Page 118 of Unstoppable Billionaire

He asks me."Siri?"

"Don't look at me.We just met.She was trying to knock on our door."

His eyebrows raise, and he looks at Franco for an explanation, but Elena blurts in.

"I was coming to see my old lover when she came out.She would not tell Maximus I was here."

"Who are you?"He asks her as his eyes narrow.

She looks as confused at him as he does looking at her."Antonio!How could you forget me?"She pouts."Ah.Pssst."She rolls her eyes at him, then tells him in a voice that says she is used to making demands."It is I, Elena Maria.Maximus will want to see me."

The shock that registers on Antonio's face is priceless.He completely loses it and gushes in Italian.She responds, and then Franco joins in.They all start talking at once, and their hands flail out.Afraid I may get a black eye, I back away.I stand out of reach for only a little before I find myself slowly making my way down the stairs, running my fingers along the ornate carving of the banister as I go.My stomach growls, and I realize I should probably head back up before Aurei wakes.By then, they will have sorted out Elena Maria.I pull my phone out of my pocket to check the time.I see several texts from 'My Fucking Golden God.'I smile at the name and slide the bar to open the messages.

You better not be playing hide and seek from me.

Where are you?

Siri?Where the fuck are you?I'm not playing!

If you left the room without telling me....

Fuck!You did.

You better get your ass back here ASAP!

Oh shit!I'm in trouble!The last message was 5 minutes ago!

I whirl around and start trotting up the stairs.As my head tops the landing, the elevator arrives, and I stop, watching as the doors slide open.As soon as they are wide enough, Aurei steps through.There is nothing intimidating about his appearance in his black 'Pilots Do It Collectively' t-shirt, jeans, and Converse shoes, except his posture and his expression.

Oh, snap!My Fucking Golden God has arrived in all his glory, but he looks like the Dark Deity again!

He doesn't say a thing, yet everyone stops talking.The quiet is deafening after the loud tirade.His piercing green gaze scans them quickly, looking for me.His eyes skip right over Elena.They rest briefly on Franco, then lock on Antonio.He asks him in a voice that sounds like a low growl."Where is Siri?"Elena's face devours Aurei.Panic appears on the two men's faces when they realize I'm not in the circle."Find her!Now!"Aurei demands.

They turn toward the stairs, and their expressions are intense!

Holy fuck!Three mad Italian men!I see where the Roman legions got their reputation.Fierce faces!I have to defuse this tension before they kill someone or me!

I bravely don my faithful poker face again and continue up the stairs as if nothing in the world is wrong.As soon as they recognize me, they stop advancing.I smile sweetly and give them an innocent, twinkling finger wave."Here I am."My eyes zero in on Aurei's.No one else is important.I see the relief on his face.Then he gives me his lifting head nod.I tell him, laughing as I finish coming up the stairs."I just saw your text.I'm sorry, Sugar Bare.I didn't mean to worry you.I'm good.I wanted to let you nap.I thought I would meet Franco and ask a favor of him."

"Why was your ringer off?"He asks as I walk over to him.

"I don't know.I didn't think it was."I check it."It isn't.I didn't get your text in the elevator, and they were talking so loud, I didn't hear it until I stepped out of the line of Italian fire."I laugh up at him.He isn't laughing, but he doesn't look angry either.

Antonio and Franco turn to Aurei and start speaking in English, while Elena speaks in Italian again.All of them are talking over the other.The sound is loud noise.Aurei holds my eyes, and I smile as I put my hands over my ears and stop walking to him.He lifts his hand to them, and amazingly they all go quiet at the same time.The contrasting silence is just as loud.He holds the other one out to me and beckons me to him."Come here, My Every Thang."He says with a soft, sexy tone.

My heart melts.Damn!He is so fucking fine and so sweet too!I glide over to him and put my hand in his.The warmth and tingle he gives me are there, and he smiles his big, beautiful smile down on my face.I whisper."I didn't mean to worry you."

He leans down to my ear as he pulls me to him, forcing me to invade his space by putting my hand behind his back and laying it firmly on his butt.My tit brushes his ribs, making him grin."Promise to always tell me where you are from now on."Then he leans down and places a sweet kiss on my lips.

"I promise," I answer without any breath.He has stolen it again.

He looks back now at the group of three.He addresses the problem first."You look familiar.Do I know you?"

I look up at him, surprised he has forgotten her.Only to realize he hasn't when he squeezes my hand.Steel trap.

"I can't seem to recall your name."He tells her, and I squeeze his butt.

He is so clever.Brilliantly played.

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