novelxo The Devil’s Fire by Mariam El-Hafi Chapter 25
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“You’re getting slow.” I slammed Rafaelle down on the training mat. He quickly got up again and threw his leg for a sidekick, aiming for my head. I blocked his kick, holding onto his leg, and kicked the other, making him fall with a loud thud.
“All right, I’m done.” He groaned as he stayed down. I went to the bench and picked up a towel and wiped the sweat off the back of my neck. Rafaelle finally got up and grabbed a bottle of water, chugging it down while walking towards the bench.
“I blame this round on the alcohol from last night.”
“You’re lazing around.”
“I was definitely not lazing around with that blonde chick yesterday.” He replied with a smug look on his face.
“Don’t f*ck anyone important.” I warned him. The number of times I had to get his ass out of situations because he f*cked the daughter of someone important to my business. He would play his charm on the ladies, making them think they had a chance with him when he was only after a one-time f*ck.
“Speaking of…” Rafaelle started as he sat down on the bench
“Don’t.” I shot him a look, already knowing where he wanted to go with this.
“You don’t even know what I was going to say!” He exclaimed and I just stared blankly at him.
“I do.”
“I like her.” He smiled, making me glare at him.
“Not like that though. She’s definitely something else.” She was something else. She was nothing like the like rest of the women who came from families who had the slightest bit of power.
“Who would have thought the daughter of Gaetano would have. caught your eye. Or is she just a part of the plan?” His brows rais in curiosity, and I shook my head at him.
“No. She has nothing to do with it.” Just as innocent as she looke she was truly oblivious to what kind of world she had stepped into
“She could be faking it. It’s always the innocent ones you have to keep an eye out for. I find it a bit hard to believe that she didn’t know her own family name.” He had a suspicious look on his face
“Her mother took her away when she was still a kid. She didn’t know what her father was doing until she got older. Still, she stayed away and is oblivious to what is going on. If Stefano had done his job properly, he would have found her instantly.” I explained. What was interesting about the whole thing was definitely why her mother decided to leave Gaetano.
“May his soul rest in peace.” Rafaelle sighed as he shook his head. I gave him a smug look. Stefano knew the consequences of not doing a job properly. I was not a patient man and he f*cked up when he didn’t do a thorough search on Althaia
“I have been keeping an eye on her ever since she showed up. She’ s no threat.” She couldn’t be. Ever since I saw she was well and alive, I had to keep an eye on her and watch her every move to figure out what type of person she was, and why she suddenly decided to show up.
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“Her mother?” Rafaelle asked.
“She is a different story.” I said as we made our way out of the basement where the gym was.
“How so?” He frowned a little, curious about her mother.
“The number of phone calls that couldn’t be traced have increased since they got here.” I informed him. While Althaia didn’t pose any kind of threat, her mother was someone I needed to figure out since she was an ex-wife of a mob boss. She knew what world this was, and I needed to know why she was getting untraceable calls.
“I see. Looks like I got to take a look into that.” He said and I nodded as we stepped outside by the pool. My eyes immediately found the green-eyed woman on the sunbed, laughing at something Arianna said.
My eyes trailed down her body, liking the red bikini she was wearing. My eyes rested on her breasts for a little as she adjusted the top that was a tad too small for her full breasts. F*ck… that bikini on her was definitely getting a reaction from me. I quickly scanned around the area to make sure none of my men stood around to look at her.
“Cannonball!” Rafaelle yelled as he ran and jumped into the pool. Water splashed right on Arianna and Althaia who were right by the pool.
“You idiot!” Arianna yelled and angrily wiped some of the water from her face. Rafaelle gave a taunting smile as he got up from the pool, went to her, and started to shake his head like a dog to mess with her. She lifted her leg to kick him, but he was faster and took hold of her ankle, and dragged her out of the sunbed.
Arianna’s yelling died down when he threw her into the pool. She
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started to curse at him when she returned to the surface and the idiot just stood at the edge, mocking her and not noticing Althaial coming up behind him.
I watched her smiling as she sneaked up behind him, and quickly shoved him into the pool before he could notice her.
“Oh, you played dirty!” Rafaelle accused her and she gave an innocent shrug.
“Whoops.” She grinned at him. Her face was slightly scrunched up with her tongue in between her teeth. I looked at her a bit amused with the face she was making. She looked at me when I neared her, and she quickly looked away.
