White Lion's POV
Some girls become excellent seducers by the main fact that they were extra ordinarily beautiful and endowed. Hot and sexy.
Some become excellent seducers by learning the act of seduction. While some were born to it. Sophia had been one of those born with it, she was an absolute badass at it.
She was born without a silver spoon, and soon had to learn to survive. She didn't really need much tutoring, she was a fast learner. She was born with the brain and she had made good use of it.
I could remember when we met she was still 16, stubborn, reckless and a rebel doing whatever comes to her mind, getting whatever she wanted. She wanted to experience life and experience it to it's fullest and that was when I met her.
The first time I saw her she was sneaking out of a party after a long night of partying, drinking and smoking. However unlike her friends she wasn't drunk, I heard from the bartender that she never got drunk.
That she always made sure to watch the amount of alcohol she took in because she knew how strict her parents were.
And If they were to find her drunk that would be the end of her and she didn't want her end yet, not when she hadn't seen all there was to see and experienced all there was to experience.
Sophia wanted to live and live to the fullest that was her goal, but fate had other thing's planned for her and when we met it was all fire and fire. She was just like the kind of woman I used loved, Wild and free.
That was until I met Mira. Never before had I seen someone as innocent, yet so fierce, so brave, so beautiful. Her love was all I wanted now. I wanted her with every blood in my body.
"She seems like the rebellious one boss. Fucking Slut thinks she's a fighter. This was the sentence that changed everything for me. I wanted her not for anything, not for money or for power but because it is the first time I am wanting and needing something at the same time. Usually I just want but don't need or I need but don't want."
"I crave Mira. All of her. Everything she was in herself. Her flaws and her beauty, her very essence." I sighed, locking eyes with a dazzled Sophia.
Sophia chuckled, a mixture of emotions in her brown eyes. "Does this even make sense to you. Everything you just said? You are acting as If casted a spell on you."
I could tell by her voice that she was starting to get upset.
I stood upright and slipped out of the table to prevent her from coming closer. I didn't want it to get to the point where I would have to reject her. She noticed.
"It does make sense to me. Anyway I will be leaving to do some more business and to talk to Marcus about my plan. I will call you tomorrow morning at dawn so you can set the plan on motion." I said as I walked towards the door eager to be away from her.
Her friendship and alliance were important to me and I didn't want to ruin it.
She didn't see me just as a friend and that was exactly why I had been staying away from her and why I had to leave now.
"I will be waiting for your call." Sophia said with a smile but it didn't quite reach her eyes.
I nodded and opened the door. My hands were still on the handle when she called my name. I turned back to hear what she wanted to say.
"I won't fail you." She said, putting her hand on her heart. I copied the gesture before leaving.
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White Lion's POV
My office had a safe where I kept my money and my most expensive guns. The safe was hidden behind a huge landscape painting.
I had a library in here too which had more of my fathers books than mine. He was an avid reader and an intelligent man. It was something I took from him.
Books opened worlds of Knowledge for me something that was essential in my line of business.
I was sited on a high chair by a huge mahogany table where I kept my techs and other important documents.
Marcus was sited opposite me on one of the smaller visitors sit.
"Boss." Marcus called me a little loudly pulling me out of my thoughts.
I had been puffing out smoke, tainting the air when he had called me with worry laced in his voice.
I glared at him from the haze of smoke coming from my cigar. I had invited him to my office downstairs to discuss my plans with him, but I found myself zoning out of the conversation every now and then as thoughts of Mira clouded my mind.
She was alone in the room and I feared that she might try to escape and might even succeed this time around.
I just hoped that she would do as I had told her to. I didn't want to hurt her. I couldn't. I had never laid my hands on any woman and I definitely didn't want to start with the woman I love.
Love.
It was such a strong word to use for something I wasn't sure of yet.
The only reason I remained calm was the tight security I had positioned upstairs.
They were instructed not to hurt her but they were not going to let her go.
"I was asking what we should do with the Dragon gang, they are still asking for a meeting." Marcus informed, looking concerned.
He was tall, not as tall as I was but tall enough to look good in my chair. His hair was cut short and wavy, he looked more African- american than Nigerian. He hardly ever looked scary but he could do a clean job with ease and that was why he was the best because you would never expect him to be so bad by just looking at him.
His looks were so deceitful. A puppy on the outside and a tiger on the inside.
I blew out another smoke and stared at Marcus. "I was the one that called for a meeting with Ken and Jega."
Marcus sat up straight on his chair. His eyes widened in shock. "Why boss? You don't like Ken for anything and you hate Jega, why call them? We don't need them."
I inhaled in smoke and took it out through my mouth. "I want out Marcus." I said glaring at him through hooded eyes. I wanted to gorge out every bit of his reaction.
"You want out of what Boss?" Marcus asked, confusion evident in his demeanor.
"I want out of this life. I want to live a crime free life, I want out of the name White Lion."
Marcus stared at me, his eyes were filled with questions, anger and uncertainty. "Is it because of that girl, Marian?" He asked me. "Why do you. I don't understand." He stammered.
"Mira." I corrected. He was scared and I was too. Although we both feared different things.
"And yes, it is because of her. I want her with every fibre of my being and I have thought of a way to get her." I repeated everything I had said to Sophia to Marcus and he listened with apt attention while shaking his head in disapproval.
"You are not serious Boss, are you?" Marcus asked me with wide eyes. "This is insane! You can't do this. We need you! I need you."
"Marcus I tell you these things not so that you can tell me what to or what not to do. I need your support not your opinion. So are you in or out?"
Marcus laughed nervously. A tensed silence enveloped us as he stared at me with rage filled eyes.
But I knew he wasn't angry. He was only afraid.
"I am in. Always in with whatever you plan but I can't lead this gang with Sophia. She vexes me."
"Let's talk about that later." I chuckled, rolling my eyes. I took out another cigarette from the box and put out the one I was holding.
"Marcus. You can be King. You have what it takes." I encouraged.
He smiled at me but it didn't quite reach his eyes. "Whatever you say boss."
He was conflicted that I could tell but he wasn't ladened with so much choices anyway.
"Tomorrow is going to be a long day". I thought as I watched Marcus leave my office like the weight of the world was suddenly dropped on his shoulders.
Maybe it was, for my shoes were impossible to fit in. I did believe in Marcus though. He would do a good job.