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Chapter 57: Losing Sense

Playlist for this Chapter: My Tears Ricochet by Taylor Swift.

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Adriana and Stuart left after breakfast and took Matteo with them. I decided to read a book from the library in the house while Nico and Jake were in his office, doing what they called was 'work'.

I clicked on the next song, plugging in my head phones and getting lost in the book I was reading.

The sky had begun to darken now when an all too familiar scent enveloped me and and a hot hand settled on one side of my neck while a trail of kisses were left on the other.

I closed my eyes at the touch, jolts of electricity running through my body. His lips grazed my ear before pulling out my headphones, he bit my earlobe lightly, making me hum in pleasure.

"Having fun without me, amore mio?"  He whispered and I smiled, opening my eyes and turning my head to face him after closing the book.

"Very much." I replied with a grin and he smiled slightly before going around the couch and sitting next to me.

He held his arms open and I climbed onto his lap as he got comfortable and rest my head onto his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat.

"I want to talk to you about something important, baby." He said after a while and I looked up at him questioningly.

"What is it?" I asked him when he sighed.

"You had a nightmare the day before yesterday." He started and I frowned at the horrible memory, swallowing thickly.

"I know it affected you to an extent that you passed out but I need to hear it." As soon as he said this my eyes widened.

"Only if you're comfortable, my love, there's no pressure." He added and I nodded.

"I— I want to tell you, I do." I told him and he took my hand, rubbing it gently. I laid back on his chest and played with the ring on his hand absent minded.

"The dream followed when I woke up after the accident, in a hospital room, I was bandaged and there was an I.V attached to my hand." I told him and paused.

He kissed the top of my head, making me relax a bit as I continued forward.

I described what Giovanni, what the supposed man looked like and how he said his men had found me stuck in my flipped over car. I told him how he resembled Jake a lot and Nico grunted.

"Is he related to Jake in any way?′ I asked him and he frowned.

"It's not my place to say. Jake will tell you himself when he's comfortable, si?" He said and I nodded, continuing with my story. I told Nico what he said about him to which Nico tensed.

"I didn't believe him at first. I didn't trust his words but he— he managed to convince me, and to be honest, I was hurt. About why you didn't tell me any of this yourself." I said with a shaky breath and Nico scowled.

"I wanted to, but I was scared you'd leave me if I did. I thought I could tell you later on, but clearly that didn't work out very well." He grumbled.

"I'm sorry. You deserved to hear it from me." He said and I pecked his jaw briefly before pulling away.

"It's okay, I know you had your reasons." I said and he relaxed, breathing a sigh of relief, nodding.

I told him what he said about his father being killed by Nico and threatening to kill his friend too, and how he would use me to destroy him.