Is this destiny?

Later that morning…

Chloe and Noah were in the back seat of a black Bentley that was cruising through the Boyle Heights neighborhood.

Chloe glanced at Noah sheepishly while remembering how she gave him hard time.

She apologized for running away and he said that it\'s fine, but she felt guilty because due to her fear of \'maybe\', she nearly broke them apart.

Noah was persistent and caring and they made love that morning slowly and they cuddled until Matilda rang the doorbell.

They showered together (with handcuffs on) and Noah noticed the ring on the shelf above the sink.

"I\'m sorry…", Chloe said clumsily while putting the ring back on her left ring finger.

"Don\'t worry about it.", Noah responded. "I\'m glad you didn\'t throw it away."

"Would you be mad if I did?"

"No. I would get you another one."

Chloe was amazed at how Noah was forgiving. It was almost like she couldn\'t do any wrong.

"You are spoiling me."

Noah chuckled and pulled her in his embrace. "That is my goal, my little rabbit."

He refused to remove handcuffs, so she assumed he doesn\'t have the key, but when his clothes arrived at her door, he got the key from his trouser pockets.

"We can\'t dress up with these…", he said matter-of-factly while unlocking the handcuffs.

Chloe couldn\'t believe that she had to use the restroom earlier that morning and he was right there, handcuffed to her while she tinkled. And she was next to him when he peed! He teased her that she can hold him and aim. How embarrassing.

They dressed for the day and Chloe paused to admire Noah in his well-fitting black uniform that did nothing to hide his sculpted body.

She was dazed by his handsomeness when she heard…

\'CLICK!\'

He handcuffed her again!

"I thought we were done with this!", Chloe protested.

"You are stuck to me until you realize that I love you."

In an instant, Chloe\'s face exploded in blush. "I know that you love me."

Noah smiled a little. He was happy with Chloe\'s response, but he was aware that they are not solid. Not yet.

"Let\'s go and grab breakfast. We have a busy day ahead of us."

"Wait. Wait!", Chloe called. "We are going out like this?" She pointed at the handcuffs.

"Yup. Just like that. You are stuck to me, my little rabbit."

Chloe gave up on arguing, knowing that she can\'t win.

They walked to the bakery down the street, holding hands and Chloe pretended not to see people throwing curious glances at the handcuffs. No one dared to stare for too long, because this was Noah. The sergeant.

Back to the present…

Chloe observed the area which looked like a yard with warehouses and her eyes widened when they drove into the warehouse and a mechanical platform sank underground, taking the whole car with passengers down.

"This is where I usually spend my days and nights.", Noah explained. "We call it the main base."

"Main base? For what?"

"This is the main base of the Army of Chaos."

"Is this related to the Chaos nightclub?", Chloe guessed.

Noah nodded and corrected her, "With the Boyle Heights neighborhood."

They got out of the car, and Chloe observed massive underground parking. They passed several people, and they all halted their steps and saluted.

"I will show you around. Feel free to ask questions.", Noah said when he started his tour of the massive underground complex.

Igor was in the hallway and he straightened his posture when he saw Noah and saluted. "Sergeant!"

"How are things here, Igor?"

"Good, good.", Igor responded, and his eyes landed on handcuffs that held Noah\'s and Chloe\'s hands together. He found it suspicious that their fingers were interlinked. "Did you bring a prisoner?"

Noah chuckled. "I am her prisoner."

Noah turned to Chloe. "This is Igor. He is one of the strategists here, reporting to me. Igor, this is Chloe. My fiancée."

"Oh…", Igor paused. This was his first time to see a freshly engaged American couple. Are handcuffs some part of the custom? "Nice to meet you. Congratulations on your engagement."

Noah showed Chloe where people trained, and she remembered the teenagers doing \'hoo-haa\' at the Youth Center, but these were grownups, and things definitely looked more deadly.

She saw separate areas where people practiced with pistols and knives and there was a command center with many computers and big screens.

People greeted Noah and he introduced Chloe to everyone as his fiancée. She was observing everything with eyes open wide and didn\'t ask any questions.

Eventually, they ended up in Noah\'s office. The door at the back led to the suite with a bedroom and a bathroom. There was no sitting area, so Chloe guessed that Noah didn\'t entertain guests in this place.

"You spend your time here?", Chloe asked.

She didn\'t want to sit in his office, so she sat on the edge of Noah\'s bed.

He sat next to her and confirmed. "Usually, I spend days in the office or with soldiers, and I sleep here."

"You call them soldiers. Is this like a private military?"

"It is called the Army of Chaos. I wouldn\'t say, military. More like… organization. We have soldiers, strategists, engineers, and people in all walks of life."

"What is the purpose of this organization?"

"There is no easy way to answer that. You saw people working at the Chaos nightclub. They are soldiers of the Army of Chaos, trained individuals. We have bases in the United States, Europe, and Asia."

"Do you sell something? Or smuggle?"

Noah chuckled. "We are not arms dealers, and we don\'t smuggle things."

"What do you do?"

Noah paused while thinking about how to answer this. What do they do? Whatever Sarah tells them to, but that was not a good answer because Chloe wanted details.

"People here train their bodies and to use weapons, however, fighting is only a small thing of what we do. You were in the Chaos nightclub, the Youth Center, and Blanc. You met Matilda, Tim, and Mark. You know me and the kids from the Cliffside Villa. All that is the Army of Chaos. We are family and we do whatever is necessary to keep our family safe."

"Safe…", Chloe murmured as images of Chad and Tim in the Chaos nightclub flashed in front of her eyes as they patted the Chaos symbol on their left chest pocket when they said that she can call them or anyone with that uniform if she needs help. And she remembered Matilda checking on her… and Noah coming to rescue her. All of them wanted her to be safe. Even Mark.

It was a group of strangers Chloe met in the last week (two weeks for Noah), yet those strangers made her feel welcome and accepted more than her own family ever did.

"Are you OK?", Noah asked, his voice laced with concern.

He told Chloe about the Army of Chaos and he was not sure how she will take it. Will she hate him now?

"Do you think that I can become a member of this Chaos family?", Chloe asked.

Noah felt like a big burden fell off his chest. She doesn\'t hate him or the Army of Chaos. Actually, she wants to join.

"You already are a member of the Chaos family."

"Because we are engaged?", Chloe guessed.

"Because you are Blanc employee, and because you are helping at the Youth Center, and because you live in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. And yes… because we are engaged."

"I didn\'t know all that is included."

"We take care of our people, that is what family does, and you, my little rabbit, are my most important people."

Chloe felt warm and fuzzy feeling swelling in her chest. "Kiss me, Noah."

Noah glanced at her lips and then threw himself back on the bed. "No."

Chloe was surprised. Did he reject her? "No?"

"You want it? Come and get it.", Noah said teasingly.

Chloe giggled and crawled on top of Noah.

She pecked his lips and yelped when he rolled them, and he ended up on top.

"What happened with me coming to get it?", Chloe asked breathily.

"You got one. The rest is mine to take…", Noah murmured and claimed her lips with his, initiating a steamy kissing session which lasted until lunchtime.

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