Santi's Downfall

Chapter 12: The Kiss

Stolen kisses are always the sweetest.

Leigh Hunt

Santi Marchesi's POV

I still don't know what madness possessed me to instruct Nico to finalize the deal on my behalf. Usually, I was the one who oversaw those deals making sure that everything went smoothly and there would be no mistakes in the process.

But not this time. Today was one of the most important deals I have and yet I decided to have my consigliere settle the deal for me. I was still wondering if that was the best decision I ever had and stay at home to tease my ward knowing that she had avoided me since our little incident in my bedroom exactly one week now.

I couldn't resist it, for days now I've been trying to catch her but she was carefully avoiding my presence making sure that I was not around the house whenever she decided to go out from her hiding place.

I must have shocked her when I unexpectedly went out of my bathroom completely naked after my shower since I usually do that. Normally, when a maid was there to clean my room and I accidentally went out naked after taking a bath I could cover myself immediately and dismissed the maid so I could have my room for myself until I was done dressing but that day was different.

I was about to cover myself but then I saw how her cheeks flamed with pink stains the same color as her bright pink hair I couldn't help but torment her a bit seeing that kind of reaction from her. I find it hilarious that she was trying her best not to look at me and forced her eyes to look at the floor while forcing me to cover myself. I have never been ashamed of my physique because I spent time in my home gym to achieve this kind of body.

When I was finally satisfied teasing her I got dressed and left her in my room to clean—a notion that she insisted on because she doesn't want to live here for free for the entire summer. When my meeting with Nico in my office ended I realized that my wallet was not in my pocket so I went back to search for it in my bedroom. Part of me was slightly hoping that Haven was still there so I could annoy her again.

And she was...

I enjoyed watching her examine my boxes of condoms from the doorway. I like getting a reaction from her so I couldn't resist jesting her with my rubbers. As expected, her response didn't disappoint me.

She was explaining herself and even had the wallet that I was about to retrieve in my bedroom suddenly I didn't care any longer for that thing I just wanted to annoy this young woman. My game turned dangerous when I pretended to stalk her until she was back against the wall. Seeing her in this distance made me realize that it's not a good idea to get this close to her. I could see the way her chest was rising and falling probably due to nervousness and it gave a wrong signal in my body. Maybe this was the last straw why she avoided me like the plague since then.

But not today, I am fully prepared to catch her off guard if necessary. When I finally cornered her while enjoying her breakfast I didn't know why I suddenly blurted out that I was taking her sightseeing around Palermo.

Nico would probably stab me if he knew that I didn't go with him just to tour this woman in our hometown. She was reluctant to agree with my plan but I was persistent with it. I don't know why I want to spend time with her when she doesn't want to.

I knew this sightseeing crap was a huge mistake as soon as I met her in the garage. She wore a revealing outfit similar to the one she wore when she was doing yoga. I was severely tempted to cover her exposed flat stomach with my suit jacket even when we were already walking around Palermo I was making sure that no men would ever look at her the wrong way or find themselves lifeless in the middle of the street.