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I gasp at the way he looks at me. I don’t know if I should be afraid or not, but something is quite different at this moment. “I haven’t done anything.”
“I know that!” He slams his fist into the mirror in front of him. “Just get out of my room and leave me in peace.”
“I think I should leave altogether. Having me here upsets you.” I turn to leave his room and the Cammareri compound for good.
I can’t be here anymore. No matter how much information I may be able to gather for our investigation. Besides, that has fallen on the back burner. My entire outlook on organized crime has been shifted by this family. I’m not even sure I still want to be a cop. Must be Stockholm syndrome. These people are fucking with my head.
I need to get the fuck away from all of them.
Before I can reach the door, my body spins around and my back slams into the wood, hard. He grabs my hands and holds them together over my head, glaring down at me.
“What do you mean leave the compound?” Severu all but shouts at me.
“I mean,” I say loudly, “that it has been nice, but I’m not needed here. Even an idiot can see that Guilia and Alceu don’t need a nanny.”
“So what? You’re here so I can make sure you don’t run your mouth about what you saw.”
“You fucking prick,” I hiss at him.
He stares at me for a while, indecision written over his feature before his lips crash down on mine. His mouth molds to mine as he continues to kiss me, ravishing me with his lips. His body presses me more firmly to the door, his erection digging into my stomach. I mewl into his mouth.
He pulls away and stares down at me, breathing just as harshly as I am. He scans my face before his gaze roves over my body.
“This is exactly why I need you to leave,” he says before releasing my hands and walking back toward the bathroom.
“Excuse me?” I say to his back. “You kiss me and then make it sound like it’s my fault. I didn’t ask to be here. I don’t want your family to be nice to me and make me feel welcome like I belong here.” I hear my voice crack. “And I sure as shit didn’t ask you to kiss me.”
“Lira.”
“No, Severu. I get that you don’t like me, and you don’t want to be attracted to me, and that’s fine. But act like a fucking grownup about it.” I sigh. “Either I leave or you have to learn to accept me being here. You can’t just stay away from your family. It’s not fair to them.”
“It’s not them I’m worried about.” He holds on to the door frame above his head, the muscles in his arms flexing, distracting me from our conversation.
“Then tell me what you’re worried about. Maybe I can help.”
Chapter Twelve
Severu
How do I explain this to her without seeming any crazier than I already do? My emotions are giving me whiplash. Taking a deep breath, I say what I hope are the right words.
“I want you, but I shouldn’t. You’ve seen me. Witnessed what I am capable of. I’m not the type of person who deserves someone like you. Do you understand now?”
She blinks slowly as she watches me. “No, I don’t understand.”
“I killed a man with my bare hands.”
“You protected me,” she counters.
“I kidnapped you.”
“You brought me to a safe place and made sure I got medical attention.” Her hand goes to her hip.
“I kept you locked up here for the last week.”
“You gave me a job and a home. And you brought my cat.” She smiles as she walks closer.
Her body is pressed against mine, and it takes every ounce of self-control I have to not grab her and kiss her again.
