My Father's Friend
My Father’s Friend – Chapter 28

Cauther looked at Casey in detail, she was drenched in sweat and her cheeks were as red as a tomato. All he wanted to do was to stay inside her and make love to her again. But since it was his first time, he shouldn’t overdo it, he was going to have many more nights like that anyway.

-Are you all right? -He asks her, sitting up and kneeling on the sofa. Did I hurt you?

-No,” he answers with a breath. I’m fine,” he adds, breathing heavily.

-Are you sure? -He holds out his hand to help her sit up.

-Yes,” she insists, but without even looking at his face.

-And why haven’t you looked at me once?

-I…” He says, after taking Cauther’s shirt to cover his nakedness.

The red-haired girl had no idea what to say to him, the shame she felt prevented her from even looking him in the face. And she knew he was watching her closely. What they had done was crazy, but she couldn’t turn back now, she gave herself to the man who bought her, to her father’s friend and in the near future to her partner.

-I see that you have some internal conflicts, but don’t worry, we’ll still get married. So nothing will happen.” She looks up to see Cauther stand up and grab his trousers.

-What?

-You’ll marry me, Casey. And now that I’ve taken your virtue, I won’t let you belong to anyone else.

-Am I a trophy to you? -He rises abruptly, dropping his shirt and ignoring the nakedness of his body.

Cauther swallows dryly at the sight of her like that, the woman had no idea of the power of that innocent body. He was thankful she had put her trousers on, or things would be worse for him.

-Get dressed.

-Answer me, am I a f*****g trophy to you? -She was angry.

-Casey…

-Answer with a demon. -Respond with a demon. -Respect angrily.

Damn it! If he kept seeing her naked like that, he wouldn’t be able to resist the urge to carry her over his shoulder and put her in his room for the day.

-I want to hear what my father has to say about this absurd imposition of marriage. But most of all, I want to see his reaction when he learns that his precious friend and business partner is a goddamn mobster who likes to buy kidnapped women, then abuse them,” Cauther pumped his fists.

-Your father gave me your hand, Casey.

-What? That’s a lie…” She objects in astonishment.

-The ceremony is in two days,” he answers, turning away.

He was so pissed off, whatever excitement he’d had seconds before was gone. All he felt was anger, and the best thing to do was to get the hell out of there. He’d already said everything he had to say to Casey, making love to her wasn’t part of what he planned to do, but it was given and now there was no turning back. Still, I wish I could give him a k**s, or a hug before he left, but given his words all I could do was make him angry.

That morning, Otto was in his office when an unexpected individual paid him a visit. The man looked up as he saw him enter his office.

-Mark, what are you doing here? -The man stood at his desk.

-I’m here to collect on that favour you owe me, Otto.” The club owner adjusts his shirt, feeling a bead of sweat trickle down his forehead.

-Mark, well, I… What do you want? If it’s money, you’ve got to let me get…

-I don’t want your money,” he answers, putting both hands in his pockets.

-So, so, what do you want? -He stammers.

-I want you to give me Serena.

Otto blinks repeatedly, not believing what he’s hearing. Mark wanted Serena’s bitch. Why? Why did he want to take her?

-What are you talking about?

-I’m talking about taking her away from this place.

-Mark, I can’t give her to you. -Mark, I can’t give her to you.

-Ah, can’t you?

The old man swallowed hard. Maybe it wasn’t the best answer of all, he owed Mark a big favour and he was sure that he would pay for it at any moment. But I don’t imagine it would be with that stupid Serena. It would be a great loss for him to take her, he suspected Mark wouldn’t be coming back.

-What are your interests with her?

-How long have you cared about the welfare of these girls? I have told you what payment I require, give me the girl.

-You know that means I’ll lose her and you twice over. -That’s business.

-That’s business. I’ll take her and that will be that.

I wasn’t prepared for that, Serena and Erika were the best I had. But what the hell could I do, if I didn’t give her to him, Mark would be a layer of everything. Besides, the debt he owed her was huge.

-All right, you can take her,” he resigned himself to letting her go.

-We’re even. I’ll come for her in a month, so you’d better not put her to work, otherwise I’ll be forced to cut your balls off.

Otto lets out a frustrated sigh, he didn’t want to lose any more girls. He would have to replace a way to acquire fresh meat for the bar. Two losses in one week wasn’t easy.

The old man leaned back in his seat wondering why Mark wanted Serena, was he really thinking about it. It was impossible, a lot of guys had a crush on girls, but they didn’t go so far as to want to take her. Most of them had a wife waiting for them at home.

-What the f**k…

She had no appetite at all, after Cauther dropped that bombshell about her father authorizing her marriage to him, she felt a churning in the pit of her stomach. She was really angry with Raphael, what she didn’t understand was, how come he gave her permission? What about her kidnapping? What about who Cauther was? Hell, why did her father want her to marry such a bad guy.

She wondered if he ever cared about her welfare during her abduction. He didn’t seem to care whether she was there or not, and with what Cauther told her, her suspicions were quickly becoming certain…. That day she was so alone in the house, Cauther left her alone in that huge mansion forbidding her to make a phone call or go out. It was crazy that he kept her held against her will, with a demon, she was Raphael Monroe’s daughter.

Casey stands up, she couldn’t be intimidated by that bastard Cauther. She wasn’t a trophy or a toy he could do whatever he wanted with.

-I intend to get out of this house whether that idiot likes it or not.

She walked to the exit of the house, and as soon as she opened the door, the black-haired woman was met by the figure of a muscular man dressed in black.

-Where are you going, miss? -She looks at his expressionless face, and thinks that she won’t be able to get out so easily after all.

-I’m going out.

-I’m sorry, but Mr. Acrom instructed us not to let you go anywhere.

-He did what?

-Please go back to the house. -Your boss can’t hold you.

-Your boss can’t keep me in this house, he’s crazy. I’m getting out of here, whether he likes it or not.

She makes an attempt to leave, but the guard grabs her by the arm and stops her. She glares angrily at the guard for daring to touch her. No one from security had ever laid a hand on her.

-How dare he!

-Please cooperate, Miss Monroe.

-I will do no such thing.

She pushes the guy away without success, which fills her with anger. She was about to slap him if possible, but then a strong hand grabs her wrist. Both she and the security guy looked to the side.

-Stand down,” Cauther orders the security guy, but without taking his eyes off Casey. What do you think you’re doing? -He tightens his grip on her hand.

-Get out of here.

-I think I’ve made it clear you can’t do that.

-You’re not one to stop me from not doing it.

-I will be in two days.

-I remind you that you yourself have told me that it will only be a marriage of convenience, I don’t know what dirty deal you and my father have planned, but should I be forced to marry you I will never see that union as real. I am not in love with you, and I could never love an arrogant beast like you.

Cauther clenches his jaw, she used to drive him out of temper so easily that it surprised him. For that reason, he thought Casey deserved to be punished for having a pretty little mouth but a very haughty one.

-Have you gone mute? -Her tone was so arrogant, Cauther speculated.