Chapter 4
You are back early did you have fun with the boys?" asked Valentina. I took off my jacket placing it on the counter debating how to answer Valentina's question. I had lied to her I was meeting up with the boys instead I went to the biggest stripper club in town.
"Actually no, I went to Pure Bliss for an investigation on the current case I am working on hoping to get new leads," I answered truthfully. She stopped chopping the vegetables to stare at me after she heard what I had just said.
"Judging from how you look. It wasn't a satisfying experience was it?
" She inquired. I shook my head no as I gave her a quick kiss and headed to the shower.
What could I have said to my fiancee that I was hot and bothered by seeing two men make out or specifically I was turned on by Ivan Bratan one of the biggest mafia don in the city.
Speaking of fiancee it appeared they knew so much about my personal life.
I had always ensured I kept Valentina away from my line of work to keep her safe if any of the criminals I caught decided to clap back.
It turns out I wasn't discreet enough otherwise why would they bring out a stripper who has the exact same name as my fiancee.
I definitely do not believe in coincidences.
It was intentional and he was sending a message across.
As the water landed on my skin I allowed myself to remember the events of the night.
Ones which according to how I was raised were forbidden.
Ivan's files never showed his preference was men.
If I knew I wouldn't have been caught off guard as I was.
It made me look stupid and weak. I had nothing against men who liked men everyone is allowed to do what made them happy.
But why did it bother me when he was in the arms of another man.
I pushed the thoughts away trying to make sense of everything that had just happened. "Baby may I come in?" Val asked from the other side of the door. She tried unlocking it but it didn't budge. I wasn't in any mood to do anything and so I ignored her until she left.
I finished taking a bath changed and got into bed.
Valentina got in to bed with me trying to kiss me but I feigned sleep.
My heart was beating loudly in my chest hoping it wasn't going to betray me.
Valentina and I had been dating for three years and I proposed eight months ago after getting pressure from my family.
It's not that I didn't love Valentina she was a sweet woman who would one day make a great wife. My wife I reminded myself. The thought alone made my heart ache. My mind went back to sixteen years ago when I was in highschool.
"Kayde," Ryan called. I was home alone with my secret boyfriend Ryan who I had been dating for about three months. "Yes babe. Is everything okay?"
Ryan pulled me towards him and kissed me. "We shouldn't be doing this here," I said. His kiss was tempting and I finally caved in allowing myself to get lost in the feeling when I heard someone mention my name.
"Dad!"
The tears that I always held back when I remembered that memory came flowing into the pillow. I tried to quiet down to avoid Val hearing me. I took in deep breaths willing myself to sleep and to forget like I always did.
I woke up in the morning before Val got up and changed into my gym clothes.
I left the house after leaving her a note that I would be at the gym.
The weather was quite chilly considering it was the final days of winter.
I didn't take my car with me deciding it would be better off to take a run there to help me unwind.
My thoughts went back to the stormy eyes of a man who I was to arrest in forty eight hours.
My most vivid memory of our interaction being the latest encounter we had at his club.
He was the most unpredictable man I had ever met in my whole life and his presence alone affected me in many ways than I could come into terms with.
There was something intriguingly different about Ivan Bratan as he called himself.
I wondered if that was even his real name.
Instead of going to the gym like I had planned I found myself in front of my office even though it was a weekend.
I scaled the stairs and got inside only to run into my partner.
"Suarez why are you here on a weekend aren't you supposed to be resting," I questioned.
"I could ask you the same question Williams. What are you doing at work on a Saturday with that outfit. Ain't you supposed to be at the gym or something," he retorted.
"Touche!"
I got towards the files Suarez was working on only to see that two men were found dead together with the missing van that was seen taking the prime minister's daughter. Their names Sergio Ramos and Aleksandr Bermount.
"Aren't these men from the Bratan Gang?" When Suarez mentioned the gang in relation to the men something in my head clicked.
"These are Ivan Bratan's men and that van has the exact same number plate the kidnapping van had," I thought out loud.
That meant that Scorpion was guilty of the prime minister's daughter kidnapping.
"Kayde let's go arrest him. We have more than enough evidence to make an arrest right now," Suarez pleaded.
"We don't have a warrant we were to get it from the court on Monday morning. If we go now it will be against the law plus our superior will be really disappointed," I reasoned. Suarez wasn't having any of it and he continued pressing that we make the arrest effective immediately.
"Men like him are what makes this society a terrible place. Every single minute spent here is unimaginable torture inflicted on the kidnapped girl. We can't let a criminal like him lose let is serve as an example to people like him."
I was reluctant to make the arrest before but after hearing Suarez's little speech it reminded me why I joined the bureau in the first place.
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