LORENZO
“Fuck me, you’re so good,” the woman whimpered as I finally released her and removed the used condom from my cock, tossing it in the trash where it belonged.
A chuckle left my lips and I stood from the bed. I knew I was so good, but to be told that did stroke a lot more than my ego.
She was nothing but some girl I’d picked up at a bar to vent out my frustrations on. Since Talia had riled me up so much, I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I wanted her.
At least a fuck would let me taste her just once and I’d let her go. Talia was meant to be nothing more than a fucking escort to me, just another woman who was a pawn to use. Nothing more. But now, I had begun to crave her presence, to feel intrigued by her.
If only I fucked her before now, I wouldn’t be so drawn in, right?
I got dressed and tossed a couple of hundred dollar bills at the naked woman who lay in bliss. It hit her breasts, fanning over her torso.
Without a word I left, entering the Aston Martin I had driven to the bar and driving back to my mansion for some much needed sleep.
The headlights illuminated my path as the gates shut behind me, and I noticed Matteo speaking with Marissa at the front of the house.
My lips curled down with disapproval.
While I loved Matteo like a brother, the last thing I wanted was for him to be with my baby sister.
I exited the car and my arrival had caught their attention.
Maria’s eyes shone with love as she rushed to greet me.
“Ciao Lorenzo,” she effused with love. I accepted the hug and patted her on the head. She wore an elegant dress, and her hair curled in ringlets. “Where have you been? I thought you’d be back before dinner?”
“Yeah Don. Where’d you go?” Matteo’s teasing tone caught my attention as he moved to stand beside Marissa. I wordlessly gave him a warning glance as Marissa leaned slightly towards my best friend and his eyes flickered to Marissa and then to me, before surreptitiously shifting away from her and clearing his throat.
“None of your business Matteo,” I replied to him. Then to Marissa, my voice softened considerably, “I had business to take care of, and it was urgent. I do apologize, Marissa.”
Marissa sighed, tutting and shaking her head.
“Of course, you’re always busy. At least Matteo came to keep me company.”
My glare turned icy and Matteo looked away, chuckling nervously.
“I only came here to see you Lorenzo. But you weren’t home and it would have been wrong to leave Marissa alone, so…”
“I see.”
My voice was blasé on the surface yet entirely not happy.
One thing I didn’t want Marissa to get involved with was the world of the mafia, which I had been in since I was 13. She was a good girl and wanted to be a doctor, so I got her into the best university possible. Maybe one day she could make her choice once she was more independent, but I would be damned if I let her get too close to Matteo, who was not just a friend, but fully involved in our mafia’s activity.
“Enough about all that and come inside,” Marissa sighed, before yawning. “It’s time to have dinner. You are lucky I waited for you.”
Briefly I felt vestiges of guilt trail my words. She had waited for me.
“You should have eaten,” my voice went gruff. “Don’t you have a fucking 6am class?”
“Yes, Enzo. I do. Now if you’d come back early then I wouldn’t have to wait. At least for once can’t we have dinner together as a family?”
I sighed, unable to say anything to her frustrated expression. Damn it, I hated having to make her upset.
“It's fine. You’re right, Marissa: Let’s go inside,” I gently held her shoulder and nodded to a knowing Matteo. His hidden smirk at my softness towards my younger sister never failed to make me roll my eyes at him.
“Goodnight Don, Marissa,” Matteo began to head to his car.
“Goodnight Matteo,” Marissa’s voice was soft as she beamed at my friend. I groaned internally. One day, she would get over this crush she had on Matteo and finally find someone who I would approve of. Not my best friend. Not him or someone like me. I wasn’t going to allow it.
Good girls like Marissa didn’t need guys like me.
My mind turned to Talia unwittingly. Her behavior reminded me sometimes of a timid girl, not a woman who had been in the escort industry for at least half a decade. Almost too innocent for me to touch, like the dirtiness of escort work didn’t break her.
It was a conundrum. Did she deserve the life she had? Or was I just overthinking it? Why did her behavior intrigue me so much?
“What are you thinking about? You’ve been silent throughout dinner?” Marissa’s concerned tones reached my ears and pulled me out of my reverie. We had just finished dessert and I had drifted off again, distracted by my thoughts of that girl.
She was everywhere: in my head, in every girl I fucked. In everything I did, I was starting to think of her more and more. I didn’t like it.
I didn’t KNOW what to feel about it except a faint sense of embarrassment and a lot of frustration.
All I knew was that I had to have her. All of her.
I had to taste those lips to feel her body pressed against mine. To tie her up and fuck her until she became a pleading mess with my cum inside her, and all over her pretty body. To mark her until she knew who she belonged to: me, and no one else.
And I wouldn’t rest until she was mine, body and soul.
