The rest of the car ride was way too silent. It was mostly because I didn't want to talk to anyone. "Do you want to take a nap? We might take a while." Arturo asked but I shook my head."I'm fine," I replied.Arturo seemed hesitant to accept that answer but nodded anyway. The window tint suddenly turned dark and we could barely see the outside."What happened to the windows?" I asked."We just blocked it out," Arturo replied."Why?" I asked, but Arturo just shrugged. I sighed and decided to just let it go. Suddenly, a yawn escaped my lips. Arturo chuckled as my face turned a light shade of pink. He didn't say anything as he tapped his shoulder, offering it for me lay down on. I didn't fuss as I lay my head against his shoulder. Arturo put his arm across my torso, resting his hand on my thigh so I used his arm as a pillow as I close my eyes. I could hear some of the men faintly coo, but I tried my best to ignore it. It didn't take long for me to fall asleep. The next thing I know, I
"Arturo," I called out to him as we walk to his office."What is it?" He asked."How long do I have to stay here?" I asked."I don't think I can give you a definite answer," he said as he opened the door to his office.I was surprised by the sheer size of it. It was almost as big as my home. The walls were covered with shelves filled with hundreds of books. There was a large desk in the middle and a leather chair. There were two leather seats in front of it and there were two leather couches on either side of the entrance.Arturo closed the door behind me as I got inside. He took a seat on one of the leather chairs and asked me to sit in front of him. I did as I was asked and sat in front of him. "What you saw last night and that day, I need you to tell no one," He said in a low tone.My eyes snapped to him in shock."I knew you saw that, but no one can know that you did or else you'll be in even more danger than you already are," He said, but there was no threat in his voice. He sai
I ended up spending the rest of the day putting away all the things that Arturo bought in the closet and the bathroom. I had to force him to give the other ones away to his staff or anyone but me. Nobody needs this copious amount of clothes, shoes, and perfumes. Although I was glad that I did not have to pay for all of it, I still feel guilty being spent so much money on, for no reason. I lay on my bed, tired from all the packing up then Arturo laid down beside me and slipped his arm under my neck."Why did you buy me all of this stuff?" I asked as I turned my head to face him."I don't know," he mumbled."Will you tell me what your job is?" I asked."I can't tell you that. I'm sorry," he replied."Is it illegal?" I asked.Arturo paused for a moment, not sure whether to answer me or not. I turned my head to face the ceiling, taking his silence as a yes. We lay there for a moment, not talking, just enjoying being beside each other. Arturo sat up and looked at his phone before turning t
Arturo's POVAvery was quietly eating dinner as I sat beside him. He tried to feed me a couple of times but I didn't have the appetite so I let him have all the food. Avery was lost in his own world as he eats. I'm guessing the food is really good. I reached out to his face and wiped the sauce off of the side of his lips. His face flushed pink as he shoved a bunch of food into his mouth and I couldn't help but chuckle at him. I was suddenly reminded of how young and naive he is. My existence in his life suddenly flipped his world upside down simply because I chose to be selfish. I brought the tray back down to the kitchen before going back to Avery.He was sitting on the edge of the bed, browsing through movies on the TV. I sat beside him and he laid his head against my shoulder. He chose a horror movie before scooting back on the bed until his back reached the headboard. I followed beside him after taking off my shoes."I'll be taking advantage of your Netflix while I'm here," he sa
As soon as I got home, I quickly went to my room to change into casual clothes and hide the bloodied clothes from Avery. I looked for him in his room right after, but he wasn't there. I texted Leo, asking where Avery is and he replied that they were hanging out in the garden. I let out a sigh of relief and went to the garden. Avery was crouching in front of the tulips we planted out in the garden.Leo turned and saw me approaching. He stepped backward to give me and Avery space. Avery's head snapped towards me and his face lit up as soon as he saw me. He stood up from the ground and dusted off his knees as I approached. "Hey," I greeted.As much as I wanted to pull him into a hug, I know I couldn't. Not out in the open at least."Hey," he greeted back, giving me a sweet smile."What are you doing here?" I asked."Oh, I just wanted some fresh air and then I saw the tulips and got mesmerized," he chuckled.My heart started to beat faster at the sound of his voice. "I, uhm, have you ha
Avery's POVArturo's arms are wrapped around me as we lay next to each other. I wanted more from what we did earlier, but I was too hesitant to ask for more. It was something that I had never felt before and it's something that I didn't think I would crave. "Arturo," I called out and he hummed in response. "Was it weird for you?" I asked."What's weird?" He asked."The thing we did earlier," I said in a low volume.Arturo chuckled and I could feel the vibrations from his chest against my skin. "No. It wasn't weird. I've done that many times before," he replied.I was suddenly hit with a pang of jealousy at the thought of Arturo being with someone else before me. Arturo must've sensed the change in my mood. He buried his face in my neck and gently nibbled on my skin. I gripped his thigh as a hint of pleasure entered my body."You like that?" he whispered against my skin."Y-yes," I replied.Arturo then pulled me onto his lap and kept sucking on the skin on my neck. I tilted my neck a
