His Dark Angel

Chapter 14

Nyx’s POV

I park my bike in the alley behind Bella’s place and pause for a while, wondering if I made the right choice by agreeing to stay with Bonavero for a few days.

Putting aside the attraction I feel for him, I need to consider things very carefully, I might be pulling them into the middle of something they might not be ready for, if I really want to stay with them, I’m going to have to open up about my past and my parents.

I’m not sure I want to; it’s not like it still hurts but opening up to people always feels awkward. I don’t want any awkwardness, not something I look forward to. Especially not from someone I’d like to f**k…

A chuckle slips out and resonates in the silence.

The back door opening draws my attention, and I see Ernie poking his head out, probably wondering why I didn’t come in immediately after getting here.

I swung my leg off the bike and walked the remaining distance to the door; he opens it wider for me to get through ugh as I get closer

“Hey Ernie” I greet as I pass by him and enter the store. I see him bid in response and I smile; Ernie never spoke unless he deemed it necessary.

I make my way to the office and see Bella there fussing around with some documents. She lifts her head up at the sound of my feet and smiles at me

“How’d it go?” She asks

“As good as it can possibly get” I tell her in return

“The boy?”

“Safe and sound with his brother,” I tell her and see her nod

She continues staring at me waiting for me to continue, when I don’t, she sets down the documents

“What’s up?”

“I’m going to be staying with them for a couple of weeks, they offered to help me find HIM and with their resources, it’ll go faster,” I tell her

“Okay that’s not so bad,” she says.

I shrug in response and see her Frown slightly

“I’m sensing a but somewhere in this conversation” She raises a perfectly arched brown at me

“I’matractedtoBonavero” I mumble out

Brow still arched “Speak clearly Nyx, I’m not afraid to wack you up the head,” she says, and I know she means it

“I’m attracted to Bonavero” I tell her more clearly this time and I see her let out a full-on smile

“Is that a bad thing? He’s not ugly, is he? I mean I’ve heard rumors that the man is one fine hunk of man, fully packaged in all the right places” she tells me

“he’s definitely not ugly, that’s for sure,” I tell her

“so, what’s the issue?”

“What if he runs too?” I tell her. She goes quiet pondering over what I said

Rage and Night are quiet in my head too, they’re also wary of this attraction to Bonavero, regardless of the front they put on, we’re one and the same and share the same fears,

“I don’t think he will” she says

“I don’t know the man, obviously but from what I’ve heard of him there’s little that can make him run. He's the leader of a well-known g**g and he's rumored to be cold as ice, he sells guns and What not, i think there's little that could make a guy like that run. Let me ask you this, when you attacked Roberto, who was in charge?”

“Rage and Night had control, “I tell her

“Did he run?”

“No, he actually smiled,” I tell her. I found that curious too come to think of it

“We’ll be there you have it, any man that smiles when Rage and Night just went on a killing rampage definitely won’t run from you,” she says matter of factly

I consider this for a moment and feel Rage and Night perk up and push to the front of my mind

“If he does run though, that’s his loss. You have nothing to lose and a lot to gain, like nights of passionate s*x with a hot male” She ends with a wink, and I end up laughing.

She does this to me, sees my worst, and makes jest of it, it’s why we protect her and love her.

“Bella, think you can go on vacation for a couple of weeks, anywhere that’s not here until this dies down”

“Not happening. I vowed when you saved me, I’m done running or being afraid, I fight, and I go down fighting” she tells me

“Bella…”

“No Nyx, I’m not running, I stay here, and I help you. This man, the one who killed your parents, he has a hand in you being this way, I’m grateful you helped me, but things could have been different if your parents were alive. I want to help take him down”

I smile at her,

“Fine, Ernie stays with you always” I tell her

“He already does, the big oaf won’t leave me alone even if I begged him to” she says smiling fondly and I silently agree with her.

Ernie met Bella fresh out of rescue, timid, shy, and battling to find herself Again, he’d stayed by her side ever since protecting her.

I have a bet going with Rage and Night as to when Bella would catch on to the fact that the man was head over heels in love with her, although smart, she was a little oblivious when it comes to herself.

“When do you leave?” She asks

“Tomorrow morning” I reply

“The mikes we put in Roberto’s place were disabled,” she tells me

“It’s fine, I can always put more,” I tell her with a smirk to which she replies with a chuckle.

Her face turns serious “Be careful chica, come back to me in one piece, and call me if you need my help” she tells me

“Definitely Bells,” I say

“I hate that nickname, makes me sound like a cat,” she says pouting

“I need to call Jack and tell him to send his wife and kids away for a while,” I tell her. She nods in response, and I bring out my phone placing a call through to Jack.

He picks on the first ring, almost as though he’d been waiting for my call

“Nyx, are you okay?” He asks

“I’m more dangerous than most men and you’re asking if I’m okay,” I tell him with a laugh

“doesn’t matter, I worry about you,” he says.

Jack became like an elder brother to me over the years, we’ve been through a lot together and I know how much he worries.

“I’m fine, Unhurt and in one piece” I tell him

“Okay good, so it’s begun then?”

“Yes, I’d like to think so, I left him alive so I’m sure he should be getting ready to deliver my message” I say

“Okay, I’ll put some feelers out, so I’ll know if and when they make a move”

“Thanks, Jack.”

“You’re welcome.”

“Jack….”

“What is it?”

“Send your wife and Maria away for a couple of weeks, I have a cabin up in the woods in a remote area, not in my name or related to me or you in any way, they’ll be safe there and I’ll assign them guards too” I tell him

He’s quiet for a while before finally speaking

“It’s going to be that bad huh?” He asks

“Maybe worse,” I tell him, hiding nothing from him

“Okay send me the details, use the burner phone, I’ll get them packed and ready.” He tells me

“You be safe Jack, I know it’ll be weird if you disappear, but you be safe you hear me? I’m assigning some shadows to you as well, no buts, they stay with you” I tell him

“I won’t argue with you Nyx, “He says and I hear the smile in his voice

I was going to make sure I didn’t lose anyone in this fight….

I got off the call with Jack and looked at Bella

“I’m leaving now bells, you know how to reach me,” I tell her

She gets up and wraps me in a hug parting my back and I take a deep breath and inhale her scent

Too soon she unwraps her arms from around me and I make my way out; I wave goodbye to Ernie as I get on my bike and drive off.

Where are we going now? Rage asks

Where do you think dummy, we’re obviously going home to pack. Night answers and they begin to argue giving me a headache in the process.

I park my bike in the garage and make my way to my room, my bags were already packed and ready, I never unpack because I never know when I would have to be on the move. I pack a duffel bag of clothes and a backpack with my laptop and some throwing stars and small knives. Then I begin the process of adding to the already much pile of weapons to be placed all over my body when I’m dressing in the morning. When I’m satisfied, I placed a hunting knife under my pillow with my arms around it and try to sleep.