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Got Too Close Thrill of it .
Settling her at the front of their room door, he didn't bother to look into her face before he turned and left, hearing the door quietly snap shut behind him. She had a clue; it was apparent, all thanks to the expression on her face. The painting explained itself: it was a raw message, probably agonizing like the cut on her upper lip. He hadn't known what had come over him; he had tried to escape the rage when Noah spilled the news. And then he went to see for himself but met her hiding under the covers, shaking like a leaf and holding her breath. That did it. He felt the self-control he had worked years to build break into dust. He would give it to Mason. The man was strong-willed in refusing to spill out the name of his friend. Confirming his suspicions that the wild animal was no ordinary person. But he had a piece of advice for him: keep running. Whatever had gone on last night had ruined everything—his pretense, his composure—and every demon he tried to pin down was flail
Got Too Close Dive in
Elena's POV.The night before, I had slept off, hoping to start my day as early as possible before he woke up, or even dreamt of it, Going into his office, then maybe searching.Searching for? You might ask, but I, too, didn't know; there had to be something, something that would either get me relaxed or running for my life.Consider my shock when I slowly opened my eyes to find him sitting next to my bed, a glass of scotch in his hand, while he stared at the smudged painting of Mia he had hung on our wall.I had wanted to ask him why he had done that when he could have easily made another one, but like all of his actions recently, It was hard to understand.Like why he was holding a glass of scotch in the wee hours of the morning.It was shocking to see him sitting there calmly rolling the cup and doing nothing, but I felt too paralyzed to jerk.Out of habit, my eyes moved to my alarm clock; now I was sure my alarm was being disabled, for I remembered setting it up after watching Doc
Got Too Close Chained in
Authors POVClara knew what she said when she demanded if he was planning on getting caught, Nico thought, Signing and grimacing as he read through the pages.Elena didn't just have a clue or suspect; she was set to prove her assumptions, true or untrue, which was an audacious but wrong move.He had his hands tied; he couldn't do anything about her."Why does Matteo have to go to school every time?" Mia asked, pressing the round solid surface against the paper, her little hands holding the handle firmly.And unlike he did to others, he raised his head to answer her question; It was wild how she overturned his concentration and drew all his attention."To learn, the books won't read themselves."She shrugged, "That bad,"He folded his hands before him, peering into her busy face; if he continued like this, he would never get any job done, "Why is it bad?"She shrugged, "he comes back and continues studying."Now that wasn't his or any teacher's fault; Matteo's other half was his maths
Got Too Close Still hurts
Elena's POV.I relaxed against the chair, hating how uncomfortable I had been since we fought last night. That was the first he had gotten pissed at me, the first he had raised his voice.All of this was because I refused to get paid for being stupid for three years, it was a lot of money, and probably the reasonable thing to do was take it and stash it somewhere for when all of this was over.But then, my pride wouldn't let me; I wasn't sure if it was because I cared what he thought of me or that I didn't want him gifting me a lot that I couldn't repay.Then I would be indebted to him and become a puppet like I was to Alessandro. He had angrily reminded me he wasn't Alessandro, but then how would I know?Especially when he was bent on interchanging occasionally; even Noah had told me not to get attached.Then why did I see him in all of my dreams last night? Why did I relish the memory of his hands caressing my body, his fingers around my neck, stroking the base of it and muttering f
Got Too Close Thinking ex
It was dark already, yet my hands shook as I gnawed on my fingers from the fear that enveloped me. The image still stuck in my head; it didn't help that there had been no call regarding how he was.The country was at a standstill, reporters screaming into the mic, standing close to the heavily guided Quirinal palace, all of which I watched without hearing anything. My knees shook at the thought that he was dead.Immediately after the accident, Matteo was snatched out of school like I was pulled out of work and surrounded until I got into the car.Now the three of us were on lockdown, not allowed to move out of the house. School was paused for Matteo, which wouldn't be a big deal since they'd be closing the next day anyway.The kids were sleeping in their room when I left quietly, shutting the door, still hugging the phone to myself, waiting for a call, any call that would ease the unease raging in my head.I sat right at the center of the bed, my knees raised to my chin, and each time
Got Too Close His Rules
Authors Pov.He had almost forgotten how painful a bullet wound was; he had forgotten how it found its way into one's skin, forgotten how the burning sensation felt like.Nico felt lucky, unlike the bodyguard who had been unfortunate; it was a storm of events, for despite the noise of the gathering, he had felt the excruciating pain before he heard the bullet whizz.He had opted out of another round of Anesthesia, for it left him exhausted and his brain fuzzy; besides, this hospital couldn't be that safe.If the sniper had gone that far to get him right in a public gathering, then it was also likely they would come looking for him on his surgery bed.The pain was raw and reminded him of home, When Milo, who had decided he wouldn't be the only one being sent to the hospital, had found it a game to pull them along when he made trouble.This resulted in a few almost mortal injuries until their father found a way to rid him of his ideas.They still didn't know how the senior Don did that.
Got Too Close His Rules (2)
Elena's POVThe sirens brought him early the following day when the kids were still asleep and watched the window because my insomnia had come knocking again.When he climbed out of the car, He looked weary and hurt and had his arm in a cast, his jacket around his shoulder; being walked on both sides, I could see the discomfort on his face.Guess he also wasn't comfortable with the life he told me to be satisfied with.And I wasn't sure if I was excited to see him back or just satisfied he was alive; I hurried down the stairs before maintaining simple steps when he was close.He was alone with Noah, who was hovering around, offering help that was refused over and over again.When his eyes met mine at the top of the stairs, he stopped, making me rub my arms in anxiety.All traces of weariness left my face when his lips turned up in amusement, "I don't want to believe you came down for me?"All of my concerns went down the drain; he had that look, the look when he had countered me in his
Got Too Close On the loose.
His eyes danced, almost like he was happy to see me in his personal space, glad I had broken in. With the towel wrapped around his waist, I suddenly felt unsafe.He swept his damp hair back, muttering, "Sikes."I began the awkward apologies knowing I was turning pink right there in front of him, "Look, I'm sorry I know I shouldn't be here," I started, walking around to get past him, "I'll just go, and you'll never see me again I promise."He gripped my wrist, pulling me to him, my body crushing against his, "I think it' is; what are you doing here, Elena?"I bit my lower lips stuttering to get my excuses out; no word was formed; what more, he held my gaze, seeing me coil in my terror."I thought so," he grinned, and using his foot, he kicked the door shut. "Now that you're here, why don't we make you a souvenir."Pushing me backward towards the table, I struggled with him, but he gripped my hand firmly behind me, trapping me between himself and the desk."Hush love, a little too much,
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