Chapter 164
Zeno tries to make time to speak to Nicholas that night, but Nicholas just seems to be too busy, which makes him more suspicious of Nicholas.
The club was open till morning, but he never stayed till daybreak; Nicholas provided special rooms for them to sleep in till the next morning, so he didn't need to go through the hassle of driving when he was sleepy.
"You got this, Morgan?" He tapped the shoulder of a tomboyish girl, mixing a drink for someone.
"Sure, dude, get some sleep," She replied.
Zeno nodded and went through the door behind the bar.
He was walking toward the stairs that led to their rooms when he saw Nicholas standing idly at the top of the stairs.
He looked to be busy on his phone, Zeno carefully climbed up so he didn't alert him of his presence.
"What are you hiding?" He asked as he stood behind Nicholas, peering into his phone.
Nicholas immediately put his phone away and snapped his head to Zeno.
"Huh? Hiding? I don't know what you're talking about," He tried to sound as convincing as possible but Zeno didn't buy it.
Zeno folded his arms on him, regarding Nicholas with suspicious eyes, "If you're not hiding anything, then give me your phone," He stretched out his hand to Nicholas.
Nicholas moved back, "Come on, I'm not hiding anything, here," He put his phone in Zeno's hand, "You can check it, I was just speaking with Cassian, who, by the way, has booked you for tomorrow night, so I was just about to tell that you won't be coming to the club tomorrow night," Nicholas shrugged.
Zeno frowned, he was now confused. Nicholas wouldn't have given his phone, and if he was hiding something, maybe he was just being paranoid; he'd been at peace for a long time, which wasn't normal for him, so his brain decided to cook up some trouble for him.
"Fine," Zeno sighed, "Here's your phone; I don't need to check it. Promise to tell me whenever something is up, yeah?" He asked Nicholas.
Nicholas nodded, "Yeah, I promise," he replied.
Zeno nodded, "Better, bye, I'm off to sleep, and tell Cassian I'll see him tomorrow night," Zeno waved and walked past Nicholas.
Nicholas smiled, "Sure, goodnight," He said.
He released the breath he was holding as Zeno entered the room.
"Damn, that was close," He raked his hair with his fingers.
He had risked Zeno's trust by trusting that Zeno would trust him if he agreed to give him the phone, thankfully, it worked.
If not, if Zeno hadn't trusted him and unlocked his phone, he would have seen Ezra's message glaring at him, and Zeno would never trust him again.
He sighed and walked toward his own room. About Cassian though, he hadn't lied.
Cassian was Zeno's most frequent customer, he never liked to go out with any other Escort apart from Zeno. He liked that Cassian had booked Zeno for tomorrow night, that way, when Sebastian comes, he'd not have the privilege of seeing Zeno
Served him right.
He entered his room and locked the door; his manager would take care of the club until morning.
After taking a shower, Nicholas got in bed and prepared to sleep, but his phone rang once again. He checked and saw that it was the same number Ezra had used to text him earlier.
He ended the call and sent him a reply, "Text me."
He eagerly waited for Ezra's reply, moving his feet. Soon enough, he received a text.
"Sorry, false alarm. He's not coming to your club, I mistook your club for another one with a similar name. He's on a business trip. Bye, Nicholas."
Nicholas frowned.
He was almost done typing his numerous questions to Ezra but decided to delete it and drop his phone.
He wanted to ask Wzra how he knew about his club. They've not been in contact for a year plus, so does he mean that Sebastian wasn't even the one spying; it was Ezra?
"Ugh!" Nicholas groaned, frustrated.
He didn't need this kind of headache.
Whatever, it's a good thing Sebastian still doesn't know about his club; as long as he stayed away from Zeno, there was no need to worry about him coming to Paris.
That night, Nicholas slept with questions churning inside his head, questions he'd never ask because the only people who could answer those questions were Sebastian and Ezra.
He just wished Sebastian would quickly finish with whatever business he was coming for and be gibe before he accidentally met with Zeno.
***
"Harder, Zen! Harder!" Zeno shouted to the guy in front of him, holding his gloved hands up in front of the blonde guy.
Zen grunted as he pushed Harder into Zeno's gloved palms.
