Chapter 120: 120 ~ Jace
Tomas was in my office the next morning.
I barely slept a wink the previous night.
"They do have some nerve. I have to hand it to them."
I kept my back turned to him, facing the window that showed off the greenery the wide expanse of land behind my estate portrayed. It was something straight out of a Windows wallpaper.
After several beats of silence, I finally spoke up.
"My father used to say, when an empire collapses, there’s always an insider."
He agreed. "It’s been obvious that they’re trying to bring you down."
"They’re working with Ricciardi." I cut to the chase.
"Impossible."
Sharply, I turned to him with a stern glare.
"I know what I’m saying." I emphasized.
He was quiet for a moment before speaking again.
"So what do we do?"
"It’s about time we annihilate them. Massimo needs to know I’m not one to mess with. If I can end my family, then I have no problem ending him too."
"That’s a big move. It hasn’t happened in so long."
"It has to be done. It’s the only way."
I had been up all night thinking of a plan and I laid it out to him. Tomas listened with rapt attention, pointing out loopholes where I had faltered and withing a few hours we had something substantial. Now I had to slowly execute.
Mira walked in just then.
I swear she knocked the breath out of my lungs every time I saw her. Her beauty was ethereal. Unlike something my limited romance vocabulary could describe.
Her eyes lit up as she smiled at Tomas in surprise. They hadn’t seen each other in so long.
My jaw clenched slightly as he got up and hugged her. I cleared my throat just then. It’s a good thing he understood the message and stepped away quickly.
She finally turned to me.
"I didn’t see you at breakfast, Don Romano."
"My bad Mrs Romano, I was busy." I said with a lazy smile splaying across my face.
I pulled her towards me immediately and placed a kiss on her temple.
"Okay love birds, I’m right here." Tomas said with an exaggerated eye roll.
"Well, you can leave."
"Jace!" Mira exclaimed softly. "Don’t be rude."
"Oh, I’m used to it now." Tomas laughed.
I chuckled slightly. He was the one of the few persons that was unfazed by my ’attitude’.
He left shortly after, leaving my wife and I alone.
"You need to eat." She said, adjusting the sleeves of my Tshirt.
"Why would I want to eat anything else when I have a whole meal right in front of me?"
Mira’s cheeks turned as red as a tomato.
"Jace, please," she tried to play it off by rolling her eyes.
"I’m serious,"
Holding her face in my hands, I locked her lips in a deep searing kiss to buttress my point.
She kissed back with same fervor.
Lifting her I placed her on my desk, pushing the spaghetti sleeves on her dress down.
Suddenly the door came open. In reflex, Mira ducked and placed herself under my table.
I was flustered as my mom came in.
She looked at me with a glint of suspicion in her eye.
"Am I interrupting something?"
I swallowed. "No, not at all."
"Hmmm,"
She took the chair opposite me.
"I just saw Tomas leaving."
I nodded. "Yes, he had some work to handle."
"Where’s Mira?"
"She’s-"
Mira pinched me before I could respond. It took a lot to not look down at her.
"She’s somewhere in the house I guess."
"Okay..." she trailed off, her eyes roaming the room. "I’d like to discuss something with you."
We sat opposite each other and I listened with rapt attention as we talked about work details, mafia and otherwise.
My attention wavered when Mira reached out and rubbed my crotch area from under my desk.
My cock stirred instantly. It definitely knew whom it belonged to.
I cast her a warning glare but she had a mischievous smirk on her face instead. This girl was trying to get me in trouble.
"Jace, are you listening to me?"
"Yes I am." I nodded.
"You seem a little distracted."
"It’s probably because I haven’t slept."
"You do have bloodshot eyes."
I nodded quickly and faked a yawn just in time for Mira to rub on my cock even more sensually.
This woman would be the death of me. I was sure of it.
"I guess we’ll continue this later. When are you returning to LA?"
I got serious for a moment. "As soon as I get the vermin out of here."
