What to Read After FSOG: The Gemstone Collection (WTRAFSOG Book 3)

by Lauren Hawkeye

  “Now it’s my love, I have missed you are you sure you have to leave again tonight?” He hated to be away from his family but since he was in charge of his family business he didn’t have much of a choice. He would come home to Castelbianco for a few days and be off again.

  He rested his hand on his wife’s soft cheek and smiled affectionately at her. “You will always be my love, and yes I am needed in Rome to finalize some things.” He glanced at his beautiful daughter.

  “Sweetheart I left something in your bedroom.” She squealed and pushed away from her mother. “I love you daddy!” she said as she ran in the direction of her bedroom.

  “Maria, you know if I had any other choice I wouldn’t leave you tonight. I would be here with you.” Tears filled his wife’s eyes triggering her green eyes to seem brighter. “I love you and I will do everything in my power to make our marriage work.”

  For the past three years she had asked him for another baby since Angelina was born. He hadn’t wanted or needed another child. He was content with his sweetheart, but he knew Maria wanted more.

  “Then give me what I want the most…another baby to love since you are never here anymore.” Tears escaped her eyes and rolled down her tan cheeks.

  He pulled her into a kiss and her lips molded to his. “We will talk about this when I get back. I will have a month off so we can work on our family.” A slow sweet smile formed on her flawless face.

  “Promise?” It was his turn to smile at her as he nodded.

  “Yes, but I need to go. I will be back in three days and I will be all yours then.” She pulled on his jacket and kissed him as if she was hungry for it.

  “I will hold you to this Angelo. I love you with my whole heart.” He took a step back from her and chuckled.

  “And I love you with mine,” he said.

  Angelo wasn’t sure why he remembered that memory, he hadn’t thought of his family in about a year. He had to close his eyes because he knew his tears would be coming.

  He had failed Maria and his beautiful Angelina.

  “Angelo, what is it? Are you okay?” he flinched when he felt Evangeline’s hands on his face but she didn’t pull away. When he opened his eyes he found her stunning blue eyes staring at him with such apprehension.

  “I was thinking about something I haven’t thought about in a while.” She didn’t ask what he thought of, but she didn’t move away from him either. “I was married once with a little girl.” Her eyes grew large and she removed her soft hands from his face. “I used to work for my family’s business and I traveled all the time. I was hardly home but Maria never complained, not until the end.” He closed his eyes and images of blood and bodies flooded his memories.

  “Angelo you don’t have to tell me anymore.” But he didn’t want her to guess about his past he wanted to tell her everything about him. Because she was his future, but there were some things about his past that haunted him and he didn’t want that to touch her.

  “I need to tell you. I left for a meeting in Rome and as soon as I landed I called Maria but she didn’t answer. I didn’t think anything was wrong until a day passed without hearing from her. I flew home and found Maria and Angelina both beaten to death.”

  “Oh my God,” she whispered. He hadn’t told her that the local authorities thought he was behind it. He had told them numerous times that he would never do that to the people he loved. But Maria told some of her friends that they were having problems and she was thinking about leaving him. As far as he knew he was still their number one suspect.

  He stared down at her with such amazement. “I have never opened up to anyone about what happened.” Like her he never allowed any one to get this close to him.

  She smiled and moved back to him; she framed his face with her soft hands. “I am happy you are opening up to me, but I am sorry you have had so much heartache in your life.” Gently her lips brushed against his, and he started to deepen their kiss. That terrified him because the last person his life revolved around, was killed. He wondered if her new stalker was because of him or maybe the person that killed his family was after her.

  “Maybe we should take a little break from one another.” Her face grew blank as she stepped away from him. The only sign that she was upset was her eyes, and he saw what he didn’t want to see…sorrow. “Just until things settle down with your stalker and I might need to fly to Rome anyways to handle some things.” Slowly he watched her nod and turn her back to him.

