Chapter 57: Protection

Xhani POV

Me and Zain both froze seeing Armani hold a gun.

I tried to push Zain away, but his hold on my wrist tightened. Refusing to back down to Armani.

“Zain, let go of me”, I cried out in pain. His hold was starting to hurt.

“What will you do if I don't let go of her?”, Zain asked Armani.

Armani looked at me and smiled, and ignoring Zain completely, he asked me, “Are you okay?”.

I did not want there to be any confrontation, so, I nodded at Armani.

After making sure that I was well, Armani turned his head towards Zain, and with cold, expressionless eyes, he said, “I will not hesitate to shoot you”.

I did not want Armani to become a murderer for me so using all my strength and force, I pushed Zain away, pulled my hands away from him, and ran straight towards Armani.

Throwing myself in his arms.

Just as we collided with each other Armani let out a long breath of relief. Holding me tightly in his arms and kissing the top of my head.

“Are you okay? did he hurt you?”, Armani whispered in my ears, as he cupped my face in his palms, inspecting me for any injuries.

“I am okay, thank you for coming”, I said, as I held his hands tightly. Armani held my hand and gently, turned me around and behind him.

“Get out of here and her life, as you can see, she does not want you”, Armani said looking at Zain. Once again, his voice was cold and deep. That voice sends chills down my spine.

Seeing Armani and me together, there was a moment of sadness that flashed in Zain’s eyes, but he quickly masked it.

“This is not over yet”, Zain said as he walked past both of us.

Once Zain was out of my house, Armany pulled me back in front of him, as he hugged me.

“I am sorry for coming late”, he said as he breathed in my scent.

“Thank you for coming Armani, I don’t know what Zain would've done if you didn't show up”, I said as I held on to him tighter.

"I would’ve killed him if he hurt you even in the slightest.

I looked up at Armani as he made that statement, I don’t know when Armani became so protective of me, but it somewhat made me feel safer around him.

Ge gently walked us to the sofa, and seat me down.

He held my hands as I was still shaking from the ugly encounter with Zain.

“Who is he, and what did he do?”, Armani asked me innocently.

I looked at his beautiful eyes, forced to tell the truth, but I had to look away. I couldn’t tell him what Zain did to me, I did not want to relive those moments.

“Please don’t ask me why, I do not want to talk about it”, I said, trying to get up from the sofa, but Armani held my hands, making me sit on his lap this time.

I looked at him confused, I tried to wiggle out of his lap, but he wrapped his big arms around my waist, refusing to let go.

“Armani, what are you doing?”, I asked him, not wanting to get attached.

“Stay put, I don't want you to go just yet, I want to talk to you about something else”, he said as he bought his face closer to mine.

I gave up on freeing myself and held still in his lap.

“What”, I said, rolling my eyes at him.

He chuckled and said, “Did you just roll your eyes at me?”.

I laughed a little seeing him like this.

“Do you know there is a punishment for rolling your eyes at me?”, he said, smirking, rubbing his lips up and down my arm.

“Punishment?” I breathe out in a soft voice.

“Yes, and your punishment is that you will be moving in with me”, he said casually.

I froze at his statement, wondering if I heard him wrong.

“What?”, I said shocked.

“Don’t be shocked”, “did you think that after kissing my mind away, I would let you live here alone, unprotected for him to come back again and finish what he started?”, he said as he kissed my hands.

I looked at his calm face, as he continued to plant kisses on my hands and arms.

“I can't, I cannot live with you Armani”, I muttered. My voice shaking.

He stopped his kisses and looked up into my eyes.

“I will determine that, I will ask you a question and based on that question we will decide?”, he said holding my hands tightly.

I gave him a questioning look before nodding.

“When we kissed today? Was it just a kiss or did you feel something for me?”, he asked looking deeply into my eyes, searching for my answer. “Do you feel what I feel for you?”, he added.

I looked into his eyes, finding nothing but love. There were no signs of betrayal or unfaithfulness.

“I felt something, but I am not sure what It was”, I said truthfully.

I saw a beautiful smile form on his lips. And with that smile, he came closer and crushed his lips on mine. This kiss this time was not as hungry as before, but instead, it was filled with love and desire.

My body responded to his kisses and before we could lose control, he pulled away.

I shyly turned my head away.

“So, it is settled, I will help you pack your things, and we will leave”, he ordered.

“But Armani?”, I said but he cut me off.

“No buts sweetheart, we will move in together, but we can stay in different rooms, you have your full privacy”, he said as he kissed the side of my lips and got me off his lap.

“Armani”, I stopped him. He turned around and looked at me.

“How about I stay here, with my friend and maybe in a week we can move in together”, I said with pleading eyes.

He walked up closer to me and held my hand in his, “Baby, how about you stay here one more day with your friend before I come take you tomorrow night”, he said as he placed a small kiss on my forehead and left.

He did not argue or say goodbye, he just left without saying much. I wondered what he was thinking about.

I went and took off my clothes, and had a nice bath =, when I came out, Ziya and Nick were there sitting in the lounge.

“Hey bride-to-be”, I said as I walked closer to her and hugged her from behind.

“Hey baby girl, who is the guy outside your door, guarding?”, she said with a questioning look.

I returned the questioning, confused about what she was on about. I walked to the door and opened it, and a guy was holding an AKA rifle in his hand, wearing full black standing outside my door.

“Excuses me, who are you?”, I asked him confused.

“Good afternoon, ma’am, I am asked to guard you for the time being”, he said politely as he bowed his head with respect.

“Who sent you?”, I asked him.

“Sir Armani has asked me to guard you until he returns tomorrow evening”, he said before he turned his face and stood in his post again.