THE BILLIONAIRES REBEL KISS MATE

10pm Brooklyn, Aurelia City Soft glowing lights—thousands of them—washed the streets in the effulgence and lambency of wealth and unending promises. Neon signs blaze in electric pinks, blues and greens casting fractured light across the slick sidewalk. Luxurious tall buildings stood shoulder-to-shoulder, as if competing. Each one almost piercing the sky, their glasses and windows glimmering like distant stars. Mansions, Duplexes, Skyscrapers, Condominiums, Penthouses… Then firms and companies like Hotels, Storehouses, Malls, Tech-buildings, Wineries and more. A bit far from the lined up steel giants is the tallest of them all, with a large LED screen exhibiting the magnificent name of the tech-company 'VEYRON ROBOTICS’ The large, glowing insignia 'VR’ sat at the top of the skyscraper like a robot deity watching its city. Expensive cars streaked along the highway and it's rare seeing a cliche car. As a matter of fact, there is no sight of them. A sleek matte-black electric car which looks self customized and expensive drove along the pavement. Cassian lounged in the back seat, eyes down as he scrolled on his phone. His blonde, smoothed hair covered his eyes completely, pressing against his skin since it's damp. He loves keeping his hair wet. Also, he loves changing hair colors…he's rich anyway. In both ears are white pair of Airpods and only the sound of beats filled his ears. Wearing silver earrings on his left ear? He loves that. Rings on fingers, necklaces and gold wrist watches? He adorns them. He's in a white Celine shirt unbuttoned at the chest side. A charming rose tattoo sat at the left side, adding to his sexiness. Good-looking? Check. Hot as hell? Absolutely. Proud as f**k? You bet. Every girls’ dream? You got that right. He's every girls’ dream, especially the girls in Crestmont Academy. His expensive perfume— Armani code, saturated the whole car. The car diverted out of the pavement and Cassian finally looked up. His sharp hunter eyes demanded answers. He glanced over at the driver's side… No driver, no steering wheel. Of course, what were you thinking? It's a self-driving, robot inspired car. Cassian looked at the control screen, studying the soft blue interior lights— there's a transparent dashboard that shows the hologram navigation— it still shows home. Cassian frowned and looked back at his phone, but something felt strange, the car increased pace when he didn't order it to. He looked back at the hologram and widened his eyes just a little— The hologram is flickering. “Silas, what's wrong?”he asked, his voice sounding too deep for an eighteen year old, yet calm and authoritative. No response. “Silas, stop the car right now!”he ordered. “Manual control, disabled”the AI responded calmly. The door was locked automatically. “s**t!” Cassian muttered, trying to contact his dad or the security.. the network was cut off. He jumped to the driver's seat, tapping on the screen. “Damn, this is not a glitch… someone tampered with this device”he muttered, trying his best to reset the car. Unfruitful. Whoever did this must be an expert in technology… someone who knows about the system Veyron robotics uses in producing machines. The car drove into somewhere quieter, no single soul of a human on the streets. Cassian was at the depth of giving up when the car suddenly stopped in an empty street. The door was unlocked and he punched the control screen. “Where am I?!”he growled. No reply from Silas so he opened the door and walked out, jamming it angrily behind. He looked around, walking and trying his phone. His boots hitting the pavement. Neon lights flickered off the empty buildings. Suddenly, there was a loud bang. He looked back to see his car worth billions, slammed on the glass. A man in a leather jacket and dark pants looked back at him, he's holding an iron rod. “Yunno, no amount of your family's sold body parts will buy a piece of the glass” Cassian muttered, voice dripping with arrogance. Another attacker lunged forward, Cassian tossed his phone aside and just as a punch almost met his face, he grabbed the attacker's arm twisting him. The latter fell, groaning. The second launch at him, he easily gave that one a smack down. Yeah, he's a clean jerk who hates being stained, but at least, he'd learnt one or two fighting skills from his grandfather when little. He still remembers those techniques. The last one with the rod walked forward. Cassian was ready to kick his arse too, even when hated the fact that he's sweating, not until he was shot on the neck with a gadget, hidden in the figure's sleeve. It's not a bullet, it's a needle. It went straight into Cassian's neck and the world stilled. His feet wobbled, he tried staying strong but he fell on his cheek. How he wishes he would be able to recognize them. But it's impossible. “We're not here to play”he heard before entering into the world of trance. That Same Time Nyack An Apartment Someone stood meters away, surveying the apartment. The human looks like a HE in his tank top and shorts, so we'll classify him as that. HE. He started heading for the building, dodging the moving security lights and torches. He's avoiding any light. He finally got to the first apartment, discreetly holding the door knob. Exhaling, he brought the brim of his face cap, from the back to the front, setting it well. Then he