The Billionaire’s Lighthouse Series: A Billionaire, Bad Boy, Romance

by Michelle Love

  “They had exactly 55 thousand dollars sitting around like it was nothing” David said and all of the guys cheered. It always felt amazing coming into a shitload of money.

  “We managed to get 4 bricks of cocaine, as well” Pete said and the guys cheered once again. This was amazing.

  My phone began to ring and the room got really quiet. I let it ring two more times and finally answered.

  “Hello?” I asked.

  “Yes, is this Mr. Arsen Lockhart?” a man answered on the other end.

  “This is him” I replied bluntly.

  “Hi, this is detective John Downey from the city’s police department. We found a corvette registered under your name completely empty on the side of the road.”

  “WHAT?!” I questioned.

  “Yes, sir. Is this your car? It had a flat tire and the driver’s door was slightly left open” the detective said and my heart dropped.

  “My.. my girlfriend was driving it. Are you sure you guys didn’t see her?”

  “No, sir. The car was completely missing. Your girlfriend is missing.” I dropped the phone from my ear and stood there in complete shock.

  To be continued….

  A Billionaire’s Fate

  An Alpha Billionaire Romance

  Book 5

  By Michelle Love

  Lola

  Three men barged into the room and closed and locked the door behind them. Frightened, I pushed myself into the corner of the bed as best as possible and watched them closely. Just then I heard multiple gunshots coming from down stairs and a lot of footsteps running around. I screamed at the loud sound and was instantly punched in the face by one of the men.

  I gasped completely shocked and in pain. I kicked my feet at him, despite my ankles being tied together, and hit him on the side. I immediately regretted the decision when I felt multiple blows to face. The pain was crazy and I taste blood spilling from my lip. I knew better not to that next time.

  All the while there were still multiple shots going on down stairs. I couldn’t tell if people were shooting at the house or if the people in the house were shooting at someone else. I was hoping someone would kick down the door and get me out.

  It seemed like it took hours for the shooting to stop when it was really just a couple of seconds. I squirmed in the bed and laid on my bed sobbing softly. I made sure to keep an eye on all of the men while doing so.

  “What are they doing?” The man who hit me asked the man listening through the door.

  “Sounds like they’re taking all of our stuff!”

  “Shit!” The third one yelled in a whisper.

  “I’d stop them but it’s too many of us to take on. It’s a guarantee that we’d get shot in an instant” The man by door whispered and shook his head.

  By the way they were talking I could tell the others were against them. I wonder if they could potentially save me but I was terrified and not in the mood to be beaten in the face again. Who knows? I could scream and they could put a bullet right through my brain.

  Arsen

  “What’s wrong, boss?!” David said running over to me and picking up the phone.

  “Lola” I just stood there, staring into space. I was still trying to wrap my mind around the concept of Lola actually being gone.

  “What about her?” Pete asked.

  “She’s gone”

  “Gone?” David took a step closer. “What exactly do you mean by ‘gone’, Arsen”

  “Gone!” I yelled. “Someone kidnapped her from the side of the road. The detective said something about a flat tire.”

  The room fell silent and the air grew thick around us. It was as if no one knew what to do or what to say, and I understood completely. I looked around the room and saw that everyone else was now sitting down. I couldn’t wrap my mind around the thought that she was gone, just that fast.

  “I’m going to go find her,” I grabbed my jacket from the coat hanger and threw it on.

  “Boss, it’s 11 o’clock. You should really get some rest and look for her in the morning” Pete suggested.

  “You must be out of your mind to to believe that I’m just going to leave her out there alone and in danger.” I scoffed.

  “You don’t even know where to start looking, Arsen. Let’s be real here.” David spoke, standing up from his seat and walking over to me. Pete followed shortly behind him.

  “What if your wife was missing? You would lose your mind. You’d search all over the world for her the minute you found out, David. You too, Pete. So don’t even act like you don’t understand where I’m coming from.” I forced out a stiff laugh and looked over at David. “Give me a ride home, will ya?”

  “Alright, man. Whatever” He grabbed his keys and threw on his jacket. I walked out of the building to his car and he soon followed behind me.

  We got in the car and headed off to my place. There was so much running through my mind. I didn’t even know if she were dead or not, and that’s what troubled me the most.

  We finally made it back to my place and I went inside without saying any goodbye’s to David. I walked straight up to Lola’s room to see if she was there. I know she wasn’t there but I just felt like I had to do it. Her room was completely empty and really cold. It was as if the house could tell she was missing, too. I hated it.

  It was usually cool in her room but her spirit and presence gave off a peculiar warmth. I got a dizzy feeling but quickly shook it off and walked down to my room. I plopped my body down on the bed and rolled over onto my back. I sort of felt myself falling asleep until I was interrupted by my phone ringing. It was a blocked number.

