Nicole. I silently sigh in relief when he sits back down. I wouldn't want Leo to see this. It feels like I'm disappointing my brother and at the same time my heart is stuck. I just want him around. His embrace is different from anyone's and there is something about his scent. I felt him leave the room because I wasn't sleeping, just wanted to be in his arms even if it was just for a day. I miss Alessio. He doesn't need to talk to me or hold me, his presence alone is enough to calm my heart. Call me stupid and I won't blame you. My brother is still angry at him and he made me promise not to see him again. But I can't, my heart can't stop beating for him. He is the water that needs to quench my thirst. The fresh air that I desperately need in my lungs to survive. I miss him so much it hurts. I just wish I could change him. Have the ability to take away all the darkness in his heart and replace it with kindness and love for me. But I can't, he is known as the ruthless don for
Alessio. She was so angry when she left and my advisor Luca told me to let her cool down first.We have been waiting for her to come back but she is still in her room.Liam refused to tell us what he was about to tell her claiming that it was only for her ears.No one is talking.Luca is immersed in the movie he is watching and Leo is on his laptop like always. We left the guy in the basement until we get all the information we want from him and he won't talk if Nicole is not around.So bored to death, I decide to peek at her. Thankfully her room is next to the guest room that Leo said I could use.I silently open her door and the lights are on. Nicole is already on her bed and she looks asleep.With slow silent steps, I approach her but abruptly halt when I hear my name."Alessio" she murmurs, turning about on her bed. Her legs keep clenching and I can only imagine the wicked things I'm doing to my beauty in her dreams. I'm so glad that I affect her this much. What can I do to bec
Nicole I can't believe I gave in. This man is like a drug that made me his addict from the first day. He is everywhere, in my head mostly. I have tried to ignore these feelings but they are strong than my mind. I don't know what to do anymore. He is toxic but I want him.Leo said Alessio has anger issues and sometimes they are extremely bad. He said the day he broke me that was him being angry. Can I really handle a man like that? Who breaks you one minute and the next he is on your tail for forgiveness, and the scariest part is how my body reacts to him. I open my eyes to look at the clock and it's my wake-up time. I started to exercise when I thought it could erase him from my mind, but look at me now. Waking up naked in his warm arms. What did I really get myself into? With a sigh, I rush to my closet for my clothes. I will shower after the gym because I'm gonna sweat anyway. The man is still sleeping and I don't want to imagine what he was doing in my room in the mid
Nicole. This is going to be awkward. A hot shirtless man with a body like that teaching me how to cook. How can I concentrate? How will I survive burning the damn food? "Nikki?" Leo walks into the kitchen followed by the two men. One of them sporting a wide smirk and the one behind them having a calm look. He holds himself so well. He is everything on my dream guy list minus the anger problems. That is one awful flaw that I wish I could erase with a snap of my finger. "Whatever he said is not true, I will start the food" I turn around the stove and stare at the metal not knowing what to turn or switch on. What food do I even want to cook? Tara knows everything. She works like magic with this stuff and boom, food is ready. I never took my time to learn. Blame it on laziness, I would always go for snacks and I was fine. Until now."You need help?" his voice murmurs behind me as he cages me between the cooking stove and himself. Why is he this close? "Mmh" I worriedly clear
Nicole I open the door and like today morning, Leo is leaning against the wall but this time he is with Luca. My brother has his fists clenched and his enraged gaze is directed at the man behind me. Don't tell me they heard everything. That will be so embarrassing, I just professed my love to Alessio in there."Let's go" I mumble taking his hand before they start their rant and he quietly follows. It must be hard for him. One of his best friends is hurting his sister, but he can't react in a bad way because he will hurt her too. The car ride is silent. My eyes remain on the moving buildings while my brother grips the wheel with enough force that would break a neck. He is mad as hell and I hate to think that it's all because of me. "Fuck" Leo forcefully hits the steering wheel making me violently jerk from my seat. Thank God for the seatbelt around my waist. Does this idiot want to kill us? "I'm sorry you have to go through this" he hoarsely mumbles taking in deep breaths.I do
"Are you ready?" Leo asks assessing my outfit with uncertainty. He didn't expect me to wear the dress Alessio sent while going with someone else, right? "Yes, so much ready" I exclaim but his hard stare shows just how much he is not impressed. " It's a ball, Nicole, dress code matters a lot in these types of events" I look down at my black jean shorts, and a red crop top, and on top of it is a big camouflage jacket that also belongs to him. When I add my black army boots to the look, I appear so hot and badass. "Who cares Leo?" I nonchalantly murmur, tucking my gun at the back of my shorts "I'm driving," I say, snatching the keys from his hands and dashing to the door before he could object to it, or say something else about my dressing. "Wait Nicole, Alex is picking you up" My brother rushes after me and just to his luck, a blue sports car with extremely loud hip-hop music, roughly comes to a stumbling stop two steps away from me. Well, this will be the most romantic date I wil
Nicole. Shit, Alex. I hurriedly wash off the blood from my hand and walk out ignoring the sore gash. Unfortunately, as soon as I open the door, a strong force roughly pushes me and I hit my head on the wall behind me. Fuck. I grip the affected area, repeatedly blinking to gain back my sight because all I see are fucking stars. The impact I hit the wall with is so severe it makes my head hurt. "Bitch, you thought I wouldn't get you" Ernesto sneers turning me around to face him. He instantly slaps me hard and I slip on the hard marble ground groaning n pain. Bitch busted my lip. "Where are your puppets now, huh?" he crouches next to me and I quickly sit up, trying as much as I can to hold in the pain. At least he offered pain endurance lessons during our training. Ernesto grabs my chin so hard that I feel his nails digging in my flesh, and direct my head to him. He likes it when people keep eye contact when he is conversing with them. To show him that he can go to hell, I spit
Alessio. "I need to tell you something boss" Luca whispers staring warily at Leo who is strangely beside me. He told me his sister would be here on a security detail but I haven't seen her. "Is something wrong?" I ask a little more dismissively as my eyes roam around the room. I need to find Nicole before Ernesto lays his eyes on her. We both know he will do something that won't favor her or me. "Yes, they have a target on you again" he whispers but I don't find shock in his words. Someone always has a hit on me and it's no longer news. I need to put these fuckers out before they could cause more harm. I haven't thought about the fact that I almost became a father and they knew it before I could. I can't afford to bring a life in this damned world, yet. Fuck! the thought has never even crossed my mind until that night. I can't see myself taking care of those little ones. Not now and definitely not in the future. "Who is it now?" I ask in a bored tone. Apart from Ernesto, I don