Moving towards them, I looked down at the table, closed my eyes and sighed before grabbing an envelope and heading to my office located just past the main living room. Shutting the door behind me, I placed the large manila envelope before me on my desk.
My whole life I took the easy way out. I never did anything that would cause much effort from me. I partied, drank, did drugs, fucked anything I could sink my dick into and look where that got me.
Nowhere.
Meeting Donatella changed everything for me.
She was now my main concern. Someone who meant more to me than my own life. I wanted to be someone she could be proud of, someone she respected, someone she could trust. My past was against me but my future, well that was still to be determined.
I still felt the need to avenge Penny, my best friend. I needed closure on that, to give us both closure but if what Guardian said was correct, then whatever was going on in the world was bigger than my taste for vengeance.
Reaching for the envelope, I sent up a quick prayer that I had made the right decision.
Opening it, I removed the documents and started reading. It took me most of the night to get through everything and when I was done, I was shaking. My heart was beating so fast, no amount of breathing could get me to calm down.
Reaching for the small trash can beside my desk, I threw up. I had to. Everything I just read was so fucking sick. Guardian left nothing out. He was very detailed, very thorough.
After vomiting what was in my stomach, I leaned back in my chair, closed my eyes and knew what I was going to do. What I had to do. There was no other choice. The repercussions were too great. Someone had to stop these mother fuckers. Men and women, some I fucking knew, which churned my stomach even more.
The world was indeed a truly sick fucking place.
Looking out my office window, I stared into the darkness and prayed that my family would forgive me for what I was about to embark upon. Because I knew once I agreed, there was no going back.
I just hoped they understood.
The sun had just risen when Donatella walked into my office. I knew it was her. I could feel her, smell her. And as much as I wanted to carry her back upstairs and devour her delectable body, I couldn’t get the information I had just spent the night reading out of my head.
Everything was about to change.
Forever.
“Lorenzo?”
Turning to look at her, I plastered on a smile I didn’t feel and said, “Good morning baby girl.”
“What are you doing in here?”
“I was just thinking.”
“About what?” she quietly said. Seeing the apprehension on her face, I got to my feet and gathered her in my arms. Kissing the top of her head, I replied, “How lucky I am to have you in my life. You have made me the happiest man in the world, Donatella.”
She smiled so brilliantly that it encapsulated her entire body. “Really?”
“Really,” I grinned down at her, kissing her upturned nose. God, she was so fucking adorable. I wanted to see her smile at me like this for the rest of my life. I wanted to ensure that she never had to doubt me in anything.
She was mine.
Mine to protect.
I claimed her.
She belonged to me, forever.
For the first time in my life, a person meant more to me than my own desires, wants, needs or the air I breathed. It was then that I knew I would do anything to make sure that the world she lived in was protected and safe. A place where she was loved and cherished.
Guardian was right. Revenge would have to wait.
It was time for me to put my childish whims away.