  “Hello?” I answered quickly.

  “Arsen?” I heard a small woman’s voice.

  “Lola?!” I asked, now sitting up on my bed.

  “Help me” she mumbled out.

  “Lola, baby. Where are you?!” I asked, frantically.

  “She’s with me” I heard a male voice speak up.

  “And who the fuck are you?!”

  “Don’t worry about that. You could’ve had your precious Lola if you would’ve looked in the attic of the house you shot up” He chuckled. “But don’t worry now, we’re not there anymore”

  “I’ll kind you, and I’m going to kill you” I spoke quietly.

  “You want the girl back? 50 thousand dollars. I want everything you stole from us back.”

  “Fine” I agreed. “Where are you going to meet me?”

  “I’ll let you know soon. If you fuck this up I’m going to kill the girl”

  “I’ll kill your entire family with no remorse” I spoke calmly, trying to now show him how angry I was. “I will leave you deserted with not even a dime to your name. Do you really want that?”

  He scoffed. “I’ll tell you when and where to meet me”

  The phone clicked indicating that he hung up and I dropped it on the bed. I slammed my fists down on the red sheets then ran a hand through my hair. I couldn’t believe that I let them touch her like that. I was so stupid and careless, letting her go home by herself. Especially after she told me that Anabella’s mom was watching her like some kind of creep.

  I stood there not really knowing what to do. I was going out of my mind insane and wasn’t sure how to get over it. I breathed deeply and decided to take a shower. I didn’t know how I would able to sleep knowing that my princess wasn’t in the other room safe and sound.

  Lola

  I was being carried out of the house that I was locked in earlier. There was a heavy smell of rotting flesh in the air. When I dared to open my eyes while passing by the living room, I caught a glimpse of Anabella. She was dead. I had never felt more sick to my stomach. My best friend since forever was now dead and I wasn’t sure how to deal with myself. She was laying in the arms of her mother, who caught me staring and came charging towards me as I was being carried to the car.

  When I was placed into the back seat, her mother pushed the man out of the way and gave me a horrible slap across
my cheek with the back of her hand. Her sharp ring left a gash on my cheek.

  “What the fuck was that for?!” I screamed while attempting to kick my feet. I restraints on my wrists and ankles made it impossible for me to defend myself.

  “This is all your fault you bitch!” she slapped me again. I couldn’t believe this was happening.

  “What did I even do?!?!” I screamed.

  “You let that killer into your life, you traitor!” She screamed in my face.

  My eyebrows knotted together as my face cringed. Was she talking about Arsen? Then it snapped in my head. She screamed that Arsen killed her husband, which would be no one else but Anabella’s dad. A stared blankly at her as flashbacks started to play in my head.

  It was just two years ago. It was summer and Anabella were getting ready to go to the beach. She stepped out into the hall to take a call and ran back into the room minutes later screaming and crying. It was the most horrible thing I’ve ever seen and all I could do was hold her while she cried.

  When she finally calmed down I got her to talk to me.

  “You remember when I told you my dad worked for a drug cartel?” She asked, looking up at me.

  “Yes” I nodded. “What happened, Ana?”

  “They killed him!!! They’re trying to say he betrayed him but I know my dad would never do that!” She cried even harder.

  “Oh my god” my heart dropped. “I am so very sorry, Ana. I’m so sorry that you have to go through this”

  “All of those fuckers are extremely rich so if he did any of the things they claimed he did, it’s not like they would be losing any money” She held me closer. The only thing I felt as if I could do now was stay quiet and listen. She needed to get all of her emotions out.

  “Why couldn’t they have just fire him?! Why did they have to take my father’s life away?! He had a family that he loved so much and we loved him!” she was now crying uncontrollably and I felt horrible. I hated whoever did this to her and her family.

  Her dad was always so nice and sweet to me. After his death I never seen Anabella’s mother again. She was always locked away in her room when I came over and never cared about what Ana or her siblings were doing. I guess his death made her terribly sick because she wasn’t as beautiful and radiant as she used to be. She looked sick and evil which made it hard for me to even recognize her at the restaurant.

  I shook my head slowly as she screamed and yelled at me. Her words were going in one end and out of the other. All I could think about why Arsen did this? Was I being used by him to antagonize their family? I hope not. I didn’t want to speak to him right now but at the same time I just wanted to be safe in his arms.

  Did Arsen kill Anabella? Was I next to die?

  All of these questions were weighing heavy on my mind. I’m not sure if I could take it. I got really dizzy and everything around me was spinning. I heard the back door close and I drifted away into pure darkness.

