Chapter-22

Chapter-22

Annabelle Piccolo's POV

"I am excited!" I smile shyly. I have never been to a club before and this is the first time I am actually hanging out with friends outside the palace. Aria, Nicole, Alessandro, Micheal and Daniel all are here. The thought of seeing Daniel caused me panic but I subsided it. I haven't done anything wrong. I don't have to worry.

Lucas dropped me home for me to get ready and he went back. I really wanted to spend time with him, but this is the first time anyone has ever invited me and I am too excited about this. I didn't have anything for club so Aria brought me a dress when she was picking me up. It is a dark green dress that tight around my curves and a bit bold for me. It's definitely not my style.

It stopped a few inches under my butt and has spaghetti straps. If Lucas saw this he would definitely not like it. But he is not here right now, so I can manage.

"You have never been to a club before?" Micheal asks and I shake my head no. He just nods and gives me a drink. I take it taste it.

"I can't wait to finally have fun!" Nicole shouts and goes on to the dance floor. She is very flirty and confident about herself. I wish I was like that.

"Wait! I am coming too!" Alessandro pushes us off and rushes after her. Aria chugs down her drink and my eyes meet Daniel who gives me a smile like he just didn't find me kissing Lucas this morning. What surprises me is he drinks and goes on to the dance floor. He starts dancing to the music.

"You want another one of that?" Aria asks pointing at my drink that I didn't realise is complete and I nod my head.

"Yes, please."

I don't know how much I drank, after a while, me and Aria are completely drunk and are tipsy. I am laughing like a maniac and Aria pulls me and Micheal with her both hands to the dance floor. I start dancing to the music shyly and suddenly wish Lucas was here.

Hey Mama by Nicki Minaj starts playing and the crowd gets crazy. Some are twerking and some are getting frisky. My eyes widen when I find Aria and Nicole twerking. I can't help the laugh that escapes me.

I feel hands on my waist and someone is standing behind me. That immediately heightens my senses and I turn around to find a tall guy who is not taking his hands off me.

"Hey Baby! Want to have some fun?" He asks and I push him off. It feels creepy and disgusting. He pulls me to him by my waist and drats his tongue out before licking the skin under my ear. No! I push him off again and run to the washroom. I want to wash him off. It feels disgusting.

Once I am in there, my phone keeps ringing. I pick it out to find that it's from Lucas. I was in the middle of finishing my business so I don't pick it up. I go out, wash my hands and open the door. I am so drunk and I am nearly stumbling on my feet. I am not in control of myself.

Suddenly there are hands around me again and I am being pushed against a wall. The person's lips are on my neck and his hand reaches out and squeezes my right breast. I try to push him off, but he wouldn't budge.

"No! Move." I don't want this. Panic sets in me, but I am so intoxicated by the alcohol that I couldn't move. "No!" I try to use my strength to push him off. He still wouldn't budge. "Lucas." I whisper. I want him here.

Out of nowhere, the weight on me is lifted and I open my eyes and squint to see clearly. Tears are blurring my vision. I see two smudged figures. One over the other and the one of top is throwing punches. The crowd gathers around and I am surrounded by my friends.

"Oh my God! Anna! Are you okay?" Ari and Nicole ask rushing to me. They both look concerned. I don't know what answer I give them, because my attention is on men on the floor.

"How dare you?! How fucking dare you! Get the fuck-" The guy on top shouts at the man he is punching. I rub the tears away from my eyes and see clearly. Oh my God!

"Is it the Devil?" Micheal asks no one. Yes! Yes, it is! My Devil!

"Lucas." I whisper and he gets up from the guy. The bouncers come in and pull up the beaten guy from the ground as they drag him out. He looks pretty beaten up. He has blood running down his nose and his lower lip is burst. His left eye look dark. Lucas turns to me and takes two long strides towards me. My colleagues freeze in their spot.

He looks so angry. I have never seen him like this before and it is kind of scaring me too.

"Lucas." I whisper again. He holds me by my waist as I stumble and pulls me to him. I put my hands on him to steady myself. My fingers grab his coat. "How did you..." I am not even able to form words. How much did I drink?

"What the fuck are you wearing, Annabelle?!" He yells and I don't know why, but I smile. "Fuck!" He yells. I look at my friends and they all look like we both are aliens. The thought amuses me and I giggle. Lucas shakes his head and holds me close. "You are drunk." He confirms and I nod my head.

