CHAPTER 13 •AURORA’S POV•After Sofie leaves me in the library I decide I’ve had enough of staying indoors and head down to the gardens for a walk. I noticed a swing there yesterday so I could go have a bit of fun there. Coming down the stairs I noticed the house was empty and almost void of persons except for the guards who were positioned in different parts of the house. I get to the ground floor and take the back door to the garden, headed straight for the swing to have some me-time.It wasn’t up to 15 minutes when I felt a person’s presence in the garden with me and I turned back to find a guard walking in my direction and wondered what he needed.“Good afternoon Madame Aurora.” he greeted and gave a brief bow.“Good afternoon.” I greeted back eyeing him suspiciously cause of the bag he held in his hand. “And you are?”“My name is Austin and I was sent by Sir Matteo to give you this package madame.” stretching out the parcel he held to me which I colle
CHAPTER 14 •MATTEO’S POV•Anthony and I get on the private jet taking us to Milan. My mind races back to the information Marcel just put me on and I’m livid. How did I not think of the document in the first place?Right now we’re heading to Milan to meet with our investors to talk to them and keep them calm and rest assured that this action that Alfredo has taken won’t bring any harm to us. He doesn’t have any reason whatsoever to come in between this land acquisition deal as it won’t bring him any sort of profit. In any case, he’s just being petty and trying to keep me on my toes which I won’t allow. He also wants to bring a strain between me and my investors which won’t be happening not under much watch.Landing at the airport we head straight to the car that will take us to the hotel where my business meeting will be going on. Anthony brings out his work iPad and starts briefing me on my schedule.“We will meet with investors first the meeting and after that is sorted we will be h
CHAPTER 15 •AURORA’S POV•A couple of days had passed since Matteo had gone on his business trip. We haven’t even spoken over the phone yet as he promised and I just guessed he was busy with work stuff and didn’t think too much about it.On the other hand, I became quite close with Sofia and his mother. Bella wasn’t home most of the time and I didn't bother asking after her that much as she seemed to like her personal space too much so I just let her be. We spent so much time at the gardens and most time, Sofia took me along for her golf lessons and horse riding lessons and even let me ride a couple of times. I won’t lie I was having so much fun that I had back home because I wasn’t even allowed to leave the four walls of my house without any good reason.Right now I’m with Sofia at the golf course, while she’s playing golf with her instructor, on the other hand I’m reading a book I just found in the library, I don’t like golf so I didn’t bother joining h
CHAPTER 16 •MATTEO’ POV•She looked like she’d seen a ghost!“Get in the car Aurora.” This time I’m loud enough and I’m sure people around might have heard me clearly as well.She gets in absentmindedly and looks at me with that same expression on her face. My sister on the other hand looked excited at my presence, “Welcome brother, I missed you.” She seemed too excited at my arrival which made no sense as I’d only been gone for a few days. “Can I join you guys in your car? I don’t want to ride alone with the guards now that you’re here.” Sofia whines. She knows I won’t say no but she just goes ahead to ask with the puppy look on her face.“And what if I say no to your request Sofia, what happens then?” I ask giving her a straight look.“Then I’ll sleep here brother.” This time she was almost sulking and I didn’t have time for the drama she was about to act out.“Get in young lady and stop being so dramatic.” and she jumps into the front seat next to Ant
CHAPTER 17 •MATTEO’S POV•“I missed you Aurora.” whispered into her hair and I felt her freeze in shock. Seconds later I felt her tiny arms wrap around my waist, welcoming my unannounced hug. Just then I realized how big my upper body was as her hands didn’t completely wrap around and she just ended up grabbing the sides of my suit to hold her hug in place.While I was away in Milan, she kept creeping into my head numerous times and I missed her for reasons I don’t know. I got back hours ago and didn’t find her home. I couldn’t wait to see her and asked for her whereabouts before I went to pick her up at the golf course. Her scent hit me as she got into the car and my member stood at her attention in reaction to her scent. The Jean she wore hugged tightly to her curves and if we were already married I would have taken her there and then in the car.Breaking the hug between both of us, I look down to find her staring shyly at her feet. She’s really change
CHAPTER 18 •AURORA’S POV•As soon as I got inside, I dashed into my room banging the door loudly behind me.What the heck just happened? What was that feeling just now?It felt so freaking good! But why?I walked to the mirror in my room and I looked so flushed, my lips looked a bit swollen from this kiss. I felt hot.Sitting back on my bed, I keep replaying the scene over and over again in my head, letting my mind dwell on when he kissed my neck, that part felt good and I wanted more of it. IF ONLY WE WERE NOT CAUGHT BY SOFIA!And what did he mean by what he said? “You have to eat to be my dinner”? He’s always teasing me.I quickly change up to a blue knee-length sleeveless bodycon gown paired with a white cardigan. It was late February and the weather was a bit chilly, I’m not a fan of the cold either.Coming out of my room I run into Matteo who is also heading out of his room for dinner. He manages to make any casual outfit look freaking good! Tell m
