hayden and saw the confusion on her face. “The best way for you to understand is if I start at the beginning.”Taking my eyes off Hayden, I looked straight ahead, not focusing on anything. “My mother had been an undercover agent when she met my father. It wasn’t until after my father died that I learned the truth about how my parents met.”“Why did it take so long?”“After my father died, an FBI agent approached me and asked me to join the FBI. The man had worked with my mother and had kept an eye on us. When my mother went undercover it was to investigate my father, but she hadn’t found anything. They ended up falling in love, and my mother gave up her career to stay with my father.”Hayden rested her hand on my arm, and I
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Hayden-Over the following two weeks, I trained with Dominic. He had his stitches removed, and we returned to work. Our relationship hasn’t progressed, but it wasn’t bad either. At least now I didn’t feel awkward around him.Even if he didn’t talk much or smile often, I could sense he was slowly letting his defenses down around me. Instead of worrying about things between us, I used my free time to write my novel and work on my training. I stopped pestering him with acting cute and decided to let things develop naturally.“After training, I have an appointment I need to go to.” Dominic said as we entered the shooting range.“Is there anything I can help you with?” I picked up the gun that had been hidden in the boots.“Not this time.” Dominic helped me load the gun and place a few extra boxes of ammo on the table where I would be standing to shoot.“Am I just doing target practice today?” I didn’t bother arguing with him because I knew it wouldn’t do me any good.For the past week, he
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