Chapter Fourteen
Cyrus
Bella and Cullen had disappeared into his room together, I eaves dropped by his door and listened to her cry, soothing my soul before I went back down to the party to celebrate. Bella’s mom and dad seemed to be having a war of their own, so I went in search of my darling mother.
“Cyrus, where did you kids go?”
My mother, I am twenty two and she still calls me my child my kid, you children. She says I will never be grown up in her eye, which means Cullen is never leaving home.
“People were still asking for Bella so I had to keep the piranhas entertained. My poor girl must be devastated after that news, I wanted to go comfort her but duty calls, I’ll have to talk to her tomorrow, assure her everything is going to be alright”
“And is it? Going to be alright, I mean?”
“Well I don’t know. Your father better be right about this, because if she gets hurt in any way…..” my mom can be scary when she wants to be. I hope dad is right about this too although he can’t be wrong, he has never made a mistake before.
“Don’t worry about your little princess; Cullen is taking care of her majesty”
“My poor boy. How is he doing? I couldn’t bring myself to catch his eye, knowing I have been carrying this around for a while”
“This will be good for him. Its better this happened now rather than later”
“I know. And it makes me feel like a monster to admit that her going away will finally be the wakeup call your young brother needs to get over her” she sighs sadly, pats my chick and smiles to a couple that had been approaching us.
I then go in search of the man with all the answers and power, my father. I find him surrounded with everyone trying to get his attention, I catch his eye and he communicates he wants out so I make up an excuse and get him to a silent corner of the room, where there is some privacy.
“How do you like the party?” my father asks as we take our places
“You know I don’t give a damn about the party but so far…..I am feeling pretty good night” I answer unbothered
“I am sorry about the news tonight, I kept you all in the dark because I know you all love Bella and I didn’t want to ruin her big day. Your mother was already so upset with me after I told her about the bond”
“We all hold Bella in high regard and thank you for making this the best birthday party I will ever attend, the shocks were priceless”
“Can you stop? I know you’re not her biggest fan but we are in public, please do it for your mother”
“The princess and the Bratva. I have to say, I never saw this one coming”
“I know, I would never…………….” He looks at his phone and ignores it, looking irritated
“Is there a problem, something I can help with?”
“no, it’s just fucking Alex Lenkov calling to make sure his future wife got her birthday present” this answer takes me by surprise
“He got her a present?”
“Yep. I gave it to your mother for keeping; she didn’t think the poor girl was up to it tonight after she got the news. Now he is busting up my phone and becoming a nuisance to be honest”
“Alex lenkov, wow! Seems to be really serious about this” I point out. This doesn’t sound like Alex, something else is up
“He has a personal interest in Bella than our contract. He would only agree to it if he got Bella for a wife”
“Really? Mmh…!” this gives me something to think about
“I know you and Alex have butted heads a few times, but I need you to keep yourself in check” dad reminds me
“Of course. Nothing can distract this arrangement” and I mean it too
We are both lost in our thoughts when Bella’s father joins us with a grim face, I leave the old men to it and go mingle with the crowd. This is the best birthday ever it has the best menu and the best drinks and I am taking advantage of both of them tonight. Maybe I will get myself a few make out, groping session; I saw a few affiliated non Italian women maybe I’ll get my dick wet while I am on it.
I am on my way to full on drunk with a woman on her knees in front of me with my dick in her mouth when I receive Cullen’s distressed call. Apparently he got mad and went to the club outside the city which isn’t under our jurisdiction, got himself drunk and shot at with his stupid friends. And now the right hand man’s son is shot and in need of medical care, so Cullen calls his big brother. I love my young brother but he has the worst timing and tonight of all nights when I am out celebrating. But he is family and family comes first so I instruct him to lay low at my house in the city while I arrange security and medical issues in place.
On my way to him he calls and tells me when they tried cleaning him up they realize there was a more serious gunshot to the side so I have to arrange for them to get him to the family clinic. I change directions and head over to the clinic; they are getting him into operation when I arrive. I am taking drinks to help me with the alcohol in my system and give me a clear head. Cullen is guilty and regretful and his little friend frank is passed out on the chair, operation could take a while, nothing to do here at the moment. I tell Cullen to tell me how the operation goes since I need to investigate what happened at the club tonight, I need to know who was responsible so I can make them pay. How dare they fire at a Cinnati, my brother? I have to get answers.
I am on my way to the club after getting a few soldiers ahead to start snooping around when I decide to go home and get a shower. I nearly went out the road so I am not at my best right now; I get my most trusted soldier on it and head to my penthouse. From the elevator there is blood up to the bedrooms i will have to call cleaning tonight before the morning to take care of it. There are bloody foot prints leading up to my room I know they are Cullen’s since he was wearing my clothes at the hospital. I get in stripping and head straight to the bathroom; I have a long cold bath and dry up. I head back to my room and grab some pants from the closet I am just putting them on when I notice a body on my bed.
Something that important wouldn’t have skipped my notice when I am half myself; I guess I am more out of it than I think I am. I finish putting on my pants and head over to the bed it’s a woman I can tell by her perfect figure and hair on the bed. There is no light in the room, I am working with the moonlight and it shines over the face of pure beauty. She sleeps with her lips slightly parted and she must be having a great dream because there is a genuine sweet smile on her face. I have never seen Bella this vulnerable and fucking sexy. She sleeps in my bed with my clothes on, since she must have kicked the sheets of in her sleep; her upper body to her hips is there for my enjoyment. And I am enjoying the view very much.
There is only one word for what’s going on in my bedroom right now and that’s temptation. She is the forbidden fruit within reach and tempting as hell, I want to fulfill some of the fantasies I always had about her. Would her lips taste as sweet as they look? What would her skin taste like and the sounds she would make when I bring her pleasure. I can’t do this, how did she even get in here? My father would kill me if he ever finds out, he always preached about the girls in our society and the consequences of dipping there. This is the princess someone whose virtue would bring peace. I can’t touch her; I turn away and start leaving.
The devil is real. I have been him and have seen him, as soon as I turn to leave Bella moans my name in her sleep. It is the most beautiful, sexy voice I have ever heard and my dick is about to burst my parent. I turn around and look at her as she licks her lips in her sleep. I remember Alex’s face and what my dad said at the party tonight and I get even harder if that’s even possible.