"Lucas." His name leaves my lips as I place my other palm on his face to see if he is hurt. Thank God, he is not! "Are you hurt?" I ask. I don't see any wounds, but I need to know.

"No, Angel."

"Are you angry?" I ask. Please don't be!

"Now?! Fuck yeah! I am! You make me crazy woman!" He yells and I smile.

"Please don't be angry." I murmur and he shakes his head. I don't realise that all of them are watching this right now. He sighs and I look into his eyes.

"I should not have let you leave." He tells me.

"I love you." I smile and place my lips on his. I don't care about anything in this moment. They are so warm and I let myself go in the safety of his arms. He pulls away before I can use my tongue and looks down at me.

"Fuck Angel! You are killing me!" He smashes his lips to me and kisses the life out of me. His tongue evades my mouth and I open my lips for him waitingly. He kisses me with such passion and it feels like he wants everyone to know about us. I don't care about the whole world for tonight.

It's him. My Devil and me.

I want to forget about all the reason we can't be. I want to forget all the effect our relationship might have on others. I want to forget all my problems and let myself go. I just want to be here like this with him with no care. This feels wonderful. This feels right.

Pulling away, we catch our breath and he leans his forehead against mine. I smile and he crouches and lifts me up in his arms. He looks at my friends and gives them a nod. I smile at their wide eyed faces except for Daniel, who already knew. He carried me out the club and I feel the chill of the cold wind. I hold on to him tighter.

I feel him placing me in a car and telling the driver something and the car starts moving. He pulls me in his lap and I rest my head on his shoulder. He runs a hand down my head and holds me.

"Oh what have we done, Angel?" He asks rhetorically and I giggle playing with his button. I open the first three button of his shirt. He doesn't stop me. "Are you planning on torturing me more?" He asks. I look at him and shake my head.

"No. You look good like this." I declare adjusting his shirt just the way I like it. I saw him pose like this on a magazine once and wondered what he would look like in real. "You looked really sexy when you were like this on the magazine." I tell him and he smiles. Oh sexy!

"Really? What else do you like?" He asks. I put my finger on my chin trying to think.

"I like your style." He is always so well dressed.

"Thank you. And?" He asks.

"I like your fingers." I take them in my hand and kiss them before sucking the tip of the middle finger of his left hand. He plays, rubs and teases me with them.

"My fingers?" He chuckles and I nod.

"I like your smile." No, I love it! "I like your eyes." No! I love them too! "I like you." I tell him and he laughs. His lips are so close to mine.

"I thought you love me." He smiles.

"I do." I confirm his suspicions.

"Will you keep me forever then?" He asks and I bite my lip from smiling as I play with his hair. I look into his eyes.

"I think I will." I tell him and he throws his head back laughing.

"You think?" He asks and I nod my head. Did I say something funny? "Well, thank you." He mutters and pushes my hair off my face. "Where did you get this stupid dress?!" He asks gripping my ass.

"It's Aria's." I inform and he nods.

"You are never going to clubs without me." He declares and I nod my head again. "We made a mess, Angel. You know?" He asks and I shake my head. I am so over my head. I can't think straight.

"Are you going to leave me because of it?" I ask. Did I do something wrong? Panic sets in me. Tears start welling in my eyes. He places a palm on my cheek.

"Fuck no! I would never. It's not a mess for me, but you are going to wake up to something you won't like." He shakes his head and wipes my tears away with his thumb. "I will be by your side." He assures me and I rest my head on his shoulder.

"Are you angry that I kissed you in front of everyone?" There were a lot of people, especially my friends and his employees. He chuckles.

"No. I loved it. Claim me as much as you want." He gives me his permission. I smile and close my eyes. I like this. "I love you." He tells me and I lose consciousness.

This is a lovely night.

Lucas Alberto's POV

"Make sure no one gets a word of it. No one should print even a picture of us." My voice is commanding. I speak to Gareth. "Not on news papers, not on magazines and not on any internet tabloids."

"Got it, Mr. Alberto. I will have it covered." He confirms and cuts the call.

A sigh and put the phone down. I have been up nearly the whole night to make calls and make sure that no one got any pictures of us. As I carried her out to my car, I have seen some journalists taking pictures. It wouldn't be long before everything is out in the open. I have no problem with it, but that's not what My Angel wants. Things are going at rocket speed. We are getting caught left and right.

