Page 17 of Mafia Heir's Alpha
"I want you to stay here." I ran my fingertip along his arm.
Ori shrugged one shoulder. "Sure. I mean, I have a bag here. I don't need anything else. We won’t have to leave for dinner since we’re already here, right?"
So he did realize he was at Cord’s home and not my apartment. "No, we're not going anywhere. It'll be relatively informal, but I meant that I want you to stay here for good, Ori. With me, forever."
He chuckled softly. "I get that last night was scary for you as an alpha, but you don’t have to keep me here because some guy tried to touch me."
I laced my fingers into his and held onto his hand because I needed that connection. "I’ve wanted you to stay here before then. I'm serious about you, Ori. Iknow we started out as a casual thing, but I've never felt this way about anyone before. You're it for me."
The vulnerability I felt in the moment was not something I wanted everyone to see, but it was important that Ori felt it. I’d laid my feelings out to him with the hope that he’d return them and have the same desires as I did.
He sucked in a breath. His eyes widened, and he leaned closer to me. "I feel the same way."
The tension in my shoulders relaxed. Outwardly, I probably didn't give any indication at how relieved I was. Schooling my features and not letting my emotions show was part of my job. It was the difference between me being successful vs. me being dead. Never before had it felt so necessary before now. "Good, then you'll stay."
"Eventually, I'll have to talk to my family—my uncle—but yes, I'll stay. But I might run out of clothes."
I grinned, happy he wasn’t fighting me on the matter. “I’ll buy you more.”
He chuckled. “Or we could just get clothes from my place?”
My eyes narrowed and a brow raised.
“My former place.” Ori cupped my cheek in his hand and pulled me closer to him to kiss my cheek. It was such a small gesture, but it was everything. He was everything.
"Good." The relief left my body in a dramatic exhale. "Meeting Andro is a big deal. Cord as well. I wouldn’t introduce just anyone to them. We're putting a lot of trust in you, Ori."
His face drew tight, and I knew I was throwing a lot at him. He might not realize the extent of how serious it was to introduce him to my boss, but it was monumental. People killed for the chance to meet Andro. More than once, I’d been offered insane amounts of money from people who just wanted to be in the same room as Cord and Andro.
People tried to bribe me for access to them, and in many cases, they paid dearly for it.
"Thank you for trusting me." His gaze never strayed from mine.
"Always.” I leaned over and kissed his lips. "You’re my future, Ori, and I'm not letting you go."
He licked his lips, distracting me from anything elsethat could be happening, and I kissed him again. This time, I wasn’t satisfied with his quick peck.
I gripped the back of his head and held him as I tasted him.
He pushed at my shoulders after a moment. "I haven't even brushed yet."
As if I cared. But alas, I did have to get to work, especially since we would be having a dinner tonight and our day was ending early.
"You can stay in bed all day, if you'd like. I'll be back in a bit. I have some work to get done here at the house and you can stay here in our rooms. I'll have guards placed outside your door only because you don't know your way around, and I don't want you going anywhere you shouldn't. It's not because I don't trust you."
"I get it," he said. "Thank you."
"Thank you for understanding. Eventually, I’ll give you a tour. There’s a pool and hot tub, plus the gym, sauna, and steam room that you can use anytime.”
“That sounds fabulous, but you better go before you're late."
"I suppose." As much as I wanted to stay with him forever, I needed to get moving. "It won’t look good if I stay in here all day. But just know that I'm incredibly tempted to do so."
"I know." He smirked, and that made it even harder for me to leave him.
I stared down at him for a moment after I stood. His naked body was covered with my blanket. My come still lingered in his hole after he took my knot last night. He was my everything. My future.
I’d never brought an omega here. Never brought any from the harem to my rooms for any reason.
