His face and voice were equally glum, while his eyes were icy cold with a rare hint of irritation. It was as if he could not wait to drive her away.
From the moment she got the call from Carl, the butterflies had never left her stomach. Unexplainable feelings of worry and anxiety shrouded her. It was not until she saw Leonardo standing before her, alive and well, that she was able to somewhat collect herself.
“Do you think I wanted to come and look for you?” Summer shot back with a smirk.
“Then get out of here!” Leonardo barked at the speed of light.
She bit her lip and walked away without another word.
What was Carl talking about? She was close to Leonardo? Not in a million years. Leonardo was a freaking great demon. Heaven knew when he would feel offended again.
She walked to the door and turned the handle, but it would not budge. She tried a few times, yet it was still the same. Someone had locked the door from the outside. It was Carl who called her, and it was also Carl who had closed the door when she went in. Apart from his pale face, Leonardo was alive and kicking. He was even asking her to get out. So, why did Carl lock her in with Leonardo? Carl was unreliable and just as fearful as she was in front of Leonardo.
She turned back to look for Leonardo. He was now sitting on the edge of the bed, his pale face starting to show a hint of red.
“Why are you turning back?”
He sounded unwelcoming and irritated, but the way he looked at her was the opposite of that. He was struggling and fighting back his infatuation.
Summer could not help but take a step back, clenching her fists because she was a little unsure. “Have… Have you been drugged?” When he came out of the bathroom, his body felt cold. He had apparently taken a cold shower, and Carl had locked the door after she entered the room. She did not have to be a neurosurgeon to figure out what was going on.
“Last chance, get out now!”
Leonardo did not answer her question directly, but he did not deny it either. That meant her guess was right. Her mind was a muddle now. She should not have trusted Carl and should have known better. The guy was not legit.
“The door’s locked from the outside,” Summer said.
He froze for a second, immediately realizing that Carl was behind this. Taking out his phone, he called Carl. There was no way Carl was going to pick up his phone after pulling that stunt. So, there was no answer from him, just the lifeless machine telling Leonardo, “We’re sorry, the number you’ve dialed cannot be reached at the moment.”
Leonardo threw his phone away, obviously pissed. Summer reached into her pocket only to find her phone was not there. She must have left it at home.
“I… I’ll stay out there…” It was not hard to imagine what was going to happen when a man and a woman were alone in a room given Leonardo’s state of mind. She flew out of the bedroom into the living room.
Sitting on the sofa, every minute seemed like forever. There was no sound from the bedroom whatsoever. Out of curiosity, Summer padded to the bedroom door, opened it, and went in. Again, she heard the patter of water in the bathroom.
Leonardo was taking a cold shower again? He could have just found any woman, but he did not, and when he looked at her, it seemed like he wanted to pounce on her, but he did not. He would rather cool himself down by taking a cold shower. A clever man like Leonardo must have read her mind; he did not want to do such a thing against her will.
Summer suddenly remembered a phrase from a book.
“Sometimes love is nothing but small talks and little gestures. I thought I could escape it by being alone, but I still fell for it.”
Leonardo may have lied to her, been a cunning bastard, sullen yet pushy, and overly possessive, but it all did not take away from the fact that he had been good to her. It was easy to touch a woman’s heart, including hers.
Summer raised her hand, but she hesitated for half a minute before she plucked up the courage to open the bathroom door and go inside. The light was not on in the bathroom, but from the soft glow permeating through the doorway, she could make out Leonardo’s silhouette. With his back to her, he stood stock under the shower, his body stiffening.
A few moments later, he spoke in a hoarse voice, “Summer, what are you doing here?”
“What do you think I’m doing here as your wife?” She ambled toward him, her alluring soft voice reverberating throughout the dim bathroom. Coming up behind him with cold water sprinkling down on her from the showerhead, she shivered. As though Leonardo had suddenly come to his senses, he turned off the shower, grabbed the towel, and wrapped it around himself before he brought Summer out of the bathroom.
Summer’s heart was thumping violently against her chest as she followed him. However, it turned out that he was just shoving her out of the bedroom. She looked at his disinterest in disbelief. Did he not want to…
She bit her lip and lunged into his arms.
“Leonardo, do you really want to send me away?”
She could feel a shudder ripping through his body before his muscle stiffened up. As their bodies got closer, she could feel his bodily reaction. He did not say a word or push her away. Summer did not know what to do now, but in the end, she mustered her courage and gave him a soft kiss on the neck.
“Don’t you want me?”
After she said that, she pulled herself away from him, but Leonardo had turned around to wrap his hands around her waist. The next second, he pressed his hot lips to hers. His kisses were fervent and heavy as if he was about to swallow her whole with his hot open mouth. They slowly moved to the bed, and they both threw themselves on it.
While Summer was almost out of her mind from the way he kissed her, Leonardo suddenly parted from her lips, gazing at her. “Summer, look at me.”
“Hmm?” She looked at him, face smitten. Her beautiful cat eyes moved alluringly.
“Do you still remember what I said? Once sealed with my brand, there will be no escape for you.” Blue veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes were red while his muscles tensed like taut strings. Despite that, he sounded calm and collected.
Summer blinked, her voice soft. “Am I not your prisoner now…?
Before her voice trailed off, her lips were buried in his again. All abstinence and self-control finally gave way at that moment. Removing all the obstacles on her, Leonardo moved his lips down her neck and further below, his kisses turning unhurried as well as more restrained.