Chapter 27

CHAPTER 27

KIERRA

W e sit together on a red sofa in Sins library, "Tell me everything," she says.

Immediately I blush with a sigh. "He's. I don't know how to describe him. Everything."

She gives me a knowing smile. "Sin isn't exactly hard on the eyes. And boy does the name seem fitting."

I laugh as I cross my legs underneath me, "It is, although his name is actually Sinclair."

Scrunching up her nose, she giggles, "Yeah Sin is better than Sinclair."

I realize this might be my chance to find out information I haven't had time to ask Sin questions about.

"He said he wants to put a collar on me. I don't want to be walked around like a damn dog."

She giggles, "It's not like that. It's more of an ownership thing. Which I guess might be like having a dog, but it's not the same. I'm not collared and we haven't discussed it, but from what I understand, a lot of Dom's collar their subs as kind of a visual message to others that they're taken and committed to their Dom."

I form an ‘O' with my mouth, "Okay, that makes sense. He was concerned when he had to make a speech that men were going to descend on me like a pack of hungry wolves."

Amira rises off the sofa and opens the wine fridge, and grabs two chilled glasses and a bottle of wine. "Wine in the library. I like it."

She pours me a glass and hands it to me before sitting back down with her own. I laugh, "Help yourself."

With a shrug she says, "Hey send the submissive's away and they will play."

I take a sip of the wine, which of course is flavorful with the perfect amount of sweetness, "So, Zade says you're in danger."

With a nod, I admit the truth. "I witnessed my family's murder and they've been after me ever since. It's why I was at Den of Sin that night. To get enough money so I can get far away from this country."

She takes a swallow of her wine before asking, "But you aren't now right? Because of Sin? I don't know him well but I'm pretty sure he intends to protect you."

I sigh audibly, "My dad used to say the road to hell is paved with good intentions."

"Well, according to Zade, Sin is well connected. And that other guy down there, the mobster looking dude."

I laugh, "His name is Bones."

She gasps, "That's Bones?"

I narrow my gaze at her. "What do you know?"

Amira tips her wine glass back while finishing her drink, "Well, they used to all be friends, according to Zade. He's a lawyer and Bones is a mobster. An actual mobster, and when Zade started working for the prosecutor's office, there were trust issues. It affected their friendship and they just kind of stopped talking, but Sin has always stayed friends with him, I guess."

I stare at her in shock, "A mobster? As in a member of the mafia?"

She giggles, "Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what mobsters are."

I can't help but wonder if the guys that are after me are mafia, too. What did my dad get us into? This has to involve him because my mom never made an enemy. But my dad, he did. I saw more than one altercation in his home office with furious men. Being the stupid teenager I was, ?I never took the time to listen to what was going on. Now I really wish I had.

Grabbing my free hand, she squeezes it. "I'm sorry about your family, but it's going to be okay. I know little about this Bones guy other than he's probably not someone you want to fuck with, but our men are capable and protective. And mobs are families, right? So there are probably even more to protect you if you need it."

I'm completely clueless about whether she knows what she's talking about. My knowledge about the mob is quite limited. I only ever saw one episode of The Sopranos. Besides, I'm not sure television shows are really the way one learns about the mafia. It's all fictional on TV anyway, isn't it?

"Amira," one of the two men I don't know, barks down the hallway. I'm guessing it's Zade.

If she's afraid of him, it doesn't show, considering just the sound of his voice causes her to light up like the fourth of July as she runs out of the room. I follow behind her because if I'm honest with myself; I am as lost for Sin as she is with this Zade guy. Half an hour away from him feels like a long time. God help me.

We head out to the main room where Bones and Zade are apparently leaving, so that means, of course, Amira is, too.

She hugs me. "I'll text you."

Sin chuckles. "We'll see if Kierra still has access to her phone."

He laughs again when he notices me looking around for my phone, and he holds it up. "Looking for something, baby?"

The three of them leave the apartment, and Sin glares at me. "Sit. We're going to talk."

I swallow hard and take a seat.

"I've allowed you to misbehave. That ends now. I have expectations you will follow to a ‘T' and if you don't, you will be punished. This is no longer about giving you want you want, Kierra. It's about keeping you safe."

I nod silently and he continues, "You will not leave here without me. For any reason. If I catch you attempting to sneak out, I don't even know what the punishment will be, but it'll be severe. Do you understand why?"

I shrug defiantly. "Yeah. You make rules and I follow them or else."

Sin raises an eyebrow in clear irritation. "You must really like being spanked. It's as if you're begging for it. I don't make rules for something to do. I will not allow anything to happen to you, Kierra. I'm not a man accustomed to living in fear. The thought of losing you is the only thing that terrifies me, so please, this once, do as you're told."

His words cause emotion to swell in my throat. With a nod, I swallow around the lump. "I will. I promise."

Sin walks over and sits beside me. Placing his thumb and forefinger on my chin he tilts my head back and gazes into my eyes, "I'm glad you made friends with Amira. It's good for submissives to have friends that understand what it's like to have a Dom. However, the brat planning committee has been retired. Understood?"

"Yes, Daddy."

He rubs his thumb over my bottom lip, "Good. I'd much prefer to spend my time making you explode with orgasms rather than punishing you. Ultimately, it's your choice. Your behavior dictates my actions."