AlessiaHis lips curved up at my revelation. Even if he doesn't say it, I know seeing him with Annie affects me. I don't know why it bothers me so much, though. "Alright then," I answered. I hesitated for a moment before turning to leave."And where are you going?" He asked."I'm going back to my room, of course."I caught sight of his lips curving up more. "Sit," he ordered, then leaned his body on his desk. I was confused but sat down."I'm going to ask you a few questions, and I want you to give me an honest answer." He hadn't started his question yet, but nervousness was moving slowly inside me."What relationship do you have with Dominic?""Dominic?" I found myself repeating. Why would I get involved with someone I didn't know until he took me along to the yacht? "I don't have any relationship with him. I don't even know him," I said as a matter of fact."And you think I would believe that flatly?" My brows creased in confusion. "What exactly do you want me to say then? To lie?
Angelo A look of fear was plastered on Alessia’s face as she stared at me. I didn’t expect her to appear out of the blue. I had just finished interrogating the asshole and was washing away the blood from his bruised body when Alessia barged in. “Are you hurt?” was her first question.“What are you doing here?” I threw back instead. The water washed away the blood, and I covered up my hand with a small towel so she wouldn’t get suspicious. I didn’t want her to know anything, to know there was a basement inside my room.I was a bit startled when I turned around and found her near me. “Why don’t you treat the wound?” For some reason, irritation coursed through me. I clenched my jaw. “That is none of your business. Get out of here,” I almost hissed out.Yet, she didn’t move an inch. Her eyes were still fixated on my hand. “Let me see,” she said, but I turned my back to her fished out my pocket knife, and slid my palms. Blood immediately started gushing out. A light hiss escaped me.Silen
Alessia“Good morning, Lilian,” I greeted as I stepped inside the kitchen. I didn’t even know what time it was. I barely had enough sleep due to last night. Angelo didn’t release me back to my room until late midnight. And I found sleep too difficult to come by.“Good morning, Alessia. Looks like you had trouble sleeping last night.” I didn’t miss the hint of tease in her voice. Initially, I didn’t plan to bring up the topic. But since she practically had a hand in whatever happened last night, maybe it would be wise enough of me to confront her.“I didn’t. All thanks to you,” I said with a forced smile. My eyes didn’t waver from hers.“Why are you looking at me like that?” She pushed, turning her focus to cleaning the counter, which I didn’t know how many times she had cleaned one spot. “I think you need some explanation to do,” I broke.She heaved out a sharp breath, then turned to face me again. “I was just trying to reconcile you both. I see that you were hurt by his actions,” she
Angelo The words from her were enough to let my guard down. I grabbed the back of her head and crashed my lips on hers into a fierce and demanding kiss. Alessia wasted no time in wrapping her arms around my neck, deepening the kiss. I kissed and nibbled at her bottom lip, while my hand went to the zipper of her dress to pull it down. I managed to do that. I pushed us to the nearest wall and continued to kiss the life out of her soft lips. Alessia's hand dropped down to dig her fingers into my skin. I smile into the kiss. She craves me as much as I do. I swept her off her feet, placing her legs around my waist. I trailed kisses on her neck down to her cleavage. I yanked away the bra covering her breast and pecked it. I slightly pulled away and looked into her eyes. "You're making me crazy," I whispered. She kept on looking at me. "I-"My words halted in my throat when I felt her hand pulling my belt. "Likewise, me. I don't know what we're doing. But I so badly want you to do it with
Alessia When we got back home, I went straight to my room and unpackaged the phone. Angelo got me the latest Samsung. If it was up to me, I wouldn't be able to afford such a big amount to get a phone. I switched on the phone and allowed it to boot.Excitement filled me up at the thought of hearing from my parents. I know they're worried. I won't be surprised if the case was taken to the police station. A sim was already set in the phone and some other apps. However, my main focus was to hear the voice of my parents.I typed my mom's digit and was about to press the call button, but stopped. My heart picked up with beating. From the sitting position, I changed back to a standing position. After much thought, I pressed the call button.With each ringing of the call, was the drumming of my heart. "Hello." The familiar voice of my mom resonated through the phone. My body immediately weakened and I found myself going down to the floor, with my vision turning blurry."Hello? Who's on the l
AngeloTwo days later"Mr. Benson, your deal is with me and not Dominic. If you can't accept the amount I'm offering then fuck off!" I hissed out irritatingly. "You need to calm down and hear me out, Mr. Angelo. I'm not trying to move the business to Mr. Dominic, what I'm trying to say is things have changed. I can't do the dirty work and get nothing." I closed my eyes trying to hold in my anger.When I opened them again, it grew two-fold. "You know what, fuck off! Our deal is finished. Don't blame me for whatever attack I send your way." With that, I ended the call and threw the phone harshly on the desk.A knock swiftly sounded on the door followed by the presence of Kelvin. "Not now Kelvin. Let me be!" I hissed for the third time. Everything and everyone is getting on my nerves. I had been getting pissed and angry at the little things for the past two days. And to say that the cause of it was Alessia, made the situation worse. I tried my best not to think of her but to no avail.
