ALESSIA’S POV
The kiss didn’t lasted for over a minute before I broke it.
It didn’t taste like him. Cassius.
Cassius has a minty scent, and the way he deep-throats me, I so much love it.
But that didn’t apply with Nathaniel. He just kissed me back like the gentleman that he was.
It wasn’t so surprising that I wasn’t into gentlemen.
I want my man rough and domineering. I want to cower and beg under his touch.
I want to be tied with leash and tortured until I can’t feel my legs anymore.
It’s weird to say, but I love it the way Cassius does with me.
Once the kiss was broken, Nathaniel flashed me a smile and bit his lips.
I immediately felt guilty. I felt guilty for leading him on to a relationship with no future, for using his feelings for me to get a reaction from a certain person.
” I’m sorry.” I muttered but he smiled.
” It’s fine. Is that a yes to my proposal?” He asked and I gulped, dragging my eyes towards Cassius who was shooting lasers from his eyes at me, then back at Nathaniel.
” I will need some time to think.” I replied.
Soon, Nathaniel left my side and headed to greet some guests. I was left with CeCe who leaned closer to whisper into my ears.
” What was that?” She asked, her brows dipped.
” What was what?” I asked, pretending like I had not even the slightest idea what she meant.
” Are you kidding me, right now?” She scoffed. ” Why did you kiss him out of nowhere. I’m sure you didn’t do it on impulse. You did it to infuriate Cassius, didn’t you?”
” What makes you think so?” I asked and she laughed.
” Don’t make my laugh, Alessia.”
” But you’re already laughing.” I teased and she flared at me.
” Be serious!” She stomped her heels on the ground and I burst into laughter.
It’s been a while since I laughed this healthy, and honestly, it felt so good.
” Why did he say to you in the restroom?” She turned serious afterwards, staring at me like how a mother would stare at her daughter.
” Who? I was the only one in the restroom.” I lied
Lying wasn’t my forte, because I wasn’t good at it.
” Can you be serious? Can’t you see we are having a serious conversation here?”
” Okay ma’am. He said that whatever I was thinking, it won’t happen.” I heaved a sigh.
” What does that mean?” CeCe frowned.
” He said he isn’t getting married to Adeline, but how do I believe him?” Tears threatened to slip out of my eyes, but I was good at holding it back.
” Honestly, I’m speechless.” CeCe’s mouth was wide opened.
She tried to say something, but no words came out of her mouth.
” See? You’re also speechless as I am.” I forced a smile.
” How about you trust him and wait patiently? Maybe he has a plan on his sleeve.”
CeCe was right. If he could give me such assurance, then, he has something up his sleeves, but what pains me most was the fact that he couldn’t tell me beforehand.
He didn’t feel the need to inform me beforehand, instead of making me cry for almost a week.
” I will just give another last chance. If he doesn’t make things right, I will move on, I swear.”
This time, I meant it.
I was ready to move on even if I don’t become Nathaniel’s girlfriend.
If I become Nathaniel’s girlfriend, then, it would be difficult to move on, because I would be seeing Cassius occasionally.
I will just leave Tuscany as a whole, and go to another country where no one knows me.
….
CeCe excused herself to the restroom, and I was left alone, sipping my wine, when Adeline joined me.
She is a beautiful lady, but I bet she isn’t as beautiful as I was. Not even close.
” Hi.” She brought up a way to converse with me, but I wasn’t in the mood to converse with anyone, especially not her. Cassius future bride.
” Hello.” I replied, less interested in whatever she has to say.
” You must be Alessia, Cassius’s side chick.”
I swear to God, I wasn’t interested in the conversation at first, but when she called me a side chick, the bitch in me suddenly arose from the dead.
” Excuse me?” I frowned, turning to face her.
” You heard me. You’re nothing but a side chick to him. I saw all the drama you displayed her tonight and I must say, you’re such a good actress. You wanted to gain reaction from him, right?”
Geez! This Adeline girl was trying to get a reaction from me.
She wanted to push me to the edge until I retaliate and cause havoc in the party, but I knew what game she has up her sleeve.
” Whatever you call it, that’s your business not mine.” I replied and continued pressing away on my phone, praying inwardly for CeCe to return before I lose my temper.
” Whatever he said to you at the restroom, they are all lies. We are getting married in a month time, and see,” she pointed her engagement ring at my face. ” I’m already engaged to him.”
I chuckled. Not because I was jealous, but because she is a petty little bitch, trying to stir me up a little. ” I bet he didn’t put that ring in your finger. His father did or probably your mum.”
That statement hit her so hard, because I could see her jaw tightened and her fist folded, until her knuckles turned white.
” Bitch. That’s what you are!” She whispered, her desperation evident.
I guess she must be desperate to get married to him.
I mean, who won’t? But sorry for them, because he belongs to only me.
They can only claim him with words, but I already claimed him with my mouth wrapped around his dick.
” That applies to you. Just take a look, your bodyguard is staring at you with such loving eyes. Who would have thought that you would be sleeping with your bodyguard and also want to claim what’s not yours?”
I assumed through the look in her bodyguard’s eyes.
His eyes were only fixated on her alone.
I didn’t know if they’ve fucked before, I just assumed, and I think I was right, because she swallowed hard and glared daggers at me.
” You know what? Keep claiming him with fake marriage and engagement, while I will keep claiming him with my mouth on his dick.”
A slowly but cruel smile curled it way onto my lips, as I walked past her, bumping my shoulder against her, intentionally.