Chapter 10

The air was a bit cold, it was also a little windy and the windows were still covered in fog. Avanya sighed as she stood in front of the house she had once called her home. The memories still playing in front of her as if it was just yesterday that she was playing chess with her mother, training with her papa or watching movies with her three older brothers. Reigning in her emotions, she walked around the house and she entered from the back door. She crept up the stairs straight to her room, surprisingly all her clothes were still there so she picked up a suitcase and packed everything that was still useful. Then she grabbed another suitcase, opened her secret room and packed all her weapons as well as her gadgets.

When she found her sword, she checked if the pendrive was still there and she breathed a sigh of relief when she found it. She packed her sword too then went around the room to check if there was anything she can take. There were a few clothes and some family photos. She figured, her brothers came by after the incident and packed whatever they could. The sight was probably too gruesome for them that they couldn’t stay longer. Avanya shed silent tears as she packed everything and loaded the car before driving off. She made sure that she stayed out of any surveillance cameras to avoid being captured by them.

When she got back to Alessio’s house, she kept the suitcases in their shared walk-in closet before taking a shower and got ready for the day. She then rushed to the kitchen to prepare lunch for him and his friends. Avanya knew that was really worried about her and he won’t be at ease until he knows for sure that she was ok. After all the last time she went to her old home, she had cried herself to sleep so she could imagine what kind of stress he must be in now. By the time she was done cooking, it was close to lunch time so she packed everything up and locked the house before leaving.

Upon entering the office, most of the people turned to stare at her but Avanya paid them no mind. She went up to the receptionist, "Excuse me?”

The receptionist looked up from her work and seemed a little taken aback by the beauty in front of him. “Yes, how can I help you?” He cleared his throat and tried to look presentable.

“I’m here to see Alessio Lucca.” She paid no mind to his flirtatious gaze.

The man scowled, “He is busy in a meeting. Do you have an appointment?”

Avanya stared at the man blankly, “No. He is expecting me.”

“Unfortunately, he is not the one running this company so you can’t just meet him even if he is expecting you.” The man taunted smugly.

Avanya was losing her temper quick, she needed to get to her man and this idiot was keeping her away from him. With a sigh, she turned and stormed towards the elevator deciding to track Alessio down herself. She took out her phone and called him but he did not pick up. “Excuse me, do you know where I can find Alessio Lucca?” She asked the secretary when she got out of the elevator. The woman looked up and pointed at the last room down the corridor. “Thank you.”

She couldn’t get to the room fast enough, Avanya did not know why but it felt like she couldn’t breathe. She needed to see Alessio right away, it was like an invisible force was pushing her towards him. Sometimes she wondered if she was just as obsessed with the man as he is with her. As weird as it all may seem, the two of them were fine with the fact that they couldn’t last an hour without seeing each other, no one was hurt by it anyways, as long no one was hurt, all was fine.

Luckily, the meeting had just concluded when Avanya made her way in. Alessio was the first one to notice her, he quickly made his way through the crowd and pulled her into a bone crushing hug. “Fuck! Any later and I would have left everything to go find you.” The man groaned as he breathed in her scent. Avanya held him just as tight, she noticed that his body had a slight tremble to it so she pulled him into a passionate kiss.

There were whispers and gasps in the background but she didn’t care much about them. All that mattered at the moment was the man in her arms, he was anxious because of her therefore, it was her duty to calm him. Besides, it was already lunch so no work was disrupted by her actions. Alessio moaned in her mouth, his hands wrapped themselves around Avanya and pulled her even closer. If it were up to him, he would draw her deeper until people could no longer tell where one began and the other ended. Seeing the commotion, Corey who was just passing by thought to see what the commotion was about. Being someone who is always interested in gossip, he did not want to be left behind so he squeezed through the crowd to see what everyone was busy gaping at. His jaw dropped to the ground at the sight in front of him though, nothing could have prepared him for what was happening in the conference room.

Avanya had one hand gripping the back of Alessio’s hair while the other carried basket, her lips were locked with the man with her tongue deep in his throat. Alessio was a moaning mess, his arms were wrapped around Avanya’s waist in a death grip. It was like someone threatened to take her away from him. Corey noticed that Avanya was trying hard not to drop the basket and just hold Alessio with both hands. He let out a low whistle before stepping forward and took hold of the basket. He tapped her hand twice so she would loosen her grip, “I will take this. You two can meet us in Ming’s office.” He spoke in a low voice but he knew she heard him because she let him take the basket. Corey then shooed everyone out of the room and closed it behind him leaving the couple alone.