They got back to the hotel and they all gathered in Axel’s room to listen to the plan Lily had.
“So, how did it go? What did you find?” Nora asked as she sat on the couch, Max sat next to her and wrapped his arms around her.
Lily was seated next to Axel on the bed.
“El Diablo took her.” Lily said.
“Okay, so what are we going to do about it?” Max asked and she breathed out heavily.
“We need to know where El Diablo is keeping her first. He has different bases in Russia, she could be anywhere.” Lily replied.
“And how are we going to find that?”
“There is this club El Diablo has. It’s kind of like a sex club and he visits the place once in a while. We will go there tonight, split up, and try to find him.”
“But no one knows what he looks like.” Max said.
“He has a tattoo… ” Lily trailed off and glanced at Axel. She chuckled nervously and turned to Max and Nora.
“According to Anastasia, he has a dragon tattoo on his neck.” She said and they nodded.
“So in the night, we head out. I will go with Nora while Axel and Max go together.” Lily explained and they nodded in response.
After they were done going over the plan, Max and Nora left the room.
Lily stood up from the bed and was about to walk away when Axel grabbed her hand. She gave him a questioning look and he stood up.
He stared at her without saying anything, Lily’s heart raced as she tried to hold his gaze.
“Lily.” He called softly and she smiled nervously.
“Is there anything you want to tell me?” Axel asked and she shook her head in response.
“Okay. You promised to tell me what happened a year ago.” Axel said and she nodded, she bit her lip as she thought of what to say.
“I… I will tell you tomorrow or when we get back tonight.” She said and Axel sighed, he nodded and let go of her hand.
He was about to walk away but she held his hand.
“Axel, I love you.” She said,
“I love you so much.” She added and Axel slowly forced a smile.
“I know.” He muttered and kissed her cheek before walking out of the room.
~
AT NIGHT
Max and Axel stood in the hallway waiting for Nora and Lily. They were getting dressed in Nora’s suite.
After what seemed like forever, they walked out of the suite. They both paused and stared in awe, their dress looked so pretty on them.
“I know, I know. I look hot.” Nora said as she moved closer to her husband.
“Yes, you do.” He chuckled and wrapped his arms around her.
Lily walked closer to Axel, he hid his amusement and smiled a little.
“You look good.” He said simply and walked towards the elevator. Lily felt her heart shatter, Max and Nora gave her a questioning look and she shrugged.
Max let go of Nora and walked towards Axel, Nora moved closer to Lily.
“Is everything okay between you two?” Nora asked.
“Yeah, just a little argument.” She replied and Nora nodded in response.
They all headed out. They got out of the hotel and got into different cars. Max and Axel took a car while Nora and Lily took another.
As Lily drove, Nora kept glancing at her.
“What?” Lily asked.
“Nothing much. I just feel like you seem to know so much about someone who is a ghost.” Nora said and Lily chuckled.
“I work for his sister, remember?”
Nora shrugged in response.
“I know. Still, it seems weird.” Nora muttered and looked out the window.
~
MONTHS AGO
El Diablo stared at Nadia as she slept on the bed, she was still cuffed to the bed. He had been watching her for a very long time and he couldn’t get his eyes off her.
Nadia slowly opened her eyes and she flinched when she noticed El Diablo staring at her.
She groaned in pain as she felt her body hurting.
“Ca… can you please untie me?” She pleaded.
He slowly pulled out the key to the cuffs, and loosened the ropes on her legs and she sighed in relief.
He moved closer to the bed and Nadia gulped as he took a seat next to her. She couldn’t take her eyes off him.
He slowly loosened the cuffs and Nadia exhaled heavily as she creased her wrists.
“Those blue eyes.” He muttered. Nadia looked at him and held his gaze. Nadia felt her heart race, she had mixed emotions as she stared at him.
“My kitten’s eyes are pretty.”
~
PRESENT
They arrived at the club and they all got out of the car.
“We will head in first.” Lily said.
“It’s a VIP club. You would only be let in if you say the code word. It’s Sisyphus.” Lily said.
“Sisyphus?” Max asked and she nodded.
“Does everyone remember the plan?” Axel asked and they all nodded in response.
Lily and Nora made their way into the club. They got to the entrance and said the code, and they were let in.
“Woah.” Nora gasped as soon as they got into the club. It was epic! The lights, the music, the number of naked people walking all over the place! She was about to start dancing when Lily shot her a glare.
“Stay focused Nora.”
“Of course.” Nora replied.
“We will split up here, if anything happens or you see anyone, you call me, okay?”
“Sure.” Nora replied and nodded.
Nora was about to walk away but Lily held her and pulled her back.
“What?” Nora groaned.
“Stay focused Nora. We are in a fucking lion’s den. Stay focused!”