Eleven.

Dante’s POV

I FEEL LIKE KILLING SOMEONE!!!

I couldn’t count how much the statement had gone over my thoughts or how much the urge had hit me. But I couldn’t be there as well. I couldn’t be in that damn company even though my entire being craves it.

I had always known she would be reckoning. My undoing. Which was why I kept my distance all these years.

But now. Now she was in my turf. My space. And the urge to claim had never been stronger. But I had work to do. Secrets to bury. People to make sure they never cross parts. Mouths to seal.

And the favorite in my list, eyes to pluck for looking at her the wrong way. I couldn’t count how many blind men tge world had gained this past week. Velrose had warned me to tone it down.

But on the other side, it wasn’t my fault that they were perverted men in that company glancing at someone who would never belong to them. Or standing close to her even.

Currently on my list, was Kael Sorren. He was over doing it. And with the playboy’s past records, I knew he had his sights set on her. How bold of him.

But no matter, I would deal with him when the time was right. For now, however, I would have to start weaving my way into her life. Little by little.

I was done hiding at the corner. Waiting for the right person to claim her. But none of them was perfect. Not her ex boyfriends who she believed had disappeared under strange circumstances.

I made sure each disappearance was as strange as the last.

Or the gigolo who hadn’t fucked her to orgasm. At least now he wouldn’t be needing his dick since he can’t use it properly.

As well as anyone who had touched her without a definitive relationship. I had taken care of all of them.

I walked into my office only to find there was no speck of dust. As expected of a lady battling with an intense OCD.

Not many people knew of this though. Even I wouldn’t have none of I hadn’t stumbled upon her ruthlessly wiping out her office after a man had nearly…

Nearly…

I couldn’t even bring myself to complete the word. But he had laid his lecherous hands on her and she knew a bit of self defense which helped her out for a bit. It bought her a little time to grab her taser and pepper spray.

I had made sure she never ran out of it since then. Even though the man no longer walked any sides of the earth.

I made sure his death would felt for generations to come.

I called out for a random lady and told her to inform Noelle to meet my office. I needed to see the object of my desire with me. In my space.

I hand seen her in weeks. And quite frankly, looking at her through a screen is not as stisfying as seeing the real deal standing before me.

She left as quickly as possible, seemingly noticing the edge in my voice. But that was the thing about me, no one had ever seen the soft version of me. Only she would access that part of me. Even though she didn’t know.

***

Thirty minutes later, she still wasn’t here. I would gladly assume she was busy with the others hence the reason of the delay.

An hour later, I started growing antsy. Nothing would delay her for this long and I was sure as fuck the others wouldn’t hold her back when they knew that I sent for her.

Velrose might. But he knew better than to cross me like that. I quickly stood up and marched out of my office. Straight to where she was. Or wherever she may be.

I heaved a sigh of relief when I saw her at her office. But that happiness seemed to be short lived as I saw one of the male department heads with her.

And boy, I was glad I came here. Because why the hell did my woman have her head bowed in front of a man who seemed to be yelling at her. I looked closer at her face and seeing a tear streak slowly down was enough to make me snap.

I burst into the room and was able to catch the last words in his mouth before I shoved him to the wall.

“What makes you think you would ever be good enough to work here? You are nothing but a fallen heiress? Undeserving of love”

That was what he said. Using emotional blackmail on a woman who had been through a lot was a low blow. I didn’t hold myself back as I kept throwing punch after punch.

I was blinded by the rage. And I didn’t want to stop. He would die by my fist. Everyone who hurts has to die. There was no place on Earth for her tormentors.

“Mr Moretti please. Stop”

I heard a voice but I didn’t want to stop. Instead I increases the force of it. Tge skinny man below me wa Steven putting up a fight. A weakling. But it still wasn’t enough.

That was until…

“Dante please…”

She wrapped one arm around me through the back while the other held onto my fist and that enough to make me still.

“Please stop. I beg you”

Her scent wafted through my nose and went straight to my heart. Where she resided. Where she sat and claimed it as hers even without knowing she had already claimed it.

That was when it clicked. My bloody fist and the pummeled man below me. I held onto her hand that was wrapped around my tummy as I slowly stood up, away from the mangled body. I made sure her face was hidden and had no way to see the body.

A few feet away, I finally noticed she was trembling. I quickly turned around and took her in my embrace. Damn the blood.

“Are you calm now?”

Her tiny voice sounded as a rumble on my chest. Gosh is she so small and carriable.

“I’m fine now. How are you? What did he say to you? What happened? And don’t bother lying”

Knowing who she was clearly, she would never breathe a word about this to anyone but handle it on her own. She needed to know that there is someone else ready to take care of the dirty work for her.

“It’s nothi…”

“Sunshine…” I dragged the unexpected nickname out to let her know how serious I was.

“He said I wasn’t fit to work here. Directly under the four of you. Since I am a woman…”

Damn it… I refused to let her wallow in doubt as I did the only thing I could to stop her from finishing that statement.

I slammed my lips on hers as I locked her in a heated kiss.