Chapter 162
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I closed the door behind me, making it sure that it was locked so that no unwanted guests would invite themselves in before trudging to where Alessandro was. The padding sounds of my bare feet hitting the floor had drawn Alessandro's attention from the documents that he was painstakingly working on to focus on me.
His eyes wandered over my body, from the top of my head to my toes that were wriggling under his intense gaze. The colorful eyes darken as they drank up my appearance, and they noticed that the only thing that I have on my body was a size too big bathrobe, giving them enough way to peek at my chest as the bathrobe glided off one of my shoulders.
"What a diligent Don is our mafia boy to even have a work desk in his bedroom." I didn't shy away from admiring the man sitting in front of me. The lamp on Alessandro's desk turned on, spilling its light on the desk and the side of Alessandro's face, giving him a soft orange glow with the moon's rays trickling through the window on his back.
My fingers were itching to just run themselves through Alessandro's already tussled hair that made him look more youthful.
"Today I had no choice as someone had decided to turn my office upside down." He stopped working on the documents as he raised his head from the papers to give me an accusing glare.
I shrugged it off, coming closer to the table and placing my hand on it as I leaned in. "I thought that your office needed a new makeover." My fingers trailed over the side of the table, gliding over it and when I came to stand next to Alessandro, he turned in his seat to the side, his eyes strained on me to observe my movement.
I placed my hand on his shoulder and straddled his lap, taking him by surprise. He looked at me amused, but humored me by wrapping his arms around me and pulling me closer to him. Capitalizing on the moment, I went in for a kiss. He hummed approvingly as my lips willingly moved against his. Pulling away from the kiss to leave a small gap between our lips where we could feel each other's breaths. Looking into his eyes sweetly, I whispered. "You didn't like my surprise?"
I slipped my hands in his bathrobe to let them run over his broad chest in wonder. His skin radiated heat, and I wished I could just go through the days solely by touching him. His bemused expression took the one of suspicion as he was beginning to suspect something.
His eyes narrowed down suspiciously. "What is it you want, Bambino?"
I hummed innocently and wounded my arms around his neck. "Sleep with me."
He snorted at my demand, looking away as if he was in disbelieve before giving me a sideways glare to which I batted my eyes innocently at. He exasperated, "Go to bed, Bambino. I will make love to you as much as you want tomorrow night."
I don't have that much time!
"You sure?" I crooned, cocking my brow before rubbing my bum against the rigid length that has been poking me ever since I straddled his lap. He grunted at my action and almost growled if it wasn't for his hands that clasped my waist, his fingers burrowed in it to stop me from moving.
"I am sorry to break the news, but I prefer you by my side forever than to lose you for something which I know will be out of the world but momentarily." His voice came out strangled but determent and I knew that the man wouldn't budge. I bit the inside of my cheek despondently, wondering how I could make him yield.
He attempted to push me off him, but I was relentless by wrapping my legs around his torso. "Alessandro." I said his name to catch him off guard. He was speechless, staring at me wide-eyed. "I want you Alessandro."
Alessandro brought his hand up, cupping the side of my face. His thumb brushing gently over my cheek as his eye searched for something in mine. "Why?" He questioned, wondering why I said his name after all this time.
I simpered. "You know you have been saying how I have never said your name before, but I have certainly said your name a few times, you know?"
"Why?" He reiterated his question, not even listening anymore to what I was saying and only wanting to know the reason I was doing this. His eyes bored in mine, and I felt the inside of my mouth turning dry and rough like sandpaper. I gulped, but no saliva went down my throat. My heart hammered against my ribcage, and it hurts as I got overwhelmed by this barrage of emotions.
"My feelings weren't going to change whether I say it now or tomorrow. It won't matter-"
"Do you like me, bambino?"
I took a sharp breath at the question filling my lungs with air while a warm feeling surged in me at the look of anticipation found in Alessandro's eyes.
Letting out a shuddering breath, I nodded, "Yes, I like you."
For one moment, he didn't move. Whether it was because he was riddled with surprise or utter disbelieve, for a long moment, he didn't move a muscle, only gazing at me with an intense look.
But then suddenly, as if someone had changed his battery for new ones, he leaned in gradually and my heart skipped. When his lips almost touched mine, I ushered his name out in a trembling whisper, but he cut me off by smothering his lips on top of mine, covering my mouth with his. One of his hands left my waist to settle on my nape, deepening the kiss, allowing not even the air to come between us. My own hands winded up in his hair, running through it as I got lost in the fevering kiss.
The air inside the room got filled with small gasps and moans coming from us. His hands traveled down and grabbed a fist full of my cheeks before standing up from his seat and keeping me hoisted. Not expecting that, I released a yelp in his mouth and made sure I trussed my legs around his torso.
He waltzed to the bed and carefully lowered us down on it, the soft fabric touching my back. My hands cupped his face whilst keeping our lips connected. Our robes got disheveled in our make-out session where they partly became undone, giving our hands excess to explore one other's body.
He broke away, both of us breathing hard, so close we shared the same air. His expression was so heated and wistful, his eyes not withholding the adoration that he held for me, and before he opened his mouth, my heart welled up and my eyes burned with tears.
"I love you, James, so much." His head fell in the crook of my neck and inhaled my scent, crushing our bodies together by wrapping his arms around me tightly. "I know that there's still some leftovers of doubt in your mind, but I swear on my soul and Familia that I wouldn't ever hurt you and give you the love that you deserve. So be mine, Bambino."
The tears in my eyes got blinked away, coating my eyelashes and traveling down the side of my face to stain the pillow as my hands clutched his back, crumbling the robe in them. God, forget liking him. I love this bastard. I've got a feeling what's more of a prediction that I will be the one devastated to leave him and this place, but to protect everyone, I don't have a choice now.
Pulling himself back, Alessandro's eyes darted to the collar around my neck. Using his fingers to touch it, he said, "Let's get this off you." And got off the bed to walk to his desk to pull at one of the drawers, his hand whisking around in them before revealing a key device with buttons displayed on it. Pressing on one of them with a click, the collar unclasped itself around me.
Minor shock of tremors went through my hand that touched my bare neck. My eyes travelled to look at Alessandro, who made its way back to me, placing his knee on the bed before climbing on it and chucking the collar away. He caressed my cheeks.
"Stay with me." He whispered affectionally to which I hummed, as I was afraid that I would break down in tears and confess if I said another word.
He dipped down to kiss me, and we fell back on the bed, spending the night as if it was our first. Each thrust, each searing kiss and every touch expressed our want and need for each other until we became completely spend, lying on the bed in each other's embrace.
When I was sure that Alessandro was deep in sleep, I carefully pushed his arm that was draped over me away and climbed out of the bed to pick up the robe that got tossed on the ground during our lovemaking and wore it.
With a solemn gaze, I cast one last look at Alessandro before making my way out of the room, but not even two steps further and something took a hold of my hand, jerking me back on the bed.
"And where do you think you are going?"
Not even looking back at him, I spoke in a soft quiet tone, "I thought you were sleeping."
His hand that was holding my hand tightened its grip, and I winced. "There was no way that I would sleep when I know that you're planning something." His husky voice was freighted with something foreboding and the beating of my heart became errant. "Already running away from me?"
I still couldn't afford to look at him and my shoulders became rigged as I tried to will out the words that I should have said before. "You don't understand. I have to go back, Alessandro. If I don't then-"
"They would kill the whole Familia."
