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I had to have him forever.
“But Priscilla,” Mia said, taking me away from my thoughts.
“Yes?” I asked.
“I think you should be careful of who you are playing with.”
Chapter 5
Priscilla
I imagined my fairy-tale worthy love at first sight scenario so many times. They were always magical and what happened yesterday night was one of those.
I also imagined what was going to happen later. I imagined what Gabriele was going to do, and I was spot on about that. He was being an overprotective asshole. Just because he saw me dancing with Antonio, he decided to make it his priority to keep him away from me.
He was not going to be successful.
In my imagination, my prince was the one who broke Gabriele’s walls, but I was not sure if Antonio would be able to do that. Our dance was amazing, and I knew that he was interested in me. I could feel it in my bones.
Yet, it was not enough. I was going to be the one to write our story.
Be careful whom you are playing with,Mia said. It didn’t matter at all. I would always get what I wanted, and I wanted Antonio Mazzoni more than anything in the world. I wanted him forever.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t dance or chat again last night. Gabriele made sure of that. I could feel Antonio’s eyes on me and my brother’s eyes on him. It was very frustrating but not the end of our story. We were going to the Vasile Mansion again today for a barbecue. It was just a friendly cover name for their actual meeting. They did talk a little, but I knew it was not even close to being official. Today was the real deal. We were going to sit together and act like close friends, and then men were going to go and talk about the future of Chicago and New York.
Normally I would find that interesting. I never wanted to be a part of the business, but I liked knowing what went down. I liked giving advice to Gabriele when he needed it. I was not a woman who needed protection from all the dark shit going around her. I was born into this dark world, and it was a part of me. I carried it like the men did.
Now, on the other hand, I was not interested at all. Of course, I wanted the truce, but it had everything to do with Antonio. I wanted him, and having him without the truce would be quite hard.
My focus was on him and him only.
I wore a white summer dress today. It was short enough to make Michele call me a whore again before we left. When he insulted me, it usually meant I was looking hot as hell. It was just the thing I needed today. I was not prepped as much as last night. I looked pretty natural, and I liked it. I wanted Antonio to see every side of me so he could fall in love with all of them.
When we arrived, he was already there, but there was no way I could get close to him. And oh my god, how much I wanted to get close to him. The memories of our dance, how our bodies flushed together filled my mind again at the sight of him. He was so tall, so big, so powerful. There was no way a girl could survive this man’s charm.
I had to go sit with Mia, Bella, and Verona. Verona was a very silent girl and maybe a little intimidating. I didn’t even see her get excited yesterday night at her birthday. Mia and Bella were talkative, though, and I was grateful for it.
I was so very aware of Antonio’s presence, though. It was so heavy I thought it was impossible not to feel it. Still, I didn’t look at him a lot. Instead, I chatted with Mia and Bella. I chatted for real. Only a few times, my gaze moved to Antonio, and every time I made sure our gazes locked, even if it was only for a few seconds. Not too much, only enough to tease.
I wanted him to be mesmerized by me as much as I was by him.
After another short look at Antonio, my attention went to Clara, and a smile took hold of my lips. She was running in the garden with her small legs. She was so darn cute that I just wanted to kiss and bite her. I bit down on my nephew Adrian’s legs too much. Babies were the best.
“She looks much more energetic than last night,” I said to Bella.
She looked at her daughter and smiled, a smile mirroring mine. Both she and Alessio were always gazing at their daughter with so much love. “She was tired last night. And now she is a little ball of energy.”
“I can’t wait to have children,” I sighed.
Bella smiled. “I was not sure if I was ready for kids, but Clara is the best thing I have ever had.”
I looked over at Mia, but she only had a sad face. When she realized I was looking, she shook that off real fast. “You are really young, though, Priscilla.”
“Bella is not much older than me.”
She nodded absently. “She didn’t plan on getting pregnant, though.”
“Well, I actually do. I love kids, and I want my own. I think being a young mother is so cool.” I looked over to Antonio so very briefly. “First, I have to get married, though.”
