Chapter 21

LEONARDO

The moment i arrived at my company I quickly entered into building.

While i was in the hospital with Lyxaria i got a call from alfredo telling me he caught two

of my men sneaking into my office last night.

The one thing I hated was betrayal. And all my men knew that .

I walked into the underground basement of my company. I decided to move all the underground activities here instead of the villa ever since Lyxaria saw what had happened that time. I don't need another form of trauma for her.

The moment I opened the door of the basement I saw the two men tied up with blood dripping from their noses and other parts of their body.

The moment their eyes locked with mine I could smell their fear from where I was standing.

So relishing.

I walked towards them taking each step at a time just to build the suspense and make them feel they still have much time to live.

Once I reached where they were, I stopped.

I signaled Alfredo to untie their mouths. I had a lot of questions to ask them.

"Please boss. I was not trying to steal anything I swear." I heard them beg immediately their mouths were untied.

"Who sent you?" I asked them.

I could see the hesitation in their eyes. I knew they were the spies among my men. But I needed them to act first.

"No one sent us. We thought we heard something in your office so we decided to check it out." Nice one.

"If I remember correctly,I never gave you any assignments in my company. Infact you don't even work for the company."

I thought I had smarter men than these.

They could not even come up with a decent lie.

"We swear it was all a misunderstanding."

"I'll ask for the last time. Who sent you?" I said coldly.

" It was no one." The first guy stammered. He has been the one doing all the talking while the other one had stayed quiet all through not daring to talk.

I guess he will be easier to break.

I turned towards him picking up my favorite tool. The pocket knife. It was so small yet so dangerous and equally painful.

I trailed the knife from his head down to his throat.

"I advise you to speak now."

"We don't know who exactly sent us.we just received a phone call to get some information from your office. We were promised money, that was the only reason why we did it" he cried out. I could see that he wanted to stay alive. But that won't be possible any longer. The only price for betrayal is death.

" Alfredo check his phone"

I knew we had rats for a long time I had been quietly waiting for them to come out. It will only be a matter of time.

Alfredo brought out the phone and gave me the messages to look at.

The moment I saw whose phone number it was, my face immediately darkened.

LYXARIA

I looked at the clock again and I sighed. I have been doing this for the past 5 hours. I don't know since when I became so worried on his behalf but I was getting worried. I refused to give him a phone call because i don't want to appear clingy. I was just concerned about his whereabouts. And moreover I looked through my contacts list and I realized I don't even have his number.

It was past 10pm already and everyone in the villa had already retired to their quarters. I yawned for the umpteenth time. My eyes were beginning to get heavy. I did not even realize when I started caring for him. I guess my mind has finally come to terms with the fact that I'm getting married to him in the span of 2 days.

I decided to close my eyes for a bit maybe time will go faster that way and he will come back.

I woke up when I realized I was being carried away. I felt a wave of fear sink into my body before I raised my head and saw who it was that was carrying me. The fear in my mind immediately dissipated.

I snuggled into his chest wrapping my arms around his chest. He was only wearing his white shirt and suit pants. He had probably ditched the jacket.

"You are late" I muttered quietly. It was so quiet and he has not uttered a word since I woke up. I could hear his heartbeat in his chest which made me a little surprised. I guess deep down I thought he actually sold his heart to the devil or something. How stupid of me.

"I was busy with work" he replied. The moment I felt the vibration of his voice in his chest it made me smile. I just did not know why.

He opened my room door andplace me gently on my bed covering me up with my blanket.

" I was worried for you" I muttered. I don't know why I said it. I but my lip in anticipation for what he was going to say. It's a good thing my hair is covering my face. I don't want him to see my face being flushed for no reason in particular.

" Why did you not call me?" I could hear the amusement in his voice. Of course he will be amused seeing me in a dilemma.

" Because i don't have your number."

"You never asked for it"

why the hell was he smirking.