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Talia’s POV“I’m trying to save you, Talia! Why can't you believe that?” I said, raising my voice. “When I wanted you to do that several months ago, you discarded me to the side despite everything I did to make up for what happened!” Talia yelled back. “I couldn’t forgive you then, Talia. It was a different story back then.” “Oh, yeah? So what has magically changed since then? The old you I know wouldn’t give a fuck about what happens to me.” Talia argued. “Everything has changed, Talia,” I said in a clipped tone. “You’re driving me crazy, Lorenzo!” Talia yelled, pulling at her hair. “Why are you acting like you want me when your body language is saying something entirely different? I’m tired of playing these games with you, you’re messing with my emotions.”“And you think you’re not doing the same thing to me, Talia? I can’t go a day without thinking about you and that’s why I’m here and not buried in the mountain of work I have on my desk!” “You don’t love me, Lorenzo. You don
Lorenzo’s POV“Did he talk to you about the prenup?” Talia asked excitedly. “Is that why you’ve been wound up since you arrived here, you think it’s too early, isn’t it? Well, I’m not going to—““There’s no prenup, Talia.” I cut in, pouring the contents of his glass cup down my throat, welcoming the burning feeling as he tried to douse my rising anger. I was starting to drink a lot these days and it wasn’t wasn’t a good thing. For the past month, I've constantly deluded myself that Talia was going to be better off without me and that Asher was going to be the one for her, the answer to all of her relationship and love issues if she gave him the chance.I put her in this position and right now, I was disgusted with myself above anything else. “What are you talking about, Lorenzo?” Talia was confused now. “What do you mean by there’s no prenup? I just saw it in his room a couple of hours ago.”“You saw a draft with no name, placed carelessly by Asher of all people, you haven’t figure
Lorenzo’s POVI climbed up the stairs and knocked twice on the door, waiting for Talia to open. A couple of minutes later, she was standing in front of the door, glaring at me. “What do you want this time, Lorenzo?” “Can you give me five minutes of your time and then I'll leave?” I asked. “Lorenzo, I don’t—““Just five minutes. I know Asher isn’t home and I intend to leave before he’s back.”She stared at me for a moment before pushing the door open and inviting me in. “Tell me something, Talia. How has this been for you?” I asked as soon as we sat down. “What are you talking about?” Talia asked. “You mean being with Asher?”“Yes, that’s what I meant,” I confirmed. “Has there been any need for worry at any point in time?”“Asher has been good to me, Lorenzo.” Talia began. “He’s treated me and spoiled me better than I could imagine. I won’t lie to you, Lorenzo. I’ve been waiting for him to make a mistake or step out of line so I can hold it against him and put him in the same cat
Lorenzo’s POVI was struggling to keep my temper in check as I stormed out of the golf clubhouse while trying to maintain a calm demeanor on the outside before someone figured something had gone wrong and started trying to rile me further by asking questions. In the end, I wasn’t paranoid and I hadn’t been sounding like a lunatic. I knew something wasn’t right from the first time I saw Asher and Talia together after Marissa confirmed to me that they were involved and trying to sort their feet in their budding relationship. I knew men like Asher. I’ve always known men like Asher. They were everywhere, in the mafia, in the corporate world, in politics, everywhere and they all treated women that had no class in the same way. They see them like a piece of clothing that catches their fancy for a limited period of time and then, they discard them when they get tired.I know this because I was once like them and I once treated Talia like this and I couldn’t stand to see her go through the
Lorenzo’s POV “I’ve been looking for a chance to get away from this group of people I’m with and you might just be my saving grace,” Asher replied.He didn’t quite give me an answer and I didn’t quite understand if he was going to indulge me or not. “Do you mean that as a yes?” I asked, wanting to be certain about what I was going into. “Yes, Lorenzo,” Asher confirmed. “We can talk about whatever it is you want to talk about.”“Is there a private space around here?” I asked, looking around as I tried to pick out a spot far away from people’s hearing. I didn’t want anyone interfering in my private matters or better still, Talia’s private matters with Asher. This was a lot easier than I thought it would and it was starting along nicely. “Yes, there’s a spot behind that tent. It’s restricted and it’s the best place we can talk around here,” Asher pointed out. “You’re sure people won’t listen in on our conversations, Asher?” I asked. “I’ll secure the area. I don’t need people liste
Lorenzo’s POVIt didn’t take long after that for me to find Asher with the steward’s help. I didn’t particularly have a plan on how I was going to approach the subject so I decided that I would go with whatever my guts say. That was the best plan I could come up with and I was going to stick with it. It was unlike me to confront any situation without having a solid plan but this was one of those rare moments where I had to make the best of what I was given. But I wasn’t given anything or rather, I came unprepared. I was merely facing things head on without giving a second thought to if it would end well or not. Marissa had said that I was in need of an adventure and that was why I was here. Deep down, I knew what she wanted to say and it wasn’t this. A large part of me didn’t want to admit it but I cared about Talia, I always have, more than I was ever willing to admit.One of the perks of being bigger than everyone in here was that it was pretty easy for you to stand out from e