Page 71 of Keeping My Girl

CHAPTER38

Nicholas

“YOU’RE NOT CONCENTRATING…once again,” Renato tells me before swinging out towards my face with his fist.

I barely manage to pull away before his fist can connect with my cheek, feeling the whoosh of air by my ear as he follows through with the hit. Thank fuck we’re just using fists today and not knives or half of my ear would be laying on the floor right now.

“Do you want to end up back in Sarah’s office?” he mocks me.

We’ve been training for about an hour in the gym, but I’m not feeling it. This morning was amazing with Selina. I took her driving, and it turned into so much more than a simple driving lesson. The fact that she planned the whole excursion and wanted to fuck me so badly that she drove like a madman to lose our tail has me fucking hot and bothered all over again.

“Time out,” I tell Renato before going to sit down. I feel like a damn teenager, thinking about girls in the middle of the day and sporting a boner while in public. Fuck, she makes me feel so many damn things. She’s all I can think about. And the sex with her is amazing. To say I’m addicted to the way I feel when I’m around her…or inside of her…would be the understatement of the fucking century.

I love the fact that she gets off on danger. The risk of getting caught turns me on too. I think it’s funny she thought I’d actually let us wreck on the highway today, though. At any given second, I would have taken the wheel, but she was strong and focused, taking everything I was giving her and not letting us wreck. I wouldn’t let anything happen to her, though. Not a single hair on her head will be harmed while she’s with me. That I can certainly vow.

“Thinking about Selina?” Renato asks as he sits on the bench next to me, the wood creaking under his weight.

I nod and flash him a grin. “How’d you know?”

“Because she’s all you think about, man. Plus, you’ve got this goofy fucking grin on your face.” He snickers when I give him the finger. “Man, I’m just glad to see you happy for once.”

“I wasn’t happy before?” I question even though I know I wasn’t.

“No. You were a miserable fucker for years after Selina disappeared. I’m glad you found her. And I’m glad she has you now.”

“Thanks, man,” I tell him. Renato isn’t one for sappy moments, and I know he’ll try to change the mood in three…two…one…

“I can only imagine that goofy grin you’ve been wearing the past few days is because you guys are finally fucking,” he suggests.

And there it is.“So what if we are?”

“Hell yeah,” he says with an emphatic nod. “Attaboy.” And then he mutters under his breath, “At least someone is getting some pussy around here.”

My brows crease at his words. I just figured he’d been fucking my sister for years, but maybe I was wrong. I’ve caught them making out in dark corners of the compound before, but maybe she’s saving herself for marriage or something. Who knows when it comes to Aria. We were really close when we were kids, but now I feel like she’s distancing herself from everyone. I know she feels like a prisoner here, like a princess locked in a gilded cage kind of spiel, but I also know it’s for her own damn good. Look what happened to Selina. And maybe we shouldn’t be holding Selina’s past against Aria, but we all do it. We have to keep Aria safe and here.

The thought of anyone taking my sister or, God forbid, Selina again has my blood boiling. My parents made it their mission in life to take down people like Constantine Carbone, and I want to continue that mission now and long after they’re dead and gone. If I could save a million girls like Selina, I would. And I will.

“You done resting, princess?” Renato asks.

“Yeah, let’s go,” I tell him with a glare.

“Oh shit. He’s back!” he says with a clap of his hands. “This should be fun.”

“Very,” I say before standing. With my repressed anger and frustration over my terrible inner thoughts, I’m ready to tear someone’s head off. Looks like Renato will be the one going to Sarah’s office later after all.

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