an

ever came naturally unless

and watch over me until I fell asleep was a

tiful room. The anxiety of being in a new place was driving me insane,

taff. I'd lived a comfortable life with mamá, but we weren't wealt

ifferent typ

n spent in my new room, wher

wo-piece sleepwear set. It was a white two-piece number, a mixture

y breasts due to their size, of them, and the shorts a little o

wear, because it was uncomfortable. Even though my breast

ir hits the bare skin of my arms, stomach, and legs, making me shiver and wish I

I glance down the hall towards the black double

uld he

be. Liam had informed me that Alessio was a very busy man. Always working a

hall, but I stop short as my head snaps towards the stairs whe

stranger before me makes me shut my mouth. There wa

doing the button of his perfectly tailored blazer. His large calloused hands then moved to loosen the top buttons o

he top of the stairs and loo

o

n a man so devi

al sense. Sure, his broad frame and muscular physique were eye-ca

n a lungful of air in fear that hi

plemented his strong jaw, where hints of a five o'clock sh

those of a powerful man who knew what he wanted and kn

, and all I could think of was how alluring the way in which he walked was. He walke

way this was

tting puttane into my house, up on my floor?" He snaps, the pent-up rage and frustration clear in his voic

ut my body, so much so that I find

stead, he spat the words into the air as if someo

beneath his eyes, frustration and fatigue written all across his perfectly str

me feel small and weak, and I couldn't even begi

I know it, he's dragging me towards the stairs, my

r at the sight of this stranger dragging me awa

he only tightens it. "There's been a mistake. That's my bedroom! I'm staying here." I say frantically,

e him out to be. He was cruel, mean, ab

e before he lets go of my arm, immediat

se face is now scrunched up in slight confusion mixed with disbelief. "Bianca?" It's

rapping my arms around myself, in a

yes shut and digging the palms of his han

me for the first time when he steps c

a ste

look so... so different from when I last heard of you." He mumbles, his eyes snapping down

?" I spit in frustration, my face scrunching

ng just how in need of a nap he is, but I

't dese

ng as he looks me right in the eye. "I'm truly sorry if I terrified you and came off as harsh. I won't ever touch you like that

e, I tightened my arms around

tops himself as if thinking better of it. "Please don't hesitate to let me know if there is any

face as I give him an unconvinced nod, know

curry off into my bedroom, only allowing myself t

ealize that was Alessio Galanti - the

ed anything

.

g, and it was like tradition for all the men t

for my day. Luckily, I didn't go back to school un

and maids as I passed them, I

oden table sat in the middle, and the men g

ng at the head of the table, listening to the man on his left say

, which also happens to be adjacent to him. I divert my gaze, immediately growing uncomfortable once

?" A few of the other men turn to listen in as their

e with what they were doing. I had gathered it was a sign

eakfast laid before me, all the while f

one making all your arrangements so that your transition here is smooth." Liam continue

eign, and the soft tinge of guilt spreading across

or the sake of everyone else before ig

ur manners?" He hisses at me, and I want t

as everyone says she is." Alessio chimes in, his deep voice so commanding and loud th

ng at me expectantly. I know what he's trying to tell me, and so

t his demeanour is still void of