484 Kitten Wants to Go Home

As the group lead by Damien had finalized their plan for tomorrow's operation, they agreed to regroup in the evening the next day, hoping that everything would run smoothly. 

Their plan was to create a distraction for Parker. Since Chris had already accepted his role to be the bait, he openly agreed with Damien and Katherine's suggestion on how to execute their mission tomorrow. Being with Shadow for a long time, he could guess what Parker would do when it happens and he thought that their plan had a high chance that it would work well. He just hoped that there wouldn't be any problems along the way. 

"This would work, right?" Styles asked as he leaned against the dining table, biting his fingernail when he started to feel nervous. Obviously, this wouldn't be his first mission together with Gus, Chris, and Katherine, but it was definitely his first to do one that involved going against Shadow. He was feeling weird inside and he didn't know if he was excited or nervous or both.

"It has to," said Katherine. "If this fails… Gus could be in danger… and us…"

"So we have to be careful. As long as we follow the plan, we'll all be safe," Damien reassured.

Styles looked at Chris as though he was waiting for what the latter had to say after going over the plan. Feeling Styles's gaze, Chris nodded and said, "It'll be a piece of cake."

Strangely enough, Styles found his words comforting. He was reminded of what Chris used to tell them when they were still in Shadow during their briefing before missions. Sometimes, they would get nervous, but he would always make sure to tell them that it's an easy mission, so they wouldn't stress about it too much—in the end, they would be clear-headed and the mission would run smoothly. This was just like that time, and Styles wanted to believe it—so did Katherine.

After their meeting, Damien had to answer a phone call so he stepped aside for a minute. Katherine watched him from a distance and saw how tired he seemed. He was still her handsome King, but the slight dark circles under his eyes were showing. She knew how much he worked that week, and then things happened this weekend. Her heart throbbed seeing her man. Biting her lip, she thought of something and waited for him to finish his phone call before going to him.

After the call, he looked up from the screen when he noticed someone approaching and saw Katherine. The corners of his mouth naturally curled upward and he received her in his arms as she came close. "What's wrong?" he asked, noticing the way she was looking at him.

"You're tired…" she said.

"I'm fine." He kissed her forehead. When he looked down, her brows knitted, so he probed, "What is it?"

"Let's not do it tonight… Breaking in, I mean... We can do it on Tuesday."

"Why?" A soft crease formed between his brows. "Is everything okay?"

Her voice sounded so gentle that his face softened upon hearing her. Brushing her hair away from her face, his thumb caressed her cheek. "You want to go home?"

Katherine nodded and wrapped her arms around his torso, resting the side of her head on his shoulder. "Let's just go home tonight… I've had enough for today."

His hand naturally found her waist and he stroked her head with the other. Looking down at her, he could guess what she was up to—what with her telling him that he looked tired and all. He didn't complain as he wanted to go home as well. "Alright. Let's go home."

After that, Damien called the security that was guarding his penthouse to watch over Katherine's place where his mother was staying. He wanted to have as much privacy as possible.

…

As they were on their way to Golden Phoenix Residences, Damien clarified, "So, you're sure that your aunt wasn't coming back until Wednesday?"

Katherine nodded. "Yeah. Positive. So we have enough time to plan."

"What about the mansion? Don't you want to check that out?"

"I thought about that too… But I just feel like there's something in her office." She thought for a second and probed, "Do you think we could do both in one night? That would be too much, right?"

"Well… we could drop by for dinner? That'll be a good excuse for you to be there."

She looked at Damien and a slow smile formed on her lips. Wordlessly, she planted a big kiss on his cheek. "Then, it's settled."

…

Golden Phoenix Residences

As soon as their private elevator closed, Damien had Katherine trapped against the wall. They smiled at each other and their lips met effortlessly.

Clenching her hands on his shirt, she pulled him towards her, pressing her body against him. She deepened their kiss and she moaned when his palm found her ass and squeezed it.

"Is this why you wanted to go home, Kitten?" he teased.

"Well, after what you told me before dinner, I wanted to see how turned on I got you." She playfully bit his bottom lip, her hand dangerously sliding to the front of his pants.

Damien softly chuckled, pressing himself to her hand. "Oh, you have no idea…" He ducked his head and nibbled the side of her neck. "But I certainly don't mind showing you just how much."

"Looking forward to it, Mr. Park." Her breathing became heavy when his tongue traced a sensitive spot. 

A handsome smirk formed on his lips as he smiled against her skin and he told her, "I won't disappoint, future Mrs. Park."

The elevator came to a stop and they stepped out of it hurriedly. Soon, they found themselves in Damien's penthouse. He whisked her towards him and kissed her lips, his hands swiftly starting to tug her dress off her while she did the same on his shirt.

However, before they could go any further, they heard several faint voices from a distance. Their heads snapped towards the center of the penthouse as they tried to make out what it was. Damien's shirt was already unbuttoned halfway while Katherine still had her clothes on when they paused. He brought a finger in front of his lips and ever so carefully, he took out a gun that was hidden under a console table by the entrance.

Pointing the gun to the ground, he looked at Katherine and signaled her to follow him. Nodding, she lifted her skirt up, pulled out her knuckle knives, and followed his command. Their senses heightened while they scanned their surroundings and headed towards where the sound was coming from.

It looked like the voices were coming from the pool area which was located deeper into the massive penthouse, and the closer they got, the more familiar the voices sounded.

Before reaching the corner where they should turn and reach the pool, Damien raised a hand up and Katherine halted. Hearing the noise again, the two breathed out a sigh of relief when they recognized who the voices belonged to, but they were seemingly annoyed at the same time.

He holstered the gun in the waistband of his back and covered it with his dress shirt while she kept her knives back in place. Then, they walked in.

"What the hell are you all doing in my house?" Damien asked in an exasperated tone. 

Katherine stood next to him and looked at the sight in front of them.

Heads turned in their direction and the room went still—Caleb, Alianna, Jeffrey, and Jessamine were all surprised at their sudden arrival.