Attracted to His Cold

Chapter 28

Cole's POV

The loud noises ringing in my ears is all I can hear. I can't hear anything coming from anyone, not from Pa, not from Santiago, not from anyone, but I can feel myself being pulled away from the lawn of the now-burning building. I turn my head groggily and see that everyone is alive and situated somewhere near our cars. The relief that everyone is okay makes my eyes begin to grow heavy and the intense ringing begins to slowly dissipate. The last thing I see is the look of concern on dad's face as he rushes over to my slumped body, then all I see is black.

*

I get out of the car and make my way round to the passenger side door, carefully opening it. Instead of waking her up, I pick Cassie up bridal style and ease her out of the vehicle. I press a kiss to her forehead when she begins to stir, and I shut the car door, one of my men taking it down to the garage.

"Wha- Where am-" I cut her panic short and secure my grip on her when she tries to get down.

"Shhh, gattina. It's just me." she raises her gorgeous green eyes to meet my gaze.

"Ummm. I can walk. It's no-"

"Nonsense. You're a delight to carry." I chuckle.

I catch the glimpse of a small smile as I approach the front door. She wraps her arms around my neck, leaning her head on my shoulder, and I subconsciously smell her calming scent.

The guards open the door with questioning looks, yet they know better than to say anything, so they just nod my way. I'm too transfixed by this beauty that I don't see Stefano and Rosa coming down the stairs.

"Well well well, cosa abbiamo qui Don? Sei andato ad un piccolo appuntamento vero?" [what do we have here Don? Went on a little date did ya?] Stefano questions me.

He thinks that as a close friend, he can get away with shit like this.

"Chiudi la bocca o lo farò io-" [Shut your mouth or I will-] I begin to threaten him when an angelic voice interrupts me.

"Spararti dove il sole non splende" [Shoot you where the sun doesn't shine] she finishes, moving away from my shoulder.

My head snaps to hers to confirm I just heard that correctly from the angelo who was crying less than an hour ago. Cassie smiles innocently and I smirk as I realise I have a little trouble maker on my hands. I look back up to see two sets of wide eyes and jaws dropped. I look at them with a blank expression even though this is a very amusing situation for me. Cassie sees my face and she turns to look at them. I look back down at her and I can almost sense the cogs in her head turning.

"Oh andiamo ragazzi. Non hai paura di un piccolo appuntamento, vero?" [Oh come on guys. You're not scared of a little date, are you?] she asks them in a mocking tone, a smirk playing on her lips.

A light chuckle emits from my chest, and the two clear their throats, fix their posture and bow their heads at me.

"We'll just come back tomorrow boss." Rosa laughs nervously, pulling on Stefano's arm.

"Yeah. You do that sweetie." Cassie laughs, burying her head in my neck.

I stiffen at the foreign move, relaxing instantly when she kisses my neck.

The two cough awkwardly and leave, scurrying towards the door. Cassie laughs in the crook of my neck as I make my way upstairs with her securely in my arms.

Reaching the top, I turn right, advancing towards her room when she mumbles a "no".

"Huh?" I whisper in response, confused.