Alessia I didn't know how he managed to make my whole body weak but it was the way his heart was thumping loudly through my palms. Every part of me wants to hate him. Every part of me was screaming at me to hit him. But I couldn't. My heart wasn't in agreement with my mind and body. I found myself melting in his touch. "Why are you doing this to me, Angelo." I choked out the words. "Why do you keep making me this vulnerable for you? Why can't I find the hatred in my heart for you? Why?" I pleaded. He used his other hand to cup my face. "Because you want this too." He whispered. "You can't hate me because you don't have that kind of heart in you. You're not heartless."He stopped talking and ran his thumb over my cheeks making me weaker than I was. "Like me." The expression in his eyes mirrored his words and emotions. "Call me inhuman, heartless, or any bad names. But forgive me, I can't let you go now." I didn't know why at that moment, the only response I could think of to give h
Angelo “Are you sure Alessia can handle the event all by herself?" Elijah asked. I called all three of them for a meeting in my study room. A meeting on the new fashion program one of my art gallery investor's wife was going to host. I know nothing about fashion but I trusted Alessia would do a good job. It might not be what she wanted but at least helping her showcase her talent will lessen the guilt in my heart. "I heard Mrs. Martinez is a hot-tempered woman. What If Alessia made a mistake and the woman decides to fire her." Marco voiced out. I listened to each problem they had regarding giving the job to Alessia. My eyes shifted to Kelvin who had been quiet all the while."What about you Kelvin? What do you have to say?" I asked intertwining my hand. "I don't think Alessia will have an issue. From what I gathered about her, she's a hardworking event planner who has been recognized for her great talents. She just needs the right coaching, because this is a big event. I know she'
AlessiaSix months later"Listen here young woman, you promised to deliver it today. We even signed an agreement so that nothing like this would happen. How can a wedding take place without a cake?" I spared a pacing around Annie a look talking through the phone as she vented her anger at the person from the other end.She stopped pacing and scoffed. "Are you kidding me? You want me to wait for an extra half an hour? Are you sure you're not a fake baker? If only I'm not busy right now. I would have come right there and give you a piece of my mind myself.""Sorry won't fix this woman! You wasted my time. What will my best girl think of me now? How can she go to the wedding venue with half-baked decorations? I'm giving half an hour, If you don't get the cake ready, then expect police at your door!" Annie ended the call and threw it on the vanity mirror."Calm down little tigress. Why are you getting worked up so early in the morning." I said adjusting my sitting position on the bed whil
AlessiaI didn't know how long I had been pacing around the hospital hallway. I was sweating profoundly and my heart was pounding so fast that I was afraid it would pop out of its socket. Seeing the way Angelo's body lifeless body was being carried to the emergency room really scared me to the core. I couldn't find the tears to shed due to how shocked I was. I could only pray. Pray for his recovery. He would be operated on immediately because there was nothing to hold him. At some point, I was glad the hospital was able to get a donor for him. Even though they said it's not guaranteed that it won't cause complications. What mattered to me was to see Angelo back to life. Angelo's mom broke down in tears and requested the doctors to take her kidney. But the doctors declined knowing it would cause more harm than good. We held on to the hope that the surgery would be a success. We were all gathered around. From Angelo's mom, and Annie's parents. Lillian, Kelvin, Elijah, and Marco. I kne
Alessia Two days later"Is everything ready?" Annie popped her head through the curtain she was hiding. "If you're not ready then let's back out. I told you to hide. What if he comes inside now." I threw her a glare.Annie had asked me to help her in making Kelvin confess. I mean I do believe he would do that when he's ready but Annie doesn't want to buy my idea saying unless she pushes him to, he won't take a step and she doesn't want to be the one to do that. We have been coming up with plans for the past two days which hasn't been going through. The first one was a dinner which Kelvin called in for an emergency at the last minute. The second one, Lillian helped too. But it still didn't go well.We then decided to kick him by the ass this time around. Annie would hide behind the curtains while I would attack Kelvin with questions and he'd possibly have no choice but to confess his love. What we did was pretend Annie was sick. "Go." I hushed her when I heard the sound of steps app
