by Ivy Blake
“What are you doing?” I asked him, whispering as I watched Leo flip Adam’s deadweight body over and remove his jacket and shirt.
“I need to plant the chip somewhere discreet, some place he won’t notice right away,” Leo said and then he pressed the front of the device to Adam’s back. There was a sound like a stapler being snapped down and I saw the light bulge under Adam’s skin, just underneath his shoulder.
“Done,” Leo declared and started putting the shirt back on.
“That’s it?” I asked and Leo nodded his head as he worked. He left the jacket off and undid Adam’s pants.
“He needs to think you had sex because he won’t remember what happened,” he said and finally turned to me. I had my hands clasped to my mouth. All this was too scary for me, I could barely keep standing.
I swayed where I stood and Leo leapt at me, circling his arms around my waist.
“It’s okay, I’ve taken care of everything. Isabella, you’ll be fine,” he said and gently ran the back of his thumb on my cheek. Nothing in the past three years had felt as good as being in Leo’s arms now. I’d been trying so hard to resist him but I couldn’t anymore. I couldn’t deny the fact that I wanted him.
“I’m so scared, Leo,” I whispered and our eyes met. I looked into his handsome dark face and he was smiling softly.
“You shouldn’t be, Isabella, I’m here now. I’ve finally found you,” he said and slowly, he pulled me down to the carpeted floor.
We were tangled in each other’s arms, we were speaking in hushed tones and suddenly, I knew he was right…I wasn’t scared. I’d been scared for three years but not anymore.
“You have no idea how much I’ve missed you, Leo. I thought you’d betrayed me,” I said and tears welled up in my eyes again. Leo stroked my forehead, pushing away the stray strands of my hair. He was looking into my eyes, staring at my face like he couldn’t believe I was in his arms again.
“And I spent the past four years looking for you. I knew I was going to find you, Isabella. I would have done anything to prove the truth. I would never betray you,” he said and then gently kissed my lips.
I sank into him as he kissed me. I’d been waiting to feel this again for three years, to relive those few stolen moments I’d spent with him. His hands traveled up from my waist to my back. His touch was warm and rough and gentle on my bare skin.
“This asshole is going to be out cold for two hours,” he whispered as his lips grazed down from my chin and down my neck. I shuddered at his touch, at the feeling of desire welling up in me.
We looked into each other’s eyes and we both knew exactly how we were going to spend the time that we had.
Chapter 17
Leo
Tasting Isabella’s skin was like a dream, and I felt like my body was exploding as I ran my tongue down her neck to the top of her breasts. We were both trying to be as quiet as possible so as not to alert Adam’s bodyguard who was stationed outside.
Isabella lay herself down on the carpet and I hovered over her, breathing in her scent, admiring her beautiful body all over again. We were only a few feet away from the edge of the bed where Adam was still passed out. It gave me a thrill knowing that I was going to take her right here, right under the nose of the bastard who thought he was going to have her.
My hands traveled down her body, my fingers lifting up the edge of her dress over her legs. Her smooth long legs trembled as I touched her. My cock was bursting in my pants.
We didn’t have the time to undress each other; I just needed to be inside her quickly. Hooking my fingers on her panties, I slipped them down her legs. Her pussy was already wet and throbbing for me. I touched her and she groaned, throwing her head back and pressing her eyes close.
I slipped a finger within her folds, feeling the throbbing hot flesh of her core. She wriggled her hips, thrusting them upwards towards me. I looked up at her face and smiled. She smiled softly, too. These three years had changed nothing, we still wanted each other with that same desperation.
Isabella moved, reaching for the zipper on my pants and she slowly pulled it down, then undid the button. I felt her hand slip into my pants, reach for my throbbing erect cock. The touch of her delicate small hand on my cock felt like an explosion. I was ready to spill already. I’d been waiting so long to have her again.
I parted her legs, wedging myself between her. I grabbed her by her hips and pulled her close to me while she started gently stroking my cock. It was too much. I felt like I was about to burst.
She gasped lightly as I slipped two fingers into her this time, slipping it in and out of her pussy. Her juices were sticky and sweet on my hands. My pants slipped down my legs and my cock was still in her hand. She stroked it, making me groan with desire. It was rock hard and throbbing to be inside her.
“Fuck, Isabella, you are the most beautiful thing I’ve seen,” I groaned and moved over her. Her eyes were fixed on mine, watching my every move.
I edged myself closer to her. With her legs parted wide and without warning, I thrust myself into her. She moaned as her body moved on the carpet. She’d forgotten where we were, who else was in the room. All either of us knew was that I was inside her again, we were together again.
I started moving fast, picking up a quick rhythm. My cock thrust in and out of her repeatedly in a steady motion, and our bodies collided and slipped and slid together. She was biting down on her lip, staring at me with content in her eyes.
I was filling her up, pounding my cock in and out of her until we were both breathless and sweating hot. She reached for my shoulders, digging her nails into my skin and then she arched her back. I could feel her coming.
Isabella released herself, and her face turned bright red as she tried to hold down the moans and screams. My body jerked and I groaned loudly as I started coming too.
