Alliance

XVII

Victoria Agosti

"Any appointments I should prepare for today?" I asked as I entered my office and went straight to my swivel chair.

"Well..." Winston started and looked down at his tablet to check on it. "You have one appointment for today. Just preparing yourself would be enough."

"Oh, so they are coming today?" Mattias said, sitting on the single couch not far from my desk.

My eyebrow arched in bemusement as they seemed to know who was coming except me. "Who's coming?"

Both of them look at me with strange gazes, as if I said something wrong.

"What's with that look?" I asked. "Did I say something weird?"

Winston still stared at me for a sec, but then shook his head. "You seem to forget who's coming."

"Oh, am I meeting someone important?" I asked now that it caught my interest.

If it is someone important, how come I don't remember who it was?

"Whoa, was torturing Nikolai that good?" Mattias spoke and let out a chuckle. "Didn't we tell you yesterday that your meeting with Yoon Jeonghan?"

They did?

Oh fuck. They did.

I want to let out a screech. But, of course, I can't do that. I don't want them to tease me about how excited I am to see him.

Definitely, I would be teased for a lifetime.

Who would have thought a cold and usually emotionless woman could bring on rollercoaster feelings?

"You're trying to stop smiling," Winston said. "Let it out."

Oh. I didn't realize I was really holding my smile. "I'm not," I said, as if it were nothing.

Just then, someone knocks on the door. The three of us quickly put on our jewelry masks before letting someone come inside the room.

"Mademoiselle, you have Korean guests?" One of my butlers spoke.

"Yes. Are they here?" Winston said.

"They are here."

I sighed and felt giddy and anxious for some odd reason.

The fuck? Since when did I get anxious about meeting someone?

"Let them in," I said, acting bold and relaxed.

The butler gave someone a sign and excused himself.

And there they stood on my doorstep. The three stunning Korean men are in formal suits with an intimidating aura. But only one man caught my attention.

Of course, it was Jeonghan. But he was different today. A bit different from my sight than before

His long, silky hair was gone, and it is now short. Making his features more prominent and... sexy. His alluring eyes were on me. I'm staring at it, ready to pierce my soul with it.

But I know that look.

The air in this room suddenly got dark, gloomy, and hot? Or it's just me.

I was stunned for a moment but quickly grasped the reality when the two stood from their seats to formally begin the quest. I quickly followed and walked closer to the guest.

"Welcome to Italy, hope you had a safe trip here." Mattias spoke with a formal tone.

"We had a safe trip going here. Fortunately, our chopper didn't explode." Seungcheol joked with a grin on his face, which somehow lightened the room, but it didn't change the fact that Jeonghan stares at me as if anytime he would do something recklessly.

"Glad you didn't go through the same unfortunate situation as us," Winston chuckles. "Anyways, why don't we sit with us and talk about what you came for?"

"Sur—" Joshua was about to agree, but Jeonghan cut him off.

"No. I want to talk to her. alone," he said sternly and full of authority.

The guys look at Jeonghan with a puzzled look because of his sudden action.

My heartbeat suddenly went pounding, as if anytime soon it would jump out of my chest. Still, I remained relaxed and stood strongly.

"Fine with me," I said emotionlessly. "Everyone get out."

Winston and Mattias turn their heads toward me. I can sense they seem confused now and are not expecting my sudden behavior towards Jeonghan.

I wanted to laugh at them and tell them that this is just a facade.

Surely, after they get out, I'll be fucked.

"Okay," Mattias said, trying not to get things heated. "Why don't we proceed to the garden?"

"Yeah, you'll be much better if you go there," Winston also said, leading Jeonghan's friends outside.

As soon as they left us, Jeonghan roamed his eyes around the room. He turned his back and walked toward the door.

As I heard the click of the door knob, I knew what would happen next.

The moment he turned around to face him, I took my mask off and walked towards him. I grabbed his face with both hands and didn't hesitate to crash my lips against his.

He quickly responded to my kisses with his hand on my nape to deepen them more. His kisses were torrid yet passionate.

The kisses were so intense that I couldn't get enough of him. I jump on him and wrap my legs around his turso. Jeonghan quickly caught me and pinned me against the wall, causing our bodies to feel each other's heat.

I'm almost out of breath. So I decided to pull away and catch my breath. I gave him a few more kisses before I stopped.

We looked into each other's eyes and suddenly burst into laughter.

"What happened to hi and hello?" I asked.

"We can do that later," he giggles, and he kisses me a bit longer.

"For now, let me kiss you. I've been craving for you since you came here." Jeonghan sighs and places his forehead next to mine.

"Don't you miss me?" he pouted. "Because I fucking do."

I let out a whole-hearted laugh and gave him a peck. "I miss you too, Mr. Yoon."

"By the way, you look so stunning with your hair," I said, brushing his hair with my bare hands.

"You like them?" he asked.

I nodded my head. "I loved them, though I also like your long hair. They are easy to grip on," I teased.

His eyes suddenly went dark and changed into something more sultry.

"You're really driving me crazy, Mademoiselle," he sighs. "To the point where I trusted you didn't bomb my business."

My heart suddenly went warm hearing those words.

I smiled and placed my hands both on his cheeks. "Thank you for trusting me, mon amour."

"Is this why you flew here to Italy?" I asked.

"Well, not really. I just used this as an excuse to see you," he said sheepishly. "My friends won't let me come here without explanation."

I laugh at his statement and claim his lips once again. "Well, since you're here and have been craving me, I'm all yours now. But let's be quick; our friends are waiting outside."

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