Chapter twenty-eight: I Want Her
Chapter twenty-eight: I Want Her
Adriano
I hated the fact that Camilla doesn't listen to me, I hated to see her hurt. I hated the fact that she knows the truth now and I am not able to just ignore her. And most of all, l hated that I wanted her in a way I have never wanted anyone else.
She is beautiful, strong and most of all, she doesn't let herself get pushed around. Having everyone terrified of you gets old really quick and while there was still fear to be seen in her, there was also defiance, confidence and needs.
She challenged my offer and didn't back down when I glared at her. Despite being well aware of what we were capable of, she refused to break under our gaze. I wanted her and I hated that.
After leaving the three of us behind, Gregorio's phone began to ring repeatedly and it was our aunt Susan calling. We knew why she was calling and had expected every ounce of her anger too.
When Gregorio picked up the call, I was able to hear a certain part of the conversation and she was yelling in our native language. Something she always does when she is highly upset about something.
Not being able to understand most of her words, Gregorio passed the phone to Domenico. He understands our native language more than Gregorio and I. Susan was lecturing him for more than half an hour.
"You three are idiots and I don't care that your father will kill me. But if anything happens to that girl, I will personally make your lives a living hell, I am going to start with Adriano." I mentally winced at the image, knowing fully that she is capable of doing that.
Thankfully, after sometime, Domenico was able to calm her down but I do that she stayed true to her words. She is just like her brother who happens to be our father.
Her anger returned when we told her that Camilla is going to work at the club but she can at least understand why we were doing that. If we don't do anything and this completely backfires on us, we would be screwed in an instant. At least this way, we have her in our sights and can ensure she remains hidden from our father's power.
Although she is a stranger to me, I didn't hate the idea of having to see her again. We haven't spoken to her since she walked away from us but I wanted to make sure that she was okay before the night was over.
I hated that she had to be scared of me, especially when I would never do the things she fears. Well not to her at least. As much as I enjoyed the look of terror in the eyes of my enemies, I don't want Camilla to have to hate me.
Thankfully, the fireworks show is about to start soon and I know I will be able to see her again. Leaving the main building, I held the plate of food I recently gathered from the buffet in my hands. My brothers were talking to our other friends while I was scanning the crowd for Camilla. Finally locating her amongst a small group of people, I noticed that she was biting the inside of her cheeks. I figured out that she tends to do that a lot when she is deep in thought about something.
Making my way over to her, she thankfully doesn't seem scared to see me as she was the last time. Even though she wasn't looking at me, I can tell by the way she tensed that she knows I am beside her.
I kind of liked how attuned she is to me, especially considering we were practically strangers. I didn't plan for that little to last for long though.
"Adriano," she called.
"Here," l said, holding out the plate of food to her.
I have never been good at this whole nice thing and I don't plan on trying it either. I just want to make sure she eats. Not having the slightest idea of what she likes, I got a little bit of everything in hopes it would be fine.
Turning around, she looked at the food in confusion before her striking blue eyes blink up to me. Her gaze flicks to my scar but it is so quick that it was almost noticeable.
"Daniel told me to give this to you." I lied as she didn't take the food from my hand.
Did she think that I poisoned it or something?
"Oh, no. I am okay. Thank you but I already ate." She tried to cover up her own fib from earlier.
"You didn't, I recall you were a bit too preoccupied during lunch, so don't be stubborn." I placed the food on her hand.
I had to ignore the warmth I instantly get at the feeling of her skin brushing against mine. Gauging her reaction, I saw that her cheeks have gone pink in embarrassment and her ears are nearly red.
I would have taken this opportunity to tease her more but we have already put her emotions through enough today. I can see how exhausted she is and that is another reason why I didn't tell her that we are paying for her service as a wedding present to Daniel and his wife.
I had already agreed to pay before we knew she was the replacement but I know she will just get worked up if she found out.
"I…" she wanted to deny my words but we both knew what happened in that room.
Gregorio and Domenico knew as well but none of us care as she does. She was embarrassed but for us, it only made us want her more.
I would give anything to know what was going through her mind as she watched them take that girl together. What would it be like if she was in the girl's place? I stood there and observed her from the sidelines.
"It is not a big deal." I cut her off mid speech at her denial.
"Just eat before the fireworks start, okay?"
Finally giving in, she grabbed the fork from my hand and instantly dug into and pulled the chicken on the side of the plate. She let out a quiet moan at the flavor and it takes everything in me to keep myself from getting hard right here in front of her.
"Thank you, Adriano."
For the first time of the day, I found myself smiling. Although it was small, it was there. A weird feeling passed through me at the sight of it but I didn't hate it.
She even looks so beautiful when she is so happy.
Camilla Pov.
They knew what I did, they knew I was standing behind those shelves and they knew I was there to witness each and every dirty detail of what happened next. To my surprise, they didn't seem to mind. No one single bit.
Adriano called out my lie so blatantly and I was embarrassed about it. But I was so exhausted and a little worried now.
Thankfully, there is only twenty minutes left before the function can be over and I will say goodbye.
With Adriano beside me and Gregorio, Domenico and Nancy elsewhere, it is fair to say that my attention is a bit preoccupied and my focus is limited.
My brain is really hurt from all that I have learnt today, including the fact that I am now employed at the most exclusive nightclub in the country. I would never admit to them but their offer just happened to be exactly what I needed right now.
I have to cut into a lot of my savings to afford my private detective, along with the hotel fees. And now, I am starting to run low, I really need to find an actual place to stay. The sooner the better at this point. I will start looking for that first thing in the morning but right now, I just need to get today over with.
At first, I thought the food Adriano brought might have been poisoned but the truth is that food is exactly what I needed right now. I was seriously starving by skipping lunch.
The three of them are screwing my head and to be completely honest, I don't know what to make of it. Even though I still have a lot of questions I wanted to ask them, I no longer think they are a huge threat to me after our conversation.
If they wanted to kill me, they would have done it by now and most certainly wouldn't have wasted their time asking about the bruises in my arms if they were planning on having me dead anyway.
I don't know why I told them about my panic attack but something about them made me feel the need to open up and it was surprisingly easy to do so.
Even though I was a bit nervous around them, that doesn't change the fact that they have also created a need inside me I didn't know I had.
No matter who I have been with, not one of them has been able to make me feel as turned on as the way those men did. And yet they haven't even done anything to me. I wondered if they see me as anything more than a liability anyways.
Shaking my head slightly, I forced my brain to clear itself of those thoughts. I can't think that way, they are murderers, hot looking murderers.
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