" It's not the girls that ask for number but it's the boys "

Finally. I heard his laughter. It sounds deep and and amusing. Hearing me laugh gives me the sudden urge to join him and laugh.

I looked up to see his face..the outline of his face was so majestic. From the lines of his forehead to his jaw there was no flaw. The contours on his face and the way his beards were neatly carved made him look so manly.

I never really liked men with beards but he just had to make it look sexy.

He sat on the bed beside me and he removed my hair from my face.

"What was so funny" I asked him.

"I'm guessing you don't know what you did wrong."

I was getting confused. What did I do wrong.

"No I don't"

"You called me a boy when clearly I'm a man."

It was my turn to laugh. So that was what he was concerned about. Being a man and not a boy.

" I'm so sorry Mr Man. How can I appease you"

" I would have preferred if you call my man. That makes it sound more intimate. "

Why the hell will he say that.

" I'm not going to call you that. " I protested.

" You will little lamb. By the time I make you scream my name on my bed you will have no choice but to say anything name that I want you to"

Why did his voice make my tummy squirm with butterflies. I could feel a sensation in my stomach.

I was starting to conjure vivid images of what was going to happen and I could feel the blush travelling up to my face.

" You still have not appeased me for staying I'm a boy when clearly a fucking Man."

I can't believe he is so adamant on this situation.

I stared at his face and my eyes involuntarily landed on his lips. I decided to do what my mind was telling me to do.

I leaned closer to him with our lips just inches apart. I stared at his face not moving an inch closer. He took me by surprise when his hands wrapped around my neck in a sensual way and he kissed me.

I felt the way our lips pressed against each other. Our tongue was in a neve ending war. I clicked unto his laps wrapping my legs around his waist. My hands were in his hair and I could not help but grip it as he kissed me harder.

His hands moved from my neck and kept on travelling through my back till it reached the end of my shirts. I thought he was going to stop there but I suddenly felt his hands inside my shirt. I gasped when I felt his hand unhook my bra from my body.

His hands moved front and his hands found their way to my nipples. I could already feel them hardened from the anticipation of what he was going to do to me.

I felt his fingers perfectly wrap around my right breast and he squeezed it slightly. I moaned slightly. He suddenly upped me over and this time I was beneathe him while he laid on top of me.

He took off my shirt with easeand that was when our lips finally parted.

I stared at him with glassy eyes as his hands were about to remove my bra from my body.

"Were you planning on wearing this to sleep"

He asked me pointing towards my bra.

"I was going to take it off later. "

" I actually prefer you without it." He said squeezing my breasts once again.

His fingers rubbed my nipple and I could feel a sensation down in my core.

I could feel his hardness pressing on me through his suit trousers. I rubbed myself on him trying to get some sort of relief from all the sensation I was feeling down there.

"Do you realize what you are doing?" He groaned when I rubbed myselfeon his hardness.

I looked at him and I smiled.

"You are playing with fire little lamb"

"I guess I want the fire to consume me then"

The rumbling of his laughter filled my room.

I never knew a laugh could make someone sound so sexy.

"I would really love to continue little lamb but I know that you are not ready "

" Will you at least stay with me?" I asked him quietly.

" If you don't mind my hand roaming over your perfect body."

" I don't mind at all" we both laughed out loud.

He positioned himself in the other side of the bed and I turned around to hook my bra back in again before I wear my shirt.

"I thought you said you were going to take it off?" He asked me from behind.

"But now are sleeping on the same bed with me."

" That does not matter. Take it off"

The way he commanded me made me want to obey him immediately.

I slowly took it off before wearing my shirt and lying down back in the bed.

" Come closer" he commanded again.

I shifted aittle towards him still keeping some spave between us. As I was about to close my eyes I felt his hands on my waist he pulled me closer into his chest.

I snuggles into his shirt. I could still smell the masculine scent on him. Be smelt so manly snd there was always a hint of fresh flowers scenting from his body.

I so sure I can recognize his scent any where

I dozed off resting my head on his chest.