Beauty And The Alpha Don

"I'm sorry Cassie but there's no time to explain, i need you to immediately lock the shop and leave town for a few weeks, maybe take that vacation you always talked about, I will text you when it's safe to come back. Love, Dad."

Cassie furrowed her brows, her beautiful green eyes focused on the note tacked to the bookstore door, just as she was about to close up for the night. She looked left and right, hoping to spot her dad, who must have just left it as she'd only stepped out for a minute of fresh air and hadn't seen it then.

Was this some sort of stupid prank from the neighborhood boys?, knowing those shenanigans It wouldn't surprise her. Taking a deep breath Cassie re read the note. It was definitely her dad's handwriting, even his signature.

"You stupid old man, what kind trouble have you gotten your self into this time?" she mumbled, tucking back a loose strand of black hair behind her ear as her father was always getting into trouble, especially with gambling. Maybe this was just "one of those times" again

He always wasn't like this, unfortunately after loosing his wife and daughter in an accident last year he had given himself up to drinking and gambling for momentary relief, Cassie knew she was all he had left and his reason for living

"Yeah I am sure it's nothing,"she sighed, squeezing the note and tossing it in the trash can.

"Leaving already, Cassie?" Liam's voice pulled her from her thoughts. She smiled making him blush. Cassie had been his childhood friend and secretly his biggest crush, yet for some reason he never had the guts to tell her how he truly felt.

To him, no woman could compare to her beauty. He often thought she was wasting her looks as a bookkeeper when she could be a model.

His eyes lingered on her cherry lips, and a smile curved on her lips, "Crushing hard on me are you Liam?," She said dramatically flicking her hair

"Oh, please, no chance," Liam chuckled, a scoff escaping him despite having an internal turmoil, cursing himself at his inability to tell her how he truly felt

"These dazzling looks of mine would be such a waste on just one lady, don't you think?"

His mind screamed at him to shut up, but being the awkward man he was, the words just blurted out. How could Cassie take him seriously when he kept acting like a spoiled playboy?, fucking idiot he cursed himself, Cassie laughed aloud. Although Liam was being a jerk, she couldn't deny he was incredibly pretty.

Liam had luscious blonde hair and beautiful brown eyes, with a lean muscular physique

It came as no surprise all the ladies in their small town fawned over him like precious jewelry

Liam's gaze drifted to the trash and spotted a crumpled paper and jolt of jealousy shot through him as he picked it up, masking his feelings with sarcasm

"Oh, is my little Cassie receiving love letters?"

"Prick!" Cassie rolled her eyes as Liam read the content, his eyebrows furrowing.

"It's from your dad. Is he alright?"

"I'm sure he's fine, he probably just got himself into some gambling trouble like usual,"

"Should I check up on him?" Liam asked with concern.

"No, it's fine really. We spoke just this morning. I'm sure he'll resolve it soon, he always does."

"Does he normally leave letters like this?" Liam asked, tossing the paper back into the trash and crossing his arms. Just then, it started raining, forcing them back inside the bookstore.

"Not really, but nothing surprises me anymore with him," she said biting her lips in annoyance, not only does she have to constantly live with the pain of loosing her mom and sister, she also had to deal with her father.

"I'm sorry Cassie, I wish there was more I could do to help," He said with a soft smile and gently stroked her cheeks, he paused for a while before adding

"Cassie there's something I have always wanted to tell you, I...."

The sudden screech of car tires cut Liam off Both he and Cassie looked up as two black, luxurious Mercedes-Benz cars pulled up outside the shop and five men in black suits, armed to the teeth with firearms, stepped out

"Liam, did you set this up..."

"Get down!" Liam shouted pulling Cassie to the floor and holding her tightly while bullets rained through the glass into the shop as she screamed in fright from the deafening gunfire.