Reckless - S01 E18

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Reckless - S01 E18

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 18

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[Dorian’s Mansion, Home Gym]

Dorian’s taut legs moved with effortless perfection on the treadmill, his hair bouncing slightly, fresh sweat dropping off him.

DIAMONDS once said his sweat smelled nice during a concert, so he loves feeding their delusions like this.

He’s shirtless. Just his black shorts hanging for dear life on his waistline, and his phone is on the tripod.

He’s live…on his IG.

With millions of viewers, pouring comments and overflowing reactions for every dance of his abs under his skin. Every flex of his leg and arm muscles. Every bulge of his biceps and triceps. His gorgeous V-line.

He’s a god of seduction.

Not everyone loves working out in the mornings. Some are nocturnal and love working out at night. He belongs in that category.

Time is 10pm, and as his sneakers slid on the mill, his smile stayed intact.

The phone screen is big enough to read comments as he slid, and at each comment, he smiled.

One comment says…

• Riri, last year before you went on your hiatus, you mentioned you weren’t in a relationship with anyone. What about now?

“Now?” Dorian slowed down, grabbing the mill stand. “Still same, baby. I’m still single.”

Another comment…

• Can you allow we DIAMONDS to touch your six packs during the fan sign event next week? I’m in love with your body!

• Marry me, please!

• Raw! No condom!

• Are you perhaps gay? I’m a male fan, please lemme know if I have a chance with you, Rian.

Dorian stopped the treadmill after reading that comment.

“No…. No. This is the third time someone asked that, and I’m tired of answering everytime. I’m straighter than straight. I Fuçked once with my highschool girlfriend c’mon!

He sighed and continued reading comments.

• This is why you should get a girlfriend, you’ve never dated since you started singing!

• No … I’m sure Rian has a girlfriend in secret! Single with that face?

• Riri, what’s your type?

Dorian left the treadmill, going for cigar, but he thought twice about it and went for a glass of wine instead.

“My type?” He tilted his head. “I’m averagely tall, so I’ve always wanted a cute short girl. Smart, pretty, ambitious and witty….a girl that feels like home for me—warm and cozy. I like my girl with a little bit of attitude so I can punish her constantly.”

He chuckled, touching his neck slowly with his thumb “Oh…she must love waist chain too. I love, love glittering bunch of waist chains that bounces when she rides me.”

The moment he said that, the comments section changed, the viewers counts increased, and it went wild with screams.

• What the fûck!!

• Holy pvssy!

• One thing I love most about Rian? His rawness! He never hides!

• Any waist chain plug here?

• Pick me Rian! I love waist chain since I was young!

Dorian was having the best night of his life, sipping wine slowly with a knowing smirk.

Angela entered the gym, interrupting his session.

He left the camera and went to her by the door.

“You didn’t hear the news yet? LA is in dismay right now,” she said.

“What news?” Dorian frowned.

“Stacy Montana is missing,” she nodded.

“You’re—”

“Kidding?” Angela cut in. “Go check the news. It’s everywhere.”

Dorian rushed out of the gym immediately, and Angela went to the phone. She went on her knees, hiding her face from the camera.

She just stretched her finger and carefully ended the live without attracting attention.

After pressing the red, she stood, going online to several screen records of the live from fans.

Angela smiled, caressing his body on screen with her index finger.

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[No Sleep Garage]

Cove is just finishing work on the car,. He peeled his gloves off slowly, tiny sweat crawling down his hair tendrils.

Trevor took the gloves from him, joining it with his own to go drop inside the tool room.

“As usual, you aced it.” Matteo patted his shoulder proudly.

“Shall we go have dinner together? I’mma make noodles, or should I make hotpot?” He continued.

“It’s some minutes to 11. I’m not eating late dinner.” Cove replied curtly.

“But you’ll eat pineapple?” Matteo teased.

“If you peel it?” Cove gave him a stare, and Matteo grinned.

“Of course I’ll peel for my wild card!”

“Stacy is still inside remember?” Trevor said.

“When she wakes, she’d walk to her house herself,” Cove replied, wiping his sweat with a face wipe.

That was the last thing he said before ten cars drove into the garage at the same time. The garage gate has been closed, but the first car crashed into the gate intentionally, breaking it down so the others could drive in.

