Chapter 21: The Question

Camila Almada's POV

"What?" I asked him as I was popping onto my elbows as I went to close the gap that we have between us. He gulped as I was looking at him in all seriousness.

"It's nothing. nothing—I just spurred it out," he stammered as he was about to turn away from me. I held his chin before he can go any further.

"Do you mean it?" I asked him in a whisper but he did hear it alright. He looked at me as if I was a fragile thing and I hated it when he thought me like that.

"I—"

"Enough. Just answer the question. No more excuses," I said as I was boring my gaze into his. He looked at me with all the emotions that he can muster in his wake.

Desire, Lust, Frustration, Love.

The last one was not expected. Maybe because we were basked in our afterglow that I might have been deceived into looking that emotion for something else.

Or maybe I was being too hopeful.

"Yes, I am serious. And need I remind you that you are my fiancée before you say—"

"Yes," I answered too quickly.

"What?" He asked me as he did not listen to what I just said.

"Nothing, I want you now, you idiot," I said as I was kissing him. He held me as I will melt away and I was kissing him passionately when I can sense that he was still hard inside of me.

"Oh, someone's eager," I said as I was playing with his hair. He smirked at me.

"Well, you sure been a good teacher," he said as he was holding me close before he scooped me and went to the bedroom.

Our bedroom.

I was giggling like a mad child before Nicolas dumped me onto the bed. He stalked on top of me as he was kissing my body as he explored me. I was gasping and panting as he did not move inside me one last time, I might go insane.

"Patience, all in good time, you will feel good, my love," he said as he was nuzzling my neck.

"Then, put me out of my misery," I said as I was pulling his face to kiss him. He smiled in that kiss before he was moving against me and I have no more complaints.

After more hours of just having basked in the afterglow and his warmth, I was staring at the edge of the window as I was wearing a bathrobe while holding a hot tea. It was one of the things that I like to do when I have my thoughts in a hot mess. I have to answer his question but I think we all know what the answer might be.

"Hey," Nicolas said as he went to wrap his arms around me from behind. He was kissing my neck when I angled for better access. He was still bare chest as he just had his towel and his hair was still wet from the shower. I turned to look at him as I know what I have to do.

"Nico," I said as I was putting the tea on the edge of the window ledge. I have to make sure that he will not be distracted as I was with his mouth on my neck. His brown eyes were staring at me as I took a deep breath.

"Yes,"

"Yes?" He asked me. I smiled.

"Yes, yes," I replied. He knotted his eyebrows together before realization hit me.

"Is that your answer? To my question?" He asked me. I simply nodded. He smiled as he scooped me up and twirled me around. I was laughing. He was happy before he put me down and kissed me again.

"You don't know how much that answer made me a happy man," he said as he was pulling me closer as I put my hands on his chest.

"I thought as much but I think we were way past that point now," I said as I looked into his eyes. He smirked at me

"Well, I think you're right," he said before he went to the night table and took the engagement ring that was shining in the sunset.

"I had it since I first went to meet you. You were not there so I have been keeping it for a while now. I was about to say to you a year ago, well—" he said as he was laughing at the joke that he just made. I chuckled before he slipped it into the ring finger of my left hand. I looked at it as it was shining in its glory.

"A citrine fit like my eyes," I said as I was looking at it. Nicolas was laughing at me before he kissed me again.

"Well, you know I always only had eyes on you, my love," he said as he was dipping his chin on my head as we were staring at the sunset.

"Well, you have been notorious when I was not around," I joked at him. He groaned before he nuzzled my neck.

"I told you it was not intentional. I was looking for release but I was more frustrated because you were away from my body," he said as he licked my neck. I shivered at his touch.

"Well, at least you did learn how to get me wet and hot and bothered for you, my love," I said as I turned to look at him. He smirked as his brown orbs were glistening with mischief.

"Only to please my lady," he said before he scooped me up and went to the place that I know I will be released of my misery.

And his.

It was in the dead of the night as I was awakened by the sound of my phone. I looked around as I saw Nicolas was sleeping soundly beside me, his hand was draping all over my waist. I smiled at his gesture before I got out of the bed and went to search for the phone.

It was in the living room where I had discarded my hoodie and I was looking at it. It was an unknown number. Did they have found me? I have discarded that phone as I knew Val would want me to get out of the country and never look into the past. I also heard that Alfred was trying to disband the organization. And maybe I should have done that as well.

"What are you doing?" A voice startled me when I turned to look at a very disheveled Nicolas as he was leaning against the door frame. He was naked as well as I was but I did not focus on his groin. Instead, I looked at his face, a very angry face.

"It's just a call from the company, I have today until I can say what was my placement would be," I said as I closed the phone.

"A call in the early morning, it was not even 8 AM yet," Nicolas said as he was approaching me. I looked at him before he took my phone and shoved it onto the sofa.

"I want you in bed, mi Estrella," he said as he was scooping me up as my legs instantly wrapped around his torso. I smiled at him.

"Well, I would love to go to bed with you, my love," I said as I was kissing him before he turned around and was interrupted when his phone was ringing. He groaned as he walked toward it, with me in his arm. He looked at the number before he cursed under his breath.

"Hello, Adam," he said as I stiffened at the name. Nico looked at me, concerned before I shook my head as I was playing with his nape.

"Are you sure? Another breach in my company in Spain?" He asked as he looked at me. I shook my head as I had nothing to do with this.

"And you sure it was Black Lily again? Isn't she—oops sorry, he, has been captured and exposed?" He said as he walked toward the bed and sat down. I was straddling his laps as he was caressing my long legs.

"Yeah, I will check that in the morning. thanks, pal," he said before he put the phone onto the night table and turned to me.

"Now, where were we?" He said as he was about to kiss me, I avoided him.

"Why is Adam calling you in the morning?" I asked him. He groaned because he knew I would not let go of the subject until he gave me the answer that I wanted to hear.

"He thinks Black Lily was striking again but I knew better," he smirked as I rolled my eyes at me.

"Well, should we find out who was imposing me?" I asked him as I arched my eyebrow.

"Well, maybe after my meal," he said before he flipped me on the table and my laughter was replaced by groans and moans.