I could feel my cum shooting into her, filling her up and neither of us stopped moving. I was emptying my seed into her and she was receiving it, moving her hips until she was full to the brim. Until my cum started sliding out of her, down the insides of her thighs.
We were both breathing hard and she lifted herself up, wrapping her arms around my neck. I jerked again, dripping the last of my seed into her. I held her tightly to myself, nuzzling her neck, her hair tangled over my face.
“Sorry, I ruined your dress,” I said and she pulled herself away from me to look into my eyes.
“I don’t give a fuck about this dress. I’ll burn it after tonight,” she hissed and looked over her shoulder at the unmoving body on the bed.
I hooked a finger under her chin and looked into her eyes before kissing her eyelids softly.
“Will you be all right? I need to go before he wakes up again,” I said.
“How will you go? There’s a bodyguard out front,” she asked, still holding me tightly. Neither of us wanted this moment to end.
“I’ll climb out of the window. We’re only on the second floor,” I said to her and Isabella gulped, then nodded.
“Yeah, I’ll be fine. I’ll just wait here for him to wake up,” she told me.
Slowly, I pulled myself out of her arms and she pulled down her dress, wiping her cheeks with the back of her hands.
“Stay in touch Isabella, and thanks for doing this. Now we’ll be able to track his every movement,” I said to her and she nodded her head.
“I just want you to get him; Papa I mean. I want you to make him pay for everything he’s done to us,” she told me. I did up my pants and ran a hand through my hair before I stood up.
“I promise you I will. He’s not getting away from me this time,” I said, and then I had to leave. I didn’t want to take any chances of Adam waking up and finding me there.
I hated leaving Isabella alone with him again, but I wasn’t really going anywhere. I was going to stand under her window and make sure she was safe.
Chapter 18
Isabella
I was waiting for any news from Leo. It had been two days
since the night of the charity ball and after he left, things had gone just as he’d predicted.
Adam started to come to within the next hour, and I had been waiting for him to wake up. When he sat up in bed, pressing his temples with his thumbs, I told him that he’d passed out in the middle of sex. He seemed embarrassed by it, and he didn’t want to stick around for long.
He stumbled out of the room and I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard him walking away with his bodyguard. Soon after, I went back to the party, told Papa I had a headache, and he ordered his chauffeur to take me back to the house.
Today while Sofia played in her room I hung around downstairs, looking out longingly at the garden. Papa had left early in the morning on business and I knew I’d have the whole day to myself. Just when I thought of calling that number Leo had left me, I saw him standing at the wall surrounding the garden.
I rushed out to him and he jumped over the wall. He could see from the smile on my face that it was all clear. Papa and his goons were nowhere in sight.
He pulled me into his arms and we kissed.
“Where is Sofia? How are you?” he asked, as I pressed my face to his chest, relieved to see him again.
“She’s upstairs in her room, we’re fine. Nobody’s suspected anything. How is the chip working?” I asked him. Leo slowly pulled himself away from me and when I looked at him now, I saw that there was a wide smile on his face.
“We tracked him, we found them,” he said.
“Found the people they’re holding?” I asked and Leo nodded.
“Gino and I are planning an attack on the holding cell soon, in a few days. It seems like Adam Wright hasn’t suspected a thing,” Leo said and we walked slowly towards the house. Neither of us could stop smiling. The risk had been worth every moment. We were one step closer to bringing down Papa and his trafficking operation.
“And it’s all because of you, Isabella, because you’ve been so brave,” he said and clutched my hands tightly in his. As we stared at each other, I could sense myself melting away. Every stolen moment I spent with him was precious. I didn’t want it to end.
“Do we have time today?” I asked and Leo looked confused.
“Time for what?”
“Time to go to the beach. We could take Sofia along. Papa won’t be home all day. He won’t know I’m missing,” I told him and a wide smile was spreading on Leo’s face.
“There is nothing I would like to do more,” he replied.
***
Jacob Rii’s Park was an hour away from the house, and Leo drove us there in his rented car. Sofia had sat in the back, trying to sing along with the songs on the radio. She had recognized Leo, but she wasn’t scared of him. It was Leo who seemed to be afraid of Sofia. I could see that he didn’t know how to behave around a child.
This was the first time that Leo and I were actually spending some time alone together, away from all the madness of our real world. It was crazy to think that it had taken three years and all these hardships to actually get here.
When we got to the beach, Sofia ran ahead of us, her small feet sinking in the sand. I’d brought a beach towel with us and packed a few sandwiches in a picnic basket.
We found a secluded spot on the beach where we laid out our wares. Sofia started building a sandcastle near us. Leo and I were holding hands as we sat on the towel, watching her.
“We don’t get to do things like this often. Papa doesn’t approve of us spending much time outdoors by ourselves,” I said. I was looking at Sofia, at how much she was enjoying herself, and my heart was filling with pride.
Leo reached for my face, tucking a stray strand of dark hair behind my ears.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t find you sooner, beautiful. I should have been here, watched her grow, taken you away from your papa,” I heard him say. I met his eyes and smiled, then shook my head. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes.
“You’re here now, you’re going to save us now. That’s all that matters,” I said to him. Leo leaned towards me and we kissed softly. Sofia saw us and she came running towards us.
