Chapter 55
Music was supposed to be blasting, and chatters were supposed to be going around the whole large room, but no, it was as quiet as a graveyard.
Zeno slowly looked up from his phone and looked around the room, again, he was surprised to see all the guards standing quietly and staring at them.
The place was so quiet that Zeno suddenly realized that they must have heard him and Jasper's short conversation in front of the door...they all heard Jasper call him adorable.
'Damn...how awkward could this get?' He asked himself.
"What's going on here?" Zeno whispered to Jasper.
Jasper slowly and carefully looked around the room, and when his eyes found the figure at the corner of the large room, he immediately realized why Lucia had warned them to get going before it was too late.
"The boss is here," Jasper whispered back to Zeno.
Zeno became alert; he immediately followed Jasper's sight, and truly, Sebastian stood there in black joggers and shirtless!
His aura was formidable, his physique got his eyes glued, and the sweat that ran down his chest was proof that he had been working out not long ago.
All his muscles were more defined: abs, biceps and triceps, pectoral muscles, his sharp V-line; everything about him looked so spicy that morning, but he quickly pushed such thoughts away, he forced himself to focus on the angry look on Sebastian's face as he stared daggers at him.
"Come here," Sebastian ordered in a cold tone.
'Just great, when I thought I'd escaped him,' Zeno thought.
Jasper was the first to move forward, followed by Zeno who was cautiously walking behind him.
Sebastian couldn't take his eyes off Zeno. Last night's event played through his mind as he stared at him.
Part of the reason he was out so early that morning was because he couldn't sleep well last night. After he had left Zeno's room; he found himself unable to concentrate; he kept recalling the way he had left Zeno and the confusion and hurt he had glimpsed from his face.
He thought he'd be fulfilled by doing what he did, but he wasn't, he found himself fighting the urge to go back into Zeno's room and hold him in his arms.
That morning, when he finally woke up from the little sleep he was able to catch, he didn't want to face Zeno, so he immediately rushed over to the bodyguards' quarters to train with them, purposely leaving Zeno to sleep.
He was surprised when he heard his voice behind the door, and he wondered who must have informed him about the practice, and, hearing what Jasper had said to him agrevated those feelings he'd been trying to fight since last night.
"Good morning, boss. We're sorry for being late," Jasper apologized with his head bowed as they stopped in front of the shirtless Sebastian.
"Good morning, boss," Zeno greeted politely.
Sebastian frowned; Zeno wasn't even looking at him; he rather preferred to look at the equipment beside him.
"You can be pardoned, Jasper, but not Zeno," Sebastian said indifferently.
Jasper couldn't question his boss' decision, he bowed his head and replied. "Thank you, boss," he said.
"Fall in line, Jasper," Sebastian ordered.
"Yes, boss," Jasper immediately went and stood beside Jeremiah at the back.
Zeno sighed very quietly; he knew his case was going to be different, what did Sebastian want with him now?
Sebastian walked closer and stood in front of Zeno. Zeno wasn't still looking at him, but he wasn't worried, he knew how to get him to look at him.
"Everyone, choose a partner for today's combat. As your punishment, Zeno, you'll fight with me, and make sure you win. Otherwise, you'll face a more serious punishment, understood?" Sebastian challenged.
Zeno bit his lips and clenched his jaws, "Yes, boss." He replied.
So be it.
He just had to find a way to ignore the pain in his ass and focus on winning Sebastian in the combat.
Zeno had thought they'd be doing the normal small-range boxing. However; he was surprised when Sebastian ordered everyone to step out into the Arboretum.
"Move, Zeno," Sebastian ordered and walked past him.
Zeno sighed and closed his eyes; all these shenanigans weren't even his problem; at that moment, he was thinking about how he was going to be able to fight with Sebastian with the discomforting pain he felt where the sun didn't shine.
He had only been practicing how he was going to walk for the whole day, he never knew fighting was going to be part of today's schedule.
"Hey, snap out of it, you're gonna get him angrier by wasting his time," Cody waved a hand in front of Zeno's face.
Zeno blinked and lowered his face to look at Cody. "Damn..." he sighed.
"Cody...is it a good idea to fight him?" Zeno asked.
Cody paused his lips and went behind Zeno, pushing him toward the exit, "I can only tell you that you have to win as he asked, trust me," Cody quickly left him and went to meet Thomas who was his partner for the combat.
Zeno looked around and saw the other guys paired up all around the Arboretum, waiting for their order to fight.
"Hey, I'm sorry I didn't call you earlier," Jeremiah said as he approached Zeno.
Zeno looked at Jeremiah, who was suddenly beside him, "It's okay, Jeremiah, you did call earlier, though I just happened to take my precious time in the shower," Zeno replied with a smirk.
"It's fun watching you make jokes even when you're about to fight the boss, did you forget he's the most feared Mafia king?" Jeremiah reminded with a frown.
"Right, I know, but don't worry, have some faith in your Coach," Zeno smiled, but deep down, he was really considering what Jeremiah had said.
He knew Sebastian must have been very good to be able to gain his recognized title as the Mafia king, and he knew that Sebastian was going to be ruthless with him.
Although he had never for once thought that Sebastian was going to give him preferential treatment just because of their exclusive contract, he knew he was going to come at him hard.
If not for the pain he felt, he would have stood a chance at winning Sebastian, but he knew his body well, and he was in no mood to combat anyone.
"I'm just worried about you, Zeno. I have a feeling you're facing way more stress than we do," Jeremiah said softly and held Zeno's hand.
Zeno shook his hand and was about to reply when he felt Sebastian's angry eyes on him, and before he knew it, he was beside him, his face scowling.
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