Arturo's POVI went inside my office and found Leo already waiting for me. I motioned for him to sit down before taking a seat behind my desk. Leo looked nervous as he sat in front of me."You wanted to talk?" I asked him."Yes," he said."What is it about? It's rare that you approach me like this," I said.Leo took a deep breath before talking. "It's about Avery," he said and I knew exactly where this conversation was going. "Did you do a background check on him?" he asked."Yes," I answered."So you know why I'm here then," he said as he leaned back on his chair."We can only suspect. We can't do any confirmatory testing Leo," I said."I know," he said dejectedly. "Let's just keep this to ourselves for now," I said."Will do," he replied."Do you know where she's buried?" Leo asked."Yes. Do you want to know the address?" I asked."Not yet. Do you have a picture of her?" he asked.I nodded and pulled out a folder from one of the drawers. I grabbed the photo from the folder and hand
"What the fuck are you planning, Arturo?! I thought we talked about this!" Leo shouted as he barged into my office."I realized that people will find out anyway. Do you really think he'll be safe once we let him leave? They already saw him around us almost all the time," I calmly said as I lean back against the chair. Leo sighed in defeat as he slumped down onto the chair. "He can't live like this. He grew up with a normal life," Leo said."He didn't. Your mom constantly switched his schools and he's incredibly naive for his age. Do you really think he grew up with a normal life?" I asked."I don't mean it like that. I meant, not surrounded by the shit we do. I don't think he can handle it," Leo said. "Don't you think it would be easier for us to protect him when he's here?" I asked."Yes, it's easier, but he can't live the way he used to anymore and we're putting him closer to danger," Leo said, his jaw clenching in anger.We sat in silence for a moment, thinking about how Avery wo
It's been a few weeks and Arturo has been completely busy. I was missing him terribly but I knew he was just finishing up some work so we can leave as safely as possible. I busied myself in the kitchen and even worked until the late hours of the night so I can stay awake until Arturo gets home. Arturo wasn't a fan of me staying up so late at night but I don't want to go to sleep without seeing him for the whole day.The bags under his eyes are deepening and it was worrying me. Even Leo and Tiago noticed it and begged him to take a rest, but he didn't listen to any of them. After a few days, I was finally able to convince him to take a rest. Arturo always seemed peaceful as he sleeps. He was genuinely a beautiful man. It was already past noon but I didn't want to wake him up yet. I want him to rest as much as possible. Arturo had his arms around me as he slept. His grip suddenly tightened around me as he nuzzled his face in my neck. He gently bit the skin at the juncture of my neck, e
I woke up later and the sun was already setting. My bladder also felt like it was about to explode. I tried getting out of bed but two arms are wrapped around me like some sort of harness, preventing me from getting out. I looked behind me and saw Arturo dead asleep. Blood doesn't seem to be coming out of his nose anymore so that's good, but it still looked a little bit bruised. I tried shaking him awake but his grip just tightened around me. "Arturo, I need to pee. Let go," I said, trying to wake him up."No," he grumbled with his eyes still closed."I need to pee," I said as I try to push him off of me. "Just pee on me then," he said and I stared at him in disbelief as his eyes snapped open, as if in shock at what just came out of his mouth.Arturo slowly let go of me and I quickly got up and went for the bathroom. After I was done relieving myself, Arturo was still on the bed, scrolling through his phone. with the way he was laying on the bed, I just wanted to go on top of him an
Avery's POVArturo had to leave the house for work today and I took the opportunity to talk to Leo since he was left behind. I knocked on his door and heard shuffling and cursing from the other side of the door before it was opened."I'm sorry, I can talk later if that's fine," I said."No, it's okay.""Yes, please."Leo and, I'm guessing Tiago, said at the same time. Silence followed after and I looked at Leo it did look like they were in the middle of something. He was shirtless and had red marks all over his neck and it didn't take a genius to figure out what they were doing. "We'll talk in my office. Let me just get dressed," Leo said and I nodded.Oddly enough, I wasn't really bothered by what I saw. I went to his office as instructed, and sat on the couch in front of his desk. I tried going over what I was going to say to him and I could feel my hands start to sweat. I bit my lip as I waited anxiously for Leo to come in, I don't know how he's going to react and it's scaring me