Matteo and Trevor gasped. “Who the hell is—”

Their words died when Albert came out of the first car with Anita.

The girls came out of the second car.

From the remaining eight cars, SWAT officers came out.

They’ve combed the whole city without success, but then they began checking cameras of distant streets and corner shops.

They found a footage of Cove carrying Stacy on his back to this garage, and they came here.

Zendaya’s heart skipped beats immediately she saw Cove wearing his mechanic gear with the fabric-made suspenders.

She gulped, cos the garage lights are bright enough to catch his unsullied face.

Albert stalked to him without waiting, and before anyone could intervene, he already slapped Cove twice on the same cheek.

Cove’s cheek reddened.

“Why are you slapping him!” Trevor shouted with wide eyes.

“Mr. Montana!” Matteo yelled, and Albert turned immediately, dazing Matteo with a slap too.

Matteo fell.

But that was the last straw.

Cove picked a giant spanner lying beside the car tyre, swinging the spanner at Albert’s face.

Albert’s cheek bled with a long wound, pain searing through the flesh of his face.

But Cove wasn’t done. He raised the spanner again, but he was held by a SWAT officer.

He shoved the officer away and successfully slapped Albert with the spanner for the second d@mn time.

Albert staggered, falling on the car bonnet as more blood poured out of his trembling mouth.

For the third time, Cove raised the spanner on him again…

“Are you sure?” a SWAT officer said behind him, and he turned to see they’re already holding Trevor hostage with Matteo.

Cove lowered his hand.

The spanner dropped, and that was when Albert stood straight.

He punched Cove in the face, and Cove readily fell on his knees in the middle of everybody.

Zendaya’s fists folded.

“You dare kidnap my daughter? In this city? A unimportant sewage like you?” Albert laughed.

“He didn’t kidnap her! She was found in the rain and Covey only brought her here to help her condition!!” Trevor yelled.

“Don’t bother talking, Trevor,” Matteo muttered. “He won’t believe you.”

“Of course I don’t believe! I’m not crazy,. I’m sane! You held a grudge against her for the concert incident, and you resorted to kidnapping her in this city? How pathetically dumb!” Albert yelled, pointing at Cove.

“And for growing the effrontery to hit me with a spanner, I’ll make sure you rot in jail, pauper!”

Cove entered his mute mode.

He said nothing at all.

Anita entered the spare room with Kehlani, and they both came out with Stacy’s unconscious body.

She was carefully tucked in the car, and Cove was handcuffed.

Zendaya stepped forward. “I trust he didn’t kidnap her. Why would he even kidnap her and still stay here with her?” She said.

“Zendaya, move!” Albert snapped.

“No I will not move!” Zendaya exploded.

“You’re to be blamed for chosing work over Stacy always! All she asks is a little bit of your attention which you fail to give everytime! You’re aware that each time you ignore her, she does something crazy to get your attention, but you still won’t budge! Now you’re gonna pour the blame on this innocent guy? I won’t let you arrest him!” She argued.

“Zendaya I can ruin your father’s oil and gas business with a snap!” Albert growled. “Step aside, or you’ll see the other side of me!”

Tasha and Tania quickly pulled Zendaya back.

Zendaya was already crying.

Cove was pushed into the SWAT car, and that car was the first to drive out of the garage.

The car containing Stacy and Albert and Anita followed.

Then the girls car.

The other cars conveying the remaining SWAT officers followed last, and Trevor began shedding tears

“I shouldn’t have made him follow me to that concert that night. That concert is the start of all these…now he’s getting arrested for the second Fuçkin time!”

“I need to go learn how to fight. Even you have to learn, Trevor. He was captured cos we were held hostage…” Matteo muttered restlessly.

“What are we gonna do?” Trevor held him quickly.

“We wait till Stacy wakes. If she still has a bit of conscience, she should testify that he saved her, not kidnap her.” Matteo said.

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[Next Morning, Hospital]

Stacy’s surroundings was clear to her immediately she regained her consciousness.

The smell of injections, the solitude and the call of code blue at the down floor.

The stealthy footsteps.

It’s obvious she’s in an hospital,but how?

She could remember getting carried by Cove, so why is she in an hospital?

Did he bring her?