"Nice. Period?" Zeno asked, stepping back.
Zen went over to the corner of the boxing ring to check the timer he'd set on his phone, "Ten minutes," He told Zeno.
Zeno nodded, "Good, come on, it's time for the real deal," He beckoned Zen for a match.
Zen took a deep breath and bounced around on his feet, his gloved hands protecting his face as he went closer to Zeno to attack him with a punch.
Zeno watched Zen and held his smile, the moment Zen moved his hand to attack Zeno's face, Zeno immediately landed a punch below his ribcage.
"Fuck!" Zen fell to the floor, wincing as he glanced down at his stomach.
Zeno was about to order him to stand up when his eyes caught someone walking in through the entrance. He raised his hand and waved.
Baby waved back excitedly before running off to the treadmill section. She was a cardio person, and she never missed coming to Zeno's gym every Saturday morning. She had once told Zeno that it was the partner of her seduction plans; maybe Zeno would stare at her curves one day and decide to tap that... who knows?
Zeno was still smiling at Baby when he saw Zen's hand coming at him at an incredible speed. He immediately moved his upper body to the side and dodged it, "That's sabotage, Zen, you want to take me down when I'm unaware, huh?" He chuckled.
They sparked around the boxing ring, hitting and missing each other; their body sweating, proof of their intense activity.
Zeno was shirtless; his sweat made his skin shiny and glowing, defining his toned muscles.
Zeno was sure he was going to win against Zen, as he always did. However, he suddenly paused when he saw something annoying that made his brain stop functioning for a second, causing Zen to successfully land a punch to the side of Zeno's lips.
"Uh!" Zeno staggered back and realized he'd lost focus for a second there.
"Shit, are you okay? I thought you'd block that, what were you strong at?" Zen asked as he walked over to Zeno to check the extent of his wound, seeing that the side of Zeno's lower lip was bleeding.
Zeno stepped back, removing his boxing gloves, "I'm fine, but we have someone to get rid of," He pointed behind Zen and walked off.
Zen frowned and turned to see who Zeno was talking about, and once he saw it, his own anger overtook him, he immediately removed his boxing gloves and followed Zeno out of the boxing ring.
Zeno marched forward to the treadmill section, his face twisting in anger as he watched the tall guy corner Baby to the side where he believed no one would see and tried to touch her inappropriately even as Baby tried to push him away.
He saw the unshed tears brimming in Baby's eyes, making him angrier.
He quietly reached behind the man and easily carried a heavy dumbbell and released it above the man's leg.
The screamed from the unexpected pain, jumping back with his good leg, "The fuck did you do that for?!" He barked at Zeno.
Zeno and Zen shared a look before grabbing the man's arms and facing him down on his knees.
"Come on, Baby, don't be shy," Zeno nodded at Baby, who was still standing by the wall, crying and adjusting her clothes.
"Come on, princess, don't hold back," Zen urged with a malicious smile.
"Let go of me, you fools, I was just having fun with the whole!" The man struggled to get up.
His words seemed to fuel Baby's anger, and he suddenly marched and stood in front of him.
"Go ahead, show him how to truly have fun," Zeno winked.
Before the man could say another word, he felt a stinging slap on his left cheek, making his ears ring with a high note, and before he could actually come to terms with the fact that a girl had slapped him, he received another slap on his right cheek, sending him completely into darkness.
What scared him was that he heard Zeno clicking his tongue in disapproval, "Come on, Baby, give him your best, and I'll save a kiss for you," He winked at her, knowing it would fuel her on.
Baby's face lightened up; she stepped back, raised her hands above her head, and brought them down with speed on the man's face, slapping both his cheeks at the same time. She finished it off with individual slaps, smiling happily when she heard a crack from his neck with her last hit.
"I knew you had it in you," Zeno and Zen let go of the man, who fell to the floor like a sack of potatoes.
"Aww, I think he passed out," Zen announced.
"Good for him, I was about to show him my own side of fun," Zeno frowned.
"Get the security to get him out of here, and make sure you terminate his membership, he's never allowed here," He ordered Zeno and led Babe out of the scene.
"Come on, enough training for the day, let's go eat," He said as he led her out of the gym.
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