I would love to be caught though. Then I don't have to hide our secret. I can show everyone that she mine. Only mine!

Then I can be by her side any time and the incidents like last night won't repeat. The thought burns in the back of my head and the image of her being kissed by some stranger drives me insane.

I was up in the private lounge and enjoying watching her. She is drinking, smiling, laughing, twirling, dancing and... Fuck! Trying very hard to twerk with her friends and failing. Oh, how I would love to see that ass shake for me! Only for me! I was so lost in her sweet world that when some fucker came behind her and whispered something in her ear, I lost my cool. She pushed him off.

I called her to get her out of there. But she didn't answer. That was enough! Her stupid dark short dress is attracting enough attention. It's so not her and I don't like her dress. Once I came down, some guy is all over her. That's when I saw red.

He laid hands on my Angel! My Angel! She is my Annabelle! Fucker!

She is so tipsy and drunk that by the time I was done punching that guy. I wanted to shake some sense into her, throw her over my shoulder and spank her little ass red and kiss her like crazy, but I stopped myself. That's not something she would want.

Then she kissed me and all the hell broke loose. The cat's out of the bag. There is no point in hiding it anymore. I didn't care my employees are watching me kiss her but they better know. She is mine!

This small, innocent, shy and peptite little Angel is all mine and mine alone.

A smile appears on my lips as I think of what she said. SHE THINKS she will keep me! I am in my office room in my house and a laugh escapes my lips as if I have just seen the funniest movie. She thinks?! Well, Baby it's not an option anymore! Once you are mine, you are mine! I stand up and go to my room smiling. Opening the door, I find her sleeping soundly. She is so tired.

I go to her and lay beside her on the bed all dressed for the day only waiting for her to wake up. Her cheeks are pink and she moves cutely in her sleep.

"Lucas." She moans. Did she just moan my name in her sleep? Fuck! I wish I didn't have office today. I wish we were in that stage of relationship where I can rip her clothes right now and make her moan all day. She bites her lip in her sleep. Oh Angel! I wonder what she is dreaming about. My hand reaches her and I place it on her cheek. It's hot.

"I think I will keep you too, Angel." I whisper and she opens her eyes slowly and her eyes met mine. Fuck! Can we wake up like this every morning?! She smiles and immediately blushes. I frown. "Did you have a dirty dream about me?" I know that she did. She puts her hands on her face to hide from me. Oh this good! She did! I move and pull her close.

"No." Her muffled whisper is proof enough that she did.

"Was I kissing?" I ask. Her hands fist down near her chin and she smiles shyly.

"Yes." A whisper.

"Were we making love?" I need to know now. She pulls the blanket up to cover her face. I slowly pull it down. Her face turns real red and she bites her lip. Oh yes! We were! Glad to know that I am not the only one dreaming about it!

"No." Another whisper.

"So, yes, we were." I smile and she giggles. My heart is bursting in my chest.

"What happened last night?" She asks and I stiffen. She was so drunk that she doesn't remember. I sit her up and lean over her to pick up the tablet I left for her in case she wakes up and I wasn't there. Handing it to her, I give her a glass of water and she chucks it down. She must be having a hangover. Once she is done, I take her glass and place it down.

"Well for starters, you said you think, you will keep me forever." I smile as I press on the words you think. She looks dumbfounded. Her hair is all over the place and her eyes are wide like saucers. I have changed her dress last night and that was a task. All her skin was on display and she was not wearing a bra inside that dress.

As I removed her clothes, I nearly lost my control. I wanted to take my time and fondle her beautiful mounds but I know that's creepy even for me. It took great strength to change her into her shirt with only her light green lace panties on. I am ashamed to say that I came in my pants while I was changing her. I didn't even touch her or me and yet the sight of her itself made me cum.

Fuck!

"I-I did?" She asks and I smile at her innocence.

"Yes. You also said you like my style." That was unexpected when she said that, but I am proud of that. "I have one question though." She looks at me curiously at my words. "Why do you like my fingers?" I ask and she opens her mouth wide in shock.