She pulled her lids apart, opening her eyes to the peace of daybreak.

She’s indeed in an hospital, and she immediately sat up.

It was easy, luckily.

And she was surprised to meet her friends around herself.

All of them.

“Gawd…babe, you’re back!” Kehlani hugged her.

“The doctor said you inhaled a chemical, I forgot the name. It was supposed to numb your muscles, that’s why you fell unconscious.” Tania said, hugging her too.

“How’re you feeling, my love?” Tasha asked, touching her face.

Stacy pulled away from their hug, frowning.

“Where am I? Cove carried me last night—away from the alley where I was nearly kidnapped.” She said.

“Wait…he didn’t kidnap you?” Kehlani blinked.

“Kidnap me? Why would he do that?” Stacy frowned deeper.

“I knew it!” Zendaya shouted angrily. “I knew he’d never do that so tell me why your dad got the innocent guy arrested!”

“What are you saying?” Stacy came down from the bed slowly.

Instantly, a masked individual entered the ward, but he got rid of his mask immediately he entered.

It’s Dorian.

“I’ve been following up on the news since last night. I went from being worried that you went missing to getting shocked that you were actually kidnapped, then getting mad to hear Fabio kidnapped you. How does that make sense?” He said impatiently.

“Make it clear, why is everyone talking in zigzags! I’m not understanding!!” Stacy yelled.

“Your dad got Cove arrested since last night, saying he kidnapped you!” Zendaya snapped.

“What!” Stacy went cold.

“Daughter?” Albert entered the ward with Anita.

His wounded face is plastered.

He flashed a handsome smile as he advanced.

“You’re awake?”

“You arrested Cove?” Stacy queried. “The same person who saved me from that wet road last night?” Her eyes are still wide as she talked.

“Saved you?” Albert frowned.

“I was chased by a man who I’m sure is one of your enemies, but I escaped with pepper spray. I fell cos he made me inhale a powder, and he’d have caught up with me on that road if Cove wasn’t passing by! He was the one who took me away after I begged him… after I said please!” She yelled at him angrily.

Albert’s mouth widened.

“You give all your time to work, I waited all day yesterday for you, but you never came!!! And the little time you actually spent with me during my unconscious state, you actually got my helper arrested? Gawd…I wanna kill you so bad! I wanna crucify you!!!!” She yelled.

“Sweetheart—” Albert came closer, but she pointed an arm forward, glaring redly.

“Call for his release, now!!!” Stacy yelled crazily.

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[SWAT Headquarters]

The call came in like a saving quest, and the Chief picked it up fast.

He only talked to Albert for two seconds before dropping the call, then he ordered his officers.

The cell gate was unlocked, and Cove came out, looking different.

Apart from the punches he received from Albert last night, he was also tortured inside the cell, so now he’s got bruises on his jawline, and a small one on the right side of his lip.

He looks badly beaten.

His cuffs were unlocked and removed, and he stepped out of the headquarters like he’s just returning from war.

Everyone’s outside.

Matteo, Trevor, Glitz Society including Stacy herself.

Masked Dorian with his guards, even Albert and Anita.

Stacy flew forward first before anyone, and seeing his bruised face just made her gasp.

She raised her hand to touch immediately, but he gave her a glare sharp enough to murder any living thing.

She dropped that hand, and he walked past her.

“I’m sorry… sorry for the microphone throw, sorry for troubling you last night and sorry for my dad’s irrationality.” She quickly said.

He stopped, turning with his right side to give her a blank stare.

“You have no idea how rotten your voice sounds to my ears….your sorry? I don’t need it. Maybe give it to a beggar. You and your father are a shortage to nature. Two empty-headed morons posing as humans” He muttered, loud enough for just her to hear.

Stacy’s mouth tightened.

“And I’ve heard about your GPA….1.99?” He smirked. “Just abandon school, dullard, and listen to me… Stacy Montana….”

He came closer at this point, stepping in her space till he’s close enough.

Stacy had to look up at his face from her height level, craning her neck.

“Next time you see me, just run, and hide. Run as fast as you can, or I’ll break a important bone in your body, and I won’t mind getting arrested by then. Prostitute.” He muttered, making sure each word sank in like fangs.

Then…he walked off.