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I inhaled deeply, running my hand over my head. “I can’t do that, Elle.”
A lone tear ran down her cheek as she nodded slowly. “You mean you won’t.”
“You have no idea how complicated this all is. You have no idea what is at stake here. This isn’t just about ambition for me, Elle. This is about my life!”
“And this is about mine!” she shouted back. “How can I ever trust you when you want to destroy the people I love? How can you expect me to be with you!”
“I don’t want to destroy them! I don’t want to hurt a single member of your family, not even your fucking asshole of a brother. I want an alliance. I want to rule the North and stop the chaos and rivalry of families. As long as they are always competing to be top dog, there will never be peace. The South used to be like that until we took over. Remove the institution and everyone works together. Italy thrives.”
“You mean everyone answers to you!”
“Yes, because you need a leader to keep order. Do you know how many disputes and murders there are among families in the North compared to the South? Nearly triple! It works, Elle. Your brother’s ego is the only thing standing in our way!”
She rubbed her face with her hands and started pacing the ground. “I can’t do this, Alessio. It’s too much. You’re giving me an impossible choice.”
“Stop!” I said firmly, walking towards her and pulling her into my chest. She tried to push away, but I wrapped my arms around her tightly until I felt her body deflate against mine. “This is why we are here, remember? I know it’s hard, but just for the next few days let’s forget everyone else and be selfish. When have either of us ever got to do anything for ourselves? This is the only chance we have to see if this is worth it all. If you still feel this way when we return to Italy, I will let you go. But if I prove to you how much I want you and you give this a chance, we will figure it out okay?”
“How?” she whimpered into my chest. “My family hates me already. They will disown me if I choose you over them.”
“They don’t hate you. They could never. They don’t trust me with you and they have no reason to. It is my job to prove to them that I would do anything for you. Anything to keep you safe, Elle. That’s on me. Not you,” I leaned down and kissed her head, closing my eyes as she wrapped her arms around my waist. We stayed like that for a few minutes, until she pulled back and I loosened my grip on her body.
“Just let me give you this, Princess. All you have ever wanted is to feel free. This is your chance,” I smiled down at her as I wiped the tears from her face.
“Three days of freedom,” she replied and I nodded. “I’ll try.”
When we reached the hotel, Elle was still a little quieter than usual, but she was at least allowing me to touch her. I reached for her hand as we started walking down the steep, cobbled side street towards the hotel reception that was set in the staggered cliff edge of the island. She looked down at our entwined fingers in surprise but didn’t pull away. I smiled.
I checked us in at the desk and was given our villa keys with its own infinity pool that looked out over the ocean. This place was one of my favourites in the world. The views were breath-taking and everywhere you looked there was beauty to be found. Once the staff had placed our bags in the living room, I tipped them generously and turned my attention to Stefano.
“You and the men understand your roles?” I asked as he nodded with respect. I gripped his shoulder with a smile and he turned to leave, nodding to my other men to follow him. I wanted this to truly feel like we were alone, so I ordered my men to be inconspicuous. Go under the radar, watching our backs and reporting any dangers to me through text or my watch alarm. They were to dress like tourists. Follow us discreetly at a safe distance and not bother us unless necessary. I had left Fabi in charge in Sicily and expected constant updates on everything happening at home. I knew my phone would drive me insane for the next few days, but I would try to give Elle as much of me as I could.
I couldn’t find her in the villa, so I wandered outside to our private terrace that hung off the cliff edge. She had her back to me and was staring out at the other terraces below us, the blue and white buildings stacked on top of each other and the ocean below. I approached from behind, wrapping my arms around her body and leaning my chin on her shoulder. She leaned into me and sighed blissfully.
“This is incredible. I have never seen anything so beautiful,” she gushed and I spun her around, pressing her ass against the waist-high, stone wall.
“I have,” I smirked with a cheeky grin. “For as long as I breathe, I will always look at you and think you are the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.”
She rolled her eyes with a smile at my compliment, “Oh dio! That was so cheesy. Please tell me you aren’t going to turn into a soft man with cheesy pick-up lines over the next few days.”
I twisted her hair around my fist and yanked it back, causing her lips to part on a gasp and her brown eyes to dilate with desire. Pressing my hips into her so she could feel my excitement, I smirked.
“I am anything but soft, Princess.”
I claimed her lips, our tongues danced a tango of passion as we gave ourselves over to the feeling of freedom. God, I’d fucking kiss her all day if I could. It was like an addiction to me. Her taste. Her lips. The feel of her smooth body against mine. I sensually broke the kiss, placing my forehead against hers, before I got carried away and we ended up spending the whole day fucking in the villa, instead of exploring the island. I was going to have to reign it in a little, otherwise we would get nothing done at all.
I stepped back from her, releasing her from my clutches and she stared up at me with hooded eyes filled with lust.
“Later,” I smirked. “Let’s go explore. Do you want to change? Put a bikini on under your clothes?”
Her eyes lit up with excitement that made me chuckle, “I’ll be right back!”
She raced off into the suite and I pulled my top off over my head, sitting down to bask in the Greek sun in only a pair of shorts. After I replied to a few texts from back home, I glanced up to see her strutting out in a tiny, white bikini covered by a completely see-through bohemian sundress. Her tits looked fucking delicious and she had a pair of sunglasses on to mask her eyes, but I knew she was watching me eye-fuck her from my chair.
I groaned, rolling my head dramatically as she purposely bent over, giving me a view of her ass cheeks peeking out from the bottom of her dress as she tied up the straps of her sandals around her ankles.
“Are you trying to fucking kill me, Princess?”
“I don’t know what you are talking about?” she replied in an innocent voice as I pulled myself up from the sun lounger and rearranged my solid dick in my shorts.