"Oh my God!" She murmurs and gets out of my hold and the bed before running to the bathroom. I chuckle and go behind her. The door is wide open and she is splashing water on her face. Leaning on the bathroom island I watch as she blushes and washes her face. Suddenly her eyes widen again. She must have remembered something. "Did I kiss you?! Did we kiss in front of everyone?" Panic fills her face.

"Relax, Angel." Her hands are soft as I pull her to me and she looks tensed. "I got it covered. None of it will be published or come out." I assure her. I will make sure of that. I want everyone to know about us despite her not wanting it, but this is not the right way to come out. The whole world already hates her and that has made her very self-aware. I don't want her to face any more problems because of her past.

"But-But Aria, Alessandro... All of them saw." She bites her lip and I know she is fighting tears. Pulling her by the waist, I hold her.

"Doesn't matter. They are taken care of too. No word will go out." She relaxes at my words and sighs.

"Thank you." Her words make me uncomfortable.

"Please don't thank me. You have to order me around for things, Angel. Demand me!" That's what I want.

"What were you doing at the club last night?" Her question was expected.

"I was just hanging out with one of my business partners." It's a clear white lie and she knows that too. She shakes are head at me and smiles.

"I believe you." She smiles. She doesn't! But she doesn't prolong on it. "I should go home. I have to change and get to work." She pulls away and we both walk out of the bathroom hand in hand.

"Move in, Angel." I demand and she looks at me in shock. She is receiving a lot of shocks today.

"W-what?"

"Move in." I would love that. She will finally be here all the time. Blushing, kissing, smiling, biting her lip and reading a lot like she always does. The image brings a lot of joy to me.

"Lucas, I..." She trails off. Don't say no. I plead with my eyes. She shakes her head.

Please don't force me. She telepathy's me.

"Don't you think it's too soon?" Her question rips me. She knows it's not. It's not for us. She knows that. We are waiting for each other and here we are. "I will soon tell Papa everything, Lucas." She holds my hand pleadingly. "I promise. I just..." She looks at me and continues. "I want to tell you something." Her voice is serious. I frown.

"What is it?" She takes a deep breath at my question closing her eyes and opening them to meet mine. "What's bothering you, Angel?" I ask.

"I need your help with something."

"Anything." There is nothing I wouldn't do for her. It's obvious. She pauses before speaking.

"When I went to the palace yesterday, I collected the pills Papa is taking." She starts and I try to understand where she is going from this. "The name of the pill bottles Papa is taking is the same as the one's in the prescription. I checked them once you dropped me home. But I don't think they are the pills as per the prescription."

"What?" This is serious. She looks up at me as she tells me what she thinks.

"I think someone changed the pills inside the bottle. It's just my assumption." She adds quickly. "I just... I want to make sure." She looks down. I put my finger under chin and make her look up and meet my eyes.

"You want me to find some to check those pills for you?"

"Yes." Her voice is barely a whisper. There is nothing wrong in that. She doesn't need to be embarrassed.

"Done." I know someone who can cross check them for me. "Give me the pills when I take you home now. I will get them check and we will know by tomorrow." She wants it, she gets it. No questions asked. Her face lights up.

"Really?" She is looking at me like I am a Genie. I wish I am for her.

"Really. But who do you suspect is changing the pills?" I know she has someone in mind otherwise she wouldn't go to these measures. She contemplates on whether she wants to tell me or not.

"Felisa." Her voice sounds guilty. "I just want to make sure." She explains.

"Angel, you don't have to explain. I believe you." I do. This is shocking, but I do. She is not someone that suspects people and if she does, that's something to count on.

"Thank you."

"Don't thank me. Just keep me." I pull her close and kiss her cheek. She blushes.

"I love you." She tells me and I am lost in the moment as I kiss her lips.

We have to go to office.

If only I knew what day we would be having, I would lock her up here.

If only I knew, I would have protected her!

Her phone rings and she pulls away to go pick it up. She bites her lip and I go to her before taking her phone. It's her father. Pressing the answer button, I put it on speaker. I hold her hand and she nods at me.

"Bell!" His voice is not cool.

"Good morning, Papa!" She greets him.

"Did you go to club with Lucas last night?"

Her eyes widen and she looks at me.

Well, shit! It's already started!

A/N:

Hey my dumplings!

CLIFFHANGER!!!

Wow! Just blow the cover already! Lucas and his obsession are getting deeper and deeper. Do you think Annabelle will keep him? So much to unfold and so much to face. More power to them.

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