  I woke up in a different house. I was tied to a chair and my head was still spinning.

  “We’re going to make a call to your little friend, Lola! Are you ready?” I heard a male’s voice.

  I tried opening my eyes but they felt swollen, I could only see slightly between my eyelashes. I saw Ana’s mom and three other men standing across the dimly lit room, watching me. There was one guy kneeled in front of me with a phone in his hand.

  “I said are you fucking ready?!” I felt a hard smack against my face and I winced. The stinging sensation was almost unbearable but my vocal cords weren’t letting me muster up a scream.

  I nodded my head slowly and it felt like I was going to pass out again. I’d probably die if I didn’t have a glass of water soon.

  “Hello?” I heard Arsen’s voice and that made me stronger in a sense. I felt like I could hold on a bit longer.

  “Arsen?” I called out for him. I couldn’t speak very loud but I tried for him.

  “Lola?!” He asked. His voice was so loud I couldn’t tell if he was on the phone or in the room. My eyes were now completely shut.

  “Help me” I mumbled out not being able to say much else.

  “Lola, baby. Where are you?!” was the last thing I heard before my mouth was covered with a cloth with a very distinct smell.

  As soon as I inhaled it, I began to choke and soon felt myself fading into the darkness again.

  Arsen

  I tossed and turned all night. There wasn’t much I could do but wait for that call to say that I could get my Lola back. I got dressed and looked into the mirror. Bags were starting to form under my eyes and my hair was out of place. I pulled a comb through my hair and left the bathroom.

  I grabbed a bottle of water on my way out of the house and hopped outside of my car. I was going to meet up the boys for breakfast and explain everything that was going on.

  I was too afraid to turn on any music thinking that it may have reminded me of the times that I have shared with Lola. The only thing on my mind was getting her back. All I wanted was her and I'd do anything to have her.She was the light to my darkness, the stars to my night sky, and that was something but I couldn't give up.

  I pulled up to the restaurant and parked on the side of the building. I walked inside it was immediately escorted to the back room where all of my friends were sitting and waiting for me. They sat us down and sent a waitress into the room to take our drink order. It was early in the day but some of the guys insisted on getting a beer while the rest of us settled for coffee.

  “Guys, I brought us here all today to tell you guys the good and bad news”

  “What is it?” one of the guys asked from the other end of the table.

  “The good news is that the kidnappers are willing to give Lola back”

  “And the bad news?” David looked at me.

  The waitresses came back with our drinks and I got silent. They didn’t need to know our business. They took our food orders and left back out.

  “Anyways” I sighed. “They want everything we stole back. Meaning the entire 50 thousand even though they stole a majority of that from us”

  The guys threw up their hands in disappointment and all groaned in agony. No one seemed willing to give up the money which is why I thought of a plan while I was in the shower this morning.

  The room fell quiet again as the waitresses came back into the room with our food. They had weird looks on their faces because of how immediately quiet it had become. They sat our plates in front of us and left us alone, once again.

  “So, what’s the plan” David asked, noticing the look on my face.

  “I want you guys to hide out, and when it’s time for us to exchange. Take them out. All of them, and we leave with both the money and Lola.” I took a sip from my cup of coffee. The warmth of the cup laid upon the pads of my fingers.

  “That’s a damn good idea” Pete said laughing and picking up a piece of bacon.

  I flashed a slight smile and nodded.

  “I’m down” David chuckled.

  The rest of the members agreed and began eating their breakfast. I, on the other hand, wasn’t eating because I didn’t order anything. I knew I couldn’t keep any food down with the thought of some asshole’s hands all over her body. I cringed and finished my drink.

  I got a call from a blocked number again and answered it instantly.

  “Hello?” I answered,

  “This bitch is fucking annoying” he spat from the other line.

  “Excuse me?” I asked with a bit of attitude.

  “She has a big mouth. Doesn’t know when to shut the fuck up” He chuckled.

  “You little-” I started but was cut off.

  “650 Promise street. Tonight at 12” He spoke then hung up the phone.

  When I sat the phone down all of the guys were staring at me.

  “Looks like we have a mission tonight, boys. 650 Promise Street. Tonight at 12 sharp” I sighed. I was frustrated at how he talked about her but I was happy that I got to get her back into my
arms.

  The boys all cheered and laughed, surprisingly. I thought they’d be bummed that they’d have to set this up all on short notice but I guess the rush of doing this and keeping the money filled them with excitement.

  “Meet me at the clubhouse at 9 to prepare,” I said while standing. I dropped just enough money to pay for everyone’s meal on the table and left. All I could think about was seeing Lola’s beautiful face again.