Chapter 8

 *FIORELLA*

"I think it's normal, I don't even know who you are, and my brother won't be long in coming back, he is quite protective, and he told me not to talk to anyone,"

His gaze was anger-penetrating, strong as if he wanted to possess me; I don't know how to explain it, but in front of him, I felt protected, but at the same time, I knew I was in danger.

In this place, nothing was what it seemed; no one was a white dove, everyone was disguised, and under those seductive looks, there werewolves, waiting for the right moment to attack you.

My mind was wandering when I heard my name from his lips, and it brought me back to reality.

"Fiorella!" he said in such a seductive way.

"How do you know my name?" I asked, surprised; no one knew me until today; I don't think my name has passed so quickly as if it was the latest news of the moment.

"I know everything about you," he said, so sure of himself. He said, so sure of himself.

! He knows everything about me," I thought in my mind; what does he mean by that?

This Greek god began to approach me, slowly as if he was my hunter and I was his helpless prey, his arm around my waist holding me tightly but without hurting me.

I couldn't take my eyes off those beautiful green eyes, I felt hypnotized, and my body was tense, but I couldn't move or move away from him.

It was as if my whole being wanted this to happen; he took the cup from my hand and placed it on a nearby table.

He caressed my cheek and his gaze lowered to my lips; I tried to say something to stop him, but the words came out of my mouth incomplete.

 "I think ...... What... I'd better get going... Fabrizio......" I said, stuttering and too nervous and shaking.

"Why don't you let me worry about your brother," he said in a possessive way, trying to protect me. I couldn't help but let out a sigh of reassurance to feel protected, even for a few minutes.

He slowly approached my face, and his lips touched mine; I didn't understand what was happening. I was giving my first kiss to a stranger, but I didn't regret it; on the contrary, I was enjoying it too much.

My eyes closed, and I felt his full lips; the kiss was deep, it wasn't possessive, it was something that I can't explain, but that I felt in every fiber of my body, a force surrounded me, and I felt how something hard rubbed my belly.

A few seconds later, he pulled away. I felt empty, not having the warmth of his lips on mine, my breathing was labored, and when I finally opened my eyes, I was surprised to see green ones staring back at me.

 "I don't want you to worry about anything or anyone, you don't know who I am, but my word is the law in Italy, and as long as I am here, you will be treated with respect, let me worry about the rest," he said so confidently as he caressed my face.

"I don't understand; why would he do anything for me," I asked him confused, he didn't know me; why would he do anything for a stranger.

"Because no one messes with what is mine," he said, and I didn't expect that answer; it's as if he was telling me that he owns me.

"Now, if you're feeling better, I'd like to ask you to dance with me."

"I don't think it's appropriate, my brother told me........." I said, but he didn't even give me a chance to finish speaking when he had already interrupted me.

"Shhhh...Fiorella!!!, what did I just tell you".

"That I didn't care about anything or anyone, I know, but it's that Fabrizio......" I tried to persuade him again; I was afraid of Fabrizio appearing; lately, he was very explosive, and I was afraid of some reaction from him.

"Little girl, I don't like to repeat what I say twice; you will learn not to make those same mistakes."

"Just this once, I'll let it go; your brother is the last thing I'm worried about; he's the one who should be worried about not being on my wrong side; I already told you I'll take care of him."

"If that's all you're worried about, then there's no stopping you from indulging me in what I'm asking you to do," he said. Before I could protest, he took my hand tightly in his, and I decided it was best not to resist.

We both returned to the living room, this stranger, holding me tightly close to him; anyone who saw us would say that we were a couple; the closeness of our bodies showed a certain intimacy.

Another man approached us, and they talked to each other, but I didn't get to hear what they talked about, but he quickly walked away and left us alone.

He led us to the dance floor and suddenly stopped and stood in front of me, his arm went around my waist bringing me closer to his body, my chest was close to his, he was so tall that my face reached his neck, he was almost a head taller than me.

The song started, and I let myself be guided by his movements; his arm took my hands and guided them around his neck; this position was so intimate between us that I couldn't help but let out a shy smile.

Seeing the stares of the people around us started to bother me, and I felt a little nervous; I looked through the people trying to find my brother before he jumped on my companion.

I felt a shiver when his hand was on my lower back, and with his other hand, he caressed my cheek and guided my head to his neck; this was wrong; I should not be in this compromising position with him, but for just a few minutes I felt protected in his arms and decided to forget about everything and everyone.

Just for a few minutes, my body relaxed, and my breathing slowed down.

That our bodies were so close to each other, with such familiarity and knowing that this was his first appearance, left no doubt that there was some relationship between us.

He leaned close to my ear and said almost in a whisper, "Are you feeling better," I couldn't help but smile as I still had a smile on my face.

I couldn't help but smile as I still had my eyes closed, enjoying his heartbeat, which kept me calm, despite being surrounded by many people.

"Yes, I think I feel calmer, thank you."

"I'm glad; sometimes family can be a nuisance or jerks; I tell you that I have experience in that."

I don't know how it happened, but suddenly I was so heated by the closeness of our bodies that unconsciously, my lips made a strange sound. I could swear it sounded like a moan because I started to feel something hard again hitting my belly.

But I prepared myself for what he would do; his arms went around my waist, he came to my neck, and without expecting it, his lips touched the skin of my neck, depositing a kiss.

It was the most erotic sensation of my life, and at that moment, I felt something I had never felt in my life, lust! Desire to belong to a man and make me his.