Chapter 104 - One Hundred And Four : I Need To Sleep (2/2)

”What are you doing? ” I asked and sat up, watching him curiously.

”Well unlike you who has made herself comfortable in enemy territory, I have to be ultra-careful,” He said and almost immediately, discovered a bug hidden in the pocket of one of the dark blazers.

An ”I told you ” smirk was found on his face and I rolled my eyes, whatever.

What would Sakuzi gain from eavesdropping on our discussion anyway? He was probably just making sure Niklaus doesn't stab him on the back.

He went ahead to enthusiastically search the cabinet, under the table, bed, bathroom, the electric bulbs, and ended up with six bugging devices.

Niklaus gathered them and flushed them down the toilet before taking a shower, leaving me with the opportunity to force myself to sleep.

I tossed and turned on the bed, counted sheep from one to hundred yet, sleep didn't cross my eyes. I stared at the wall clock, it was already one in the morning and still no sign of sleep.

My senses were on hyper-alert when the door to the bathroom clicked open and Niklaus strolled into the room, shirtless.

My throat dried up at the sight while my pulse raced and I had to flush my brain free from dirty thoughts. Niklaus and I were no longer together - not official yet but he knows that.

I don't trust my body nor mind which was why I adamantly refused to share a room with him, but it seems luck was not on my side.

He came to stand beside the bed with his arms on his waist while staring at me intensely.

”What? ” I asked him, why was he staring at me that way?

”Move to the side Maya,” he said and tried to climb the bed but I quickly stretched myself fully on the bed, making sure there was no space left for him to occupy.

I snorted, ”I'm sorry but I've called dibs on the bed ” I turned my head and gestured to the pile of sheets on the floor.

”I was kind enough to order those for you ”

His gaze moved to the thick blankets on the floor and then back at me. He cocked a brow, ”Really Maya? ”

”Yeah, really. ”

I saw him wipe his face with his hands ”Maya, I've had a long day today, I need to catch a wink right now ”

The stress was evident and he looked a bit drained but I refused to be fooled; we are never sharing a bed, I don't trust him.

”Alright, you can knock yourself out ”

He breathed a sigh of relief.

To his shock, I added ”On the floor ”

”Maya, be good… ” there was an etch of warning in his voice.

”Or what? ” I challenged him.

Suddenly, an evil smile graced his lips and he began to walk towards me slowly, the way a predator would close in on prey.

I panicked and began to crawl back with my hands until my back hit the headboard - a dead end.

”I swear to God if you come any closer, I'll call the police and have you charged for assault ”

Niklaus paused, then started a peal of mocking laughter that left me stupefied.

”Sure, call the police. Have you forgotten where you are ?”

Oh right, I was currently staying in a mobster's house and planning on calling the police? Sakuzi's organization would definitely hunt me and my family down - hunting Kim's family? How delightful.

I gulped ” In case you don't remember, I am a black belt so don't you dare come close else… ”

But the more I kept talking, the more Niklaus kept crawling towards me until he closed in on me.

”I'm  sorry sweetheart but I need to sleep, ” Niklaus told me and before I knew what was happening, he carried me off the bed and dumped me on the blankets.

You bastard!