Chapter-21

Annabelle Piccolo's POV

My heart starts thudding. My fingers clutch Lucas's coat tightly. We have just started getting closer and finally have time together and we can't seem to stop getting caught. We are over each other all the time, all over the place and we keep not caring. If this keeps on going, we will get caught by Papa soon.

It's Daniel. My eyes widen and I quickly hide my face in Lucas's chest. He holds me close and grumbles. I drop my legs from around him and he kisses my forehead. I give him a look.

No! I plead with my eyes. He gives me a wink and takes my hand in his before turning around to Daniel. He looks just as uncomfortable. I am sure my face is red by now. He is looking at anywhere but me.

"I am sorry, Mr.Alb-" Daniel is about to close the door as he apologises, but Lucas stops him.

"It's okay, Daniel. Come in." He tells him. I make sure to keep my head down and hold Lucas hand tighter. He looks down at me and gives me a reassuring look. It's fine! The worry in me doesn't settle and I get down the table and look at my feet like they are the most important thing in the world. I hear Daniel step in.

"I have just come to collect a few files to prepare the report on the Oil company we are taking over." He explains. I can hear the nervousness in his voice. "I will come later-" He is again cut off by Lucas.

"You don't have to. Take them now. I expect the report on my table by Tuesday." He finishes and I bite my lips. He really does boss people around. He didn't speak to me like that, but I have seen him order people and demanding results from the employees. He is the Devil!

"Sure, Mr. Alberto." He complies and walks to the shelf of files. I don't know whether I should say "hi" or not. This is awkward. Lucas doesn't seem to mind though. I feel him lean closer and his lips touch my ear.

"Look up, Angel. You have done nothing wrong." He whispers and kisses my temple. He is right! I take a deep breath and lift my head up meeting Lucas's eyes. He gives me his full blown smile and suddenly his lips are on mine. No, he did not! I put my hand in his chest and try to push him. He can't be doing this now! Not in front of Daniel! Please Lucas! I try to telepathy and push him hard.

He pulls back and I gasp biting my lip. He winks at me and I blush. I look over his shoulder and find see Daniel turn around. I try to not shy away. He looks our way and our eyes meet for a minute second before he looks back at Lucas. He is about say something when Lucas speaks.

"You can leave." He commands and Daniel closes his mouth and he gives me a nod with a polite smile. I nod back and try to smile. Our little exchange doesn't go unnoticed by Lucas. He leaves my hand that he is holding and puts it over my shoulder before pulling me closer. I am wrapped in his scent and I lose my senses. "Oh and Daniel." He calls.

"Yes, Mr. Alberto." He gives his complete attention to his boss.

"Not a word." His voice is low and commanding like always. My hand is around his waist.

"You can count on me." Daniel tells before opening the door and leaving.

I let out a sigh of relief and look up at Lucas. I can't believe he kissed me in front of Daniel!

"We need to be more careful." I drawl and he chuckles.

"I can't wait to tell Mr. Piccolo, Angel! I would have our picture published on those damn news papers, magazines and tabloids that attach my name to woman who I don't even know." He confesses and I remember seeing many pictures of him with other woman all these years on the news papers and on the news. The thought of a picture of us together makes me feel all giddy. I bite my lips as I imagine it.

"I..." I trail off not knowing what to say. I feel butterflies rise in my stomach. He places a finger under my chin and gently lifts my face up to meet his eyes. His eyes are staring so deep into mine.

"Fucking beautiful!" He whispers. My heart bursts in my chest.

"Are these all?" I ask Melody as she hands me a bag of pills with their names written on the top of the small pill boxes. Lucas dropped me off at the Palace and returned to his house. He wanted to come in, but said he would pick me up once I am done. I am not calling him though. At this rate Papa would find us together. I will call a cab and go back to his house.

"Yes, dear. I made sure I got them all." She assures me and I put them in my bag. I give her a hug and she hugs me back. Greta and Sophia come in and shriek before engulfing me in a hug. I giggle and feel happy.

"I missed you guys!" I tell them truly and pull back.

"We missed you too! We didn't know you were coming!" Greta says and I look at Melody who is smiling at them.

"I knew you would be too excited, that's why I wanted it to be a surprise." She tells them and Sophia smiles.

"It's a good one." She tells her.

"What the hell are you doing here?!" I hear Felisa's voice yell from behind me and turn around to find her looking at me with anger evident in her eyes. I sigh. I don't want to fight her. I am not here for that. I want to spend some time with Papa. Sure enough, I stood up to her, but I am not going to be mean to her. Not like she was to me. "How can you show your face here after what you did?!" She comes in.

