Chapter 38 Admit !
Alessia's POV
He starts walking towards me, and I feel my core tighten. I take a step back without turning around to keep some breathing space between us, but he takes another step closer without a pause, without saying a word. My heart starts to beat loudly against my chest. I take another step back, and I take in his full 6 ft 4 inch height standing tall, blocking my view of everyone and everything else.
I gulp, sucking in a deep breath as I take another step back, and he follows me again.
“Alex, what is this?” I whisper softly, my voice a bit shaky. I can’t hide how much he is affecting me. My pulse throbs wildly in my throat. His eyes are locked on mine.
“I thought we are playing a game, Cara Mia.” His voice is low and sexy. He doesn't sound angry or impatient, just hungry. I shake my head, trying to reduce the fog of desire that wants to overtake me as I take another step back, and he matches it, finally closing the distance between us. I exhale sharply.
“Alex, what kind of game could we possibly be playing?” I ask softly as my legs touch the edge of the console table. I am trapped.
“The one where we see just how long you can resist.” He pauses. “So continue. As you walk away, I follow you…”
I shift a bit, changing my trajectory, and take another step back just by the bedroom door now, and he follows me in.
“Alex, wait a minute,” I tell him, my voice full of desire I can’t hide. My nipples tightening instinctively as my core starts to throb on its own.
“I won’t.” His reply is final. I take a step further as he takes one more towards me.
I am in for it today. I turn around trying to create some space between us, but I am out of space as the podium is an inch away, and as I turn back around, he presses his hot body against mine, and I gasp. I climb the podium quickly shifting back a bit, and my leg has reached the bed frame . Nowhere to go now… And then it dawns on me that was his plan all along, to lead me to the bed. Caged by him.
I raise my hand and place it on his chest, I had planned to push him back but my hands see to have a mind of their own as it remains froszen on his hard biceps .
Shakily I raise my eyes to his again “Alex, look, I-”
But he still steps closer. My hands are still flush on his chest as I try to balance not only my body but my racing heart as well. . He cups my face, guiding it to his as his sharp breath whispers against my cheek, and the room stills. Everything fades. It’s just me, him, and my painfully loud heartbeats…
“Why did you come to the living room?” His voice is soft but commanding and unyielding. “Tell me…” he demands.
“I heard the door, and I saw their entrance. I didn’t want…” I pause, my cheeks burning as the truth escapes my mouth. “I don’t want them to touch you.”
His eyes darken immediately as a possessive look crosses his face. “It’s good that you are admitting.”
“Good?” The word leaves me gasping for air. “You think it’s good I can’t stop myself from baring my truth to you? Seriously?”
He lowers his head to my ears, his breath sending a shiver of longing down my spine.
“I don’t want them to touch me either… It’s you I burn for…”
I gulp hard as his voice makes my body start to vibrate with more longing. I move my fingers through his hair, and he hisses.
He lifts his hand and softly caresses my face along my jaw, and my throat just at my pulse point. I shiver as my pussy throbs.
“They are here for Luca,” he adds quietly, his eyes still holding mine captive, “but the way you walked out of the room to show them you owned me was… Bedda… Cara Mia.”
My cheeks heat up. “I didn’t really think about what I was doing “ I add softly “it was pure instinct.”
He smirks. “Which is why it was so wonderful to watch. You came out because you were jealous and you wanted to claim what is yours…” He leans in closer to my ear. “Admit it.”
I bite my bottom lip, shaking my head. “Alex, it’s- .”
“Admit it,” he repeats, his voice taking on a firmer tone now.
“I… Alex… I…” I take a deep breath, knowing if I don’t tell him now he will find a way to force it out of me. “Fine. I was jealous.”
His jaw flexes, and something primal flashes in his eyes.
“Good girl,” he whispers softly. “The truth will set you free…” He pauses and adds, “Now you understand how I feel when those filthy thugs laid their hands on you.”
I shiver at the emotion I sense in his voice. This man will probably kill anyone that tries to even look at me in a way that he is not comfortable with. Dios mio, both excitement and fear fill me. I don’t know where one starts and one ends.
He leans closer. “Cara Mia, if you walk to the ends of the earth, I will keep following you until you finally understand.”
His large palm slips to my small back, pulling me further to his scorching hot body, pressing my already sensitive skin on his broad chest.
“Mmmh…” A moan is wrenched from me uncontrollably as I feel a zap of pleasure in my core.
“You cannot run away from me… or this.”
I hitch a breath, trying to calm my heart and my body. I feel like I am in a sauna hot and oppressive, with barely enough air to breathe.
Just then a knock interrupts us.
“Alex, the ladies are waiting!” Luca whines through the door, and I want to give his boyish handsome face a resounding slap. How dare he! I reluctantly detangle my fingers from his hair and drop them at my side, clenching my fingers at my thighs. Should he stay, or should I let him go? I know if he walks out of this room he is heading straight for their arms, and I don’t think my heart will survive it this time!