Chapter 21

Lana's pov

3:00am

I can't believe this is actually happening.

After a hug lasted for what seemed long minutes but felt like seconds, I said goodbye to my only family now, Aria.

As she said, it's for the best.

We had a long, comforting conversation on what is seemed to be me realizing she's actually getting better and better, she's growing.

That's not how I have been used to her, taking full responsibility like that must be truly tough.

But I knew she has to go through this.

The breakthrough. The turning point we all go through, we never get out of the same, but the change turns us to be better. Stronger.

The whole car ride to the harbor, she's been deadly quiet. Yet I knew how her head must be going 100 miles per hour. I looked briefly to Lorenzo's internal mirror and saw him looking at me, his eyes were unusually soft.

Mattia on the next seat, was cold as ice. His aura was never warm, his deep voice only spoke words like spears, he never took a single second to comfort Aria like Lorenzo and I did. Instead, he kept on rushing her, she packed in worry out of avoiding making him mad, she refused to tell me what happened to her in the soundproof room where she was locked, instead she lied and covered her answer with he was being nice. How could that guy be..nice ?? I couldn't stand looking at him for more than a minute. How will Aria stand this guy for a while fucking year ?

It has been an hour since we hit the road, Lorenzo insisted we wait till the early hours of dawn and leave to the harbor where the submarine is waiting for them. A fucking submarine. Lorenzo is a fucking genius. Must give him credit for that. No one could ever track them. I guess she is gonna be safe then.

We arrived.

I saw four men standing tall occulting with their black suits into the darkness of the night, centralizing an old man in a gray suit, standing oddly confident on the large deck in which the moonlight reflected on the dark sea behind him. He had a kind face filled with wrinkles and deep green eyes smiling at us.

While our bodyguards were guided by his own to take all baggage, I fair welled Aria as she smiled at me, faking her smiles was the most debunking thing she ever could make. She could never fake a thing.

Her sweet soul have always been a muse to whoever truly know her. She's doing the best she can to prevent my tears from falling for the millionth time.

I hugged her once more and then I saw Mattia grab her left arm roughly as the old man, Andrea Dario, rushed them to go in the his villa, for the secret tunnel was actually down the basement of it.

I saw Aria face overwhelmed with was happening and said goodbye one last time, it was the hardest thing I have ever experienced in my whole life.

Whilst I saw Mattia just giving a fucking nod to Lorenzo.Seriously ?

Yet surprisingly, he took a slight chance with making an uncomfortable eye contact with me, as he, in a low voice, said

- She's gonna be fine with me.

I gratefully nodded with a ghost of a smile on my lips to him as he turned to walk her with four men surrounding them.

After watching them disappear into house.

Lorenzo stood next to me, wrapped his hand around my shoulders, and softly said,

- She's gonna be alright. Trust me.

I turned to him with an overtired smile and said,

-That's the one thing I am counting on.

And the one thing I have been getting used to, which I know I shouldn't, his gorgeous smile.

The one side of him I started to like.

Actually.

The only side of him I started to love.

Shit.

Once we saw l the green flag flapping on the rooftop of the huge villa, a sign that the submarine safely took off. I prayed for her between my breathes as Lorenzo wrapped his jacket around my shoulders,

- God, you're shaking like a leaf

-I didn't realize the cold

-let's go

He opened the car door for me, tugged me inside as I truly sensed the warmth and felt my whole body shake, the intense body reflex had me quivering.

Once Lorenzo took his seat next to me, he only took a second before I felt his hot lips on my awaiting ones, his soft lips moving against mine rhythmically,

deepening the kiss, prying my lips apart so he can dip his tongue inside, waves of rippling desire sneaked into my abdomen.

He secured my head with his stony hand chaining my neck to the headrest of my chair. His tongue fought against mine, swiping and licking as his teeth nip at my lips. Another moan slips free, bouncing in his mouth until he matches it with his own groan.

The hand on my neck tightens, jerking my mouth away, giving his lips freedom to trail down my jaw as my breathing was erratic and breathless.

His lips moved past my neck, barely forming a word.

- You..ruin me.

I gasp when I feel his teeth scrape against my flesh, a small warning before he bites down. Sharp pleasure sends my eyes to the back of my head, and a long moan slips free.

He then stopped, watched closely as my pink cheeks redden from his fiery puffs. We had the longest eye contact we had in a while, I can't deny how lovable I feel when he looks at me, how I can stare into his chocolate eyes forever.

- Feeling a little warmer, huh ?

I nearly choke from how dry my throat has become as he rasped,

-I could make you flaming hot as I completely.claim.you.

I shyly pressed my hands into his chest to push him away against my well, but I am not having sex in the car in the middle of parking lot with this guy's, Andrea, bodyguards watching us.

He took the hint and smirked as he started the engine and we drove away.