CHAPTER 19 •MATTEO’S POV•“I didn’t know you were so eager to be eaten that you walked right into the lion's den.” I give her a smug smile as she paled at my sight.I found my room door wide open and I wondered who could have dared to make his/her way into my room without permission. Seeing Aurora in the room caught me off guard as I wondered what led her in here.She looks petrified as if caught stealing candies. She’s shifting nervously from foot to foot and doesn't make eye contact with me.“What are you looking for in my room?” I asked stepping in and closing the door behind me.“I was….I was bored and decided to take a look around the house.” she stuttered in a low tone.“Around the house or my room?” This time my voice held a bit of suspicion.“No no not at all, the door was already opened a bit before I came in. I thought you were in here.” she panicked with a wide-eyed expression.I walk closer to her and she instinctively walks back till her back
CHAPTER 20 •AURORA’S POV•That was intense!My body was still shaky from what just happened and my legs felt weak from the orgasm. It was mind-blowing!Matteo hugged me and stroked my hair whilst I lay my head on his chest, my face red as a tomato as my mind kept replaying what just happened. My moans were so freaking loud that I wonder if anyone else heard us. I would bury myself alive if that were to happen.“Aurora, are you good?” Matteo sounded a bit worried.“I am, I’m just shy.” I whined making him give a hearty laugh, his chest rumbled as he did.I looked up at him with a mousy look as he teased me. He seemed different these days and even right now after what just happened, he feels closer than before in a way and for a minute, I wish it could remain this way.“Why are you staring? Is there something on my face?” He queries and I shake my head in the negative.He leaned down for a kiss and I let him kiss me fervently as my body immediately began to ask
MATTEO’S POV"No."That was the first word out of my mouth the moment Aurora stepped into the room. I had thought about how I would try to talk her out of joining us in meeting Sofia but seeing how she looked right now told me that if I didn’t stop her, she would pull up something reckless when we got there. Dressed in a black leather jumpsuit paired with a pair of black boots, Her eyes still had that mechanical look to them and she just looked… DANGEROUS."You're not coming with us," I said again, louder this time.She didn’t flinch. "I am." She bent down to adjust the laces of her boots as if I wasn’t talking to her. Bella blinked. "Aurora… you look like you're heading to kill someone.""I might.""Absolutely not," I snapped, moving toward her. "You’re not going into that place dressed like—""Like someone ready to get her son back?" she interrupted.Anthony stood behind me, arms folded and just stared at Aurora before he spoke up. "This isn't a battlefield, Aurora.""Isn’t it? My
MATTEO’S POVThe whole house was thrown into chaos with Liam’s disappearance with Sofia. Aurora hadn’t said a word for hours, as if in a trance and the worst part…Riccardo had insisted on not talking which was nerve-wracking. “All fingers point to Sofia, she has a hand in Alfredo’s disappearance.”Bella pointed out a matter of factly as we tried without end to reach Sofia’s phone but to no avail. “I can’t believe this is happening again and to my son at that. I wish she took me instead.” Aurora’s voice came from the corner of the where she sat in tears. “I really do wish she took me instead of my son, my baby is too young and precious for this.” Loud sobs came at the last part as her body shook violently. I pulled my wife into my arms whispering comforting things to her. Bella and Anthony came close, “Sofia won’t hurt him Aurora, she might be acting this way but would never hurt her nephew. She might be acting up cause of something.” Bella said softly.“But what does she want?” I fi
AURORA’S POV“At this rate, I’ll be late picking up Liam.” I sighed as I took another glance at my watch, it was more than twenty minutes and no sign of Bella. She’d asked to meet but she wasn’t showing up. Dailing her number a couple of times with no response I made to leave the ice cream shop heading towards my car when a message dropped in. Opening my inbox my blood ran cold. “No…no.” I whispered in fear as I looked at the image of my baby boy asleep in the back seat of a car. My mind went black as I jumped into my car and sped up to his kindergarten which was just a three-minute drive from the ice cream shop. “God it better be a prank… not my baby God I beg of you.” I kept praying as my heart slammed against my chest in fear. Immediately I got to the school premises I caught sight of Liam’s homeroom teacher out in the front with some other kids whose parents were yet to pick up. She sees me and waves my way. “Mrs Rocco, what are you doing here?” She asks warmly with a confused
