"Get your ass up!"
Ainsley tried her best to get back on her feet. In her hand was held an iron pipe. With her body covered in wounds and bruises, she tried to get back up even though her legs were shaking violently.
Ainsley gathered what was left of her strength and dashed towards David who was also holding a metal pipe.
Yes, the man who had been her opponent for an hour and a half, to be more precise the coach.
After rescuing Ainsley, David takes her to the hideout of the mafia syndicate Hendrick Brasco, which is on an uninhabited island not far from the West Coast.
At first they were confused as to why David had brought a woman home after a mission. Hendrick Brasco, his adoptive father, was moved to tears because he thought that David was starting to grow up to be a real man and already want to connect with the opposite sex.
But David's reasons were the same from the start.
David really doesn't like it when humans are made into merchandise. He is probably the person who hates human trafficking the most.
So far, David has rescued dozens of people who are being trafficked into slavery by lowly mafia groups, most of them are children under the age of fifteen.
Although this is not the first time David has rescued a woman from human trafficking, it is different this time because David took her home, unlike the other women who he rescued and let them struggle to live their own lives after David gave them a fair amount of money.
Ainsley is the first woman David brings to the hideout of mafia syndicate Hendrick Brasco.
The reason why David decided to take Ainsley home with him was that Ainsley's eyes were different from the people he had saved.
David can see it. The look in those eyes seemed to tell David clearly that Ainsley had such a passion for survival. Even though that woman doesn't have anyone in her life.
Her parents have been murdered, even the life of her boyfriend, Albert, who she loved so much, was also taken away.
At first Ainsley felt very scared because after all, the Hendrick Brasco mafia syndicate was hundreds of times more terrifying than the mafia group that killed her parents and kidnapped her before.
But she knew that as long as David was around, she would be safe.
Yes, only because of David's existence, she could still feel safe even though hse was in the mafia syndicate that was most feared at that time.
And the reason why Ainsley is now facing David in a battle using that blunt object is so that David has a 'playmate'.
So far, David has always practiced hitting fixed targets alone when his other friends were out of business or given a task by Hendrick Brasco, his adoptive father.
David always practices using a variety of weapons, from blunt objects, sharp objects, to various types of firearms.
In fact, sometimes Hendrick Brasco accompanies David to train in hand-to-hand combat, even though until now David has never defeated his adoptive father.
Duakkk ...
Ainsley was lying on the ground clutching her stomach which David had just hit very hard with the iron pipe in her right hand.
David had wanted to tell Ainsley to wake up again, but he knew that the woman who was almost the same age as him was no longer able to continue his rigorous training.
He threw the iron pipe on the ground and took a deep breath before exhaling slowly to calm his body, which still had the burning spirit to continue practicing.
David stretched out his hand, "Need some help?"
Ainsley turned her head, instead of receiving the hand, her eyes got distracted by David's well-proportioned top-less body.
As for information, David only wore camo jeans without a shirt when he was practicing. The not so big, but very hard looking muscles that adorned David's beautiful body managed to make Ainsley swallow her saliva automatically.
It took Ainsley a little longer to wake up from her reverie of David's seductive body and grab David's hand, which had been dangling waiting to be grabbed.
David helped Ainsley up and put one arm around his neck while David grabbed Ainsley from behind to help her walk.
All the way to David's room, Ainsley was intoxicated with the smell of sweat that was so masculine from David's body who was very close to her.
It felt like she wanted to breathe in the scent of David's sweat that was so seductive for a more longer time.
David let go of Ainsley's hand, which he was put around his neck and let her sit on the edge of the bed that used to be David's bed.
Yes, the little bed that only one person could sleep on used to be David's bed, but now David sleeps on a piece of cloth which he hangs in the corner of the room.
David took a small towel and wiped the sweat from his body. David's movement of wiping the sweat could even make Ainsley's heart pound.
David walked out and returned with two instant noodles in his hands, giving one to Ainsley and one to himself. David sat on his hammock and began to stuff a fork full of twisted instant noodles into his mouth.
David looked at Ainsley who was still staring at the six boxes of seductive muscles in his stomach, "Why? Loss of appetite?"
Ainsley only came to her senses when David said that.
The instant noodles that David brought were getting cold and looked like they were about to expand a little more. Ainsley started eating it, not wanting to waste the precious instant noodles.
Of course it's very valuable, not because of the price but because David made it.
David had finished the instant noodles and put the empty instant noodle holder on the table near his hammock. "There's going to be a gun transaction tonight at the port. You can come if you get tired of living in this dirty place."
"Is that true?" asked Ainsley after swallowing the instant noodles she hadn't had time to chew. Luckily the texture is soft, otherwise she will choke.
"Why not? The way you use your weapon isn't bad, and your movements aren't as slow as a snail's. This is just a casual transaction, I'll be there anyway, so you don't have to worry."
Ainsley smiled broadly. This is her first mission as a member of the Hendrick Brasco mafia syndicate. Moreover, she will be on a mission with David. Even though later it wasn't just the two of them who went to the port for doing the mission, at least she could think of it as her first date with David.
Ainsley was too busy imagining what she was going to experience tonight until she didn't realize that the instant noodles in front of her had grown.
She doesn't give a damn about the noodles. The important thing is that tonight she will go on a date with David.
Although she did not know what was waiting for them there.
Because it is not impossible that the transaction tonight will be a bloody event that could threaten her life at any time.
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[The time setting is still the same as the previous chapter. It will continue like this for the next few chapters.]