Page 53 of Untouchable

“How is this real?” I whisper almost to myself.

He smiles softly as he pushes some wet strands out of my face and cups my jaw. It’s like he can read my mind, like he always knows exactly what is going on in my head without me having to explain. I would bet he knows me better than I even know myself.

“You aren’t dreaming, Bella. Trust me. I have pinched myself about a thousand times today. This is real, we are real. And I won’t let you go for anything. You have always been mine and you always will be too.”

My heart stutters at his words as I crush my lips to his. He is so perfect. He was always my everything growing up and I know without a doubt that he will continue to be my everything for the rest of my life.

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We spend the rest of the day splashing in the water, soaking up the sun and having sex. Lots of sex. I swear there isn’t a surface in this house that we haven’t had sex on. It has been amazing. I was always a little nervous about losing my virginity. I have heard the horror stories from friends about how much it hurt and then they didn’t even get off. Well, my experience with Alessandro was the exact opposite. It being mind-blowing is amajorunderstatement.

Do I feel guilty about doing exactly what Aiden accused me of only a few hours after we broke up? Not really. He clearly wasn’t the man that I thought he was, and I am glad that I figured that out now instead of later.

My favorite thing about today so far is that we haven’t discussed anything heavy since I told Alessandro about my phone call with Aiden last night. There has been no talk about the Vipers or how or when we will be safe again. It has just been Alessandro and I, trapped in our own little bubble.

Everything feels so easy and perfect right now it has me hoping that we never return to reality. It feels too good to have him all to myself. Call me spoiled but I am pretty used to getting what I want and what I want is Alessandro by my side, forever. I wonder what the likely hood of my father keeping Alessandro on my detail once they know we are together is? It is definitely something that I will have to talk to him about once the rest of this mess is behind us because I never want to spend another day without him again.

We are lying in bed, watching a movie after we just made love for what feels like the 10thtime today. My body is spent, and my heart is happy. I have never felt more relaxed and peaceful than I do in this moment.

“I have been wondering something, Bella.”

I look up to see Alessandro watching me tenderly. I arch a brow in question.

“What was so important on your phone? Why did you get so upset about it being broken?”

I duck my head to hide my blush. I don’t really want to admit what was so irreplaceable about that phone. The hidden files that aren’t backed up that are now lost forever. Alessandro slides his fingers underneath my chin and lifts my head up to face him.

“Non nasconderti da me, Bella.”Don't hide from me, Beautiful.

“I had a private folder, a few actually. And in them I had some things saved.”

He looks at me patiently, waiting for me to give him the details that he is asking for. I huff out a breath as I look up into his mesmerizing eyes.

“Old messages between us. Promises we had made each other. Everything. Over the years I had saved certain texts or pictures between us. After you stopped talking to me it was the only thing that got me through most days. And then after that when I was having a hard day or a lot on my mind, they were the only thing that could bring me a kind of peace.”

He smiles softly, adoration sweeping through his eyes.

“La mia bella ragazza,” he murmurs before pressing his lips to mine gently.My beautiful girl

When he pulls away, he looks at me for a few moments, his hands tangling in my hair as his fingers brush my cheek.

“You will never have another bad day for the rest of your life, not if I have anything to say about it. But if you feel like you need them, I will start sending you as many declarations of my love to you as possible. As soon as we get you a new phone.

I blush, biting my lower lip and nodding in agreement. Sounds perfect to me.

“So, I talked to your father this morning,” Alessandro says as he settles me back into his arms.

“Yeah?”

“They should be on a plane back to us by now. They are due to land in New York around 10AM. He wants us to stay put. They will come here to get us.”

I nod. “That is good right?”

“Definitely. The more people that I can get to help protect you, the better.”

“No one can keep me safer than you. We both know that.”

His thumb brushes against my lip so tenderly it stalls my breathing. “Can never be too careful with you, Bella.” Leaning down he places a soft kiss against my lips before smiling and settling back. “I will love you forever, Seraphina Mariano,” he murmurs on top of my head sleepily.

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