She was well aware who I was referring to so she smiled slightly, getting on her feet.
I couldn’t stand up due to my massive boner.
"Jace?"
"Hmm?"
"You two aren’t slick. Take it easy on him, Mira."
I felt my cheeks burn in embarrassment.
I stared down at Mira. She was mortified.
"Yes donna." She finally squeaked from under the desk.
My mom chuckled and left.
I got up and made sure the door was locked to avoid any more interruptions.
By the time I turned back, she was already sitting in her previous position on my desk.
"Now, where were we?"
I didn’t let her speak before placing my lips back on hers.
Our tongues fought for dominance. She eventually let me win.
Her fingers slowly trailed down to my crotch yet again as I suckled on her neck, determined to give her a hickey.
"You smell so good," I found myself whispering as I sniffed her neck.
She dug into my pants and brought out my cock, fisting it gently while I played with her nipples.
I took one of them into my mouth and smiled as she moaned softly.
That sound was like music to my ears.
Her strokes on my cock became intense. I fought back a moan of my own while I squeezed on her luscious breasts.
I was going to blow my load with how fast she was going and I wanted to do that inside her instead. So I lifted her off the table and made her straddle me instead. She was soaking wet, sliding in was not a hassle.
Seated on the couch, my hands locked around her hips guiding her slowly, up and and down. She clenched around me and I groaned.
"You’re going to make me cum."
"I want that," she said in between moans.
"Not yet."
I slapped her ass and met her thrust halfway, making us go faster.
In between thrusts, I put a nipple in my mouth and letting her cuss as she reached her high.
In that moment, I just wanted to give her everything. The world, myself, anything I could possibly think of.
"Oh my god, I love you!" She screamed as she came.
The words did something me and I reached my high immediately.
When the euphoria had faded, we laid down panting heavily.
I couldn’t help it so I kissed her again and again.
"I love you so much." I said.
"I know."
Her cheeky grin made me chuckle.
She got on her feet just then, heading to the bathroom to clean up. I smacked her ass before she went too far.
"Jace..."
My mouth lifted in a smirk. "You know you like it."
I went ahead and joined her in the bathroom few minutes later. The shower was running, her hair was wet and her skin was glistening with pellets of water running down her body. I couldn’t get enough of this woman.
"When are we going back to LA?" She asked, snapping me out of my trance.
Cupping her face with my hands, I stared into her eyes as she looked up at me.
"I just need to sort out a few things and we’d be out of here in a few days."
"Okay."
"Missing LA already?"
"Not exactly. This house just brings back a lot of memories." She looked around to emphasize her point.
I knew exactly what she meant by that.
"Well since we’re here for the next few days, maybe I can see my brother?"
I frowned. "What are you seeing him for?"
"He’s my only family Jace."
"I’m your family too."
"That doesn’t count."
"What?"
Mira went quiet. It was that kind of quietness that was filled with a lot of meanings.
My brows furrowed as I tried to understand what she was getting at. "Don’t tell me you still see me as a stranger after all this."
"Jace I know we’re married and all, but -"
"You are my wife and I am your husband!"
My voice went up a few notches before I could stop myself and she flinched.
"I’m sorry." I sighed, reeling in my frustration. "Mira, we can’t keep complicating what we have."
"But then, this is complicated. There’s no two ways about it."
"Listen," I made her look me in the eye. "Every other thing in our lives may be upside down, but this is the only thing we have control over. Us."
I watched her soften up.
I continued. "I’ve chosen you every day since the first time I set my eyes on you. And yes, my... methods weren’t the best. But I know what I feel for you Mira and I know you feel it too."
"That’s the most I’ve heard you say in a few seconds." She chuckled.
I looked up and shut my eyes as I groaned. "Mira, don’t ruin the moment."
"Sorry." She giggled.
"I love you okay? Every other thing can take the back seat."
To my relief, she nodded in agreement.
"I’m still going to see my brother though."
I groaned again.
This fiercely stubborn woman was really going to be the death of me.