"I did nothing wrong." I speak softly. I am not backing down. She is about to open her mouth, but swiftly closes it and looks at up and down. Her hands clench beside her. She looks like she is controlling herself. She never tried to show any control when it came to expressing her dislike towards me. Why is she resisting now?

"My Bell!" Papa's voice booms from behind her and he enters the kitchen walking past her. He immediately pulls me in for a bear hug and I hug him back. I breathe him in. Oh, I missed him! "Come with me!" He pulls me along with him gently and we walk past Felisa who is standing there looking at us. The anger she felt towards us is clear. Papa and I learned to ignore it and move on.

"Did you take your pills today, Papa?" I ask as we walk outside and sit in the corridor of the backyard.

"Yes. Felisa's been making sure I took them daily." He informs. She's been, huh? I try to set my doubt aside and give him a smile.

"Papa, I need to speak to you about something." I tell him and he sees how serious I am. He sits up in his chair and gives me his attention.

"What happened, Bell? You need something?" Concern is clear in his voice. I swallow and look into his eyes. I might not be able to tell him everything, but I need to prepare him for the inevitable. I don't like hiding this from him. I can't hide this.

"I will tell you, but you should not freak out, okay?" I ask and he stares at me intently before giving me a nod. I pause to gather my courage. "I... like someone." I finally say the words and find Papa with still the same expression.

"What? Who?" He asks. I feel nervousness creep in.

"We have just started going out, so, I will tell you all about him when the time comes." He is about to say something when I continue. "But, I just want to tell you this. I didn't want to hide it from you." I finish and he looks down leaving a sigh.

"I wish you would tell me who it is." He doesn't press. I put my hand on his and give it a soft squeeze.

"Please, Papa. Trust me on this." It's Lucas and I don't want to mess this up! I don't want to lose either of you in any way! I am sure he can hear the desperation in my voice.

"I just want you safe, Bell." E confesses. I smile.

"I know, Papa." I try to assure him.

"Is that why you were busy yesterday?" He asks. I nod my head guiltily. He shakes his head. "Did he come to the house?" I nod again. "I am not liking this guy already."

"I am sorry, Papa." I look down and at my hands. So many things are running through my mind. I look up again and find his lips in a thin line. He looks like he is holding back pain. Panic flushes in me. "Papa, what happened?" He looks at me and tries to give me a smile.

"I am fine, Bella. Don't worry. I am completely fine."

"No, you are not. Papa-"

"It's nothing. Now what is that on your neck?" He asks. I frown and pull out my phone and turn the camera on to see what he is talking about. My eyes widen. It's a hickey! Lucas kept kissing me in the car before I got down and this is the result of it. I remember how his kisses made me wet. I bite my lip and blush.

"Oh, it's nothing-" I try to brush it off.

"Now, I really don't like this guy." Papa declares. I sigh. No, please don't! "I can't believe this!" He gets angry. "I want to meet this guy. Is he from the office or someone-who is he?" He demands. I put my hand on top of his.

"Papa." I speak soothingly and he turns to me. His eyes soften. "He makes me happy, Papa. Very happy." I confess and he just stares at me. I lived under him my whole life and now it must be hard for him to understand that there is another man in my life that's not him. "Please give me some time."

"Will you at least tell me who it is?" He asks and I shake my head. Oh, this is not good. This is so not good. He sighs again. "I understand. But I want to meet him soon." He tells me and I give him a full blown smile.

"You will, Papa."

Once we talked, we have lunch. Felisa and Gemma were also present. I give Gemma a smile and she just gives me a nod. Her conversation the other day with Lucas comes to my mind. She still doesn't know I heard her. She acts her cold self. A feeling of warmth spread through me. Now I know that even if she acts that way, I have a little space in her heart. It nearly brings me to tears.

Once I am done, I bid everyone goodbye, including my friends here in the palace and hail a cab. It's already four in the evening. Lucas called me two times and left a few messages.

Angel, are you done? Shall I come pick you up?

Pick up your phone.

I sit in the cab and give him a call to tell him that I am in a cab and I am coming by myself.

Lucas Alberto's POV

"I would have come picked you up." I still can't believe she didn't call me. She came straight to my house and I can't tell how glad I am. I was done with my work by two in the afternoon and I tried to get some sleep, but my mind is stuck on her. I waited and waited. I called Gemma to ask if they are done with the lunch and she yelled at me for calling her still to keep tabs on her sister.

