Bound by Fire: Burning desire (#2)

Lisa p.o.v.

After that entertaining moment with Ace, I left him and Aiden to bond over training and I went to visit my brother. I wanted to talk to him about something for a while but I had been putting it off. After arguing with Ace he gave in and let Dane escort me. For some reason he didn’t want to let me out of his sight. When I finally arrived at Frankie’s new place the last thing I was expecting was a swarm of his men.

“What’s going on?” I ask as I reached him. He looked up. His eyes bloodshot red. Like he didn’t sleep for days.

“Someone has been attacking my warehouses and shipments.” His voice sounded as tired as he looked. “Every time I get close to finding them they make another move and send me back in more loss.” He answered and combed his fingers through his hair as he let out an exasperated breath.

“Do you have an indication who it might be?”

“Not a fucking clue.”

“When did the attacks start?”

“A few days ago… I think.” He sighed and made a gesture to head somewhere more private. The halls were swarming with his men. We walked up the stairs and entered the library. Cristy walked up to us immediately. She gave me a quick hug and Frankie pulled her onto him as he took a seat. “So how have you been?” he attempted small talk.

“Really? Have I been absent that long that you go on with small talk?” I laugh making him smile in return.

“I’m guessing you’re here for a reason.”

“Yeah I can’t visit my only alive relative without an ulterior motive.” I gave him a dry look. Which he projected back.

“Out with it…”

“The actual reason I was here for was to ask if you still had my old things.” He raised an eyebrow in confusion. “The things I used to track people. I thought you might have thrown it away but there was somethings I needed.”

“When we moved out I had most of the things cleaned out. And the company who bought the land already destroyed everything.”

I snorted. “Your father would be rolling in his grave right now.”

He started laughing as well. Cristy excused herself and left for a moment.

“I think I know who is attacking you… Peter Rosato.” He waited for me to explain further. “He used to be the right hand man of the Italian mafia but recently they parted ways.”

“And how do you know for sure that he is the one planning the attack?”

“Their goal was to extinguish the Russian mafia here. But Mateo had a change of heart and Peter is not handling it well.”

“You’re on first name basis with your ex-kidnapper.” He laughed. “Who is also your step-brother-in-law. Your life just seems like a drama show.” I snorted. He stood up and grabbed himself a drink and poured me one too. He stared at me questioningly.

“I’m pregnant.” I wince slightly as I said the words I thought I would never be saying again. Frankie choked on his drink and started coughing violently.

“Congratulations…” he rasped out. By then Cristy had returned with a box in her hands and rushed toward Frankie. After he settled down Cristy handed me the box.

“These were the things from your room that didn’t get thrown away.” She said with a smile.

“How did you get that?” Frankie asked. His voice rising.

“I… uhm… after you told them to throw everything on a pile and burn them I went through some of the boxes and gathered what I could salvage.” She stared at her hands as she fiddled with her thumbs. The look Frankie was giving Cristy, is not something I would get in between of. After muttering a quick thank you a left. Firmly closing the door behind me. They would probably go at each other right in front of me but that is something I really can live without.

As Dane drove back I drifted off in my thoughts. No matter how I envisioned my future this… this was never part of it. I jerked up as the car came to a halt. Dane took the box of my old things before I could and head inside. I sighed and walked in… never expecting the sight in front of me. Ace with Aiden asleep on his shoulder and Vik feeding his daughter. I shook my head to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. Ace smiled when he saw me. He gathered Aiden in his arms and walked toward me. Placing a kiss on the top of my head he walked toward the stairs.

“Are you okay?” I heard a throat clear behind me and turned around to find Vik staring at me curiously.

“Yeah… fine. I should probably go to bed. Night.” I waved him off and walked away. Walking into the bathroom I stripped my clothes off and entered the shower. The warm water cascaded over my skin. I was so far away in my thoughts I didn’t notice Ace enter till he put his arms around me. I felt his lips against my skin. Turning around I placed my lips on his. Pressing me against the cold wall send shivers up my spine, but it didn’t distract me. His touch left a burning trail on my skin from my hip to my breast. I felt my skin tighten in anticipation. Biting his lip slightly I pulled him closer as I lifted my leg and wrapped it around him. He started teasing me and I couldn’t help but react. I tried to move my hips in hopes of getting more friction. His fingers clamped on my hips and steadied my movements. I let out a disapproving moan. He smiled and teased me again. When he finally sank in I almost immediately climaxed. He whispered something into my ear but I was so euphoric I didn’t understand a thing. Ace helped me shower after the amazing climax. I fell asleep almost immediately as I got into bed.