Chapter 37: Deal

~Tricia

He's got to be joking, right? Yeah, that's it. He just giving me a good time. I didn’t Seth could be this funny.

Tsk.

I almost fell for it, and his expression is still hilarious. I look at him intently, trying not to laugh, but his face is too serious and I can't help myself. I laugh loudly while clutching my stomach. My sudden action caused a grimace on his face.

"Fuck you, Seth, you almost got me there." I said, wiping away my phony tears.

"Are you serious?" I added, but there's still a tinge of amusement in my voice, which vanishes when he looks at me furiously. Uh oh!

"Do I seem to be kidding?" He barked, closing our space gap between us again, his eyes on me in rage, great, he's turning into Incredible Hulk now. I took a step back to maintain our distance.

"Do you know how hard it was for me not to put all of them six feet under the ground whenever they were around you?" He spat again, he steps closer to me, and I step back away from him.

He's so serious right now. Like he’s going to eat me alive. I was about to take a step back when a wall hit my back, jeez, dead end! He came to a complete stop only a few feet away from me.

I laugh a little nervously.

“Seth I don't really know what to say."

Stupid! I sounded like a dimwit! He knitted his brows and looked down at me as if to say, Yeah? 'Continue-I'm-still-listening'

I lower my gaze, playing with my fingers as if I were a little girl being chastised by her parents.

Come on, Isla, speak up! Where is your damn confident? Sighing, I recollected myself and looked him in the eyes, my arms crossed across my chest.

"Look, I'm not sure what's going on inside your head right now, whether you're telling the truth or just playing with me again because you're bored or pissed." I said it straight, mentally applauding myself on not melting under his scorching pair of black orbs.

I see a sly smile form on his face. He was furious earlier, and now he's smiling as if a dark plan is forming in his head.

He is, indeed, a bipolar.

"How about we strike a deal?" He coaxed, looming over my petite frame and leaning his arms on the wall above my head.

I wish I could read his mind.

My brow furrows without taking my gaze away from him. What is he up to now?

"What's the deal?"

"Be my real fiancée."

Huh?

Wait, I'm confused. My mind is buffering and I'm unable to process. Aren’t I his fiancée?

Oh right, that was all plain business but why would he want me to be his real fiancée?

Isn't he still supposed to be upset with me? I know the topic of the poison thingy just vanished because I told him everything about me, and I doubt he'll forget about it once that incident will be brought up again.

"What does it have to do with me?" I asked, raising one of my brows.

"You can have the Underground City's King."

And why would I want the King when I'm already queen?

"I am not interested." I roll my eyes and flatly decline.

“All right, let me change it. I'll show you that I'm not joking. That which I told you is true.”

Is he really serious with that? I mean, come on! I thought he was just messing around.

“How would I know you're not playing with me?” I gave him a suspicious look.

"Actions speak louder than words, Babe." He cooed, his free hand softly pinching my chin. I disgustingly swat his hand and wipe my chin.

Yuck! Babe? What am I pig?

"I know you're a keen observer, babe. You'll be able to tell whether I'm lying or not." I gave him a disgusted look when he said the babe part again. I'd kill him if that was what he called me if we had a pet name.

Oh gosh! Is that all you can come up with, Isla? A pet name? Really?

"What is it for you then?" I mused, changing the subject, and a triumphant grin appeared on his face.

"All I'm doing is making you mine." I was stunned by his answer, like what the fucking hell?

Nobody is going to own me! I don't fucking want anyone bossing me around! I fixed him with a piercing stare.

"Tsk, this is childish." I hissed and shook my head slightly.

"I've had enough problems today, Seth. Don’t add to them." I said coldly, pushing him and making my way to his door. I was about to leave when his voice echoed from every corner of the room, bringing me to a halt.

"Never turn your back on me when I'm talking to you!" I exhaled deeply and faced him.

"Seth, look, I don't have time for your childishness. I have more important things to worry about than this fucking nonsense." I said calmly, despite the fact that I was about to burst inside. What I said, however, infuriated him even more.

