ANASTASIAAfter I’m not sure how many rounds, I was laid out on top of Valentino’s chest with his arm around me while his other hand played with my hair. We were both awake, but we were also just deep in our own thoughts.My eyes trailed over to the clock beside the bed to see it was after midnight. “Happy birthday to me,” I whispered. There was a sadness that dawned with my words. I couldn’t help it.“Something’s wrong,” he stated.I didn’t say anything, provoking his hand to stop its movements in my hair. Looking up, I glanced into the blue of his eyes and saw the patience within them.“I’ve never wanted a birthday celebration,” I whispered just before a smile came onto my face as memories raced into my mind. “My sister always made sure I at least did something. She’d make breakfast for me and bake a cupcake with a candle on it. Every year, she’d wake me up and make me blow out the candle before singing me Happy Birthday. We didn’t have the money to do much, but for some reason, she
I combed through it with my fingers and then threw it up in a messy bun. Just like that, I felt absolutely clean.Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. I glanced over at the bed to see that Valentino was still asleep. Instead of waking him, I walked over to the door and pulled it open. Valerio wore a smile on his face as he looked at me. I noticed the clothes in his hand, causing my brows to furrow in confusion.“Hey?” I greeted, but I couldn’t help the smile on my face as I looked at him. He held the bag out for me, which I took before embracing him in a hug. Every girl who worked under his management felt like they could trust him. That’s what I liked most about him. I looked at him as a brother.“Happy birthday, Barbie. Mr. Romano told me to bring these clothes for you both. I have to go, but I’ll see you when you get back.” He smiled as I pulled away. I returned the smile wholeheartedly, nodding my head.“Thank you,” I called out to his retreating form. He turned around briefly
ANASTASIAAfter breakfast, we left to go back to the mansion. Valentino wasn’t really saying much, but I didn’t mind. The silence was actually calming. It allowed me to skim through my thoughts and attempt to organize them.When we finally arrived at the mansion, we headed to his bedroom. As soon as we were in his room, he shut the door behind us, leaving me to walk over to his bed and sit down.Eyeing him, I noticed a long velvet box in his hands. My eyes were glued to the box with raised brows. Deep down I had a feeling that whatever was in there, it would be expensive.“Happy birthday, my Bambolina.” He smiled.My eyes followed him as he opened the box and displayed a beautiful diamond necklace. I wasn’t sure how much it cost, but it was definitely expensive.“Oh, my god! This must’ve cost so much!” I exclaimed, staring at it. The diamond seemed to sparkle in the light as he removed it from the box. He bit down on his lip with a raised brow, signaling for me to turn around.I was q
He walked up to me and slowly zipped up the fabric before turning me around and planting a kiss on my cheek. “You look beautiful.”“You look even better,” I whispered as my eyes drank in his appearance. He looked absolutely mouthwatering. Actually, no matter what he managed to do—he never disappointed as far as looks went.“I doubt it,” he said, his lips skimming across my ear. Grabbing his suit, I pulled his lips toward me. His hand crept down to cup my ass as I pressed myself closer.“We have to stop. We have reservations,” he groaned against my lips before kissing down my neck.“Fuck reservations. I want you right now, Valentino,” I whispered into his ear. His hand moved up from my bottom to grip my boob in his tight hold. A moan came out of me as he caressed it in such a soothing manner.“After,” he uttered. I loved how he was telling me to stop but never managed to conclude his manipulation on me. Grabbing his hair, I moved my lips against his before allowing my tongue to enter h
ANASTASIAWe spent the rest of the dinner talking about everything. It felt nice to discuss things in a civil conversation. What I loved most was how much we had in common. We both suffered a great deal of hurt but continued to be strong. We were fierce warriors, and even if he didn’t see it—I did.On the drive home, he brought up my mother and asked how she was doing. Sadly, I hadn’t spoken to the facility in a couple of days. They wanted to limit her visits, but a small part of me felt like I was neglecting her.How foolish was that? She neglected me my whole life and here I am growing sad on my ‘happy’ day just because I feel like I’m neglecting her. With a sigh, I glanced over at Valentino, who had just finished showering. I took a shower before him, even though I would’ve been happier if he had joined me.“What’s wrong?” he asked. I laid back in his bed and shook my head back and forth. I wasn’t going to allow my thoughts to ruin my night. It was my day, I believe I had worked so
I spread my legs and he gently pressed forward, allowing just his head to pop into my snatch. I moaned with pleasure as I felt him begin to stretch my hot cunt. I spread my legs wider, encouraging him to push deeper into me. However, he stood still with just his head in my pussy. I moaned, begging him to fuck me, but he still stayed in place until I was almost crying with desire. He finally pressed a little deeper, releasing a low moan from me. I arched my back, and his cock slid a little deeper into me.Valentino then pulled all the way out, and I opened my eyes and stared straight into his eyes. He could see the pain, the desire in my eyes, and guided his cock back into me. He pressed deeper and deeper until he was completely buried in my cunt. I moaned softly and savored the feeling of being filled by his amazing cock. He began to pull out again and I was so afraid that he would pull all the way out. I quickly wrapped my legs around him, forcing him back inside of me. He laughed so
“I’m going to be out for a couple of days trying to locate Dmitri’s place. It won’t be long,” he stated. I watched him move away from my stomach and over to the other side of the bed. He switched off the lamp and then returned to lay right beside me“Fine. Thank you again for today,” I whispered. He pecked my lips before pulling back. My arms were quick to wrap around him in an embrace. For the first time, he actually let me hold him in a way that resembled a hug. It felt nice.“Don’t expect this treatment tomorrow,” he stated. I pulled away from him with an eye-roll. Turning over, I didn’t even want to look at him after that statement. He always managed to ruin every moment with his asshole behavior.His hand was quick to grip my hip, wrapping around my waist and pulling me back into his chest. I didn’t care to look at him, my gaze wandered over to the window as the moonlight danced around the room.“I was kidding, Bambolina.” He chuckled before planting a kiss on the back of my neck
ANASTASIAValentino wasn’t wrong about him having to leave for a couple of days. With him being gone, I guess that also meant Alex had to be with him. The mansion was empty with just me and Isabella. We had gotten closer over the past few days, and I really enjoyed calling her my friend.I made my way to Isabella’s room to find that she had just woken up.“You’re here! I wanted to ask you something,” Isabella said. “My clothes have been getting a little too small, and I desperately need new things. Do you think we could maybe go to the mall?”I bit down on my lip as I thought about it. Even though the men were away, I knew that they still caught wind of everything.“Okay, I’ll ask Valerio to make sure it’s okay,” I told her. She let out a huff of annoyance but didn’t say anything else as I walked out of the room and down the hallway toward the club. The security guy was there with a cold look on his face.“I need to talk to Valerio,” I muttered before crossing my arms over my chest.T