“Mama, what are you doing?” she asked, staring at me with her wide dark eyes. She had never seen me kissing someone before, nobody but her. There was no display of affection in our house, especially not around her grandfather.
“I’m just happy, baby, happy with Leo,” I said and stretched a hand out towards her. I could see Leo watching her curiously, like she was an alien creature. The way the two of them looked at each other made me giggle.
Sofia crawled up in my lap and I sat there hugging her, the cool sea breeze in our hair. Leo stared at us, like he was still in shock at the fact that he was actually a father.
“Baby, can you make me a promise?” I spoke to her again and Sofia looked up at me curiously.
“Promise me that you won’t say anything about the beach to Granddad. Nothing about Leo,” I told her. Sofia thought for a second and then nodded her head.
“Okay, Mama, promise,” she replied. Even though she was just a child, she knew exactly the threat Papa was to all of us.
***
“What’s your favorite color?” Sofia asked Leo as the three of us walked along the edge of the beach. She was between us, holding our hands. I couldn’t believe how beautiful this day was, how quickly Leo and Sofia had bonded even though they didn’t know each other. I could see that even though Leo wasn’t confident in himself, he would make a great father.
“I like green,” Leo responded one by one to Sofia’s stream of enthusiastic questions. She squealed and jumped when she heard that.
“I love green too!” she replied and Leo laughed.
“What flavor ice cream?” she asked next.
“Mint,” Leo said and Sofia screamed again.
“Me too! And it’s green!” She was so excited to have found someone who had the same tastes as her. Soon enough, she slipped away from me and tugged Leo along. The two of them ran up to the water and I watched, with a wide smile on my face, as Leo lifted her up and walked into the waves. Sofia was thrilled; she was having the best day. There was no Papa to spoil the fun.
But we had to go back home soon. I wasn’t sure what time exactly Papa would be returning, and we needed to stay on the safe side.
In the car, Sofia fell asleep in the backseat quickly and Leo drove us slowly back towards the house. We had spent a perfect three hours at the beach, and I knew it was going to be a day to remember for all of us.
Leo was thinking as he drove and I reached for him, lightly touching his arm. I could feel his biceps taut and firm under his t-shirt, and I felt a stir in the pit of my stomach. No matter how many times I had him, I still wanted more.
“Leo, what are you thinking?” I asked him in a whisper, so as not to wake up Sofia. He breathed deeply and glanced at me.
“I’m just thinking about how lucky I am to finally get to know my daughter, even though she doesn’t really know who I am,” he said.
I gulped and looked down at my lap.
“I want to tell her, soon,” I said and Leo reached for my hand and gave it a squeeze.
“Yes, after all this is over,” he said and we fell into silence again. The day was coming to an end too quickly and I didn’t want to let go of him yet.
“Have you given the future any thought? Our future?” I asked him and even I could hear the tremble in my own voice. I watched him gulp as he stared ahead.
“I haven’t, not really…because I didn’t know I was a father, I didn’t know if I would ever see you again. I was functioning on a one-track mind, just trying to find you first and think about everything else after that,” Leo explained and I nodded. It was selfish of me to think of a future right now, when Leo was trying to get us out of this alive and safe.
“But I want to think about it now, Isabella,” he added quickly and looked at me.
I gulped as I stared into his eyes.
“I want us to be together, and I want to be there while Sofia grows
up. I didn’t think I could love somebody as much as I love her, and I only just met her,” Leo said and when he looked at me now, he was smiling. His smile made me feel better. It gave me the confidence to go on, to be patient and wait for him to fix everything.
“I would like that too. All my life, I’ve wanted to have a happy normal family and now that is what I want to give Sofia. I want her to experience what I missed,” I told Leo and we smiled at each other, hopeful for the future.
He parked the car a few blocks away from the house and I was careful not to wake Sofia when I picked her up in my arms out of the car. It was time for us to part ways again. I was itching to stay. I didn’t want to leave him. But I knew that we needed to act normal, to not raise any suspicions with Papa…not until Leo and Gino had raided the holding cells and rescued the people who had been captured.
I was walking away from Leo after we had lightly kissed, but he rushed after me, gently pulling me back in his arms again.
“Isabella, I love you,” he said and kissed the tip of my nose. Sofia was sleeping in my arms between us.
“I love you too, Leo,” I told him and this time, he kissed me deeply on my lips. I tasted his mouth, the rushing eagerness of his tongue between my lips. But we couldn’t kiss for long…I had to get back.
I hurried away with Sofia, looking back at Leo to see him still standing there next to his car.
I walked back to an empty house. Thankfully, Papa wasn’t back yet. I put Sofia into bed and tucked her in. I was sure that she wasn’t going to tell Papa anything. Then I went out in the garden and sat on the swing. It was getting dark as I swung myself, thinking about the beautiful day we had at the beach.
It was my first taste of the possibility of a happy future, and I was desperate to experience it again. I had been foolish, these past three years, trusting Papa and everything he told me. I wasn’t going to be happy, I would never be satisfied until I had Leo again. Until we could actually be a family.
