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Salvatore in a grey suit marched menacingly to his study with two armed bodyguards in black suits striding closely behind him.“Dorothy will take you to your room. I'll catch up with you later.” Alessandro told Camilla with a firm nod, and then he began to descend the flight of stairs, following his uncle's tracks to his study. Soon he was in front of the gleaming, towering mahogany door. He knocked, but the air around him was filled with silence, so he let himself in. He walked into the room and saw his uncle sitting majestically in a deep brown armchair behind his large desk. Salvatore sat cross-legged, his eyes narrowed to slits. He dragged and puffed the brown cigar in his right hand with a glass of black rum in the other. He had his two bodyguards standing at Akimbo slightly behind his chair, their eyes clad with black glasses. He walked closer to Salvatore with clenched teeth, stepping on the red plush burgundy rug at the centre of the room; the study had a traditional feel to
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“AH!” A scream erupts from Alessandro's room at three A.M. In the morning. It was loud enough to jolt everyone out of their sweet sleep.Doors were thrown open. Everyone came out of their respective rooms trying to find the origin of the sound.Camilla, not an exception, strode out of her room in the new pyjamas that Dorothy had given her since her clothes were still at Allen's.While walking along the hallway, Camilla walked into Ruby, stepping out of her room. Her face was blank with confusion as they both walked to the loft of the staircase, where they met Salvatore in his robe and Dorothy with some other maids who had woken up.“Alessandro is not here!” Salvatore noticed looking between everyone in the loft, “Something is wrong.” He led the way, striding to Alessandro's room.Almost at the front of his door, they heard another agonising scream before Salvatore shoved the door with an open palm push such that the back of the door banged against the wall inside his room. “What is it
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Alessandro's eyes, following her every movement, were not helping her nerves at all. With trembling hands, she opened the cream and spread it on both of her palms.Staring at his glistening torso, her heart jumped. Her throat dried. Her core throbbed. She began with his washboard stomach. She rubbed every muscle. Every abdominal muscle. Every ripple. Every rough edge and side, until she started to feel a pleasant heat build up in her core.Her hands transcended to his chest, and she didn't know when she squeezed her legs together and let out a non-silent moan. Alessandro heard it and nearly burst into laughter. Her cheeks nearly burnt in embarrassment.“What did I just hear?” Alessandro asked with a stupid smile on his face, which made Camilla wonder if he was actually sick.“You heard nothing." Camilla rolled her eyes at him, slapping his chest. “Turn around so I can rub your back.” Alessandro eyed her with a smirk on his face before turning around.Her hands, soft as velvet, moved o
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I'll be with you in a minute,” Allen replied to the doctor. He broke out of the hug of his grandma and left a kiss on her forehead.“Let me see the doctor,” Allen said, following the doctor's tracks. Allen shut the door behind him as he stood face-to-face with the young doctor. She was a pretty blonde.“I take it that you are her grandson, yeah?” She asked, and Allen nodded.“I'm sorry to break it to you, but your grandma is suffering from Bradycardia; her heartbeat slows from time to time, which could lead to unconsciousness when under stress. Thankfully, the illness is in the early stages; she will recover soon.” The doctor explained, “But be careful; she has to eat healthy. Don't stress her out. Don't break certain news to her abruptly. Make sure she is in a calm and cheerful state of mind if you want to tell her anything sensitive.”“Thank you so much, doctor,” Allen expressed his heartfelt gratitude.“You are welcome,” the doctor said and left for another room while Allen entered
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You Bastard! Camilla cursed in her mind. While Alessandro straightened his cloth and fixed a smile on his face as he walked past Camilla into the room.Allen, hearing Alessandro's voice twirled, “Hi Alessandro.” He stretched his arms for a handshake, and Alessandro took Allen's hands in a firm handshake, nearly crushing Allen's knuckles when Allen tapped his arm with his other hand, and Alessandro released his hands with a proud smirk on his face.“Alessandro, you are interrupting a conversation here.” Camilla said, leaving the door ajar, and followed Alessandro into the room with a grimace, but Allen shook his head in disagreement.“No, it’s fine,” Allen told Camilla before facing Alessandro, “you can come and join us. I was just asking Camilla about her attack. You know who shot her.”Alessandro took a little step back from the slight verbal jab from Allen. “What are you insinuating?” Alessandro asked, glaring at Allen, “That I sent those who shot her?”Allen shook his head, feignin
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She took her bath and came out of the shower bare and dripping water. Alessandro had not yet brought the clothes. She limped to the door and opened it slightly. Alessandro, the cloth,” she called and poked out her dripping hand, and soon after she heard the sound of incoming footsteps and then felt clothes stuffed in her hand.She retracted her hand from the door and looked at her hand and saw a fresh white towel, a checked white and black boxer, and a big, sky-blue shirt. They smell new, and from the looks of it, they have never been used or worn before.She locked the door, dried her body, and put on the clothes. The shirt was enormous. It almost touched her knees, so she folded the sleeves to her elbows.She unlocked the door, wondering what she looked like in Alessandro's clothes. She stepped out of the bathroom, fiddling her hands in front of the shirt, and saw Alessandro cleaning the floor, which now sparkled. Alessandro raised his gaze to her and burst into laughter, and Ca
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