"Do you think I'm acting childishly? Fuck it to hell! I have no idea what you've done to me! Why am I behaving in this way? Even I don't understand why I'm doing this nonsense!" He barked, if that's the case, we're just the same.

I also don't know what he did to me. Why did I have these strange feelings for him whenever he was close to me? He's not alone in this fucking shit! I really want to yell that at him, but I restrain myself to avoid causing more trouble.

"Seth—" He cut me off.

And he’s being rude again.

"I already know a lot from you." He stated.

"If you don't want this little bomb secret of yours will explode, you're going to agree with me." He confidently said tucking his hands on his pocket, is he threatening me?

"Are you blackmailing me?" I asked in a matter of fact tone.

"How does it sound?"

I imagine Seth and I smooched up with each other. I’ve also seen some couples in the real life as well as in the movie and their sweetness is killing me.

Fuck! That isn't me! In fact that's the exact opposite of me when it comes to that thing. Horror struck me from the thought of Seth and I doing that things. For goodness sake, we're fucking assassins and not some idiot characters in a romance novel. I just wiped my hands on my face in frustration before I faced Seth again.

"Fine." What have I gotten myself into?

"Good." He is now grinning from ear to ear and make his way to me, he cup my face and look at me deeply in the eyes.

"The deal shall be sealed with a kiss." His lips landed firmly on mine before my eyes could blink, it only last for only seconds before he breaks it.

Even just a little, I can't hear any hint that he was fuming with anger just like a moment ago. Now gentleness spread all over his body the way he look and hold me. I can't deny the fact that my body eased up under his touch though my heart rammed wildly inside my chest.

"And that deal start at this very moment." He added kissing me on my forehead then rested his chin on my head. We stay like that for a moment before I speak up breaking the silence between us.

"Maybe I should go." I stated softly letting myself go from him, I made my way down and I both saw Raynel and Axhton bickering from what happen.

"Dude, I think you shouldn’t have brought Violet here. You could have called me and told me to go to the bar." Raynel said with his back on mine.

"Tsk, shut up! What's done is done. I hope those two above didn't kill each other. Knowing Seth, he doesn't want anyone who is in indebted with him just to go around freely." Axhton replied to Raynel, also his back on mine.

They are really worried about me. I hope it wouldn't change when the time comes that they will know who I really am.

"Hey, guys." I chirp behind, catching their attention.

"Violet!" they exclaimed in unison and rush toward my side checking something on me.

"Uhmm, guys? You okay?"

"You don't have cuts." Axhton wondered.

"You don't have bruises." Raynel seconded, then both of them sigh in relief. I send them a weird look.

What the hell?

"Hey, Axhton. Since you brought me here. Why don't you give me a ride back to the bar?" I turned to Axhton.

"Yea—" He was instantly cut off by Seth's voice.

"No." We immediately looked at him but he is only looking at me like his eyes saying something on me. Why is he always screaming?

What — Oh fuck! The deal.

In my peripheral vision, I saw the guys look at him confusingly.

"I'll take you home." Seth stated, Axhton and Raynel's eyes widen in disbelief, but Axhton expression suddenly changes into something that I can't figure out. It looks like he was angry or something that mix on it. Before I can utter goodbye to them Seth dragged me by my waist.

"Just drop me on the bar, I have my car with me." I said the moment both of us in of his car

"Axthon will take care of it, I'll take you straight to your home." He sternly replied. We both fell into silence, then I remember something, shit! I forgot about Kiro. I didn't informed him that I wouldn't comeback there for tonight.

"Take me to my penthouse instead." I said hoping he would obliged.

"No, that Kiro guy is in there. I'll take you straight to your home." He answered, unwavering, without taking his eyes off the road.

"Tsk." I huff to my seat and cross my arms above my chest. This is why I won't agree with this deal, he will just be going to boss me around.

"Stop pouting." He said out of the blue. I don't even know I was pouting!

First, he was angry with me, then suddenly he calmed down then got angry again then again he'll calm down.

He'll suddenly become gentle then afterwards became possessive.

Like what? I can't really read what's up on his mind. I'm the one who's confused with him! I feel like I'm going crazy thinking about what he's going to do next.

Fuck Seth! You're pulling me out of my sanity.