"It's fine, Lucas. I just didn't want to risk getting caught." I sigh. While dating sneakily is really turning me on one side, my possessive side is pushing me to kiss her on the road for the world to see. I mean this is Annabelle! My Angel! I finally have her and I can't show off. I bite her neck and she gasps. "You are giving me hickeys." She pushes at my chest.

Right now, we are in my living room. The minute she walked through the lift, I lifted her up and had her legs around my waist. I needed her scent. Fuck! I am so addicted!

Pulling her close again, my lips touch hers and I try to control myself from flipping us over and pulling off her blouse to have my way with her. I have waited for this or so long! So long!

"You don't want me to?" I ask still kissing her. She is still a little shy around me. This is all we seem to do though. Just kissing. I would so love to go forward, but I love this too. I never thought I would enjoy kissing someone this much. I never thought it would be this insane and intense. She is making me crazy just with kissing.

"You can do whatever you want with me." Her eyes are staring deep into mine. She is serious. It's not just physical. It's her soul! Blush creeps up her soft cheeks and she looks at with confidence. She means those words.

"You don't know what those words mean to me." She really doesn't! They speak of the confidence she has in me, the trust she has in me and how those words mean I own her, just as much as she owns me. "You should know one thing, Angel." I hold her face in my hands and look into those beautiful brown orbs. "I will respect that. I will. No matter how possessive I am. You own me."

"Lucas." She whispers my name and I lose my senses.

"Kiss me." I command and she obeys. Her lips are on mine and I let her take control. She is confident about our relationship, she is confident with me, but I need her to be confident about herself when she is with me. I need her to kiss me without holding back. I let her take the lead just following her. She pulls away and looks me knowing what I am doing. It's usually me who takes the control.

She gives me that heart stopping smile. Fuck! Kill me now and I will die a happy man! She kisses me again and I hold her butt and pull her closer causing her to push her tongue into my mouth and she moans.

Her phone starts ringing, but she doesn't move to pick it up. It stops and rings again. It starts pinging like crazy and rings again. Slowly she pulls away and bites her lip.

"Sorry. Just let me make sure it's not Papa." She smiles and is about to get off my lap, but I hold her by her thigh.

"Answer it from here." I tell her and her eyes widen. "I enjoy this view." My fingers tucker a tendril of her hair behind her ear. She blushes red again.

"Please, stop." I barely hear her whisper. I laugh. She takes her phone that's ringing beside us and picks it up. "It's Aria." She is in research department. I don't think Daniel would have told anyone. Panic floods her eyes and she looks me tensely.

"It's okay, Angel. Remember. Together." I hold her. She nods her head and I take her phone before putting it on speaker.

"Hey Aria!" My Angel greets.

"Hey Anna! We are going to the club tonight. The Page." It's a pretty expensive and fancy club. "You want to come?" She asks.

"Club?!" Her eyes light up. Of course she never went to a club! She was guarded her whole life and she didn't have any friends to go with! She looks so excited. Her pretty lips widen into a huge smile. I didn't realise I was smiling too as I see her smile. She is so beautiful!

"Yeah. The whole gang is going. Nick just came up with it. So, are you coming?"

"No." Her voice is low. She gives me a smile, but I can see that she wants to go. Oh Angel! I don't want you to miss your life for me! I quickly put the phone on speaker. She looks at me in confusion.

"You are going." I tell her. She opens her mouth to speak, but I stop her. "You should have a good time with your friends." She smiles at me.

"I would have a good time with you too." She tells me. Oh, you don't know how much I have been waiting for this evening, Angel!

"You should go, Angel. You are going." I tell her and she kisses my cheek. Fuck! A kiss on the cheek and I am melting?! This is love!

"Hey Aria! I will come." She tells her excitedly.

"Cool, Babe! I will pick you up at your house! Be ready by nine!" She informs and cuts the call.

"Yes. I am finally going to a club!" She grins excitedly. "I am so sorry, Lucas!" She kisses my cheek again. Then her lips find mine and she gently bites my lower lip. Whoa! I love excited Annabelle!

"You are more than welcome, Angel!"

"Can you drop me at my house? She will come there to pick me up and I want to get ready."

"Of course, Angel!"

I will definitely drop you, but as I planned, I will be spending the night near her. I won't be around her, but I am not leaving her alone. I want to be near her. In whichever way possible.

An idea pops in my head. I just hope that she has fun in the club and I know I will have fun watching her getting all excited and being shy.

This is going to be a fun night! I hope nothing goes wrong!

A/N:

Hey my cute dumplings!

It's really turning into an obsession now. Lucas and his crazy possessiveness is about to hit like a train. Tell me what you think.

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