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Chapter 9
Gio
Patience is not one of my strong suits. It took me ages to make a decision of where to take Ana so that we could talk, away from prying ears.“Master Gio, please calm down. She’s in her room and will be out momentarily,” I sighed.“Thank you, Lileth. Is she alright?” Lileth cocked an eyebrow at me.“She is sir. Miss Ana will be out shortly,” no sooner as she finished talking, Ana appeared in the hall.“I’m sorry I took so long. Getting dressed is a little tricky at the moment,” she explained.“That’s quite alright but, just so that you know, for future reference, I am not a patient man,” I said as I walked towards her before holding the door open for her to leave before me. “I will do my best to work on that for you and you alone,” she smiled.“That’s all I ask. Now where are we heading?” I felt so vulnerable around her and not the feared man that I have grown accustomed to.“We are going out for dinner, but we need to make a stop along thRelated chapters
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OrianaWe never did finish our game of 20 questions and it was pretty one sided. Dinner was amazing and I couldn’t help but smile at the thought of Gio as we were driving home. I really didn’t think that my touch could render the big bad boss speechless. I cracked a smile and a giggle followed. I turned the king into a puppy. “My puppy,” I said to myself as I remembered his vows and promises to me.After Lileth helped me get changed for bed, I made my way to the kitchen to get myself a drink before turning in for the night.“Hey bro,” I shouted.‘BANG!’ “OW! Fuck! Hey sis. How was your night?”“Less painful than yours, obviously,” I couldn’t help but laugh as Toni nursed the bump that was growing on the back of his head after hitting his head on the refrigerator. “It was really nice. He took me to see mamma and papa, then went to Pavarotti’s.”“Did he tell you that you own it?”“Yeah, after I gushed about how much I wanted to meet the owner,” Toni
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GioI couldn’t sleep no matter what I did. I have been tossing and turning for the last 2 hours. I need her but, will she think I am being too forward? I had to take that chance. I got out of bed, wearing nothing but my boxer shorts, grabbing some lounge shorts before I left my room to go to hers.‘Tap! Tap!’“Ana?” I whispered.“It’s open, Gio,” came a quiet voice from behind the door. “Is everything alright?” she asked me. How sweet, showing me that she cares about me already.“I’m sorry to disturb you but…”“You didn’t disturb me. I couldn’t sleep either.”“I would like to try something if that’s Ok with you?” she nodded, although she looked a little uncertain when I walked towards the bed and drew back the covers. The heat from her gaze as she took in my half naked body, made me feel a bit violated. I chuckled, which broke her concentration.“Like what you see?” I smirk at her, humour dancing in my eyes.“I…um…you…” she stumbled over
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“Uggh!” Ellie scoffed. “She’s not a princess, Gio. She has no idea what kind of work we get involved in. She’s nothing but a wannabe and has her claws dug so deep into you already. She is nothing to us.”“Ellie, you…” I started to say but Ana placed her hand on my arm, giving me a slight squeeze and a small smile as she stood, commanding the room as she did.“Ellie, you have no idea what you are talking about. You are only here because my mother found you useful and I believe Gio has continued to use you in the same way for the same type of missions. May I suggest that you take a moment to evaluate your life choices as they may come back and bite you on the ass,” chuckles and sniggers could be heard around the room. “You are not a well-liked person from what I have heard, and I don’t think your attitude is doing you any favours.” Ellie sat there with her mouth gaping open like a fish out of water, embarrassment evident on her face. “Now then, for those of you who don’t kno
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We quickly straightened ourselves up and sat on our seats as if we were having a conversation before granting permission to enter.“I hope you two have sorted out your little issue. It was quite intense before we left. Here, I got you something,” he handed us a platter of food and gave me a wink. He knew what we were up to and gave us the space to do it and for that I was thankful. Then it hit me like someone had tipped a bucket of ice water over me.“Fuck!”“What? What’s wrong?” she sounded really concerned.“We, um…I compromised the evidence that you had on your person. We have lost it now and won’t be able to use it against that piece of shit,” Ana smiled at me and laughed lightly. “It’s not funny, Oriana.”“You don’t know me very well, so I won’t laugh at you, much. The night I arrived here, I had Lileth bag my clothes, the doc brought a rape kit after you left, and samples and pictures were taken. Back up copies were also made of the samples, results an
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By the time we finished our tour of the house, it was 1:30. Lileth had prepared us some amazing sub sandwiches and a delicious fresh piece of cantuccini biscotti. It tasted like heaven when it was still warm. The house consisted of a multitude of rooms and the majority had ensuite bathrooms, 2 libraries, one of which was my mother’s and had all of her favourite books in it, the other was more of a reference library but had some novels if people chose to read. Downstairs to the back of the house was a sauna, gym and a pool with jacuzzi off to the side of it. It was also enclosed in a conservatory type building so that you could see the outdoor pool and garden.“Ok,” Bianca said, snapping me out of my memorised tour. “The gym is free between 10 and 12 most days. Just let me know when you are free, and we will schedule some sessions.”“Sounds like a plan. Only if it’s not too much of a bother or disrupts your day.”“You are going to be marrying Gio in the near future. Yo
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Lileth“Oh, my days! Oh, my stars! Where is she? Master Gio is going to have me killed.” I was panicking as I searched the house for Ana but, she was nowhere to be found. When I say that I had searched everywhere I mean I have searched everywhere but Gio’s room as I didn’t think she would be so bold as to enter his room without permission or without him being here.I walked back to the kitchen to remove the pastries from the oven and there she was. I rushed over to her and checked her over for any new injuries.“What are you doing? Are you Ok, Lileth?” she giggled at me.“I’ve been worried sick. You weren’t in your room this morning when I came to help you wash up and dress for breakfast. Where were you?”“I, um… I slept in Gio’s room,” she looked down to the floor. “I just couldn’t settle, and his scent helped me relax. It’s not a problem, is it?” I looked at her, unsure of what to say.“It will be Ok. Now, training. Do you feel up to it?” her eyes lit
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GioFive. Fucking. Days! I was going out of my ever-loving mind. Where that fucker got the money from to bribe law enforcement when they have been under my control for years, I don’t fucking know but I will find out. There’s got to be another family helping him behind the scenes and they will regret it when I find out who they are.I was currently locked up in solitary confinement, away from Toni and the rest of the team. My phone was confiscated as soon as I was dragged in here, so I had no way of letting Ana know what was going on.“Psst!” I heard outside the door. “Psst!” I was so not in the mood for any games.“Fuck off and leave me the fuck alone,” I growled.“Can’t do that, boss,” that voice sounded familiar.“Pier?” I said questioningly.“Yeah, it’s me. Look, I don’t have much time, who do you need contacted?”Finally, “Send a message to Lileth, she’ll know what to do.”“On it. Hold tight, boss,” what else could I do whilst locked
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OrianaAnother perfect night’s sleep. I rolled over to feel a body next to me. I jumped awake and noticed that Gio was still fast asleep next to me. I took a steady breath and laid back down, snuggling against his chest.“Everything alright?” he asked as he gently caressed my back making me sigh.“Everything’s perfect. I have been sleeping in here alone since you left. I needed to be as close to you as I could. Hope you don’t mind, I moved my stuff in yesterday,” I explained.“Sounds good to me.”“Thank you for the card and the note.”“It was your card. I just made sure that account was kept up to date.”“Thank you though, for everything.”“You’re welcome, princess.”I got up and started getting ready for training.“Where are you going dressed like that? Where did you get these clothes”“I have training with Julian this morning and Bianca took me shopping to get some things that I didn’t have.”“Training, with Julian?” he s
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