AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“I’m Katie, by the way.”
“Alga, and this is my husband, Serigo.” I knew it. They both have the same kind and caring aura about them. I eat my breakfast while making small talk about the weather and how beautiful the house and gardens are. From my seat at the island, I can see out into the back. A large stone patio leads out onto a landscaped garden surrounded by Mediterranean flowers. There are different levels to the gardens, one with a beautiful fountain and another with a pool that has a waterfall. I’m excited to get out there. Once I finish my breakfast, I pick up my cup and plate to take it over to the sink. Alga dashes towards me in a panic.
“No, Miss. I will take that for you.” Just as I’m about to protest, I see the pleading look in her eyes. I glance over her shoulder to see Marco standing at the door, watching our every move. I let Alga take them from me and gather up my things.
“Thank you so much for breakfast, both of you; it was lovely to meet you, Alga, Sergio. I’ll see you later on.” I squeeze past Marco in the doorway, making my way outside.
“Katie!” Alga shouts after me, waving a bottle of water in her hand.
“Please, take this. It is very hot out there today.”
“Thank you, Alga.” Marco snatches the bottle from her before I reach it. So, I snatch it from him in the same way. His eyes bulge in fury. I give him a sarcastic smile and continue outside. The warm air hits me as soon as I open the door. Beautiful smells tingle my nose. Fresh warm air, flowers, trees, the sea? Wonderful, we must be close to the beach. I find a sun lounger near the pool and set my towel down. I take off my dress and start to apply my sun cream. A loud smash draws my attention back to the house. I see Marco in the kitchen waving his hands about. He looks angry. What is his problem? Deciding I need to cause a distraction, I take off my bikini top and carry on applying my cream.
“Boss!” I hear Marco bellow through the house shouting obscenities in Italian. I put on my sunglasses and sit back on the lounger to watch the situation unfold. I see a few men start to appear at the windows of the house. Leo arrives in the kitchen. Macro shouts something and points to me outside. Leo stands frozen on the spot for a moment until Marco shouts again. The door to the house swings open with such force it bangs into a plant to the side of it, breaking the glass window and shattering the glass across the patio.
“Kat-er-een!” I remove my sunglasses and put on my most innocent face.
Chapter 5
Katie
“Oh, hi Leo, are you coming to join me?” His nostrils flare.
“What the hell are you doing?”
“I’m sunbathing, silly. Hey, while you’re here, will you put some cream on my back? Climbing off the lounger, I stand facing the house. I hear a few whistles and male chatter coming from within.
“Cover yourself immediately!” Leo stands in front of me, shielding my body from the view of the house. His face is red, with beads of sweat appearing on his forehead.
“How can I get a tan if I am covered up?”
“Sunbathing is over.” He removes his T-shirt and pulls it over my head. Mesmerised by his tanned, chiselled chest, I let him dress me. Taking my hand in his, he pulls me to the house. My hand feels so small in his. Stopping on the patio, he notices the broken glass and my lack of footwear. Leo picks me up in one quick scoop as if I’m light as a feather. Macro is standing at the door, moving at the last second to let us pass. His face is full of annoyance at the sight of us. I give him a cheesy smile and a wink as we go past him. Leo carries me to the bedroom and throws me on the bed.
“Why do you disobey me?!” Leo stands at the foot of the bed with his dark, angry eyes upon me. “You belong to me now.”
“I belong to no one.” I spit back at him. Leo dives onto the bed, his body on top of mine, legs on either side of my hips, and elbows on either side of my head. His mouth whispers in my ear.
“You belong to me. You always have, and you always will. You just don’t know it yet. But you will learn. Every. Little. Part of you.” He licks the edge of my ear with the tip of his tongue. “Belongs to only me. Mine to look at. Mine to touch. Mine to taste.”
“Don’t you touch me!” I push him off me, and to my surprise, he gets up.
“I will only touch you when you beg me to.”
“Ha, that will never happen.”
“We will see. Now get dressed. I am taking you out.”
I put on a summer dress and some comfortable wedge sandals. A bit of light makeup and a wave in my hair will have to do. Leo exits the bathroom back in his usual suit, frowning as he takes me in.
“What? At least I am dressed for the weather. Don’t you get a little hot, always wearing a suit?”
“Let’s go.” He ignores my statement and leaves the room. I follow him out to the front of the house.
“Questa non è una buona idea!”This is not a good idea!Shouts Marco as Leo opens the car door for me to get in. Leo ignores him. He starts the engine and drives away at top speed.
The car is a classic convertible. My hair blows in the wind as we drive. I hadn’t noticed in the dark on the way here, but the house is surrounded by a large vineyard.
“Wow, is this all yours, Leo?”
