Bella’s POVThe fifth night feels different from the moment the lock turns.It’s 8:15 p.m.—even earlier.The sound of the key is sharper, almost angry.When the door opens, Antonio steps inside without the usual measured calm.His shirt is completely unbuttoned now, hanging open like he gave up pretending halfway through dressing.The silver cross on his chest catches the low light.His eyes are bloodshot, the whiskey glass in his hand already nearly empty.He doesn’t speak at first.He walks straight to the bed, drags the velvet armchair even closer—until it’s only two feet from the edge of the mattress—and drops into it heavily.Then he looks at us.Nico and Victor are already naked, standing on either side of the bed like sentinels.I’m in the center, sitting on my heels, completely bare, skin still flushed from the slow, teasing touches they gave me all afternoon while we waited in tense silence.Antonio’s gaze rakes over me—slow, hungry, conflicted.His voice, when it finally com
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