MATTEO’S POVDay three into Sofia’s disappearance and Alfredo's supposed death. That was how long it had been then. Three days, and we still had nothing except her abandoned car in the hotel parking lot. She checked in and never came out leaving everyone fucking worried.And as if that isn't enough, the damn DNA results were still being delayed by Hughes and Dawson. "I want those results on my desk in an hour," I snapped into the phone talking to Dawson, pacing the length of my office. "I don't care what the holdup is. Make it happen. And don’t bring up that crap that he was burnt beyond recognition else I'll Have you burnt as well."The man on the other end stammered, trying to feed me more excuses. I hung up before I lost my temper completely. This was already getting me on edge as it's been days and we've still had nothing from the forensics or the CCTV footage.I turned to Anthony, who was leaning against the desk, his eyes glued to the screen monitoring the CCTV footage. "Go p
SOFIA’S POV.I had to get Matteo off my tail and getting rid of my car was the first part. I parked it at the hotel where we usually hosted our family events, flashed a fake smile at the concierge, booked a room under my name, and took the requested to go out through the back exit and took a taxi to Alfredo’s hideout. I knew Matteo will track my car and it would be easy to find me. It’s been three days since our fall out and it was time to get plans rolling. Dawson has been on my neck cause of the pressure from Matteo and I had asked for three days. Damn it! I hate rushed things. "Ricardo, where's Matteo now?" I whisper, pacing Alfredo’s dimly lit apartment. My fingers drum against my thigh as I hold the phone tight to my ear. Leaving Riccardo behind wasn't part of my plan but worked in my favor as I could keep track of what my brother was up to."Still on the DNA results. He's pressing hard as Dawson is stalling to buy time for you. Anthony is headed to the forensics right now to
AURORA’S POVMatteo picked up on the third ring."What is it?" His voice was sharp and edgy. I guess his meeting at the morgue didn’t go well. Today was just one drama after another."Sofia just left the house," I said quickly. "She stormed out after a fight with Bella. I don’t know where she’s going, but she looked…dangerous Matteo, I’ve never seen her that way even when she was mad at someone. It didn’t feel right."A pause. "How long ago?" His voice came back on the line. "Minutes. She took her car, alone. Didn’t wait for her bodyguard.""Stay put. I’m coming back.""What? I thought you were still at the morgue?""I’m done there and heading home. I’ll be there soon. Don’t let Bella do anything reckless, she’s not the type that will let Sofia off the hook easily after a fight just because they’re siblings."He hung up before I could ask more. Typical.I turned to Bella, who was still fuming from the fight. She had a split lip, and her hands were shaking. Infact her whole body was v
SOFIA'S POV“Damn it.” I screamed jamming the door against its hinges as I stepped into my room. Fuck all of them, Fuck this family. After years of sidelining me, cause they thought of me as incapable of being in the family’s business, they’re still treating me like shit trying to boss me around. Breathing in and out I try to control my breath as I breathe in and out to calm my nerves. “Once I’m done with you guys, you’ll know better than mess me.” I throw myself back into bed and remain in that position looking at the ceiling for almost an hour when my phone notification beeps signaling a message.My hands trembled as I gripped my phone, staring at the last message Dawson sent me. He’s been pulling strings for me in prison in exchange for money to settle his wife’s hospital bills.“They’re questioning the body. Matteo ordered a DNA test. He’s insisting the body isn’t Alfredo’s.”Damn it.This wasn’t part of the plan. I never told Alfredo about this particular plan because I didn’t
MATTEO’S POVAlfredo. Dead. A supposed suicide. It didn’t add up.Alfredo was anything but he wasn’t a chicken head that would deliberately kill himself over a prison time. He would rather serve time and come out to continue his supposed revenge than die like a chicken.Anthony and I walked behind an attendant and a doctor who led the way into the morgue in the prison where the bodies are kept till consumed by the family of the deceased. “He’s he is.” The attendant says stopping in front of the freezer used to store the bodies before pulling it out for us to examine.Stepping closer to take a closer look, his face was totally disfigured almost to the point of no recognition. A burn? Did he set himself on fire? Why wasn’t this said over the phone before we got here?Dr. Hughes, the forensic pathologist, gestured toward the covered body on the steel table. “We received him early this morning. The official report states self-immolation inside his cell. Burned beyond recognition.”My jaw
AURORA’S POVIt’s 8:30 am and no signs of Sofia being back home, pretty sure she didn’t sleep at home last night as I didn’t see her bodyguard as well. Tried calling and she’s been unavailable.Bella strolls in lazily and plumps herself into a seat at the dining table where I, Matteo and Anthony are seated. “What’s for breakfast.” Her voice was patched and I passed her a glass of water. “Thanks, sweet girl.” She gulps down her water in one go. Anthony loads her plate with some food while Bella’s eyes scan the table questioningly, “Uhmm…where’s Soph? Has anyone checked in on her, she complained of cramps yesterday.” She noted. “I doubt she’s home, knocked on her door several times and nothing. Her phone’s not available as well.” I point out and just after I spoke we hear someone walk in and all heads turn simultaneously. There she is.Raising from my seat and grabbing a plate and spoon for her to use I query her “Where have you been? We’ve been looking for and just spoke about you ju