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Blood and Buttercream What if?
Camilla saw the facial features of Ruby all scrunched up. She darted her eyes away from Ruby, questions filling her to the brim. Why was Ruby so jealous when Alessandro was already her boyfriend?Twisting the cold knob, she walked into the room and saw Alessandro lying on the bed. He was pale. She walked to his side and held his hand and saw him force a weak smile.“How do you feel?” Camilla gently placed her hands against his.“Just a few minor pains here and there, nothing serious.” He croaked in an unsteady voice, a few octaves lower than his normal voice.Even the blind could see that he was not really doing well, and she asked, “A gunshot wound is not serious?”“Camilla, don't worry about me. I'm good. How are you? Were you hurt?”“No. Not at all.” Camilla shook her head, her green eyes sparkling with gratitude. “Thank you so much for saving me. How can I ever repay you?” She squeezed his hands and saw a mischievous smile smeared on his face.“Maybe with some chicken soup. I'm fa
Last Updated : 2025-02-14Blood and Buttercream No Where
She ambled slowly to his room, hoping whatever her mind was telling her wasn't true.She kept the food on the bench just beside the room door and slowly twisted the doorknob open and saw Alessandro sleeping peacefully. She wondered if he was dreaming about kissing her in his dream, looking at his sweet, pink lips slightly puckered up. His black hair was slightly scattered and covering his eyes. He looked so good, he could pass for "sleeping handsome" if that was a thing.She wouldn't mind kissing his lips if that was prescribed by the doctor to make him recover faster. Quite frankly, if she could, she would unplug her lips from her mouth and give it to him for his kissing pleasure and for faster recovery. She chided herself for the evil thoughts she had for him.She placed the plate on the cabinet and returned to close the door. Twirling again to Alessandro, she caught his eyes open, and her heart jumped, her eyes widening for a few seconds. “You startled me there,” she said, walking
Last Updated : 2025-02-15Blood and Buttercream Minor Accident
EARLIER THAT DAYThe rhythmic pitter-patter of keys broke the stillness in the room, a soothing hum of productivity. The ambient light was shining brightly on him. He plugged in his ear muffs and narrowed his focus on his work.He had been procrastinating a lot on his work lately due to the emotional torture from Camilla's heartbreak. So he had been behind at work. He had some deadlines to meet today. He was calm and working steadily towards task completion; it was only a matter of time before he finished.Totally unlike him a few hours ago. He was skittish. He had found it hard to concentrate on his tasks because his mind keeps wandering back to Camilla after the gunfight. He had already called her a hundred and one times, but she didn't pick, so he chose to be patient, and not so long after, his patience paid off when Camilla called. His relief that she was okay gave him more energy to work.After about two hours of focused work, his phone rang, but he kept his eyes locked on to his
Last Updated : 2025-02-15Blood and Buttercream His Place
“What kind of accident did she have?” Barbara probed again, and Allen swallowed, suddenly sweating; he unlocked another button on his shirt for more air.“I'm not in a favourable position to tell you about the accident; I think she would be able to explain better herself.”“Hm," Barbara hummed in thought.“You can ask her all the questions you want when she comes around.” Allen said, “How about we prepare fish and chips instead? I'm sure she will love it better than Shepherd's pie.” He changed the subject“Anything for the lady that swept my grandson off his feet. She must be a special woman.” Barbara said, “Tell me something about this girl.”“So she is a talented pastry chef, very keen on business; she is caring and down to earth,” Allen narrated, smiling. “She is also a wonderful home manager. She is a lot. She is someone I would love to be the mother of my unborn kids.”“I would love to see my great-grandchildren soon,” Barbara leaned back into the soft leather seat. “I'm eager to
Last Updated : 2025-02-16Blood and Buttercream Dark Times
"You're at Alessandro's place?" Allen's knuckles whitened around his phone. "You told me you were at a hospital, and now you are at some man's house?"Barbara jolted awake at his outburst, her dozenth yawn forgotten."Alessandro has a clinic in his house." Camilla's voice carried not a single warmth."You expect me to believe that?" The words tore from his throat. The call disconnected before he could say more. Allen forced his grip to loosen before he crushed his phone, setting it down with deliberate care. Across the table, his grandmother's fingernails drummed an impatient rhythm against the wood of the dining table. They had been waiting for the past hour for Camilla. Usually Camilla always kept to time, so he urged his grandma to exercise patience in hope that Camilla would arrive soon. Barbara had yawned a few times sitting on the dining chair. A few means at least twenty times. She even dozed off."Ma'am..." Allen's voice rasped, barely above a whisper. "She can't come back t
