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I pouted my lips, deep in thought. It was the most obvious answer. The Leones. They said they would come for me if Gio hadn't met with them, but it hadn't been two weeks. Maybe I was trusting their words more than I should have. There was only one other person that I knew wanted me dead. Henry. But surely, he would want to do it himself?
I looked up at Gio as he fixed his intense gaze on me. It was as if he knew what I was thinking. “Tell me about Henry.”
I gulped and looked away quickly. “He escaped a few months ago. He killed a warden on night duty and managed to get out of the hospital. As soon as I heard that, I decided to run. I changed my last name, packed a bag of necessities and booked a flight to Italy.”
When I glanced back at his stone face, I saw the hate he had for Henry raging behind his eyes. “And he is looking for you?”
“I don’t know. I think so. Why else would he have escaped? I spoke to my best friend from home a few days ago, Millie, and she said he had broken into her family’s house. He was obviously looking for something that would lead him to me.” I released a shuddering breath as I rubbed my forehead. The stress was already increasing at just the idea of him getting closer to me.
“And that’s why you were leaving? You were panicking?” His voice was soft, trying to understand my decision to run again, but his face was like stone.
“Yes. I should keep moving. Staying in one place too long is too risky. That was always my plan. Get a job, earn some money and then move onto the next place until Henry is found. But then I met you.” I gave him a small smile and his expression changed. He pushed the table away from him as its wheels glided across the sterile floor. Holding out his tattooed hand to me, it swamped mine as I placed my dainty hand inside. He tugged hard and I nearly fell off my seat. I frowned when he chuckled, but he didn’t give up. He tugged again, only this time, I moved with him, standing up and sitting on the side of his bed next to his hips.
“Closer,” he demanded, and I saw the desire swirling behind those seductive, molten irises.
“What?”
“Closer bambola,” He pulled my hand again, guiding me to climb onto the hospital bed and straddle his lap. He entwined his strong fingers with mine as he leaned his head back on the pillow and looked up at me. His other arm was still taped to his torso to keep him from ripping open his chest wound. “You never have to be scared of him, Liv. He will never hurt you again.”
I stared down into his determined eyes and, despite the conviction in his words, panic started to build within me. “What are you going to do, Gio?” I whispered.
His gaze held mine as the silence stretched between us. His thumb circled the skin on the back of my hand.
“Do you really want to know?”
Did I? This wasn’t just some business contract, this was personal. This was about me. I had to know. I nodded slowly.
“I am going to find him before he finds you. And I am going to kill him.”
My heart pounded in my chest at his words. I had no doubt in my mind that he meant them. But they still made me feel sick. Not because he was going to kill Henry. If there was any man in the world I wanted dead, it was him, but because I was scared. Scared for Gio. Which was just ridiculous. But he had just been shot for goodness sake!
“Liv? What’s going on in that pretty head of yours?” his voice was laced with concern.
“I- I don’t want to lose you, Gio. I can’t lose you. Henry will try and kill you. And the police…they are looking for him. Won’t they be suspicious?”
The small smile that crept up his face caused me to pause my rambling. How was he smiling in a situation like this?
“You will not lose me, bambola. Not at his hands, I promise you. And you don’t need to worry about the logistics. It will all be in hand.”
My eyes widened slightly as I realised something. “You are already doing this, aren’t you?”
“I have my people out looking for him already, yes. Don’t worry. He will never come near you and you won’t have to see him ever again.”
My lips parted as I tried to unscramble my brain to make sense of all of this. Was this really possible? I always thought I wanted Henry behind bars, but there would always be a chance he would be released in the future. What Gio was suggesting meant I would be free of him forever. I will never have to look over my shoulder again. Nate would have justice.
“Are you okay with this?” he asked carefully, his thumb still caressing my skin. It was a weighted question. It was him asking if I was okay with what he did and what he was planning to do. I was a terrible person because as I looked at this man who was so adapted to killing, all I saw was remarkably soft eyes that melted me to my core.
“Yes. I am okay with it,” I leaned forward, placing my hand beside his head on the pillow as his face lit up at my acceptance. If this was the life I was choosing, I had better get onboard fast. “Kill the fucker.”
Gio’s eyes darkened immediately at my words as they filled with arousal. He licked his lower lip as his eyes flickered down to mine and I had never felt so empowered. So turned on. I was taking back my life. My control. This man was my saviour and I owed him it all.
“Fuck you are sexy when you are badass,” he growled, gripping my hip with his free hand and pulling me up to rub against his rock-hard erection under the thin hospital sheet. I moaned as it worked its magic against my clit, only the sheet and my knickers as a barrier between us.
“This is deeply inappropriate! We are in a public place,” I breathed, even though my hips were now rocking up and down his length on their own accord, causing pleasurable friction with every rub.
“That’s never stopped us before,” he husked.
He was right. And I didn’t care. Leaning down, keeping my weight on my hands and avoiding his bandaged chest, I licked his lips before tugging at his bottom lip with my teeth. He groaned loudly and pushed his dick into my groin harder. The mere thought of him being inside me again made my body vibrate with need so strongly, I suspected I was more than ready to take him in one thrust. Our tongues were locked in a passionate entanglement as I continued to grind on his erection. I broke the kiss when I couldn’t take it anymore. I could feel his cock pulsing under the thin fabric and as I sat back, I pulled the bed sheet away from him. I bite my lip at the sight of his perfect dick – long, heavy and strong. My pussy clenched for it. I felt empty and desperate without it. Grabbing the base of it with one hand, I positioned myself above it, and moved my knickers to the side with my other hand. Gio’s eyes were on mine as I lowered myself onto him, taking him in as far as I could. Both our mouths dropped open as our breathing ragged at the blissful feeling of being one again. His hand was still on my hip, all he could do was guide me, but I was in full control here. And I knew he liked it.
