Page 33 of Pain and Possession

"I seem to be doing just fine, Mr. Riviera. Hock can handle conversations in my absence, my sincere apologies."

"This way please." Hock's voice comes from behind us. All the young friendly notes it typically holds are gone.

Why do I feel like this?

Camilla strolls towards Noè not giving me a second glance. Why would she? I'm nobody, an insect in a room full of giants. Her baby pink ankle breaking heels thud against the wooden floors, my stomach twists further as she lays a perfectly manicured hand on Noè's chest. Leaning into his tense frame with a familiarity that makes my chest burn. She leans even closer as if she's going to tell him a secret, but she makes no attempt to whisper. A calculated move I'm sure, I know women like her. Everything they do is calculated perfectly.

"What a shame, I was quite looking forward to seeing you again."

"Excuse me." I spit out, moving past them all and out into the garage, shoving past her harder than necessary.

Why did I just act like that? The way she touched him, her words made me feel so small. Ugly girl.

My heart pumps painfully in my chest as Noè steps out behind me I don't give him a chance to speak.

"Sorry I'm not feeling well.”

He takes me in just as carefully asshedid but with something else entirely in his hazel eyes, as if he's studying something irreplaceable.

He's a liar. A stupid manipulative liar. I hate him. I hate this place.

"Olive…" He trails off surprise and amusement swarming his sculpted features like he just learned my little secret.

"I'm going to be late. I can get a cab if you're busy."

He reaches for my hands, but I jerk back as if he's lined with acid, I'm beginning to believe he is. Shoving my hands into my pockets like it will protect them. He growls low in his chest, gripping my face tightly.

"She was my fiancé, but not anymore. It was arranged since we were children, they're only here-"

I cut him off by whirling around and slamming my fist against the button for the garage door, one that raises far too fucking slowly.

"They are here to fix the relationship between our families, a very important one."

I scoff, rage bubbling up inside me as I quickly duck under the door storming outside to go who knows where. I'm being ridiculous I know that, but after all he's put me through. All his pretty words, nowher.

I hate Noè Arcuri and I need him to know it. To feel it in his veins.

"Olive get back here now."

I laugh, stomping past the guards posted outside the garage to what I assume is the back of the compound. Okay so go around until I find a road. Easy enough. The first car I see I'll scream bloody murder until they stop.

"Leave us." He orders, his voice sending a chill up my spine. My stupid mouth spews bullshit before I can stop it once again, "If you're so concerned with the relationship go bury your cock in her Noè. That'll fix things right up. Hell bury your cock in her daddy too, hate for the precious relationship between you and your wifey to fall through."

My head jerks back as pain fills my scalp, I let out a squeak as he pulls me into him by my hair. He wraps his strong bare arms around me, I kick back catching him in the knee with my boot, making him grunt as we fall to the concrete. I land on his lap, his hardened length poking my ass.

The absolute last place I want to be.

"Olive for fucks sake stop it, she means nothing to me!" He yells in my ear, making me flinch. Before I can respond he's on top of me slamming me back into the gravel, "I'm fucking crazy about you. Have I not made that clear?"

I jerk my head forward sending it into his stupid pretty face as hard as I can. Blood immediately drips from his nose as his eyes heat and pupils dilate.As if his erection wasn't telling enough about how ineffective my fighting him is.

"Tell me what to do to prove that to you Olive."He's amused, far too amused.

I press my lips together tightly, trying to look anywhere but him. To think of anything except the way he's pressing into my throbbing sex. He jerks my face back towards him, crashing his bloody lips into mine.

"You want me to kill her? Give me the word Olive and I'll destroy it all. I'll gut her like a fucking hog and fuck your bratty little cunt beneath the carnage."

My breath catches in my throat, as wetness builds in my underwear. I'm sick, there's something wrong with me.

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