left that door, sneaking to the back of the apartment. Jumping in through the window seemed a bit easy for him. He found himself in a kitchen. No lights, That's good news. He sneaked all the way to his room and immediately he got in, lights flew on. “Momma,” he groaned. The voice? Too light for a male's. “Ariana!” Chloe screamed. “I'm Aria, momma, Ariana sounds feminine”Aria replied. And, yeah, she's a girl. But her tomboy dressing denies that fact. “You're a girl for gawd damn sake” Chloe slapped her own forehead with her palm. “Well, a girl can't do what I do” Aria shrugged and fell on her bed, pulling off her shoes. “You went pickpocketing again… you went stealing rii?” Chloe folded her arms. “Ah ah. Now that isn't funny” Aria frowned, looking at her mom. “I went to display my talent. You think it's easy doing some dodge and ball stuff? Well, you won't know, momma. You're a jit, so chill” Aria winked and stood up, she brought out a bundle of dollars and slammed it on the table. “Ariana!” Chloe widened her eyes. “You need to see how the ex owner was unperturbed finding out his wallet was missing. That's why I hate proud jerks” Aria cracked her neck and knuckles. She removed her face cap and tossed it to the bed, dressing her hair with her fingers. “That's not what I'm talking about, Ariana. That… that's huge” Chloe pointed to the money, Aria's eyes followed her hand and she smiled. “Yup. That's twice our rent. You might wanna give that to Mr. Wills before he comes knocking” Aria said and disappeared into the bathroom. “Urrrg, Nadia, what did you do to Aria?” Chloe groaned and walked to the table. She weighed the money and screamed inwardly. Next Day The Aurelia City Veyron Robotics Victor Veyron paced the internal security room, his shoes tapping the glass polished floors. His PA, Oliver hovered beside him, trying to calm him down. His security team worked relentlessly on the computer systems— working, tracking clues and interrogating their Artificial intelligences. “CEO, can you just trust the police and file a report?” Oliver urged. “Someone hacked MY technology. This is personal, Oliver. The police don't understand robotics sabotage” Victor snapped. “CEO, we found something,”one of the security team announced. Victor shoved Oliver aside and rushed to the desk. “Veyron R, what happened to the young CEO's car?”he demanded. “According to my findings…”A robotic voice filled the room. The screen blurred at first, then Cassian's scene from last night came into view. “The car was overridden at two minutes past ten pm. Reading the timecode, the car was hacked two hours before, when the Young CEO was still in the company's building. The perpetrators predicted his movements precisely…”the AI continued. “Zoom in” Victor butt in. The screen was zoomed and it showed the dry, empty street where Cassian's car had stopped. “Veyron R,Where's that place?”he asked. “Nyack, Benison street”the AI replied. Victor turned sharply to his team. “You heard that? Nobody knows the company's tech architecture except my security team and my PA. Whoever hacked Cassian's car is one of us!” Victor barked. Silence. “I swear, whoever did this will rot in jail,” Victor said slowly. But the rage in his tone? Everyone could feel it. “I'm getting my son back. Oliver, inform the police but I'm not backing off on my investigation” Victor said. Oliver nodded and ran out, operating his phone. “I can't lose Cassian too… He's all I've got” Victor muffled under his breath. Vale’s Mansion Great and mighty looking? Correct. This is where Nathaniel Vale, the owner of Crestmont Academy lives with his only child, Bianca. In the living room, Bianca sat on the couch, legs folded. Around her, used tissues filled every corner. “Guys, it's fine. MY Ricky-hottie will come back to us”she said over her phone. She's presently on a live video in the school live-blog. She sniffled again and wiped off her tears, throwing the used tissue amongst its peers. “You're still crying, Bianca?” Nathaniel got to the living room. His appearance looks so much like a young adult. Seeing him, one wouldn't know he's a single father. Well, he's just thirty-eight. Bianca sighed and ended the video, she shot her dad a glare. “You don't expect me to laze around, burying my face in a bowl of popcorn, watching a series of movies on Netflix, laughing and rocking my arse when my Cassian is out there, with huge, scary looking men. Ohhh, I can't imagine what they're doing to him right now” Bianca snapped, hugging a pillow to her chest. “I understand. The school is temporarily shut down, I made sure that happens because the almighty Cassian Veyron needs to be respected” Nathaniel teased, Bianca glared and he'd laughed shortly, settling down beside her. His hands crossed over her shoulder. “The cops are on it, his father— our tech lord won't give up. The whole of Aurelia City is on it… The states at large, so there's nothing to be worried about, okay?”he said. “I won't stop being worried, until I see my man safe and sound,” Bianca replied. “Man?” Nathaniel chuckled. “I never remember you both being a thing— nah, not with the 'Veyron hottie’ of Crestmont Academy. Besides, does he know you?”he teased. “Dad!” Bianca yelled. “I wish you good luck” Nathaniel stood up and walked away. She rolled her eyes and picked her phone, entering a VC in her friends’ GC. “Babes,”she muttered.