Page 85 of His Vicious Desire

There’s a pause, I think he’s going to say no.“Thanks, I appreciate it.”

This is bullshit.“I’m not staying with him.”

“Fine.Then figure out where you’re sleeping on your own.But you aren’t staying here.”He answers with anger shimmering in the air around him.

“She’s making you miserable.She doesn’t care about you.I call her on it, and I’m the bad guy?This is bullshit!”

“Pack a bag.Or I will.”

“It’s okay.Please don’t fight with your sister.I’m sorry.”Carina steps between us.

“Bianca, you have five minutes.”He hits the timer on his watch.

Fuck everyone.I grab my purse and phone and walk out.

I’m shaking with rage all the way down the elevator.In the parking garage, a black SUV blocks me in.

It’s Gaetano.“Get in.”

I stare at him.My mind is whirling with so many thoughts that they overwhelm me.Do I want to get in his car?Yes.So that’s all that matters.

“How did you get here so quickly?”I ask as I close the door.

“Because I was already leaving when he called me.”

“This is such bullshit.He’s mad because I’m right.Sandro is working himself to the point of exhaustion so he can stay away from her.At the same time, he’s showering her with diamond earrings, necklaces, a new phone, and a new laptop.And she won’t even speak to him.I say something and he kicks me out.”I knew this would happen, a part of me hoped I was wrong.

His sigh fills the SUV.“It wasn’t your place to say anything.He has to figure it out on his own.There’s also the fact he loves her.Nothing you say is going to change that.”

“I’m not trying to change anything.All I was doing was calling her out.How does she not understand how lucky she is to have him?”

“Obviously, he’s done something that leaves her feeling unlucky to have him.I believe it because Sandro wouldn’t grovel and beg forgiveness if he did nothing wrong.”

“What?”It doesn’t make sense to me.

Shaking his head, he parks, and I realize we’re here faster than I thought we would be.“It means he fucked up.And until he’s paid back what he did to her, she’s not going to forgive him.Stay out of it.”

Sandro did something wrong?That doesn’t sound like him.He’s intelligent, maintains control of his emotions and a situation in a way others wish they could but can’t.How would he mess up with her?

Gaetano has my door open and takes my hand in his.“You’re not the boss of me,” I mutter as I get out of the vehicle.

“Yes, I fucking am.Behave.”He hisses as we walk into the building.

It feels like I never left as I walk the hallway to the elevator.I’m grateful when no one meets us before the elevator closes.Gaetano’s eyes are on me.I savor his eyes on me, glad I don’t have to hide how badly I want this man.

“Where’s the fun in behaving?”I tease as we step into the elevator.

Gaetano shakes his head.“This isn’t why you’re here.You’re sleeping in your old room, away from me.”

I exhale very slowly, it’s still a week from knowing for sure if I’m pregnant.If I kill him now, it could ruin everything.

Opening the door to the suite, he steps back so I can enter ahead of him.

“All right.If you say so, I’m going to bed.”I don’t miss the shock on his face at my lack of arguing.

“Aren’t you going to have dinner?”

I shake my head.“I’m not hungry.I’d rather get some sleep.Night.”

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