It's just been a few days since Avery asked for space and it's already driving me crazy. His side of the bed still smells like him an it's making me want to grab him from that kitchen and lock him in my room. I don't know what's causingme to be this clingy towards him. It's probably the horniness. I just can't belive I'm careles enough to let Avery see me like that. I keep on forgetting how different he grew up compared to me. I just hope that incident won't push him away. I'd be willing to give up everything just for him. Tiago had to make me stop working after seeing me so distracted and I hated it even more now than I don't have work to do.I'm stuck with my thoughts and I hated it. I know Avery is distracting himself by working at the kitchen and I could only watch from afar as he immerse himself into cooking. Even when we were eating together, he barely spared a galnce towards me. It took every muscle inme to stop myself from pulling him into my lap. I sighed for probably the nth
Arturo's POVAfter that night, I could no longer think straight. I want Avery so bad, but I know I can't force him to do something he's not yet comfortable with. I didn't want to overwhelm him, but god I want to be inside him so bad. I just want to snatch him from the kitchen and fuck him senseless. "Arturo!" Tiago yelled while snapping his fingers in front of my face."Huh, what?" I asked as I snapped back into reality. "We have a meeting with Alexis this afternoon, remember?" he asked."Y-yeah, that. For what again?" I asked."You know what, maybe Tiago and I just deal with it. The way you've been looking at my brother and you being distracted the whole day already tells me everything I need to know and I really want to get it out of my mind so we'll just leave you alone before I try and kill you for wanting to fuck my brother," Leo said in one breath and dragged Tiago out of my office.I let out a sigh of relief when they left because my pants were already killing me. I tucked m
I sat still on the bed, my face looking like I'd dipped it on a platter of red blush. "You want my help?" Arturo asked and I quickly shook my head.I hesitantly took off my shirt and neatly folded it before placing it beside me. I was wasting as much time as I can. I was excited yet nervous. I didn't know that kind of thing can make me feel in such a way that I would want more. I took a deep breath before standing up and pulling down my pants along with my underwear. I kicked them to the side and now I was completely naked in front of Arturo.I kept my gaze on his chest, preventing my eyes from wandering further down and it almost looked like I was glaring at his chest. He placed his hands on my hips and pulled me closer to him, making our bodies touch. My body reacted almost immediately and I know Arturo could feel it."Tell me when you want me to stop, okay?" he said and I nodded. "Use your words.""Okay, I'll tell you when you want to stop," I said.Arturo was satisfied with my an
Ever since I got back here, I've already claimed Arturo's room as my own. Arturo wasn't complaining so I started slowly moving my thighs into his room one by one. Leo even caught me carrying a bunch of my clothes into Arturo's room. He raised a brow at me but didn't question it. Luckily, his closet had enough room for both of our clothes."I don't know why you even bother putting your clothes in there when you keep using mine," Arturo said as he wrapped his arms around my waist."You can use it?" I asked, knowing full well that he was two sizes bigger than me. "If I wanted a crop top, maybe I would," he chuckled."Some of my clothes don't fit me anymore. That's why I've been wearing yours," I said as I turn around his arms so I could face him."Want to go shopping?" he asked."I'll feel bad if you're paying for me again," I replied."No need to feel bad. I'd gladly spend millions on you if I have to," he said."That's not very smart," I said, making him laugh. "I really want a job,
Avery's POVWe finally got back home and Tiago immediately suggested a makeover. Given that quite a few people already saw me backat Lorenzo's estate, he reasoned out that it's best that I change my appearance until people forget about me so now I'm sitting on a chair in front of a mirror getting my hair bleached. Even my brows weren't safe. I asked Tiago how will I explain the lashes and he just told me that we could just tell people that I got it tinted.My nose scrunched at the smell of bleach on my head. I honestly think that Tiago wanted to bleach Leo's hair, but he constantly refused so I was the next target. He really didn't give me a chance to say no. He didn't even tell Arturo so when he saw what Tiago was doing, he got an earful. I didn't mind though, and as soon as Arturo realized that I wasn't really bother by it. He gave up. Tiago washed off the bleac and toned my hair and I'm surprised that it turned into platinum blonde without frying all my hair off. I guess Tiago was
Arturo's POVUpon hearing about the death of Lorenzo, I thought Avery was going to come home right after, but Alexis kept him locked in his room. I tried talking to Milan about why this happened and he kept saying that he doesn't know. I knew better than to trust him, but I was desperate. She said she will let him go once we give her what she wants.Today's the day of her ascension ceremony, right after the day of Lorenzo's funeral. I got to talk to Avery on the phone yesterday, concerned that he might be devastated by his father's death. I was shocked to hear when he said he really didn't feel anything about his father's death. I could only guess that he didn't form a deep attachment with his father in that short amount of time, but I'm still surprised that he's handling this well.We reached the estate and it was clear that Alexis was trying to rebrand and reform their clan. The Esteves and The Biacnhis are here. Just like us, there were rivals with Lorenzo's clan. Marco Esteves app