Share
23
Related chapters
Cruel Attraction 24
Gabriella I stay on top of Ace, making sure that all of my weight is somewhat suffocating him. My hands are holding his arms and pinning him down to what I assume is a little strength to actually have him grunting.A taste of hate sprouts into my mouth every time I look at him. He reminds me of pain, anger, and shortcomings.He twisted my arms, slide his own under my waist, and then pulled me down to the ground making sure he is inserting his dominance. He is now on top of me and successfully turns the game in his favor.Our breaths are harsh, and not syncing in between. Beads of sweat are trickling down into his jaw for we’ve been sparring for the last two hours.“ You’re too distracted,” he hoarsely said. “If I’m your enemy, I can easily twist your throat and steal your breath away.”I am damn insulted. “ Stop talking trash and just give me a gun. I don’t need this hand-to-hand combat with you. My enemies fire up a blazing bullet idiot, they don’t twist and groan.”Giovanni made a
Cruel Attraction 25
Gabriella “ Let’s talk about last night,” Giovanni said, leaning his elbows on the side of the table where I am reading. He gave me what I wanted. The list of properties my father has left me including the history of his illegal business are all here accessible to me.“ What about it?” I asked, not lifting my gaze from what I am reading. It fascinates me how our riches came from illegal deeds that my father has done in his past. Unintentionally, I’m spending money on his wicked deeds.He brought his chair closer to where I was. I can literally feel his breath on top of my head. “ I killed half of your father’s soldiers last night.”Killed? Does he think he just killed them and not burned them? It dawned on me how lunatic and brutal he can be. My blood went cold thinking if he plans to burn me too.“ Are you not going to ask why I did such a thing?” Giovanni said, leaning back in the chair and creating a safe distance for me to catch my breath. No, he won’t kill me. I watch him tilt h
Cruel Attraction 26
Gabriella The trip is exhausting.Giovanni has been all clingy and grumpy during the past few hours. His hands are all over my waist and his face is nuzzling in my neck, sniffing on it while Ace is whistling while looking at us in the rear-view mirror of the car.“ Will you stop sniffing on me?” I whispered to Giovanni because I’m really annoyed.A tingling sensation drapes over me when he shakes his head. Giovanni lifted his gaze. His eyes are soft and tipsy. “ I can’t…you smell good.”“ I smell like you,” I sheepishly smile and pushed his head away from my body.Giovanni gave me an inquisitive glance. “ What?”“ Oh, my shower gel is out of stock. So, I use the one I saw in our bathroom,” I said. The look on his face is satisfying.He shot me a dirty look, probably not impressed that I am having my way with his things. Well, I don’t have any choice since he told me we are traveling earlier than he expected.“ Well…” he sounded off. I can hear Ace’s laughter in the driver’s seat. “T
Cruel Attraction 27
Gabriella “ So..uh..I guess I sleep alone tonight?” I tried to laugh at the piercing pain in my heart when Giovanni left without saying any words. Ace has escorted me inside the apartment where we will be staying for this trip. It’s just right in the road, a two-story vintage building without occupants. Great. The building is all mine, to begin with.I looked at Ace and he seems hesitant. For a second, I thought he will also say why his boss just left after knowing that his ex-fiance is here. “We are here because he is searching for her, right?”Ace is standing in the doorway. He’d been inspecting the whole bedroom while I am left wandering with all of these questions no one wants to answer. I was overthinking and who knows why.I flicked our wedding ring absentmindedly. It’s a habit I’ve been doing a lot of these days with everything that is going on. I still did not start with my revenge for my father and then another bomb is being dropped right into my face.“ Is it a relationship
Cruel Attraction 28
Gabriella A nauseous feeling stopped me from eating. I quickly run into the bathroom and threw up. I never felt this sick until I cannot almost hold myself if Giovanni did not hold my waist. He flushed the toilet, then help me wash my mouth. “ What the fuck is wrong with me?” I stare at the mirror with tears in my eyes.I felt like I am dying. Giovanni is behind me, stroking my back. He is looking at our reflection in our mirror and my gut tells me something is bothering him.“What?” I asked.He shut his head and cursed. “When is your last period?”I blinked. “My what?”“Period,” he scoffed. “Menstrual cycle.”A peal of laughter slipped from my lips when I saw his expression in the mirror. “You think I’m pregnant?”“I come inside you. Thrice.” Giovanni’s face was serious.I scanned his face and then pressed a palm into my mouth, wanting to stop myself from this predicament. But I cannot stop laughing because he was just there standing and looking so serious about all of this.He gla
Cruel Attraction 29
Gabriella “ He will going to kill me for this,” Ace gritted through his teeth while I remain calm on the passenger seat beside him. I called him earlier to pick me up at The Commons and drive me back to our house. “ You, married couple, is so fucking annoying.”I hissed. The metal tip of Giovanni’s gun that I stole in his car slides from Ace’s jaw till it reached his throat. I can see him gulping, maybe swallowing the fear of being dead with a bullet in his neck. “Just drive.”“ Shit. Fine.” He cursed, stepping into the accelerator. We are already far from Ithaca when his phone rings from the dashboard. He tried to reach it but I waved the gun and pat his hand. “ It’s Kenzo.”My brows furrowed. “ Don’t talk,” I instructed before answering the call. Kenzo is Giovanni’s friend whom I met earlier this month in their headquarters. It’s a brief meeting but I want to assume that he remembers me.“ Dela Vin is losing his freaking mind,” he shouted over the phone. I heard some background no
Cruel Attraction 30
Gabriella I wake up the morning with a heavy heart. Thinking about sleeping in the room where Giovanni and I had spent our first days as a married couple didn’t sit well with me. So, I ended up sleeping in the guest room. I still cannot believe it – I like Giovanni. The ruthless mob leader of New York who kills without blinking, the man I was sold to. I like him. Since we got married, he shows me nothing but his dark sides. He killed half of my father’s men, claimed me as his own and mark every part of me with his tongue. Okay, that’s the last of my concern. But, he told me I was his safe vault – his greatest investment. And, I think I mistook that with something else. I’ve lost count of how many thoughts have run down my mind while I am looking at myself in the mirror. There is nothing special with what I look like. In fact, I think I looked worst with my bird nest hair and a toothbrush on my mouth. I’m not as good as a musician.
Cruel Attraction 31
Gabriella I tell myself I hate him. Not really. This is just my reaction because I was rejected by him. I was curious if we feel the same.Now I know we didn’t.A week after that night and Giovanni has been nowhere to be found. He didn’t just refuse me that night but I felt like he also refused me for a week by not showing back in our house. Apparently, that night ended whatever relationship we had.“ Any request for dinner today?” Sebastian gave me his phone. A list of what he can cook is being shown on the screen. “ I prefer some meat but because you’re heartbroken—”“ Shut up,” I glared. I shoved back his own into his chest and lean into the couch where I was sitting. “ Just cook what you can, Seb.”Sebastian shrugged and left for the kitchen. His house is actually nice compared to his personality. I don’t know why he wants a gang of his own when he can just lay on this sofa all night and not think of anything.His place gives off a serenity kind of feeling.I sneak through some
Latest chapter