  “Fine…you know my number,” she walked to the entryway and paused. “You can leave now, I need to relax.” She said over her shoulder. He knew he had hurt her, but hurting her now was better than finding her lifeless body later on. He just needed to figure out if the person stalking her was responsible for killing his family.

  He couldn’t walk away from her not when he saw how unhappy she was. He moved to her and wrapped an arm around her chest, pulling her to him. Her butt resting against his cock, and he groaned closing his eyes relishing the feel of her against him.

  “I don’t want to leave you,” he whispered as he dropped his head to her shoulder. She placed her hands on his arms.

  “Then stay here with me, I really need you right now.” Her words surprised him because he knew she didn’t usually ask for anything from her lovers.

  She twisted around so she was facing him. The look on her face almost brought him to his knees. “Okay.” was all he could get out because when he agreed to stay she smiled at him and it stole every thought in his head. She kissed him with a passion that seized his breath away.

  He framed her face with his hands as he deepened their kiss. He knew he needed to find out who was after her but right now he just wanted to take the sorrow from her eyes. Her lips parted for him and he took her mouth. She was so small compared to him, and her small body was the sexiest thing he had ever seen. Her long dark hair and light blue eyes had entranced him. He placed his hands under her firm ass and lifted her up. She wrapped her legs around his waist, and he tore his mouth from hers. She grinned at him as he started to walk towards the bedroom.

  Her soft hands made their way under his shirt and he groaned when she started to pull it up. “Angel, you should wait to do that when I have your feet back on the ground. I don’t want to drop you.” Her beautiful crystal blue eyes found his and she grinned knowing how much she affected him.

  Thankfully the bedroom door was opened and he rushed to the bed. Gently he sat her down and she removed his shirt. “I like looking at your body, Angelo. You are so beautiful.” She bit her bottom lip and didn’t hide her eyes from roaming his naked upper body.

  He dropped to his knees in front of her and rested his hands on her knees. “Angel you’re wrong. I am not the beautiful one here…you are.” She laughed and stood up to remove her shirt and pants; he was speechless as she stood in front of him in nothing but a tiny black lace bra and thong set.

  She was so freaking beautiful it hurt him, and he knew it would be nearly impossible to walk away from her. She seized some of his hair in her hand and yanked his head back forcing him to look up at her.

  “Hmm…I think I like you like this.” He loved her like this in control. “You are on your knees in front of me.” She smiled at him and he couldn’t help his smile from forming. “I want you Angelo, but—” she bit lip as she stared down at him. He knew what she wanted because he wanted to do that too.

  He brought his hands up to the top of her lacey black panties and slowly pulled them down. She wasn’t completely bare and he loved that. Most women these days wax or shaved themselves hairless and he didn’t like it. He kept his eyes on hers as he placed one finger on her clit and gently rubbed, a moan escaped her and her hold on his hair loosen.

  “Angelo,” she moaned as she let go of his head and he lowered his lips to her opening. Lightly he ran his tongue along her clit and sank into her. Her hands found his hair again and she moaned as he sucked on her clit.

  He loved the sounds she made when he was lick
ing and sucking her, it made him grow harder. She yanked his head back and her eyes had darken with her passion. “I want you inside me now!” She pointed at a table next to her bed, he knew there were condoms there. He would have to talk to her about something else because he hated wearing them. He wanted to feel her pussy tighten around his bare cock.

  He grabbed a condom and he quickly undressed. She wasn’t laying down on the bed but sitting waiting for him. She placed her hand out for the condom and he shook his head. He couldn’t let her touch him right now because he would explode.

  “If you touch my cock right now I will come.” He wasn’t ashamed to admit that because that was how she affected him. She grinned at him and dropped her hand on the bed. Swiftly he opened the package and rolled the condom on his staff.

  “Lay down,” she ordered and he arched his eyebrow at her. He did what she requested and laid on the bed and placed his hands behind his head. He watched her as her eyes roamed over his flawless sculpted body. Her fingertips traced his athletic chest and over each defined muscle of his abdomen. She was driving him mad and she knew her effect on him the smirk on her beautiful face told him that.

