Evident

32.

"Can I see you tonight, at the river that I took you to two nights ago?" I shift my eyes towards Amerio who just minutes ago carried the elderly woman back to her home.

Packing up the blood pressure cuff and the other equipment's that I had used during today, I brushed both of my hands down on my black jeans pants, taking in his expression. "I'm not sure, when it comes unto my time and sleep, it's precious."

"I promised it'd be worth it. I'll meet you there at ten, I just need to trained my men for some hours, Aureliano has demanded me to intensify our workouts sessions just incase Achille and the Russians shows up." He grinned then came up towards me.

I flickered my eyes down to the ground for a moment as I thought about Aureliano.

Sighing from the images of his dark blues, I nodded to the man with a soft smile. "Alright, I'll take your word for it."

Pressing a soft kiss to my forehead, he left after that and I went out to both sisters who were busily sorting out papers and eating salads and fish behind the reception desk.

"Do you guys need help?" I asked as I took the wooden bowl of food from Halisa that was steaming hot. It burns my palms and I settled it on the surface, flashing my hands from the heat.

Issi laughed at me then shook her head. "No it's fine, we got it under control, Bly will be coming in a few minutes so we are trying to arranged everything so that she can run through the papers smoothly."

"Just go home and rest. Plus, I overheard your conversation with Amerio earlier, wouldn't want to keep you waiting."

"Y'all are too inquisitive."

"I mean his voice is too damn deep of course we would hear the bastard....speaking of inquisitiveness, I think our chief have a crush on you also. Girl, why oh why am I smelling drama.."

"A mean an exotic, cum spilling drama between two of the most handsome sex appealing hunks known across the Amazon rivers."

"I think you need to get your sense of smell checked out because you're been a bit dramatic as always." I laughed as Issi chuckled along with me.

"Ohhh, before I forget..." I scrunched up my face at Halisa who's cheeks were mad greasy.

"It's that good?"

"You don't know the half of it..." She moaned.

I snickered.

"Father wants to speak with you tomorrow morning so check him before you come in, alright. Have a good night which I know you will.." Halisa said while wiggling her eyebrows.

After laughing and chatting for a long minute with the troublemakers, I hailed them a good night and left the clinic, as I walked out, Bly came in at that time.

She run her eyes up and down at me then scoffed. "I was expecting someone better, this cannot compare."

I bit my lip to withhold the words that were going to come out of my mouth, patience was everything and I was just perfectly waiting on that day to come for me to perfectly put her in her place.

Today was just not the day. I was tired. Physically. And wanted to sleep and right now my sleep was more important than a bitch who can't accept the fact that her man likes me.

Ignoring her, I strolled through the darkness of the tribe, making my way to Amerio's hut. It was very silent and for some reason I inwardly hope to see Aureliano somewhere along the way.

My shoulders dropped in disappointment when I reached the steps that went up to the porch of Amerio's hut.

It lacked light and the warmth that I would normally get when I used to reside in Aureliano's home...

Softly smiling from the lingering attached presence that I would get from Imali, I breathed a sigh and used my shoulders to open the door.

Resting my back on the surface, silver rays from the moon soaked me as I came in. As I kicked off my boots to the corner, I paused while I inhale a cloud of smoke that dispense through the darkness.

"Hello stranger." I mocked as I turn around and felt my lungs paused for a short minute, his fresh pine and rain water scent, fuck with my senses right there and then.

His frame was covered with the darkness, only his dark blue irises intensely staring at me. The smooth orange light from the end of his burning blunt was a permanent force which forces clouds of smoke in my direction.

I inhale it despite the dislike I had towards him at the moment.

"I thought you'd bring your wife to this unexpected meeting."

He took a step towards me, his head now lowered as he stared right into my eyes. He was the only man that had the power to do this, his strong eye contact a heated degree that seek to destroy the little bit of strength that I had.

"She isn't my wife and will never be."

"You could have fooled me. Look, if you're here to feed me with some bullshit, I'd rather you not. I have some where to be, preferably with someone who really appreciate who I am."

He placed both hands on either side of my head on the wooden walls. "I heard when he asked you to see him tonight darling, I'm not one to beg but I'm asking you to not go."

"Please."

"Why? we aren't together Aureliano, we never were so you asking me to do that is none of your business."

"Oh yeah..." He lowered his mouth to my ear, they moved and rushes out an immaculate scent of weed and mint. It weakens my knees and had my eyelids dropping from the blood rushing into my system.

"It became my business the night when I stole your breath, I told you that your breath was mine and I am not fucking giving it back to you. It will ruin me and my reputation but I don't care because it is worth it, I will kill that fucker if you decide to give him what I take."

"Stop..."

He rolled my earlobe into his mouth and suck the flesh. "You know you're mine so why are you fighting it huh?"

"Because you left me for three days Aureliano without giving me a proper explanation as to why you left me. You left me there and I was worried sick. I understand that you are doing this for the sake of Mato and the tribe but don't you think that I deserved an explanation. I care about you."

"I care about you too but everything is so damn hard right now, Mato told me about what you both talked about few days ago and he wants to speed the wedding up so that we can tie forces with Bly's tribe, joined our warriors together with them just in case the Russians decides to strike."

I swallowed from the sudden change in his voice which had became hoarse.

He drew his lips from my ear and trailed it towards my lips. I flatten my palms on his chest, missing the warmth he held, each soft thud of his heart on my palms electrified right into my body, It shuddered my breath and I encouraged myself to not let it control me.

"I do not condone to cheating so please do not think that I will fuck you whilst you're tied to that woman." I spoke against his lips.

"I'm fucking sorry, I wish I could give you everything that you desire. You deserve the world and as much as I want you to have joy, I selfishly want to be the man to give that to you."

"Then our decision is already made Aureliano." Tears spilled down my cheeks as we locked eyes.

"We can't be together."