EricaI woke up wrapped in Antonio’s arms, my face pressed to his chest. I was still on top of him and it might have seemed uncomfortable to sleep on top of another human being but Antonio was so warm and big, he felt like a heavenly mattress. His heart beat strongly against my ear as he slept. I knew that he hadn’t gone to sleep when I did and I didn’t want to wake him as I wanted to watch him for a moment, see him look so serene as he slept. It felt like something that not all people would get to witness.Someone else in his place might look vulnerable as they slept, but not so surprisingly Antonio still looked self assured and beautiful and fierce while he slept. My fingers itched to trace those dark brows and those lips that had seemed my only centre when he had taken me so forcefully and brutally.I wouldn’t have ever imagined my first time to be like this, and for someone with my past it shouldn’t have been. It would be a nightmare for a psychiatrist and a therapist both if the
EricaMy hair was still damp as I slipped out of the bed. After the dirty food session, Antonio had prepared a bath for us which we both desperately needed. And I was shocked to have him tend to me in a way I wasn’t ready for and neither I thought he was capable of. First of all, he had everything one would need for a bath like he was actually fond of them. And second, it was how he had taken care of me.The way he had touched me, washed me and how tenderly his fingers had caressed me, he had made me feel like I was the most precious and beautiful thing in the world. His touch was so gentle and the way he looked at me with those golden eyes of his while he had cleaned me, it had made me lose the sense of myself. He hadn't left a place that he hadn't soaped and washed, he had paid attention to every nook and cranny of my body, making me turn into a pile of goo in the warm water.For a brief moment I had forgotten myself and who he was. I could never have guessed that Antonio Rossi, who
EricaI couldn't believe that Antonio brought the little dog for me. After how he had reacted in that alley which I knew was his knee jerk reaction after what Mario told me, and what seeing the dog must’ve reminded him of, I understood why he didn't want to bring it with us in the first place but he did bring it. He went back to the city for the dog and brought it back for me. I didn't know what to make of it.The puppy settled against my chest and I caressed it between his eyes, there was still a bandage near his eye that was quite swollen from his injury and another around one of his hind legs but now he was clean and looked better than it was when I had discovered it in the trash can.“I see he already likes you.” Mario commented.“We are like long lost friends,” I said as I stood up.I finally brought myself to look at Antonio but he was looking anywhere but at me or the dog. I licked my lips as I walked to him but stopped when I watched his shoulders tensing and his muscles clenc
EricaDinner was uncomfortable to say the least, especially because of Ephraim. For some reason he wasn’t a fan of me tonight. Until now, he’d always tried to indulge me in a conversation while we have breakfast or dinner to not make me feel left out, but tonight he was just giving me side glances and he even let loose a few barbed words that put me on edge. Especially when he called me in not so many words a bad distraction.It wasn’t until Antonio snapped at him that he stopped and I realised I wasn’t the only one aware of Ephraim’s odd behaviour. “You have to stop going after her with veiled insults or just come out with whatever stick you’ve lodged up there, Ephraim.”Ephraim stared up at Antonio then he glanced at me and since I saw him in the corridor outside the bedroom, for the first time I glimpsed the man that was compassionate to me not the arsehole he had become out of the blue.But after how Antonio had treated me in the bathroom, I didn’t need him to come for my aid. I s
Antonio“Stop testing my patience, little whôre.” I growled, cutting her off mid sentence as I grabbed the back of her head and pulled her down to take my cöck deep into her throat. Since the moment she had looked at me with those twinkling brown eyes, I hadn’t felt like myself. And with the memories of my past knocking at the threshold, and Ephraim turning into a jealous prick I felt like I was losing control over both of them. I hadn’t thought he would act like a teenager ruled by his emotions but maybe I was wrong and after how Erica behaved on seeing that damn dog it made me reconsider the whole thing and I asked myself if I had made a mistake bringing it here for her. And yes, I did brought it for her because I had recognised the signs of her slipping into herself after Zurich’s interruption and I thought seeing the dog would help her. Pushing my own inner conflicts aside, I thought for her. But I couldn’t let her know that. She already knew that I didn’t like seeing her hurt
Erica“Thor! Thor!” I walked into the dense thicket that outlined the trees as I cursed myself for putting him down when I came out of the castle. The little dog ran off like a shot, like he was living in a cage and just now saw the outside world, whereas in truth I had spent the last few days playing with him all around the castle especially at night when we would enjoy our time on the terrace after dinner. At that time Antonio would leave me alone as he maintained his distance with Thor like my little dog carried plague with him. Now here I was looking for him, when I should be teaching him a new trick. Just yesterday, I taught him to sit and stand. It was fun being with him, especially when he took my mind off certain things and one sexy arsehole who had somehow managed to hypnotize me because one dark look and one sensual touch from him sent me into heat that I couldn’t seem to shake off.I heard a branch snap behind me and turned around to find Ephraim standing there with Thor i
AntonioI leafed through the number of brochures that Ephraim had handed me after the breakfast, which had been a fûcking amusing event considering my little devil couldn’t stop herself from looking at Ephraim then back at me— she was curious and Ephraim was equally uncomfortable to be sitting there with her knowing eyes on him.The moment the breakfast had ended, Ephraim had found me and questioned me, “What did you tell her?”“Nothing that should be kept a secret.” And then before he could get his non-existent panties in a twist, I had changed the subject. “Find me a few courses that women are interested in nowadays.”“Courses?”“Some sort of classes. Like women generally do as a hobby, or maybe to learn something new?” Out of nowhere at that moment, I became aware of our age difference as it had been years since I last picked up a book to study. But with Erica I had never thought of our age difference. She was so self assured and confident in the way she behaved, the way she stood
EricaToday, I woke up with a shadow over my head. It was the beginning of a nightmare. I had felt like there was a presence beside me with a dark mask to hide his face and it was looming over me waiting for a perfect time to hurt me.But then, Antonio’s sleep roughened voice had broken into my slumber and I had jerked awake, narrowly missing the tight grasp of the darkness. And when Antonio had asked me if I had a nightmare, I had kissed him so I wouldn’t have to answer him. He becomes an irritating arsehole when I don’t answer his probing questions. Talk about relationship boundaries between a captor and his captive. I mean it’s not like we have any kind of real feelings for each other, we fûcked just because we were insanely attracted to each other and he gave me what I wanted. It’s not like we have a real relationship where we will share feelings which will lead us to talk about our past traumas and share our fears. Gah. Impossible.But it sure prompted me to ask questions about h