Chapter 16 Decorations of Arius

Arius Accardo,

As I promised, I let her leave after that longest and sweetest kiss of hers. It’s official. I am addicted to kissing her. I couldn’t stop kissing her even after her breath left her; I felt like she was under my breath. I left because my breath needed her breath to kiss me more often than I am going to demand of her; every time she came in front of me, I felt the urge to kiss her senselessly and took her at that point, ignoring the surroundings. The touch of her feathery skin pulls me to feel her more than before. Why does this happen when she is around me? Her fragrance made my nerves calm. Her giggle felt like the first rain on my deserted heart.

I clearly remember that I killed one slut who dared to place her mouth over my torso. They are only for fucking, not for lovemaking; I didn’t even allow them to touch me. I just fuck them, tieing them to bed, but this tiny girl made me kiss her, crave her.

With her I experience like I am with Aria. Maybe that’s why I want her to be only mine. She reminds me of Aria most of the time and kissing her made me realize how thirsty I am for her; her moaning sound just made me mark her. The dark blue hickey over her neck will always remind her of who she belongs to. Her every pull of my shirt towards her gave me full control over her. She was in a daze of mine, the maze where she lost for the rest of her life, as if it had any way out of it. At that point, I just wanted to feel her existence around me. I felt like I was confirming that I was alive or not; in her presence, I felt weirdly alive like I never felt something like that before.

I know I endangered her life, but I also know that I can protect her. How can I let her go so easily? Such an addiction must be kept with me; Aria is unprotected somewhere where I can’t reach. She is the primary concern. I am here for Snowflake; anyway, such a high drug of her sweet lips makes me want to keep it exclusively for me and only me. The feeling I experience with her is…… I only know that I am not going to let anyone feel that thing with her. I won’t let her go away from me for a bit.

She looked more beautiful when she was sleeping, sprawling her dark chocolate hairs over the pillow, making a tangling mess over it. On top of that, she was wearing my shirt in my bed; anyone could have miss taken that she fainted because of my constant fucking. Well, I was just wondering how it will feel under me? She must be whole red like we were in the bathtub when I sucked her neck harder than before to bring her out of her paradise. She was so embarrassed by her melting in my arms that she got up abruptly and started walking out of the room in her wet clothes; technically mine. She changed when I made her realize about it.

I turned as I heard the increasing sound of footsteps resonating throughout the office. It was Nicole. He must have completed his investigation about that attack and he was as he bowed down his head in respect for his capo. I nodded and turned towards the window again. He took a moment before starting; he was not sure about the thing he was going to speak about.

“Arius, we know that, attack was done from Salvatore but he didn’t know about that.” He spoke in a confused tone. I knew that attack wasn’t planned at all. As they were just moderately equipped, if they had planned that attack they must have prepared with machine guns.

“His brother was the reason for that attack. He made a decision without any consent. It was a hasty move by him and he paid the price for it.” I responded and took a seat in my chair. He nodded, but had a concerned look on him.

“Salvatore finds out about Elena.” He cussed slightly while pacing in the office. Well, it’s good news that he found out about her. He will definitely get distracted when it comes to the girl who comes so close to me.

“I don’t think it’s much trouble to just keep our men around her in disguise to keep watch on her all the time.” I ordered him calmly as I know that the first stage of my plan is successfully completed with any problem and I thought I had to display her at a few. parties consecutively to attract his attention from Aria to her.

“I will.” He answered while nodding his head in agreement.

“I will also tell boys to get ready for everything as we killed his only brother.” He added further and took a seat in front of me.

“He should also experience how it feels to hold our brother’s body.” I spat angrily while clutching my teeth as I remembered my brother Enzo. That bastard of his padre drained all the guns on his chest to take over the entire mafia empire. He betrayed my parade’s trust, he came offering a hand of friendship and back stabbed us. It’s back eighteen years, but the memories are still fresh like yesterday’s. He should have stopped after I killed his parents for revenge, but what can I do if he has so much craving for death? After those events, our families became permanent enemies.

