This was absolutely a colossal and dicey move.
Luca peered down at the bloody body.
A terrible huge fuck up.
He groaned, his burns were on fire and he could go up in flames soon if he didn’t take his medications.
But…they were under attack.
Literally.
Since it was his club that was burned down, where could come next?
The maze was down where he used to trap them and now the land was wide and free for predators to hunt but he was no prey nor was his Sophia.
He was her only predator.
“What?” Sophia prised herself out of Luca’s body with force inadvertently knocking him in the process, he growled hunching over, his hands pressing on his bandages.
The pains struck him, he knew he needed to rest to heal enough and take care of the people threatening his business and soon home and God forbid Sophia.
“Are you okay?” Her sweet voice asked, sinking downwards to his face, neutral and serene.
He could take his peace from just the expression she used to face situations.
Calm.
Delicate in attending a problem.
What he would do to see her smile and laugh like she always did back when they hadn’t known each other.
When he came back from Italy only to be invited to his underboss’s most precious daughter’s birthday, he declined due to him being so tired from just flying in but something pushed him and the first time he drove into the compound.
He could vividly remember her laughter before stepping out of his car, he didn’t know the cause of it but it was so joyful and alluring, his heart skipped which became a problem from that day till now.
His eyes travelled around the features that secured her beauty on her face, cataloguing it into his memory.
A button nose he wished to bite anytime while kissing her.
A lips so soft, she never failed to pucker at him but he had tasted it.
So sweet.
He would have lied to have her this close to him willingly on another day but not today.
He groaned again and took a deep breath before straightening still holding his midsection. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
He’d seen a drop of blood on his bandage and wouldn’t want Sophia to see it.
He needed to send her off to her to deal with so many things but first…
He snapped his fingers and footsteps and sounds of boots pounded the grounds and Sophia raised her brow at him.
She was so inquisitive and he loved that about her.
So much.
He smiled at her.
She would wait.
The call he had put across for more of his most trusted soldiers to come down and guide the woman close to him.
Not him.
He was immobile not dead.
His left hand and fingers were still in function to pull a trigger on handguns.
However he was sure the woman close to him couldn’t cut a chicken with a knife if asked to do so but she needed no chicken or knife he was here to do all the killings and cutting for her.
She just needed to be alive for him and he was okay.
Her eyes swerved from the soldiers to him asking for questions and he gave her no answer.
She parted her lips but the soldiers coming to stand by their side stopped her and she rolled her eyes moving into him but not touching him.
“These are the people that will take care of you when—”
“No!” She backed away, trying to create a huge gap between them but Luca hauled her body into his by her wrist where his fingers could quickly connect to her.
Her breath hitched.
The pull was so hard.
Her palm lightly flattened on his chest trying not to put too much pressure on it and he delicately tugged her wrist again but she wriggled in his hold.
He dipped his head down to her face, close enough that she felt his hot breath on her nose and all around her lips and face.
The hard and steady drum of his heartbeat thrummed under her fingers and her eyes flicked up to his.
Luca was a handsome guy.
No lie.
But when you hate someone for what they’ve done to you, you forget and also hate their appearances.
That was what was going on with Sophia, she asserting he was good looking was the same as betraying her father and warming to up his presence.
The words feathered over her skin like a caress and she leaned in wanting to taste his lips but realised where they were and cocked her head to the side, her eyes fleetingly closed as she gathered her thoughts and reasoning.
What the hell are you doing Sophia?
Her eyes opened to his piercing greyish green eyes, she wondered where he got such beautiful eyes for an evil murderer like him.
She sighed.
What a life
Neither of them moved as they glared at each other, the air tensed, charged with tension.
They forgot where they were.
Everything happened so fast Sophia’s breathing laboured and a dark knowing smirk played on Luca’s sexy lips.
The tension sizzled, Luca brushed his lips on hers before deepening the kiss, his tongue poking and brushing every inch of her mouth as he sucked on her lips.
“We are under attack. Go to your room and stay there. I will come for you when everything’s good” he bit her lower lip and she gasped and Luca used that medium to tangle her tongue with his.
“I’m still here, just go to your room for me baby. Please” this time he left her lips only kissing her softly, she whimpered clutching him.
He kissed her hair praying she just stayed safe for him.
Luca couldn’t imagine what his life would be without Sophia’s existence.
Attachment was a foolish act the human race could ever subject themselves to.
It was a stupid move.
A colossal fuck up.
Her eyes found his and he smiled “please just for a little time” while he regained his strength and healed a little.
His wounds have been strained so well, he wished they could just sew the fucking thing up but no it had to come heal by itself.
“Please?” He kissed her nose, licking it and she giggled.
He did it again and pressed a long kiss on her hair and then on her lips without tongue and loosened his hold on her wrist.
But none of them moved to depart first, Luca communicated with one of the soldiers over her head and retreated back.
“Do. Not. Touch. Her.” He gritted out.
He just killed someone for manhandling her and he would do more if they came anywhere close to abusing her.
No one was to touch her.
Only him.