  She caressed his cock with her soft hands and it was his turn to moan. When she climbed on top of him she angled herself just above the head of his cock. “Angel you are killing me…slowly.” Her laugh was the best sound he had ever heard.

  “You know I could call you Angel, it goes with your name too.” He placed his hands on her hips and she deliberately took her time as she lowered herself down on his rock hard cock. He observed her as she closed her eyes when he reached the end of her. He was completely buried inside her.

  “You can call me whatever you want Angel, but I want you to keep your striking eyes on mine.” She opened her eyes and stared down at him. He knew he was starting to fall in love with her. He swore to himself that he would never let anyone get close enough to allow him to fall in love.

  She thrust her hips in a steady rhythm bringing him closer to his breaking point. He had to remove his hands from her hips; he clutched the bed sheets. She kept her eyes on his as she licked her lip. Unhurriedly she lowered her beautiful swollen lips to his and when she kissed him he wondered if he wasn’t the only one falling in love.

  He arched his hips up and she moaned; he knew that he was hitting her spot because her eyes widened. He knew she was close but he didn’t roll her over like he wanted to do; she was in control. Her sex tightened around him as she came around him and he quickly followed her with his own release.

  She collapsed on top of him and he wrapped his arms around her. “Thank you,” was all she said. He knew she needed to take the control in the bedroom because her life was falling apart.

  “Anytime Angel.” He tightened his hold around her and she buried her face in his chest.

  Chapter Twelve

  The next morning Evangeline was staring at herself in the mirror as she was brushing her teeth. She was still taking in what Angelo had said to her about his family being murdered. She hadn’t seen that coming but when he tried to leave her last night she felt her heart drop. There was a reason why she didn’t date because of the fear of losing her heart. Now she was left thinking about what she wanted to do with her sexy Italian sex God.

  Angelo was still asleep in her bed, and she was almost ready for the day. Quietly she strolled into her bedroom and found his awake sitting naked in her bed with his phone in his extraordinary hands. He looked up at her and again her heart did that fluttering thing.

  “Good morning Angel, I was just checking my messages.” He stood up and her eyes went to his manhood. Even soft he was impressive. He sauntered to her with a wicked grin on his handsome face; he took her face in his hands. He brushed his lips against hers and she wrapped her arms around his neck.

  Their kiss was unhurried and sensual. It made her want to take him again but if she did that she would be late to work and she was never late. She forced herself to pull away from his alluring lips.

  Resting her head on his chest she grinned to herself. “I have an early meeting,” she didn’t want to leave him, she desired to stay here with him.

  She moved away from him and his sexy naked body. “Can I bring you lunch?” She smirked at him, knowing he wanted her just as bad as she did. He turned away from her to gather his clothes. “Angelo,” she said as he pulled up his boxers. He turned to face her and she bit her lip. She needed to know why he had wanted to leave her last night because it scared the crap out of her knowing he could leave her at any time. “What happened last night?”

  She saw his face slightly pale with her question and he tightly closed his eyes. “I don’t want to be the cause of your pain.” He opened his chocolate eyes and she saw so much sadness. She couldn’t help herself from going to him. Wrapping her arms around him hugging tightly, and he rested his head on top of hers.

  “I know I am a complicated woman and I am normally terrible at relationships.” She placed her hands on his smooth cheeks and lifted his face up so she could look at him. “I’m tired of being alone and I only want to be with you.” She knew she would have to fix her relationship with Axel because she didn’t want to lose him either. He was a good friend to her and she would try to force herself to get over her new feelings for him.

  She could stop lying to herself about her feelings for Axel. Before she just didn’t want to acknowledge them. Now when she finally allowed herself to open up to someone her heart was conflicted between Axel and Angelo.

