THE DARE | BWWM 18+ (editing)

vii - kamikaze & open arena

L E O N A R D O

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The best date of my life.

I didn't think that I could be more interested in Iris but she continues to prove me wrong. The way she carries herself is so rejuvenating. She doesn't have to try hard to impress, because she is impressive in every sense of the word. The lingering looks at dinner only had me wanting more of her. Not sex, but her. Her presence. Her humor. Her attitude. Her power.

I felt like a schoolboy back in recess finally getting their crush's attention tonight. She completely shocked me when she kissed my cheek because most girls in the past just wanted to sleep with me the first time they met me, but not her. She's different, a good kind of different. She knows how much she is worth and she is letting me know that. But I already know that someone like you is priceless Iris. Anyone who doesn't see that is blind.

I loved everything she was wearing tonight. The dress hugged the curves of her body, and the colors she chose only made her beautiful brown skin glow even more. The gold jewelry just looks like it was made for her.

I couldn't help but admire her in all her glory.

She makes me feel good.

As understanding as she was about my having to leave early, I'm mad that I couldn't properly end our date tonight. We were having an intimate moment until Xavier had to interrupt, but it was for a good reason.

Call between Leonardo and Xavier at dinner

Xavier: "L, there's a problem"

Leonardo: "I told you I was busy tonight"

Xavier: "I know that cazzo but obviously I wouldn't be calling if it wasn't urgent. We caught someone trying to break in and when we stripped them to torture them, there was a tattoo on the back of their right shoulder. Devil horns. That's the second one this week. You need to come back here right now."

Leonardo: "Fine, I'll be there soon."

We have been getting attacked ever since I took the mantle. When I killed the traitor, I angered a lot of people, and now they're coming to pick a fight with me. It's been more and more lately, but the ones with the devil horn tattoos were supposed to be an urban story. Going to war with them will be a bloodbath.

A bloodbath they're not ready for.

I just watched Iris drive down the road from the restaurant, and the valet just brought my car around. I take the keys from him, get in and drive to the house. I park in my 15-car garage and immediately make my way to the basement to my homemade torture room/prison. As soon as I walk in, all my men straighten up and Xavier walks up to me.

"This fucker had to pick tonight to mess with me, X?" I ask him. Of all the nights I would've been free to kill him, he picked the one I had devoted to Iris.

"Yeah, I didn't m wanna call you but then I saw the tattoos," he replies. He's right because I warned all my men not to interact with them. I don't even know the alias of their gang, so that means they're too anonymous. It's going to take a lot of work for me to annihilate them. My father would've solved this by now so I need to do better.

"I know thanks for keeping an eye out. You alright?" He has a bruise on his eye, probably from trying to get this fucker.

"Yeah, I'm good. How was your date with Iris? L and Iris sitting in a tree. F U C K I-" He starts to sing but I cut him off before he finishes. We literally just kidnapped someone and Xavier is singing an old childish tune. What the fuck is wrong with him?