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Camilla disconnected the call from Allen because of his allegations. Why was he so angry? Why would he shout at her for something completely outside her control? Would he have been happier if they were attacked in his apartment and killed? He probably didn't understand the situation well enough, she told herself.“Seems someone finally got herself a boyfriend.” Camilla heard the familiar feminine voice again and knew immediately that it was Ruby. She had eavesdropped on the entire conversation between Allen and Camilla.“What the hell do you want now? Are you not sick of this childish drama?” Camilla asked her, her facial features not holding an inch of a smile.“You call me childish? You are the one being childish here. Get off my boyfriend's skin! You have yours!” Ruby narrowed her eyes at her, and Camilla palmed her face in exasperation.“Honestly, Ruby, I'm exhausted of all this drama. I'm not after your boyfriend. You are free to enjoy him to your heart's content. Even I want a c
Last Updated : 2025-02-17Blood and Buttercream Brace Up
“What is it?” Camilla breathed in anticipation.“Can you please sleep in my room?” Alessandro dropped the bomb of a question, and it exploded in Camilla's face.“What? Why? Why will I sleep in your room?” She stammered, eyes the size of saucers. Immediately, she shook her head at him. Sleeping in the same room with a guy who was as devilishly handsome as Alessandro was like presenting to a cat a golden bowl of tuna and telling it not to eat it.“It's not possible.” Camilla told him matter-of-factly.Alessandro inhaled a deep breath, his shoulders feeling heavier than normal. He locked his gaze back on Camilla and began to explain.“The agonising pain of the wound comes and goes, so I'll need someone beside me to help with painkillers and massaging of the pain-reducing creams into my torso.”Even though Camilla wanted to help him because he saved her life and from a lot of pain if she had managed to survive. She wanted to give herself space from Alessandro; he seemed like a playboy, so
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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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Blood and Buttercream Our Turn
The gentle rustling of leaves and the soft whisper of wind through the trees filled the tingled night air. A quiet contrast to the impending storm."I'll be coming with you guys," Salvatore said, securing the grey blazers around his powerful back and matching to Alessandro, who stood just in front of one of the SUVs clad in his bulletproof blazer. He cast a long, dark shadow under the moonlight.His convoy was as long as a mamba, its colour, the dark shade of night. With poison-filled fangs and a hissing tongue, they were ready to bite.“Gather everyone here now," Alessandro ordered Jax, who was leaning on the hood of the S U V in front of Alessandro."Roger that," Jax said, and he went to every car in the convoy, calling everyone to get together. Soon they all surrounded him."Here is how we are going to move," Alessandro said. "We are going to move in three groups, so the long convoy doesn't attract too much attention—so as not to alert them." He pointed to his uncle. "My uncle her
Blood and Buttercream Preparing In Order
When Alessandro entered the duplex's backyard, he saw most of his men working out in the large gym in the backyard.The stench of their sweating bodies reached his nose, and he wiped his nose with his handkerchief; his lips curled to a small smile. The clanging of the metal weight lifts was music to his ears.Just maybe he still stood a chance against the bloody axe mafia. His eyes scanned the backyard. It's been a while since he came here. The last time he was there, he was preparing for a war with the now impoverished Leones. He had utterly pulverised them. He had sent them to the slums. He planned to do the same to these people, but they were not the same. The Donatellos have external help: ninjas. They were undefeated like he was. He didn't know exactly what to expect.He had made sure to eliminate moles that could give away his next move to his dangerous opponents.That's why the backyard was built in such a way that those in the main mansion couldn't see what was going on ther
Blood and Buttercream Gather The Men
EARLIER THE SAME EVENING Allen leaned back on the reclining bench, his legs crossed, an elbow on the armrest, and the other hand scratching his stubble as he waited for Barbara to appear. He was swamped. In prickling thought. He replayed the conversation he had with Camilla earlier over and over again. Each replay another tonne of weight tied to his ankle, which sank him deeper into the sea of depression. Was he not good enough?The woman he loved was starting to fall in love with another man. He couldn't let that happen. He had to divert her attention from Alessandro to himself. He needed to do that fast. What could he possibly do? Was the question that vibrated in his mind?He was clueless as to what to do at the moment, but he knew he was sure to figure something out. Barbara pushed through the door with the doctor behind her.“Allen,” Barbara called him, and he raised his gaze to her. “I'm ready; let's go,” she said, and Allen glanced at the doctor, who nodded at him."Yes, she
