Man of The Sea

4.

Kairos Vasileiou

She left. How could she leave? I f****d her senseless and she left. Just like that.

I watched her prance out of my room through the security cameras. She could barely walk. I would've loved to see it in real time. But I couldn't because she f*****g left me.

I couldn't complain too much. Six months of waiting and I finally had her. Sexually. I needed her in every other way too.

I couldn't believe that Lacy allowed her to come on the cruise. In addition to me doing illegal work on it, Lacy was overly protective. She tapped each one of their phones and had guards placed at each club Lavinia worked at.

Lacy knows she's a force to be reckoned with. But, there are plenty of people out for blood. She's managed to piss off a lot of people, myself included. Which is probably what convinced her to Elle come.

I couldn't work. I couldn't concentrate on anything else other than the girl I'd been craving for months wondering somewhere around my boat.

I memorized everything about her. Each sound that came out of her mouth and each part of her body I touched would make her squirm. The way my head was in between her thighs. I couldn't think about that right now. I don't have the self-control to not find her and make her spend another night in my room. Oh, how I would love that.

"Watching the tapes back? Kinda freaky Karry." I heard my sister say from behind me. I rolled my eyes and turned off my screen, swiveling my chair to face her. "Can I help you Zenadia?" I don't know why I agreed to let her come again. She begged and begged until I finally caved.

"I don't know why you don't just ask her out like a normal person." She huffed and plopped on the chair next to me. She was the only one of my siblings who knew about my thing Elle. "And tell her I've been watching her every move for months? Doesn't sound like a good opening line." Not that I needed one, we already f****d.

"Please, look at Nik. He knows nothing about sweeping a girl off her feet and yet he's getting married in two months." She played with the strings on her red bikini while talking about our brother. I was still surprised he managed to pull Juliet.

A sweet girl who loved playing in her garden and my second-in-command getting together. An unexpected connection I could only hope Elle and I find.

I knew Juliet and Elle were friends, but not close enough to tell Elle about her soon-to-be husband's job.

Lacy and Ivy were like night and day. Ivy joined my team with her incredible hacking skills, while Lacy viewed me as a threat. I made it clear to both of them that they were not to breathe a word about me to Elle. Meanwhile, Lavinia couldn't care less about any of it.

I didn't know much about Angel, her sister being Lacy I figured there would've been some talk, but there wasn't. She was on the same page as Lavinia, not giving a s**t.

"What happened last night?" I looked towards my sister, a splitting image of our mother. The same brown hair and dark eye color. "You didn't attend the meeting."

"I had a conference call. Couldn't wait." I lied straight through my teeth. I didn't need to tell my baby sister about my s*x life. She nodded her head and scrolled through her phone. "Do you think I could talk to Elle?" She asked not looking up. "Why?"

"Well, we're both here by ourselves, I could use the company, and if your plan works out we'd eventually be family." I thought about it. I'm sure Elle would like to talk to someone who's physically here. But if things don't go as planned, she'd figure out Nadia is my sister and I don't want her to go through another betrayal of all her friends knowing about me. Though it is technically her fault.

"Only if you keep quiet about everything. Don't get too comfortable." She nodded and smiled eagerly before jumping up from her chair. "Good, because I kinda already started talking to her." I rolled my eyes and told her to get out. Such a Nadia move.

I looked through the cameras again to see when she talked to Elle. 6:34 pm, by the same egg chair we first met. Elle lay down peacefully reading a book while Nadia sat beside her.

I found it amusing that even on vacation Elle was a creature of habit. Staying in the same place. I'd have to alert the staff to keep that chair reserved for her.

I couldn't help but think about my next move. As much as I wanted Elle to come to me I knew that wouldn't be the case. She would probably avoid me and pretend that last night didn't happen. I should've told Naida to push her. Push her into my arms.

Knowing my sister she would do the opposite. Encourage her to talk to multiple other men, like last night. Each stupid little boy who had the balls to talk to her had a death wish. I wanted to snap each other their necks and throw them overboard.

I wanted to wait for the right moment to talk to her, but as soon as I spotted another scrawny boy set his eyes on her I had to mark my place. And I did. All over her neck.

