Page 52 of Untouchable

My fists ball on top of the table as my nose flares. I will kill the motherfucker, governor’s son or not. No one talks to her that wayand lives. Not my Bella.

“Don’t look at me like that. I recall you calling me a whore only 2 days ago in a shitty motel if memory serves me right,” she says with a raised brow.

Guilt consumes my anger only for a moment as I recall my outburst. I am such a fucking asshole.

“Bella, you know I didn’t mean it. I was angry and upset. I thought that you had slept with him, you let me believe that. I could hardly stomach the thought of you giving something so precious away to anyone that wasn’t me. I-I don’t have a good excuse. The things that I have said to you over the last 2 years are inexcusable. I’m sorry will never cut it.”

Seraphina reaches over and places her hand on top of mine as she squeezes gently.

“It’s okay. I already told you that I forgave you. I love you too much to not. I am not even mad at Aiden either, I mean, a little hurt maybe. But it is for the best, I think. He was never going to be the one for me.”

Her eyes soften as she looks at me, a small smile crossing her face.

“Oh yeah?” I ask as my anger and disgust begins to ease. I do my best to stay silent and let her speak but I am desperate to hear the words I am imagining come from her sweet mouth.

“Yeah. I am way more into best friend alpha assholes,” she says with a smirk.

I bark out a rough laugh and nod before grabbing the back of her head and brining her lips to mine. She sinks into my touch instantly, as if it is as natural as breathing. That is because for us, it is. Being with Seraphina is the most natural feeling that I have ever experienced.

“I love you,” I whisper against her lips.

She grins and gives me a quick peck as she stands up.

“I know.”

My eyes flare and I reach over and smack her ass. She lets out a sharp yelp in between a giggle. This girl is going to drive me crazy for the rest of my life, I swear. I smile to myself.

If I am lucky.

Chapter Twenty Three

Seraphina

For the next few hours, we hangout on the back porch. Alessandro did another perimeter search before letting me outside. I threw on a bikini I found in Aunt Tasha’s closet before settling onto one of the loungers on the deck.

Alessandro is on the phone periodically, but he is never more than a few feet away. He hangs up the phone and pockets it before coming next to me, handing me a glass of wine before tilting my head up to him and pressing his lips to mine. My eyes practically roll into the back of my head as he deepens the kiss, swiping his tongue against my bottom lip.

When he pulls away, he gives me the sexiest smirk that I have ever seen before winking and taking the seat next to me. He is wearing a pair of basketball shorts and no shirt. I enjoy the view way too much as the hot mid-day sun beats down against his caramel-colored skin. His defined abs glisten in the light and I find myself physically licking my lips like he is a delicious dessert all sprawled out just for me.

“Keep looking at me like that, Bella, and I am going to have to do something about it.”

I bite my lower lip as I lower my sunglasses down my nose. “Promise?”

He gives me a wicked smirk before gripping my hips and moving me from my chair to his, covering his body with mine as he begins trailing kisses up and down my neck. I moan into the touch, rubbing myself against his very hard bulge. He groans into the crook of my neck before lifting his eyes to meet mine.

“Damn. Fuck. I can literally not get enough of you,” he says against my collar bone as his lips continue their assault down my body.

I push against him softly, leaning up so that I am hovering over him. His eyes are dark and hooded, I can practically hear all the sinful plans he has for me. Leaning just an inch above his lips I smile.

“You want me?” I whisper.

He gives me a predatory grin as he nods. I cock my head to the side, inching my mouth closer to him until my lips just barely brush his. His eyes close as he leans up, trying to close the distance between us.

“Better catch me,” I say breathily before I take off running down the dock.

I look back to see Alessandro’s eyes fly open before he launches out of the chair and chases after me. I shriek in delight as I pump my legs faster. I am an avid runner and am only 10 feet from the end of the dock, I might actually make it into the water before him. Of course, as soon as I finish having that thought, a pair of strong arms wrap around me before tossing us both into the cold lake.

We are under for a few moments before we both break the surface. When I wipe at my eyes, I see Alessandro giving me a smug smile as he swims over to wrap his arms around me, holding me close to him. So many times, we have swam in this lake, playing and splashing for hours as kids. So many times, I had wished and dreamed that he would hold me the way that he is or look at me the way that he is. It is hard to believe that I suddenly have everything that I have ever wanted. If I am dreaming, Ineverwant to wake up.

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