Dominic Aritello

Chapter 14

Dominic
Present

I don't like physical contact. I don't hate it exactly, but I had rather avoid it unless need be. Yet with Alicio and Maven it always felt natural. It felt good.

I was hurt and broken and I didn't want comfort, I wanted to seek revenge on everyone that wronged me and burn the whole world to the fucking ground. I wanted to ruin lives so no one can look at me and call me a monster or a mess without personally relating to how I feel.

Sage was always right about one thing though. I wanted what I wanted and I did what I had to do to get it. I wanted to hurt someone so badly....maybe myself because at least the pain would help me forget for a while.

"Wanna get drunk and race our cars?" I joked and Alicio shifted slightly.

"Something's that we did when we were eighteen shouldn't be repeated." He answered softly. "Besides, I don't need you crashing on purpose."

"If I wanted to hurt myself I would've just....." My voice trailed as I realized exactly what I was saying.

"Don't talk like that." He whispered and I felt him shift to a sitting position.

"Did you love her?" I asked and he barely even breathed after I asked. I wasn't dumb. I recognized the way he looked at my sister and I needed to know. Did he love her or was it simply lust?

"I do." He answered and I said nothing else. I didn't have to. Maven was right, my sister had him wrapped so tightly around her finger that he would never betray us or go back to his family. He wanted her and Quin, Theo, Maven and I were a plus side to it.

"I didn't want to hide it from you." He mumbled after a while, still I didn't answer.

I closed my eyes.

"I know you think that I stayed because of Sage....but I have love for you too." His hand slid from the side of my neck to my shoulder. "I love Theo and Quin and you guys are my family. Sage is the plus.....not you." I pulled away to look at him. Somehow he always knew what I was thinking to an insane creepy accuracy.

I was sure my eyes were bloodshot and my anger changed to weariness. He studied me carefully.

"You know it doesn't really help you and Sage's relationship if you keep on staring at me like you want to fuck me." I joked and a small laugh passed his lips as he pushed me playfully.

"You know I can't do that. The person with the smallest dick should top." A smirk appeared on his smug face and I rolled my eyes and shoved him back.

"By half an inch. One measly half an inch." I reminded him. "Not even a full inch, it's only half ."

"Staring at my dick until you know the exact size of it won't help you grow that half of an inch, Dom."

"Piss off." I smiled and he pulled me close again.