GREED

CHAPTER FOUR TEEN

 "No don't blame yourself Christina I knew what I was getting myself into the moment I fell in love with you" he whispers and my heart tightens in my chest as guilt fills my ungrateful soul. 

I wish I could tell him that I cheated on him and I didn't deserve his love nor his affection. I am a very bad person and I don't deserve such a wonderful guy like Zack and hurting him is the last thing I want to do. 

"Gosh Christina I have been so worried about you my love, a part of me thought that I had lost you forever" he mutters while cupping both of my cheeks tenderly. Our eyes lock intensely and for a moment we just stare at one another lost in the depth of our feelings. His eyes linger on mine full of love and adoration and a part of me is telling me to come clean and tell him the truth. 

I feel so emotional right now and I just want him to hold me tight and never let go of me. The warmth of his body gave me assurance that my Zack was fine and unharmed. 

I bury my head in the crook of his neck inhaling his masculine scent that I have missed so much when we cuddle in bed. 

"I thought I had lost you Zack and if something had happened to you or mother and the twins I would never have forgiven myself…" I whisper recalling his mother's harsh words and I shiver fearfully she would make my life a f*****g living hell. 

"Hush Christina don't have negative thoughts we are all perfectly fine we are alive and still breathing." 

He traces his thumb softly over my trembling bottom lip. 

"I need to give you assurance that I am still here with you Christina and show you that you are not dreaming or imagining all this let me prove it to you" 

He leans in bringing his face closer to mine as I part my trembling lips nervously my heart is thumping wildly in my chest. 

"You're nervous, try to relax I just want to kiss you" he whispers and I ponder his last statement. 

He wants to kiss me. 

Images of Eric and I kissing in the car linger in my guilty conscience and I swallow hard and nod stiffly. 

He cupped both of my cheeks closing the small distance between us and I felt his heart racing. 

"I love you so much Christina and you complete me in any way possible…" he whispers and crushes his lips on mine softly seeking closure and union. 

Zack loves me and I'm such a horrible person for backstabbing him in the back. I want to forget about Eric and what happened between us and just focus on Zack and our relationship. 

I had to start somewhere and make things right because I really messed up. 

Something made of glass shatters in the background and I am forced to pull away from our kiss. 

"s**t" Eric cusses his hands balled into fists his stare is cold and furious.

He was angry at Zack because he had kissed me in front of him. 

"Any problem at all? Zack asked while c*****g a brow at Eric as he wraps a possessive arm around my waist. 

He was purposely provoking Eric challenging him with his eyes and Zack was very competitive. 

" I don't have any problem" Eric mutters coldly keeping his inner demons abay. 

ERIC'S POV

I needed to control myself and ignore Zack. I groaned inwardly that fucker was provoking me on purpose by kissing Christy in front of me. 

If she weren't here I would have beaten the s**t out of him and wiped off his grin right now. If he continues his stupid tactics I might just forget that his Christina's fiance and that they are engaged. 

My whole body is twitching with anger and I have the urge to punch and kick his arse, but I will restrain myself only for her sake. 

If he knew that I ate his fiancee's p***y he wouldn't be this cocky or confident. 

I wish I could scream I fingered yourself wife and she liked it since you deprive her s*x. 

Christina placed her arm on his shoulder trying to calm him down. He looked furious and I smirked watching both of them closely. 

"He saved my life Zack if it weren't for him I would have died and I wouldn't have been standing here in front of you. Besides he was sent here by my grandfather" She whispers her gaze lingers on my face for a moment and drifts back to Zack. He eyes me carefully and nodes Christina smiles and hugs him tightly. 

It looked like she had finally convinced him that I was the good guy and I was on their team. 

It was about time. 

I glanced at my wrist watch and pressed a small button on the corner of my watch. I needed backup and my soldiers would help me. 

TWO HOURS LATER 

I kept pacing around the room impatiently we've been held hostage for two f*****g hours and I was slowly losing it. 

Attacking now would be a bad idea because the area was surrounded by armed guards so I had to take cautious steps and plan everything accordingly. 

The escape had to be planned quickly and carefully and my men had to be well prepared. I had a strong feeling that it was going to be a nasty fight. 

It would be a narrow escape if I tried to attack them on my own and only a few people would escape alive and maybe unharmed. 

Just then the door opened and two men dressed in black suits walked in. One of them was younger than me and the other was much older than I was maybe precisely 40 years old. 

I recognized them from Mr. Nobles household I had ran into them a few times while I was still working there as Christina's bodyguard and if I remember well we never got along for some unknown reason they both despised me. 

Of course they warned in the kidnapping Mr. Noble had precisely warned me about them, especially the younger one. He was sly and smart, but I was better than him. 

I once met him underground in the Bhavana territory and that's where he found out that the mafia empire wasn't left in his name.

He didn't take the news lightly and I remember him insulting his grandfather's name and thrashing around the place the soldiers could have easily killed him for disrespecting the tradition of the Bhavana territory, but I told not to attack. Otherwise he would have long died and he would have died a very slow painful death wishing that he had never met me. 

Mr. Noble was right all along he knew what kind of family he had and he made the right decision by trusting Christina with his fortune. 

She seemed more like a worthy candidate compared to her other family members. He was right about the betrayal and I am glad that he informed me in advance because I will protect Christina and no harm will come to her. 

But I was worried about Christina would she be able to bear the ultimate betrayal of blood against blood?