“I’m going to go get us something to drink.” She told Arianna, who was busy trying to drown Rafaelle.
I was well aware of what she was doing as I followed her inside. Still, I couldn’t help but stare at her round ass for a little as she walked.
Shit, the things I would do to her…
“You’re avoiding me.” I told her when she opened the fridge, all while she was trying her best not to look at me.
“Don’t know what you’re talking about.” She mumbled as she continued to avoid looking at me. The cold from the fridge gave her a slight shiver, and I immediately noticed how her nipples hardened behind her top.
The image of the way she had arched her back for me to taste her breasts still freshly lingered in my mind, and the way she would moan. The blood was quickly rushing down and I had to force myself to think of something else, but her standing in that bikini
made it difficult.
“Look at me.” It came out as a light order.
“No, thank you.” She scoffed at me. The corner of my mouth lifted a little as I noticed how she was getting bolder with time. I would never forget how scared she was when she first saw me and thought I would kill her.
That plan changed when she looked at me with her big scared green eyes, and how she clumsily tried to run away. The sight was amusing, to say the least. It was definitely not something I had witnessed before. She really didn’t know anything about the world I lived in, and if she had the slightest idea, she would have more of an awareness and looked for the cameras I had hidden in her hotel
room.
“You should ask me.” I knew why she was avoiding me, but I wanted her to tell me.
“Why? It’s none of my business.” She sighed and closed the fridge.
“It isn’t.” I agreed. Her jaw clenched and I was having fun with her reactions.
“Cool.” Althaia still didn’t look at me and tried to leave. I clicked my tongue and grabbed her, sitting her on top of the counter, and stepped in between her legs. Her breathing changed as I leaned into her. She had no idea how well I knew her body… The way she would clench her jaw when she was angry, bite the inside of her cheek whenever she was lost in her thoughts, the way she would shift weight on her feet whenever she tried to lie.
I knew it all too well.
“Althaia.” My voice came out in a low tone as I looked at her. She
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shuddered when I said her name and I knew the effect I had on her. She had the same effect on me too. Especially when she would moan my name.
F*cking hell!
The blood was rushing down and painfully pressing against the shorts I was wearing. Her wearing the bikini wasn’t helping my situation at all. I wanted to rip the damn thing off and take her right now.
To bury myself so deep inside of her.
“Use your words, Althaia. What’s on your mind?” I took hold of her waist and buried my face into her neck. My lips were faintly brushing against her as her breathing got a bit louder, and I wanted to hear that sweet voice moan my name.
“Zahra…” She breathed out.
“What about her?” I asked against her neck. I already knew what she wanted to ask.
“You and her… Did you…?” She couldn’t form a complete sentence when I started to peck her neck.
“No. Never.” Zahra was an annoying type of woman and definitely not my type. I wouldn’t even f*ck her if I was desperate.
“But why did she – ”
“To make you jealous. Which worked.” I looked at her and her cheeks started to get flushed. Something was endearing about it whenever she felt embarrassed, and I have come to like how her cheeks would get that flushed color.
“Oh…” She bit her lip and looked away, and I felt myself twitch
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down below at the sight of her. She didn’t even know what she was doing to me. I pulled her lip and ran a thumb over it.
“Don’t do that if you don’t want me to take you right here.” I almost growled out. The things I would do to her to make her scream…. Her breathing halted for a second and she looked at me with her bright green eyes. A small sound escaped her as she tried to squeeze her thighs together.
F*ck it.
I pulled her into me and hungrily kissed her, not being able to restrain myself anymore. Althaia responded immediately and wrapped her legs around me. I pressed my lower half into her, making her gasp when she felt my hard length against her. I took the opportunity and deepened the kiss, playing with her tongue, and having her let out a faint moan I had been craving to hear.
I pulled down her top and played with her breast, pinching her already hard nipple, and thinking about what it would feel like to be inside of her, filling her up.
I heard the distant voices of Rafaelle and Arianna coming closer. Annoyed, I pulled away and helped her down to her feet. She looked confused for a moment but then she heard their voices and quickly went to fix her bathing suit. They would be able to tell what happened by her red and swollen lips.
“Soon.” I whispered to her. I gave her one last kiss before I turned to walk away.
I needed a cold shower to calm down before I lost control.