《Pure Perfection》 Bonus Chapter 1- Aria and Antonio Bonus Chapter 1- Aria and Antonio This chapter is going to be about Aria and Antonio (Tyberias'' parents) and how they met. It is set in Jordan (where Aria is originally from) ARIA''S POV I squinted as the sun hit my face and I continued to dip my legs into theke near my house. I always came here to think. There was something about the serenity that helped me clear my mind. Ie here every day just to spend some time away from my family. My mom has been pushing me to start looking for a husband, iming that I''m ''old'' even though I''m only 20. I hate it here. It''s almost like the only goal for a female is to find a nice man and have kids. Although I did want that in the future, I wanted to explore first. Maybe even get a job or got to university. When I voiced my thoughts to my mother she simply to stop having ''stupid dreams'' and to be realistic. "Mind if I sit next to you? You look like you could usepany." I heard a rough voice say. I looked up and my lips parted slightly as I saw who the voice belonged to. The man had pitch ck hair with dark brown eyes and a light bear covering his jaw. He didn''t look like he was from around here and his ent was more than enough to prove so. "Sure. I''m Aria" I smiled and shuffled on the dock so there was enough room for him. "Antonio" he said and gave me a charming smile. "Italian?" I guessed and he nodded. "I''ve always wanted to go to Italy." I sighed thoughtfully. The only ce I''ve ever been to is America to visit a few friends. "It is a lovely country." He agreed with a nod. "So Aria, what''s a beautiful girl like you doing sitting here all alone." "Just thinking about... life" "I find that the best ce to contemte is in the shower. You should try it sometime- it''s very therapeutic." "I''ll make sure to give it a try. So Antonio, what brings you to Jordan, you don''t look like you''re from around here." "Just business- boring stuff, really, so I''ll spare you the details." "So you''re a businessman?" I asked and he hesitated before answering. "You could say that." He replied and I decided not to interrogate him any further. We continued to talk for about an hour about anything and everything- our favourite books, films, celebrities. What I loved most was how much we had inmon. When he soon announced that he had to leave, he offered to was me home since it was gettingte. I epted and tried to hide my disappointment as much as I could because I secretly wanted to spend more time with him. *** The next day I came to the sameke again and sat in the exact same spot. I knew it was stupid, but I was hoping to see Antonio again. I was waiting for about half an hour when I decided to finally leave. "I didn''t know if you would show today." I heard a voice. I smiled before turning around. "Antonio?" "The one and only. I hope you weren''t expecting anyone else." "I just didn''t know if you''de again. I was kinda hoping you would though." "I''m d to hear that" Once again we talked for what seemed like hours where we got to know everything about each other. I''ve never opened up to anyone like I have to Antonio but it just felt natural when I was with him. This happened everyday for about 3 weeks. When it was time for him to leave, he decided to extend his stay for another month just so we could keep seeing each other. I had begun to dread the day he would finally have to leave. *** "Get in here, it''s really warm." Antonio said as he swam up next to me and shook his head like a dog, making me wet. He had arrived about 15 minutes ago and the first thing he said was that he wanted to go skinny dipping. He tried to convince me to do it with him but I wasn''t going to do that anytime soon. "I''m not getting in, Antonio." I rolled my eyes and dried some of the water off me. "Don''t be so boring." "I am not boring" I said, slightly offended. "Prove it then." He smirked. I sighed and sat up so I could begin to undress. "Turn around." I said when I noticed he was still staring. He sighed and turned in the water. I looked around to see if anyone was around to see no one in sight. I hesitantly took all my clothes off and ced them in a neat pile. Without waiting any further, I jumped in theke, sshing water everywhere. "You said it was warm!" I screeched as my body shivered. "It was, but by the time it took me to convince you to jump in, it had cooled down." He shrugged. "I hate you for making mee in here" I said and I wrapped my arms around my body to preserve some of my body heat. "I can think of a couple of things to warm you up." He says as he swims closer to me. "Hmm. Like what." I said and lightly ced my hands on his shoulders. "Well, it involves a whole lot of this." He said and lightly pressed his lips to mine. I was taken aback. This is way better than how I imagined it would feel to kiss him. He moved his hand to the back of my neck where he pulled me closer to him and deepened the kiss. We kissed until the sun came down, we were both gasping for air and smiling goofily at each other. "We should definitely start doing that a lot more often." I breathed out. "Agreed" "I should get going. My mom''s probably looking for me now" I said as I slowly got out the water and began to put to get my clothes on, making sure to cover my private parts from Antonio. "Same time tomorrow?" Antonio asked hopefully to which I nodded. "Bye Antonio." I smiled. "Bye, gorgeous." I heard him say as I walked towards my house. I turned around the familiar corner when I saw my Auntie Jana also walking home. "Hi Auntie Jana" I smiled at her as I walked next to her. She gave me a disgusted look before, walking even faster towards her house, passing me. I frowned. That was weird. I quickened my pace when it began to get dark outside, eager to get home. "Hi Mom, how was your day." I said as I walked into the kitchen. I went to kiss her in the cheek like I do everyday but she put the hand up to stop me. "I was on the phone with your Aunt Jana today." She said as she went back to cooking. "That''s.... nice?" "She told me she saw you with a boy today." She said and I froze when I registered what she said. "It wasn''t like that, Mom. He was just asking for directions" I lied. "Directions, huh? So do you kiss all the men that ask you for directions." She said as she continued to cut the vegetables and grinned her teeth together. This is how I knew she was beyond angry. I stayed silent. I didn''t know what to say. My mother has always been a very religious person, so for her to find out that her only daughter had gone around and kissed someone out of wedlock, let''s just say she would be too happy. "That''s not all she told me." She continued and I gulped in anticipation. "She said-" my mother began but took a deep breathe as if she couldn''t even formte the words. "She told me you were naked with him in the water." "Mom-" i began but she put up her hand again to stop me from talking. "Tell me it''s not true. Tell me your not a slut like everyone is saying you are" I lowered my eyes, unable to deny it. It was true, I was a slut. What was I thinking? Kissing and getting naked with Antonio when I''ve only known him for a couple months. "Do you have any idea what people are saying about you? Saying about me? You''ve ruined my reputation. Since when did you be such a whore, huh? This is not the daughter I raised. Your father would be disgusted if he was still alive." She seethed and mmed the knife down in the kitchen counter. "I''m sorry. You''re right" I said in a small voice, tears threatening to escape my eyes. "You should be sorry. But it''s okay because I''ve got the situation under control. Go get change into some nice clothes ande down quickly. They''ll be here in 20 minutes" she said and checked the clock. "What do you mean? What''s happening?" "My friend Sarah has agreed to let her son Omar marry you. She lives in a different city so she doesn''t know about what happened today." "Marriage?" I say shocked. "You can''t be serious, mom, please don''t make me get married." I begged. "You should be grateful, Aria. If not Omar, no one else will marry you." She said dismissively as if it was no big deal. "Please, mom I''ll do anything else just please don''t force me to get married." I pleaded again but it was useless. "Now you''ve got 17 minutes, hurry up and go sort yourself out, you look like a mess." She finalised and I knew pleading with her was no use. Defeated, I made my way upstairs. Why did this have to happen to me? I reluctantly undressed and put on some nicer clothes. I looked in the mirror and began reapplying my makeup that had washed off when I was swimming with Antonio. Antonio.... How would he react? He would be heartbroken for sure, which makes this even worse because thest thing I wanted to do was hurt him. The ding of the doorbell snapped me out of my thoughts. Omar''s family was here. I slowly walked down the stairs where I saw my mother standing next to Omar and his parents. Omar was short- about 5''6 and was very skinny. He looked to be around 10 or maybe even 15 years older than me and had a long, overgrown beard. "This is her" my mother smiled fakely as I reached the end of the stairs. "Wow she''s even more beautiful than the photos you sent me" Sarah said and I saw Omar smile at me, revealing his crooked and yellowing teeth which I internally cringed at. "Thank you" I said to Sarah, but my face remained emotionless. My mom shot me a warning re to stop looking so miserable so I changed my facial expression to a bright smile but fake nheless. An hour quickly passed and most of the arrangements were made- I had no say in any of it. My mother suggested the wedding would happen in 2 weeks. Omar''s family were unsure at first but she convinced them it was just because I was excited to be with Omar and couldn''t wait any longer. *** The next day, I was about to leave the house to go meet Antonio when my mom stopped me. She knew I was going to meet him and told me I was no longer allowed to leave the house unless I need to. I was now lying on my bed, bored out of my mind with nothing to do when I heard a loud thude from outside my window. "F¨´ck sake" I heard a voice that I recognised all too welle from outside my window. I shot up from my bed and peered through my curtains. My suspicions were confirmed. "Antonio. What are you doing" I said in a hushed voice. He was on the ground and wincing in pain. He slowly stood up and rubbed his behind. "I was trying to be romantic and sh?t by climbing up your window like they do in the movies." "You fell?" "No need to point out the obvious. I''m already embarrassed enough" he groaned and a light blush was forming on his cheeks. "I''ming down." I announced as I began to swing my legs off the balcony, preparing myself to jump down. "Steady there. Why don''t you juste out the front door." He said as he moved directly underneath me so he could catch me. "My mom locked it so I wouldn''t be able to leave." I answered. "Ready?" I asked as I looked down. He nodded and raised his arms. I jumped down thinking I would get a solidnding but my foot connected with something and I heard a crunch. "F¨´ck" I heard Antonio groan from beneath me as he steadied me on the ground and rubbed his jaw where a red mark was beginning to form. "I''m sorry" I said I''m shock. I slowly raised my hand to gently rub the bruise. "Don''t worry about it." He shook his head. "But.... maybe if you kissed it better, it would stop hurting." He grinned cheekily. I smiled and slowly ced my lips down on his jaw, careful no to hurt him too much. I trailed the kisses towards his lips where her eagerly kissed me back. A couple minutes passed and we pulled away breathless, both our lips swollen from all the kissing. "That was definitely worth getting kicked in the face" he mumbled and I shook my head yfully. "Not that I''mining but why are you here, anyways?" "You didn''t show up today at theke. I thought maybe you were hurt or something not that you''d be on house arrest" he joked but I didn''t return his smile The earlier events of yesterday came crashing down and I slowly pulled away. Antonio was going to hate me when I told him the news. "I''m getting married in two weeks" I said bluntly. "Is this your way of proposing to me, Aria?" He joked. The smile on his face slowly began to fade as he saw I wasn''t smiling with him. "I''m sorry you had to find out this way, but it''s true." "So.... you were with someone the whole time? You were just leading me on." Antonio frowned. I was about to deny it and tell him the truth, but what good would that do? Maybe if I hurt him enough, he''d stop pursuing me, making it easier for him to move on. "...Yes, I''m sorry I dragged you into it, but I l-love my fianc¨¦ a lot. I just thought you''d be fun to hang around with for the time being, I didn''t mean for you to actually develop feelings." I said as I nervously yed with the ends of my hair and looked away from him. It killed me to say those words; the hurt in his eyes made it almost unbearable. "I... think you''re lying. You always y with you mr hair when you lie." When he said this, I instantly dropped the strand of hair between my fingers. "No I don''t." I said but he shook his head, not believing me. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! "You don''t need to lie to me anymore, if you don''t like me just say so." He says and shoved his hands into his pockets. He looked like a lost puppy, making me feel even more guilty "I do like you, trust me. I just don''t have a choice. I have to marry him." I blurted and his eyes widened in shock. "What do you mean? Are your parents forcing you to get married?" He said concerned and lightly touched my arm. "N-No of course not." "Just tell me the truth, Aria, that''s all I ask." He said and slowly bought his hand up to wipe something off my cheek. His thumb was wet with tears that I didn''t even know I hand shed. I''m that moment, I couldn''t help but burst out in tears as he held me and told me everything was going to be alright. I told him everything. About how my mom found out about what happened at theke. About how my reputation was ruined. And about how I was getting forced to marry Omar. "I need to tell you something" Antonio said as he lightly pulled away. "What is it?" "I was nning on telling you today that I have to leave to go to Italy, tomorrow." He said and I held onto him tighter. This day couldn''t get any worse. "You''re leaving." I sniffed. "I want you toe with me." He said and my eyes widened. He couldn''t possibly expect me to go with him to Italy. "I can''t do that, I can''t just leave my mother." "The same mother that''s forcing you to get married to someone almost twice your age." He reasoned. He did have a point. "But... we''ve only known each other for a few months. You could be in the Mafia for all I know." I said, not actually being serious. I saw Antonio gulp nervously but I just brushed it off. "I care about you Aria. I don''t want you to be stuck in a miserable marriage for the rest of your life. Besides, you told me you''ve always wanted to go to Italy." "Okay." I decided. "Okay?" He asked, shocked that I actually agreed. "Okay." I nodded. This could either be the worst or best decision of my life. I just hope it''s thetter. Chapter 1 Chapter 1- Freedom At Last Chapter 1 Chapter 1- Freedom At Last JULIANA''S POV I shoved my clothes into my duffle bag quickly, knowing he''d be back soon. Shoving all my make up and money into my purse, I started packing Este''s clothes. 7:55. Cr?p he''d be back in 5 minutes. I grabbed a sleeping Este in my arms and bolted from the front door. I sighed in relief as I began to walk away from my father''s house. We were free, finally! I didn''t know where we would go, only that we had to get as far away from that hell hole as possible. Maybe I could stay at a friend house for a couple days, but then I remembered: I had no actual friends who''d be willing to help me "O for f¨´ck sake, who put that there" I heard a familiar voice groan. I turned around to see my father down the road, rubbing a bruise on his head after just walking into amppost. Damnit! What was he doing back here so early. All I knew was that he couldn''t catch me again. I still have bruises on my skin fromst time. I picked up my pace before I started jogging away. But, knowing my luck, I didn''t do it without stumbling over and knocking down one of the trash cans. "Juliana? What are you doing back there?" My father said as he saw me. He squinted his eyes go see me carrying Este and multiple bags. It didn''t take him long to realise that I was running away. And with that he began running towards me. I didn''t waist anytime and turned in my heels to sprint away from him. If he wasn''t so drunk, he would''ve definitely caught up to me. This was the only time I was thankful for his alcohol addiction. Este stirred in her sleep at the sudden movement, but that didn''t slow me down. I turned the corner and checked behind me to see if my father had caught up to me yet, but what I wasn''t expecting was to bump into a rock hard wall. Quite literally. I rubbed the side of my head and winced at the pain. I stepped back to see a little bit of blood on the wall. Ouch. "Are you okay? I just saw you walk into that wall" a voice said from behind me. Stunned by the presence behind me, I spun on my heels quickly, causing me to lose bnce when a pair of big strong arms steadied me by wrapping themselves around my body. Looking up, Iy my eyes on the most handsome man I had ever seen. His hair was a dark brown with curls that I was itching to run my fingers through. He had a sharp jawline with a light stubble over it, and full pink lips. He looked about 6''4, towering over my 5''3 frame. He had big, firm muscles that seemed to be bursting out of his tight suit. He was beautiful. He studied me and his tongue reached out to lick his bottom him. My lips slightly parted at the sight of it. "Are you okay?" he asked after what felt like ages. This caused me to snap out of whatever haze I was previously stuck in and I nodded quickly. "Juliana!" I heard my father shout from behind me. Damnit! How could I get so distracted. I tried to escape the man''s hold but he only tightened his grip on me. As couple secondter, my father emerged. Puffing loudly, he grabbed his inhaler from his pocket and breathed the air in like his life depended on it. He grabbed my arm roughly, turning me so I was facing him. "Where do you think your going you little b?tch?" He seethed. This was the angriest I had ever seen him. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! I was about to apologise, tell him I''d go back with him and beg him not to hurt me, when the man ripped my father''s arm off me and stood in front of me protectively. "Leave." The man said in a deep voice. In case his appearance wasn''t already intimidating enough, his voice definitely was. ''W-What?'' My father stuttered, he had to raise his head to speak to the man since he was about a foot taller that him. "I will only repeat myself once more. Leave before I make you", he threatened. My father didn''t need to be told twice, before sprinting back in the opposite direction, stumbling a little as he tripped over his feet. "Thank you, you didn''t have to do that for us" I shyly smiled up to him. "It was nothing, where are you heading? I could give you a lift." He said nodding towards his expensive looking car. Should I lie? I was slightly embarrassed to admit that I had no where to go and I didn''t even know who this man was, I didn''t want his to feel obliged to help us "We''re staying at a friend''s house" I replied, subconsciously tucking a curl behind my ear- a bad habit I tend to do when I''m lying. "Are you sure?" He frowned, almost as if he knew I was lying "Yes, thanks for you help but we should be going now" Gosh! I sounded like such a b?tch. I tried to walk away but he lightly grabbed my wrist. "Here''s my number, call me if u need any help in the future" He gave me his business card and I apprehensively ced it in my pocket, knowing I''d have to much pride than to call him. "I mean it, don''t hesitate to call me, okay?" He added. I nodded and began to walk away. I heard him walk away, get into his car and drive away. I released a breath I didn''t know I was holding. "I''m cold, Jay" Este mumbled, waking up from her sleep. I smiled at her nickname for me as she still couldn''t pronounce my full name properly. I pulled out one of my sweaters from my bag and wrapped it around her. "I know baby, but we''re going now" I reassured her deciding to walk to the nearest motel. It was about a 45 minute walk but we had nowhere else to go since a hotel was out of budget. Arriving, I looked up in distaste. The parts of the building were falling apart and the paint was peeling off the walls. It was hardly safe but it was the only ce I could afford at the moment. We paid for a couple nights and made our way up to our room when Este said she was hungry. Ordering some pasta to eat, I scrunched up my nose when it finally arrived. The smell of the sauce was awful and the pasta was stone cold and they tried to (not so cleverly) hide some mould with the sauce. I nibbled some and had to spit it out straight away. I searched through my bag finding two chocte bars that I packed earlier on. I gave them both to Este knowing how hungry she was. "What about you, Jay?" She asked, seeing that I had nothing to eat. "It''s okay, I ate before we left. And there are some more invade I get hungry." I lied. My stomache quietly rumbled, knowing it hasn''t been fed since yesterday lunch, curtesy of my father''s punishment for me for refusing to by him some cigarettes with the little money we had left. I put Este to sleep and wrapped her up in extra clothes to keep her warm. I slid down the wall, sitting on the floor as I took deep breathes. I lightly banged my forehead on my knees as I recalled what I witnessed yesterday. I went up to Este''s room to check up on her after dad said he wanted to put her to bed. I frowned when I heard her muffled cries as I came up the stairs. My jaw dropped as I saw my father with a pillow suffocating Este as she cried. "I said stop fucking crying you fucking bitch" he sneered. "Dad!" I yelled. He quickly let go and menacingly walked towards me "Get that bitch to shut up before I make her" he said with a threatening tone before waking off. Tears threatened to escape my eyes. I had done the one this I sworn never to let happen. I had let Este down, I didn''t protect her like I said I would. Sure my father has hit me plenty of times but I had never imagined for him to do it to Este. I had stayed strong over the years of abuse. I couldn''t even remember thest time I had cried but I guess it was alling out tonight. I covered my mouth, not wanting to make a sound and wake Este up as I let out a silent sob. My phone buzzed grabbing my attention. Text message from Nicky Hey, I know it''ste and we haven''t spoken in ages but happy birthday xx I checked the date: June 5th. I hadn''t even realised. Receiving that message from my high school best friend bought more tears to my eyes as I recalled how she had to move to the UK with her parent because her dad got a job offer. I was left all alone since she was my only friend. That night, I didn''t just cry for Este, I cried for the girl who just wanted to be loved, for the girl who woke up every morning wishing she didn''t, I cried for the girl who talked others out of suicide but had a hard time doing it for herself. For once, I cried for me. I sat there for the whole night curled up in a ball painfully sobbing but not a sound came out because I didn''t want anyone to see how broken and hurt I truly was. If this is going to be how my life is going to be then I don''t want it anymore. But Happy Birthday to me... I guess. *-* *-* *-* Hi guys, thank you so much for choosing to read my story. It mean so much. Quick question: How did youe across this book? How did you like the first chapter. Don''t worry, I promise it gets much better as the story goes on. Please support me bymenting and voting :) Bonus Chapter 2- Adrian Bonus Chapter 2- Adrian ADRIAN''S POV "I''ll have another one of whatever the fuck this is." I said to the bartender as I mmed the empty ss on the counter. Tyberias and Juliana''s wedding ended a couple hours ago and the first ce I went was the bar. I was really happy for them but upon reflecting, it had only shown my how truly alone I actually was. I wasn''t exactly jealous of my brother. I knew he and Juliana were amazing for each other. I just wanted to experience the type of love they had. I want to look at someone with the same admiration and adoration that he had for her. I mean, I was 26 for f¨´ck sake. I was bored of the one night stands and meaningless flings that I was used to. I wanted to settle down. "I said, get... off me." I heard someone huff. I turned my head to the side and squinted to try and see what was happening. The darkness in the club wasn''t helping at all. "So, you want to dress like that, dance with me and think you can just leave me with a hard on? You knew what you were getting yourself into. Now stop moving so much, my car is just around the corner." The man said as he put his hands in the girl''s waist and tried to drag her out the door. "S-Stop. What the f¨´ck did you put in my drink. Why is everything... b-blurry?" The girl said as her eyes because to slowly open and close. It didn''t take an idiot to figure out what was going on. I quickly jumped to my feet and moved towards them, bumping into several people in the process, but I didn''t care. All I was focussed on was helping the semi-unconscious girl. "She said stop" I said as I approached them. The man instantly halted and turned to me. "Listen, bro. It''s not what it looks like." He said. "Really? Because it looks like drugged this girl and are taking her home without her consent." I stated and the man''s eyebrows raised, knowing he''d been caught. "Nah, man. We''re actually friends, I was just dropping her off home since she''s too drunk to drive." He said. "N-No... help" the girl said. The man must''ve pinched her or something since she then flinched under his grip and winced in pain. "She doesn''t mean that, do you?" He fakely smiled at the girl, but I didn''t miss the warning look he gave her. "Listen here because I''m not going to repeat myself. I''m going to give you 10 second to get the hell out of here, and if not..." I began and moved the side of my jacket so he could clearly see my silenced pistol. "Let''s just say you''ll probably be walking out here limping. Am I clear?" I smiled to myself when I saw his eyes glint in fear. "Whatever, man, she''s not even all that. You can have her." He said and shoved her in my direction while rushing out of the club. I caught her before she could hit the floor. "What''s your address, I can drive you home if you want." I said to her but heard no response. Theck of light made it hard to see her but I presumed that she was now fully unconscious as her body was limp in my arms. I sighed out loud, debating on what to do with her. I couldn''t just leave her here alone with a bunch of strangers and I didn''t know where she lived so the only thing I would do was bring her to my house where she could stay the night. I tugged down on her short dress to cover more of her up before cing my hands on the back of her things and picking her up bridal style. We were already near the exit so it didn''t take long for us to leave. As soon as we stepped out of the club, the first thing I noticed was the bright street light that was shining over us. The girl frowned at the sudden change in atmosphere while subconsciously turning her head away from the light. I looked down at her, finally getting to see what she looked like clearly. I... I think she was just about the most beautiful girl I''ve ever seen. She had bright blond hair that acted like a curtain to her angelic face, bright pink lips and cute button nose. I couldn''t even look away even if I wanted to. Perfume. Sweet, fruity perfume invaded my senses and it was the only thing I could smell. She seemed to have more of an affect on me than alcohol and that was saying something. I carried her over to my car, ced her in the passenger seat and buckled her up securely. I went over to the driver''s seat when I jumped in and started driving over to my house. The journey was normally short but I had to slow down so that her limp body wasn''t moving around too much. I nced at her when we were stopped at lights and I saw that her head was bent at a weird angle. I took my hands off the wheel and moved it so it was upright but as soon as I let go, it slumped down to the side and rested back on her left shoulder. I shrugged and kept driving. We arrived at my house in about 15 minutes and I carried her all the way to one of my guest rooms where Iid her down on the bed. I saw her purse on the bed and began to search it, hoping to find her driving licence or something so that I could know her name. I found it and quickly looked to see that her name was Olivia. Olivia Johnson. Quite a basic name if you ask me but that didn''t matter.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! I contemted changing her into something morefortable but decided not to since I didn''t want to undress her without her permission. I gave her one final nce before shutting the light and walking over to my own room -_- -_- -_- I stepped into my spacious kitchen and the first thing I did was take pain killers to get rid of my mini hangover. I began to make my coffee without any milk or sugar, just how I liked it. I took a sip and sighed in content. All of a sudden, an ear piercing scream came from one my guest bedrooms. I jolted you in shock, spilling hot coffee all over me in the process. "God d¨¤mnit." I cursed under my breath as I slowly pealed the soaking shirt off my body. Another ear deafening scream bounced on the walls of my house as I began to jog over to where the hell it wasing from. "What''s wrong?" I said, out of breath, as I opened the door. My eyes widened as I saw the girl from yesterday in the corner of the room holding amp in her hands, using it as a weapon. "Don''te any closer! I will hit you." She said, acting brave but I knew she was prettified on the inside. What took me by surprise was that she had a British ent. I had nevere across someone from there before. "What are you doing? Why were you screaming." I said as I put my hands up in surrender. "I''m the one asking the questions around here" she said and held up themp towards me, warning me to be quiet. "Who are you? What am I doing here? And why can''t I remember what happenedst night? Did you- Did you drug me?" She asked disgusted. "Of course not" I said and took a step towards her. She instantly narrowed her eyes at me and I quickly stepped back to where I was. I told her my name and everything that happened yesterday, about how I found her getting dragged out the club by a man and how I brought her home since she was unconscious. "So, you... saved me?" She asked in a small voice while lowering themp. "You could put it like that." I shrugged. "Did we do anything elsest night?" She asked nervously as she looked at my shirtless body. I knew what she was insinuating. "Trust me, doll, if we did do anythingst night, you''d definitely remember it." I said. Her gaze lingered on my body for a couple more seconds before she finally stopped but I wasn''t comining. "I''m sorry. I should probably stop staring now." She said and blushed I though for a second. Maybe it was time to use some of the tips Tyberias gave me. "Don''t worry about it. I''m used to that type of reaction from girls." I yed off coolly. My brother always told me to act cocky around girls, apparently they''re attracted to that type of stuff. Olivia frowned but I couldn''t tell exactly what she was thinking. D¨¤mnit, did I mess up already? "I think.... I should go now. Thank you for everything Adrian but I think I''ve overstayed my wee." She said and I tried to hide my confusion. "You don''t need to go just yet. You can have breakfast." I said, hoping it would convince her to stay a little longer. She hesitated before answering. "Okay. I''ll stay for breakfast." She nodded. I saw her tug on her dress that she had been wearing since yesterday, probably ufortable in the tight sparkley material. "I can bring you one of my shirts and a pair of pants if you want." I offered. "... That would be great." She smiled in relief. I nodded before leaving the room to go grab the clothes. They would probably be way too big for her but I''ve always found girls in oversized clothes insanely attractive. I entered her room not too long after and handed them over too her. She smiled at me before going into the bathroom to get changed. ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ "Hi" I head a shy voice say, making me jump slightly. I turned from the bacon I was currently frying and looked her up and down. She was wearing my clothes and as predicted they were far too big for her but she still looked adorable nheless. I had to look away from her because I knew that if I stared at her any longer, I would melt into a puddle of nothing. "So, what are you cooking." She asked and moved to sit on the kitchen stool. "Just some bacon and eggs." I replied. I reached for two tes and began putting some food on them. When I finished, I ced her''s in front of her. I sat in the stool opposite her''s and I help my breath as she began to eat, hoping she would like my cooking. "This is so good." She praised and ate more spoonfuls. I smiled and also began to eat. "Thanks. I get that quite a lot. Girls can''t seem to get enough of my cooking." I said, remembering the things my brother told me. Olivia frowned, the same as before but didn''t say anything else. We finished our tes and I began to mentally prepare myself to ask her for her number. "Olivia?" I said when she was about to go back to her room to get dressed and leave. "Yeah?" She said and turned to me. "Do you think... maybe I could get your number?" I asked hopefully but me smile faded when she hesitated. "....I''m not sure. I don''t normally go for guys like you." She said bluntly. "Guys like me?" I asked, trying not to let my voice give away my hurt. "You know... the arrogant type. The ones that think they can get any girl they want." I was never going to listen to my brother''s advice again. "I''m not like that." I said weakly. "That''s what it seemed like." She muttered and looked away. "I just.... I wanted you to think that I could get a lot of girls to hide the fact that I''ve literally never had a girlfriend and have zero game. Only, now I realise that instead of making you want me, it actually did the opposite. And now I''m embarrassing myself by rambling on. I should probably shut up now." I said awkwardly and shoved my hands in my pockets and I looked down at the ground. "So you were just.... pretending?" "I know it sounds dumb, but I was only following what my brother told me to do. Apparently it ''scores all the chicks''." I said and she chuckled lightly. "And how far has that got your brother." She said and shook her head while smiling. "He actually got married yesterday so you can''t exactly argue with results, right?" I said and she laughed. Our eyes met and she hesitated before speaking. "I actually don''t have work today so maybe we can hang out... if you want." She said quickly looked away. "You want to hang out?" I asked in disbelief. I had already been mentally preparing myself to be rejected. "Yeh. You seem like a cool guy.... when you''re not pretending to be a douche." She said andughed at the end. I looked down and blushed slightly, still embarrassed that I actually thought it was a good idea. "You''re not too busy, right?" She asked. I was about to reply when I saw a messagee through on my phone. From: Tyberias Remember, I''m on my honeymoon for the next two weeks so you''re going to be in charge while I''m gone. The contract with CT Inc. needs to be sighed by the end of the day. And- I stopped reading at that point and quickly typed my answer. F¨´ck you. I replied, remembering how his advice almost costed me Olivia. I shoved my phone in my pocket, but still a mental note to do everythingter. "No, I''m not busy at all." I smiled. Chapter 2 Chapter 2- Unexpected Customer Chapter 2 Chapter 2- Unexpected Customer TYBERIAS'' POV (tie-beer-ius) "What have you got?" "Juliana Hernandez: 22 years old, has a 2year old sister, works at Caf¨¦ Rouge, both parents are still alive however her father is unemployed and her mother hasn''t visited them in a couple years." "Okay. You can go now." I said to Adams before he scurried off out of my office. I punched the bridge of my nose as I sighed deeply. Ever since I saw Julianast night, I haven''t been able to get her out of my head since and I f¨´cking hated it. I don''t know what the hell was wrong with me. I had barely even spoken to the girl yet she was dominating my every thought. A knock on the door bought me back to reality. "What is it?" I said to Tiffany, my secretary, as she poked her head through the door. "Mr Smith is here for your 2:00 meeting, sir." She said. I sighed. Ipletely forgot about that. "Reschedule the meeting. I have other matters to attend to." I said and stood up to put on my jacket that was in the back of my seat. "Are you sure, sir. Mr Smith travelled over an hour to meet you today." "Did I stutter?" I asked her and raised my eyebrow. "No, sir. I- I''ll go reschedule the meeting" she stuttered and rushed out of my office. Since when did my employees get so scared of me. I wasn''t that scary, was I? I walked out of my building to see my driver waiting for me outside. "Where to, sir?" "Caf¨¦ Rouge" "Are you sure, sir. That''s not normally your type of scene." My driver said. I was sick of everyone questioning metely. I red at the driver and he gulped before turning around and driving. We arrived in about 10 minutes and I stepped inside the caf¨¦ to see it was quite empty since most the customers were probably at work. I looked around for Juliana and internally smiled when I saw her behind the counter. ''Holy sh?t'' I thought to myself. She looked just as beautiful as she did yesterday with her long ck hair and curls that were tighter than mine. She had caramel skin and hazel eyes. She was yawning while leaning on the counter and her eyes began to slowly close and then open back up. She was struggling to stay awake. Without waiting another second, I walked towards her but she still hadn''t noticed my presence. I cleared my throat to gain her attention and she shot up from her sleeping position. "Hi, wee to Caf¨¦ Rouge. What can I get you?" She said tapping on the machine in front of her. She still hadn''t looked up. "What would you rmend?" I asked. I was now close enough to see the light freckles covering her face- Could this girl get any more perfect? "My personal favourite is the white chocte Mocha. It''s-" she began but stopped mid-rant when she looked up from her screen Her big, pouty lips parted as she remembered me from yesterday, the action causing me to lick my lips and my pants to instantly tighten. Shocked that the simple action caused this reaction from me, I cleared my throat. No girl has ever affected me this much. "It''s... you" she said, confused. "I was just about to head back to work before I decided to get a coffee. I didn''t realise you worked here" I lied. Smooth. "Yeh. I''ve been working here for a couple years now." She said. Something caught my eye as I looked to the side towards the children''s yroom where the same little girl Juliana was carrying the other night was ying in the ball pit. Is that her daughter? "That''s my sister Este, they let me keep her there while I''ve got no one to look after her" she said. She must have seen me staring. "Juliana, can you hurry up out there and help me with these." A voice said inside the staff only section. "Just give me a minute" she yelled back and turned to me. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! "As I was saying before, I would rmend the White Chocte Mocha with extra whipped cream." "I trust your opinion. White Chocte Mocha it is" I said. She nodded and tapped in the screen in front of her. "That would be $4.50" she said and I reached in my wallet to pull out a $50 bill. She hesitantly took it and began to get my change from the cash register but I stopped her. "Keep the change" I said and her eyes widened. "What? It''s too much. I can''t ept it." She shook her head. "I insist" She hesitantly nodded and turned to make my drink. As much as I tried to resist, I couldn''t help my eyes as they wandered to her behind. Damn. She turned back around after a couple moments and handed me my drink. "Here''s your drink, have a nice day." I took a sip and my eyes widened at how good it tasted. "It''s really good. I might need to starting her more often." I said. "Thanks" she said and a small blush overtook her face. She was so beautiful. Like something I had never seen before. And like a love sick puppy I couldn''t look away. What kind of witch craft was this? "Is there anything else you needed?" She asked when she noticed I still hadn''t left. "Yes actually. Can I get..." I was about to ask for her number and I think she knew this because she looked up at me with hopeful eyes. "...Can I get a... napkin with this?" I finished, internally cursing myself for p¨´ssying out. "Oh, of course" she said, the disappointment evident in her voice. "Thanks" I said as she handed me the napkin and I began to walk away. Damnit. The one chance I had, and I messed it up. Chapter 3 Chapter 3- Baby Sitting Chapter 3 Chapter 3- Baby Sitting 1 weekter JULIANA''S POV About a week had passed since that man dropped by at the caf¨¦ I worked at and he had continued coming in ever day since. However, a couple days ago, I was locking up when I saw my father approach the caf¨¦, probably trying to make mee back home, afraid that I would go to the police about the endless abuse he inflicted on me and Este. I ran before he had the chance to talk to me and handed in my letter of resignation the next day, so my father would stop trying to contact me. However, I was now jobless and had resulted to babysitting. A man had emailed me via the website I had set up, asking me to babysit his nephew for him. He had offered me a sh?t load of money so I obviously agreed. I got out of the taxi with Este in my arms. A couple hours ago, a man contacted me on my website asking me to babysit his nephew. He offered me the amount that I would normally make in a month so of course, I agreed. ''Holy shit'' I thought as Iid my eyes on house. This guy was rich. I never knew these types of houses actually existed in real life. It was huge and it even had a pool at the front. "Swimming" I heard Este mumble as she reached out to the pool. I smiled "Not today, baby" I said, watching her pout in return I reached the front door and rang the doorbell, excited to see what the inside of the house looked like. The door was angrily whipped open to reveal thest person I had expected. "You''re 15 minutes-" the man began, only for his eyes to soften and jaw to unclench as he made eye contact with me. "It''s you again" I said shocked "What are you doing here?" He frowned as he saw me. "I- you asked me to babysit." "You''re not Julie." He said, confused. "My full name is Juliana, some people like to call me Julie." I shrugged. "I prefer Juliana" he said, his eyes never leaving mine. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! "How did you know my name wasn''t Julie, anyways?" "Uh.. you just don''t look like a Julie." He said. I didn''t miss the light blush that was forming in his cheeks and I nodded. "I went to the caf¨¦ and you weren''t there so I asked and they said you stopped working there" he continued. "You asked for me?" I blushed and he cleared his throat. "Yeh because I liked the way you made my coffee" he said and looked away. "Oh. It just wasn''t paying enough so I decided to leave" I lied. I felt Este tug on my hair and I forgot that I hadn''t even properly introduced her to the man yet. "This is my sister as you probably already know, I hope you don''t mind me bringing her, I had nowhere else to take her" "No of course not, it''s fine" he replied. "I''m Tyberias and this is Luca" he said and turned around only to find, what looked like a 5 year old boy, biting a chair leg. "That sh?t was expensive." I heard him mutter as he rushed over to stop him and picked him up. Este has been surprisingly quiet since we arrived. I looked down to see her staring at Tyberias with a shy smile and a deep blush on her face. I smiled knowing she probably has a crush on him. Honestly, who could me her? "I''ll leave you to it, I''ve got some work that I need to do" he said, putting Luca down only for him to run onto the couch and start jumping up and down. "I''lle down in a couple hours to serve diner" "Your staying? Normally when you hire a babysitter, it''s because you''re going out and have no one to look after the kid." "Let just say Luca isn''t like normal kids, he''s... different, and I don''t exactly have the best patience when ites to him." He said and turned to see Luca now chewing in a $100 bill from Tyberias'' wallet. "Noted" I nodded and Tyberias walked off without another word. "You''re so pretty" Luca said as I sat down next to him; an adorable smile was forming in his lips. I giggle at his cuteness. TYBERIAS'' POV "You''re so pretty" I heard the little shit say. Juliana''s not pretty, she''s beyond pretty. She''s beautiful, gorgeous, stunning. I heard her giggle at Luca''s cheesyment. Hmm interesting. I might need to take a couple pages out of his book. A couple hourster I left my office to find Juliana, Este and Luca colouring in. Well it was more like Juliana and Este colouring in with Luca watching Juliana like the fucking pervert he is. "I''ll go te the dinner" I said grabbing their attention. My gaze hardening on Luca as I silently sent him a warning to stop staring at Juliana like she was a fucking object but he clearly didn''t get the memo and turned back to y with her long hair. I pulled out 4 tes and put a generous slice on Juliana and Este''s tes, wanting to do everything I could to impress her. Luca was already seated at the dining table when I noticed Juliana and Este still in the living room. "Come eat" I said getting their attention "You made food for us as well?" She asked her eyes wide as if she had never experienced this from anyone before. "Of course I did. I couldn''t let you both go hungry" I yed it off smoothly. She gave me a shy smile which made me instantly smile and turn away, feeling my face heat up for the second time of the night. I wanted to punch the air in happiness. I''ve noticed that Juliana doesn''t smile often so when I do make her smile, I feel like a fucking superhero. What the fuck is wrong with me? I need to get a grip. "Food!" I heard Este cheer. This made me frown, it almost sounded like she hadn''t had a good meal in ages. When we began eating I almost choked when I heard a moan from Juliana. "This is so good" I heard her say. That simple noise gave me a semi. What the fuck is going on ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ We all ate dinner and it was time for Juliana and Este to leave. My mood instantly dropped and I don''t know why "Thank you Mr Tybewius for the food" said Este. I smiled. Why couldn''t Luca be more like her? "It''s no problem Este," I replied, seeing her blush and hide her face in Juliana''s neck. I turned to Juliana, my palms instantly getting sweaty. "Thank you for everything Tyberias" she said "I should be thank you, I don''t know how I would''ve dealt with Luca if you hadn''t came" I said and she chuckled. "He''s not that bad, maybe he just didn''t like you" she joked and I smiled, knowing full and well that Luca practically hates me. "Uhh so I was w-wondering" I began. Why the fuck did I just stutter. "Can I maybe... get you number" I asked while holding my breath I saw her tuck a curl behind her ear "You know...just in case I need you to babysit again" "Are you sure that''s the only reason?" She boldly asks, a smile forming on her lips and I nodded. "Okay then" she smiled, as if she knew that wasn''t the actual reason. I gave her my phone and she bag am typing her number in. "Do you need a ride home?" I asked, secretly hoping she would say yes because for some reason I wanted to spent more time with her. But when I saw her eyes widen and smile instantly disappear, I knew something was wrong. Chapter 4 Chapter 4- Is it Really you Chapter 4 Chapter 4- Is it Really you JULIANA''S POV "Do you need a ride home" He asked Cr¨¢p. I couldn''t let him see where we were living at the moment "Um no it''s fine, I''ll just call a taxi. I don''t want to bother you any further "I insist" he said. He doesn''t give up doesn''t he? "Okay, sure" I gave him a tight lipped smile He nodded, picked up Luca and showed us to his car. Woah. He had a Ferrari? He put Luca in the back seat and opened the passenger door for me. I thanked him and ced Este on myp, her eager hands reaching out to y with the buttons. "Where to?" He asked, getting into the drivers seat. "I''ll show you the directions, it''s not too far from here" The engine roared to life and I began showing him directions until we pulled up into a nice random apartmentplex. "Thanks for the ride" I said getting out the car. Before he could get another word out, I rushed towards the building waiting for him to leave. When I got inside, only then did I hear him drive off. I sighed in relief. That was a close one. I called an Uber and waited outside and we arrived to the motel quickly. *-* *-* A couple hours had passed and the generous amount that Tyberias had given me would be more than enough to buy us another month here. But I did notice that he gave me more than our agreed amount which was unusual. I was about to give Este a shower when I heard a knock on the door. Shit. Maybe it was Tyberias. What if he saw me leave the building and followed me here. This is so embarrassing. I slowly opened the door and began exining myself. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. "Look I''m sorry I lied but-". My words came to a halt as I saw who was stood at the door. "Mom?" I asked as my eyesid in the woman I front of me dressed in her military uniform. Este slid in between my legs to see who was at the door "Mommy!" Screamed Este while crying and hugs her like her life depended on it. "My baby. I missed you so much" she cried as she lifts Este up and spins her in circles. She puts her down and hugs me tightly. I cry into her shoulder. "When did you get back. How did you know we were here. Have you spoken to dad? Are you okay? You''ve lost weight why haven''t you been eating properly" The questions flew out of my mouth "One question at a time" she smiled. "I just got back from Afghanistan and spent a couple days over with my family in Barbados before returning here. I went to your father''s house when he told me you ran away and took Este with you. Why would you do that? I always thought you and your father got along. So then I told him I knew where you would be and would bring you both back." My eyes widened. We were not going back. I knew what would happen if my father saw me again. "I''m not going back there, mom" "Why? What happened?" She said concernedly "Este go wait in the bathroom for your shower, I''ll be there in a bit" I said and she got up and ran to the bathroom. "Mom, nothing''s right and I don''t know what to do anymore." I said and broke down in tears as my mother wrapped her arms around mine. "Since I was young, dad''s been hitting me but always threatened me not to tell you. He would always remember to hit me somewhere not visible that would be covered by clothes so no one would notice. That''s why I would always beg you not to leave me with him when you wanted to go out with your friends." I said but stopped as I began choking on my tears. "It got so much worse when you left for the military. He would always take out his anger on me. And I thought I would be able to take the abuse but I caught him doing the same thing to Este and I panicked. I couldn''t let her go through what I went through." I huped and my heart clenched when I saw my mother''s eyes also tearing up. "I''m so sorry. It''s my fault. I wish I never left. I''m such a bad mother, how could I have not realised." She cried as she squeezed me tighter. "I''m sorry. I''m so sorry" she repeated to me as she rocked me back and forth until our tears had dried up on our faces. "Don''t worry we''re not going back. I''ve saved up enough money to buy us three a nice apartment" said my mother, wiping any tears left on my face. I nodded slowly "How did you find us anyways" I asked "I know you don''t have any close friends that would be willing to let you stay at theirs and that you were tight on money so I knew you''d go to a motel. So I drove around the nearest motels and asked if you had checked in. I was going to lose hope until I finally found you here. We should only need to stay here for a couple for days before I finalise some paperwork''s first our new apartment" my mom said. "We''re going to be okay" she added *-* *-* *-* Between moving into an apartment with my mother and catching up with her, I had been very busy. I ran my hand through my hair as I looked for Este, who insisted we yed hide and seek. I saw a little shadow move under the bed and just when I was about to catch her my phone buzzed. This was fairly unusual seeing as I didn''t have many friends. I gasped, maybe it was Tyberias. I ran to the nightstand like an excited little girl who''s crush texted her for the first time and opened my messages. ¡®You''ve used 80% of your data¡¯ I sighed disappointedly. All of a sudden I received another message, a smile finding itself on my face as I opened it up ¡®The Domino''s 50% off pizza deal! Spend $30 or more and get 50% off! Just use code SAVEBIG2.¡¯ I was so naive, why did I think he would text me anyway. I jumped on the bed into a lying position, frustratedly. I frowned when I heard screeching from below. I quickly jumped off and checked to see if Este was okay. I totally forgot she was there. I looked underneath and found her giggling quietly. ?-? ?-? ?-? The next day I was baking when I heard my phone buzz. I knew better than to get my hopes up again so I decided not to check it. I frowned when I heard it buzz again. ¡®Let me take you out tonight¡¯ ¡®Tyberias?¡¯ I asked unsure if it was actually him. I knew better than to assume again. ¡®Yes, it''s Tyberias, were you expecting a message from anyone else?¡¯ ¡®Nope, only a strangely demanding guy who took a week to finally message me¡¯ ¡®I should probably apologise for that, however, it''s not in my nature to do so¡¯ ¡®Not in you nature? I guess I''m going to change that¡¯ ¡®But how can you change it if you don''t let me take you out¡¯ ¡®Touch¨¦ but I need to check my schedule first, I''m a busy girl¡¯ My schedule literally consisted of ying with Este. Damn, I should really start looking for a proper job soon. ¡®Lucky for you, I can slot you in at 6¡¯ ¡®Perfect. I''ll pick you up then. Same ce asst time?¡¯ ¡®No actually we''re not living there anymore. We moved in with our mom . Pick me up at 13 Green Close¡¯ ¡®Okay, see you at 6. And dress nice, beautiful.¡¯ Chapter 5 Chapter 5- Getting Ready Chapter 5 Chapter 5- Getting Ready JULIANA''S POV I stood in my pyjamas in front of my mirror contemting on what to wear. He said dress nice but what did ''nice'' even mean? Ughhh. Boys are so confusing. "What''s wrong, honey?" said my mom, stepping into my room. "I''ve got a date today. Well, at least I think it''s a date. I mean he didn''t really specify, only said he was going to take me out and told me to ''dress nice''." "What happened to that nice dress your aunt got you for your birthday?" "I had to leave it at Dad''s house. I didn''t have enough space to pack it." "It''s gettingte but the stores don''t close until a couple hours. Do you want to go shopping?" She asked and I smiled in response. I''d never turn down an opportunity to shop. ^-^ ^-^ "I don''t really like it. It''s too baggy" I said as I stepped out of the changing room wearing a long blue dress that didn''tpliment my figure at all. My mother agreed and I went back in to change out of it. I sighed tiredly. This had been about the 10th dress I had tried on and I could tell my mother was getting bored. "Wow pretty!" says Este as she crawls towards a long red dress with a slit now the side and begins to tug it down. "Try it on" encourages my mother with a warm smile. "Okay" i nod as I take it off the rack and take it into the changing room, inspecting it as I walked. It looked really nice but I couldn''t be sure until I tried it on. "Wow," I said as I looked into the mirror. The dress fitted my body nicely and hugged the curves that I had. It revealed just the right amount of cleavage without it being too slutty. But what concerned me was the slit that stopped at the top of my thigh. Maybe this was too much. I stepped out of the changing room and I heard my mom gasp. "It''s perfect" she says and ps her hands lightly. I couldn''t tell if she actually meant it or if she just wanted me to hurry up and pick a dress so we could finally leave. "Are you sure? Do you not think it''s too much?" I asked self consciously. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. "Not at all, you look beautiful". She said and that was more than enough to convince my to buy it. "Go get changed while I pay" she said and I frowned. "You don''t need to pay, mom" I refused, feeling bad. I''ve always felt guilty whenever she pays for my stuff. "I do. Think of it as a birthday present for all the times I missed your birthday." She finalised. With that I hesitantly nodded and went back into the changing room. *-* *-* I stepped into the shower, scrubbed my skin clean, washed my hair, and shaved. Everywhere. I wasn''t exactly nning on doing anything with him but I have to always be prepared. Am I right? I quickly put in my hair products that made my curls look even more defined and I left my hair to air dry. I sat down at my desk and I began applying my make up. I put on a light coat of foundation, concealer, blush and contour. I decided against doing and eyeshadow this time and stuck on my fakeshes that looked quite natural. I decided to be bold and put on dark red lipstick and put some lip gloss on top. I slipped into my red dress. I couldn''t help but smile as I looked at the finished product *** "You look amazing, darling" praised my mother Just when I was about to reply, the doorbell rang. I suddenly got nervous. I hardly ever got nervous. What''s wrong with me. I opened the door slowly my lips slightly parting as I took in the sight in front of me. Although I was used to seeing him in a suit, I would never get bored of it. He wore a ck jacket and pants with a white shirt underneath that was fitted to his muscr physique. His messy hair was slightly neater but a few hairs fell on his forehead. His tongue reached out to lick his plump lips, the action making me swallow nervously. What a sight. TYBERIAS'' POV I took in a deep breath as I slowly rang the doorbell. I thought my heart would stop beating as I finally laid my eyes on her. Her curly hair that reached her mid-back seemed tamer and shinier. Her eyes were bright and full of life, her plump lips were full with red lipstick that made me want to lean down and kiss them. She smiled nervously as I looked at her up and down. F¨´ck me. The red dress hugged her curves perfectly. I licked my lips as my eyes seemed glued to her impressive cleavage which was the perfect size. I slowly swallowed when imagining how soft her breasts would feel in my hands or how loud she would moan when I would suck on her nipples. My eyes went further down her body and stopped at her wide hips. I could only imagine what her ass would look like in that dress. I cleared my throat before speaking. "You look beautiful, Juliana." I said smoothly. "Here, I got you these" I said before handing her the two dozen red roses I got her. "Thank you, you didn''t have to have," She smiled before taking the flowers and turned around to walk into her apartment and put them in a vase I presume. I wasn''tining because I was left with an exceptional view of her behind. "Mio Dio (my god)" I said under my breath. I was a lucky f¨´cking guy. She came back after a couple of seconds and closed the front door behind her. "Let''s go" I said. She nodded and followed behind as I led her towards my car. Chapter 6 Chapter 6- Date Night Chapter 6 Chapter 6- Date Night TYBERIAS'' POV We stepped out the building and I led her to my car. I saw my driver about to get out of the car to open the doors for us but I quickly shook my head signalling to him that I could do it. I don''t know if it was because he was old and I didn''t want to make him do anything unnecessary or because I wanted to show Juliana that I was a gentleman. Probably thetter. We reached the limo and I quickly went ahead of Juliana to open the door. She thanked me and I realised that the car was massivepared to her 5"3 frame so I quickly held her hand to help her up. The warmth of the hand felt good on my skin, and I silently protested when she let go. I quickly got in the car and the driver began to drive us to the location. "Thank you for deciding toe out with me tonight" I began "You didn''t really give me a choice. Last I remembered, you told me toe rather than asked me" she joked Just when I was about to answer my phone rang. I ended it and shoved it back in my pocket. "You could''ve answered it. I wouldn''t have minded" she said but I shook my head. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. I thought I was about to lose my shit when my phone rand again. "Answer, it''s probably important." She said and I sighed "What" I snapped as soon as I epted the call "Boss, we need you toe down to the warehouse and deal with something" "Deal with it yourself, what do I f¨´cking pay you for?" I angrily said "But- never mind , sorry for disturbing you,boss" "Whatever, don''t call me for the rest of the night" and with that I ended the call. I looked over to see Juliana frowning "That wasn''t very nice. You should treat your employees better". "I have an image to uphold, I can''t be nice to everyone." "But you''re nice to me" she protested. "Only you, Juliana." I saw her smile which made me smile. I didn''t really smile often but she had me smiling at that simple action. "So what do you do for a living" she asked, turning her body to face me. I couldn''t help the quick nce that fell on her cleavage. I licked my lips and cleared my throat. "I guess you could say I''m a business man" "What do you sell" "That''s a story for another day, Juliana" purposely making my Italian ent thicker to try and distract her from the topic of conversation. "Where''s you ent from" "Italy, I moved here when I was a teenager" "Can you teach me to say something" "Okay, repeat after me: sei molto attraente" "Sei molto attraente" she repeated obediently "E non vedo l''ora di metterti a letto" "E non Verdi l''ora di metterti a letto" "What did I just say?" She asked. "Are you sure you want to know." I asked and she nodded eagerly. I grinned before saying "Well, Juliana, you just called me very attractive and admitted that you cannot wait to get me into bed". I chuckled at the sight her blushing deeply. "Well at least now you know" she boldly said, causing me to stop chuckling from almost chocking. I didn''t expect that answer at all "I''m joking. You should''ve seen your face" sheughed and I scoffed. "Boss we''re here." Said my driver I got out of the car and went around to Juliana''s side. I opened her door and held my hand out to help her because there was about a foot drop and I knew she would need help. She grabbed onto my hand and jumped down. Once again, I missed the warmth of her hands as she slowly let go. "Oh my god, Tyberias, you.... you brought me up to the Empire State Building?" "You like it?" I said, tensing up. What if she thought this was too much? "I-I love it. I''ve never had anyone do something like this to me before," she said. If I wasn''t paying attention, I would''ve missed the slight tears that welled up in her eyes, before she quickly blinked them away. "There are a lot of stairs, so I''m going to lift you," I say before scooping her up bridal style. "Even if I said no, you would''ve done it anyway" I chuckled at herment. I wasn''t sure if I wanted to carry her because she was wearing heels or because I wanted to feel her body against mine. I felt her wrap her arms around my neck to steady herself. The feeling of her skin touch mine made me imagine all the things I would do to her in the future. I began walking up the stairs causing her to tighten her arms around me. "Am I too heavy?" she asked, I could tell she was feeling self-conscious. "Not at all, you''re as light as a feather" We were at the top in no time. I gently put Juliana on her feet and put my hand on the small of her back as I lead her to the table I had set up. "I''ve had the building closed off for a couple of hours and a waiter will be up shortly to take our orders." I pulled out her chair and she thanked me as she sat down. I sat down shortly after. 30minutester JULIANA''S POV "So then I took her to Starbucks because I forgot her name" I couldn''t help the boisterousugh that escaped my lips as he told me about his first date when he was 16. Tyberias had managed to make meugh more than anyone else "I''m impressed you''ve really stepped up you''re game. You went from Starbucks to the Empire State Building" I giggled. "I wouldn''t normally go this full out but you''re an exception." He said smoothly, causing me to blush. I finished my strawberry cheesecake and quickly changed the subject "I remember on my first date, we went to a fancy restaurant and he ordered and ate the most expensive things on the menu. Then he went to the bathroom and never returned". I said. I expected him tough but he frowned and his expression turned quickly serious. "What his full name and address?" He said without a hint of humour on his face. I chuckled at his response "It''s not that serious" I replied but I saw that he was still waiting for a response. "But if you really want to know, his name was Tyler Dickinson but he never told me his address" I quickly added. Whatever Tyberias was going to do to him was probably well deserved. I saw him get a pen from his pocket, wrote his name on a napkin and tucked it in his pocket. Some girls may have gotten scared off by what he was capable of but I found it incredibly sexy at how far he was willing to go to go to protect me. He acted so dominant around me which enticed me even further. There was something about a man who knew what he wanted that made him seem all the more attractive. "Sir, your bill" said the waiter, pulling me out of me thoughts. Tyberias nodded at him, silently telling him to leave. I reached for my purse but before I could opened it I heard Tyberias speak. "You''re not paying, put your purse away" I shrugged and quickly put it away. I wasn''tining anytime soon. ^-^ ^-^ "I had lots of fun tonight. Thank you for taking me out" I said as we reached my front door. "No problem, but you should know that I''m taking you out again sometime next week" he said "Maybe if you rephrased it as a question, I''d think about it" I said mischievously I heard him sigh "Would you do me the honour of letting me take you out again next week?" He said. "Of course, Tyberias, thank you for asking" I teased. We were looking into eachothers'' eyes and not one of us dared looked away. "I should get going it''ste" I sighed and I saw the small smile he had slowly disappear. He nodded but I didn''t miss the disappointment that shed across his face. Feeling brave, I went on my tip toes and decided to wrap my arms around his neck. I felt him tense up and just when I was about to let go embarrassed, I felt him wrap his arms around my waist. I felt a flutter in my heart as he engulfed me in his arms. I felt safe and protected, as if nothing or no one could harm me. "Who''s this Juliana?" I heard my mother say as she poked her head out the door. I quickly pulled away from him and he hesitantly let go. "Mom, this is Tyberias. Tyberias, this is my mom" "I see where Juliana gets her beauty from" heplimented as he ced a light kiss on her hand. "Juliana, he''s such a charmer" my mom gushed as she blushed. "Come in, Tyberias." she continued as she began guiding him into the apartment. "I would but I should get going." Tyberias said. My mom nodded sadly and went back into the apartment, leaving us. "Bye, Tyberias." "Goodbye Juliana. I''ll text you." He said. I nodded and headed back into the apartment when I head his footsteps walk off. I stayed leaning against my front door for about five minutes just smiling like an idiot. For once, I was finally happy. Chapter 7 Chapter 7- Job Searching Chapter 7 Chapter 7- Job Searching JULIANA''S POV I stepped into the tall building and self consciously pulled my skirt down before apprehensively walking to the reception desk. "Hi, I''m here for my job interview at 11:00am" I said politely to the blond receptionist. "Name?" "Juliana Hernandez" "Okay, I''ll lead the way." We stepped into the elevator and she went to the 9th floor. I started fiddling with my hair nervously "Don''t be nervous, Mr Michaels isn''t scary" the receptionist reassured. I gave her a tight smile in response. After a couple seconds we stepped out of the elevator and she led me to the waiting room. "Mr Michaels will be here shortly" she said and walked off. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. After a couple minutes, a man stepped out of his office and called my name "Juliana Hernandez" said the man I quickly stood up. The man was average looking with a short beard and sses. He looked about 30 and was slightly overweight. This must be Mr Michaels. I followed him into his office and sat in the chair opposite his. "I''m John Michaels the owner of thispany. You applied to be my secretary, yes?" "Yes, sir" "Why would a beautiful girls like yourself want to work as a secretary? Did modeling not make you enough money?" He said and grinned at me creepily. I frowned at his words. I''m starting to get bad vibes from him. "Um, no Sir, I thought this would be a good opportunity" "Very well, what experience do you have" 15 minutester "I''ll call you be tomorrow to let you know if you''ve got the job." He nodded "Thank you, Mr Michaels" I said before leaving his office. I quickly left the building and checked my phone for the fifth time that day. It had been about a week since my amazing date with Tyberias and he still hadn''t texted me." Like he had promised me. Maybe he wasn''t as into me as I thought he was? I shook my head, I shouldn''t jump into conclusions. Maybe I should make text first. I mean, it''s 2020. What have I got to lose? Only my pride and dignity and do I really want toe off as desperate? Whatever. You only live once, right. ¡®Hey¡¯ There. It was don''t. There was no going back now I waited a couple minutes before checking again. Seen What? He''s seen it? Why hasn''t he replied? I decided to give him a few more minutes to reply as I to walk home. Maybe he was thinking of a good response? Halfway through my journey, I decided to check again. Disappointment washed through myself as I saw the same thing as earlier. Seen I was so angry. I just risked my pride and texted first just for him to ignore me. What an asshole! Whatever. I don''t care. I didn''t even like him that much anyway. *-* *-* *-* I had been about a month since I applied for the job. I still remember how happy I was when I got the call that I got the job. Maybe I could start helping my mother with the bills now. I loved my job but not so much my boss. He never misses an opportunity to flirt with me. I try not to get too grossed out each time and not to cringe too hard when he tells me a cheesy pick up line but sometimes I don''t have any control over my facial expressions. I still haven''t even thought about the asshole-who-shall-not-be-named. Or the amazing- I mean average date we shared together. My very generous monthly pay slip came in I decided to celebrate by treating myself to a little shopping spree. I shop too much for my own good. *** I had a bag in each hand as I stopped outside Victoria''s Secret. Feeling adventurous I decided to step inside, needing some new underwear. I picked a dark redce set that wouldplement my tanned skin tone and a white set to give me an innocent look, knowing I was anything but that. I stepped into the changing room and slipped my clothes off. I stepped into the red lingerie smiling as I looked into the mirror. I loved my body. I guess you could say I''ve got an hourss figure with D-cup breasts and arge bum that I inherited from my mom. I sighed remembering the only andst time I had had sex. It was when I was 19 with my boyfriend at the time. I cringed remembering how he onlysted about 2 minutes and failed to make me orgasm. I sighed longingly, I wonder what it would feel like to actually orgasm during sex. I mean sure, I''ve orgasmed plenty of times but that was only through touching myself. I bet Tyberias would be able to make me orgasm. What? No! Get him out of your head, Juliana! I slipped out of the lingerie and put on my skinny jeans and tank top, paid and left the store. It was sunny so I decided to walk home. I winced as I looked down at my hand seeing prominent marks from where the bags were indenting themselves into my skin I froze when I heard footsteps approach me. "Do you need help?" Chapter 8 Chapter 8- Confronted Chapter 8 Chapter 8- Confronted JULIANA''S POV "Do you need any help" I turned around to meet meet the emerald green eyes of Tyberias. He looked handsome as ever, but I didn''t miss the look of tiredness that washed over his face. My eyes ran up and down his body and I realised that he was dressed in an all ck suit, even his shirt was ck. Weird. When I was about to ept his offer, I remembered how he didn''t even bother to text me back "No. I''m fine." I snapped and began to walk away before he lightly grabbed by wrist and began to reach for my bags. "Let me help" he said taking the bags from my grasp. "I said I''m fine" I replied pulling my bags back with too strong of a force causing one of my bags to fall on the floor. More specifically , my Victoria''s Secret bag, revealing the lingerie I had just bought. I quickly bent down, shoving the underwear in the bag, my embarrassment evident on my face. I heard him clear his throat before speaking "Why won''t you let me help you?" "Why didn''t you texted me back?" Oh god, I sound so desperate right now. I saw him sigh. "Look, it''s been a tough few weeks. I was busy" My anger slowly disappeared as noticed how tired he really looked. It seemed like he hadn''t shaved in days and his hair was slightly messier than it usually was. His eyes didn''t have the familiar friendliness that I was used to, instead they looked cold and empty. "What happened?" I asked, deciding to ce my right hand on his arm. It was like a punch in the stomache when I felt him tense beneath me. I quickly removed my hand, slightly embarrassed. "Nothing you need to worry about now let me help you with your bags". "If you insist" I said. My hands did ache, after all. He led me to his expensive car. I was surprised that he was driving this time instead of his driver. At first it was quiet. But then he broke the silence. "So, howe you''re living with your mother now, I never got to ask?" He asked "She just returned from the military. She says she''s not going back because she''s ''too old'' so she''s going to find a normal job. I''m just d she''s back for good this time." "What do you mean ''this time''?" "A couple years before she was pregnant with Este, she got sent home because she was shot in the shoulder. I tried to convince her not to go but she was adamant and wanted to ''serve her county'' plus, we were tight on money?" "Are you still tight on money? I could help you out". "No, we''re fine now. I mean we don''t necessarily have a lot, but I''m grateful because we''re fortunate enough to be in a better position that others." I looked over to him to find him staring at me intensely. The dull expression he wore was no more, instead it was reced by... admiration? The rest of the journey was quiet We reached my apartmentplex and got in the elevator. I pressed the button to take us to the 7th floor. I stared in the mirror and made eye contact with Tyberias. I quickly looked away. The elevator doors opened and he walked me to my door and handed my bags I saw him scratch his stubble nervously. "I should get going, it''ste" I said He looked like he was about to say something but decided not to. "Yeh,okay", he nodded No! This wasn''t how it was supposed to go. He was supposed to apologise for being and asshole and ask me to let him make it up to me. He was halfway down the hall when I finally decided to take control of the situation. "Tyberias" I yelled not too loud. He stopped and turned around and starting to walk towards me. Here goes nothing. "Do you maybe want to go out again sometime?" I stared down, not being able to handle rejection He hesitated before answering. "As much as I want to say yes, I don''t think that''s a good idea, Juliana" his eyes now dull. "Why? What happened to you in thest month?" Oh god, I sounded so desperate "We don''t belong in the same worlds, Juliana. I''m not good for you", he replied. With that he leaned down to kiss me on my forehead. His lips lingering there for a couple seconds, before he began to walk off, taking a small piece of my heart with him Disappointed, I slowly walked into my apartment "Hey baby, how was shopping" questioned my mother "It was good. But I''m really tired, I''m just going to head straight to bed". "Okay"she said before heading back into the kitchen I lightly shut my door, before stripping out of my clothes and into my pyjamas. I curled up into a ball and silently let out the first tear. My thoughts were disrupted when I felt someone crawl in my bed next to me and tuck their head in the crook of my neck. "Are you okay?" I heard Este''s muffled voice say. I quickly wiped my tears. "Yeh, I''m just a bit tired" I smiled reassuringly. "But why are you crying" she asked "I just had something in my eye" I replied N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. "Okay" she sighed but I knew she didn''t believe me. I wrapped my arms around her shoulders and slowly let theforting darkness engulf me. At least now I could finally get some rest, even if it is only for a few hours. Chapter 9 Chapter 9- unexpected mail Chapter 9 Chapter 9- unexpected mail TYBERIAS'' POV I ran my fingers through my hair for the fifth time that day while I reread the letter I receivedst month. Dearest Tyberias I see you have taken a liking to a girl recently- very beautiful if I must admit. However, you will stay away from her or face the consequences. You have been warned. -Anon Attached to the note were pictures. The first time I helped Juliana and loads of us on our date together. F¨´ck! I hope I made the right choice ending things with her. As much as it hurt me, she was better off without me. I couldn''t risk her safety despite my feelings for her. *** JULIANA''s POV I just came back from work and I was tired as hell. I walked into the kitchen hoping to make a snack. A salt and vinegar chip sandwich sounded so good right now. I quickly made it and took the first bite, moaning as the saltiness hit my tongue. Weirdly, I heard a knock on the door. I checked the time. 7:30pm. I didn''t know we were expecting anyone. Annoyed that someone interrupted my snack, I whipped the door open. Strangely, no one stood in front of me but an envelope. I looked down the hallway but no one was in sight. Weird. I picked up the envelope and cautiously opened it. I gasped as I saw the contents. Multiple images of me and Tyberias together, including the other day when he helped me with my bags, filled the envelope. I picked up the note and read it Juliana, You are probably wandering who I am. Don''t worry hopefully, you will nevere to discover this. If so, it will be as you take yourst breath. I see Tyberias couldn''t stay away despite previous warnings. You have him to thank for what will happen to you next. What.the.actual.hell. Was this Tyberias'' idea to try and scare me away from him. I wasn''t stupid. I knew exactly what I had to do. *** "Open the door Tyberias. Now!" I yelled as I pounded on his front door. It was a good thing I still remembered his address from when I was babysitting "What the fuck" he said as he opened his door. He stood wearing his signature suit but without his jacked or tie. His tight shirt emphasized his strong physique. Stop! Don''t get distracted. "What are you-" I didn''t let him finish as I barged past him and stepped into his house. "You think it''s funny, huh? You think you''re slick trying to scare me away with some stupid note" I said "What the f¨´ck are you talking about" he said, frowning. I threw the envelope to his chest and he quickly caught it effortlessly. Damn his fast reflexes. He read the note and frowned. "I didn''t write this" he said "Then who did" "I don''t know but I''ve got the situation under control" "Under control? Then why did I get a note threatening me to stay away from you." "I''m not sure. But it isn''t safe for you to stay at you''re apartment anymore." "What do you mean? I have nowhere else to go" "You can stay with me until I find you somewhere else nearby" he said "What? No! I''m not staying with you. I still hate you" I replied and crossed my arms. "I only said those things because I was trying to keep you safe. I never meant it" "Then why did you say it" I gritted. "I also received a note. I don''t know what I was thinking but I panicked and I thought that if I ignored you and left you alone, the person wouldn''t threaten you anymore" "So you didn''t mean any of it?" I asked quietly "None of it." He finalised I internally smiled. I probably sounded pathetic or weak but the thought that there was even a small chance that he actually liked me back made me happy. "I''ll drive you to you''re ce so you can pack you''re clothes. Just tell your family you''re staying with a friend for a little while." "I still haven''t agreed to staying with you" I remarked. He let out a sigh "I''m just doing it to keep you safe. I know you haven''t fully forgiven me yet but I''m going to make it up to you" "Fine" I sighed sounding defeated. We drove to my apartment and Tyberias stayed in his car while I quickly packed my clothes. "Mom, I''m just going to be staying with a friend for a little while" "What? Why?" She said, frown lines forming on her face. "Um, it''ll just be easier when travelling to work, I won''t need to get the bus anymore." I silently hoped she would fall for my stupid lie. "Okay, if you''re sure" "What? That''s it?" I blurted without thinking "You''re 22, if you want to move out then I''m not going to stop you. Just stay safe, okay?" She said while hugging me tightly. I leaned down to Este "Where you going, Jay?" She asked while looking at my bags. "I''m just going away for a little while. Don''t worry I''lle visit you a lot" I said starting to tear up. This would be the first time I would be leaving Este. But I had to do this. It wasn''t safe for them to be dragged into this. I wrapped my arms around her small body, enjoying having her in my arms. I kissed her on her cheek and she giggled as I began peppering her face with kisses. "Bye, see you both soon" I said as I waved and walked out the door. ''I had to do this. This was for the best.'' I chanted as I walked to Tyberias'' car. When he saw me walk out of the building her quickly jumped out his car and rushed to help me with my bags. I mentally smiled in appreciation. *** Once we got to his house, he showed me to my new room. Coincidentally, it was right opposite his.N?velDrama.Org holds this content. I was quiet as he gave me a tour around his house. I was second thinking everything. He clearly noticed my quietness as he said "You don''t need to worry, Juliana. I''m going to keep you safe" Chapter 10 Chapter 10- Revealed Truth Chapter 10 Chapter 10- Revealed Truth JULIANA''S POV I woke up feeling the mostfortable I''ve felt in a while. I reached out on my bed to try and locate Este but I frowned as I found it empty. I was so used to waking up with her cuddled up against me. I stretched and began to get ready. I had a shower, brushed my teeth and changed into somefortable clothes for the day. I thanked god that it was Saturday because I was not in the right state of mind to be at work. I checked the time and it was almost 9. That''s thetesI''ve ever woken up. I went down to Tyberias'' kitchen to find Tyberias nowhere to be seen. He was probably still asleep. Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. I decided to make Tyberias breakfast , wanting to repay him for letting me temporarily stay at his ce. 30 minutester I smiled in satisfaction as I looked down at the dining table in front of me. There was a te with a stack of pancakes, another with pieces of bacon, and the final te was full of scrambled eggs. "It smells amazing" I heard Tyberias say as he walked into the room. "Thank-" I began but stopped as Iid my eyes on him. He was shirtless wearing only grey jogging bottoms. I already assumed he was going to be muscr but nothing could''ve prepared me for how good he actually looked. His chest was hard, tanned and covered in tattoos. My eyes trailed down lower to his six pack and down to the dark trail of hair that disappeared into his pants. Woah. I cleared my throat before speaking, slightly embarrassed that I was tantly staring at him. "Thank you" I smiled. He sat down and began putting some food on his te. He stared at me seeing as I didn''t make a move to take any of the food. "Why aren''t you eating?" He said "I don''t usually eat breakfast. I don''t get hungry in the morning" I replied "Sit down" hemanded and nodded to the chair opposite his. I sat down and waited as he got up from his seat and went into the kitchen. What was he doing? He returned shortly after with another te in his hand and ced it in front of me. Then he began pulling generous amounts of food into my te. While he was doing this, I couldn''t help but to stare at him in awe. He actually cared? I''ve never had someone take care of me like this before. Normally it was me taking care of others. It felt nice to be on the receiving end. Once he was satisfied with the amount on my te, he took a seat opposite me and we began eating. "Do you have any ns for today" he said. "No" "Good, neither do I so we can spend the day together" "Who said I wanted to spend the day with you?" I joked while smiling. "Trust me, girls would be begging to be in your position right now" he grinned "Cockiness isn''t attractive" I replied, smiling as I see his grin fade. "I thought girls liked that type of thing" he said and I shrugged. i''M nOt LiKe MoSt GiRlS. The clich¨¦ and extremely cringe worthy sentence that was overused in many books came into my head. We proceeded to eat in afortable silence but there was a question on my mind that I was contemting on asking. "What type of work do you do for a living, Tyberias" I couldn''t help the words as they stumbled out my mouth. He immediately stopped eating and cleared his throat "I just sell some stuff. You don''t need to worry about it." "I don''t need to worry about it? I''m not stupid, Tyberias. I know you do some shady sh?t otherwise I wouldn''t have been threatened to stay away from you." He huffed before answering "Fine, I''ll tell you but you don''t repeat this to anyone. Understood?" I nodded eagerly "I sell drugs and weapons to people around the world. But I also have some legitimate businesses to fall back on like clubs and hotel chains." He said calmly. He raised and eyebrow, waiting for my reaction. "Woah. That''s so cool!" I said, moving to the edge of my seat, eager to know more. "Cool? I didn''t expect that type of reaction from you. I thought you would go running for the hills" I shook my head at his suggestion "So do you like... kill people" I asked, strangely intrigued. "Yes. But only when I have to" He said, analyzing my face for any type of reaction. The weird thing was, I wasn''t scared. As crazy as it sounded, I knew Tyberias wouldn''t hurt me. "Are you scared of me now?" He asked. "No" "You''re weird." Hemented and I nodded my head in agreement. "So... what will we be doing today?" I asked changing the subject "I was thinking we could go to my personal gym so I could train you for a little bit, teach you some self defense". I nodded. *** I stood in front my mirror and stared at my reflection. I was wearing a sports bra with shorts that hugged my ass nicely. Agreeing that the bra was too revealing, I threw on a baggy shirt. I walked down the stares and made sure to follow Tyberias'' exact directions to his gym. Woah. It was huge. I walked in to see Tyberias lifting some weights. The sight made my mouth dry. He was wearing a vest and some shorts shorts that hung dangerously low. His biceps were bulging as he lifted the weight above his head and the back down. The sweat that was dripping from his skin made it glisten in the light. Then, as if noticing I had arrived, he put the weights down, made direct eye contact with me before he peeled his shirt off his body and used it to wipe away his sweat. I had to wipe my mouth to make sure there was no drool. I cleared my throat, "Sorry, I''mte I got lost" I said calmly. I totally wasn''t checking you out for a couple minutes "It''s no problem. Let''s get started". He said walking towards arge mat. I couldn''t help but stare at his behind as he walked off. Damn "Coming" he grinned as if he knew I was checking him out. That''s what he said. I quickly nodded and followed him, standing opposite him in the mat. "Let''s begin." He nodded Chapter 11 Chapter 11- Not so Perfect timing Chapter 11 Chapter 11- Not so Perfect timing JULIANA''S POV "Do you know how to throw a punch?" He asked. I nodded and put my hands in the punching position. He shook his head as he looked at my hands. He wrapped his fingers around my my hand, correcting the position of them. "First, your thumb needs to be on the outside of your fist, between your first and second knuckles on your index and middle finger. If the thumb is on the inside when hitting a hard target you''ll break your thumb." "Second, your stance is all wrong" he said and proceeded to walk behind me. I felt him stand behind me slightly too close as I felt a bulge against my back. "Chin up" he said and brought his right hand up to push my chin slightly higher. "Feet shoulder width apart" he said and ced his hand on my waist to steady me before sliding one of his legs between mine and pushing them apart. "Rx you''re hips and bend your knees to give yourself more bnce" he said before cing a hand on my hip. I hesitantlyplied and tried to ignore the butterflies in my stomach as he touched me. "Good." Heplimented. "Now let''s try put what you just learnt into action" He moved from behind me to opposite me. "Punch me" he said "But... I don''t want to hurt you" I said "I doubt you could do much damage" he cockily said I scoffed. I guess I would just have to prove him wrong then. "Okay, just give me a minute" I took the baggy shirt, that I was wearing, off because I was beginning to get hot. I saw Tyberias'' eyes widen as he, not so discretely, stared at breasts practically bursting out of my sports bra. I took the hair band off my wrist and began thin my hair up into a ponytail. I smirked as I saw him lick his lips. I quickly threw a punch towards his direction, hoping to catching him off guard but he swiftly dodged it. Damn his good reflexes. I was going to go in for another punch but he quickly swiped his legs across the floor, undercutting mine, and sending me towards the mat. Inded on the ground with an oomph. He grinned as he looked down at me nowying on the mat. All I knew was that I wasn''t going down alone. I quickly used his own trick against him and grabbed onto his leg and pulled him down, making him loses bnce and nowy next to me with a loud thud. Just when I was about to get up he got on top of me and pinned my arms and legs down with his body. "Nice try, but you''re going to have to try harder next time". I tried to break free but he just smirked, knowing I wouldn''t be able to escape. Breathless, I decided to give up. I didn''t miss how his eyes quickly nced at my heaving breasts. His pupils dted as he now began to stare at my lips. Painstakingly slowly, his face began to inch towards mine, and I did nothing to stop him. There was only about a centimeter separating our lips now. I swiped my tongue across my lips, lightly touching his lips in the process. Just when he was about to close the gap, I felt his grip on my wrists loosen so I flipped us over so I was now straddling him. "Isn''t the first rule to never let your guard down?" I smiled victoriously as I stared down at him. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. "You don''t y fair" hemented and I shrugged my shoulders. I already missed the warmth that radiated off his body. But I only had myself to me. I literally just cockblocked myself and I already regretted it. Trying to make up for my mistake I ced my hands on either side of his face and began to lean in. Butterflies erupted as I felt his hands being slowly ced in my thighs, running up and down them. His hands went higher up and securely gripped my waist. I felt him harden beneath me. One of his hands reached up to my face and lightly caressed my cheek. I held my breath in anticipation as he slowly pulled my face down. This was it. We were finally going to kiss. "Tyberias, there you are. I was looking everywhere for you, man!" I heard someone say as they walked in through the door. I shot up from my position and got up from Tyberias. I quickly reached for my shirt and quickly slipped it on. "What the fuck do you want, Adrian" groaned Tyberias as he got up from the floor and dusted himself off. "There''s a problem with- Woah who are you?" Adrian said as he looked at me up and down and began walking towards me. "None of your fucking business" said Tyberias as he stood in front of me, blocking me from Adrian''s view. "I think she can speak for herself, brother" he said and pushed past Tyberias out the way. "I''m Juliana" I smiled. "Beautiful name for a beautiful girl. I''m Adrian, Tyberias'' younger, more attractive brother." He said cockily. I internally scoffed. Adrian was good looking but he didn''tpete with Tyberias. Adrian has more of a cheeky, boy next door type of appearance. But Tyberias looked more rugged and rough around the edges. "We get it. You can leave now" Tyberias said to Adrian, once again getting between myself and Adrian. "What''s the problem, brother, I''m just getting to know her. Unless... you like her?" He raised an eyebrow. "Yes, I do actually, so back the fuck off" Tyberias boldly admitted. My eyes shot up to his. He likes me? I blushed furiously as he made eye contact with me and slowly grinned. I shyly smiled, looked away, and nervously yed with the ends of my hair. "Alright, alright. Calm down. She''s your''s, I got it" Adrian said, putting his hands up in surrender. Tyberias nodded at his answer. "Why are you here anyway?" "Oh yeh, you weren''t answering your phone, I now know why" he grinned and raised his eyebrows suggestively. "So I came to tell you that there was a problem with one of the shipments of cocai- uh... I mean c- candy" he said, scratching the back of his head nervously. I guess he didn''t know that I knew about what Tyberias does. "She knows, Adrian" Tyberias rolled his eyes. "She does? It''s not like you to be so open to strangers" "She''s not a stranger" Tyberias said. Adrian nodded "well there was a problem with one of the shipments of cocaine. It''s the fifth delivery that''s disappeared in thest month. Something sketchy is going on" Tyberias scratches his stubble while thinking. "I''ll leave you both to it. I''m gonna go have a shower" I said, interrupting Tyberias'' thoughts. I didn''t need to be here any longer and I don''t want Tyberias to think I was interfering with his work so I decided to excuse my self. He nodded and I began to walk away. When I was near the door I heard a wolf whistle. "That ¨¢ss!" I heard a Adrian groan. "Stop f¨´cking looking" I heard Tyberias grumble. I then heard a thud and Adrian groaning in pain, probably from Tyberias punching him. I pretended I didn''t hear and walked out, smiling. Tyberias likes me. Chapter 12 Chapter 12- cloud 9 Chapter 12 Chapter 12- cloud 9 JULIANA''S POV A couple of days had passed since Tyberias admitted he liked me. But I hadn''t had the time to confront him because he had been working a lottely. I finished work not too long ago and decided it would be a good idea to visit my mom and sister since it had been a while since Ist day them. I rang the door bell to my mothers apartment, inpatient to see them again. The door opened and my mother smiled brightly as she saw me. "Hey, we missed you" She said as she hugged me tightly. "I missed you too" I said as I hugged her back. "Where''s Este?" I asked. "In her room ying with some toys" my mother replied and I quickly rushed to go see Este. I went in her room to see her ying with a Barbie doll. She quickly dropped it and ran over to me and hugged my legs. "When did you get here?" She asked as I reached down to hug her. "Just now" I looked over at her bed surprised to see her pillows still there. Normally when I was still living here, she would bring her pillows ande sneak in my bed. I thought that now that I wasn''t here anymore, she would go sleep with mom. "Have you been sleeping on your own" I asked smiling due to how proud I was of her. She nodded eagerly "Yeh I''m not scared anymore" she said excitedly. "Wow! You''re so brave" I cooed. ^-^ ^-^ 30minutester I sat in the floor next to Este as she poured me some imaginary tea into my tea cup. "Girls, dinner is ready" said my mother as she poked her head through the door. We nodded and got up to go eat. "Oh, Juliana, I forgot to tell you, you got a delivery earlier today." Mom said. I frowned, I don''t remember ordering anything She went to bring me a gift box with my name on it that was wrapped neatly with a big bow tie on the top. "Must be from someone special" my mother said, grinning suggestively. I ignored her and opened the box hesitantly. Inside,id a bullet with a note with it. The next one goes inside you. My face paled as I read the note. "Mom, did you see who delivered this?" I asked, trying to hide my fear. "Yeh, a blond man, he looked a couple years older than you. He was quite good looking if you ask me." She said and I nodded. I pretended to check my phone. "Mom, uh.. something came up. I need to go" I said as I began rushing away. "What? At least eat something" my mom argued. "I can''t. It''s really urgent. Sorry" I said as I began putting my shoes on. I leaned down to give Este a tight hug and went up to do the same to my mother. "Love you both" I said as I walked out the door, holding the box. I finally let the tears run down my face. Someone wanted to kill me. *** I wiped my tears away as I approached Tyberias'' home office. I lightly knocked on the door and slowly entered. "Are you busy?" I said, my voice shaking, a tear escaping He quickly shot up from his chair as he saw the state I was in. "What''s wrong? Who hurt you?" He quickly asked as he came to stand in front of me and lightly held onto my arms, turning me to face him. My hands shook as I slowly showed him the gift box I received. He opened it up, frowning as he read it. "I''ll get someone to trace where this cane from and I''ll make sure you always have a security guard with you. You don''t need to worry." He reassured and I nodded slowly. I didn''t know why but more tears fell from my eyes. He disposed of the box and stood in front of me again. He used his thumb to wipe the tears from my face. "I''m scared" I finally said "I''m not going to let anyone hurt you, Juliana. I mean it" he said and ced his forehead down on mine. I nodded and buried my head in his chest and his arms instantly came around to engulf me. It was as if I was a jigsaw and he was the missing piece. I inhaled deeply, drowning in his scent. This was heaven. In that moment of feeling him so close I was awake somehow, more alive than I have been in so very long. The world around me melted away as I wrapped my arms around his waist and tightly squeezed him back, not wanting the moment to end. He slowly pulled away and stroked my cheek. I closed my eyes and slowly moved my hands up toy on his chest. I slowly opened my eyes and looked into his ones. I was in total admiration. I couldn''t look away and I didn''t want to. It was incredible, something I had never experienced. I held my breath in anticipation as I saw him give me a look that was a perfect blend between sexy and adorable. It made my heart flutter, and my lips tremble. I saw his eyes gaze at my own, and noticed them slowly lower and fix on my lips, which fully exposed what he was nning to do. He slowly started to nce up and down , eyes to lips, and while doing so he slowly and patiently moved closer and closer to me. He licked his lips before finally nting his lips on my awaiting ones. My heart pounded in my chest as my knees got weaker. My body heated up and I could only focus on how soft he felt against my mouth, how addictively he invaded all my senses. Every breath I took smelt of Tyberias and I couldn''t love it more, he scent was hypnotic beyond reason, it silenced my thoughts and made me want more. The intensity of the kiss made me cling to the cor of his shirt, pulling him impossibly closer to me. I never wanted this feeling to end. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. He slowly opened his mouth and licked my bottom lips. I dly opened my mouth to allow his tongue to enter. I moaned in his mouth as I felt it against mine, exploring every corner of my mouth. Feeling brave, I wrapped my lips around his tongue and lightly sucked. His groans were encouragement as I then proceeded to lightly bite on his lower lip and tugged on it lightly before letting go. "Wow." I breathed out against his lips. He grinned at my reaction. "Let''s do it again" I said and quickly bought his face down to im his lips once again. ¡ª¡ª Vote and Comment Chapter 13 Chapter 13- confused Chapter 13 Chapter 13- confused JULIANA''S POV I woke up with a literal smile of my face. I hadn''t had such a good night sleep in ages. And it was all because of one person: Tyberias. Just saying his name made me blush. Normally, I was grump when I woke up but today, I couldn''t stop smiling as I got ready for work and went downstairs. "Good Morning, Miss" I heard someone say as I walked into he kitchen to get some water. I looked over to see a cute chubbydy who looked to be around 50 years old. She had an Italian ent like Tyberias but her''s was much thicker. "Good morning. I don''t believe we''ve met before" I smiled. "I am Maria. I looked after Tyberias when he was a child and now I am his housekeeper" she said. "I''m Juliana. Tyberias''... friend." I said. I didn''t quite know what we were. She chuckled. "I would say you two were more than friends by what I saw yesterday. Don''t worry, I stopped watching as soon as I realised what you were both getting up to" I instantly blushed. "Howe I haven''t seen you before?" I asked, trying to change the subject. "I was on a vacation visiting my sister for thest month". She said I nodded. "Well, I''m going to head to work. It was nice meeting you Maria." "No. No. Come sit. You haven''t had breakfast." "I don''t usually eat breakfast" "Nonsense. Tyberias told me to make sure the prettydy eats something before she leave" My cheeks instantly heated up. "He said that?" I smiled shyly. She nodded and made me sit down as she put a couple pancakes on my te. "Thank you, Maria. These were delicious." I said as I went up to wash my dishes. "Let me wash these up. You will bete for work." She said and took the te of me and headed to the sink. "Okay, see youter." I said as I walked out and headed to the car Tyberias gave me. ?-? ?-? ?-? As per usual, I managed toplete half the stack of paperwork on my desk before lunchtime before I headed into the cafeteria and got a tray of food. I looked around the busy room and tried to figure out where to sit. I nodded and began to walk towards the small table at the back where I would always eat lunch alone. Friends were overrated anyways. I was halfway through finishing my sandwich where I saw a shadow loom over me. I looked up to see a reasonably attractive man with light brown hair. "Hey, I''m Matt. Do you mind if I sit with you?" He said. I was hesitant at first but then slowly nodded as he sat down next to me. "I''m Juliana" I said and wiped my hand on my skirt before reaching out to shake his. "I don''t remember seeing you here before, Juliana" "I''ve only been working here for a couple months" I said and he nodded. "Which department do you work in" he asked "I''m Mr Michaels'' secretary." "Secretary? I sympathize for you. I heard he can be a real pain in the ¨¢ss." He jokes and Iughed lightly. "Trust me, he is." I said He waited a moment before speaking, as if he was contemting whether or not to say what he was thinking. "I know this is slightly off topic, but I want to get to know you better. Would you maybe like to go to the cinema with me sometime?" He said and gave me a crooked smile. Cr¨¢p. Now I had to think to reject him lightly without hurting his feelings. Don''t get me wrong, he seemed like a nice guy but he didn''t excite me in any way. Besides, it would be unfair to lead him on, knowing I have feeling for Tyberias. "I would but I have a lot on my te at the moment. I''m sorry" I said and gave him an apologetic smile. He nodded and smiled. "I understand, but let me at least give you my number. In case you change your mind." I hesitantly nodded and handed him my phone and he began typing his number in. I felt guilty knowing I probably wouldn''t use it. "Well, I had better get going, my break is almost up. It was nice meeting you Matt" I said and slowly got up to put my tray away. "You too. I hope to see you again soon" he said and I smiled and began to walk away. -_- -_- -_- I rolled my sleeves up as I began helping Maria make dinner. She insisted I didn''t need to help her but I felt bad making her do everything. "Tyberias said he has lots of work to do so can you take this te of food to him." She asked and handed me a te of rice and chicken. I nodded and began walking towards his home office. I got nervous, knowing e haven''t spoken since the kisses we shared yesterday. How would he react? I lightly knocked on his door. "Come in." I heard him grumble and I saw him sat at his big desk resting a pen in between his teeth. "I came to bring you your food" I said and ced it in front of him. He didn''t even look up from his work. "Thank you, Juliana" he said and I just stood there baffled. That''s it? Was he not even going to discuss what happened yesterday? "You can leave now. If that''s all" he said and finally looked up at me. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. "What''s wrong?" I instantly questioned. "Nothing" "Then why are you acting weird around me" I crossed my arms across my chest. He sighed and lightly rubbed his stubble. "I don''t think it''s a good idea to continue this." And with that I felt my heart break a little. "Continue what?" I calmly asked. Keep it together. Don''t let him see how hurt you are. "This. Us" he said while moving his hand between us. Don''t cry in front of him. Stay strong "I wasn''t aware there was an ''us''." I said. It took everything in me not to let my voice crack. "Good. I just wanted to clear that up. I''ll still keep you safe but it would be a bad idea to get involved romantically with each other" he nodded. I nodded. "Okay, well if that''s all.... I''ll be on my way." I said and when I saw him nod I got up and left his office. As soon as I walked through the door I practically ran to my room. I couldn''t stop the river of tears than flooded through my heart. Why did it always have to be me? Why was it when I finally thought I was going to be happy, something ruins it. Maybe some people were just meant to be alone. I jumped on my bed and hid under the covers, trying to silence my cries. I quickly wiped them away when I heard a knock on the door. Was it him? Did he regret what he said. "Come in" I said when I thought I looked presentable. "Juliana, you forgot to eat dinner" I head Maria say as she walked in with my own te of rice and chicken. "Thank you, but I''m not hungry" I said "Oh Juliana, what''s wrong" she said when she saw my probably red eyes. She walked up to me, put the te on the night stand and sat on the edge of the bed. "Nothing, I''ve just got something in my eye" I said, remembering the exact same thing I said to Este, the first time Tyberias made me cry. "Tyberias said something didn''t he?" She said and saw right through my lie. With the mention of his name, I broke down again and Maria instantly wrapped her arms around my shoulders andfortingly yed with my hair. "I''m... I''m sorry, I dont know why I''m cryin-"I huped but she quickly stopped me "Shhh, just let it out. It''s okay." After about 10 minutes, I had finally stopped crying and now I was embarrassed that Maria saw me at such a vulnerable state. I had hardly ever let my guard down around anyone before. "You''ll get through this Juliana. It''s his loss not yours, remember that. And I know you think the pain won''t stop but it will. You''re stronger than you think." She said She was right. I was strong. This was the second time I was crying because of Tyberias. And I''ll be damned if I let it happen again. Chapter 14 Chapter 14- Moving on Chapter 14 Chapter 14- Moving on JULIANA''S POV I ced the cucumber on the chopping board and viciously started chopping, pretending it was a certain body part of Tyberias''. "Calm down, Juliana. The cucumber didn''t do anything to you" Maria chuckled as she began frying the chicken. It had been about a week since Tyberias called things off and I hadn''t spoken a word to him since through leaving home early anding backte. I heard the door bell ring, snapping me out of my thought. "Do you mind getting that? I don''t want to burn the chicken." Maria said and I washed my hand and went to open the door. I slowly opened it to reveal a slim blonde girl who was dressed rather provocatively in a short bright pink dress that made my eyes hurt. I internally cringed when I saw her lips that had obviously been enhanced far too much giving her a permanent duck face look. "Can I help you?" I asked She nced at me up and down before scoffing at my grey leggings and white tank top. "You must be the help. Go fetch me Tyberias right away, will you?" She said and began checking her fake nails. Just when I was about to give her a snarky reply I heard a someone speak. "She''s not the help. She lives here." I turned around to see Maria staring down at the white chicks look alike. "Lives here. I see Tyberias has started housing the needy. I always knew he was a benevolent man." She sneered. "Did youe here for a reason, Vanessa?" Maria said "I need to speak to Tyberias" "He''s not here at the moment" "Hmm.. Then tell him to unblock me and that I miss him and I''m going to drop by againter." She said and began walking away, purposely trying to sway her non existant ass but it just ended up looking like she desperately needed the toilet. I looked at Maria to see if she was thinking the same thing as me. We stared at each other for a moment before bursting out inughter. ?_? ?_? ?_? I sat on my bed bored, unsure of what to do as I scrolled through my dry phone. An idea came into my head as I looked for Matt''s contact. Maybe I should give him a chance after all? I present the message icon and began to text him. ¡®Hey Matt, it''s Juliana, is the offer to go see a movie still open?¡¯ I waited a couple seconds and got a reply almost instantly ¡®Of course, I''ll pick you up at 6?¡¯ I thought for a moment, I don''t think it would be a smart idea to give him Tyberias'' address, I barely knew him. ¡®I''ll just meet you there, I live pretty far¡¯ N?velDrama.Org holds this content. ¡®Okay, see you there.¡¯ With that, I began to get ready. I applied my hair products, decided to go for a natural make up look and put on some high waisted blue skinny jeans, a cute tank top and a beige sweater. I was finally ready and it only took me an hour. New record! I reached for my phone that I was charging earlier on. 3%. I facepalmed as I realised I forgot to switch on the plug. I checked the time, 5:43. I had no time to charge it so I just shoved it in my pocket and l walked out of my room. I was halfway down the stairs when I saw Tyberias walk in through the front door. I froze as we made eye contact but I quickly looked away and continued walking. "Where are you going" he said lightly grabbing my wrist to stop me from walking past him. "On a date" I said unbothered and internally smiled as I saw him clench his teeth. Ha! "A date? With who?" "None of your business. I need to go before I''mte" I said and walked past him making sure to lightly brush past him. I was almost out the door before I turned to him and said "oh and by the way, Vanessa dropped by." ?_? ?_? ?_? "Thank you for taking me out, Matt. I had a good time" I said as we walked out of the movie theatre. I was pleasantly surprised with our date, Matt was very enjoyable to be around but I couldn''t help but think of him as more of a friend. "We don''t need to depart straight away. Do you want to go get some ice cream? I want to spend more time with you" he asked while smiling "Okay, sure" I said as we began walking to an ice cream parlour. As soon as we turned around the corner I saw a man I recognised talking to someone in the distance. I saw him hand the other man some money. I cursed my bad eyesight and squinted my eyes to focus on the familiar man. I gasped as I instantly recognised him. The man I had run from. The man who tormented me my entire life. My father. I instantly stopped walking and slowly started backing away. I couldn''t let him see me. My heart began racing as I imagined what he would do to me if he found me "What''s wrong?" Matt said "I''m getting some stomach pains, I think I''m going to head home" I said. "Okay, I''ll see you at work then?" "Yeh, see you on Monday" I said and with that we parted and walked away in opposite directions. I pulled my phone out to call the driver that drove me here but sighed as I saw my phone was out of battery. I cursed myself for deciding to wear high heeled boots. Oh well, I guess an hour walk wouldn''t be so bad. I needed to get some exercise in anyways. ?_? ?_? ?_? ?_? ?_? I unlocked the front door to see Tyberias pacing up and down the living room. He instantly rushed over to me when heid his eyes on me and put his hands on my shoulders stopping me. "Where the hell were you? You''ve been gone for hours. Why weren''t you answering any of my calls. "My phone ran out of battery" I said coldly and shrugged his hands off me and walking past him. "What''s wrong? Did your date not go well?" He said. "Actually it went really well. Why do you care anyways?" I asked "I don''t" he said and crossed his arms. "Good" I said and began walking off to my room. I was so over him. Chapter 15 Chapter 15- Vulnerable Chapter 15 Chapter 15- Vulnerable JULIANA''S POV I was most definitely not over him. A couple days passed and he had been stuck in my mind. We still giving each other the silent treatment but something in particrly today was wrong with him. He refused to go to work iming he ''didn''t feel like it'' and hadn''t eaten anything all day. I wasn''tining though, at least I didn''t need to see his stupid beautiful face. It was around 10pm and I had just walked out of the shower and changed into my pyjamas. I was about to head to bed when I heard sniffling from the room opposite mine. Tyberias'' room. I rolled my eyes. He probably had a cold or something. I slowly creeped out of my room and poked my head into his, about to tell him to be quiet because I couldn''t sleep but my eyes widened at what I saw. He was sat on the edge of his king sized bed with his head in his hands staring at a picture in front of him. I squinted towards it and saw what looked like Tyberias with his arms wrapped the shoulder of a young boy who looked to be about 15. "I''m sorry, Matteo. I''m so f¨´cking sorry" he muttered, his voice cracking halfway through. I should''ve probably left but my feet stayed rooted on the ground. I couldn''t just leave him like this, right. "Tyberias?" I slowly said as I walked inside the room. As soon as he saw me, he quickly wiped his tears and stuffed the picture under his pillow. "What are you doing here?" He asked and cleared his throat. "What''s wrong?" I answered with a question. "Nothing. You should go" "You can tell me anything" I said as I walked towards him and sat next to him on the edge of his bed. He looked at me before bursting into tears. I instantly wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer to me. I slowly ran my fingers through his hair as he buried his head inside my neck and continued to quietly shed his tears. My heart broke at seeing him this vulnerable. He was always so calm and collected, it only further reminded me that he was also human. "Do you want to talk about it" I said and began to wipe his tears with my thumb. He shook his head. "Whatever it is you''re hiding, it helps to get it off you''re chest. Trust me." I continued. He slowly pulled away and reached for the photo under his pillow. "That''s my brother Matteo" he said and pointed his finger to the boy next to him in the photo. "He looks just like you" I smiled. "Yeh, he did" "Did?" "Do you remember the day I saw you in town and helped you with your bags?" He asked and I nodded.N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. "Well, I was justing back from Matteo''s funeral." He said and I saw more tears escape his eyes. "How- How did he die?" I said, nervous to discover the answer. "He-He killed himself." He said, his voice shaking. "With my gun. He must''ve taken it when he visited me." he added. "And it''s all my f¨´cking fault. I should''ve payed more attention to him. He would always call me and ask me to hang out but I would always tell him I was busy.I still remember the day he did it. He called me just before and told me he loved me and that he was sorry. I was heading straight to him because I knew something was wrong when I heard a gun shot on the other end of the line. Then I heard his f¨´cking body drop to the ground. I should''ve been quicker, maybe then I could''ve stopped him." He said, choking on his tears halfway through. "It''s his birthday today. He should be turning 16." He said angrily and flung themp on the nightstand across the room. I instantly brought his head down to the crook of my neck and wrapped my arms around his shoulders. He instantly rxed and fully embraced me. "It''s not your fault. You can''t me yourself" I muttered." A couple minutes passed and he looked up to me through his longshes "I''m an idiot, I never should''ve let you go" he said as he pulled me close to his body. "Why did you?" I quietly asked. "I don''t know. I just feel guilty whenever I''m happy because I know I don''t deserve it. And you make me happy, Juliana, so... I pushed you away to punish myself." He added and I held my breath at his confession. I didn''t know how to react to what he just said. "I don''t expect you to forgive me straight away but I''m going to do everything I can to make you mine." He said and I slowly nodded. "You should get some sleep. You need to rest." I said as I slowly pulled away. He nodded and began getting into bed. "Will you be okay on your own?" I asked as I slowly began putting the covers over him. He nodded and his eyes began to close due to his tiredness. "Goodnight" I whispered and leaned down toy a kiss on his forehead before leaving. Chapter 16 Chapter 16- Anticipated response Chapter 16 Chapter 16- Anticipated response JULIANA''S POV I woke up and began to get ready for work. I was unsure of how Tyberias would act around me after what happened yesterday. Would he just ignore me again? Would he pretend it didn''t happen? I was in the kitchen eating breakfast when I saw Tyberiase in. "Hey" he smiled. "Hey, you''re not usually awake this early" Imented "I know but I woke up earlier to talk to you" he said. This is it. He was going to tell me it didn''t mean anything to him. I''m going to get hurt. It''s happening all over again. "I was wandering if I could take you out tonight" he grinned adorably. Oh. "Really? You don''t have to." I asked surprised. "When I said I''d make it up to you, I meant it" he said which made me smile "I''ll pick you up from work today, okay?" He asked and I nodded. I checked the time and decided it was gettingte. "I should leave" I said. He nodded "Bob''s waiting outside" he said referring to my personal driver. I left and greeted Bob in the car before he drove me to work. ~_~ ~_~ ~_~ The clock read 4:59 and I smiled knowing Tyberias should be here anytime now. I was packing up my stuff when Mr Michaels, my boss, approached me. "So Juliana, I was wondering, we''re both single. So why don''t you let me take you out sometime so you can pay me back for all the bonuses I''ve been giving youtely." He said and gave me a creepy smile Single? Speak for yourself. I mean technically I was single, but that was only temporary until Tyberias grew the balls to ask me to officially be his "Actually, I don''t think my boyfriend would like that, sir" I lied. "Boyfriend? Why do I get the feeling that isn''t true" the said, sensing my lie "I don''t think this conversation is very professional, sir. Wouldn''t you agree?" I said and gave him a tight smile before getting up to leave. All of a sudden, he quickly followed and backed me into the wall where he cornered me in. "Aren''t you tired of ying hard to get?" He whispered and twirled a piece of my hair around his finger. "Aren''t you tired of always getting rejected?" I replied, quickly regretting it when I saw him clench his first. Tyberias, where are you? "You little bitch" he seethed and moved to lift my skirt up higher but I quickly reacted and stopped his hand. "Back off" I said, squeezing his wrist while twisting it. He quickly released his wrist and pinned both of my hands to the wall behind me. I struggled but my efforts were futile. "She said back off" I heard someone say at the door and looked behind Mr Michaels to see Tyberias standing at the door clenching his fist. Mr Michaels instantly let go and gulped as he saw the tall, muscr man at the door. Mr Michaels being much shorter, immediately backed off. "Juliana, go to the car" Tyberias said and I instantly ran out the door. I didn''t need to be told twice. I saw Tyberias enter the room and turn to lock the door behind him, leaving him alone with Mr Michaels. I was about the head down the elevator but curiosity got the best of me and I peered through the window to see Tyberias on top of Mr Michaels throwing punches on his face. Just when Mr Michaels was about to lose consciousness, he stopped and lifted him up off the ground against the wall where he squeezed the life out of him with his bare hands. I saw him whisper something in Mr Michaels ear before he let him go and Mr Michaels dropped to the ground. Tyberias then reached for a handkerchief from his pocket, cleaned up any blood off his hands and threw the dirty handkerchief on Mr Michaels. I quickly ran to Tyberias'' car and jumped into the passenger seat, hoping Tyberias didn''t catch me snooping. A minuteter I saw the car door and Tyberias hopped into the driver''s seat. "I know you saw that" he said turning to me. Busted. "That was the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me" I sighed dreamily. He smiled and shook his head before beginning to drive. "I know you probably won''t want to go out after what just happened, so maybe we could get some food and head home?" He asked, looking at me through the mirror. "That sounds good" "McDonald''s?" He asked, looking at me. "McDonalds" I confirmed. "I''m surprised you didn''t suggest going to some fancy restaurant" I added. "I would pick fast food over posh food any day" We pulled into the McDonald''s drive through and the worker asked us what we wanted to eat. He ordered a BigMac with fries and turned to me. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. I suddenly felt subconscious about eating in front of him. I didn''t want him to think I was greedy or fat. "I''ll have the six piece chicken nuggets with small fries" I said to him so he could tell the worker my order. He looked at me weirdly before ordering "and a nine piece chicken nuggets withrge fries" he confirmed and I frowned. I didn''t order that. "Any drinks?" Said the worker "Water for me" I said "Yeh, we''ll have two strawberry milkshakes" he said Tyberias payed, we quickly received our food and he began driving back home. "Thank you for all this. You didn''t need to order me this much" I said "It''s not a problem. I''ve noticed you don''t eat a lot but that''s going to change" "But aren''t you worried I''m going to gain weight." He pulled over the car and turned to me in his seat. "I don''t care how much you weigh, Juliana. I like you for you,okay?" he said seriously and I smiled and nodded. He began driving again and we reached his house in no time. We decided to get changed into somethingfortable and meet in the living room. I rushed up and changed into some ck jogging bottoms with a white spaghetti strap top and went back downstairs. I saw Tyberias sat on the couch along wearing ck jogging bottoms and a white wife beater. We were matching? What a coincidence. He smiled when he saw me and patted the space next to me. "Game of thrones?" "Game of thrones" I nodded and he turned the TV on. "Khaleesi is so pretty" I sighed as we just saw her saw John snow and his friends from the white walkers. "Not as pretty as you" I heard Tyberias mutter. "What was that?" I asked, well aware of what he said. "Nothing" he said. That night, we binge watched the tv series while we stuffed our faces with McDonald''s. Thest thing I remember wasying my head on Tyberias'' broad shoulders and rested my eyes before I slipped out of consciousness. Chapter 17 Chapter 17- Visiter Chapter 17 Chapter 17- Visiter TYBERIAS'' POV "Go in there and kill him." I said sternly to Juliana "I don''t want to why can''t you do it" she replied "It''s good character building, now go in there and kill him, stop being a p¨´ssy" I said "B-But why can''t hee to me?" She questioned. "Go around the d¨¢nm corner and kill him" I sighed "But what if he kills me first" Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. "Then I''ll kill him and we can restart the game" I said as I gripped the controller in my hand and leaned forward in anticipation. Slowly, Juliana''s character crept down the stairs with my character following closely behind. She walked into the room where thest person we needed to kill was hiding behind the counter. Without any hesitation, she raised the gun and shot him him a total of 5 times in the head, killing him. "Yes! I did" she grinned excitedly "Well done, now go to the box and refill your ammo" I chuckled lightly seeing how happy she was that she finally got her first kill without my assistance. My back was hurting from carrying our team. Juliana took took a week off work because she didn''t want to confront her boss yet And during this time I have been working and teaching Juliana how to y call of duty. "Okay, now, do you still remember how to shoot" I asked as she held the controller. "Yep" "But do you know how to aim" "Um.." she said and began pressing random buttons" and began shooting the air I ced my hands on her''s and moved her finger to the aim button. "Now go find someone to kill" I said and she began shooting at something "Why isn''t he dying?" She asked "You''re shooting the fridge" I said, holding in augh. "I don''t want to y anymore" she pouted and put the controller on the couch next to her. "Don''t worry, Juliana, I''ll teach you" I said and put the controller back in her hand and ced mine above her''s. I found someone to kill and pressed her fingers on the right buttons making the person drop dead in a couple seconds. "Yes!" She smiled. "But I don''t want to y with strangers anymore. I want to y with you" she said "Okay, I''ll take care of it" I said and made some arrangements Since then, I bought another tv and yStation and had it ced right next to the one Juliana was ying on so we could still y together and be right next to each other, because she imed SplitScreen was ''annoying'' "Tyberias? Where are you? This house is too d¨¤mn big." I heard a female''s voice and instantly smiled as I recognized it. I quickly got up and rushed towards the entrance of my house, where the voice wasing from and I instantly engulfed the awaiting person. She wrapped her arms around me equally as tight and I leaned down to lightly peck her cheek. JULIANA''S POV I slowly followed behind Tyberias as he rushed out of the games room. Who was the person calling and why the hell was he so happy? I saw him run to hug an extremely prettydy with thick, ck that was wavy and came up to her shoulders. Who the fuck was this bitch? Calm you''re jealousy, Juliana, you still don''t know the full story. I awkwardly stood running my hands up my arms as I awaited for them to depart. Tyberias turned around and noticed me and then slowly parted away from thedy. "Juliana, this is Aria, my mother" he said smiling. I was shocked. The woman looks very young to be his mother. I could guess that she was in her early 40s. "It''s so nice to meet you" I said politely and walked over to them. "Wow Tyberias, is this her? She''s so beautiful" his mother said and pulled me into a tight hug , causing me to stiffen before hugging her back. I felt Tyberias lightly pull his mother away from me. "Sorry, she''s a hugger" he said apologetically. "Not that I''mining but why are you here?" Tyberias says, turning to his mother. "Oh yes! I wasing to invite you to dinner. Bring Juliana, the whole family will be there." She wants me to be there? "Okay, we''ll be there" he said "Good, I must get going, your father''s taking me out tonight. I''ll text you the details" she said and quickly pecked him on the cheek and hugged us both again before rushing out the door. "She''s not usually that hyper but it''s nice to see her happy. I didn''t think she''d be the same after Mateo died." Tyberias smiled sadly and turned to me. I didn''t say anything but just leaned in the hug him. I knew he was obviously still hurting about his brother''s sudden death so I just wanted tofort him. I instantly felt warmth as his big body engulfed my small one. "I''m here for you now." I said Chapter 18 Chapter 18- Dinner time Chapter 18 Chapter 18- Dinner time JULIANA''S POV "Ugh, I have no clothes" I groaned as I sat on the pile of my clothes. I saw Tyberias walk out of his room and head for the stairs but he stopped once he saw me. "What wrong?" He said as he frowned. "I don''t know what to wear for tonight" I sighed. He though for a second. "Shopping?" He smiled "Shopping" I nodded. "Let me just see where I can squeeze you into my schedule. I''m a busy man." He grinned knowing he just quoted what I said to him when he first asked me out on a date. I replied to this with augh. ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ "Hello, my names Emma. Can I help you find what you''re looking for?" Said the shopping assistant as we stepped into the store. "I need an outfit for dinner" I said "No problem, I''ll see what I can find." A couple minutester, Emma approaches us again with multiple dresses in her hand. Tyberias sat outside the changing room while I went in to try the first dress I stepped out in a dressing gown that I could Harley breathe in due to the corset that came with it. I waddled over to where Tyberias was sat. He looked up at me and chuckled before shaking his head. I quickly took it off with the assistance of Emma and tried on the next one The next dress was... interesting to say the least. And by interesting I mean totally not appropriate to wear to dinner with Tyberias'' parents. The tight, satin, baby pink dress stuck to me like a second skin. My breasts were practically bursting out and it was barely covering my ass. What was thedy thinking. I slowly walked out and I heard the Tyberias choke on the water he was just drinking. "I''m not sure how that dress got in the pile. I must''ve picked it up by mistake." Emma said apologetically. I shook my head reassuringly and went to change. I quickly slipped into the next dress and smiled as I looked into the mirror. The light blue dress was tight but not suffocatingly tight, it hugged my curves nicely. It wasn''t short and stopped at my knees. I made a mental note to pair it nicely with a ck jacket and and nude pumps. I stepped out and smiled. "You look beautiful, Juliana" Tyberias smiled and I blushed. "We''ll take it" he nodded. I went back in to change back into my clothes. When I came out I saw Tyberias standing waiting for me. I didn''t miss the shopping bag that he held that I was sure he didn''t have before. He quickly tried to hide it behind him. "What''s in the bag?" I asked. "Something that will be of great use to me." He said and reached for the dress in my hands. "What are you doing? I need to go pay" I frowned. "I''m not letting you pay. You should know this by now. As long as you''re with me, you''re not paying for anything" he said sternly and I defeatedly let him take the dress from my hands. ?_? ?_? ?_? It was around 7:00pm and I had finally finished getting ready for dinner that started at 7:30. I did my makeup nicely but not over the stop. I slowly made my way down the stairs and stopped as I reached Tyberias and smiled shyly. "Holy sh?t. You look... wow. Just wow." Tyberias stuttered and I blushed. "Thank you. You look very handsome as well" I smiled He was dressed in his signature ck suit with a dark blue tie. His messy hair was more tamed but he still looked dangerous and rough. I reached for my ck jacket and shrugged it on. "Let''s go." He announced. "Ladies first." Tyberias said and opened the front door so I could go first. I didn''t miss the quiet whistle I heard when I began walking to the car. I turned back and saw him still rooted in his ce but he quickly snapped out of his haze and followed behind me. ?_? ?_? As we pulled into Tyberias'' parent''s house, I suddenly began feeling nervous. Their house was massive, almost as big as Tyberias''. This didn''t help to calm my nerves. Tyberias jumped out of the driving seat and went around to open the car door for me but my body stayed glued to the seat. "Don''t be nervous, Juliana. They''ll love you." Tyberias said reassuringly and ced a hand out to help me get out. I hesitantly grabbed onto it and slowly got out. "I can''t help it" I quietly said and ran my hands up and down my arms self-consciously. "I''ve got something to calm your nerves" he grinned. "Wh-" I began but his lips brush mine. Not innocently, like a tease but hot, fiery, passionate and demanding. I want to pull away before I lose myself but I can''t seem to. In this moment, my senses have been seduced and I can no longer think straight. "Juliana" he whispers slowly, prolonging each letter as if to savor them. I smile, my heart fluttering at his voice as I sp my hands on either side of his face. Never before has my name ever felt so wonderful, I think. "We should stop" I mumble between our lips. I''m sure his parents wouldn''t appreciate finding us making out. "I know." He said as he pulled away and grinned. He ced a hand on the small of my back and we began walking to the house. But as soon as we turned around, I saw two women lurking in the windows while grinning and once was filming us with her phone but they quickly ducked down when they saw me catch them. We continued walking and just when Tyberias was going to ring the door bell, the door whipped open revealing the two women. Once of them I recognised as Tyberias'' mom. "You must be Juliana. I''m Leona, Tyberias'' sister" she grinned and pulled me into a hug. "Juliana?" I heard someone say as they walked into the room. "Hey, Adrian" I smiled "I didn''t know you were going to be here, otherwise I would''ve dressed up nicer" he grinned and went in to hug me but Tyberias quickly stood in front of me and pushed Adrian back. "Back off, Adrian" Tyberias said "I wasn''t actually going to hug her, brother. Calm down." Adrian said while surrendering. "What''s going on here?" I heard a thick Italian voice say. "Dad, meet Juliana. Juliana, meet my father" Tyberias said. "Antonio Romano. Pleasure to meet you" Tyberias'' father said and went in to shake my hand. I was surprised at how much Tyberias resembled his father. They both shared the same stoic expression and physique but Tyberias'' father had a couple wrinkles and grey hairs. But overall he was incredibly good looking. If that was what Tyberias would look like at that age, I would be a very lucky woman. Assuming me and Tyberias would even be together. "Hi, I''m Tyberias''.... friend" I said, unsure of what we actually were. "I think you two are more than friends" I heard Leona giggle quietly and I blushed deeply. But Leona quickly stopped when her mother lightly pped her on the arm. "Stop embarrassing the poor girl. Come, Juliana, I''ll introduce you to the rest of the family." Tyberias'' mother said and led me to the spacious living room. There, I saw a man crouched down telling off a little boy that I recognised to be Luca, from when I was babysitting. "Stop eating all the food" the man said sternly and Luca poured and licked what I imagined as chocte off his lips. "Sorry" Luca mumbled adorably. "Troy, Luca, this is Juliana, Tyberias'' friend." Aria said and they both looked up to me. "Juliana, this is Troy, Leona''s husband. And this is Luca, their son" She continued. Luca looked up at me in a funny way as if he was trying to remember where he had seen me before. Something clicked in his brain because he shot me a smile and went to hug my legs. "It''s nice to meet you" Troy smiled and shook my hand. "You too" "Luca has really taken a liking to you" Leonamented as she walked into the living room. "We''ve met before. I babysat him a couple months ago" I said and she nodded. The sound of the doorbell grabbed our attention. "I didn''t think we were expecting anyone else." Leona frowned. "I''ll go check who it is" Tyberias said and left the room. "Why the f¨´ck are you here?" I heard Tyberias say. Curiosity got the best of me as I went to see who it was, as did Leona. We poked our heads to see the one and only Vanessa. This girls was seriously obsessed with Tyberias. Maybe it was time for her to get a hobby. "I''m here for dinner. I''m slightly hurt I wasn''t invited but I know you probably forgot." She said with a sickly smile on her face. "How did you know we were all here?" "I saw Leona post a picture outside this house on her snapchat story so I came right over" She said innocently. "But I blocked you" Leona said as she came up next to her. "Yeh, but I made a fake ount" she shrugged like it was normal. B?tches be bonkers "What the hell is wrong with you. There was a reason you weren''t invited." Leona said. "So you invite her and not me" she said and looked at me with disgust. "Leave, Vanessa. I''m not going to tell you again" Tyberias finalised. "Fine. Have fun with your new toy, Tyberias. You''ll be running back to me soon enough" She sneered and walked off. With that, Tyberias mmed the door in her face. "I''m sorry about her" he said. "It''s fine, but we''ll talk about it at home" I said and he gulped before nodding. "Dinner''s ready" shouts Tyberias'' mom from the kitchen. "Let''s go" he said and ced a hand on my waist leading me to the dining room. ^_^ ^_^ Dinner was delicious as expected but I had to muffle a giggle the whole time because I would always catch Luca staring at me but quickly look away and stuff food in his mouth when he got caught. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. About an hourter, me and Tyberias decided to leave before Aria made Tyberias promise to bring me next time. We arrived home in no time but I wanted to talk to Tyberias about something before we went to bed. "Tyberias, what are we?" I asked in a small voice. I looked down at the ground, afraid of him rejecting me. "I was going to wait for the perfect time to ask you but you''re too impatient for that, aren''t you?" He grinned and moved closer to me. He lifted my chin up with his finger "I want you to be with me. I want to kiss you whenever I want. I want to hold you at night. What I''m saying is... Will you let me call you mine, Juliana? Will you be my girlfriend?" "R-Really?" I asked and shyly smiled. "Of course. Any guy would be lucky to have you, Juliana. Don''t doubt yourself" He made me feel something no one else ever has. I jumped in his arms and wrapped mine around his neck. "Yes" I whispered "I''ll be your girlfriend" When he heard this he hugged me impossibly tighter. Pouring his feelings into our embrace. I never want this feeling to stop Chapter 19 Chapter 19-Hurt Again Chapter 19 Chapter 19-Hurt Again JULIANA''S POV I woke up Monday morning dreading going to work after what Tyberias did to my boss. I have been avoiding going to work for a week but I couldn''t do that any longer I quickly got ready and made my way to the kitchen. I was surprised to see Tyberias dressed in a suit cooking breakfast. "Hey, you''re early" I said as I walked up to him. He looked up to me and pulled me closer to him. "I know, I''m going to start waking up earlier so I can make sure you eat breakfast and drive you to work" he said and ced a kiss on my forehead. My arms went to rest on his chest. "You don''t have to do that" I smiled, I was slightly surprised he would be willing to do that. No one has ever done that for me before. "I know but I want to. I''m going to treat you right" And in that moment happiness overtook me and I couldn''t help it anymore. I reached up and tugged him down by his cor and pressed my lips on his. The heels I was wearing added a couple inches to my height which made it slightly easier to reach him but he still towered over me. His hands went to my hips and squeezed tightly. He then hoisted me up on the counter behind me. "We should.... stop" I said in between the kisses. But my body said something different as I willingly opened my mouth, allowing his tongue to invade my senses. "Then stop" he grinned and began to pull away but I quickly wrapped my legs around his waist and bought him closer. "Demanding" he grinned and bought his lips back on top of mine. After a couple minutes I managed to get a hold of my horny self and pushed him away. I was going to bete. I checked the time and began to panic. "I need to go" I said as I jumped off the counter and was about to head out before Tyberias stopped me. "You''re not going anywhere until you eat" he said and ced a te of jam on toast in front of me. I sighed before I quickly finished the slices. "Happy?" I smiled sarcastically. "Ecstatic" hemented. "Good now let''s go" I said and pulled him out the door towards his car. "I do love it when you''re bossy" "Shut up" I grinned. I liked his yful side. The journey was quick because Tyberias ran a couple red lights so that I would be on time. He''s so sweet When we arrived he quickly got out the car and opened the door for me. When I got out he looked at me up and down before crouching down slightly and tugging my skirt down. He gave me a satisfied nod when the skirt reached below my knees. "Thanks for driving me" I said and pecked him on the cheek. I didn''t give him a chance to reply because I quickly made my way to the building. I turned around to face his and found him leaning on the car and smiling as he watched me waddle my way inside. I waved at him goodbye and his grin widened and he waved back. I quickly rushed up the lift and slowly began walking towards Mr Michaels'' office. I knocked and went in. But I was confused to see a woman who looked around 40 sitting at his desk. "I''m looking for Mr Michaels." I said. "Mr Michaels resigned quite suddenlyst Friday. So as Vice President of thispany, I''ll be taking over." I quickly nodded. "I''m Juliana Hernandez. I was Mr Michaels'' Secretary." "Lilian Jones. It''s a pleasure to meet you Miss Hernandez. I look forward to having you work with me." She smiles kindly I was slightly surprised at how nice she was. She was so differentpared to Mr Michaels. "You too, I should get to work now." I nodded and she nodded in agreement. Lunchtime came quickly and I was sat at my usual table alone nibbling in my sandwich. When I had almost finished, I saw Matt approach me which was unusual because I hadn''t seen him for the past week and he didn''t text me. "Hey, Juliana" "Hey Matt, I haven''t heard from you in a while." "I caught the flu. I was ill but I feel better now." He said and I nodded. "So I was wandering, do you want to go out again tonight?" He asked I froze. And I started feeling guilty for leading him on. "Oh, that''s really nice of you to offer but I don''t think my boyfriend would like that." I said. This time I wasn''t lying about having a boyfriend. "Boyfriend? So you just led me on the other night?" He asked angrily. He raised his voice so now everyone in the cafeteria was listening and watching. "I didn''t. I only just-"I began but he just quickly cut me off. "I don''t want to hear it. Did you think I actually liked you? I just wanted to get into your pants like every other guy that works here. No one would want you if it wasn''t for your looks" heughed. Then, everyone bursted our inughter. I thought I was going to cry, it was like high school all over again, feeling so alone in a room full of people. I quickly got up and ran out of the cafeteria. I didn''t know where to go so I ran to the bathroom. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. I''ve never felt so embarrassed before And only then, when no one could see me, did I let the tears roll down my face. I got my phone out my pocket and rang Tyberias. "Hey, baby" he said "Tyberias... can youe pick me up?" I huped and struggled to get the words out due to choking on my tears. "Juliana, what happened?" he said, his voice on full alert. "I just want to go home. Please" I whispered. "I''ll be there in 10 minutes" he said and I could hear him packing his stuff up in the background. "Okay, thanks" I mumbled and ended the call I quickly wiped my eyes andposed myself but my eyes were still red and it was obvious I was crying. I grabbed my sunsses from by handbag and walked out of the building. At this point, I didn''t care if I lost my job, I just didn''t want to be here anymore. As I was walking, people were giving me weird stared but I just ignored them. I waited outside and in no time I saw Tyberias'' car pull over. He quickly got out and shrugged his jacket off and ced it on my shoulders. I sighed in content as he wrapped his arms around my shoulders and led me to his car where he turned on the seat warmer for me. He didn''t say a word as he began to drive and I was thankful because I didn''t want to talk right now. When we arrived home, he led me towards his room andyes me on his bad before tucking me in. He bed was so warm andfy. I couldn''t help my body as I began to doze off. But I didn''t miss the kiss heid on my forehead before walking out. Chapter 20- Feeling Better Chapter 20- Feeling Better JULAINA''S POV I woke up to the sweet smell of cinnamon. I rubbed my eyes and sat up to see Tyberias at the door with his sleeves rolled up and his top button unbuttoned and there was a te of cinnamon rolls in his hand with a ss of water. "How long have I been asleep?" I yawned "A couple hours. I made you something to eat for when you woke up" he said and ced the te in front of me. "Wow. Thank you, it smells delicious" I smiled and I thought my mouth would water as the sweet smell invaded my scenes. I finished the te in no time and Tyberias put the te on the night stand. "Are you feeling better?" He asked and sat up against the headboard next to me. I nodded and leaned my head on his chest. He wrapped an arm around me and traced circles on it. "What happened at work?" He said calmly but his fists were white from being squeezed so hard. "Nothing. I just didn''t feel well" I lied. "Don''t lie to me, tell me who hurt you" I said clenching his jaw. I shook my head and buried my face further into his chest. I knew what he would do to Matt I''d he found him. I wasn''t protecting him I just didn''t want Tyberias to get into any trouble for my sake. "I need a name." His voice softened "Matt Williams." I said quietly and he nodded. "I''ll take care of it" he said and kissed my forehead. A few moments passed and weid in afortable silence. "Do you only like me beacuse if how I look?" I asked in a small voice. I have never been insecure before but I could get what Matt said earlier out of my head. "Where''s thising from?" He said and raised my head up so I was looking up at him. "Just something that he said earlier" I whispered. He sighed "although you''re looks are a massive plus, I''m not with you solely because of that. I like you because you''re smart and funny and you always put people before yourself. And that''s rare to find nowadays." I smiled and dug my head into his neck feeling shy all of a sudden. He chuckled at my reaction. I saw Tyberias reach for his phone from his pocket and text Adrian. ¡®I need you to take care of someone for me. Matt Williams, works at Michaels'' oil Company in town.¡¯ "What is he going to do to him?" I asked "Nothing he doesn''t deserve" he replied simply and I couldn''t held but smiled evilly at the thought of Matt being in pain. Oh god, what''s gotten into me. I was starting to think like Tyberias. "Guess what" I said and looked up to Tyberias. "What?" "I''ve got a new boss. Mr Michaels resigned" "Hmm really?" He said but something told me he already knew. I nodded "would you have anything to do with that" I asked and raised an eyebrow. "Of course" he said smugly. I was slightly surprised he actually admitted it. I just giggled and went back to cuddling him. I quickly pulled away. How could I forget "What''s wrong?" Tyberias said and tried to pull me back to his body. "Who is Vanessa?" I asked and sat up on my knees. Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. "No one important. We just used to date a few months ago" "Why did you break up?" "Because she was a psycho" he shrugged "The whole of the male poption say their ex is a psycho" I stated "But she actually was. I tried to break up with her about a year ago but she lied and told me she was pregnant with my baby. It had been about 6 months and she still wasn''t showing so I forced her to get go to the doctors where they confirmed that she was never pregnant." "What the fuck. That bitch is crazy" I agreed "I know. Remind me to tell the guards not to let her past the gates" he said and pulled me back into his awaiting arms. I pulled away and pulled him up with me. "I want to do something fun" I said I saw him grin and his eyes glinted. "Say no more" he said and flipped me over so I wasying pinned down on the bed. "Not like that" I smiled and rolled my eyes. He huffed and pulled me up off the bed. "Movie theater, swimming pool, cooking in the kitchen or I can take you shopping. Take your pick" "Shopping" I gushed. "I should''ve known you''d be a shopaholic." ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ We returned home with Tyberias carrying all my bags because he insisted. He also didn''t let me pay for anything I was nowying on the couch watching tv with my feet resting on Tyberias''p while he typed on his laptop. "I don''t want to go to work tomorrow" I sighed. "You don''t have to. You could quit but then you''d be letting them win." He said and ran his hands up and down my legs. I hesitantly nodded in agreement. I knew he was right but I couldn''t help but dread tomorrow. *-* *-* The next morning for work, I got out of Tyberias'' car and I expected him to drive off but he surprised me by putting his hand on my back and walking along side me to my desk. I saw people in the hallway stop to stare and whisper but I paid no attention to them. We stopped outside where I worked and he pecked my lips. "Will you be alright?" He asked and I nodded. "Call me if anyone bothers you" he nodded. We exchanged goodbyes and he walked off, people moved out the way creating a clear line for where he was going to walk. I turned around and went to Mrs Jones'' office I knocked and entered "Good morning Mrs Jones, I just wanted to apologize for leaving early yesterday" I said. "It''s fine Miss Hernandez. I saw what happened in the cafeteria and I would''ve been surprised if you didn''t leave." She said and I felt embarrassed that my boss witnessed the most embarrassing moment of my life. "However, you do not need to worry about Mr Williams anymore, I will talk to him about respecting colleagues when he arrives. But he''s was supposed to be here half an hour ago which is unusual of him." She said checking her watch and frowning. She might be waiting a long time. When lunch came, no one approached me as per usual but I knew they were, not so discretely, whispering about me. There was no sign of Matt which was good and I guess I had Tyberias to thank for that. Chapter 21- Surprises Chapter 21- Surprises WARNING: SEXUAL CONTENT 1 weekter TYBERIAS'' POV "How was your day, baby? Has anyone been giving you any trouble" I asked as she jumped in the car and I began driving home. She sighed "no, but I still hate it there. I have no friends and I always eat lunch on my own. And everyone always states. And Mrs Jones keeps giving me too much work. I just hate it" she sighed. I looked at her with sympathy. I don''t know why anyone wouldn''t want to be friends with Juliana. She was fun to be around, honest, kind. What more could anyone fucking want? I gripped the steering wheel tightly as I thought of a way to make it better for her. She continued to rant and I sat there patiently and listened. "Anyways, how was your day?" She sighed looking over to me. "It was fine. Nothing out of the usual" I yed off, not wanting to brag about the amazing day I had after securing an eight-figure deal. When we arrived home I told Juliana to change into somethingfortable and meet me in my room. I had something in mind that would make Juliana forget about her bad day. I waited for her on my bed and grabbed the TV remote. She entered shortly after in one of my hoodies and some leggings that made her ass look like something out of this world. She crawled up and sat next to me. "I was thinking we could watch a movie. Any suggestions?" I asked "I don''t mind" she shrugged. Knowing how indecisive she was, I knew she would say this. "How about.... 50 shades of grey?" I asked and stole a nce at her to see her gulp nervously. "If- If you want" she stuttered cutely and I started the film. "Why are you so far? I don''t bite" I whispered and pulled her closer to wrap an arm around her and I felt her rx slightly. Halfway through the movie an intimate scene came on and I saw Juliana squeeze her legs together. I took this as my cue to slowly run my fingers up and down her arm, making goose bumps arise. I smiled as I saw how much I affected her. "Does this turn you? Being controlled, dominated?" I whispered in her ear. She looked up to me innocently and nervously shook her head, but I knew she was lying. I got my other hand and began running it up her thigh. "Are you sure?" I asked and she squeezed her legs even tighter and nodded. "Mind if I check?" I asked again and trailed my hand up to her sex. "Tyberias" she moaned and I used this as encouragement. I knelt in front of her and tugged on her feet slightly so she was no longer leaning on the headboard and was now lying down. I crawled on top of her and hastily ced my lips on her''s, eager to feel the butterflies only she made me feel. She quickly moved her lips in sync with mine and she moaned into my mouth. I felt her lightly tug on my bottom lip, causing me to groan. I slowly licked her bottom lip and she opened her mouth to allow our tongues to dance together. My hands trailed to the hoodie she was wearing and slipped underneath. Her skin instantly heated up as my hand touched her bare skin. I got impatient and peeled it up off her body. Nothing could''ve braced me for the sight before me. Sheid there below me with her bed eyes wearing a redcy bra that hugged her perfect breasts. I thought my mouth would start watering. "You''re the most beautiful person I''ve everid my eyes on" I said. And I meant it. Nobody could compare to her. I leaned down cing kisses on her neck as I moved down to her chest. I made eye contact with her as I slipped my hands behind her back to unsp her bra and slowly began to remove it. I couldn''t help but break eye contact to shamelessly stare at her bare chest. F¨´ck me. They were big and perky. And anything a man could wish for I lowered my mouth and kissed, sucked and bit everywhere but her nipples. "Tyberias.... please" she moaned and ran her fingers through my hair. "Tell me how much you want it, baby" "So bad" she groaned Not being able to stop myself I reached down to sp her n?pple in my mouth, making her moan and arch her back towards me. "Tyberias.... Don''t stop" she moaned. I used a hand to massage the other. I had to spread the love. I couldn''t be showing any favoritism. When I was happy with the hickeys that surrounded her breasts I began to kiss down her t stomach and pulled down her leggings to reveal her matching panties. I nted a kiss over her panties on her opening and she moaned and wrapped her legs around my head. I slowly began peeling her panties off her body and bought them up to my nose to inhale deeply. "You smell so good" I groaned into the material and shoved it into my back pocket. I pulled away to stare at her naked body and I don''t think I''ve ever been this hard before. I lowered my eyes to her bare pussy and I think I actually began drooling. I didn''t waste any time before I buried my head in between her legs and she jumped as my tongue touched her clit. "You taste just as sweet as you smell" I groaned into her pussy so the vibrations would add to her pleasure. She would always be my favorite dessert She moaned and pushed my head deeper into her as I continued to eat her out. She was so demanding when she wanted something and I loved that. I lightly bit on her clit causing her to jump and moan even louder than before. I loved the sounds she made for me. I slowly got a finger and began to rub her up and down while I continued to suck on her clit. Slowly, I sank one finger into her but pulled it back out when I could only put it in halfway. "Fuck. You''re so tight" I groaned. If I couldn''t even fit a full finger in her, I definitely wouldn''t be able to fit my c?ck on her today. I slowly pumped my finger in and out of her and she gripped my hair once again. I was going to have no hair left by the time she was done. "I''m close, Tyberias" she whispered and this only made my pump faster and suck harder. I knew she had finally came when her body tensed up and she repeatedly moaned my name. I licked up her juices and I looked up to see her smiling dreamily. "That was amazing. You''re amazing" she gushed and pulled me up to kiss me and I chuckled at her reaction. "I can''t fuck you today. I''m not going to fit" I said and she hesitantly nces down to therge bulge in my pants and her eyes widened "We don''t have to have s¨¦x for me to make you feel good" she said seductively. I thought I woulde for that sentence alone. "You don''t have to-" I began but she put a finger to my lips stopping me. "I want to" she said and she kneeled between my legs. She leaned up to capture my lips and quickly tugged my shirt off my body. I grinned as I saw her lick her lips as sheid her eyes my chest. She began to kiss down my torso and her lips felt like heaven. I held my breath as she stopped at my pants and palmed me through them. She slowly pulled my pants and boxers down together and my length sprung out. "Woah" she said and her eyes widened as she took in my size. I smirked. I knew I was gifted in that area with a solid 8 inches. She tried to wrap a hand around my cock but couldn''t fit all of it around its circumference, inting my ego even more. She experimentally gripped me and ran her hand up and down my shaft while using her other hand to massage my balls. She leaned down and seductively sucked on my head and released it with a pop, making me hiss in pleasure. "No teasing" I groaned as I slowly put my hand on the back of her head and guided her back to my member. She gave it a long lick from the bottom to the top and moaned as she tasted some of my precum. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. I had a lot more where that came from. She didn''t waste anymore time as she opened her mouth and slowly lowered me in. "Mio dio (my god)" I groaned as I hit the back of her throat. Soft, warm, wet. She used her hand on the rest of me that she couldn''t fit in. The way she looked at me with her beautiful eyes while her mouth was full of me was so fucking hot. Her full, pouty lips focusing on my head as she slid her tongue up and down my shaft. I waspletely helpless, euphoric and vulnerable to her. She then released me from her mouth and sucked on my balls, causing me to groan loudly in pleasure. "Tu sei perfetto. Cos¨¬ fottutamente perfetto (You''re perfect. So fucking perfect)" She quickly went back to focusing on my shaft and I slowly began to pump myself in and out of her mouth. I gathered her hair in my hands to stop it from getting in the way, giving me aa perfect view of her face. "Your so beautiful" I said for what was probably the fifth time. I felt the pressure build up in my stomach and I new I was going toe soon. "I''m going toe" I groaned and she quickened her pace. I was somewhat surprised she didn''t finish me off with her hand. I guess she was going to swallow. "F¨´ck" I repeated multiple times as I emptied myself into her mouth where she eagerly swallowed every drop from me. "You taste so good" she moaned as she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "Where did you learn to do that" I groaned and bought her up to face me. She was a pro d?ck sucker, "Porn" she shrugged casually. She surprised me every day. I used to think she was so fucking innocent but I couldn''t have been more wrong. I chuckled and brought her lips down to mine. I was the luckiest guy in the world. ¡ª¡ª Vote and Comment Chapter 22- Changes Chapter 22- Changes JULIANA''s POV "Tyberias, did I tell you how attractive you look today" I smiled as I entered his home office and went to sit on hisp. "What do you want?" He asked suspiciously as his arms circled my waist and he stopped his work. "Can''t Ipliment my amazing boyfriend?" I smiled innocently. He raised his eyebrow in reply. "Okay, fine. You got me" I confessed and rolled my eyes. "So.... I was thinking" I began. "Oh no" he sighed. "And... I think it would be a good idea if Iquitmyjobandworkedforyou" I mumbled. "What?" "I want to quit my job and work for you" I said and bit my lip nervously. "No. It''s too-" "Dangerous. I know. But I know you wouldn''t let anything happen to me. Plus, hasn''t anyone ever told you to live life on the edge?" "No. It''s not happening" he said sternly. Time for n B. "Please, baby" I said innocently and trailed my hand to the massive bulge in his pants. I leaned in to kiss his neck and slowly began to unbuckle his belt. Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. "If you think seducing me will make me change my mind, you must think I have no self control" he said stopping my hands. Cr¨¢p. Time for ne C. I started thinking of puppies dying and on cue, my eyes began to water. I sniffed as tears began streaming down my face. "I just-" I began but a fake sob escaped my lips. "I-I thought you would understand. I-I''m sorry for bothering you" I said and I got up off hisp to walk away. 3 2 1 "Wait. Juliana,e back" I heard him sigh. I smiled smugly, my n worked. I made sure to put on my crying expression when I turned back around. "You''re not going to be working for me." He said and I frowned. That wasn''t how this was supposed to go. "You''re going to be working with me" he finished and I smiled brightly. "But you should know that I''m not going to give you anything too dangerous to do" he warned. "Thank you. Thank you. Thank you" I smiled and ran up to jump on hisp before wrapping my arms around his neck and embracing him in a tight hug. He chuckled and hugged me back. "So. When do I start" ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ "Wee to the warehouse. This is where most our shipmentse in and go out" he said as we stepped into the massive building where there were many people crowding the ce. "Boss" a man nodded in greeting. But Tyberias didn''t just ignored him and led me to his office. This was the fifth time he ignored someone''s greeting. "Stop being mean and ignoring people " I frowned at him and lightly elbowed him in the stomach. "O" he exaggerated and rubbed the spot where I hit him. "You deserve it" "Maybe you should make it up to me by giving me a kiss" he suggested. "You''ll get a kiss when I think you deserve it" The next person walked past "good afternoon, boss" he said. I was somewhat expecting Tyberias to ignore him like the others but he mumbled "Good afternoon, Jonathon". I looked up to him and smiled. "Happy?" He smiled sarcastically "Very." I said and quickly reached up to peck him on the lips. "Hey! I want a refund that wasn''t a proper kiss" he pouted adorably. We entered the empty elevator and Tyberias presses the 19th floor. I saw this as an opportunity and quickly pressed the big red button, which I assumed would stop the elevator Before he could protest, I quickly tugged his down to my level and ced my lips on his He froze but quickly reciprocated the kiss. His hands automatically went to my hips where he pulled me to his body and gently squeezed. He warmth ignited a fire within me. My hands reached up to his hair and I lightly tugged on it, earning an animalistic growl from him. The noise instantly sent heart to my core. The kiss began to get more intense as he lightly bit my bottom hips, making a moan leave my lips. But then I remembered what I needed to tell him "I need to-" I began but was quickly interrupted as he ced another kiss on my lips. I moaned as his tongue lightly brushed my lips. "I need to speak to you about something" I finally managed to say as I remembered what I had been thinking about on the journey here "Jump" he said,pletely ignoring what I said, and he started to lift me up by my hips. I jumped and wrapped my legs around his waist. He began cing small kisses on my jaw as he walked us to a wall and pushed my back against it. I was finally up to his height, face to face. I looked around the space around us. Woah. He views the world so differently. His hands moved to rest on my thighs, dangerously close to my ass. I moaned as he squeezed my thigh tightly and trailed his kisses to my neck. "What do you need to talk about?" He asked and grinned as he was greeted with silence. I couldn''t find the words to speak. I cleared my throat "this mystery stalker knows where I used to live. I don''t think it''s safe for my mom and sister to be living there." I finally managed to get the words out. "Okay, I''ll find them an apartment near us so you can still visit them regrly." He said. He went to lean in to ce more kisses on my neck but I ced a hand on his chest stopping him. "Visit? So... You still want me to live with you ?" I asked and blushed. I would''ve thought he would want me to go live with them again. "Of course I do" he smiled and pecked my lips. "I don''t think anyone else would be able to tolerate you" he added with a smirk. I scoffed and yfully hit his chest. "Thank you, for everything you''re doing for me, Tyberias" "You don''t need to thank me, I like helping you. I''m takingplete care of you now." I said and lightly kissed my forehead. We were interrupted by a loud bang. All of a sudden the elevator doors were forced apart and men in suits stood with their guns pointing at us. I recognised Adrian as one of them. "What the f¨´ck is wrong with you?" Tyberias asked. "We-We thought you were in trouble. You pressed the rm" he said and his eyes widened and a wide grin formed on his face as he looked at mine and Tyberias''promising position. I quickly jumped off him and lightly pushed him away. Tyberias scoffed and led me out of the elevator to his office. But not before purposely bumping his shoulder with Adrian''s and muttering "cockblock". "Woah" I gasped as we entered his office. He sat behind the desk and I leaned on the big mahogany desk. I trailed my fingers on it, imaging all the things Tyberias could do to me on it. "I know what you''re thinking about" He smirked and I blushed and shook my head. "I wasn''t thinking about that. You just have a dirty mind" Imented. "So you''re not thinking about me bending you over this desk and f¨´cking you so hard you won''t be able to walk for the next week. Or about how anyone could walk in and find us. But I think you''d like that. You like the possibility of getting caught. You like the excitement and thrill it gives you." "Tyberias, the guns are ready" Adrian said barging into the office. To find me pressed up against the table with Tyberias'' hand running up my leg. "Never mind, I see you''re busy" he smirked, wiggling his eyebrows. "Learn how to fucking knock." Tyberias sighed loudly and gripped my hand to lead me out of the office. "Where are we going?" I asked. "Have you ever used a gun before?" Chapter 23- Demon Secretary Chapter 23- Demon Secretary "Careful. Keep a steady hand" Tyberias said as he came up behind me to help. "Always use two hands" he said and brought my other hand to grip the gun. "Now focus on where you want to shoot and pull the trigger" he said and slowly backed away so I could do it on my own. I pressed the trigger multiple times but missed every one of them. I sighed in frustration. "Don''t worry baby, you''ll get the hang of it soon enough" he said and pecked me on the cheek "Boss, you''ve got a meeting in 5 minutes with the Chinese investors." Said a prettydy as she walked into the shooting range room. She was tall and curvy with dirty blond hair and blue eyes. She reminded me of a barbie doll. "Okay, Tiffany I''ll be there soon" she said and she walked out but not before looking at me up and down. I mentally facepalmed myself for dressing casually with dark blue skinny jeans and one of Tyberias'' white hoodies. She was dressed nicely in a ck pencil skirt and white blouse. I couldn''t help butpare myself to her. When she left the room I turned to Tyberias. "Who was she?" I asked, trying to sound casual and unbothered. Tyberias must''ve caught onto my jealousy as his lips pulled into a grin. "My ex girlfriend who I still love very much" he joked. I shoved him hard. "That''s not funny" I pouted. Tyberias put his fingers around my mouth trying to force my lips into a smile. "I''m joking. She''s just my secretary" Oh no. I had read more than enough Wattpad stories to know that secretaries were always trying to get into their boss'' pants. "You should go to your meeting" I sighed. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. "Do you want toe? I must warn you though, they can get very boring" "No it''s fine. I''ll just stay here and practice" I said and leaned up to peck him on the lips and got back to shooting. +_+ +_+ +_+ TYBERIAS'' POV My meeting took longer than expected and by the time I finished, the time was 8:30. I packed up my stuff and began to look for Juliana. I checked the cafe and the longue but she was nowhere to be seen. I then went to check thest ce I saw her. I smiled as I saw her in the shooting range, the same ce she was hours ago. Had she been here the entire time? Instead of going in, I stayed by the door and observed. Not in a creepy way though. She raised the gun and aimed at the head of the dummy in the distance. She fired multiple times and all the bullets hit the head. "Yes!" She gushed and bounced up and down. I have something else that she could bounce on. I then walked in and she turned to me. "Did you see that?" She said excitedly. I nodded and grinned at how adorable she looked. "Well done" I said as she jumped in my arms and wrapped her legs around my waist. "Have you been here this whole time?" I asked She nodded shyly. "So you haven''t eaten anything?" I asked and raised my eyebrow. "No" she answered quickly and I sighed in frustration. "Don''t be angry" she quickly added. And my anger quickly dissolved. I slowly put her back down on the ground. "Come on. Let''s get you back home" I said and lightly pped her ass as she walked out in front of me. We were almost at the exit when Tiffany, my secretary, approached us. "Mr Romano, my car broke down. Would you mind giving me a lift?" She asked and smiled. I looked down at Juliana for approval and she hesitantly nodded, but I didn''t ignore how she looked at Tiffany with distaste. "Sure" I said. "Thank you. You remember my address right?" She licked her lips and edged closer to me. I internally cringed at her actions. Tiffany has always been a flirt person so this wasn''t anything out of the blue. I saw Juliana clench her jaw and she had anger in her eyes but I didn''t know if it was directed at myself or Tiffany. "Yes" I said and began to walk to my car. I thought Juliana would pounce if Tiffany at that moment so I ced my hand on her back and led her away. "Don''t touch me" she mumbled and pulled away. I was raining heavily so I quickly shrugged off my jacket and gave it to Juliana so she could cover her head. "Thanks" she mumbled angrily. And I smiled victoriously. When we reached my car, I unlocked it and Tiffany suddenly went towards the passenger seat, where Juliana usually sits. "That''s my seat" Juliana said and shoved her out the way and I tried so hard to hold back my grin. "Oh I''m sorry, I''m just so used to sitting there" Tiffany fakely apologised. Juliana scoffed and mmed the door in her face after getting in. I got in the car and just when Tiffany was about to jump in the back seat, Juliana reached for my keys and locked car, leaving Tiffany stuck outside the car. "I changed my mind. I don''t want us to give her a ride anymore" she said. I nced outside to see Tiffany scowling at Juliana. I shrugged my shoulders and began to drive off, leaving Tiffany in the pouring rain. "Juliana?" I turned to her as we stopped at the traffic lights. She didn''t answer me and just turned her body further away from me. "Juliana..." I sang but she continued to ignore me. I slowly reached for her and rested my hand on her thigh. "Don''t ignore me baby" She didn''t reply, only pouted. "Stop giving me the silent treatment" I said and gripped her thigh. "Have you slept with her before" she asked when the car started moving. "No, of course not. Why would you think that?" "Then why do you know her address?" she said and crossed her arms. "This isn''t the first time her car has broken down. I''ve given her rides before" "Hmm" she huffed and turned back away. When we reached home she turned to me. "I''ve decided to forgive you" she announced. "But I didn''t do anything wrong" I smiled. "Yes you did. You...." she paused trying to think of something. "You hired her as your secretary" she said. I chuckled and shook my head at her response. Chapter 24- Hopless Chapter 24- Hopless 2 monthster "Target is in range" I muttered into the ear piece. I was stood on the top of a tall building roof behind my sniper pointing it directly at Tyberias'' head. I giggled. Wouldn''t it be funny if I identally shot him instead of the actual target? "Juliana, if you''re pointing that thing at me instead of the Framcois, I''ll have to punish you when we get home" Tyberias mumbled through the earpiece. "Sorry" I giggled and pointed it towards the actual target. Tyberias had organised a meeting with the leader of the French Mafia, Francois Moisan. However, Francois made sure it was in a public ce so Tyberias didn''t have the chance to kill him but he had clearly underestimated Tyberias if he thought he wouldn''t kill him regardless of the location, so that''s where I came in. Apparently, Francois used to be an ally of Tyberias'' however, he had been conspiring against him with the English, attempting to take him down, but Francois didn''t know that Tyberias knew. "I have a clear shot. Permission to shoot?" I said as I focussed on Francais'' bald head. "Permission granted" Tyberias said. As soon as I heard those words, I pulled the trigger and Francais was soon on the ground in a pool of his own blood. People around were running away and screaming frantically. One man even jumped in the harbour, desperately trying to swim away due to the crowd of people blocking his exit. His men desperately tried to perform CPR but a bullet to the head would''ve killed him instantly. I saw Tyberias and his men jump into their cars and quickly race off. "Good shot, baby" I heard Tyberias say as I began packing up the gun. "Thanks. I expect to be rewarded heavily" I grinned. "Trust me, you will be rewarded very well" he chuckled. "Ew. What the fuck. Stop flirting with her. We''re on a mission" I heard Adrian grumble in the distance. I face palmed, I forgot Tyberias was in a car full of his men who couldn''t hear me but could hear Tyberuas speak. "There''s a car waiting for you- a ck Mercedes. Get in it and meet me home" I heard Tyberias say. "Okay, see you there" I got down from the building and found the car Tyberias said was waiting for me. I quickly got in and we began to drive off. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. "So, what''s your name, I don''t believe we''ve met before" I said to the driver, attempting to make conversation. "My name is Anthony Grey, Ma''am. I''ve been working as Mr Romano''s driver for about a decade." "A decade? How did you survive that long with someone like Tyberias as your boss?" I joked. He chuckled "well, Mr Romano is notpletely intolerable. Plus, he pays me very generously and I need the money to pay for my daughter''s medical bills" "Medical bills?" "Yes, Miss. My daughter has stage 3 cancer." He said sadly "Oh. I''m so sorry to hear that. How old is she?" I asked. "She''s only 12. She''s still got her whole life ahead of her" I was shocked. "If you need help financially, me and Tyberias will be more than happy to help" I said reassuringly. "Thank you Ma''am, but that won''t be necessary" he smiled sadly and the car came to a stop I had been so engrossed in the conversation I looked outside to see where we were to see us outside a large house. Not Tyberias'' house. "Where are we?" I said and began to panic. "I''m sorry Ma''am" was all he said and suddenly three men dressed in ck with ck masks began approaching the car. I quickly undid the seat belt and jumped out of the car. I began to run the opposite direction but one of them caught up to me and gripped me tightly I turned to the driver begging him to help me with my eyes but I saw one of the men hand him a stack of money and he drove off. I struggled against the grip of the man holding me and quickly brought my fist back to punch him hard on the nose, remembering to do it exactly like Tyberias taught me. He instantly let me go and nursed his probably broken nose. "F¨´ck!" he groaned. The second man ran towards me at an impossibly fast speed but I help up leg, when he was just about to crash into me, causing my foot to to collide with his private area at and incredibly hard force. Then, I began to make a run for it. "Stop that crazy b?tch" I heard the second man yell as he fell on the floor and covered his privates in pain. "Stop or I shoot" I heard the third man shout at me. I instantly froze and slowly turned around to see him with a gun pointing at my direction. Damnit! I was so close. I slowly put my arms up in surrender and he walked up to me and tied my hand up with a zip tie so I couldn''t move then. He did the same with my feet before throwing me over his shoulder and walking into the house. When we stepped outside I saw about 10 men staring at men. I cringed when I saw a couple of them lick their lips. "What do I do with her now?" The guy holding me said "Boss said, to take her to the basement. I''lle with you to assist" said the creepy guy that was previously licking him lips. I was taken to the basement where I was sat down on a wooden chair. The creepy guy pulled out some rope and began to tie me up. He wrapped the rope around my torso but I flinched when I felt his perverted hands linger on my chest for a second too long. "Don''t touch me" I gritted out. "You''re not in a position to be making demands now are you?" He smirked. I responded by spitting on his face over his mask He scoffed and wiped it off. He reached for the duck tape and roughly taped my mouth shut. "I''ll be sure toe down at night to keep youpany" he said. I desperately looked at the other guy for help but he simply shrugged his shoulders. Once they were sure I wouldn''t be able to escape, they walked out the room. Usually I was tough, however, this was different. Fear controlled me like nothing else; it kept me quiet and hopeless. Chapter 25- Hopeful? Chapter 25- Hopeful? TYBERIAS'' POV "It''s been 3 days. WHY HAVE YOU STILL NOT FOUND HER?" I yelled at my men and mmed my hand down on the table. These past few days have consisted of restless nights due to not having Juliana in my arms. "We found the car abandoned near ake but Grey must''ve made a run for it" said Adrian "Look for tire tracks, CCTV cameras... ANYTHING" I yelled again. "We have but it seems like Grey drove around the city for hours to try and confuse us, before dumping the car. "I have a tracker installed on all of my cars" I remembered. "We know, but he deactivated it" I slumped down in my chair restless and rubbed my fingers over my forehead, trying to think but the only thing that clouded my mind was Juliana. "Give me his file" Imanded and one of my men quickly handed it to me before I snatched it out of his hand. If Juliana was here, she''d probably scold me for being mean. I flicked through the pages before I stopped at his financial records. I frowned. Most the money he has been earning has been sent to St George''s hospital. A particrly large sum was paid 2 days ago. "Adrian, go to St George''s hospital and see if anyone there is under the name ''Grey'', perhaps his wife or a parent . If there is, I want them transferred to my personal hospital where they will be cared for." "That will be hard to do without creating suspicion." "I don''t care. Pay off whoever you have to. I don''t care how much, just hurry." I said. With that, Adrian nodded and took a few men with him. F¨´ck. Juliana must be so scared right now. *_* *_* *_* JULIANA''S POV "When you think about it, tobopanies kill their best customers and condompanies prevent their future customers. So given this logic, condompanies should really start sponsoring brothels. Wouldn''t you agree?" "Shut the fuck up" said one of the men and began lightly banging his head on the wall next to him. "And also, when you think about it, maybe nts are actually farming us, giving us oxygen until we eventually die and turn into mulch which they can consume" I said Since being trapped here, I''ve begun embracing my philosophical side which I never really knew existed. "And don''t you find it weird how theme parks can snap a crystal clear picture of you on a roller coaster at 70 mph, but bank cameras can''t get a clear shot of a robber standing still?" "SHUT UP" the man yelled. "And it''s strange that when people think about travelling to the past, they worry about identally changing the present, but no one in the present really thinks they can radically change the future." "Fuck this" the man said and pointed his gun at me. "Put the gun away" Said a tall man as he entered the room. The mask was covering his identity. "Thank god you¡¯re here, you can take care of her now. I''m done." Sighed the man that was previously pointing a gun to me as he left the room. "Who are you?" I asked the new man. "Who I am is not important" "Why am I here?" "Tsk tsk. Always so many questions, sweet Juliana" he tutted. "I''m curious" I stated "Curiosity killed the cat" he said. How original. "But satisfaction brought it back" I replied and raised an eyebrow. People usually tended to ignore the last part of that infamous phrase so it could suit their context better. He chuckled. "You''re a clever one" he said as I rolled my eyes. "Eat" he said and stuffed a piece of bread in my mouth. I dly chewed it, due to being hungry for so long. "Are you going to kill me?" I asked. He didn''t answer and simply walked out. I''ll take that as a yes. But I wasn''t going to stick around to watch ite true. Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. With that, I stated down at the zip tie, trapping my hands together. I remember watching a YouTube video about how to escape a kidnapping. I was going to scroll passed it but decided to watch it ''just in case'' and I''ve never been more thankful. I started by putting my bound wrists over my head and held them up as high as I could. Then in a swift movement, I swung my arms down towards the ground while spreading your hands apart. The stress caused the tie to tear apart. I internally celebrated. I then used my hands to untie the rope binding me to the chair. Once that was done, I realised my feet were still tied together. I hopped around the room looking for something sharp to cut the tie with. I looked around to find a mirror. Without thinking straight, I impulsively smashed it on the ground. I cringed as it made a pound noise. I began panicking as I heard footstepse towards the door. "Ryan, we need your help moving the crates" I heard a muffled voice say. I sighed in relief as the footsteps got quieter as the man walked away. I searched the ground and found a big piece of ss. I used it to start cutting through the stic tie. In no time my feet were free. "It''s too quiet. I''m going in there to check on her" I heard a voice say. I then reached for the ss again and stood waiting for him by the door. He entered the room quickly to find me gone. I recognised him by his red bright hair that was poking out. It was the creep who was about to rape me the very fist day I was her, but then stopped when I lied and told him I have AIDS. "Wha-" he was about to say but I held up the sharp ss to him neck. "Shhh" I hushed and he froze. "Do as I say or I''ll slit your throat" I whispered and he nodded frantically. "Now, give me your gun" I said and he reached for his pocket and hesitantly handed it to me. "Good boy" I pointed the gun to his head and began to drag him towards the chair where I was previously sat. I tied him up, shoved a dirty cloth in his mouth and duck taped it shut. I looked around and found a wooden nk. I reached for it and whacked him on the head with it, knocking him out. I gave him onest final look before sneaking out. Chapter 26- all comes to an end Chapter 26- alles to an end TYBERIAS'' POV "What?" I said as I answered the phone call from an unknown caller. "Mr Romano, it''s Antony Grey" "You piece of sh?t, tell me where Juliana is being kept" I growled down the line. "I know you have my daughter. Please don''t hurt her." He pathetically begged "I''m not going to repeat myself again. Tell me where Juliana is, if you don''t your daughter won''t like the consequences." I said. Obviously I wasn''t actually going to hurt his 12 year old daughter. I''m not that cold hearted, but he didn''t know that. "Okay fine I''ll tell you. 16 Partridge Avenue. Please don''t hurt her" "Not so fast. You will also hand yourself in to me and no harm wille to your daughter." "I- fine" he sighed and I ended the call and called Adrian. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. "Round up 30 the men with weapons and explosives. I know where she is being held." I said. I didn''t even wait for his reply before ending the call and gathering my guns. I''ming Juliana. ~_~ ~_~ ~_~ JULIANA''s POV I poked my head out the basement door and saw that the coast was clear. I quickly ran to the front door and tried to open it but sighed when I saw it was locked. I heard voices in the distance and quickly went to hide behind one of the closets. "Call all the men and tell them there''s a meeting in the dining room in 10 minutes." I heard one of the men say I know I should be focusing on escaping, but maybe this could be an opportunity to see who was behind this? This was probably a bad idea, but my curiosity got the better of me and before I knew it, I was sneaking my way back to the basement. I cocked my gun and pointed it to the man tied up. "Strip" I said. "I didn''t know you wanted to f¨´ck me that bad" he said smugly but his smile quickly disappeared when I pushed the gun on his forehead. "I''m going to untie you and if you try anything, I won''t hesitate to shoot. Got it?" I said and he nodded. I''m no time he was standing in his boxers and I quickly tied him back up. I then began to strip out of my clothes and slipped on his. I heard a low whistle. "I don''t care anymore if you''ve got AIDS, I would still f¨´ck you all day long" he commented and I scoffed. I reached for the wooden nk of wood and knocked him out of consciousness again. I was about to walk out but I remembered to put on the ck mask that all the other men wore. I''m d the clothes were baggy because they did a good job of hiding my feminine curves. I quickly stepped out of the basement and saw a couple men walking to where I assumed was the dining room. I quickly followed behind them. When I entered, the dining room was packed with about 15 men. I could hardly see past the tall bodies that stood in front of me. "Thank you for joining us men. We called you all here to discuss future ns with Juliana" I heard an all too familiar voice say. "Thank god, when are we going to kill that b?tch. She''s been driving me nuts" I heard one of the men say. "We''re not killing her" I heard a voice snap and my face paled as I recognised it. I lightly shoved men out the way as I made my way to the front so I could confirm my suspicions. I saw my father stool at the front, which I somewhat suspected. But I never would''ve expected to see the other person stood with him. "Mom?" I questioned and all of a sudden all eyes were on me. All the men immediately pointed their gun at me. "Juliana? How- How did you get out?" My mom said and her eyes widened. "Why- How could you do that to me?" I asked and my eyes began filling with tears. "Guys, there are about 30 men outside with guns" said one of the men as he ran inside the room to tell us. "What do we do" a man said while panicking. "You stay here and fight" my father said as he began loading his gun. All the men looked at each other, questioning my father''s demand. "RUN!" One of them said and like insects, they all ran away leaving myself, my mother and my father. All of a sudden, my father pointed his gun at me. "I told you we should''ve killed her from the beginning" he sneered. "No! You said you wouldn''t hurt her" my mother said "Why are you both doing this?" I asked "We made a deal with a powerful man. He said he had ns for Tyberias but you were getting in the way. So he offered us lots of money to keep you away from him." My father said, still pointing his gun at me. "I could care less if you were dead or alive, but you''ve been causing too many problems" he said and cocked his gun. "Say goodbye" he sneered and fired the gun. I thought time froze as I fell to the ground. I looked down to see my mother''s body lying on top of mine and she was bleeding heavily due to the bullet embedded in her chest. She took the bullet for me? "Sh?t!" I heard my father curse as he panicked and ran out of the room, leaving us. "Mom?" My voice quivered. "I-I just wanted you safe and away from him. He''s too dangerous. I''m sorry, please forgive me" she whispered as he breaths quickened. "I- I forgive you." I said as much as it hurt me to say, she was my mother and I could never be angry at her. "But you need to tell me something, who''s with Este if your here?" I urgently said. "I asked Mrs Green to look after her" she said and I remembered Mrs Green as her neighbour in their new apartmentplex. "Mom, you need to tell me who''s behind this" I quickly remembered. "A-Al-" she began but her eyes quickly closed as she took herst breath. "Mom" I asked and tears began falling from my eyes. "MOM!" I yelled and lightly pped her face trying to wake her up. When I heard no response, I began sobbing and cradled her unmoving body against my chest. "Please wake up. Please, Mom" I repeated as I cried my heart out. "Juliana?" I heard Tyberias say but I didn''t look up. The only thing I could focus on was my mom. I instantly felt hime around behind me as he sat down and wrapped his arms around me, but I couldn''t move. I don''t know how many minutes passed but eventually my cries stopped and I sat there lifeless as my mother''s blood soaked my clothes. Chapter 27- forgotten responsibilities Chapter 27- forgotten responsibilities JULIANA''S POV I buried my head into Tyberias'' chest and quietly let my tears soak into his jacket as I saw my mother''s coffin slowly being lowered into the ground. It was a small ceremony. The only people who attended were us and a couple rtives who flew over from Barbados. We didn''t tell them how she actually died though, only said that she got hit by a car. Somehow, telling them that she was actually shot by her husband who was meant to shoot me, didn''t sound that believable. "I want to leave" I told Tyberias after people began burying the coffin. He nodded and led me to the awaiting car. Once we got inside he ced me down on hisp where I sank into his embrace. He began stroking my hair and rubbing my back. Tyberias always made things better. He slowly ran his thumb over my face, wiping my tears away. "I need to pick up Este from Mrs Green''s apartment" I mumbled tiredly. "Don''t worry about it, I''ll collect her. You just need to rest." He said and I nodded. I had hardly been getting any sleep these past few days, being kept up by nightmares of what happened. Every night Tyberias would wake up with me and try to calm me down. I couldn''t help but feel guilty that I was also keeping him up. I felt him ce a light kiss on my forehead as I slowly slipped out of consciousness. TYBERIAS'' POV I ced Juliana''s sleeping body in bed and wrapped the covers over her. I smiled as I saw her mumble something in her sleep before subconsciously curling up into a ball. I then left and headed to Mrs Green''s appartement which was a five minute drive. I knocked on Mrs Green''s door and it was slowly opened, revealing an elderly woman who looked to be around 60. "Mrs Green?" I asked and she nodded. "I''m Tyberias, Juliana''s boyfriend. She asked me to pick up Este." "Okay let me just get her" she nodded. She quickly returned with Este in her arms. As soon as she saw me she grinned adorably and reached for me. Over the past couple of days, I felt myself get much closer to Este. Due to Juliana still mourning over her mother''s death and locking herself in her room, I had to start looking after Este. I used to think I hated kids, but maybe it was just Luca that I hated. "Ty-bear?" She smiled and She buried her head into my neck. She couldn''t pronounce my name properly, but who could me her. So, she settled for Ty-bear, iming I was big, like a bear. "How are you, pumpkin. Have you been behaving?" I asked sceptically. She giggled. She loved the nickname I had for her. When Maria was making pumpkin pie she found Este hiding behind the counter eating all the pumpkins. "Yes she has. She''s been wonderful as per usual" I heard Mrs Green say and I smiled. "Thank you for looking after her" "It''s no problem. Don''t hesitate to drop her off at any time" she said. With that, I nodded and carried Este back to the car. I opened the boot and grabbed the booster seat and ced it in the passenger seat next to me. I put Este on it and strapped her in. "Ty-bear?" She said when I started driving. "Yeh?" "Does Jay hate me?" She asked and began fiddling with her fingers. "Of course not, why would you say that?" I frowned. "She doesn''t y with me or talk to me anymore. Did I make her angry?" "You sister loves you, she''s just dealing with something right now" I said reassuringly. "Okay" she sighed but I knew she didn''t believe me. When we arrived home, Este said she was tired so I quickly gave her something to eat and I put her to bed and went to bed myself. *_* *_* *_* "Juliana?" I said as I knocked on her door. "Yes?" She said from the other side "Can Ie in?" "Yeh" I heard her sigh and she unlocked the door. She had her hair up in a messy bun and she was wearing baggy sweats. Her eyes were red and puffy but she still looked beautiful. I looked around the room and saw about 5 empty cups lying around. "Juliana, I know you''re hurting but you can''t keep living like this" I sighed and I saw her scoff. "You don''t know how it feels to have your mother to bleed out in you arms, so don''t you dare tell me how to mourn her death" She said. "You''re not the only person dealing with her loss. Are you even nning on telling Este that her mom is dead?" I said. I knew I was provoking her but she needed to get it out of her system. There''s so much pent up anger in her and she needed to release it, I would dly be her punching bag. "You''re such an asshole, get out." She said and shoved me away from her. "Do you want to know what Este said to me yesterday? She asked me if you hated her. You can''t keep yourself cooped up in this room forever, you need to face reality" I said N?velDrama.Org holds this content. "I''m here for you. You don''t need to deal with it alone" I continued as I wrapped my arms around her. She tried to push me away and banged her fists on my chest, but eventually she broke down in tears and buried her head in my chest. "I''m- I''m sorry. I''ve been selfish" she huped. "Shh." I calmed her as I stroked her hair. We stayed like that for a couple minutes before she slowly pulled away. "I should probably go have a shower" she sighed and I nodded. "I''m sorry for being a b?tch these past couple of days" she continued. "You''re not a b?tch" I sighed and ced a light kiss on her forehead. I missed that. With that, she pecked my cheek and disappeared into the bathroom. I looked around the room and began tidying it up for her. I took the cups downstairs and picked up the clothes lying on the ground. She came out about 15 minutester with a towel wrapped around her body. I know it was f¨´cked up, after her mom just died, but I instantly felt blood rush to my d?ck. She then began changing in front of me, which wasn''t helping my situation at all. "Can you take me to him?" She said once she finished changing. I cleared my throat and nodded. Chapter 28- resolutions Chapter 28- resolutions JULIANA''S POV I stepped into the dark room, revealing my father tied up to a chair with blood dripping from his face. Adrian stood towering over him as he repeatedly punched him in the face. "Tell us who you''re working for you piece of sh?t" he spat and my father just smiled smugly showing his bloody teeth. "Adrian, that''s enough" Tyberias said and Adrian hesitantly stopped but not without giving my father onest hard punch that knocked his smirk right off his face. "He''s not speaking" Adrian said. I then reached for Tyberias'' gun that he had tucked into his pants and pointed it to my father''s head. They both looked at me in shock. "You won''t actually shoot me. You''ll never have the balls to do it because your nothing but a pathetic bi- " he began but was stopped as 2 bullets pierced his skull. On cue, blood dripped from his head down his body and then onto the ground. Tyberias whistled lowly "I wasn''t expecting that" "That was hot" Adrianmented "Shut the hell up" Tyberias muttered and roughly shoved Adrian. I rolled my eyes, they''re so childish. "Can you take me to Este please?" I asked Tyberias. He nodded and led me out the room. We found Este in the living room ying with Maria. "Jay?" She said and looked up at me. Guilt instantly flooded through me. "Hey, you" I smiled. "Are you still angry at me" she sighed. "I was never angry at you" I said. I then heard Tyberias and Maria walk out the room, leaving us alone. "Come, I need to tell you something" I said and patted myp. She quickly came and climbed onto me. "Mom, has gone away for a while" I said "It''s okay, she''ll be back soon, like always" she smiled. "No, Este. Mom isn''ting back this time" "Where is she?" "She''s in a better ce" I said. "But she didn''t even say goodbye" she sighed. "I know. But she loves you a lot, just remember that, okay?" I said, she nodded and I pulled her into a tight hug. "Do you want to y with me?" She asked. "Of course" "Can Ty-bear y with us as well?" She asked and Iughed. She had taken a liking to Tyberias. She yelled his name and he quickly entered the room. "What are we ying?" He asked as if he had been listening to our whole conversation. "We''re ying sleeping beauty. I''m Maleficent. Jay, you can be Princess Aurora. And Ty-bear, you can be Prince Phillip." 30 minutester Iid in the middle of the living room with my eyes closed and my long hair spread out as I heard Tyber- I mean Prince Phillip approach me. He knelt down besides me and I held my breath knowing what was going to happen next. This would be the first time we would be kissing since I was kidnapped and I''ve missed it so much "Kiss her" whispered Este I felt him lean down, his breath fanning my face. His fingers tucked the hair that fell on my face behind my ear. He stroked my cheek with his thumb, the simple action causing tingles to spread through my body. Without waiting any longer his lips lightly brushed mine, delicately, like butterfly wings. It was just long enough that I could inhale and taste his minty breath. I reached up to y with his hair and deepened the kiss. "That''s enough" interrupted Este and I rolled my eyes as she tugged on Tyberias'' hair, pulling him away from me. ?_? ?_? ?_? ?_? "There''s something else I need to talk to you about" Tyberias said to me. "What is it" I said looking up from my phone. "Anthony, my driver that double crossed us, is in the basement down at the warehouse. I was going to kill him but I didn''t want to do it without telling you first." I thought for a second, did I want him dead? I hated him for ying a part in my kidnapping but he was also just a desperate father willing to do anything for his ill daughter. "Let him go." I said. "What? Why? He''s the reason you got kidnapped. I''m not going to let him go." "Tyberias his daughter has cancer, he needed the money. Don''t tell me you wouldn''t do the same if you were in his position." "I wouldn''t get an innocent girl kidnapped just for some money. He could''vee to me and asked for help if he was struggling with the medical bills." "Tyberias, you''re not exactly the most approachable person to ask for help." I stated. "Please let him go. For me." I asked and rubbed a hand over his stubble. "Can I at least shoot him in the leg" he asked and I red at him. "In the arm?" He asked again. "Tyberias!" "Fine" he sighed ^-^ ^-^ We were both now lying on Tyberias'' bed while I was on his chest. His arms were wrapped protectively around me. "I missed this. I missed having you in my arms" he mumbled. He was probably referring to how I locked myself in my room and barely came out for thest few days. "I missed it too. I''m sorry for being so distant" "I could barely sleep or eat while you were gone. I think I was suffering from withdrawal symptoms or something." He joked and Iughed lightly. A few moments offortable silence passed. "I really appreciate having you in my life, Tyberias" I smiled and looked up at him. "I would appreciate myself too if I was you" he smirked. I scoffed and lightly punched his chest. "You ruined the moment" I pouted. "Don''t worry, we can make many more moments" he grinned and flipped us over so he was on top of me.N?velDrama.Org holds this content. "I''m tired. I just want to cuddle" I yawned. He nodded and pecked my nose before hugging me from behind. I closed my eyes and just when sleep was about to overtake me, I heard a noise that I knew all too well. "Get off the PS4, Tyberias and get back to cuddling me" Imanded without even opening my eyes and I heard him sigh. I smiled when I felt him behind me again. A couple minutes passed and I felt myself doze in and out of consciousness. "Are you awake?" I heard Tyberias whisper. I was too tired to answer so I ignored him. When he didn''t hear me answer he slowly moved away from me and I heard the PS4 start up sound again. Is he serious? I shot up from my position and he looked at me like a frightened little boy. I reached for the controller in his shaking hands and threw it across the room. "This is ''us'' time''" I scolded and he nodded obediently. He quickly went back to cuddling me and I smiled to myself. ¡ª¡ª Vote and Comment Chapter 29- finally Chapter 29- finally WARNING: SEXUAL CONTENT JULIANA''S POV "Tyberias?" "Yeh?" He said and looked up from his phone "Can you go get me some water please?" I asked and gave him my best smile. "Okay" he sighed and got up off our bed. Now was the time to put my n into action. I quickly stripped out of the baggy clothes I was wearing to reveal the ck,cy lingerie I was wearing underneath. When I heard Tyberias'' footstepsing towards our room, I quickly jumped back on the bed and sat up against the headboard, waiting for him. "I even got you that straw you lov-" He said as he entered the room but quickly stopped as he began choking at the sight of me. He quickly downed the entire ss of water that was meant for me. He then went back to the door and locked it. "Tu sei molto be (You''re so beautiful)" he groaned as he walked toward the bed. He stripped off his shirt, leaving his tattoo coves chest on disy. He then got the end of the bed and tugged on my feet so I was now lying down. He then crawled over on top of me and moved the strayed of hair that fell on my face. He quickly crashed his lips down on top of mine. I lightly bit his lip and he groaned in pleasure, making goosebumps form on my skin. I loved the sounds he made for me. He kissed down my neck before unsping my bra. He groaned before cupping both my breasts in his big hands. "If we don''t stop soon, I''ll end up f¨´cking you" he groaned as he buried his face in my chest. I moaned as he went back to my breasts and sucked on one of my n?pples. Pressure built up in my core and I raised my hips to grind on his and I moaned at the contact. "Tell me to stop" he mumbled. "No" I moaned I was about to reach up to y with his thick hair but one of his hands reached up and pinned both my hands above me. His whole demeanour changed. Instead of being gentle, he became much more rough. And I loved it. I saw him reache for his discarded shirt and tie both my hands to the head board, so I was unable to move them. "Not fair" I lightly groaned and he just smirked. Tyberias'' then squeezed my chest hard and bit on my other nipple. The mixture of pain and pleasure had me moaning louder. He moved down my body so he was now face to face with my core. To tease me even more, he licked me through my panties. "Please" I moaned as I pulled at the shirt sping my hands together, trying to escape. "Tell me how much you want it" "Bad. So bad." I moaned as he continued his torture on me. Finally, he slipped my panties down my legs and hungrily ate me out. He sucked on my cl?t hard and lightly but it, intensifying my pleasure. Just when I felt myself about to orgasm he pulled away. "Beg me." He said "What?" "Beg me or I''ll stop" he confirmed. I rolled my eyes and managed to slip one of my hands out of his up shirt toying my hands to the headboard. I then trailed it down my body and rubbed myself, while making eye contact with him. He then roughly snatched my fingers away from my throbbing p¨´ssy and slipped my fingers into his awaiting mouth, where his talented tongue slid over them, extracting the juices. "That was so hot" he groaned. He then moved to unbuckle his belt and slipped his pants off. He raised his belt and pinned my arms up to the headboard again, where he tied them up again with his belt. "You won''t be able to escape from that" he smirked. He went back down to my p¨´ssy where he slowly pumped a finger in and out of me. Juices instantly flowed out of me. He used the extra lubrications to slip another finger inside of me, stretching me out slightly. I felt him curl his fingers inside, and I moaned loudly as he hit my g-spot. I was writhing in pleasure when he pulled away and slipped off his boxers. I smiled as my eyesnded on his member. It was so thick and long, I missed having it inside my mouth. He began massaging my cl?t with the head of his member and we both moaned loudly. He didn''t wait any longer as he began to slip himself inside of me. He was a couple inches in when I hissed in pain as his enormous size stretched me out. "You''re so f¨´cking tight" he groaned. He slowly pulled out and slowly pumped himself back in. He managed to fit himself inside me a little deeper this time. It looked like it was physically hurting him to not m his entire length inside me, because he knew I would be in pain. He rubbed my cl?t as he began to go deeper, about 3/4 of his length was now inside of me and it felt like pure bliss. I hope you''re not into that soft and gentle bullshit" he groaned as he pulled out and mmed his whole length I to me. I screamed out in pleasure as I felt him so deep inside me. I tugged on my tied up hands and the belt became loose. I slipped them out and sighed in relief. Tyberias was too distracted but the pleasure he was experiencing that he only noticed when I flipped us over and I was now straddling him. "F¨´ck" he groaned as I lowered myself deeper into him. His hand rested on my waist as he helped me move up and down. He caught one of my n?pples in his mouth and sucked on it as I rode him. He gave my ¨¤ss a hard p and roughly grabbed it after, increasing my pleasure. I increased my pace making us both moan again. But fatigue overtook me as I copsed on top of his body but he continued to thrust into me from the bottom. He continued to pound into me, the pping noise of our bodies connecting and our moans filled the room. I felt my stomach tighten and pleasure overtook my senses and I felt myself ¨°rgasm. Hard. He continued to thrust inside me, making my orgasmst longer. "Oh f¨´ck" he groaned as I felt a thick substance fill me. "You''re amazing" he muttered and I ced my forehead on top of his and smiledzily. All of a sudden he shoved me off his body and Inded on the bed with a thud. "I-I came inside you. I wasn''t wearing a condom" he panicked and ran his fingers through his hair. He then picked up my naked body and ced me on the toilet. "It''ll just drip out of you, right? Just stay there for an hour or so and it''ll all be out of your system."He said frantically. I looked at him and bursted out inughter. "I''m on the pill" I giggled, deciding to finally put him out of his misery. I heard him sigh in relief and peck my forehead. "Thank god" I rolled my eyes and stepped in the shower and he followed me. I felt him wrap his arms around me but I shoved him off me. "What did I do now?" He asked innocently. "What if I wasn''t on the pill and I actually got pregnant?" I raised my eyebrow. "Then I would support you." "Really?" "Of course. I wouldn''t leave you if that''s what you''re thinking" he scoffed, slightly offended. "Well that''s what it seemed like 5 minutes ago" "I-I wasn''t thinking properly. I could never leave you, Juliana." He said, I could tell he was starting to get frustrated. It may seem like I was making an argument over nothing because that''s what I was actually doing. Tyberias got really sexy when he was angry, I think that''s why I love annoying him so much.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! "Fine" I hugged, pretending to be annoyed. I faced away from him and cleaned my body. I felt hime behind me again and wrap his arms around me from the back. "Don''t be mad, baby. I''m sorry" he sighed and I internally smiled. He was so cute. "I was never actually mad. I guess I just like annoying you" I said and turned to hug him and I heard him sigh in relief. "That''s how I know you''re toxic. You get a thrill out of arguing" he chuckled and I giggled ¡ª¡ª Vote and Comment Chapter 30- mistakes Chapter 30- mistakes JULIANA''S POV "I''m bored" I stared for the fifth time. I''m bored in the house and I''m in the house bored. I''m bored in the house and I''m in the house bored. I''m bored in the motherfu- "I know" Tyberias said and continued his work. We were in his home office where he was sitting on his big chair and I was straddling hisp. He was leaning forward so he could still type on hisptop at the same time. "Let''s do something fun" I suggested. "I know what you''ve got in mind but it''s going to have to wait because I''ve got an online meeting scheduled right about now." He said. "Whatever" I sighed and just when I was about to get off hisp he brought my lips down on his and squeezed my ass roughly. "I don''t like your tone" he said and kissed me even harder. "What are you going to do about it" I smirked, knowing where this was heading. "Ew stop" I heard someone from behind me. I turned around to see about five men on Tyberias''ptop screen all staring at us with wide eyes. I recognised Adrian as one of them. They were all grinning at Tyberias but Adrian looked horrified. I quickly got off of Tyberias''p, realising that they all had a perfect view of my ¨¤ss. Maybe it wasn''t a good idea to wear shorts today. I moved away so that I was out of the camera and they could no longer see me. I heard Tyberias chuckle as I ran out of his office in embarrassment. ?_? ?_? ?_? It has been days since that embarrassing event in Tyberias'' office and I haven''t seen Tyberias since. He''s always working sote that he never bothers toe to bed and just spend the night in his office. I gave Maria the rest of the day off, deciding that I wanted to make dinner for us today. I picked up my phone and called Tyberias to make sure he would being home tonight. "Hey baby" he sighed into the phone. I could hear the tiredness in his voice. "Hey, I''m making dinner tonight so can youe home?" He sighed. "I want to, but I can''t. I''ve still got so much to do." "But you''re barely home anymore" Iined. "I know and I''m sorry but I haven''t been doing as much work these past couple of weeks and I need to catch up. I need you to understand" "Tyberias, what''s taking you so long?" I heard a female''s voice from the other line. She didn''t have the same high pitched voice as Tiffany, his secretary so I knew he wasn''t at the office. "Who the f¨´ck is that, Tyberias?" I said, trying to stay calm but I couldn''t hide the anger in my voice. "It''s no one." He said. "Don''t lie to me. Tell me who she was" "I need to go Juliana. Bye" he said and ended the call. I tried calling him back but it went straight to voicemail. In frustration, I chucked the nearest thing I could find across the room and the vase smashed into pieces. My eyes widened as I realised that it was the same vase that Tyberias'' dead grandmother gave to him. Hisst memory of her. Cr¨¢p. That cheating asshole deserved it anyway. But he might not even be cheating on me. That''s not what it sounded like on the phone. I ran my hand through my hair. What was wrong with me? I was literally having an argument with myself. I gripped the wall, trying to steady my thoughts. I could literally feel the psycho b?tch within me coming out. All I knew was that I wasn''t going to wait here like an idiot while Tyberias was out there cheating on me. I reached for my purse and headed out to the store. *_* *_* *_* I smiled as I looked at the masterpiece before me. I managed to piece the vase back together with the help of some glue that I bought. Good as new, right? Now that I was done with that, I reached for my phone and dialled Adrian''s number. "What a pleasant surprise, Juliana" he said as he answered the phone. "If I needed to track someone''s phone, who would I go to?" I asked. "Straight to the point, huh? What has my brother done now?" "It''s not for Tyberias" I lied. "I''ll pretend I believe you. I''ll send you our tech guy''s number." "Thanks, Adrian. But why are you helping me" "Eh, let''s just say Tyberias has been getting rude to me so he deserves whatever sh?t you''ll throw his way" "Okay. I''ll talk to youter. Bye" I said and ended the call. A couple minutester, I called the tech guy and I sent him Tyberias'' numbers so he could track it. I had his location in no time. My suspicions were confirmed I saw that Tyberias wasn''t at the office. I rushed to one of Tyberias'' many cars and unlocked it. I sped to the middle of town, where he supposedly was. I looked around and my eyes widened when I spotted him. He was stood outside a shop next to a brte but what shocked me was that he was holding a ring and she was smiling brightly. Oh hell no. All I knew was that shit was about to hit the fan. I scoffed and marched up towards them. "What the hell, Tyberias?" I yelled as I came up to them. "J-Juliana? What are you doing here?" "So you''re cheating on me with this b?tch?" I scoffed, ignoring his question. "What? Of course not" "Stop lying to me" I yelled and a couple people stopped to stare. "I should go" said the brte and quickly ran off. "I''m not lying. I''m not cheating on you. That was Lh, she owns this jewellery store. I reached out to her so I could get you this stupid f¨´cking promise ring made." I only just looked at the shop behind him to see it was in fact a jewellery store. Oh. "Tyberias, I''m so-" "Save it. All you had to do was f¨´cking trust me and you couldn''t even do that." He said and chucked the ring on the floor. He didn''t waste anymore time, before walking away from me. "Tyberias" I called out but he ignored me. I sighed and went to pick up the ring. It was so beautiful.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! I gasped as I read the words engraved on the inside. "You have my heart: guard it well" next to it was the date we started dating. Tears began rolling down my cheeks. I''m sorry, Tyberias. I always ruin everything. ¡ª¡ª Vote and Comment Chapter 31- Kept promises Chapter 31- Kept promises JULIANA''S POV I rang Tyberias'' phone for the twentieth time, but as expected it went straight to voice mail. "Tyberias, I''m sorry, please call me back. I- I lo-" I began but was cut off as I heard a loud bang and a something race past me head and indented itself I into the wall next to me. I snapped my head behind me to see a bullet about an inch away from my head. I screamed loudly and turned to the direction of where it came from to see a man dressed in ck standing in the distance, firing bullets at me. "S-Someone''s shioting at me, Tyberias. Pleasee get me, I''m scared." I panicked into the phone, but I forgot that it was only voicemail. I quickly ended the voicemail and ducked behind a car, trying to take cover. More bullets were being fired and they all hit the car. I''ve never been more afraid of my life. I picked my phone up and called the first person I saw in my contacts. "Twice in one day? I''m honoured, Juliana" Adrian said as he picked up the phone. "Adrian. H-Help" I stuttered as tears began forming in my eyes. "Juliana, what''s wrong?" He said urgently "Someone''s shooting at m-me" "Where are you?" He said and I could here him moving quickly in the background. "I-I don''t know, I was trying to follow Tyberias but he was going too fast and I lost him. I think I''m in an abandoned car park or something." "I''ll track your phone. Where''s my brother?" "I don''t know. He''s not answering my calls." I screamed again as more bullets were being fired and the windows of the car shattered instantly. "I need you to find somewhere to hide for a few minutes, can you do that for me Juliana?" "I think so" I whispered into the phone. "Good. Just stay calm and we''ll be there soon, okay?" He said and I could hear him moving around quickly. "O-Okay" I muttered and I ended the call. All I could do was hide and wait. I waited a few seconds and realised that the bullets had stopped. I peeked my head over the car to see the man had disappeared. I frowned and slowly stood up from my crouched position. Where was he? Did he decide to go? I got up from my crouched position and looked around. I sighed when I saw that he was nowhere in sight. That was a close one. All of a sudden, I felt someone''s presence behind me. I quickly spun around to see the same man. The last thing I remember was him hitting my head with his gun and me slowly losing consciousness. *_* *_* *_* *_* "I''m sorry for not being there for you, baby. None of this would''ve happened if I didn''t leave you" I heard someone say as they held my hand. I slowly opened my eye and squinted at the bright lights. I slowly sat up in the bed andid my eyes on the person that was talking. "Juliana, take it easy" the man said. I snatched my hand out of his and frowned. "Who are you?" I asked and rubbed my head trying to sooth the pain. I saw his face drop as he registered what I said. "You- You don''t remember me?" He asked and his voice cracked. I shook my head. A few moments passed and I decided to put him out of his misery. "I''m joking, how could I forget you Tyberias?" I smiled. "That wasn''t funny" he frowned. Then, everything that happened the past couple of hours hit me. "Tyberias, I''m sorry for what I did earlier. Your right, I should have trusted you" I mumbled shyly. "It''s fine. I would have probably reacted the same if I heard a guy on the other end of a call with you. I''m just d your safe" he said and he came up to lie down on our bed next to me. "What happened to the guy that was trying to shoot me?" I asked and scorched over closer to him. "We came just in time and found him carrying you to his car. So we surrounded and injured him and I got a doctor to check on you. We''ve got the guy tied up and a couple men are torturing him now" he said casually and I nodded. "I think you dropped this" I sheepishly said and reached for my back pocket to retrieve the diamond ring that was painfully digging into my behind. He smiled when he saw it and reached for it. "This isn''t how I imagined doing it." He said and held my hands and pulled me up so I was standing up in front of him. "I was nning on taking you to dinner first or some cheesy sh?t like that." He chuckled and shook his head. He slowly got down on one knee. "Juliana, this ring is a symbol of my love for you and my ns to marry you. I know it may seem early but I cannot and will never imagine myself with anyone but you. I love you, Juliana." He said and smiled up at me. Tears welled up in my eyes as I felt my heart burst with joy. I instantly wrapped my arms around his neck andughed myself on him, making us both fall to the ground. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! "Thank you" I whispered. "No one has ever loved me or cared for me like you have" I continued. "I love you. Now and Always, Tyberias" I said. "Don''t cry." He whispered and kissed away my tears. "I can''t help it, you make me so happy" I beamed. He grinned and slowly sat up so I was sitting on hisp. "Your inpatient ¨¤ss couldn''t even let me put this on you" he smirked and slipped the ring onto my finger. I giggled and admired the ring on my finger. "You still need to clear something up for me" I said as I looked up from the ring. "Shoot" "Why weren''t you home for thest couple of days and why were you ignoring me?" "I knew that I wouldn''t be able to lie to your face, so if you asked me how my day was like you do all the time, I knew I would identally tell you about the ring, so I just thought it would be better to stay away from you for the time being. You''re not still mad at me, right" he said hopefully. I shook my head frantically. How could I be mad at him? "You two made up fast" Adrian smirked as he walked into our room and saw me straddling him on the ground. I quickly stood up and dusted myself off. I walked over to Adrian and wrapped my arms around him. "I never got to thank you for helping me, Adrian" I said. "Don''t worry, about it. You like family now." He said and hugged me back. I felt his hands move lower until they were resting on the small of my back. I think he was enjoying this a little too much. "That''s enough" I heard Tyberias mumble. I pulled away to catch Adrian pulling faces at Tyberias, teasing him about our close proximity. I scoffed and yfully hit him. "Don''t be an asshole, Adrian" I joked. ¡ª¡ª Vote and Comment Chapter 32- clubbing goes wrong Chapter 32- clubbing goes wrong TYBERIAS'' POV "Can we go out tonight?" Juliana said as she stepped into our room. "What do you have in mind?" I asked as she crawled up andid down next to me. "A new club just opened up, not too far from here..." I thought for a second. Horny men, alcohol, loud music. "No." I said. "Please. We never go out." She pouted and I couldn''t resist. "Fine" I sighed. I was so whipped. "Thank you" she gushed and gave me a long kiss. If this was the type of reaction I would be getting every time, I would always let her do what she wanted. "But... I want you to wear something for me" I said and she raised one of her perfect eyebrows. I got up and walked over to my closet, where I found the bag that I hid a few months ago. I reached inside to reveal the same satin, light pink dress that Juliana tried on when she was looking for a dress to wear at my parents'' dinner. I secretly bought it, in hopes of having her wear it for me again. It did unimaginable things to her body. "Is that-" she began and I nodded. "I can''t believe you bought it" she smiled and reached for the dress. "Will you wear it for me?" I asked and she nodded. "I''m gonna go get ready, can you ask Maria to look after Este?" She asked and I nodded. ~_~ ~_~ ~_~ "Are you ready yet?" I sighed. "Five more minutes" she shouted from the bathroom. I knew that when she said five minutes she actually meant 30. "I''ll be in my office, okay?" "Okay" The 30 minutes passed quickly and soon enough I heard a knock on my door. "Come in" "I''m ready" Juliana smiled as she walked into the office. I stopped breathing when Iid my eyes on her. "You-You look so f¨´cking s¨¨xy right now" I said, internally cursing at myself for noting up with a better word. "I know" she grinned as I walked up to her. She pulled me towards her and pulled me down to kiss her. I didn''t even care that she was getting her lipstick all over me. All that mattered was her. I reached down and gripped her ass in my hands to pull her closer to me. I knew my erection was poking into her stomach, turning her on even more. "We should stop" she mumbled. "Later?" I asked hopefully. "Later." She nodded. We walked towards my car and I helped her in but not without pping her ass while she was getting in. I began driving and the car was filled with our bad singing. Juliana almost made me bump into a car and burst my ear drums when she attempted one of the high notes. "Maybe singing isn''t for you" I said. "Hater" she scoffed and started singing louder. I pulled up into the club and we went straight to the bar. It was crowded so I ced her in front of me and caged her in with my arms, so no one could touch her. Her back was ced firmly into my front. "What drink do you want?" I said and looked down at her. "Whatever you''re having" She said and I ordered our drinks. While we were waiting, I felt her push her ass up to my hardened front. I knew damn well that she knew what she was doing. "Watch it, little girl." I growled into her ear and lightly bit her ear lobe. I felt her shudder before discreetly palming my arousal with her small hand. "You''re ying a dangerous game" I mumbled into her ear and slowly ran my fingers up and down her exposed thigh. I felt her freeze when I slipped one of my hands under her dress and lightly rubbed her p¨´ssy through her underwear. I checked around to see if anyone was watching but no one was paying attention to us. "Your drinks are ready" said the bartender as he walked up to us. I quickly moved my hand from between Juliana''s legs. "I changed my mind, let''s go home" I heard Juliana day, her voice was full of want. "But the fun''s only just started" I grinned and took a sip from my drink. She downed her drink in one go and mmed the empty ss down on the bar. "I''m gonna need another one of whatever the hell that was" she said to the bartender ^-^ ^-^ The alcohol fuelled us as we danced like it was ourst night on Earth. Her arms wrapped around my neck as we moved together. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. All of a sudden the loud and obnoxious music was reced by something more sensual and slow. I recognized the song as "Naughty girl" by Beyonc¨¦. I saw something flick in Juliana''s eyes as she began leading me to the private VIP area that I had paid for earlier. Without saying a word, she roughly pushed me down on the expensive looking couch She lightly ran her fingers from my head down my chest before straddling me. I instantly gripped her hips, forcing them to bring on mine. She kept eye contact with me as she began to slowly move her hips in circles. Her breasts were right in front of my face and just when I was about to bury my head in the valley between them but she pushed me away. She then stopped, stood up and faced away from me. She began to slowly lower herself until she was nearly sitting on me but not quite. She ced her hands on my knees to support herself and began to grind away. F¨´ck me. I think that was just about the hottest thing I''ve ever experienced. I ced my hands back on her hips as she continued to draw circles on my hips. "I want to see you" I groaned and turned her around so she was facing me again. She seductively bit her lip and trailed her fingers over her body, while continuing to grind on me She pushed my head into her breasts and I dly kissed and sucked on anything in my vision. "Tyberias" she moaned as I began to tug on the zipper of her dress. "We can''t" she sighed as she pointed her head to a sign on the wall next to us. NO SEX ALLOWED "It''s fine. They won''t know" I tried to convince her. She pulled away again and squinted her eyes to read the fine print. There is CCTV in this room I groaned in frustration and sank my head into the crook of her neck. "Later, okay?" She smiled. I nodded. "Let''s go, I want to dance" she said in her drunken state. "Just give me a minute" I said as I tried to think of something to turn me off. She nodded and I saw her leave the room. I began thinking of Adrian in a bikini and all of a sudden I was soft again. I shuddered at the thought of that as I went to look for Juliana. I was searching for a couple of minutes but then I spotted her long curly hair at the bar. I walked over to her but then I realised she wasn''t alone. I saw her next to a guy,ughing at something he said. I don''t know if it was the alcohol in my system but all I saw was red and I tackled the man to the ground andnded punches on his stupid face. "Tyberias, stop" I heard Juliana yell but all I could focus was the guy that I was almost beating to death. ¡ª¡ª Chapter 33- teasing on another level Chapter 33- teasing on another level JULIANA''S POV "I cannot believe you" I seethed for the tenth time. "I''m sorry" he repeated. He was sitting in a holding cell while I was pacing in front of him on the other side. "Here, I don''t want anyone looking at your body" he said and handed me his jacket through the bars. I scoffed and shook my head. "Take it Juliana" he warned. "Only because I''m cold" I muttered as goosebumps began to form on my skin. I sighed as I shrugged on his bigfy jacket and warmth instantly flooded through my body. "Your bail has been paid Mr Romano" one of the officers said. "You''re lucky I managed to pay the guy off so he wouldn''t press charges" Adrian said as he walked towards us. "Thank you Adrian" I said. I elbowed Tyberias when I heard him stay silent. "Thanks" he muttered as he rubbed his side. I could tell that he wasn''t used toing to his younger brother for help. It was normally the other way round. "It''s fine" Adrian said and led us to his car. I jumped in the back and Tyberias jumped in next to me. He tried to sit closer to me and wrap his arm around me shoulder, but I turned away from him. "What did you expect me to do when I caught the guy flirting with you?" he said, trying to defend himself. "He wasn''t flirting, he was asking me where the bathroom was" I snapped and turned to face him. "I''ve already said sorry" he sulked and crossed his arms. "Sorry isn''t going to cut it" I said and also crossed my arms, mirroring his actions. We stared at each other for a few seconds before I saw him begin to smile. This caused me to smile. We both bursted intoughter and he pulled me my closer to him. "You caught me off guard. I''m still annoyed at you" I said and I couldn''t help smiling. "I don''t care. I just want you in my arms" he mumbled. "You two are so bipr" I heard Adrian mutter as he stared at us through the rear view mirror. ?