AlessiaThe next morning, I left Angelo to rest while I went to his mother's room to check up on her. Annie's mom was the one I met together with her helping her with her hair. "Let me do that." I offered approaching them.Annie's mom handed the elastic hair band to me. We switched positions. I gathered her hair in one place since it was already washed and combed. "How is Angelo?" Came her question. I briefly stopped but continued afterward. "He looks fine. I'm sure he would be." I answered shortly. I rolled her hair into a bun, smoothening the front with my palms. "Thank you. Let me go and check up on him." he declared getting off the bed."I will be right back." I didn't miss to notice the excitement in her voice. Annie's mom and I watched as she slowly made her way out of the door. It would be the first conversation between a mother and son. I hope everything goes well. I silently prayed.Annie later entered the room and took me away with her. She didn't say anything, only grabbed
Alessia I slid the door open and slowly stepped inside, the room was warm but instead, I felt cold engulfing my body as I fixed my eyes on Angelo's form on the bed. He regained consciousness an hour ago. I didn't want to see him then because I was still battling with pain and betrayal. I knew I would fight him off if I had seen him immediately. So, I allowed Kelvin and Annie to see him first until I had composed myself. Angelo sensed a presence in the room, making him to lift his head. The moment our eyes met each other, the tears I'd been hoarding it summoned itself out. I pushed myself forward to his bed. "Hi." He muttered in a weak voice. I kept my gaze on him. I know I told myself I would go all soft but looking at how weak he was demolished the patience I had left inside. "I am not here to exchange greetings with you." He chuckled lightly. "I know you're angry at me." "Yes, I am. I am fuming with rage. I want to hit you so badly for keeping this away from me. Do you think y
AlessiaMy patience had gone thin. It's been hours since Angelo left and he hadn't returned. I don't know why I was feeling bad about everything. Like something was going to happen. The way my heart was thumping inside its rib cage was abnormal. I hope things will go smoothly and Angelo will come back home unhurt. Angelo's mom had gone to sleep after our conversation. I was glad the woman was ready to patch things up with her son. She was ready to be a good mother to him and even prayed for his safe return. The house was still fully guarded with Angelo's men. I even spoke to my parents back home and my mother. But that wasn't enough to elevate the worry inside me. I couldn't sit. The only thing I was doing was pacing around the living, waiting for a call from Angelo or seeing him walk through the door. I felt a hand on my shoulder making me to turn and see Annie standing. "Aren't your legs heavy?" "I'm fine," I answered shortly. "You said that thirty minutes ago. I feel like you s
Angelo "I will go in there first, the moment you get the call from Marco, you blow their empire off," I instructed Kelvin."Yes Sir. Let's spread around guys!" Kelvin clapped his hands to our men. I have implanted some at the warehouse. The weapons that are being kept at the warehouse will be what I will use in bringing Dominic and Enzo down. I had gathered enough evidence already. I ain't going to waver this time around. I had hesitated enough. It's high time I put an end to everything. To prove to my mom that I would be there for her. It doesn't matter whether she still hates me. I will put an end to everything and relieve the guilt inside her.As Kelvin retreated to their den where they would await my orders, I made my way inside Dominic's house. We agreed to meet at his house including Enzo. His men were also parading around. But that won't stop me from carrying out what I intended to do. I will go smoothly with them and if they still don't go by my books, I will go hard. I me
AlessiaWhen we landed in Italy, Elijah picked us up at the airport and we went straight to Angelo's mother's house. Angelo had been calm all the while but I know how much the situation hurts me. He made a few phone calls to tighten the security around. The house was guarded with security all around with their guns. They all bowed down to Angelo in respect. Annie, her mom, and Marco were the ones we met in the living room. They were surprised to see us because we didn't inform them we would be coming. Annie rushed up to me and hugged me. "You guys didn't call.""We had to rush here.""I'm sorry Angelo for not telling you about Aunt's situation." Annie apologized to Angelo with her head cast down."It's not your fault. Where is she?" I know he was eager to see her mother. And I hope she'll give him a chance to see her."She's in her room. She doesn't want to talk to anyone. Please talk to her Angelo." Annie almost panicked as she said that.I saw Angelo's jaw clenched. "It's fine.""
AlessiaIn a matter of seconds, Angelo's hot lips were all over my body. I shifted my head to the side to give him more access. It has been long since my body got so hot because of his touch. With his lips still showering hot kisses on my body, he pushed us to the bed with his big body atop mine."I fucking missed your body." He whispered as he slightly pulled away. Nothing was dancing in his eyes but pure lust mixed with love. Yes, I know Angelo loves me as much as I do. No more pretense between us."I'm going to go insane if I don't touch each and every inch of your body today. But I'm scared of your parents hearing your moans through this wall." A chuckle didn't fail to escape me."What happened to I don't get a dime what people think? I thought you said that at the airport.""I did and I meant my word. But it would look weird to have that serious conversation and then fuck his daughter that same day in his house." My smile widened. I was happy about the fact that Angelo respect my