Blood and Buttercream Hot and Spicy
"What! No way!” she gasped, despite the butterflies that fluttered in her belly. “Why would you go that far? I thought we were just business colleagues. Why do you want to kiss me?” Camilla asked, staring into his eyes for clues.“Yeah, we are partners, but is it wrong to just want to kiss a business partner?” Alessandro asked, looking back at her with an unreadable face.“Yes, it is wrong for business partners to kiss,” Camilla stated. Contradicting what the small voice in her head was whispering. The small voice that won't mind their lips getting again and again.“What is wrong?”“I don't mix business with pleasure,” Camilla said, yanking the bridle that restricted her lips from curling into a smile, and Alessandro smirked at her.“Well, this is not business, and neither are we in a business setting. Remember, you promised to do it. I didn't force you to promise.”“You didn't force me to promise, but I didn't know you would go this far," she explained.“Doesn't matter. A promise i
Blood and Buttercream For Ten Seconds
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
Blood and Buttercream Barely Scratched Surface
Camilla's face flushed in embarrassment when she noticed her clothes soaked in her urine. Desperately, she prayed for the floor to open and swallow her whole. She wished for a rewind, but unfortunately for her, this was reality, and there was no do-over.Alessandro groped on his cabinet for the remote. When he felt it. He clutched it and put the light on. He gasped when he saw Camilla on the floor amidst glinting shards of glass. He threw off the duvet and scampered out of bed, barefoot.Camilla raised her hands at him, palm out. “Please, don't come any closer; you will hurt yourself,” she warned, but Alessandro turned a deaf ear to her. He tiptoed to her as the sharp, acrid tang stung his nostrils, a stark contrast to the sweet floral scent of his air freshener. The stench seemed to grow stronger as he approached her.“Please don't come any closer,” she all but begged, and Alessandro stopped in his tracks and watched as she attempted to stand on her feet.She tried to stand on
Blood and Buttercream Soaked
"Never mind. Just know that I'm not sharing a bed with you.” Camilla stated, folding her arms across her chest in defiance, and Alessandro inhaled deeply and slowly breathed out in surrender.“Whatever you say, signorina,” he offered, plopping himself on the soft bed with a sigh of relief. Camilla watched him as he shrouded himself underneath his duvet with a smile on his face. She watched as he stretched himself on the bed while Camilla tapped her feet against the marble floor in impatience, her hands still folded across her chest.After a few minutes seeing that Alessandro was not going to make any move, she spoke, “Are you just going to lie down and watch me stand here all night long?”“What do you want me to do?” He shrugged, throwing aside the duvet. “I offered that you sleep right next to me, but you refused.”“Of course I'll refuse.” She widened her eyes at him. “How can a young lady sleep on the same bed with a man who is not her father, boyfriend, husband, or even brother?” S
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Judging from the resolve in her narrowed eyes, he figured that going round in circles wouldn't help him get away, so he confessed, "I inherited a lot of businesses. I own casinos, hotels, real estate, and various other businesses,” he folded his hands across his chest.“Yet you don't seem to attend to any of them these days.” Camilla reasoned, and Alessandro swallowed hard; his facial expression slipped, and his smile upturned before he reined himself in, throwing on an indifferent facade.“I'm healing from a gunshot, remember?” Alessandro raised his left brow in question. “And by the way, I have competent managers that manage my businesses and report directly to me. I usually have lunch with them every week for updates on the business's progress, but since the attack, I have to stay indoors.” Alessandro explained.“Is that so?” Camilla asked in a contemplative tone, “Why do you have so many bodyguards following you around everywhere you go?”Alessandro shrugged, “To protect me from t
Blood and Buttercream Relentless Eyes
“What news?” Salvatore asked with eyebrows raised in curiosity.“Jax found out that Antonio had a hand in the shooting that happened a few days ago.” Alessandro sank into the plush seat.“I thought as much,” Salvatore smirked.Ruby perked up her ears when she heard “Antonio.” Could this be the remaining piece of her plan?“Antonio is back in town, and he is not alone. He hired assassins. He hired the Chinese bloody axe." He informed Salvatore, and horror poured on Salvatore; his eyes went wide and his jaw looseneded.“What!” Salvatore exclaimed. The Chinese Bloody Axe was the most prominent mafia in Asia and one of the biggest in the world. They were popularly known for their Ninja Assassins. They had never lost a battle instory.“Damn!” Alessandro cursed, brushing his hand over his face in frustration.Camilla and Ruby were thrown into confusion, as they didn't even know what the Chinese bloody axe meant or was.“Antonio is no child. He is sleek and sly as a serpent. That boy has bee