_? ?_? "I''ve decided what your punishment will be" I announced to Tyberias. "Punishment?" "Yes, punishment. You didn''t think I''d let you off the hook so easily did you?" I smirked. I was having too much fun with this. "What''s the punishment?" "No s¨¨x for 48 hours." I said and Iughed when I saw his face drop. "You- You can''t do that." He stuttered. "I can and I will." He groaned and buried his head into his pillow. This was going to be fun. ^-^^-^ I smiled in the mirror as I looked at myself. I slipped he dark red, silky, booty shorts. They didn''t even completely cover my ass, which I knew would drive Tyberias crazy. I''m just d Maria took Este to the park just now because I wouldn''t be able to go through with this if I knew there was anyone other that Tyberias that would see me like this. I finished my outfit with a cropped spaghetti strap top that only covered my b??bs . TYBERIAS'' POV I was sat on the couch flicking through Netflix when I saw Juliana walk up to me. I shamelessly gaped at her as I saw what she was wearing. She had such an amazing hourss figure. The top she was wearing hugged her t?ts snuggly, but was pretty low cut so she was still revealing some cleavage. Her shorts were cupping her ¨¤ss perfectly. I was such a lucky motherfucker to have a girl like her. All of a sudden I saw her drop down to her knees in front of me. My eyes widened as I knew what was coming next. Maybe she had decided to forgive me? I saw her begin to tie her long hair up in a pony tale. I quickly began unbuckling my belt. Then, she bent down and began searching for something underneath the couch I was sat on. "I could''ve sworn I saw it here yesterday" she mumbled. Oh. "Found it" she muttered as she stood back up holding what looked like a nail file and walked off, leaving me with a raging hard on. That little minx! My little minx. I guess I would have to think of a way to get back at her. ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ I went up to our room and changed out of my clothes into some grey sweat pants and decided to go shirtless. I went back downstairs and began to look for Juliana. I saw her in the kitchen standing behind the counter cutting up some fruit. I walked up to her, gaining her attention. I saw her lick her lips as she saw me. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. "Excuse me" I said as I moved past her. I knew there was more than enough room but I couldn''t help pushing up against her and rubbing my erection on her back. I grinned as she dropped the knife after seeing how hard I was. I then went to get a ss and began filling it with water. I heard her drop something on the ground. I turned to see what it was when I was met with an exceptional view of her ass as she bent down to retrieve it. The ss slipped out my hand and shattered on the ground. F¨´ck. I saw her stand back up, trying to hide her smirk as she saw my shocked state. "Are you okay?" She raised an eyebrow, knowing damn well I wasn''t. All I could do was nod. No one has ever affected me like she has. "I''ll clean it up" she said and went to get the broomstick. When most of it was cleaned up, she noticed arge piece of ss under the table. So she got down on all fours to get it. I saw her arch her back as she stretched her arm to reach for it. This was the worst kind of torture I could experience. ¡ª¡ª Chapter 34- an unexpected turn of events Chapter 34- an unexpected turn of events WARNING: S¨¨XUAL CONTENT JULIANA''S POV "Baby, I know you''re still mad at me but there''s a ball tomorrow that we need to attend" Tyberias said as he walked into our room. I closed my phone and put it to the side. "I don''t want to go" I said. "Yes you are. It''s not up for discussion. We need to make appearances." "You''re not the boss of me, Tyberias. If I don''t want to go, I''m not going. End of." He walked up to me and sat on the bed next to me. He jaw tightened, I could tell he was getting angry. "Stop being so controlling and leave me alone, I''m not having this conv-" I began but stopped as he smashed his lips against mine and moved his hand to cup my core. "Stop f¨´cking ying with me" He said as he started rubbing me through the outside of my shorts. "S-Stop" I tried to sound demanding but it came out as more of a moan, causing him to rub me harder. Roughly, he pulled down my shorts and gave my ass a firm squeeze, causing me to moan. I''ve always loved it when he was rough with me. "You''ve been teasing me all day, wearing these tiny f¨´cking shorts." Heid down on his stomach between my legs and harshly spread my legs widely apart and pinned them to the mattress with his hands. I was now fully exposed to him. He brought his face down and inhaled my scent. "F¨´ck, I''ve missed this" he groaned. Hungrily, he bought down his lips to my cl?t and sucked and kissed it as if his life depended on it. My body instantly released more juices. "You''re so wet for me, baby" he groaned and I moaned in response. "You like this? You like it when I''m rough with you" "Yes" I moaned. He moved his tongue to my lips and licked up all the juices that came out. I thought I woulde from that action alone. He removed one of his hands from my thigh and bought two fingers up to my face. "Suck." Hemanded. I grabbed his fingers in my hand and eagerly put them in my mouth. My tongue lubricated his rough fingers. I made eye contact with him as I seductively ran my tongue up the length of his long fingers. He groaned as I made a pop sound taking his fingers out of my mouth once I finished. He bought his fingers down to my throbbing p¨´ssy and collected all the juices before bringing them to his mouth and groaning. "So f¨´cking sweet" He roughly mmed the two fingers into me. The unexpected harshness caused me to moan even louder than before. My walls tightened around his fingers as he harshly put them in and out of me. I put one of my hands in his hair, running my fingers through his locks. I knew how much he liked it whenever I did that. "Tyberias" I moaned "Don''t stop" I said as I felt myself closer to the edge. And then he stopped. He pulled away from my throbbing s¨¨x and sat down on the edge of the bed. "Get on you''re f¨´cking knees". Hemanded His authoritative voice caused more juices toe out of me. Normally, if a manmanded me to give him head I would''ve been insulted. But with Tyberias, I was eager to pleasure him, missing his taste in my mouth. I hastily got on my knees in front of him, unbuckled his belt, and unzipped his pants. I yanked his pants down his legs and threw them to the back for our room. I licked my lips as I rubbed the prominent bulge through his pants. "Stop the teasing" he said as he put his hand in my hair and lightly ran his fingers through it. I pulled his boxers down and moaned as his more than impressive length cane into my view. I ran my hand up and down his length and massaged his heavy balls with my other hand. Teasingly, I ran my tongue up his length only once and licked the precum from this tip. I moaned and savoured his taste in my mouth. "F¨´ck, Juliana. You''re so d¨¤mn s¨¨xy" His hands lightly pushed my head towards him. I wrapped my mouth around him and slowly took most of him into my mouth. I loved the fact that I barely had a gag reflex. "Just like that baby. Take my c?ck, like the good girl you are" he moaned. He groaned as I quickened my pace. I felt him hit the back of my throat multiple times but I continued wanting to please him as much as possible. "You dirty girl. You like my c?ck shoved down your throat?" He pushed himself to the very back of my throat and held my head there for a couple seconds. "Now, repeat all that shit you were saying earlier" he groaned, knowing I wouldn''t be able to speak. He slowly released my head and I went to suck his balls and my hand continued to run up and down him. "Fanculo (f¨´ck)." He moaned. "Stand up. The only ce I want toe is deep inside you" he said. I groaned in annoyance as I wouldn''t be able to taste his release again. He chuckled at my response. He lifted me off the ground andid me on the bed. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. He quickly took his shirt off revealing his perfectly sculpted body before peeling my shirt off my body and practically ripped my bra off me. "That was expensive" I huffed as this wasn''t the first time. "Don''t worry, I''ll buy you another one." He said as he yed with both my breasts. I moaned out loud as he put my n?pple in his mouth, biting it. I grinded my lower region on his, needing some relief. "Please, Tyberias, I need you inside me." With that, he lifted one of my legs over his shoulder and settled between my legs. Without warning, he mmed his full length inside me. We both moaned simultaneously. "I''m never going to get tired of this feeling" he said as he began to quicken his thrusts. "H-Harder" I moaned, barely being able to get the words out due to the intense pleasure I was overwhelmed by. He eagerlyplied and thrusted his whole length into me, hitting my g-spot multiple times. He continued his rough thrusts, his balls pping against me with every thrust. All of a sudden he stopped. He wrapped my legs around his waist, got off the bed while carrying me and mmed my back against the wall. I moaned as he continued pounding into me. I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck. "I''m sorry for how I reacted at the club. I just don''t like sharing you" he groaned and thrusted deeply inside me, causing my eyes to roll to the back of my head. His words made me smile. "I know baby. And I''m sorry for being harsh on you" I moaned. He crashed his lips onto mine and I happily returned the kiss. I moaned into his mouth as I felt my stomach tighten as he continued to push his length into me. "I''m close, Tyberias" "I know,e with me Juliana" And with that, I came undone. Screaming his name as I felt my release finallye. "F¨´ck, Juliana" he groaned as he released inside me. I moaned as I felt hise fill me up, prolonging my own orgasm. I sighed as I rxed in his arms. This feeling was bliss. He slowly pulled out of me. Hise dripping down my thighs. I already missed how full he made me feel. "Let''s shower" he said and I nodded obediently. I smiled as he carried me to the shower and felt the hot water hit my body. I slowly unwrapped my legs from his waist. I stumbled and grabbed onto his arms as I tried to stand. He chuckled as he wrapped his arms around my waist supportingly. "Turn around, let me wash your hair". He said I turned around and sighed in content and I felt him massage my scalp. He quickly washed it out and I turned to face him. I wrapped my arms around his waist and leaned my head against his hard chest. Because of our height difference, I barely even reached his shoulders. He wrapped his arms around my body and drew circles on my back with his fingers. "Let''s never argue again" I said, breaking thefortable silence we were in. "Agreed" he said, tightening his grip on my body. I don''t know how long we stood there like that, but it was long enough for the water to start to get cold. He stepped out of the shower, dried off, and bought me a towel and began drying my off. He also bought me one of his shirts to wear that reached my knees with some boxers. He lifted me up and I instantly wrapped my legs around his waist as he took us both to bed where I fell asleep lying on top of him with his fingers running through my hair. It couldn''t get any better than this. ¡ª¡ª Chapter 35- business event Chapter 35- business event JULIANA''S POV I slipped my diamond earring in my ear and smiled at Tyberias as he stepped inside our room. I frowned when he didn''tpliment me, only stood there and gaped. "What''s wrong? Do you not like my dress?" I asked self consciously. "Do I not like it? I want to pin you against the bed and eat you out until your legs are shaking and you can''t take it anymore, and then I want to f¨´ck you senselessly until the only thing you can remember is my name. Does that answer your question? Sembri sbalorditivo (you look stunning)" He growled. "Grazie. Sei anche molto bello (thank you. You also look very handsome)." I smiled at him. He raised his eyebrows as he heard me speak Italian for the first time. "Italian?" "I''ve been taking some sses on duo lingo" I stated proudly. "Just when I thought you couldn''t get any s¨¨xier, you surprise me by speaking Italian." He said I smiled as I felt him stand behind me and wrap his arms around my waist. I ced my hands above his and drowned in his embrace. He was so big and muscrpared to me and I loved it. He leaned down and dug his face in the crook of my neck. He inhaled deeply and sighed. "You smell so good" he groaned. He began kissing along the column of my neck and I moaned lightly. He spun me around peppered kisses along my jaw, my cheeks, the corner of my mouths. I began to get frustrated because he wasn''t kissing me in the ce I need it most. I lightly groaned, grabbing his cor to stop him. "Kiss me, Tyberias" I breathed out "I am kissing you" he grinned. "Here" I said and patted my lips "If you insist" he said before crashing his lips down on mine. I moaned and reached my hands up to y with his hair. I didn''t even care that I was ruining my lips gloss, all that mattered was him and I. He groaned into the kiss as it began to get more intense. I felt his tongue lips my bottom lip, asking for permission to enter, which I dly obliged to. His hands went down and gave my ass a firm squeeze, pushing his hips against mine. His fingers pushed their way into my dress through therge slit and rested on my bare ¨¤ss. All of a sudden they began searching for something. He frowned and pulled away when he didn''t find it. "Why can''t I find your panties?" He groaned "Because I''m not wearing any" I smiled N?velDrama.Org holds this content. "Fuck, are you trying to kill me?" He sighed and rested his forehead on mine. I pecked his lips, "you''ll survive" I said and began to walk away towards the door. "Come on, we''ll bete" I said and turned around as I reached the door. I found his eyes glued to my ¨¤ss before quickly snapping to mine. He cleared his throat and followed behind me. ?_? ?_? ?_? ?_? I sat in the limousine and waited for Tyberias. Deciding he was taking too long I began to reapply my red lip gloss. Soon after, I saw him walking out of our house rather awkwardly. B?ner alert. I opened the door, got in and told the driver to begin. I shuffled over next to him and he wrapped an arm around my shoulders pulling me closer to his warm body. I rested my head on his shoulder and he began to y with my hair, careful not to mess it up. I wrapped my arms around his body and I sighed at thefort and rxation that flooded through me. In about 15 minutes we had arrived and Tyberias quickly got out the car and came around to open my door. We began walking to the entrance but I began feeling nervous and looked down to the ground. Tyberias stopped and pulled me towards him. "Don''t lower your head. I want everyone to see my beautiful girlfriend". He said, making me smile and nod, before cing some fingers on my chin to push it up. He then put his arm out and I dly took it, wrapping my hand around his big bicep. A worker opened the door for us as soon as we arrived and we began to walk in. All of a sudden, everyone stopped walking to stare at us. Quiet murmurs erupted as he led me to the bar. "Don''t think anything of it. I''ve just never bought a girl with me before." He said into my ear, making me smile. "Don''t ept a drink from anyone other than me, okay?" He sternly said while I nodded and he ced a drink in my hand. Just when I was about to say something someone interrupted us. "Romano, what a pleasant surprise" said the stranger, referring to Tyberias as hisst name. I felt Tyberias tense up. "What do you want Martinez?" Tyberias said. The man in front of us was quite good looking with dirty blond hair and a light stubble. I guess other people would find him attractive, but ever since Tyberias came into my life, it''s like my brain subconsciously turns a blind eye to other men. "Just to introduce myself to this beautifuldy." He said and turned to me. "Alfonso Martinez, a... friend of Romano''s" he said and ced a kiss on my hand. I sensed his Spanish ent when he pronounced his name. The name Alfonso made me freeze. Before my mom died, she said the person behind this began with ''Al''. She never got to finish it but could she have been talking about Alfonso. I also clearly remember that the person who delivered the bullet and note to my old home was blond, like Alfonso. I mean, it wouldn''t bepletely absurd since Tyberias seems to dislike him. No, what was I thinking? There are thousands of names that begin with ''Al'' . I couldn''t jump to conclusions, but I still have to stay cautious I forced a smile "Juliana" I said as I introduced myself. If Tyberias didn''t like him, I didn''t like him. He turned to the man next to him and began speaking to him in anothernguage. "?Cu¨¢nto apostas que puedo hacer que se acueste conmigo al final de noche? (how much do you bet I can get her to sleep with me by the end of the night?)" I immediately knew he was speaking Spanish and thanked god that I was fluent in it due to my father being from Venezu. "Agradecer¨ªa que no haras de m¨ªo si no estuviera aqu¨ª (I''d appreciate it if you didnt speak about me as if I wasn''t right here)" I said and red at him. The look on his face was priceless "Tu has Espa?ol?" (You speak Spanish?)" he asked "Obviamente, si estamos teniendo esta conversaci¨®n ahora mismo (Obviously if we are having this conversation right now)" I replied, hiding the smirk that was forming on my lips. "What did he say? I''ll kill him if he said anything bad about you" I heard Tyberias mutter angrily in my ear. "Don''t worry about it. I dealt with it" I said reassuringly, deciding to spare Alfonso. We began to walk away from Alfonso and his friend, the hall was still quiet as people attempted to listen in to our conversation. "I need to go talk to a few people about business" he said and began to take me with him. "It''s fine, go without me. I should probably go a make some friends anyway" I smiled. I didn''t want to intrude on his business or anything and I don''t want him to think I was dependent on him. "No, you''reing with me." "I''m not a little girl. I can look after myself." He nodded in apprehension "do you have the knife I gave you?" He asked. I nodded remembering the pocket knife he strapped to my thigh. I pecked him on the lips and we slowly parted ways. *-* *-* *-* I sat at the bar on my own. My attempt to make friends was futile as everyone here was bitchy and snobby. I hated socializing. I wish it was just me and Tyberias right now, but noooo I had to be difficult and wanted to show him I wasn''t clingy. "Need anypany" said Alfonso as he took a seat next to me Great, just when I thought my night couldn''t get any worse. "Nope." I said "Listen, I''m sorry for what I said earlier" he began "Whatever" I said cutting him off. "Will you let me dance with you" "No" I quickly said, shocked that he would even suggest that. "Not even to make Romano jealous?" He said and nodded his head towards Tyberias'' direction where I saw him talking to a skinny brte. My blood boiled further as I saw her adjust her dress revealing more of her non-existant cleavage. I saw the girl ce a hand on Tyberias'' arm. Much to my liking, he instantly pulled his arm away. Good Boy. "Nope, because I know better than to jump to conclusions. And besides, why would I need to make Tyberias jealous when he''s already mine." I said to Alfonso before flipping my hair behind my shoulder and walking towards Tyberias'' direction. I''m proud of myself for not overreacting likest time. "There you are, baby" I said as I greeted Tyberias and wrapped an arm around his waist. He instantly smiled and I reached up to his face and bought it down so I could kiss him on the lips, tantly ignoring the girl staring daggers at me A few seconds passed and I slowly pulled away. "Oh my god, I didn''t even see you there. I''m Juliana, Tyberias'' girlfriend" I said to the brte and gave her my best fake smile while putting emphasis on the girlfriend part. "Nice to meet you. I''m Lucy. Me and Tyberias have history together" she said giving me an equally fake smile. I knew she was trying to get under my skin but I wouldn''t let her. "Well, I guess it''s history for a reason then." I bit back with a giggle. My smile only brightened as I saw hers instantly drop. Ha! Take that, b?tch. "Well, we should get going. It''ste" Tyberias said, breaking the stare off I was having with the girl. "You''re right. I''ve got a lot nned for you when we get home" I said to Tyberias and pecked him on the lips. I smiled as I saw Lucy grind her teeth together. I hooked my arms onto Tyberias'' and we began to walk out together. "I love it when you get possessive. Wait and see what I''m going to do to you at home" he whispered not my ear. He gave my ¨¤ss a hard squeeze as he helped me get into the car. Fuelled with excitement, I lifted my dress so I couldfortably straddle hisp. I quickly leaned back and closed the partition so we were alone. I couldn''t wait any longer as I crashed my lips down on his, my actions causing him to harden beneath me as I simultaneously grinned my core over him. "Make it hurt, Tyberias." I whispered. This was all I needed to say for him to flip me over so I was lying over the car seats and rip my dress open. My heart began racing. There was never a dull moment with him. Chapter 36- caught red handed Chapter 36- caught red handed JULIANA''S POV It had been about a week since the ball and I raised my suspicions about Alfonso to Tyberias. From there, Tyberias paid him a friendly visit, which ended with Alfonso pushed up against the wall with a ck eye and Tyberias'' hands gripping his neck. There, Alfonso frantically said that he didn''t know what Tyberias was talking about but admitted to stealing a couple of his drug shipments. I''m not sure if Ipletely believe Alfonso, but there was nothing else we could do now. "Hey, baby" Tyberias said to me as he walked into one of his many living rooms. "Hey" I said, snapping out of my thoughts and I smiled when he leaned over from the back of the couch to kiss me. "You look really sexyying here on this couch. I don''t know if I can help myself." "Well, you might have to because I''m still sore fromst time." I mumbled shyly. "I''m sorry. You should''ve told me I was going too rough." He said and I shook my head dismissively. He jumped over the back of the couch to sit next to me. "Do you not have work today?" I frowned. It was unusual for him to be home so early. "I took the rest of the day off. I wanted to see you. What are you watching anyways?" He frowned at the TV. "You don''t know what this is?" I asked shocked. "Is this Beauty and the beast? Este keeps going on about that film." He shuddered. "F¨´ck you. How do you not know Tangled? It''s my favorite film." I red at him. "What?" "I''ve got a dream?" I said quoting my favorite song from the film. "Oh that one! That movie was rubbish. Shrek is way better" My head snapped to Tyberias quickly. "You know what? F¨´ck you and f¨´ck that green giant" "Correction: he''s and ogre. And take that back." "Make me" I said. He went to grab the remote but I snatched it first. "Give me the remote. I don''t want to listen to some dumbass men sing about their dreams." He said and I scoffed. He went to grab the remote again but I jumped off the couch. "I''ve got a dream I''ve got a dream I just want to see the floatingnterns gleam" I sang along with Rapunzel and Tyberias began chasing me around the couch. I screamed as I attempted to jump over the couch but failed and Tyberias ended up tackling me on top of it. "And with every passing hour I''m so d I left my tower Like all you lovely folks, I''ve got a dream" I sang and held the remote tightly above my head. "I''m not giving you the remote" I smirked. "You will" he said mischievously and began to slowly kiss my neck while lightly gr?nding on me. I moaned when I felt him give me hickeys on my neck and I couldn''t help but let go of the remote to run my hands through his hair. "I thought you wanted the remote" I said when I didn''t feel him stop. "No. I wanted you" he smirked. My heart fluttered and a smile keeps on my face. He kissed under my jawline and I gripped his shoulders, wrapping my legs around his waist. His fingers began pulling down the leggings I was wearing until- "I''ve got a dream I''ve got a dr- Ahhh" I heard Este begin to sing but screamed when she walked into the living room and saw Tyberias I top of me. I quickly shoved him off me and adjusted my leggings. Este just stood there mortified. "H-Hey, I thought you were sleeping" I said to Este, ying it off coolly "Este! There you are." I heard Maria say as she also walked into the living room. "What was Tybear doing on top of you?" She asked and I could see Maria trying to hide her grin. Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. "Uh.." "Was he hurting you?" She asked and frowned at Tyberias. "Of course not. We were just ying a game" "What game?" "An adult game." Tyberias said, helping me out. "Can I y?" She asked. "Este, why don''t we leave them to y their game." Maria said. "But I want to y." She whined. "I''ll give you a slice of that chocte cake you like" Maria bribes and Este instantly nodded and grinned. "Chocte cake!" She chantes as Maria carried her out the room but not before she winked at me, causing me to blush deeply. "We need to be more careful next time." I sighed and he nodded. "Nowe here and finish the movie with me." Imanded "Yes ma''am" "Flynn Ryder is so sexy" I sighed to myself. "No he isn''t. Thats just stupid. How can you have a crush on a cartoon" "You just jealous but you don''t need to worry, I''m not going to leave you for a cartoon character" I rolled my eyes. "I''m not jealous. He''s ugly anyways." He mumbled under his breath. We were halfway through the movie when Tyberais spoke. "I want to go to Disney world for a couple days to celebrate my birthday" Tyberias said out of the blue "Really?" "Yeh, Este told me you guys have never been and I think it would be a nice holiday for all of us. I was even thinking of bringing along Adrian, Leona and Luca." "Are you sure you want to go. I want you to actually enjoy it, it''s your birthday not our''s?" I said "Seeing you and Este happy would be the best birthday present I could get" he smiled, making me blush and we went back to watching the film. The movie finished in no time. I was justying on top of Tyberias while he yed with my hair. "I was thinking... Tyberias isn''t a very Italian name" Imented and raised my head so I was looking up to him. "That''s because it''s only my father that''s Italian. My mother is from Jordan and my father went there for a business meeting. They ended up meeting at ake near her house calledke Tiberias. So she wanted to name her first born after that because it''s where she met the love of her life. And she decided to change the spelling so it was more personal for her and my dad." "That''s so romantic." I sighed. "What are we going to name our children" I asked. "I was thinking we could name our first son Matteo, after my brother... But it''s okay if you don''t want to do that" he said nervously. I ced a finger on his lips shushing him. "Matteo sounds good" I agreed and I saw him smile. "I love you" he said and ced a hand on my cheek. "And I love you" ¡ª¡ª Chapter 37- dreams made true Chapter 37- dreams made true JULIANA''S POV "Hurry up" I said excitedly as I dragged Tyberias along by his hand. "Hurry up! Hurry up!" I heard Este mimic me as she wiggled around in Tyberias'' arms. "Jesus, woman. Slow down" he groaned as I rushed onto his private jet. "Not my fault you''re getting old" "First, I''m only 26. Second, you would think that after deciding to take you to Disnend, my girlfriend would finally decide to treat me nicer. But nooo, I had to be stuck with a b?tch for a girlfriend." He joked. I red at him. "A beautiful b?tch though, nheless" he added and I smiled and nodded. Much more urate. We boarded the ne and I saw Adrian, Leona and Luca already on board. Apparently Troy (Leona''s husband) had an important business meeting so he couldn''t make it. "Hey guys." I smiled and they all greeted me. "Do you want to sit on myp, or have your own seat?" I asked Este as I took Este from Tyberias'' arms. "Own seat. I''m a big girl" "I''ll sit you on myp for when we take off, then you can have your own seat, okay?" I asked, ignoring what she said "Whatever" she sassed. "Watch your attitude" I said and she just grinned. "Sit next to me!" I heard Luca say as he bounced up and down in his seat. Iughed and sat next to the free seat next to him. "How have you been?" I smiled at him. "I''m even better now" he responded and gave me an adorable grin. "She''s mine buddy" Tyberias said as he picked Luca up and ced him in another seat next to his mom so he could sit next to me. I saw Luca pout in his seat in the opposite aisle. I yfully rolled my eyes as I strapped me and Este in so she was sitting on myp. The ne took off in no time Este began to get scared so she asked Tyberias if she could hold his hand, to which he obviously agreed. "I''m tired" she said and her eyes began to close. I made sure that it was safe to take off our seat belts and moved Este to a morefortable seat next to Luca where I strapped her in so she could fall asleep. I moved back to my seat, next to Tyberias where I saw his typing on himptop with his eyebrows furrowed. An idea came into my head. "Rx" I said to him and rubbed up his thigh. He stopped typing and grinned at me. "Don''t start something you can''t finish, baby" "Who said I won''t be able to finish it?" I said and trailed my hand up to grip him through his pants. I looked around to see Adrian watching a film on his phone, Pitch Perfect I think it was, Este was sleeping peacefully, and Leona was reading a book. "Bedroom?" He asked suggestively. "Bedroom." I grinned, trying to hide my excitement. We stumbled out way towards the bedroom and when we got in, Tyberias made sure to lock the door before throwing me on the bed. He took off his shirt and quickly jumped on top of me. I eagerly wrapped my legs around his waist and rubbed my aching core over his. He kissed my hard and moved his hands so he could take off the hoodie I was wearing. His eyes zoomed in on my bare chest. "F¨´ck, If I knew you weren''t wearing anything underneath, I would''ve done this quicker" he groaned. I moaned as he slipped one of my nipples into his warm mouth. All of a sudden, he released it and flipped me onto my stomach. He smacked my ass harshly through my jeans, before tugging them off my body. He groaned when he saw my thong and roughly bit down on one of my ass cheeks, causing me to groan into the pillow. "¨¢ss up, face down" he said. "Okay, papi" I said and grinned when I heard him intake a sharp breath. I purposely put on a slight Spanish ent, which I knew would drive him crazy. He loved it whenever I would speak to him in my native tongue. I did as he said but he quickly flipped me over so I was on my back, facing him. "Say it again" he groaned and ced his hands around my neck where he lightly choked me. "Lo que quieras, papi (whatever you want, daddy)" I said. "Sei cos¨¬ s¨¨xy (you''re so s¨¨xy)" he groaned in Italian. He quickly took off his pants and boxers and rubbed his massive length. He pped his d? on my cl?t multiple times, earning loud moans from me. "Por favor, papi (please, daddy)" I moaned. He was just about to slip inside me, until we heard criesing from outside. She was such a c?ckblock! Tyberias groaned and hesitantly pulled away from me but I reacted quickly and wrapped my legs around his waist, stopping him. "She''ll stop after a couple minutes and go back to sleep" I tried to convince him desperately. Just when I thought I had convinced him and he was about to slip back inside me, her cries got even louder. I sighed in defeat and we pulled away from each other. We got changed but Tyberias'' boner was still very prominent through his bulge. "You stay here and take care of your... problem. You''ve still got those pictures of me saved on your phone, right?" I smirked, remembering the nudes I sent him when he was away on a business trip. "I''m never going to delete those pictures" he grinned. I giggled and left the room so I could calm Este down. I walked over to her to see Leona carrying her and rubbing her back, trying to quieten her. I looked over to see both Adrian and Luca with their hands covering their ear due to how loud she was crying. "What''s wrong, baby?" I asked and Leona handed her to me. "I thought you left me" she sniffed and guilt flooded through me. "I''m sorry. I was just taking care of something. I''m here now" I said and she buried her head in her neck as I sat down. A couple minutester, Tyberias came out of the room, looking like he just woke the lottery and he came to sit next to me. As soon as Este saw him, she reached for him and instantly stopped crying. "Traitor" I yfully scoffed to her as Tyberias took her into his arms. "What''s wrong, pumpkin?" Tyberias asked. "I missed you" Este said to him. Tyberias smirked at me when he noticed that she said she missed him and not me. "What about me?" I asked, pretending to be offended. "Uhh... yeh, you too" she mumbled. I could tell she was getting tired again due to all that crying she was doing. "Go to sleep, Este" I smiled softly and she quickly did. "So, how does it feel to have your sister like your boyfriend more than she likes you?" Tyberias teased. "Don''t let it get to your head. It''s only because she has a crush on you" I said. "Who can me her?" Tyberias replied cockily to which I rolled my eyes. "She''s like this with all my boyfriends so don''t think you''re special." I said and smiled when I saw his smirk drop. "I''m joking. I''ve only had one boyfriend before and Este wasn''t even alive back then" I said and leaned over to peck him on the nose. "Good" he mumbled. ¡ª¡ªN?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. Chapter 38- beach day Chapter 38- beach day JULIANA''S POV We arrived at the penthouse Tyberias had rented in no time. We all had our own room apart for me and Tyberias, who wanted to share. It waste at night when we arrived so we decided to head to bed and decide what to do tomorrow. The next day came quickly and I woke up early to make myself a coffee. I thought I would be the only one awake but I saw Leona already awake sipping on some strawberry milk. "Hey, did you sleep well?" I asked "Yeh. I was thinking, do you want to go down to the beach with me?" Leona asked me "Sure, but shouldn''t we go with everyone else?" I asked. "Actually, I was thinking it would be a good opportunity just to get to know each other." She smiled. "Sure." I said, she was probably right. It would be nice to bond more with Tyberias'' sister. We went back to our rooms and agreed to meet in 15 minutes in the living room. I saw Tyberias sleeping quietly. I could see him frowning slightly as he reached for me in his sleep. I quickly moved my pillow so he could cuddle that instead of me without realising I was gone. He had a small smile on his face as he pulled the pillow closer to him, thinking it was me. I opened my suitcase and looked through the swim suits I packed. I reached for a pretty revealing bikini but decided against it because it would be inappropriate for Este and Luca to see me like that. I decided to put on a white one piece and paired it with a fanny pack that I slipped my phone into. I went to the living room to see Leona already already there, waiting for me. "You ready?" I said as I walked up to her "Damn girl. You look hot. If I was a guy I would totally bang you." Leonaplimented she saw me She was wearing a dark blue one piece that hugged her curvy figure well. After having a child, her body looked really good. "Thank you, I would uh... bang you too, I guess" I said awkwardly and sheughed. "You''re so adorable." she asked as we began walking towards the beach. "So, how long have you been dating my brother" she asked. "About half a year" "Half a year? Before you, his longest rtionship was about a month. I can tell you mean a lot to him." "He means a lot to me too, I love him." "I can tell he loves you too. Thank you for making my brother happy again. Before you came along, he was cold to everyone. But he''s changed now for the better." She said as she hugged me and I hugged her back equally as tight. I frowned when I heard her sniff and pulled away to see her crying. "Are you okay?" I asked and rubbed her back. "Yeh, I''m sorry. It''s just the pregnancy hormones" she sighed. "You''re pregnant?" I gushed and her eyes widened. "Yes, but you can''t tell anyone. I haven''t even told Troy yet" she said and I nodded. I squealed like a little girl. "I''m so happy for you" I smiled and pulled her into another hug. Sheughed and we began to gossip like teenagers until we got to the beach. We found a nice spot and set up the beach beds and the umbre. About an hour had passed and my phone began to ring. "Where are you?" Tyberias said as I picked up the phone. "Hello to you too. Leona and I are at the beach." "Okay, we''ll be there in 15 minutes." He said and ended the call. "Okay, then" I muttered and I closed my phone. We began to discuss the new season of power and in not time, I saw them walking towards us. I licked my lips as I saw Tyberias wearing some ck swim trunks. His perfect, muscr, tattooed body was on disy for everyone to see. I red towards the group of teenage girls that were shamelessly gaping at him. He held Este in his arms and she was wearing a baby pink swimsuit. She waved at me when she saw me. Adrian was walking next to them. I snuck a quick nce at him body. His shoulders were broad like Tyberias, He also had a couple tattoos but not as many as his older brother. His body was nicely sculpted and he had a prominent v line as well. I smiled as I saw Luca who was wearing a pair of light blue swim trunks with sharks on it, he had to run to keep up with the fast walking pace of the boys. I saw Adrian slyly stick his leg out to the side. Luca didn''t see thising, causing him to trip over, head first into the sand. Luca quickly got up and began to punch Adrian''s leg. He looked so concentrated as he delivered blow after blow, but Adrian just bursted out inughter. Luca began getting frustrated at Adrian so he brought down his teeth and sunk them into Adrian''s flesh, causing Adrian to let out a girly scream. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. Luca took this as encouragement and went to bite him again, but not before Adrian sprinted away from him towards up. "Adrian stop bullying my son" Leonaughed. "Son? Leona, you raised a vampire. Did you just see how he assaulted me?" Adrian said and flopped down on the sand tiredly. "Really, Adrian? You''re scared of a 3 year old?" I raised an eyebrow. "That guy is a 30 year old trapped in a 3 year old''s body. Not even I can bite that hard." He defended himself. "You look really hot by the way, Juliana" Adrian smirked and I blushed embarrassed. "We all know she looks hot. But she''s taken so why don''t you go find another girl to flirt with" Tyberias said as he came up to us. Luca followed quickly behind. "You look gorgeous, by the way, baby" Tyberias said and smirked towards Adrian, knowing that his adjective beat ''hot''. "Thank you" I smiled and took Este from his arms. "Do I look hot, as well?" Este asked Adrian and his eyes widened. "Uh... you look...cute?" Adrian stuttered, knowing that if he said anything else, this conversation would quickly be very inappropriate. "But I don''t want to be cute, I want to be hot like Jay. You think I''m hot don''t you Tybear?" "Uh... you can be whatever you want to be." He said and Este smiled, satisfied with his answer. I scotched over on myrge subbed so Tyberias couldy next to me. I snuggled up next to him but not before Este came and squeezed herself in between the both of us. A couple minutes passed as I let the sun kiss my skin. Out of nowhere, a man who looked around 30 came up to me and Tyberias. "Hi. I was wondering if I could get your number." He said and I saw Tyberias tense up next to me. "I''m case you couldn''t see, she''s got a boyfriend" Tyberias snapped before I could politely decline. "Actually... I was talking to you." He said to Tyberias. We were all shocked to say anything but the look of mortification on Tyberias had Adrian bust out inughter, causing us all to follow. "What the fuck. No! I''m not into guys" Tyberias said, surprised that he got hit on by a guy. "That''s okay. I can change you" persisted the man. "I said no, dude. Leave us alone." Tyberias said and the man shrugged his shoulders before walking away. Tyberiasid back down next to me. His face was flushed and I could tell he was still shocked. "D¨¤mn, I didn''t realise I had to start fighting off guys now as well as girls. I didn''t sign up for this." I joked and pecked his cheek. "You should be expecting none the less. You boyfriend is so insanely s¨¨xy, that he attracts both genders" Tyberias said smugly. "Your ego has just skyrocketed hasn''t it?" I rolled my eyes and he grinned. ¡ª¡ª Chapter 39- swimming Chapter 39- swimming JULIANA''S POV "Lets go swimming." Este suggested just when I was about to fall asleep. I groaned into Tyberias'' chest as I felt Este bounce up an down. "Come on,zy" Tyberias whispered as he began dragging me off the sun bed. Tyberias began putting the arm float on Este''s arms since she still didn''t know how to swim properly. He then inted the swim ring and put it around her torso. As soon as she was ready, she raced off to the sea, dragging me and Tyberias along with her. She screamed in excitement as she reached the water and pped her arms excitedly. Luca came to join us a whileter and they yed together. Me and Tyberias we''re watching them from a distance as we swam around together. "Tyberias?" I asked as I looked away from Este and Luca. I looked around to see him nowhere in sight. "Tyberias? This isn''t funny. Where are you?" I asked and dived underwater to try and look for him. I could''ve sworn he was just right next to me. "Tyberias?" I asked again. I began panicking when I heard no response. All of a sudden I felt something wrap around my my foot and pull me down under the water. I tried to release the grip off my foot by kicking it off but it was no use. Whatever had got Tyberias wasing to finish me off. This was it. This was the end. I was a couple feet below the water and I turned around to see what was trying to kill me when I came face to face with aughing Tyberias. Air bubbles wereing out due to how hard he wasughing. I shoved him hard and swam back above the water and he followed. "Tyberias! Tyberias! Where are you?" He mimicked me with an overly high pitched voice. "That wasn''t funny. I was actually worried." I said and punched him in the shoulder. "You have to admit. It was a bit funny." He grinned and I pouted and began to swim away from him. He quickly grabbed my leg and yanked me back to him so I couldn''t escape and I was chest to chest with him. "Let me make it up to you, baby" he said into my ear. Shivers ran across my spine as I felt his hands roughly massage my ass. "Did I tell you how s¨¨xy you look in this?" He said as he slipped his fingers inside my swimsuit. He pushed the material covering my ass aside and moved his fingers further so that he was rubbing my core. "Tyberias" I moaned. "We-We can''t do it here." I said but my body was saying something different as I wrapped my arms around his neck. "We can be discreet" he whispered into my ear and I couldn''t believe that I was actually considering it. I looked around to see Este and Luca still ying in the shallow end. Me and Tyberias were in the deeper end and there was hardly anyone around. We were also mostly submerged in the water apart from our head so It wouldn''t be the obvious. He began sucking on my ear lobe and I moaned as I felt him slip a finger inside me. "So tight" he groaned into my ear as he tried to slide another finger inside me. He quickened his pace as he pumped the two fingers inside me. A couple minutes passed and I felt a knot build up in the out of my stomach. "I''m close" I moaned and I flinched closer to him at the immense amount of pleasure I felt as he hooked his fingers inside me "Come for me, Juliana. Come hard" he said as his other hand moved from my waist to cup my breasts. With a harsh p to my ¨¤ss, I moaned into his chest as I felt myself orgasm around his fingers. I smiledzily as he brought his lips down on mine. I slowly inched my hand towards his hard dick and just when I was about to cup it, I felt something grip my foot again and pull my down under. Again? I knew it wasn''t Tyberias this time because he looked just as shocked as I was as he pulled me back up by my arms. "What was that?" I asked frantically. My head snapped behind me as I heard Adrianughing loudly. "What the hell, Adrian?" "You have the worst possible timing" Tyberias said. "What were you doi- e. That''s gross guys. I''m public? Seriously." Adrian said in horror as he realised what we''re about to do. "We weren''t going to do anything" I lied as I pathetically tried to defend ourselves. "Yeh right. Wait until I tell Leona about this." He said and he quickly swam off before we could ckmail him not to. "This is so embarrassing." I groaned and rested my head on Tyberias'' chest. "Don''t worry. If he knows what good for him, he won''t say anything" he replied "You can''t go around threatening people. Especially your younger brother, Tyberias." I said. "But I threaten everyone" "Not from now on, you won''t" I said. "But-" he began but I raised an eyebrow and he stopped. "Fine" he sighed. "Good boy, now let''s go back to the beach. My skin is starting to wrinkle up." I said and we began to swim back. "Yes ma''am" He joked. When we returned, we saw Adrian and Leonaughing about something. "Here they are, the happy couple." Adrian smirked as we sat down. I saw Tyberias give Adrian a warning re but Adrian ignored it. "You guys were out there for quite a long time. What were you doing?" Adrian asked mischievously. He knew exactly what he was doing. Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. "Swimming, what else would we be doing in the sea?" Tyberias rolled his eyes. "Hmm" Adrian said, deciding to spare us of the humiliation. "So, I was thinking we could go to DisneyLand now. It''s only 2pm so we still have the rest of the day." Leona suggested. We all agreed and decided to go back to the penthouse to get changed before going. ~_~ ~_~ ~_~ ~_~ I flopped onto mine and Tyberias'' bed exhausted from the hectic day. We arrived at DisneyLand quickly and we spent the entire day, going on rides, meeting the dressed up characters and eating overpriced food. It was a very fun day to say the least, even when Tyberias almost picked a fight with the dressed up Mickey Mouse, iming that his hands were lingering in my for ''too long.'' Tyberias copied my action and flopped down on the bed next to me. "Let''s just stay in tomorrow" he said into his pillow. "Agreed" I said, worn out ¡ª¡ª Chapter 40- Birthday Boy Chapter 40- Birthday Boy WARNING: S¨¨XUAL CONTENT JULIANA''S POV I woke up with the sun shining over my eyes. I reached for my phone and checked the date. November 2nd, Tyberias'' birthday I was shocked to see that it was already 3:00pm. We had slept in. I got out of bed and went into the bathroom to brush my teeth. After I was satisfied, I peeked into our bedroom to see Tyberias still sleeping softly. I slipped under the covers and crawled towards Tyberias'' thick length that wasying across his thigh. It was already hard. I wrapped my fingers around it and slowly began pumping up and down. I heard Tyberias groan as he began to wake up. I slipped his member into my mouth and he moaned slightly louder. "Sarai mia morte (you''re going to be the death of me)" he groaned as he took off the covers, revealing me between his legs with his dick in my mouth. His hands came to rest on the back of my head where they pushed me down so I could take him deeper. "Tutti qui p, portami tutto su tua graziosa ba p (that''s it baby, take all of me into your pretty little mouth)" he groaned. He held my head in position for a few seconds so that all of him was inside me, before releasing me. All of a sudden his phone began ringing. He reached for it and answered it. "Hey, mom" he said into the phone. Tyberias was expecting me to stop pleasuring him, but I carried on sucking. "Happy birthday, sweetie." "T-Thanks Mom" he replied. He gave me a warning look, but I ignored it. "How''s Florida?" "Florida''s g-great Mom. Do you mind if I call you backter? I''m a bit preupied now" "That''s fine sweetie. I''ll let you get back to... whatever I interrupted" "Thanks, bye. I love you." He said before ending the call. "You have some nerve" he groaned and moved my hair from my face so I could suck his d?ck more efficiently. A couple minutes passed as his breathing quickened. "I''m going to cum. And you''re going to swallow it, aren''t you" he said and I moaned. I quickened my actions and moaned when I felt his thicke slide down my throat. He smiledzily and brought me up to kiss my lips, not caring that I just gave him head. He was about to take off my clothes but I stopped him. "You have to wait until the evening. I''ve got some stuff nned for you. Go shower" I said and he hesitantly obliged. When I saw him disappear into the bathroom, I quickly slipped out of our room. I saw everyone already waiting in the living room. Big balloons saying Happy Birthday were up against the curtains with fairy lights around them. There were and white balloons were all over the floor making it hard to walk and two individual balloons that read 27. "HAP-" They began to shout but stopped when they realised it was me rather than Tyberias. "Oh" They said. "Sorry to disappoint you guy but Tyberias is still in the shower. But this looks amazing!" I said as I admired the newly transformed living room. "It better" Adrian said, lying down on the couch. "I''m so light headed from all that blowing" heined. "Same" I muttered to myself but Leona and Luca ended up hearing. "Eww. That''s disgusting" she cringed and my cheeks heated up at the fact she heard. "I don''t get it" said a clueless Luca. "You''re not supposed to" Leona said. "What did she say" Adrian said cluelessly as he raised his head from the couch. "Nothing. I''m going to go wake up Este" I yed off, noticing that she wasn''t there. "I still want to know what she said" I heard Adrian mutter as I walked away. I walked into her room and found her sleeping soundly on her bed. I walked up to her and slowly shook her, waking her up "Leave me alone. I''m tired" she groaned and went back to sleep. I yfully scoffed. I don''t know where this attitude of he''s hase from but I don''t like it one bit. "Girl, you better get your ass out of bed. It''s Tyberias'' birthday and your not going to ruin it" "It''s Tybear''s birthday?" She asked excitedly and shot up from her sleeping position. "Yep" "Why didn''t you tell me sooner!" She said and quickly ran to the bathroom to brush her teeth. ^-^ ^-^ "Juliana, do you know where my-" Tyberias began as he walked into the living room but was cut off. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" We all shouted in unison. I held up my phone steadily so Tyberias'' parents could see everything from the FaceTime call. Tyberias looked shocked for a second but a massive grin quickly reced it. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! "Wow, guys this is amazing. Thank you." He said as we all came to hug him. Este ran over to him and raised her arms up so Tyberias could pick her up. "Do you like it? I did most of it." Este lied as she hugged him. That little liar didn''t even know it was his birthday today. "Wow, you did this? I love it, pumpkin. Thank you" he smiled, but I could tell that he knew that she yed a very small part in all of this. I waited until he put her down, he hugged the rest of his family and spoke to his mom and dad again before I went up to him. "Happy birthday, baby" I smiled and wrapped my arms around him. "Thank you. I love you." He mumbled into my neck as he reciprocated the hug. "I love you" I replied. "Come on guys let''s cut the cake" shouted Leona. Chapter 41- Birthday Boy Pt2 Chapter 41- Birthday Boy Pt2 WARNING: S¨¨XUAL CONTENT JULIANA''S POV The clock read 9pm as we finished cleaning everything up. I had put Este and Luca to sleep and me, Tyberias, Leona and Adrian were all watching TV. I faked a yawn. "I think I''m gonna head to bed now" I said as I got up off the couch. "I''ll be there in a couple minutes." Tyberias said, not taking his eyes off the TV. I nodded and pecked his cheek. I went inside our room and quickly began searching my suit case for the piece of clothing I pack that I knew would drive Tyberias crazy. I smiled when I found it and went to lock myself in the bathroom to get ready. "Juliana. Are you in there?" I heard Tyberias ask from outside the bathroom door. "Just a minute" I said and slipped it on. I looked in the mirror and sighed on content. The police costume I had slipped on, stuck to my skin. I decided to slightly unzip the zipper so a nice amount of cleavage was showing and I gently ced the police hat over my hair,pleting the look. I ced some dark red rock over my lips and unlocked the bathroom door. I saw Tyberias slip his shirt off as he began to get changed. "Do you-" Tyberias began but stopped as he saw what I was wearing. I saw his mouth drop wide open and he dropped the shirt that was in his hands.N?velDrama.Org holds this content. "Lock the door" Imanded and nodded towards the door that was slightly ajar. He nodded without saying a word and went to lock it shut. He leaned back against the door as I walked up to him "You look-" he began but I ced a finger on his lips, shushing him. His hands came to grip onto my hips but got out the pink fluffy handcuffs that were attached to my costume. I roughly spun his around so that his back was facing me and I handcuffed his hands behind his back, before spinning him back around so he was facing me. "Tyberias Romano, I am arresting you on suspicion of running one of the most dangerous mafias in the world. You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Anything you say may be used against you in a court ofw and given as evidence" I said. "Now, please stay calm as I search you for any weapons." I said as I began patting his shirtless body. My hands lingered on his chest and abs, as I shamelessly groped him. He took a sharp breath as my hands wandered towards his lower region. "Don''t worry sir, it''s all part of protocol" I smirked as I beeped before him. I patted his legs down and rubbed his hard on. I eagerly began to unsp his belt. "Is this still part of protocol?" he asked smugly and I nodded. "There appears to be a strangely hard andrge object tucked in your pants. I have reasons to believe it''s a gun." I smirked. I tugged down his pants to reveal his big b?ner trapped in his white Calvin Klein boxers. I slowly rubbed him through his boxers and licked my lips. "Not a gun. I''m just packing" he smirked I ced a light kiss over the underwear-covered head and it twitched slightly. "No teasing, Officer Hernandez." He groaned as he lightly pushed his crotch towards my face. "Patience Mr Romano" I smirked as I tugged his boxers down. I rubbed his d?ck up and down slowly, purposely not paying any attention to the head. "Juliana" he groaned in frustration, making me smirk. "Tell me what you want, Mr Romano." I teased. "Why tell you when I could just show you" he smirked and pulled his wrists apart, making the flimsy handcuffs break in two. He picked me up off the ground and threw me roughly on the the bed, making mend with a oomph. "Refusing to cooperate with a police officer? That''s a serious offence Mr Romano." I smirked. "A serious offence that I''m willing tomit, Officer Hernandez." He said and smashed his lips down on my own. "Let''s y a game" I said in between kisses. "What kind of game?" He asked and began unzipping the dress so my chest was now exposed. "Lets see who can be thest one toe" I moaned as he slipped one of my n?pples into his warm mouth. "Let the game begin, Officer." He smirked and flipped me over so I was on all fours. I leaned down so my elbows were holding me up and I began to arch my back as much as I could. "Sarai mia morte (you''ll be the death of me)" he groaned. He raised the dress I was wearing over my ass so it was now fully exposed to his. His fingers toyed with thecy dark blue panties I was wearing before I heard a loud ripping noise. "Tyberias. What have I told you about doing that?" Iined. "I''ll buy you more" he said like he always does. He groaned as he gave my ¨¤ss a hard squeeze making me moan into the pillow. He then lowered his head and began eating me out from the back, causing juices to flow out of me. He pulled away when he was satisfied with my wetness. He grabbed his d?ck in his hand and began rubbing it over my ¨¤ss, turning me on even more. "Ready?" He asked and I nodded eagerly. All of a sudden he began to lightly tap the head of his d?ck on my ¨¤sshole, making me flinch and pull away. He chuckled at my reaction. "Don''t worry,baby. Not today, but we will eventually." He said and quickly slipped inside my p¨´ssy. The force of the hard thrust knocked all the air out of me and made me slip off my elbows and face down onto the bed. I quickly regained my posture as he slipped out and thrusted his full length in me again. His heavy balls pping against my cl?t increased my pleasure even more. "Tyberias" I moaned as he wrapped my long hair around his fist and tugged on it. "You like that?" He asked as he increased his pace so he was now hammering inside me. I couldn''t even formte any words due to the sheer pleasure I was experiencing, all I could do was nod and grip the bed sheet below me. I felt a knot build up in the pit of my stomach and I knew that feeling all too well. "You''re about toe aren''t you?" He smirked. "N-No" I lied. "I think you''re forgetting that I know your body more than you know it yourself." He said and I knew he was right. I felt his free hand that was previously smacking my asse around and rub my clit. I couldn''t hold it in anymore as my toes curled and I orgasmed hard. "That''s it, baby. Come all over daddy''s d?ck." He groaned and pped my ¨¤ss again, prolonging my pleasure. "Good girl" he grunted as he pounded into me. When I had recovered, I pulled away and moved. I pushed Tyberias down so that he was sat on the edge of the bed with his feet on the ground. I got off the bed and kneeled in front of him and quickly took off the dress that was still on my body so I was now fully naked. Tyberias was about to push his d?ck inside my mouth but I acted before him and sandwiched his member between my breasts. I cupped both of them as I slowly moved them so they were rubbing his d?ck up and down. I bit my lip at the sight of his dick disappearing and reappearing between my breasts turned me on massively. "T-That''s not fair." He groaned. "You know you like it." I smirked as I brought down my mouth so that every time his dick would reappear, it would enter my mouth, intensifying his pleasure. A couple momentster, he thrusted his dick through my breasts and into my mouth where he held my head there for a couple seconds until I heard him groan loudly and I felt his warm stickye in my mouth and I swallowed all of it. A couple drops escaped my mouth andnded on my breasts where I rubbed them over my n?pples. "You little minx" he grinned and moved my hair away from my face. I pulled away. "What if everyone heard us?" I panicked, embarrassed at the thought of it. "Don''t worry. I made sure our room was sound soundproof" he said as he continued to wash my body and I sighed in relief. When he finished washing me, I washed his body and heughed at me and called me ''so f¨´cking short'' when I asked him to crouch down so I could wash his hair. We changed the bed sheets and cuddled up together, both exhausted after our eventful day. "This was the best birthday ever, Officer Hernandez" he mumbled into my hair as sleep overtook both of us. Chapter 42- Not to Plan Chapter 42- Not to n 7 monthter JULIANA''S POV "Congrats" I smiled as we walked through Leona''s front door and I pulled her into a tight hug, careful not to put too much pressure into her big bump. It was her baby shower today and the whole ce was covered in balloons. "Thank you" she said and went to hug Tyberias who was carrying Este. "How far along are you?" Tyberuas asks. "Just over 8 months" "Juliana!" I heard someone yell from the living room. I turned to see Aria, Tyberias'' mom rushing towards us. When she reached us she engulfed me in a tight hug. Ever since we returned from our trip to DisneyLand, me and her have gotten much closer. We bonded through her teaching me how to make Tyberias'' favourite dishes, her showing me embarrassing pictures of baby Tyberias and telling me even more embarrassing stories of him. My favourite story was when he was 1 years old and how he often tried to grab his mother''s breasts when he was hungry. And one day at a restaurant, he decided to grab the waitress''s chest. He gets really embarrassed whenever I tease him about, which is practically everyday. "I''m here as well, mom. In case you forgot" Tyberias joked as she had still yet greeted him. "I know" she muttered and hugged me tighter. "I haven''t seen you in ages" she said to me. "You saw herst week" Tyberias muttered under his breath. She let me go and pulled down Tyberias'' face so she could nt a kiss on his forehead. "You always get jealous whenever I give someone else attention" she teases and Tyberias wraps his arms around her. "No I don''t." "Really? You don''t remember the time when Leona was just born and I was paying a lot of attention to her, so you purposely climbed the tallest tree you could find and jumped down so you would break your leg and the attention would be on you again?" "That waspletely an ident." "Hmm. What about when you-" "Okay, okay. We get the picture." Tyberias interrupted. We allughed and made our way to the living room where most of the people were. "The great Tyberias Romana is actually a big mama''s boy. Who would''ve imagined." I whispered to him. "I''m not" he blushed. "I think it''s sweet." "Is there a baby in there?" Este asked, looking at Leona''s stomach, interrupting our conversation. "Yes" I replied. Este looked at my front and back before asking, "Where''s your baby, Jay? In your butt?" She said thest sentence particrly loud so everyone heard and erupted inughter, making me blush deeply and self consciously pull my shirt down to cover my butt. "There''s no baby in there. That''s just for my enjoyment." Tyberias whispered to Este and discreetly gave it a hard squeeze. "Tyberias! You can''t say stuff like that around her" I scolded. "Yes he can. I''m 3 years old. I can understand adult stuff now." Este said. Last month was her birthday in which Tyberias filled the whole living room with wrapped up toys. Her favourite had been the mini bright pink electric car that she had been driving around everywhere. She had been bumping into the furniture all the time so Tyberias had a section of his massive garden painted so there were now race tracks on the ground for her to drive on. "Yeh, Juliana, she''s 3, she can understand adult stuff now" Tyberias grinned, mimicking Este, but Este thought he was genuinely defending her so she added an enthusiastic"Yeh!" after him. Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. We all took a seat on the couch and began conversing. "Has anyone seen Adrian. He still hasn''t arrived." Leona asked. "No. Is he still not here? He''s usually always early to these things." "I''m gonna try to call him." She said and went to do so. After about 30 seconds, it went straight to voicemail. "Adrian. Where the hell are you. I can''t believe you''rete to my baby shower. If you''re not here in 15 minutes I''m going to tell everyone about the time I caught you making out with your pillow." She said loudly so we all heard thest part. ~_~ ~_~ A couple hours had passed and most of the people had gone so I was helping Leona clean up. "You ready to-?" Tyberias said as he came up to me but stopped as he heard his phone ping. "Yeh just a second" I said as I looked up to him. "What the fuck" he said angrily. His right hand was gripping his phone and his other hand was squeezed up in a fist but he released it to run it through his hair. "What''s wrong?" I said and looked over to Tyberias'' phone to see what had got him so shaken up. I gasped when I saw a picture of Adrian tied up to a chair, badly beaten with blood dripping from his lips. There was a message below it. ¡®If you want Adrian alive, meet me at 45 Brooks Lane. Don''t forget to bring Juliana.¡¯ ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Chapter 43- all comes crashing down Chapter 43- alles crashing down JULIANA''S POV "This way" said the man as we entered the big house. It had been about half an hour since Tyberias received the text. We had informed his family and Aria and Leona bursted into tears. Tyberias'' dad was furious when he found out and demanded that he wanted 50 men to attack the ce where his son was being held hostage. Aria, being the more reasonable one, said it would be a bad idea because they could retaliate and kill Adrian. So me and Tyberias left Este at Leona''s ce to y with Luca and drove over to the ce. I tried to call him down on the journey but it was no use. The man walked us over to what looked like a metal detector and told us to walk through. Tyberias went first and the machine beeped like crazy. Hesitantly, he removed the gun that was tucked into his pants and walked through it again, and no beeps were heard. It was my turn to walk through and I confidently did so, knowing I didn''t have a gun on me. I was surprised to say the least, when the machine beeped for me. I frowned, not knowing what it was that was causing it to beep as I wasn''t wearing any jewellery today. The man held a small, rectangr metal detector in his hand and moved it around my body to see where it wasing from. I pulled away, slightly offended that it started beeping at my breasts. I mentally facepalmed. I forgot about the pocket knife I had tucked into there. I took it off and the beeps stopped. The man led us to a big office where he knocked 3 times. "Mr Ivanov, they''re here." "Let them in." Said a deep voice and we entered the room. "Aleksei." Tyberias said, shocked that one of his business partners has turned against him. As far as I could remember, Aleksei Ivanov was in charge of the Russian Mafia. He had been allies with Tyberias for years, which is why his betrayal came as even more of a shock. And then something clicked in my brain. It was him, Aleksei. The man who approached my parents and told them to kidnap me. He must''ve been nning this throughout the past year. "Take a seat" Aleksei said and nodded to the two chairs in front of his desk. I ced a hand over Tyberias'' clenched fist. "Come on" I whispered, seeing as he still hadn''t moved. He hesitantly moved to sit down. "Where''s my brother?" Tyberias seethed. "He''s not here. So if you were thinking of having the ce raided, all I have to do is make one phone call and he endures a slow and painful death." "Now, I know you must be angry, but all will be exined. And if you cooperate, no one will get hurt." He continued "What do you want from us?" "M,e in." Aleksei said, ignoring our question. On cue, a girl walked in with light brown hair and big blue eyes. She was beautiful to say the least, however, she looked petrified. "This is M, my only daughter. She just turned 18st week, the legal age for marriage." He began but we both stared at him confused. "In case you weren''t understanding what I was hinting at, let me make it more clear. In one months time, Tyberias, you will marry M and join our families as one. In return, I will let Adrian live. I must also add that when you both get married, I expect you to be fully faithful to each other." Aleksei said, looking between the both of us. We both stared at him as if he had grown two heads. He wanted Tyberias to... marry her? "What the f¨´ck? No. I-I''m not marrying her. She''s a kid" Tyberias eximed, cringing at the nine year age gap. "I don''t think you''re in any position to be making demands. But let me give you another incentive. Not only would I allow Adrian to live, I will also allow Juliana''s sister... what''s her name? Oh yes, Este, to live as well. Now, take note, I had no intentions of harming her at first, but if you don''t marry my daughter, Este will endure the same fate as her parents." "You won''t hurt her" Tyberias growled mming his fist on the table. "Don''t underestimate me, didn''t you see how easy it was for me to take Adrian from right under your noses. I could do the same to Este in a heartbeat." My eyes began tearing up at the thought of Este and Adrian harmed. I would give up my happiness any day to have them safe. And in that moment, I knew Tyberias had no choice. "He''ll do it. He''ll marry her." I finalised. We couldn''t be selfish. It was not only Adrian''s but also Este''s lives at risk. "Brilliant decision. I know there were some brains in there, Juliana." Aleksei patronised me. "You know Juliana, you''re a hard girl to get rid of. When I had your parents kidnap you, I secretly paid your father double to convince him to kill you but the piece of shit couldn''t even do his damn job. I even had one of my men try to shoot you but you''re like an annoying fly- always there when you''re not wanted." Aleksei continued. "How much did you pay them anyways?" I asked. "It wasn''t hard to convince your mother, all I had to do was show her what Tyberias actually did for a living and offer her $50,000 and she warmed up to my ns quickly. I gave you father $100,000, however, something tells me he would''ve done it for much less just to see you miserable. How does it feel, Juliana? To have your own parents sell you out for so little?" He asked. I knew he was just looking for a reaction but I didn''t give him one. I only stayed silent. "Now, you may both leave. However, Tyberias, I will arrange a meeting in two weeks so we can go over the details." He continued. As soon as he said this, we got up and left, I think we were both still in a state of shock about the whole situation. "What are you waiting for, M. Get out of my face." I heard Aleksei snap to his daughter as we walked out the door. "Yes, father." She said obediently. "Why couldn''t I get a d¨¤mn son instead?" He muttered. We began walking towards the front door but I told him I needed the toilet so man led me to the closest one. Tyberias insisted on waiting outside for me but I told him to wait near the front door. I just wanted to be alone for a couple minutes. I entered the bathroom and sshed some cold water on my fathers, not caring that my makeup was coming off. I looked at myself in the mirror and instantly bursted our into silent sobs. Just when I thought I could be happy, something had to ruin it. I sshed more water on me and patted my face dry so it didn''t look like I was crying. I exited the bathroom and began walking to where Tyberias was waiting when I heard a voice. "I''m sorry, James. I have no choice. I hope you understand" I heard someone quietly cry into the phone. I discreetly poke my head to see M crying. "I love you too. Bye." She finished and quickly wiped her tears so no one would know she was crying. And then it hit me. She was getting forced into this, just like Tyberias. Any animosity I was feeling towards her was gone. I wanted to hate M so bad because it would make it easier to deal with this whole situation, but I couldn''t. She was getting dragged into this, just like us. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. She turned her head and I quickly moved so she wouldn''t see me. I quickly made my way back to Tyberias. We had collected out things and were about to walk out the door when I heard someone call my name. I turned around to see M rushing towards us. "I-I know you both probably hate me right now but I just wanted to say I''m sorry you both have to be in this situation. I begged my father no to do it but he wouldn''t listen to me. Please don''t be angry at me" She said and I could tell she was being genuine by the tears that were threatening to fall from her eyes. "We don''t me you. We know you didn''t have a say in this." I said, speaking for both of us and she looked genuinely surprised "I- Uh. Thank you for believing me" she stuttered and I shook my head, indicating that it was alright. With that we exited the house and were left to deal with the reality of the situation. ¡ª¡ª¡ª Chapter 44- cold shoulder Chapter 44- cold shoulder TYBERIAS'' POV I repeatedly punched the punching bag in front of me repeatedly, imagining it was Aleksei''s face. It had been about a week since Juliana agreed for me to marry M and ever since then she had barely uttered a word to me. She had even moved to a separate room to sleep in, which had led to restless nights for me. Every time I try to talk to her, she busies herself with something else to do. I felt like I was losing her as the seconds went by and all I could do was watch. I steadied the bag and rested my head on it. If Adrian was here, I would''ve called him by now and asked him what the fuck to do. He probably would''ve told me to get my head out my ass and go get my girl. So that''s exactly what I was going to do. JULIANA''S POV I scrubbed the counter even harder, trying to relieve some of the pent up anger within me. This past week I had told the maids they could take some time off because I wanted to keep myself busy in order to avoid Tyberias. It may sound stupid but I thought that if I began to distance myself from him now, it would hurt less when he would eventually get married to M. However, this was proving harder that I thought it would be. I saw him enter the kitchen and my heart began racing at the sight of his sweaty body. "Juliana, we need to talk" he said. I know. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. "I''m busy." "I wasn''t asking you, I was telling you. We need to talk." "Okay then, let''s talk" I said. He looked surprised that I gave in this time. "Oh... Oka-" "Let''s talk about how you''re getting married to another girl in 3 weeks or about how your brother was kidnapped and his kidnapper threatened to do the same to my 3 year old sister. Or about how everything is a mess and I don''t know how to fix it." I let out and tear began forming as all my pent up emotions wereing out. "And what about how I''m going to have to sit there and watch as you promise someone else that you''re going to love and cherish her until you die. Or about how no matter how hard I try, I''m never going to be able to fully let go of you, Tyberias." I said and broke down. His arms instantly came around me as I sobbed. "Just let it out. You can be angry at me and curse at me all you want but please don''t ignore me." He said and wrapped his arms tighter around me. "I-I''m not angry at you. I''m angry that after everything we''ve been through, it''s just going to get thrown away." "It doesn''t have to get thrown away. We could still be together." "Be together in secret? So you want me to be the side chick?" I scoffed. "You would never be the side chick. I just... I can''t let you go Juliana. I won''t." "So you still want to be with me but then go back to your gorgeous wife and sleep in the same bed as her and wake up to her face and cook her breakfast." "It won''t be like that. I''ll sleep in a separate room, I won''t even talk to her. Please, Juliana. I''m begging you, don''t leave me." He said desperately and cupped my cheeks so we were looking into each other''s eyes. "I-I need to think about it" I replied and I saw his face drop slightly. "Okay." He sighed ?_? ?_? Get dressed and go to the first ce we met. Said the post it note on the fridge from Tyberias. It had been a couple hours since we both made up and I had left to do some grocery shopping. When I returned, I saw that Tyberias wasn''t at home anymore and left a note. I went to check on Este, knowing she was probably sleeping but on her bed I saw another note. Don''t worry, I dropped her off at Leona''s house. Now go get dressed! Iughed and went to do as he said. He knew me so well. I got dressed and drove over to the street where I had bumped into Tyberias when I had run away from my home. There, I saw another note stuck to amp post. Go to where we had our first date. I drove to the Empire State Building, not sure of what to look for. I smiled when I saw Daniel, one of Tyberias'' bodyguards, stood outside the entrance waiting for me. "Miss Hernandez, follow me" he said emotionlessly and I nodded. He led me to another car and opened the door for me. "Where are we going?" I asked. "I''m afraid I cannot tell you, ma''am" We had been driving for about 20 minutes now and I had begun to get impatient. The car stopped and I looked around to see that we were in the middle of nowhere. I took my phone out to call Tyberias only to see that I had no signal. I looked over to Daniel to see him text someone. It''s done. I looked over to him anxiously. "Who are you texting?" "You don''t need to worry, ma''am. Can you put this on." He said and held up a blindfold. I began to get skeptical. Ever since Anthony, Tyberias'' driver, betrayed him and helped my parents kidnap me, I had be much more paranoid. Without thinking, I mmed the door open and began to run as fast as I could. I wasn''t going to wait around while Aleksei kidnapped me, again. "Miss Hernandez, stop. Where are you going?" Daniel said as he chased after me. Of course, I didn''t stop. I only ran faster but stopped when I felt something heavy tackle me to the grass below me. I looked up to see Daniel on top of me. "Miss Hernandez, calm down. It''s not what your thinki- o" He began but I kicked him in the balls, making him roll off of me. "Help. HELP!" I yelled as I ran across the massive field trying to get away from the man who was trying to kidnap me. "Juliana, what''s wrong?" Tyberias said as he sprinted up to me. Wait. Tyberias? What was he doing here? "Daniel. He''s trying to kidnap me. We need to run!" I said as I grabbed into his hand so we could run away. "Calm down. He wasn''t trying to kidnap you, I asked him to do this." "You asked him to kidnap me?" I said and pulled away from him as if his touch had burned me. "Not kidnap you. I- uh, I made a pic for us." He blushed and stepped to the side so I could see the big nketid out with a pic basket full of food and a bottle of wine. He had picked a couple flowers from the grass and held the bunch in his hand before handing them to me. There were also fairy lights hung up on the tree so it wasn''t pitch ck. "I- wow. It looks amazing. Thank you." I said, overwhelmed that he nned this. I saw Daniel begin to approach us in the distance but Tyberias nodded his head to the car, telling him he could leave now. We both moved closer towards the pic and I saw that on the tree were also loads of pictures of us together. My favourite, being when he had just finished f¨´cking me missionary and he reached for his phone to capture the moment. My hair was messy, I had hickeys all over my neck but the happiness in my eyes was evident. "Please don''t tell me anyone saw that one" "Don''t worry, baby. That picture is for my eyes only." he said and sat me down on the cushion "I told Maria she could go home because I wanted to make the food" he said and pulled out some badly cut heart-shaped sandwiches but he looked really proud of them so who was I to tell him otherwise. "They look really good" Iplimented. "Thanks. I did them myself and I even made some of the jam ones you like so much!" He said proudly and Iughed. It was adorable to see a big bad Mafia boss get so excited over a couple sandwiches. However, I was quite surprised that he made me jam ones due to his utter hate for the sweet goodness. "I''ll never understand how you could hate jam" I said and took a bite into the sandwich. "It''s not just jam, it''s strawberries in general" he shuddered. "But they''re so sweet" I argued. "Not as sweet as you" he grinned and lightly pecked my lips making me blush. ^-^ ^-^ "Finally!" He said as the skittlended in my mouth and I chewed. "About time. Maybe you should start working on you aim, it only took you about 50 throws." "My aim? It''s not my fault you would flinch and move your face whenever the skittle came near you." "You were throwing them too hard" "You thought that was hard?" He scoffed. "I''ve got sensitive skin" I defended and he handed me the bag so I could throw them into his mouth. The first skittle I threw missed his mouthpletely and was nested in his hair making himugh at my poor attempt. The second time went even worse as it didn''t even hit him andnded straight into the ground behind him. About 15 minutes had passed and I had yet managed to score. "A for effort right?" I said defeated. "Actually, I think you deserve a D" he said and waited for my reaction. I knew where this was going. "I''d be happy with a D" I nodded and ced the bag down so Tyberias could scoop me up into hisp. He looked around to see if anyone was around and when he confirmed we were alone, he began to rub our hips together creating friction. "Yep, I would be really happy with a D" I confirmed with a smile. Chapter 45- memories Chapter 45- memories JULIANA''S POV The next 3 weeks passed quickly and it was now the day before the wedding and I was reliving everything we had done since. *** "Hurry up" Tyberias groaned as he dragged me towards the photo booth. Once we got in, he quickly ced me on hisp and his arms circled around me and pulled me closer. He quickly paid and we both gave the camera bright, cheesy, toothy grins as it snapped the first picture. For the second one, I leaned back and turned to Tyberias and ced my lips on his cheek. For the third, he ced his hand over my neck and pulled me to hip so he could kiss me. The camera snapped thest picture and we pulled away grinning. We exited the booth and collected the pictures. He ripped off the one where I was pecking his cheek, iming it was his favourite and ced it in his wallet, giving me the other two to keep. *** I entered Tyberias'' office to hear him humming my favourite song "I have a dream" from Tangled. He still hadn''t noticed I was there and the humming for louder, the closer I got. "I thought you hated Tangled." I teased as I came up behind him. He jumped at the sudden voice he heard, causing him to push back his chair, causing it to roll over my foot. "Oww" I groaned bouncing up and down. It didn''t even hurt that much but Tyberias didn''t need to know that. "Juliana, why did you scare me like that." He asked frantically and sat me down on hisp so he could take care of my foot. "Ouch." Was all I could say as he slowly massaged it. "I''m sorry. I didn''t know it was you" he said regretfully. "I know how you can make it up to me" I looked up to him as a n formed in my head. "Anything" "Carry on singing what you were before I stopped you" "You- You heard that?" He flushed and I nodded "I thought you hated it." "It may have grown on me since it''s all you''ve watched." He said and I smiled, I was such a good influence on him. "Please, sing" "No." "But... my foot hurts" I argued pathetically. He rolled his eyes and proceeded to sing. I leaned into him and he continued to rub my foot at the same time. This was heaven. *** "How are you so damn strong" I grunted and struggled as he pinned me to our bed. We had been y fighting the past half an hour and I had hardly gotten a hit on him. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. I saw his eyes glint and he suddenly began tickling my sides. I squirmed and tried to escape from his tight grasp but it was no use. "Please... Please stop" Iughed as my stomach began hurting. "Repeat after me, I will only ever love Tyberias Roman and he''s the sexiest, most handsome man I have everid me eyes on." "I... will only ever love Tyberias Romano and he''s the most annoying person I''ve ever met." I struggled to say as he tickled me even harder, not hearing the words he wanted to hear. I couldn''t handle the tickling anymore, so I raised my head up and ced my lips on his. He instantly stopped and kissed me back. I wrapped my arm around his neck and flipped us over so I was on top. When Tyberias has stopped kissing me to take his shirt off, I bolted for the door. I was almost off the bed when I felt his hand wrap around my ankle and drag me back below him. "You''re a naughty girl, Juliana. You don''t y fair." "I''m sorry. Please don''t tickle me." "I won''t tickle you but you will be punished." He grinned as he bent me over hisp. I gripped the sheets and moaned when I felt his hande down harshly on my ¨¤ss. I was going to enjoy this way too much. *** "Get off the y station. I need attention" I groaned as Tyberias leaned forward in his seat, killing a yer. "I will baby. Just let me finish the game" he said, not even looking at me. "F¨´ck!" He groaned as he got killed and I smiled evilly. "One more game?" He asked. In his terms ''one more game'' meant at least 5 more. I answered by taking the controller from his hand and raising it above my head as high as I could go. Tyberias chucked before standing up and he didn''t even need to stretch to take the controller from me hand. "Better luck next time baby" he said and pecked my in the cheek I hate tall people. They''re so annoying. *** "F¨´ck you, mom" shouted a 5 year old kid to his mother in the middle of the super market. This made us stop pushing the cart and pretend to be interested in the toilet roll next to us as we discreetly watched. "I''m sorry, baby. Please stop making a scene." The mother said, shocking us both. "I don''t care about your pathetic apology, you stupid idiot." The kid replied. Multiple people were now filming this encounter. "If that was me, my mom would''ve chased me down these aisles until I couldn''t run anymore, since she has unlimited stamina when she''s angry, and then she would beat the Christ out of me." Tyberias muttered making meugh loudly. The kid turned at the sound of myughter and thought I wasughing at him. "Find something funny,dy?" He said as he walked up to me. Tyberias moved in front of and the kid took a step back, taking in the size of him. "Listen here you little punk, I don''t care how you talk to your mother, but you won''t do the same to my girl. Now you''re going to go back to where you came from and learn some damn manners. Got it, kiddo?" Tyberias said, crouched down so he was level with the kid. The kid nodded frantically and ran back crying to his mother. "A bit overboard, don''t you think?" I asked, lowkey turned on at how he defended me. "No one talks to my girl that way and gets away with it. Besides, someone had to teach him a lesson." *** ''Thank you, next Thank you, next'' the loud music red from the living room TV. I groggily got out of bed, not being able to sleep with the loud music. "Este, turn that d-" I began but quickly stopped. There, I saw Este and Tyberias dancing together, both wearing wii remotes on their hands, as they yed ''Just Dance''. I quickly got my phone out and began filming. I had seen Tyberias kill people without even blinking and now he''s here giggling while dancing with my baby sister. I was never going to let him live this moment down. *** I got out of bed. I knew what I had to do. But it wasn''t going to be easy. ¡ª¡ª Chapter 46- goodbyes? Chapter 46- goodbyes? JULIANA''S POV "Can we talk?" I asked Tyberias as he got home from work. "Sure" he smiled and we sat down on our bed "I''ve made my decision, Tyberias and I... I can''t keep seeing you after you get married, Tyberias" I said softly. "W-What do you mean?" "You''re going to be married tomorrow and I have to respect that" "But I don''t love her, I love you" he said and pulled me closer to him. I noticed his eyes began to water. "I know, maybe when this whole thing blows over we can be together again. But I''m not going to be with a married man." I said and my eyes also began watering. "P-please. Don''t do this. I love you." "And I love you. So much. But every time I see you, I''ll just be reminded that your not mine anymore, you''re hers. A-And I can put myself through that" I said and tears began flowing down my eyes. He didn''t say anything and just pulled me into his chest. I could hear him sniffing from above me, but he was probably trying to keep his tears in. "I love you, Juliana. I will always love you, no matter who I''m married to." His voice cracked. "I know... but I have to put myself first, Tyberias. So, I''m leaving. Tomorrow, I''m taking myself and Este somewhere far. And maybe in the future, if you''re no longer with her anymore, you cane find us again. But right now, I just don''t want to put myself through anymore pain." I said softly as my tears blurred my vision. "Please don''t leave me. I''ll do anything. I''ll stop ying on the yStation so much, I''ll stop buying you expensive gifts when you tell me not to. I won''t make fun of your height anymore. I''ll stop assuming you''re upset because of your period and not because I messed up. Please, Juliana. I''ll do anything." He desperately whispered and squeezed me tighter. Hearing him say this broke my heart even more. I tried to speak but I couldn''t, the knot on my throat was bigger than ever before. The only things that wereing out my mouth were soft whimpers. He gently brought down his lips of mine. It wasn''t a fast, rough kiss like what we were used to. This kiss was slow, passionate, full of raw emotion. It was a kiss that poured all of our feelings into each other. A kiss that signified the end of our rtionship. I could taste his salty tears as I flicked my tongue over his lips. "Onest time. Just let me be with you onest time. Let me pretend that you''ll always be mine, even if it''s just for tonight." He whispered and more tears escaped his eyes and I nodded. Onest time. He deepened the kiss as he ced a hand on my cheek, holding me there. We slowly took each other''s clothes off until we werepletely naked under each other''s gazes. He gentlyid me down. I wasn''t so used to him being so gentle with me but I loved it nheless. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck. I wanted to be as close to him as possible. "I love you" I whispered in his ear as he wrapped his arms around my body and slowly slipped his length inside me. This was deeper than sex. We weren''t just fucking this time, we were making beautiful, blissful love and I never wanted it to stop. "I love you" he said as he gently pumped in and out of me. We both moaned together as we climaxed at the same time. "Tyberias?" I asked when I saw he didn''t move to get off of me. "Just let me savour this moment" he said and he nuzzled his head in the crook of my neck. A few moments passed and Tyberias spoke again. "I want to show you something. Get dressed" he said. He quickly got dressed and frowned when he saw that I was still naked on our bed. He led me off the bed and reached for one of his hoodies from his closet. We didn''t say a word as he slipped it onto me. He then retrieved a pair of my ck leggings. He crouched down so I could slip my feet in and I held onto his shoulders for support. He then tugged them up my legs. "We''re matching?" I said as I noticed he was wearing the exact same hoodie with ck sweatpants and he smiled. "Let''s go" he said "Where are we going" I said as he dragged me out the front door. "You''ll see" The drive was about 10 minutes long and the whole time Tyberias kept his hand on my thigh, as if he didn''t want to let go of me. He jumped out of the car and came to open my door for me. I smiled sadly; this was probably thest time he would do this for me. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. I looked around and saw that we were on top of a hill with a view of the empty field below us. "Why are we-" I began but quickly stopped as I looked at what was below us. There were about a hundred people in the field. I recognised most of them as Tyberias'' men. Some of them even bought along their families, as I noticed them with their wives and children. I gasped as I saw them all holding glowingnterns and then simultaneously, they all released them and the sky lit up. "I''m malicious, mean and scary My sneer could curdle dairy And violence-wise my hands are not the cleanest But despite my evil look and my temper and my hook I''ve somehow managed to fall in love with the sweetest" Tyberias began to sing. I noticed he changed thest line to his own. "I''ve got a dream I''ve got a dream" he continued, he wrapped his arms around my waist, urging me to join in. "I just want to see the floatingnterns gleam And with every passing hour I''m so d I left my tower Like all you lovely folks, I''ve got a dream" I finished and we bothughed together. "This is beautiful. Wow. Thank you for bringing me here" I smiled as I turned in his arms. "Boss" I heard one of his men say as they ran up the hill to meet us. "Here" the man said as he handed us twonterns. "Thank you, Harry" Tyberias said as he took both thenterns and the man ran back down to his family. I smiled as I noticed Tyberias said thank you this time. "Make a wish, baby" he said as he handed me antern. I closed my eyes and thought. I wish you could be mine forever, Tyberias I thought and released the glowingntern in my hands. I opened my eyes to see Tyberias'' already in the air. "What did you wish for?" I asked "I can''t say, otherwise it won''te true. And I really want it toe true" He whispered and ced his lips on mine. "I love you" He said "I love you" I said "You will always have my heart, Juliana. Guard it well" he whispered, quoting the engraved words on my promise ring. I will, Tyberias. ¡ª¡ª Chapter 47- here comes the bride Chapter 47- herees the bride JULIANA''S POV I woke upfortably in Tyberias'' arms. I smiled remembering my amazing night yesterday but reality soon kicked in. Today was the day. The day Tyberias married M. I slowly got up and had a long, peaceful shower, preparing myself for the hectic day ahead of me. When I got out, I saw that Tyberias was nowhere to be seen and there was a small not left in his space I had some stuff to take care of. I''ll meet you at the wedding. I love you, baby xx A small smile, overtook my face as I read his scruffy handwriting. I took this opportunity to pull out a suitcase and begin to pack my clothes. I meant it when I said I was going to leave. I quickly headed to Este''s room and packed her things, remembering to pack her pink stuffed teddy that was one of Tyberias'' many presents to her. She can''t go a night without it. *-* *-* *-* "Tyberias" I asked when I couldn''t find him anywhere. I had gotten dressed and drove over to the wedding venue. The ceremony was going to begin in about 15 minutes when I had received a message from Tyberias telling me to meet him at the back. I wandered around a bit trying to look for him when I heard voices. I moved towards them to see Tyberias and M talking. "I don''t know if I can do this, Tyberias" M said. "We have too. It might not even end as badly as you think." "Okay" she sighed. My mouth dropped wide open when I saw M lean in to hug Tyberias. I expected him to push her away but he froze before reassuringly rubbing her back. What. The. Actual. F¨´ck. I cleared my throat and walked up to them. They both looked at me in shock before scrambling away. "Am I interrupting something?" "Of course not. It''s nice to see you again Juliana." M smiled acting as if she didn''t just have her paws on my man. "If you don''t mind. Can I talk to Tyberias for a second?" I asked, my patience wearing thin. "Of course." She said and left. When I made sure that she was no longer in ear shot I turned to Tyberias and saw him gulp. "What the hell Tyberias? Is this why you called me here? So you could show me how easy it would be to move on from me?" "It''s not what it looks like" he defended himself pathetically. "What was it then? Because it looked like you were getting cosy with M. But I shouldn''t be angry, you are getting married to the girl, after all." I sighed "Don''t be angry at me, I can exin" "I''m not mad at you. I''m happy for you. M seems like a nice girl. Maybe in the future she''ll learn to love you like I do." I smiled sadly. "Tyberias. It''s time." Said his father as he walked towards us "Juliana? I didn''t know you were here." He said when he saw me. "Hey Mr Romano, I- uh I''ll be going now. Bye Tyberias, I love you. Just remember that." I whispered and stood in my tiptoes to lightly peck his cheek. I then walked away. "Just stay until after the wedding so I can exin" Tyberias pleaded but I continued walking away and winced when I heard a loud thud, assuming it was Tyberias smashing one of the flower pockets. I walked back into the hall where I found Leona slouched down at the back and I went over to sit next to her. "This is a joke" she stated as she stared at Aleksei in disgust who was enthusiastically talking to Aria about something but she just turned the other way and rolled her eyes. A couple momentster, Aleksei had gone somewhere, probably to meet M so he could walk her down the aisle. Tyberias had alsoe out and was standing at the front of the aisle. I could tell he was searching for me but sighed and stuck his hands in his pockets when he couldn''t find me due to the massive number of people Aleksei had invited. "This whole wedding is a joke" Aria said as she came towards us and slumped back in the chair next to us. People began to quieten down as the lights dimmed and a bright spot light was shining at where M and Aleksei appeared, as per Aleksei''s request. "What a joke!" Mr Romano sighed as he also came to sit next to me. The music began being yed and everyone stood up as M and Aleksei stood at the end of the aisle. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. She was wearing a beautiful princess style dress and looked beautiful. I couldn''t help but envy her. That should be me. Everyone smiled in awe as she began walking down the aisle, apart from us 4. What irked me the most was how Aleksei was smiling like the Cheshire Cat. Everything was going how he nned. When they reached Tyberias, Aleksei kissed her on her forehead and patted Tyberias on the back a little too hard. "Dear friends and family, we are gathered here today to witness and celebrate the union of Tyberias Romano and M Ivanov in marriage. In the years they have been together, their love and understanding of each other has grown and matured, and now they have decided to live their lives together as husband and wife." The priest said and I rolled my eyes at the irony of the situation. The ceremony continued for about 15 minutes and Tyberias was still discreetly trying to look for me in the audience. "Do you Tyberias Romano take M Ivanov to be yourwfully wedded wife to be yourwfully wedded wife, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?" When I heard the one line I was dreading, I instantly sunk down further into my chair and used my hair to cover up my watery eyes. I flinched slightly when I felt Mr Romano wrap and arm around mefortingly. "It''s okay, Juliana" he whispered and rubbed my shoulder as I silently let my tears fall. "I-uh" I heard Tyberias stutter, unsure if he could go through with this. "I''m gonna go to the bathroom" I whispered as I slowly got up and headed towards the exit. It wasn''t difficult, seeing as I was right at the back. I turned back onest time and saw him staring at me directly. "Mr Romano?" The priest egged on. "I-I do" Tyberias muttered. I gave him a sad smile before turning away and leaving the hall. Only when I had gotten into a taxi, had I broken down in tears, not caring that I waspletely embarrassing myself in front of the driver. "Are you okay,dy?" The driver asked and handed me a tissue. "I will be" I replied and wiped my face clean of any tears. ¡ª¡ª Chapter 48- new beginnings Chapter 48- new beginnings JULIANA''S POV The taxi pulled up to Tyberias'' house, I asked him to wait because I was going toe back. I quickly jumped out and went into the house and immediately went to find Este. "And this is Mr Cuddles, and this one right here is Mr Snuggles. And my favourite is Pookie, Ty-Bear got me that one for my birthday but I can''t seem to find it right now." She ranted on. "Este?" I called out as I followed her voices. "I''m in here, Jay" she yelled and I entered her room to Maria who was pretending to listen to her enthusiastically. "Juliana? I didn''t know you would be back so early. Do you want me to make you something to eat." Maria asked "Uh, actually me and Este will be leaving" I announced and they both frowned. "Where are you going?" She asked. "No where too far, just out of this house." I lied "But... why? Does Tyberias know?" She asked and I nodded my head. "But I don''t want to leave, Jay. I love it here" Este mumbled and her eyes began to water. "I know, but we have to." I sighed and picked her up. "Does Ty-Bear not want us here anymore? I thought he loved us?" "Of course he does but we just can''t live here anymore" "But... he''lle visit us right?" She asked and I hesitantly nodded. "Now let''s go" I said and reached for the packed bag I had tucked under her bed. We went over to Maria and she embraced us into a tight hug. "We''ll miss you. Thank you for everything you''ve done for us,Maria." "Stop it, you''ll make me cry." She said sniffing. We exchanged goodbyes before I went back to mine and Tyberias'' room. N?velDrama.Org holds this content. I retrieved my bag and hesitantly slipped off the promise ring and ced it on his nightstand. I sighed and jumped back into the waiting taxi with Este on myp. "Where to?" "The airport" I finalised *-* *-* *-* "The ne will bending in 10 minutes. Please put you seatbelt on." The flight attendant said. I ced Este in her seat and buckled her up. The nended and as soon as it touched the ground people around me began to cheer and p their hands. I discreetly rolled my eyes at their response. "The ne has sessfullynded. Wee to California." Said the inte. We got off the ne quickly and I was now unsure as to where we were going to go next. I didn''t really think this n through, did I? I looked around for people to ask directions for a hotel and spotted someone not too far away "Hey, can you tell me where the nearest hotel is?" I asked and walked up to the man who was sat on a bench reading a newspaper. "I''m not really busy. I can show you if you want." "Uh.. okay. If you don''t mind" "Of course not" he smiled and stood up. "I can drive you there, my car isn''t too far" I hesitated for a moment. Stranger danger. "I know you may be anxious but I''m not going to hurt you" he chuckled. "...okay" I agreed as he picked up our bags and told us to follow him. "Jay, why are we in a strange man''s car?" Este asked as we buckled up in the back of his car. I heard the manugh. "Don''t be rude Este, he''s helping us out" "But he''s not Ty-Bear. We don''t need his help" she protested. I red at her giving her a warning look and she instantly lowered her head and sighed. "Ignore her. She''s just adjusting" "It''s fine." The man shook his head and began driving. "I never got your name." I mentioned. "I''m Louis. And you are?" "I''m Juliana" "So, what brings you to California, Juliana?" "I guess I just wanted a fresh start." I said and he nodded. "We''re here. However, I must admit, it is very expensive. Would you like me to take you to a cheaper one" he announced as he pulled up outside a fancy looking hotel. "No, it''s fine. The price doesn''t really matter." I stated. I wasn''t lying. While I was with Tyberias he had been more than generous. I still remember in Valentine''s Day when he told me to check my bank ount when I found nine-figures. I had scolded him for giving me so much but I was grateful nheless. "Okay. Now that I''ve proven that I''m not going to kidnap you, will you let me have your number?" I tended up at his request. "Uh... I actually just got out of a break up so I''m not looking for anything at the moment." "Oh, okay. It was nice meeting you though" he smiled sadly. "You too" I said as he helped me out of the car and went to get our bags. With that, he drove off and we turned to walk into the hotel reception. "Good evening, Miss. Wee to Four Seasons Hotel, how may we assist you?" Thedy smiled as I walked over to reception. "Can I book a room for.... 7 nights" I said. I wasn''t sure exactly how long we would stay here. Probably only until I found somewhere more permanent. "A nights stay would be $700, is that okay, Miss?" "Yes, that should be fine." "The total would be $4,900." She said and began tapping on her screen. I reached for my card in my purse and paid. "Here your key, Miss, room 36. Terry, will show you to your room." She said and a friendly looking man approached us and led us to our room. "Wow" I gasped as I saw what it looked like. I could get used to this. ¡ª¡ª Chapter 49- explanations Chapter 49- exnations JULIANA''S POV Our first day at the hotel went by quickly and Este had quickly warmed up to the idea when I mentioned the around-the-world buffet downstairs. It was now the second day and I was just about to take Este downstairs to the swimming pool where I would teach her to swim but I couldn''t seem to find one of my small bags anywhere. The hotel phone in our room began to ring and I quickly picked it up. "Hi, Miss Hernandez, there''s a man here iming you left you bag in his car. He''s asking for your room number, would you like me to give it to him?" I recognised the voice as the receptionist. That must be Louis. I must''ve forgotten my bag with him. "Yeh, let him up." I replied. I ended the call and waited for the knock that indicated that Louis was here with my bag. A couple minutester, I heard two knocks on the door. I got up to open the door for him. "Hi, Louis" I smiled as I saw him standing outside. "Hi, Juliana. I was just dropping this off." He said and held up the bag in his hands. "Thank you" I said as I reached for the bag. He quickly pulled the bag away, just before I was about to take it. "Can I have my bag?" I frowned. "How about you let me take you out in return for bringing to all the way here" he smirked and I instantly felt ufortable. "Just give me my bag back" I said more assertively this time. "All you have to do is go to dinner with me. I''ll even pay." I flinched when I felt his hand move to tuck a piece of hair behind my ear. He smiled sinisterly at my reaction. "How about you give thedy her bag back." A deep voice said from behind him and my heart began to beat faster. "Tyberias?" I asked when I saw hime into my view. "L-Listen dude, why don''t you go back to what you were doing before and mind your own business." Louis said, clearly intimidated my Tyberias'' massive frame. Louis, only being about 5"9 was tinypared to Tyberias'' 6"4. "I''m not going to tell you again, give her the bag and leave." Tyberias said, taking a step closer, making Louis take a step back and bump into the wall behind him. "Take it, bitch" he said to me and chucked the bag and my stomach, making it fall on the floor and the contents spilling. "I told you to give it to her, not chuck it. Now get on the floor, pick every thing up, and hand her the bag gently." Louis gulped and slowly bent down and shoved everything back in my bag, before handing it to me. "Now apologise for calling her a bitch" "I''m... sorry for calling you a bitch" Louis said. "Now get lost" Tyberias said. Louis didn''t have to be told twice, he sprinted down the hallway away from us. I heard him mumble ''no good pussy is worth getting my ass beat''. "What- What are you doing here" I asked turning to Tyberias, still shocked by his presence. "I missed you baby" he said, ignoring my question and wrapping his arms around me. As much as I tried to resist, I couldn''t help wrapping my arms around his torso and sighing in relief. I missed this so much. A minute passed of him squeezing my tightly and stroking my hair. He pulled back and was about to ce his lips on mine but I hesitantly pulled away. "Your married. We can''t" He sighed before speaking. "I''m not married" he stated and showed my his ring finger to see it was ring-less. "Why- How. What about Adrian?" I stuttered. shback (3rd person) - Day of the wedding Tyberias woke up to find his bed empty and the shower turned on. He quickly realised that Juliana was in the shower. He was about to go in there and join her, but a text message halted his actions. M- I need to tell you something important, meet me at Rickey''s Caf¨¦. He left Juliana a note and headed out to meet M, curious as to what she wanted to talk to him about. He arrived at the caf¨¦ and saw M sitting at a booth. He went to sit opposite her. "What is it you wanted to talk about?" "I over heard my father talking yesterday, he''s having Adrian moved to a warehouse near King''s road. He''s only got 5 men guarding him.... do you understand what I''m getting at?" "So if I get Adrian before the wedding, we won''t need to get married?" "Precisely" M confirmed. Tyberias reaches for his phone and made the necessary arrangement. He was having 20 armed men search for the warehouse, attack it and get Adrian. Tyberias and M went over their n arrangements and decided that they would still need to attend the ceremony as if they were still getting married because if Aleksei was to notice them missing at their own wedding, he wouldn''t hesitate to get Adrian killed. The wedding would be a distraction so his men would have enough time to save Adrian. A car would be waiting outside for M so she could escape the scene quickly. A fake ID had already been made for her so she and her boyfriend, James would be able to run away together. Tyberias sent Juliana a text so she could meet up with himself and M and exin the n to her. It was now 30 minutes before the wedding and They were waiting for Juliana at the back of the venue. "I don''t know if I can do this, Tyberias" M said, overthinking everything. If her father were to find out she had been nning against him, he wouldn''t hesitate to lock her in the basement and beat her unconscious like he previously had in the past. "We have too. It might not even end as badly as you think." Tyberias said. Best case scenario, M and her boyfriend would be safely away, Adrian would be saved, Aleksei would be dead by the end of the night and him and Juliana would be together in peace. "Okay" she sighed. Tyberias was left slightly shocked as M leaned in to hug him. He hesitantly rubbed her back, to comfort her. She had opened up to him a bout her abused past so Tyberias wanted to do anything her could to reassure her that she wouldn''t be harmed. Tyberias pushed her away as he heard someone clear their throat. "Am I interrupting something?" Juliana asked. "Of course not. It''s nice to see you again Juliana." M smiled, not thinking she had done anything wrong by her innocent gesture. "If you don''t mind. Can I talk to Tyberias for a second?" Juliana asked impatiently. "Of course." M said and left. Tyberias gulped, knowing Juliana was going to have a bone to pick with him. "What the hell Tyberias? Is this why you called me here? So you could show me how easy it would be to move on from me?" "It''s not what it looks like" Tyberias defended. "What was it then? Because it looked like you were getting cosy with M. But I shouldn''t be angry, you are getting married to the girl, after all." Juliana sighed. "Don''t be angry at me, I can exin" "I''m not mad at you. I''m happy for you. M seems like a nice girl. Maybe in the future she''ll learn to love you like I do." She smiled sadly. This was the one thing she feared, Tyberias actually catching feelings for her. But she couldn''t me him, she was tall and skinny and from a respected family. Everything she wasn''t. "Tyberias. It''s time." Said Tyberias'' father as he walked towards them "Juliana? I didn''t know you were here." "Hey Mr Romano, I- uh I''ll be going now. Bye Tyberias, I love you. Just remember that." She whispered to him and stood in her tiptoes to lightly peck his cheek. She then walked away "Just stay until after the wedding so I can exin" Tyberias pleaded but she continued walking away. Tybwrias reached for the nearest thing he could and smashed the flower pot next to him on the floor. This was not going to n. The ceremony had begun but Tyberias wasn''t paying attention. All he could focus on was trying to find Juliana. He knew that she had misunderstood the whole situation. "Do you Tyberias Romano take M Ivanov to be yourwfully wedded wife to be yourwfully wedded wife, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?" When Tyberias heard this line, he nervously swallowed. He still hadn''t heard any news from his men on Adrian''s situation. He wasn''t going to risk his brother''s safety so he prepared himself to say the one line he was dreading. "I-uh" Tyberias stuttered, unsure if he could go through with it. He saw someone at the back stand up, catching his attention. His eyes widened as he saw Juliana with watery eyes "Mr Romano?" The annoying priest egged on. "I-I do" Tyberias muttered. His heart broke as he saw Juliana give him a sad smile before walking out. He looked at the front row to see Aleksei grinning widely at the thought of his daughter marrying one of the most powerful mafia leaders. Do you M Ivanov take Tyberias Romano to be yourwfully wedded husband, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?" The priest said, turning to M. Tyberias felt his phone buzz in his left pocket, closet to the priest so if he were to check it, no one in the audience would know. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. He turned his back to the guests and slowly pulled it out. The priest was focussing on M so he didn''t even realise. The message was from one of him men. We''ve got Adrian. We eliminated Aleksei''s men but we lost one of our''s. Tyberias sighed in relief- not at the fact that one of his men had died, but that his brother was safe. He made a mental note to deliver $1 million to the man''s family and show his condolences. He looked down to M and discreetly nodded his head- an action they had thought of to tell her that the n was sessful. M sighed in relief. "Miss Ivanov?" The priest asked. "I do not" M confirmed. The guests all gasped and Aleksei stood up in shock. "What''s the meaning of this?" He yelled at his daughter. M didn''t answer, only took a deep breath, picked up her dress and sprinted down the walkway. "Come back here, now!" Aleksei yelled. He couldn''t make too much of a scene in front of his guests. M didn''t listen, only shot through the door and jumped into the awaiting car for her. "Drive" she yelled excitedly at the driver. She was finally free from her father''s cultes and she couldn''t be any happier. She showed the driver the way to James'' (her boyfriend''s) house and the two embarked on their own journey together. Tyberias was now left to deal with Aleksei''s wrath. "Come with me, boy, now!" Aleksei said to Tyberias as he led him to the back where they could talk privately. "This sh?t is so entertaining" Leona muttered in her seat. "Listen Tyberias, I don''t know what got into my daughter. Just give me a couple hours, I''ll find her and the wedding will continue." "Don''t bother. The wedding is off" "What do you mean the wedding is off? Do I need to remind you that I have your brother? I won''t hesitate to kill him" "Then do it" Tyberias said and shoved his hands in his pockets. "W-What?" Aleksei stuttered, shocked that he would give up his brother so quickly. "Do it. Kill him." Tyberias repeated. Aleksei grabbed his phone from his pocket and rang his second-inmand''s number. Aleksei waited for Tyberias to stop him but was surprised when he didn''t, he only yawned. "Igor, I want the boy dead now!" A couple seconds passed and Aleksei''s eyes widened with rage. "What do you mean we''ve been infiltrated?" Aleksei could hear the response as the phone was knocked out of his hand and he was pushed to the wall by Tyberias. "You know, you almost lost me the love of my life, and I''m not dealing with it too well." Tyberias began and reached for the pocket knife tucked in his pocket. He pressed the knife against his throat and pushed it so it lightly cut his skin. "Please, son. Don''t do this." Aleksei pleaded. Tyberias couldn''t help himself anymore and quickly slit his throat. He had previously nned to torture him but seeing him so helpless wanted to make him kill him even more. Aleksei dropped to the ground, desperately clutcheing his throat. Tyberias got his phone out and snapped a couple pictures. He would look at them whenever he was feeling down, this would be bound to cheer him up. Tyberias made sure Aleksei was dead before cleaning himself up. He returned back to the guests and announced that the wedding was over. He rushed home, eager to exin everything to Juliana. He had looked all over the house for her and concluded that she was probably in their room sleeping as per usual. "Juliana, guess what-" Tyberias eximed excitedly but stopped as he saw the room empty. He noticed Juliana''s promise ring on his nightstand and all happiness he previously felt disappeared. He sat on the floor and clutched it to his heart as warm tears flew down his face. He had just lost the one good thing in his life. End of shback After Tyberias had finished telling me what happened, I was left in a state of shock. "Your... not married?" Was all I could say and he nodded. "And Adrian is safe?" I asked and he nodded again. "And... Aleksei is dead?" A grin overtook my face when he nodded again. "It''s over, baby" he said and I leapt in his arms. He caught me easily and I wrapped my legs tightly around his waist. "I''m sorry for leaving without letting you exin" I muttered into his neck and I felt him shake his head. "Just promise me you''ll never leave me again." "I promise, Tyberias. You''re stuck with me forever" I smiled and I crashed my lips on his, the familiar butterflies erupted in my stomach once again. "That was definitely long overdue" Tyberias groaned and his hands travelled down to squeeze my ass. "That reminds me" he said and pulled away. He reached for his pocket and pulled out a ring. I recognised this as the promise ring I left on his nightstand. "I''m sorry I took it off. I wasn''t thinking" I said and reached for it to put it back on my finger. He pulled the ring away from my hand. "You''re not getting it back" he said. "But I said I was sorry" I wined but he put a finger in my lips, shushing me. "Your not getting it back because I got you another one to rece it" he continued. He backed away from me and reached in his other pocket to reveal a small box. I gasped when I saw him slowly get down on one knee. "Juliana, I used to think love was just a word but you came along and gave it a meaning for me. And for that I will be eternally grateful because now you''ve made me see the world in a different light. I''m not longer the cynical asshole I was before, but simply an infatuated man who will do whatever it takes to make the woman I love happy. You''ve made me a better man, Juliana, because, for you, I wanted to change. I''ve even began to say please and thank you, for Christ''s sake." He chuckled. "Now let me continue being a better man with the only girl in the world I can imagine doing it with and let me call her my wif-" "Yes. Yes. Yes. YES!" I cut him off excitedly and pounced on him, causing him to lose his bnce and fall on the floor with me on top of him. "Christ, woman. I spent ages on that speech and your impatient ass couldn''t even let me finish it." Tyberias teased and wrapped his arms around me. "Shut up and put the ring on." I grinned and held my hand out, waiting for him to slip the ring on. He rolled his eyes and put the heavy ring in my finger. I screeched excitedly when I caught a proper glimpse of it. "I love it" "And I love you" "My wish came true" I said, remembering the wish I made when I let go of the glowingntern. "So did mine" "Why are you screaming, Jay. I can''t sleep." Este mumbled from the bed as she yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Why don''t youe over and see" I said. We got up off the floor and after a couple seconds I heard her tiny footsteps turn around the corner and approach us. "Ty-bear?!" She screamed when she saw him carrying me. Tyberias slowly put me down and spread his arms out wide open for Este tounch herself into his chest and he picked her up, spinner her around. "I missed you, pumpkin." He smirked and rubbed her back. "I missed you too. It was so boring ying Just Dance without you." Sheined, making him laugh. "You won''t have to y on your own ever again" "Really? So we''re not going to leave you again?" "Never. In fact we''ve got something to tell you" he smiled. "What is it? Tell me. Tell me." She said urgently. "We''re getting married!" I said and showed her the massive diamond ring on my finger. My smile dropped when I saw Este frown. "But.... I wanted to marry Ty-bear." She mumbled and her eyes began to water. Tyberias tried to hide his smile and he nced up at me to see my reaction. "We can share him" I tried to reason with her and crossed my eyes. "Fine. But you love me more, right Ty-bear?" "Whatever you say" I moved towards them and Tyberias engulfed me in his chest with his other arm. He leaned down to peck my lips. "You''re loving this aren''t you? Two girls on your arms" I said and raised an eyebrow. "What can I say, the Hernandez women can''t seem to get enough of me." ¡ª¡ª Chapter 50- the end Chapter 50- the end JULIANA''S POV "How did you even manage to find us?" I asked him. It had been a couple hours since Tyberias arrived and we were now lying in the bed cuddling. Este was in front of us on the floor ying with one of her dolls. "It wasn''t difficult. Next time you try to runaway to the other side of the country, remember not to use your card. Rookie mistake." "I''ll remember that for next time. Any more tips?" I joked. "If you try to leave me again, I''ll tie your ass to our bed and lock the door" "It seems like you have an unhealthy obsession with me Mr Romano." "I wouldn''t call it an obsession, call it being head over heals in love with you, soon to be Mrs Romano." "I like the sound of that: Mrs Romano" I said, testing it out. "Get used to it" Tyberias'' phone began to ring, interrupting us. "Hey Adrian" he said into the speaker. "Calm down. What happened?" Tyberias said, his voice full of alert. "We''re on our way" Tyberias said and quickly ended the call. He began frantically stuffing my clothes in my suitcase. "What happened?" "Leona''s went intobour" he said and my eyes widened. "Oh my god, this is so exciting" I gushed. "Just get your ass up and pack Este''s clothes." Tyberias rolled his eyes. "Yes, sir." I said making him stop. "You now how much I like it when you call me sir, but we don''t have time for that right now, baby" he said and went back to stuffing my clothes. "Got it, si-. I mean Tyberias." I replied, almost slipping up. ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ It has been about 2 days since Leona gave birth to a beautiful baby girl but her and Troy still haven''t thought of a name. They''ve been referring to her as ''baby'' for the time being. Troy, her husband had to stay at home with Luca since there was no one to look after him. He would come visit her while Luca was at school. "Isn''t she beautiful?" Leona said to me. She was lying in her hospital bed and I was sat next to her, holding ''baby'' who was peacefully sleeping. "She is" I lied, looking down at the baby that resembled a potato. I gently bought a finger to caress her small face. I couldn''t wait until the time came where I would be pregnant. There were two knocks on the door before the person walked in. Adrian walked in while holding Este''s hand. After she wasining that she was hungry, he took her to the canteen to get something to eat. N?velDrama.Org owns all ? content. "Adrian, I said don''t give her any chocte." I sighed as I used a tissue to wipe the chocte stains off her mouth. She always got really hyper whenever anything sweet entered her system. "It''s not my fault. She gave me puppy dog eyes." He shrugged. The baby in my arms began stirring in her sleep due to the loud noises. "Adrianna!" Adrian eximed when he saw that ''baby'' was awake. "How many times Adrian? Her name is not and will never be Adrianna. I''m not naming her after you." Leona said sternly. "Whatever. Juliana will just name her daughter after me, won''t you?" He huffed looking at me. "Don''t bring me into this. I''m not involved." I said as I rocked her back and forth, trying to get her back to sleep. I felt bad when I saw Adrian''s eyes drop to the floor in defeat. "I''ll think about it" I sighed and I saw him grin again. "See? This is why you''re my favourite" he said and came to take ''Adrianna'' out of my arms. As soon as he held her she began crying. His eyebrows shot to the top of his head, shocked by her reaction. Leona giggled at the baby''s apparent dislike for Adrian. "Not you. You can''t betray me like this" Adrian groaned and shook her rather roughly to try and stop her from crying. "Adrian!" I said and took her from his grip. As soon as I held her she stopped crying. "I think your baby is broken, Leona. Normally the women can''t seem to get enough of me." "Yeh that exin why you''re 25 and have never even had a girlfriend." Leona replies, knocking any confidence he had out of his system. I felt my phone ring from my pocket and picked it up to see Tyberias calling me. "Hey Tyberias." I greeted and put him on speaker so I could still rock ''baby'' in my arms. "Hey, baby. I just got off work. I miss you, where are you?" "Simp" I heard Adrian mutter. I shot him a yful re. "I''m at the hospital with Leona but I''ll be home in about 20 minutes." "Okay, make sure you''re lying on our bed naked by the time I get there." He said, unaware that he was on speaker. "E" Leona groaned. "Tyberias'' you''re on speaker" I blushed. "Damnit, baby. What did I tell you about doing that?" He groaned, remembering thest time I had put him on speaker. I was with his mom and she was teaching me a new recipe. My hands were full so I ced my phone down on speaker when Tyberias greeted me with ''hurry your ass up home, I want you on all fours''. Since that moment, he''s never been above to look his mom in the eye properly, knowing she heard. "I''m sorry, I forgot" "Maybe if you weren''t so horny all the time, it wouldn''t be an issue" Leona said. "Shut up, idiot" Tyberias replied. Even in their twenties, they still bickered like children. "You shut up, dumb¨¤ss" "I''m the dumb¨¤ss? Aren''t you the one who had 9 months to think of a baby name but you still haven''t. How is ''baby'' by the way?" "That personal attack was really unnecessary" Leona said. "I''ll meet you at home, Tyberias. I love you, bye." I said, interrupting their little argument. They could''ve gone in for hours, trust me, I almost fell asleep during theirst one. ^-^ ^-^ ^-^ Me and Este returned to the house where she told me she was tired so I took her to bed. I walked over to mine and Tyberias'' room where I heard footsteps. He must''ve arrived before us. "Tyberias?" I asked when I walked in. "What the fuck is this?" He said I walked over to him to see him holding histe grandmother''s vase that I had identally smashed when I thought he was cheating on me. At the time, I thought I had put it together quite well, but now, I was only just realising how bad of a job I had actually done. Oh f¨´ck. I was in some deep sh?t. "Oh my god. What happened?" I eximed and reached for the vase, pretending to inspect it. What''s that saying? Fake it till you make it? "Do you know what happened?" I was about to lie and say no but I couldn''t lie to his face. "... Yeh. I identally broke it" "Ho-" "But I tried to fix it. I really did. I''m really sorry. Please don''t be angry at m-". Tyberias stopped me by bringing his lips on mine. "Shhh. I''m not angry. I just don''t want you to ever be afraid to tell me something, okay? And even if I did get angry, I couldn''t even stay mad at you for over 5 minutes." "Really?" I asked and looked up to him. He nodded and ced the vase in the table before he kissed me again. I sighed and drowned in his embrace. A couple moments passed and he slowly pulled away. "That''s enough of the cute sh?t. Strip and get your ass in bed." He said and smacked my ass. I yelled and did as he said. I was in bed when he stripped his shirt off his body and crawled on top of me. "Your perfection, Juliana. Pure perfection" THE END Chapter 52: Epilogue Chapter 52: Epilogue WARNING: SEXUAL CONTENT JULIANA''S POV "Are you sure the baby won''t grab my d?ck." Ty said nervously as he lined himself up with my entrance and slowly ran his head up and down my slit. "For the fifth time, Ty. No, the baby will not grab your dick. Now hurry up and enter me." I sighed. The sexual frustration had gotten to me as I rested my hands on my swollen, 9 month baby bump. "I forgot you''re always extra horny now." He said. "Hurry the hell u-... oh f¨´ck." I moaned when he began to slowly push his whole length into me until he wasp balls deep inside. He brought his hands up and a gently squeezed my swollen breasts and be pumped in and out of me. Ever since I''d gotten pregnant, he''s tamed down his rough tendencies because he was scared it might hurt the baby. The s¨¨x was still amazing but I''ve started to miss how it used to be. "Please, Ty, I need you to be rough with me." I pleaded desperately. He pulled away slightly before reaching for my big pregnancy pillow and cing it under my body before turning me over so that I was on all fours and my bump was nestled in thefy pillow. "Tell me if it''s too much, okay?" He said and I nodded eagerly, desperate for him to start. He fisted my long hair in his hand before he tugged my head back and bends forward to crash his lips onto mine. As soon as our lips touched, he thrusted into me fully and I gasped in his mouth. "This is what you wanted, huh?" He said and began pounding into me so hard that his balls were pping against my ¨¤ss. "Answer me when I''m talking to you." He grunted as his fingers came over to pinch my n?pples hard. "Y-Yes, this is exactly what I wanted." I moaned. "You''re so wet. So much more than usual." He groaned. I felt him move his fingers from my n?pples to rub my cl?t. I pushed my ¨¤ss back to meet his thrusts in the middle but as soon as he pulled out, I felt a rush of liquid flow out of me. I turned on my back and looked down. I frowned as I saw the bed sheets beneath us soaking wet. "You... wet yourself? You could''ve told me to stop so that you could go to the toilet." He said and lightly caressed my cheek. "I didn''t wet myself." I stated and pped his hand off my cheek causing him to frown. "Is it your period then? I always thought it would be red." "I''m pregnant, dumbass. I can''t be on my period. I think...." I began but stopped. "I think my water just broke." I said and began panicking. "You water broke...? Is it my fault? Did I go too deep?" He asked guilty and I shook my head. "T-This means the baby''sing, right." He asked and I nodded frantically. "Oh f¨´ck. Oh f¨´ck. The baby''sing." He repeated as he scrambled around to slip on whatever clothes he could find. He looked back at me to see me still in the same lying position. "Get dressed. What are you waiting for?" He said. I tried to swing my body up on my feet but ended up falling back into thefy pillows. "Help me up, ¨¤sshole." I sneered at him and he rushed over towards me to help me up. *-* *-* Tyberias drove to the hospital like a maniac, swerving around cars and skipping multiple red lights. As soon as we arrived, I was carried into a wheelchair and taken to a room where ady checked that everything was okay. Soon after the contractions first started. They felt like period cramp but 10x worse I groaned in pain as I was hit by another wave of pain. It had been a couple hours since my water broke and the contractions were only getting stronger and more frequent. I turned to my side to see what Tyberias was doing since he''s been unusually quiet. "Tyberias!" I yelled as I saw him slumped in the chair with his eyes closed and head resting against the wall. Was he sleeping while I was inbour?! He jumped at the sound of my voice and rubbed his eyes. "What happened? Is the baby here?" He said. "Maybe if you weren''t too busy sleeping- o." I groaned and squeezed the bed sheet. He shot up from the chair and came to my side And pushed my curls out of my face where he ced a light kiss on my forehead. "I''m sorry, baby. It won''t happen agai- ." He began but winced loudly as I squeezed his hand with all the might inside me. If he thought that hurt, he was going to be in a whole lot of shock when I actually start pushing. *-* *-* "I need to get this baby out of me." I yelled. "I''m sorry, Mrs Romano, you''re only 7cm dted. You can''t push yet." The midwife said apologetically "Tyberias, tell her to let me push." I pleaded as sweat began to form on my forehead. "I can''t, baby, I''m sorry. The doctor said no." A male midwife walked into the room with a clipboard in his hand. "How far along is she?" He said to the girl. "About 7, that was only about 15 minutes ago." "I''ll check again." He said and moved to crouch between my spread legs. "Woah, there buddy, I don''t think so." Tyberias said and stepped in front of my spread legs so the man couldn''t see anything. "This is only procedure, sir." He said politely. "I''m sure she can do it." Tyberias said and nodded to the girl. The man hesitated for a moment before nodding. "As long as Mrs Romano doesn''t object." "I don''t give a f¨´ck who does it, just tell me I can push." *-* *-* "I''m going to die." I cried. "Shut up. I''m not going to let you die. I won''t let you leave me." He said and tied my hair in a pony tale for me. He was currently sat behind me in the hospital bed with meying between his legs. When my hair was sessfully out of my way, he went back to massaging my back since I had beenining about my back aching. "I can''t do this, Ty." I had never experienced pain like this in my entire 25 years of life. "You can, baby. You''re stronger than you think. I know you can do it." He said and moved his hands to lightly massage my shoulders, helping ease the pain. "On the count of 3, I want you to push." The midwife. said and raised her head from between my legs. "1..." she began but I couldn''t wait any longer and pushed while squeezing onto Ty''s hand as if my life depended on it. When I stopped pushing, I simultaneously released his hand to see it a bright white colour from when my fingers were squeezing probably due to theck of blood cirction. "Is your hand okay?" I said out of breath. Truth is, I didn''t even care if his hand was okay, I just needed something to distract me from the face that my vagina was literally being torn in half. "I''m fine, just focus on yourself." He said in a strained voice and shook his hand to get the blood going again. *-* *-* "He''s so perfect." I cooed as I ced a light kiss on Matteo''s head. I was so overwhelmed with Joy, I couldn''t believe this tiny human just came out of me. I normally found newborn babies ugly but Matteo was different. Probably because he got my good genes. "C-Can I hold him." I heard Tyberias say from beside me. I found it adorable how nervous he has gotten. I gently ced Matteo in Tyberias'' shaking arms. "He''s beautiful." He smiled and I saw a couple tears form in his eyes but he quickly blinked them away. "He looks just like him." He mumbled and I knew he was thinking about his little brother that passed away. I shuffled over on the bed and tiredly tugged on the bottom of Tyberias'' shirt, silently telling him toe lie down next to me. I obliged and I was instantly engulfed by his masculine scent. He wrapped one arm around me and Matteo fell asleep in his other arm. I wish this moment couldst forever. "Thank you, Juliana." "For what." I asked andzily lifted my head from the crook of his neck. "Just for being you. I couldn''t imagine having a baby with anyone else, Juliana. I love you and you''re always going to be my favourite person in the world not matter how many children we have." "After what I just went through, I better be." I joked and he chuckled lightly. "Can''t we go in now? I want to see Adrian 2.0." I heard a voice wine from the outside. "They''re having a moment. Leave them alone, Adrian." Another voice said that I identified as Leona''s. "Do you want to let them in?" Tyberias said as he looked down at me and I nodded despite my need for sleep. As soon as Tyberias told them they coulde in, the door was whipped open and Adrian came stumbling in with Leona not too far behind him carrying a sleeping Este. "Where is he?" He said eagerly and smiled when he saw Matteo in Ty''s arms. He instantly came over and reached for him but I quickly interrupted. Material ? of N?velDrama.Org. "Adrian, I saw how you manhandled Leona''s baby. So you should know that I will literally cut your arms off if you do the same to mine." I said sternly. "Over protective mom alert, am I right." He joked and I saw Ty''s lips twitch into a small smile. As soon as he saw me notice his smile he quickly coughed to cover it up. "I promise I won''t drop him, milf, can I hold him now." He said and I couldn''t help the smile that formed on my face at his nickname. He was right. I am a milf. "Before you yell at me, Tyberias, I was only joking so chill out." Adrian said as he carried Matteo in his arms. "We were outside the whole time. I thought you said you made sure the room was soundproof, Tyberias." Leona said, changing the subject. "It was." Tyberias said and Adrian and Leona''s eyes widened. I wasn''t that loud, was I? "Damn, girl, I''m surprised you didn''t tear your vocal cord." She said. Just when I was about to reply, we heard a knocks on the door. It was slowly opened, revealing M and James. After M and Ty broke off their arranged wedding, she and James travelled around the world for a couple months but it was cut short since news of Aleksei''s death had spread quickly. M, being the only heir to the Russian Mafia, was forced to take over her father''s legacy with the help of James. Together, they proved many people wrong since no one actually believed a female could do as good of a job as she did. Over time, Me and Ty had actually gotten really close with the two of them and M had eventually be one of my closest friends which I never expected to happen. "How are you feeling?" M said as she came around and gave me a light hug. "I feel amazing." Izily smiled, still slightly light headed and tired from all the gas I was inhaling. Not being able to prolong it any longer, my eyes slowly drifted closed as sleep finally overtook me. My last thoughts were of the love of my life and the beautiful boy we had just created. I''m pretty sure my life couldn''t get any better than this. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!