Love Game With The Rebel Billionaire

"If you're expecting me to apologize for what I did to you and Rose earlier, it's not going to happen," I told Finnick as I tried to walk around him, but he blocked me again. He seemed like he wanted to say something, but his lips kept opening and closing.

"Let me through, or I'll break your bones." That was just a threat, because if I really broke his bones, who would be my lookout?

"The guy I saw at the hotel earlier..." he muttered.

"Who?" I asked, annoyed. "There were so many, Finnick. Be specific."

"The guy who saved you," he said, catching my attention." He was in front of our hideout earlier, and he was looking for you."

My blood instantly rose. I gritted my teeth and held his collar. "Where the fuck is he, Finnick?"

"Outside..." he answered calmly despite me cornering him. "I'll come with you."

We went outside. I scanned the place, but there wasn't even a shadow of Ash. All I could see were trees swaying because of the cold wind... just like my heart.

I couldn't understand what I was feeling. I wanted to kill him. I must. He's the reason I was forced to join this kind of organization... but right now, I just wanted to see him first. "There's no one here," I told Finnick. "All I see are trees.. Is this the guy who saved me earlier, huh?"

"I swear, he was here earlier!" Finnick shouted before pointing to the front gate. "I even talked to him there. He asked if you were inside. I said yes, that's why I called you." But instead of being glad, I just got angrier.

I didn't know who to be mad at. Finnick, for being so slow, or Ash, for acting like a coward and not wanting to talk to me?

"You should've just called me on the phone!" I pushed him against the wall again, even though his body was already pressed hard against it.

I was getting irritated because it seemed like he wasn't taking me seriously. He wasn't like this before. He always stayed silent, just observing around him, but now he was grinning at me while rubbing his back. "I left my phone in the basement, Sapphire-Whoa, whoa, f. uck! Are you seducing me?"

I couldn't take it anymore. I put my arm on his neck. I was almost face-to-face with him. He was slightly grimacing, probably from the pain in his back, and his face was a bit flushed.

"I'm just checking if you're telling the truth," I said while looking directly into his eyes. "You could've tied him up."

I released him and adjusted my clothes. He did the same with his collar, which had gotten wrinkled from my grip earlier.

"What?" He asked, confused. His brow furrowed. "He's the one who saved you. I saw him before I ran into you. Why would I tie him up?"

Because he's a bad guy, Finnick.

I wanted to answer that, but I chose to stay silent. I bit my lower lip before looking around again.

There were no signs of him.

I closed my eyes and sighed. Get a grip, Sapphire. If I keep being this stupid, I'll get myself in trouble. That almost happened earlier if Finnick hadn't been there to save me... and Ash. Where the fuck have he been?

"Shit." I jumped in surprise when my phone suddenly vibrated in my pocket.

When I looked at the caller, my brows furrowed because it was my father. What the hell does he want now? Can't I have a damn break for once?

"Hello, Simon?" I answered, annoyed.

"How many times do I have to tell you to call me Dad?" He sounded just as annoyed, but still professional.

I just grinned before turning my attention to Finnick, who was watching my every move now. I motioned for him to go, and he complied.

I was so angry with him, I might just throw my phone at him.

He just gave me false hopes. I thought I was going to see him, but I didn't. Looks like I'll need a lot of bottles to shoot later. I need to release this fucking stress.

"Fine, Dad," I reluctantly agreed, smirking. "But I don't know, I'm still not used to it. Do we really have to pretend even when we're not at the company?"

"Cut the bullshit, Sapphire Jade."

I couldn't help but laugh when I heard that. It felt satisfying to annoy him. I felt like, at least in that regard, I was winning.

"You're in the headquarters, aren't you? Come here to my room this instant," he said firmly before ending the call.

As I put my phone back in my pocket, the grin never left my face.

"My father and his temper," I murmured as I walked into our hideout. "No wonder I'm hot-headed too."

I just hoped he wasn't going to give me another mission. I've been doing it often for the past three years. Does he think I'm a robot?

"I DON'T like the way you're handling this mission, Sapphire."

"Oh, wow," I grinned at him before shaking my head slightly.

I had just entered his room, and that was the first thing he said. No hello, no good evening. I think he was just too eager to give me an earful as soon as I stepped into his room.

"Stop smirking at me like you're not taking me seriously, Jade," he said as he pulled something out of his drawer.

A gun.

He loaded it in front of me. My grin widened even more as I slowly walked toward him.

My heart started to beat rapidly. There were only three things I could hear while I was in the room: the rapid thump of my heart, Simon loading his gun, and the sound of my heels tapping with each step. "That's a new gun, isn't it?" I asked as I sat on the chair in front of him. "It looks cool."

I felt like I was his hostage, even without any ropes. The tension in my body increased because of that.

"Can I have that? You have plenty of money," I added, but I stopped speaking when he raised the gun and aimed it at me.

"Stop saying nonsense," he said before firing the gun.

The vase behind me shattered. I felt a strand of my hair fly because the bullet was so close. Still, my grin never left my face.

"I had to clean up your mess after the mission," he muttered, inspecting the gun. "Finnick also told me you were getting distracted earlier. Do you want me to kill you instead?"

"I'd rather kill myself," I answered without hesitation. I even pulled the gun from my waist and positioned it against my head. "But not now. I still have a reason to live."

I still have someone I need to save... and someone I need to kill.