HE CAME

Ariana’s pov~

On the night before I was to marry another man, my husband appeared from the shadows, I couldn't believe it.

“Mateo, I thought…” my words were cut short by the light kiss he planted on my lips.

He kissed me? Mateo kissed me, his eyes were deep, and I could feel the guilt they carried.

“my son…is he okay?” He asked stroking my hair.

I didn't understand this new him, this was not the Mateo I knew.

For the first time, he was gentle with me.

“Yes, we are okay” I replied, I could see worry in his eyes, I had never seen this side of Mateo before, even as children.

“I should never have let you out of my sight, since our wedding day it has been one chaotic event after the other” he stated. 

I sighed at the memories of what the past month had been.

 “Never gave me the chance to touch you, to feel your soft lips, and show you my world” he mentioned.

I looked at this tall handsome man staring into my eyes, taking small glances at my full breast trying to breathe in the gown I wore.

“I mean getting kidnapped twice, baby doll, you keep running from me” he grinned before taking me in his arms.

I was speechless, what is going on right now?

Why isn't he taking me away….

He pressed his lips to mine and kissed me with so much intensity that my little feet couldn't contain it, soon I was on my heels trying to keep up.

He let me go, “Last time I touched you, if I hurt you, I'm sorry” he started, he pecked my lips and then my forehead, and he placed his head on mine before he devoured my lips again.

He raised me up and gently laid me on the bed.

“This time I promise you I will be gentle” he whispered into my ears, he kissed the nape of my neck and traced his tongue around my ears before gently biting my earlobe.

That sent shivers down my spine.

“Mateo this is not the right place, Silvio is downstairs, and his guards are right outside,” I said softly lowering my tone to avoid the attention of the guards.

“I want to make love to you right here Ariana, don't stop me, let me remember your taste, I crave it,” he said as his eyes roamed my body hungrily.

“if they catch us…”

“do you want to be with Silvio tell me right now and I will let you go, I saw how you looked at him tonight”

Mateo searched my eyes for answers as we lay in bed, his eyes begging for it not to be true.

The truth is I….

“Of course not, all that was just to save my ass, I wanted to run away,” I said.

He smiled softly and kissed me again, his fingers traced the zip at the side of my gown and loosened it.

I struggled to take off the cloth and he ripped it like it was paper.

“Ma'am, are you okay?” One of the guards called, “Yes I'm fine, just my dress,” I replied immediately.

Silence followed.

 “ You looked so beautiful tonight, you are the only woman who will always catch my attention in every room, your essence radiates further than you can imagine” he whispered again in my ear.

I moaned as his fingers touched a sensitive spot.

This electrifying feeling as he tapped it.

 “This time I'll remember it I promise,” he said before taking my breast in his mouth.

I moaned softly and as quietly as I could as he flicked my nipples.

He took the other breast at once and sucked on them together.

Then he sulked it one and a time, he winced in pain as he lowered himself to my hips.

“Are you okay?” I asked, he smiled at me, “Don't worry about me, I'm okay.” He said but I noticed he leaned protectively on his right side.

“ no you are not, come here, get on the bed, let me see,” I said sitting up,  he climbed on the bed and settled beside me.

“It's nothing” he mentioned again trying to distract me away from his pain. 

“Yes, it is” I replied unbuttoning the waitress suit he had on, I helped him take off his shirt, and I saw it.

His bandaged side, “I'm sorry you got shot, for what it's worth, you didn't deserve it ” I said, touching it lightly, careful not to hurt him.

He hesitated at first but then he said “Silvio and our father set me up,” he replied.

I was terrified, I wondered if I would ever escape this life, now that I was in too deep with these men.

“They can never kill me, even death fears me,” he said before groaning in pain again.

I felt guilty, all this was because of me, because I decided to come back to Italy when I should have packed my bag and skipped town the second I saw that mail from my father.

I kissed where his pain originated from, and then I reached for him and pulled him close to me.

In a way, we shared a mutual bond.

We both hate our father.

“Do you know what I want?” He inquired, with a face full of mischief.

“Tell me” I indulged, smiling before giving him a light peck.

“That dance you owe me, I want it now” I was taken aback by this request.

“Mateo right now is not a good time…”

“Then let's make it a good time, dance for me Ariana, I want to see you in all your beauty” 

My heart raced uncontrollably by this odd request, in this mansion where my husband to be is tearing apart his estate looking for this man right here on my bed.

What if he storms in, what if …

“Are you going to think all day or are you going to strip for me”