  Angelo stared down at her with his eyes searching hers. “Angel, I might be the reason that someone is stalking you. I won’t lose someone else I care for again.” She couldn’t imagine what he went through when he lost his family.

  He took her hands in his and lightly kissed her palms. “You won’t lose me I have some of the best people protecting me.” She trusted Axel’s judgment on the men he picked to guard her. He would never have someone around her he didn’t trust. A knock at the door startled her, and Angelo lightly squeezed her hands.

  His chocolate eyes searched hers and a slow smile formed on his handsome face. “What are you doing to me?” It was her turn to smirk because he was making her fall for that sexy grin. “I’m only doing what you’re doing to me.” Another knock at the door had her looking back over her shoulder towards the direction of the door.

  “Whoever it is can wait.” His eyes darkened because they both knew who was on the other side of the door. “I have not felt this way in a long time. I am terrified.” She lightly brushed her lips against his, she needed to hear that he was terrified because she was beyond that.

  Never had she imagine that she would ever feel this way for someone. She desired to get naked with him every chance she had. The knocking at the door grew louder, and she forced herself away from him.

  “I really need to go, but I want you to be here with me tonight.” He had the same look from last night when he was telling her about taking a break. She didn’t want him to run from her because she knew she would never be the same when he broke her. “Please,” her voice broke on that one word causing him to take her in his arms again. She rested her head on his chest listening to his heartbeat. Wrapping her arms around his waist she held him firmly against her.

  She hadn’t wanted anyone to stand by her side in a long time. “Angel if you want me here, then I will be here.” He murmured in her ear making her shiver. She felt him kiss the top of her head before he took a step away from her and she dropped her hands to her sides.

  Taking a deep steadying breath, she moved to the dresser where she kept a spare key to her house. She knew when Axel found out he would be furious with her. Palming the key she turned to walk back to him. “I want you to have a key to my house because I don’t want you to wait outside for me. You will arrive here before me most nights, and it will be nearly impossible to go to your place until this person is caught.” She didn’t want to mention Axel’s name right now because she was still glowing from their amazing night
. She unfastened her hand to reveal the single house key.

  He glanced down at her opened hand and grinned down at her. “I am honored that you want me to have a key to your house. But you and I both know Axel isn’t going to like this.” She narrowed her eyes because she didn’t care if Axel liked it or not. Today she planned on drawing a line that he needed to stay behind.

  Yes, he was there for her when she needed and had protected her in the past. But now she was falling head first for a man and her driver needed to know that wasn’t going to change. “I will deal with him, but I do know one thing.” She placed her hands on his smooth cheeks.

  He closed his eyes and grinned. “What do you know, Angel?” his voice was deeper than moments ago.

  She had to clear her throat. When she did his wondrous eyes opened and stared at her with so much passion. “I want you.” She wrapped her arms around his neck as he lowered his hypnotic lips to hers. The Doctor Who theme song blared from her cell phone. “Crap, can we pick up where we left off later? I really need to go and Axel is just going to get more persistent.” She tried to move away from him but his hands on her back pressed her tightly to him.

  “Don’t I get a kiss before you leave?” She licked her own lips as she glanced up at his. She knew if she kissed him how they both craved she wouldn’t make her meeting.

  Before his lips could touch hers she placed her hand between their lips. “You can’t kiss me when you are looking at me like that. I wouldn’t be leaving this room all morning. I will see you at lunch.” Swiftly she kissed his cheek and turned to retrieve her purse and phone; she called Axel back before he barged in her house.

  She walked away from him with a grin on her face. For once she wasn’t walking away from someone, she was walking towards him. When she walked out of the door she was met by Axel and he was glaring at her.

  “Good morning Axel.” She said cheerfully and he mumbled something she couldn’t quite hear. She didn’t want to be overheard when she told him what she needed to say. She strolled passed him and towards the car he had waiting for her. Heather gave him her schedule every Friday so he would know if he had to pick her up early or if she would have a dinner meeting.