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Sophie’s gaze remained locked on mine, her eyes searching for something I couldn’t grasp.
Questions seemed to dance at the edges of her gaze, but she didn’t voice them.
Instead, she turned back to Alessio. “Is he okay?”
Alessio chuckled. “Ever seen one of those people who completely lose their mind and develop superhuman strength?”
She shook her head.
Alessio chuckled. “He’s okay, physically. Mentally though…” He shook his head and made a move with his thumb as if cutting his own throat. “Utterly useless.”
I glared at him.
“Where are you taking me?” Her tone was suddenly colder than ice, and I bristled internally at the fact that she still refused to address me directly.
“Castello dei Pietra,” Alessandro replied nonchalantly. “You’ve been there, remember? Blue skies, beautiful beaches, pine trees, impeccable cooking skills of the owner, who’s only borderline lord-like.” He winked at her.
She chuckled.
Damn him.
“And if I don’t want to go?” She crossed her arms defiantly, her eyes flicking back to me briefly before returning to my brother.
Alessandro glanced at me, his expression unreadable.
Anger simmered beneath my skin and threatened to boil over like a volcanic eruption, but I managed to maintain the facade of calm I’d cultivated over the years. “Take a hike, Alessandro.”
Alessandro looked up and down the small private jet. “Since I don’t have a parachute with me, I’m going to ignore this for now,” he quipped. “Also…” His gaze ping-ponged from me to Sophie. “Could the two of you please make up and behave like reasonable adults? This not-talking-to-each-other is a kind of a non-option in your situation.” He nodded pointedly at Sophie’s belly.
Fuck me.
I was not taking relationship advice from my little brother.
I growled, which caused her gaze to snap to my face.
I grabbed the pair of headphones, provided for each seat and shoved them into my brother’s hands. “Go away and make sure noise cancellation is at a ten.”
Alessandro smirked and retreated to a seat a few rows away, leaving Sophie and me alone finally.
“We’re not playing the same game again,” I growled, frustration mounting as I leaned forward and caged in her knees with mine, forcing her to face me.
“And what game would that be?” she shot back, her voice laced with venom, her chin shoved forward.
“The kidnapping/hostage game,” I said, unable to control my temper any longer. Why was she so stubborn?
“Well, you should’ve thought about that before you dragged me out of Liam’s coffee shop,” she retorted, her sassiness both infuriating and intoxicating.
“Do not mention this asshole again. Ever.” My jaw clenched, and my chest tightened with the thunderous emotions that raged inside of me.
Wasn’t she at all happy to see me? Didn’t she miss me at all? Wasn’t she as affected by my presence as I was by hers?
I couldn’t read her, and it drove me borderline insane.
The simmering longing that had deepened during our weeks apart, which had fueled me during my time in the hospital, erupted into full-fledged irritation. And anger.
“Dammit, Sophie!” I roared.
Her bulging eyes calmed me down immediately.