I watched my phone light up the dimly lit security room, a text from Elias, my other brother. He stayed at the office working, taking place for Nik while he planned the wedding and honeymoon.

He knew everything about computers and software, almost at the same hacking level as Ivy. He begged me not the hire her but I knew she would be an asset, I don't know what their history was.

His text read something along the lines of 'stop camping out in the security room and do my job'. If only he knew.

But he was right. I've been in here long enough, I still had a job to do.

Move all the drugs hidden in the bottom of the boat to each island. It was quite simple and didn't involve me much. It wasn't our first time doing it and if there were any complications, there were thousands of guards ready.

The casinos are where the real money comes from. It's a very cash-heavy business so it's fairly easy to get away with a lot. With our connections in the government, almost anything we do can fly and we surely take advantage of it.

As I closed the door behind me and made my way back to my floor, I was relieved that Naida hadn't insisted on staying on my floor. I preferred not to witness the constant stream of guys entering and leaving her room, and she didn't need to see my Elle barely able to walk out of mine.

I walked through the boat, most people either in the activities planned on the third and fourth floor, while there were still a couple of people spread about.

I quickly walked through the plaza, not wanting to be out more when a certain someone caught my eye through a window.

Elle stood in the candy shop, Naida by her side pointing at the candy that filled the walls. I watched as Elle smiled, and grabbed the spoon to fill her bag with candy.

I knew she had a sweet tooth and I expect her to be back in this shop multiple times throughout the week. They went to the cash register to pay and I hurried past the store. I didn't want to make things more awkward and I knew she needed time.

I did just ravish her body last night and I'm sure she felt sore.

I just couldn't wait to do it again.

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I grabbed my phone and was about to throw it against the wall. There was a problem back home with one of our warehouses being broken into. Nothing was stolen since the guards found the two clowns.

This is exactly why I didn't go on these work trips. If something went wrong at sea the coast guards and my allies would help immediately. But this was a problem only Nik and I were fit to handle.

I wouldn't interrupt his time with Juliet. Not that I cared, but if someone pulled me away from Elle for work I'd lose my s**t.

The only other person who was as ruthless and cruel as us was, Lacy. I was already asking her for a lot, allowing Elle to come here. But this problem needed to be handled.

I hesitantly called her number, but she didn't pick up until the last ring. "I'm busy!" She screamed into the phone. "I don't care. I need your help." I rushed out quickly before she could hang up. I heard her sigh into the phone. "With?"

I explained the situation to her, how she needed to get her ass over to my warehouse. "You want me to give them the Lacy special?" I couldn't see her but I knew she was smirking at the phone. "I don't care what you do. Just make sure they're no one important."

"And what do I get out of this?" I knew she wanted something and she would be sure to milk it out of me. "Name your price."

"Pair Ivy and Elias together." She answered rather quickly. What an odd request. "Playing matchmaker?" I teased. "Always. Just make them do something together." I agreed and hung up the phone.

I wasn't sure what she was planning. Normally I would've forced her to tell me, especially when it involves my family, but she knew I had Elle in my care. She wouldn't put her at risk.

I heard a knock at my door and wanted it so badly to be Elle. Doubt that she remembered where my room was. I opened the door to be unpleasantly greeted by Nadia. "Didn't care to share you guys had s*x?"

She pushed her way through the door and into my room. "It doesn't concern you." Why would Elle tell her? "It does. If you think you're gonna win her over by shoving your d**k in her you're sadly mistaken." She looked upset, her thin eyebrows raised in a way that resembled my father. Disappointed but also angry.

"What makes you say that?" I closed the door and made my way over to the loveseat, sitting down comfortably. "Because all she wanted was s*x. You didn't even establish a relationship. Tell me what guys do you know who dated their one-night stands?" She stood in front of me, arms crossed.

Why does she care so much?

"It doesn't matter. I'll win her over." She didn't seem so sure of my skills. "You better. I like her and if you f**k this up, I swear I'll beat your ass." She walked out of my room slamming the door shut.

I didn't know spending a couple of hours with Elle would piss her off so much. I knew Elle had been wanting to take her mind off things and she probably wouldn't be so eager to jump into a relationship.

But I knew if she spent a week with me I could change her mind.

At least I hoped so.