C16

MILLIE

"You must be out of your mind,I want you away from me,not closer."

He looks to the side where the ring is and licks his lips,I follow the motion then blink and divert my attention back to his eyes.

"I'm up in a few minutes," he says then focuses back on me.

I look in the ring's direction in time to catch a very built and scary guy entering the center,my eyes widen to saucers. He jumps around in the ring, throwing punches and warming up.

"What the hell are you thinking?" This guy is larger than the previous one I tried to stop him from fighting.

"You always seem to be worried about me before fights,I wonder why that is."

"I told you,it's because I'm concerned for Suzie," I lie.

"That's bullshit and you know it." He leans down and my eyes cross because of how close he is.

"A bet."

"What?" I ask confused.

"A bet,I fight that guy," he tips his head in the ring's direction. "If i win,you go out on a date with me,if I lose,I'll leave you alone as you falsely claim you want."

"It's not a false claim."

"Deal or no deal?"

His eyes bore into mine,well this is my shot at the freedom I once had. He has zero chances against that guy anyway,so it's a 90 percent chance for me to get away.

"Deal. You lose,you keep your word."

He smirks and it's a sight to behold,then he pushes off the wall and goes to the ring. I follow after a few minutes.

"Millie,where did you dissapear to?"

I swallow nervously when she looks in the direction where I came from.

"I was on the phone."

She frowns and lifts my phone up,

"I'm the one having your phone."

"Right,I meant the other-"

"My phone." Logan finishes for me and I want to strangle him,this only points that...

Suzie looks at him then me,slowly,her lips stretch into a knowing smile.

"It's not what-"

"Don't move from here." He points at both of us, cutting me off. I glare at his very muscled and rippled back as he retreats.

"Huh..."

I snap out of the trance at Suzie's mocking tone.

"What?"

"There's drool at the corners of your mouth."

I wipe at the corners of my lips and when there's nothing on my fingers, she chuckles.

The cheers cut off whatever conversation was about to start between us and I'm so thankful.

Two minutes into the fight and my heart is already pounding so hard against my ribcage.

"Come on Logan." Suzie says nervously as if he'll hear her. The worry on her face must match mine because he sure as hell is being beaten to a pulp.

His head turns and his eyes lock with mine. It's then I see it,he's doing it on purpose. His eyes are telling me he's giving me what I want,but at what cost? His life? The crowd goes silent as what I believe is the shock of seeing Logan lose plays right before their eyes. Even the opposing team seems to be shell shocked at how the mighty lion is falling.

Moisture glitters in my eyes as panic grips me tight.

"What the hell are you doing," I whisper.

The answer is written all over his face, "you can stop it."

But if I do,that means giving away my freedom. Tears run down Suzie's face as she watches the man she considers her brother being beaten brutally.

"Okay." I whisper and with that,a gleam shines in his dark eyes. Like a monster,he holds the hand that was about to punch him and then pounds into the large man as if he's a soft cushion.

He's like a monster,a monster that I myself let out of it's cage.

One last punch to the jaw has the man falling face first to the ground. Roars of cheers and whistling fills the atmosphere as Logan wipes the corner of his bleeding mouth. He doesn't wait for his hand to be lifted,he jumps out of the ring without breaking eye contact with me.

"Jesus! I almost died of a heart attack,Logan has never been beaten up like that before."

I can't even pay attention to Suzie as the reality of what I just did comes crushing down on me.

He baited me,he freaking baited me and I fell for it. He never really gave me a choice from the beginning,he played me against my own condition and I stupidly handed myself over to him.

He grabs a t-shirt and comes to our side,I see a man handing over a bunch of money to Jaime,who doesn't bother counting but puts it in a bag.

"Come on." Suzie starts heading in their direction but I remain rooted in place.

Logan's face is bruised,there's a cut at the corner of his eye and lip. His hand clutches his side as he winces with every step he takes.

when he reaches us,he leans closer and whispers in my ear.

"Your turn now,dimples." His hot breath fans the shell of my ear and I momentarily close my eyes. He straightens and walks out of the doors and I take that as my queue to follow.

Before anyone else can see me,I turn and rush out,following Logan.

The cold air blows in my face the minute I step out of the club. Logan is leaning against the hood of his car,when he sees me approaching,he pushes off.

"That's not what we agreed," I say angrily.

"And what did we agree on?"

"Don't try to play me dumb Logan,you were suppose to fight with everything you had,not let him beat you up like that on purpose. You knew I wouldn't bear it knowing I got you in the hospital when I could stop it."

He comes closer and spins us around,my ass lands on the hood of his car and then he steps between my legs.

"You and I both know that you didn't do it because of those reasons,you did it because you couldn't bear seeing me beaten up like that."

"That's not true." Instead of firmly, my voice comes out as a whisper.

"You tried to stop me from fighting last time, because you feared I would get hurt."

My throat closes,what he's saying is true and I have no way to deny it.

"You feel something for me Millie,I can see it in the way you watch me,the way you tremble when I touch you,the way you moan into my mouth when I ravish your lips."

He runs small circles at the back of my ear,then he leans down and pulls my bottom lip with his teeth.

"You want me but you feel it's wrong..." He kisses me softly. "But the wrong feels so right." Another kiss.

"Tell me to go and I will." This time,he kisses me without any ounce of gentleness. He kisses me like he's on a battlefield and he'll win the war no matter what. When he pulls back,we are both panting,he pecks me again,a wet slow sloppy kiss.

"Say it Millie and when you do,

mean it."

I breathe deeply,my heart,body and head at war with each other. Slowly,my hands lift and wrap around his neck.

"No.." I whisper with a shake of my head. There's silence from the other end,so I lift my head up to see if he heard me or not but then I find him watching me. His eyes bore into mine and my breath hitches as our eyes lock. My chin trembles because whatever I'm feeling is scaring the crap out of me.

"No?" He asks as if to be sure if I really said no.

"No.." I whisper as my eyes move to his lips.

His reaction to that is a grunt.

"You can't take that back." Then he slams his lips on mine again.

And with this,I realize that I'm done for as I kiss him back for the first time.