Chapter 270: You Were Not Abandoned
Chapter 270: You Were Not Abandoned
Camilla
"Me," Adriano responded when I voiced out that question aloud for everyone else to hear.
"I figured it out myself, Camilla and you want to know how?" He said rhetorically, even though I had no intention to keep it that way.
I didn't like the way he had been able to piece my job together like he understood me so damn well that it just made sense. No matter when I am with them, they look at me like they can see all the things I can't, things that have spent years consuming me and all of a sudden making everything foggy since I have lived at The Safe. It terrified me and I hated it.
"Not particularly but I have a feeling you are going to tell me anyway." I responded in a tone that projected a mask of disinterest, going lax against Domenico and convincing myself that it was because I had no other choice.
It most definitely wasn't because this was the first time I have been hugged like this in over a year even though the embrace was ultimately meant to restrain me rather than hold me. If my words got to him, which I think they did but he didn't show it and as Adriano took a step towards me, my heart pounded at the sight of his lips curving into a smirk, one that told me he thought I was being cute.
Good, because I will show this asshole how cute I could be. Even though I could move my upper body right now, I still had free rein over my legs. If I could just get him close enough.
"I figured it out because I know you, Camilla." He calmly smiled down at me, stopping right outside of the kicking range and knowing damn well of it too.
He took in the narrow of my eyes and the angry flush of my cheeks and he smiled, letting me know that he was just as willing to play whatever ruthless games I was wanting to evoke. Unluckily for him, when I felt backed into a corner, I craved blood on the other end of things. Him saying that he knew me like he could decipher everything that was wrong had my soul flush against the wall with darkness closing in on all sides.
"Oh no, it looks like you caught me." I said dimly as I put on a mock show of horror to act like I gave a shit.
"Is this the part where the big bad Don tortures me for information then because believe me when I say being stuck in this house with all of this testosterone in the air is torture enough."
I didn't even get the chance to finish the syllables before he was on top of me, pressing both Domenico and I back and wrapping his hand around my throat to tilt my head up at him. I swallowed as I felt the sharp, cold bite of his ring digging into my neck, his fingers squeezing just enough to make me feel it and clearly intending to put me below and leaned my head forward. I was smiling up at him in a mocking tempt to bait him.
"You didn't seem so picky about my testosterone last night with my hand pressed against your thighs." He growled, his mouth brushing down so low he threatened to touch mine and when I couldn't help it any longer, I licked my lips. In turn, smoothing right against his lower one in a way to gain equal ground.
"Right, the part where you jumped me like a caveman." I muttered goadingly, only feeling a sliver of pity for Gregorio and Domenico who were caught in the midst of whatever the hell this was.
Domenico sure didn't seem unhappy though considering how hard he was and with Gregorio standing all quiet and observant, he kept what he was feeling a complete mystery. Adriano's jaw ticked with restraint like it was taking everything in him not to claim me right now but it was smart of him to hold back for the sake of what was between his legs. I was still feeling a little kicky and while I had expected him to just give up and proceed to question me about the main topic here, he didn't.
He gave me a little smug smirk as he used his grip on my throat to angle my head to the side, my eyes meeting Gregorio's as the former trailed his nose down across my jawline and threatened to nip at my ear.
"No, I was talking about the part where you came so hard against me, it made me wonder how well your little sex buddies performed back at The Safe." He taunted, making me flush with both rage and something else I refused to acknowledge.
"Because the body I touched last night was so wounded with penth up dissatisfaction. It would have been a crime to not offer it the reprieve it was begging for."
I hadn't known whether or not he had told the other two about the event that took place down in the gym last night but considering they spent the entire day together, I am sure it came up. Just by holding Gregorio's eyes, I knew he wished it could have been him down there with me instead. Unfortunately that lapse in judgment would never be happening again, though both for my sake and theirs. In response to Adriano's words, I merely smiled, just about ready to get out of Domenico's grip and wipe the smug expression off his face.
"Anyone could have used a vibrator to get me off, Adriano but don't you worry that pretty mind of yours I most certainly wasn't lonely in my time away…"
A gasp flew from my mouth as I was suddenly yanked for Domenico's body, his arms freeing me just for Adriano to tighten his grip around my throat and pull me in towards him.
I refused to back down or let him know that I saw him as a threat, leveling my eyes with his and not looking away until his grip suddenly turned into a lover's caress, soft, gentle and wanting. Everything about this hour has felt like a never ending stream of whiplash just waiting to get another bite in and this time, it came in the shape of Adriano Jaxson.
"You should be very careful about the next word that comes out of your mouth, Princess or else you might learn the reason behind why Gregorio is being so quiet over there." Adriano said it like it was supposed to be a deterrent but truthfully, I wanted to know the reason for Gregorio's quietness too.
The role of quiet and observant typically fell upon Domenico and I was curious enough to poke at the beast just a step further to figure it out. Besides, there were things that needed to be said anyways if there was any hope of peace in the morning. Leaning up against the man at my front, I made sure they all heard me as I spoke.
"Stella rocked my fucking world every time you three weren't there for me and at least when I spread my legs for her, I didn't have to deal with the bullshit afterwards you pull over things that have nothing to do with you." I growled, suddenly growing tense at the silence forming around us.
I couldn't tell if it was internal seething, lust or hate that was responsible for that but one thing I did know was that they didn't seem shocked. They didn't even look like they felt challenged by my words at the knowledge that I was screwing somebody else, like they knew they were better and that they could end things at that. I had brought up Stella to change the subject and yet the next time Adriano opened his mouth, it had nothing to do with sex. No, it was so much worse.
"Is this about Cosmos Beck, your father or the fact that you thought we abandoned you, Camilla?" He asked softly, his hand lifting to try and cup the side of my face and my brain telling me he was hitting way to fucking close to home.
I slapped his hand away and reared back, finally being able to gain some distance from all of them. Unfortunately, their kitchen was shaped almost like an extended semicircle, meaning they only way I could truly leave was through Gregorio, the man I had gotten really close to in my steps away from Adriano. Even though my back was intentionally facing him, it didn't deter. Taking a step closer to me, I bristled at the feeling of his heat at my back. Although he never touched me, it was almost worse than way because it accentuated every painful word that came out of his mouth.
"Camilla, there wasn't an hour that went by where we weren't out there searching for you in some way, whether it be through us or our men we sent out world wide." Gregorio said against my ear, my heart beating achingly inside my chest.
"I am not one to beg, sweetheart but I am begging you to hear me when I say this, YOU ARE NOT ABANDONED."
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