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They are either scolding hot or ice cold and they are hard to keep up with.
Ari Milazzo makes me burn, but in moments like this, he leaves me freezing, missing the warmth of his embrace.
He thinks I’m the one who is wild and unpredictable, but he’s wrong. I have a feeling everything is about to change, and it isn’t because of me.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Ari
My mind is occupied by the thought of her. Day in and day out, all I see is her. When I sleep, I dream of her, when I eat, I have to have her next to me.
Which is why I have distanced myself from her.
I haven’t allowed her to leave the house. Bianchi’s warning about having only three days have come and gone. Two weeks have come and gone, and I’ve become a madman because I won’t let Rosie even step foot outside. I won’t let her get too close to the windows, which have all been replaced with bulletproof glass.
I’ve imprisoned her and I don’t care if it means keeping her safe.
I love her.
I love her fiercely, unhealthily, and obsessively.
I barely speak to her during the day but late at night, when she’s asleep, I slip into bed and kiss her shoulder.
I’ve been battling with myself. I’ve had to pull myself away from her to protect her. I’ve been planning a strategic attack with Matias and Gianni.
A big part of that plan is finding Zander.
“There’s been a vehicle driving by the gate every seven minutes,” Gianni informs me while I sit at my desk. My mind is only half here. Guilt racks me every day I’m not with Rosie. I’m trying so hard to keep her safe but the one person she isn’t safe from is me.
“It’s probably Bianchi trying to make good on his threat. I’m surprised he hasn’t attacked sooner.” I toss my pen down and rub my eyes. The lack of sleep is getting to me.
My wedding ring is cool against my skin, and I pull my hand away to look at it. I’m doing my duty as a husband, aren’t I? I can’t let her leave the estate. Anything could happen.
I shouldn’t have gotten so involved with her. I should have made the contract more hands-off. Sexual contact when only necessary like when she would be ovulating or maybe getting embryos implanted like she suggested would have been better because now I can’t think straight.
Now I love her.
Who am I kidding? Having sex with her when needed wouldn’t have been enough. I would have gotten addicted to her the moment I laid eyes on her body, the moment I sank my cock into her virgin cunt, I would have been addicted. She would have been mine just like she is now.
“I want you to follow that SUV,” I say, leaning back in my chair, suddenly so fucking tired of this bullshit that is Bianchi. “Don’t bring them back here. Kill them and have their bodies delivered to Amor. I want to show Bianchi I’m done waiting. We’re going to bring the fight to him.”
“Ari, can I speak frankly with you?”
I frown, spreading my arms to signal him to speak. “You always can. You know, you were my friend first. That hasn’t changed.”
“In this position, you rule with more hesitancy than your brother did. I understand why you wanted an alliance with Bianchi, but he would have never done it. I’m not saying either way is wrong or right, I’m just saying, sometimes the attempt into making alliances is not worth it.”
“That’s how it started, but I don’t give a fuck about it now. Bianchi knows I’d do anything for Rosie and now she’s in danger. I did all this to protect her. She’s here because of me. I can’t help but wonder if I would have just let her go with her family, what would have happened.”
“She would been killed, and you know it. You did the best you could at the time, regardless if it was selfish or not. She’s here now. She’s family. And we protect our family.” He brings his phone to his ear and relays a voice note to the security team next, “Meet me in the garage. We have a job to do.”
“Keep me updated on who is driving. Only take two other men with you. I need the rest here to protect Rosie.”
“And you,” he adds. “You as well.”
I don’t care about me. I only care about Rosie’s safety.
So much for keeping things strictly business with her. I was kidding myself. Things have never been business. The moment I saw her in the club, I knew she belonged to me.