I will end him so brutally that even the hell will be stunned seeing him like that. Nicole went after our long discussion on our further steps to follow. He was worried about Elena as he also knew that she managed to get his attention after that attack, even though that attack was for me but still I feel like she was the reason for his brother’s hasty step that he didn’t even ask him before attacking me.

I told Nicole to keep keen eyes on Salvatore as I know how devastated he must hear about his brother’s death. My men will be around her all the time and I know she will be really secure, but I don’t know why I just couldn’t make myself convinced about that fact.

It’s been a long time since Elena reported nothing to me. Maybe she was scared a lot from yesterday’s event and decided to take a leave. She was in good condition except for a few scratches here and there, even doctors confirmed that. I was pacing in my office thinking about our additional steps and how to manage this mess with minimum damage; but my trail of thoughts broke as I heard the fragile sound of someone’s throat clearing.

“Mr. Accardo, I came directly as you didn’t reply to my knocking.” Elena justified her action. I was so disturbed by my thoughts that I didn’t hear her coming in too.

I just turned my head to look at her as her voice sounded quite exhausted and I was right. She was exhausted; her face lost that captivating glow she carries everyday along with her sunshine bright sparkling eyes who dares to challenge the sun. This girl always surprises me with her behavior. She could have taken a day off, as she experienced that even; when she wasn’t trained for that. She is more courageous than she thinks she is.

“Yesterday’s meeting was postponed until next month as he needed to go to his motherland urgently to handle some important issue but he said his partner will attend and discuss the terms on his behalf.” She started discussing the work stuff instantly.

“Tell him that we will discuss the terms the day after tomorrow.” I ordered her in a strong authoritative voice but avoided talking to her face to face.

“It’s impossible, Mr. Accardo.” She nearly yelled in protests after her famous loud gasp, the same one she left when I kissed her throat. I smirked inversely as I remembered that sound.

“Then make it possible Elena.” I forced her to accept my orders.

“They will, but we are not ready yet for that as we were just going to discuss the list of products we are going to buy from them.” She replied hurriedly and walked towards me at a quick pace, as my orders must have baffled her.

“We will work together with this.” She didn’t reply at all, just stood behind mine without making any movement.

There was silence for a few moments and she was hesitant to ask something as I could hear her muffling with her clothes in nervousness. She needs to understand that she is mine. I can complete any extravagant wish in the blink of an eye.

“Ask.” I demanded. She took a step towards me but stopped there at a distance from me.

“Why were there people behind you? What do they want? How long have they been doing that?” She was hesitant a moment ago, but now asking questions without even bothering to breathe. There was a strange urgency in her voice at that time that made me curious about her more and more, but I already knew that she was inclined towards me. This fact should make me feel better, but it was done. Strange, but I like that shit.

“Elena, everything is under my control. You don’t need to think about this matter.” I refused to answer her and walked away from her to take a seat in a chair.

“If everything is under control, then why didn’t you tell me about this? I was there too at that time.” She argued back and followed me, taking a seat in front of me. Her eyebrows were creased with worry and eyes were shining due to slight moisture in them.

“I can protect my things Elena, you will always be safe.” I still denied but only received sharp glares from her and smirked at her alluring blade glares, as it only highlighted how inviting it was for me from her, the reason my mind got bound with her.

“First thing, I am not a thing and second it’s not your responsibility to protect me.” She was fuming at me with her bright red colored face, reminding me how she will be looking under me while I am having my ways with her.

“I am not going to stop until you tell me Arius.” She demanded, while putting her hands over the table. I turned my chair away from her. Shit! She is stubborn as hell.

“They were local goons asking for extortion and I refused to give. That’s why they attacked me as I complained about them to the police. They will take proper action further.” I lied confidentially, and she nodded in response. She believed as her worry and care in her eyes subsided a bit, but it was still there.

I got up and walked towards the sofa, removing my suit coat as it’s getting hot in the office and threw it on the corner of it. As she didn’t speak for a longer moment, I turned to look at her face. Her gaze was lingering over the floor and then she lifted her long black lashes upwards to take a look at me, but started battling at herself in consciousness.

She gasped a little in shock. Her face paled a bit with that as I turned whole and stood straight in front of her. Is she ok?