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I hear him whisper in my ear, “don’t worry Ma Belle, that was amazing. Get some rest, we have forever.” I feel his lips graze my forehead.
This bed is so soft. Maybe just a power nap.
Chapter 18
Alexander
Bella is worn out after the long day she had. Her little tease distracted me for a moment, but I could almost thank whoever ransacked her place. It gave me an even better reason to have her here with me, but I will find out who it was and they will pay for what they did to her.
I find a nightgown in the bags of things she purchased today and slip it over her body before I tuck her into bed. What shepulled out earlier isn’t exactly appropriate if the kids come in before she wakes up and gets dressed.
She needs her rest, and if I climb in with her, I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep my hands to myself. I don’t want to risk falling asleep with her and getting caught, either.
Instead, I busy myself putting her bags into the closet along with everything D brought up and left outside her door earlier. She may want to kill me when she sees all the things I had purchased for her after she left the stores. She deserves this and so much more than I could ever give her. So she’ll just have to deal with it.
Once everything is tucked away, I do a quick clean up in the bathroom so she doesn’t worry about it in the morning. Closing the door between our rooms quietly, I head to the desk in my bedroom. Picking up my phone, I find that I have missed calls from both Josh and D along with many text messages.
D: Boss, we have something you’re going to want to see right away.
Josh: Boss man, I know you’re with your lady, but this is important. Answer your damn phone.
D: We know who broke into Bella’s place. Call asap.
Josh: Are you okay? I see your phone is pinging at home. Don’t make me come check on you.
D: I’m on Josh’s side with this one boss; we’re on our way over.
Sighing, I press call on Josh’s name. As my phone rings in my hand, there’s a knock at my door. “Come in.” There’s only two people that could be.
“There you are, boss man! We were getting worried when you weren’t answering. You always answer us, especially when we say it’s important.” Josh rambles on and on. “Wait, did we interrupt hanky panky time? Shit sorry, but you need to see this.”
Putting my phone down on my desk before I break it, I look at Josh and say, “Don’t ever talk about Bella in that way. She deserves more respect than that. She is a queen and will be treated as such. Understood?” I can feel my nails digging into my palms as I try not to punch Josh like I want to. She is mine and I will protect her at all costs from everyone, even myself.
Stepping back and hanging his head, he replies, “Yes boss, I’m so sorry. It won’t happen again.”
Looking at D I ask, “What was so important that you came here at this time of night?”
Having the grace to at least look ashamed, D says, “I didn’t want him to come burst in here alone and he would have left without me if I said no. You know how he gets. I should have tried harder. Josh does have some vital information for you though.”
Sitting back in my chair, I nod for Josh to talk. He comes around my desk as he pulls his laptop from his bag. This better be worth barging in here and pissing me off.
Placing the computer in front of me, he types away until a picture of Amara pops up on the screen. There’s a bunch of writing on the side that I don’t understand. As if he senses that, Josh finally speaks. “I have been looking into the girl that ran you off the road like you asked. Amara is Isabella's half sister, according to this DNA test I found in the hospital's database.”
What in the actual fuck? Sisters?
I am about to ask him how this is even possible when I hear a soft gasp come from the direction of Bella’s room. I look over to see Bella standing in the doorway with wide eyes staring back at me.
“Ma Belle, what are you doing up? You should be sleeping.” I say to her as I get up and stalk towards her.
Looking down she says, “I heard voices and came to see if it was one of my kids in here. I’m sorry I interrupted.” She moves to back away from me as I approach, but I quickly grab her arm and pull her to my body—gently, so I don’t hurt her.
“You never need to apologize, baby. I’m sorry we woke you.” I say softly in her ear. I give her a quick kiss on the lips. “You can go back to sleep, we’ll move to my office downstairs to give you some quiet.”
As I go to back away, she holds me close with her arms wrapped around my waist, and I can feel the curves of her body pressing against me in all the right places. As if my dick has a mind of its own, I am now growing hard. It is not the time for that.
“Please stay here, I would like to know what Amara has to do with me and what he said about her running you off the road.” She sounds tired but determined. “I don’t have a sister so I would like to see what he has found.”
She makes a good point that I can’t find reason to argue with. “Fine, but you will go back to bed as soon as we’re done.” I guide her over to my desk as she rolls her eyes, and I pull her down into my lap. “Continue, Josh.” I say, while I hold Bella close to me and try to ignore my hard on pressing into her delectable ass.
