Matteo POV "If you keep doing that, I will take you to the bathroom and fuck you", I say as Avery keeps rubbing her ass on me, making my cock twitch. I need this girl to be mine in more ways than I already have. I kiss her neck as she sings her favourite song loudly. I am not going to lie. I hate this band, but she loves it, and I will do anything for her. I look around, and I see one of my security guards giving me a signal to leave, and that's when I see him pulling a gun. I grab Avery's hand, and I start moving her out of where we are when people start screaming and Gunshots are heard. Avery asks what is going on, but it's too late. I tell her to get down, and she does what she is told, and I pull my gun out, and I shoot the guy in front of us. He falls dead in front of Avery. Avery is covering her ears, and I can see that she is shaking. I bend down, grabbing Avery, and I know that she is bleeding. What the fuck. How? I scoop her face between my hands, fo

Avery POV It's been two months since Matteo dumped me. It's been two months since my life changed completely. "Are you ready?" Eliana says as she walks back into my room. I nod my head looking at myself in the mirror, and I am wearing a long red dress that hugs my curves and exposes my back. I don't know how I will manage to wear this dress all night. Tonight is a charity ball that my parents got me tickets to. I am taking Eliana as my date because I can't even begin to think about dating again. Eliana whistles as she sees me in front of the mirror. "You just need red lipstick, and you will be done", she says, and I look at her shaking my head. "Isn't that a bit too much?" I ask, and she shakes her head as she passes me the red lipstick. I pat the lipstick on my lips as Eliana pulls her hair up into a sleek ponytail. "Shall we?" she asks as she looks at herself in the mirror while I place my phone inside my clutch and close it. I nod my head, and we walk out

Avery POV I get myself ready for class when my phone starts ringing, I smile seeing Jason’s name flashing. Since the night of the gala we have been texting and he is a very nice guy. I reply to his text and then I throw my phone back into my bag. I grab my keys and I leave the house to find Leo standing outside my building.  I shake my head and I walk past him, I need to get the subway to uni and I don’t have time for this. “Avery, wait, I need to talk to you”, he says but I don’t stop, I keep walking and he soon catches up to me and he grabs my arm making me stop to look at him. “What are you doing?”, I ask pulling may rm away and Leo raises both his hands in front of his chest. “Look, he is miserable without you”, Leo says and I turn around and start walking again. Leo starts walking next to me as he continues to talk saying that Matteo needs me, that he is miserable and is not himself lately, he has b

Avery POV “You’re going to be okay”, I hear a voice in the background, but I am too tired to move or respond.  I open my eyes and stretch, feeling the soft blanket on top of my body. I take a deep breath, and I am hit by the most amazing smell ever, Matteo’s smell, the smell of whiskey mixed with aftershave and danger. I open my eyes slowly, adjusting to the light and seeing him sitting next to the bed. His eyes are closed, his beard is bigger than usual, and he looks exhausted. He seems like he has aged a few years. What the hell is going on? I move in the bed, and I sit, and as soon as my eyes meet his, they are now opened, looking at me as if it was the first time he was seeing me. His eyes are filled with emotions, and I have never seen them like that. He moves closer to the bed, taking a deep breath and offering me a smile. “Thank fuck you’re awake”, he says, and I look around trying to understand w

Avery POV “Hey, can I talk to you?”, I ask as I look inside the office that has the door opened. Matteo lifts his head and locks eye with me, he passes his hand through his hand and tells me to come in. I walk towards him and he pulls himself away from the desk and pats his legs telling me to sit on him. I feel my cheeks burning but I ignore it and I walk towards him and I sit on his legs wrapping my arms around his neck while he pulls my hair back giving him better access to my neck as he kisses me. I moan but I soon stop and pull away from Matteo forcing him to look at me.  “What’s up?”, Matteo asks and I look at him licking my lips before I smile.  “I was wondering, why we never talk about your work?”, I ask and I feel Matteo’s body go stiff and he moves uncomfortably under me. I try to stand up but Matteo keeps me sitting on his lap. I take a deep breath as he