Page 66 of The Sting of Love
Pa’s brows knit together. “Donatello, you took a real bad hit boy. You know you did.” He glares at me.
I know. My damn head still hurts like a bitch and that’s after taking painkillers.
“Pa, I got to sort this. I’m in charge. I have to act like it.”
“I understand, but going out to battle when you aren’t a hundred percent is just asking for shit to happen.”
“I know.”
I managed to shoot Alex a message yesterday before I fell asleep letting him know what happened to me and that I wouldn’t be back until today. Other than a reply from him telling me he’d take care of things, I haven’t heard anything since so I’m assuming nothing’s happened.
When we checked out the addresses the other day, Amadeo wasn’t at either, but there was activity at the larger house in Syracuse. Men secured the perimeters, guarding it. They’d only behave that way if they had something to protect. That told me that house might be Amadeo’s base and he’ll be back. We just have to be ready for when that happens.Ihave to be.
“Please just do me a favor and take care of her,” I say to him.
He chuckles. “My boy, it’s a good thing I can see how much you care for her. She can give an old man a stroke. That’s what I nearly got yesterday when I realized she’d gone through the window.”
“I know. Me too. But please, Pa… just make sure she’s safe. Make sure she stays put.”
“I don’t think you have to worry about that Donny. I don’t think she’ll be going anywhere.” He gives me a knowing smile. “You… love her.”
I bite the inside of my lip and glance down at the swirling patterns of the marble floor briefly then flick my gaze up to meet his.
“Yeah. I kind of let that slip, didn’t I?”
“Yes… but it’s far worse to keep a secret like that and never share it. It changed the tide in your favor because knowing that made her trust you. She loves you too, Donny.”
A small smile inches across my lips but I stop it from forming fully. “It’s nice to know, but… it doesn’t change anything. It’s all messed up Pa. Look at the situation. We met, had this crazy romance then shit happened and I realized I shouldn’t be with her. More shit happened to involve her and I had to kidnap her to keep her safe. Lock her away where only you and I can find her. That’s messed up.”
No one can tell me any different because truth is truth.
Pa tenses his jaw and a line etches between his brows. He agrees with me but doesn’t want to accept it. I guess for him, it’s been a long time that he’s wanted me to find a woman and start a family. He knows what I speak though is truth and it would be wrong for me to pursue anything with Willow.
He sighs and nods. “I’ll …take care of her. Keep me posted on what’s going on when you can.”
“I will, and thank you father.” I only call him father in moments like these when I want to express my deep gratitude. He gives me a reassuring pat on my shoulder then leaves me.
I open the door to find Willow sitting up in bed with the sheet covering her breasts. Her hair is tousled to the side in those sexy waves. A little smile lifts the corners of her mouth when she sees me and her bright blue eyes twinkle. This is a sight I would have loved to wake up to everyday. It makes me smile too.
“I was worried you left,” she says.
“No.”
“How’s your head?”
“It’s still there Bella.”
She slides off the bed with the sheet covering her and comes over to me. She looks so petite when she stands next to me, especially when she lifts her head up and I have to lean forwards to kiss her forehead.
She presses her hands to my chest and gazes up at me, her eyes wanting last night again.
This woman would never know the power she has over me. I gave my reasoning to Pa not even two minutes ago and here I am wanting her all over again, forgetting all the reasons why I shouldn’t be with her.
Our lips meet when I lower to her delicious mouth and we fall into a kiss that speaks of all I want to do to her. I end up moving with her over to the bed where I sit down on the edge and she straddles my lap. The sheet falls from her and I run my hands over her bare skin, her naked body exposed and mine for the taking.
When she starts moving her hips over my cock I become hard instantly. It doesn’t take much. I feel her arousal too as her hard nipples brush over my chest. I can’t help it, I run my hands over her breasts and leave her lips to suck her tits. She moans arching her back and the movement forces more of her flesh into my mouth.
My cock is rock hard and gets harder as she starts to grind over me. I know she’s wet and ready for me to claim her pretty pussy so I slide my fingers down her body to cup her sex, eliciting a deep moan from her.
