Chapter 75 I'M HIS PRIORITY

Chapter 75 I'M HIS PRIORITY
There's a little beeping noise that is coming from the side of the bed. It gets louder everytime I focus on it.

There's a blur of movement above me, it catches my eyes.

There's so much sorrow in those eyes. So much that it takes me a while to remember who those eyes belong to.

Dante?

He says something to me. I don't hear him, I can't. Unlike the heart monitor, anytime I try to focus on his voice it fades.

“I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have put you through any of that.” his voice comes to me like it was dragged by the wind.

He sounds tortured but still the hint of smoothness is still there, it's uniquely Dante.

“I love you.” He says but I know that I must be hearing things.” I love you Anya.”

When my eyes finally open again, the hospital room looks darker. There's a commotion rising and it's coming from the door.
“Get your act together, boss.” the word comes out stringed and tense.

“My priorities are here, Russo. Right here.”

“You don't know what you're saying.”

“I had to shoot a man to save her, he was on top of her, Russo, with his knife ready, he was about to cut her up. And if I had waited a second, he would have hurt her. But I could have killed her too, I could have killed her. He was just right above her.”

There's silence and Russo looks angry. I've never really seen emotions coming from him and I never want to see them again.

His eyes are like… They look like they're hungry for blood.
“This is not the Dante I know. The man I know would never let his enemies have a second of peace.”

Date doesn't say anything, he looks like a stone wall. His arms are crossed over his chest and he's leaning against the wall.

“I've said it before. I do not care about Vittorio.”
“What happened to you!” Russo yells

He looks surprised by his lack of control and he schools his features back into place but even Dante doesn't seem to care that he just got yelled at.

“She get a little bruise here and there and you've given up?” Russo asks, this time with strained anger.

Dante chuckles, like something is amusing but he doesn't say anything.
“I will make arrangements to send men to Italy. We will capture Vittorio and we will show our enemies the consequences of crossing us.”
“You will do no such thing.”

I want to say something, to tell them that I'm awake.

A knock sounds on the door and it opens slightly. Alessio walks in carrying a small bag.

He looks between the two men as if he could smell the tension and then his gaze falls on me.

“She's awake.” he says more to himself than anyone else.

Dante's head whips in my direction, he rushes towards me and pulls me into a tight hug.

Dull pain spreads over my chest and I wince.
“I'm sorry… I… how do you feel?”
“Sore, but other than that I am good.”

Dante doesn't pull his eyes away from me, we hold each other's stare in an awkward span of time.

Some one clears their throat, It's Russo.
“I'll be heading out.” he says and then he proceeds to slam the door as loud as he could.

“Leave us.” Dante says and Alessio walks out, he closes the door softly.

“Do you feel pain anywhere?”
“My head… My back and my chest.”
“I'm sorry.”
“No Dante, you shouldn't be apologising. I shouldn't have opened the door.”
“No… It's my fault that you were kidnapped. My fault. I shouldn't have sent you to the Russians. It was the stupidest thing I have ever done.”
“Dmitri is dead.” I say recalling the memory.

“Blade is fine. She had to dust your trail and lead them off you. She was supposed to make a round to the safe house but she ran into trouble on the way.”

“Wait… the drive.” I feel a deep sense of fear spread through my chest and my guts. What if I lost the package? Then it would all be for nothing.

“I don't care about the drive.” he says in a tone that makes me feel like he wants to forget about all of it and go on a vacation instead.

I reach under my hospital gown and I push my finger into my pussy. It's still there, it's still there!
“What are you doing?”

I get up on my knees…
“It's embarrassing, don't look.” I say to him but he's staring at me wide eyed.

I reach with two fingers and I grab that solid material and I pull. The black flash drive is coated with my pussy juices. Fuck, hopefully it still works.

“Don't look at me like that, I had to secure it.”
A smile breaks out on my face and in a split second, Me and Dante burst out in laughter.

A knock sounds on the door and I reach out to grab the flash drive.

“You can come in.” Dante says after straightening the hospital dress.