I've been awake since five o'clock but Nyx has been asleep for a while. I'm usually awake and already doing some work by this time but I guess she isn't a morning person.

She first got up around six o'clock and walked into the kitchen, eyes half opened and hair a mess, but she still looked beautiful.

I don't think she even noticed me when I was eating my breakfast on the corner of the island. She felt around the fridge for a few seconds with her eyes still half opened and found a bottle water. She then left without even glancing in my direction or acknowledging my presence.

She's probably really tired and I don't want to bother her, but being alone in this place is kind of boring.

I had enough time to go the gym, sort out some work things and I even met a few of the new trainees my brother was telling me about a while ago.

The last thing I want to do is wake Nyx up right now. The main reason why I want to wake her up is my mother. She somehow found out about my relationship with Nyx threatened to come all the way here to meet her.

I need to talk to her now about meeting not just my mother, but my entire family before I chicken out and keep quiet.

My mother has been questioning me about Nyx since I got back from Japan and she wants to meet her tomorrow or she's going to come here, which I don't want to happen.

She wants to know everything she can about my amore but even I don't know so much about her. We've been together for only two weeks so I don't know how to tell her that my mother wants to meet her.

My mother is going to mention marriage the moment she sees Nyx and I don't want to scare her away by mentioning something like that so soon.

I take a long sip from the water bottle in my hand. I went back to the gym a few hours ago and was hoping to find Nyx awake by the time I got back but she clearly isn't up yet.

It's already three o'clock in the afternoon and she hasn't come out of her room since getting water.

The sound of the elevator chiming catches my attention. I place my bottle of water on the counter as I quickly walk out of the kitchen.

The elevator doors should've opened by now if it's one of my brother's but it hasn't so it has to be an intruder.

I pick my gun up from the couch and walk to the elevator, a blank look on my face. I'm honestly not in the mood of killing someone today and the gunshots might wake up Nyx.

She made it clear that she doesn't want any fighting or guns around her and that's something I want to keep by.

I enter the code on the keypad and it turns green before flipping over. I place my hand on the palm scanner and it turns green, the elevator doors slowly sliding open.

I press my back against the wall and lift my gun up. I quietly wait to see who is coming out of the elevator, ready to shoot their brains out for disturbing my peace.

When a bunch of shopping bags get placed outside the elevator, I frown. I step away from the wall and stand in front of the open elevator.

I cock my gun once to get their attention and keep by my side as I glare at them. "Didn't Lorenzo tell you the codes?" I question the two men in front of me and the look between each other with fearful eyes.

I sigh and tuck my gun away in the pocket of my running shorts to put them at ease.

I told my brother to make sure that these two have full access to the penthouse because I need them to protect Nyx if I'm not around.

"He did, but this place also has a palm scanner," Nicola answers. I sent these two to go buy Nyx some clothing because I didn't give her enough time to pack last night.

"Let's get these to her room," I sigh and pick up a few of the shopping bags. The two men get the rest of the bags and follow me up the stairs.

The sound of a door closing gets my attention and my eyes grow wide when I see Nyx walking on the tips of her toes like a small thief.

She tiptoes to the end of the hallway towards my bedroom – a room I hope we can soon share – with a small white towel wrapped around her perfect body.

The towel is really short so I can see more than enough of her beautiful, long legs and it's exposing a bit of her full ass. I would be lying if I said that I don't like this little show she's giving me without her knowledge.

Angelo and Nicola step up the stairs and I feel a wave of anger wash over me in an instant. "Put the bags down and leave," I grit while turning to look at them.

Their eyes travel behind my head and I just lose it. "Leave!" I bark at the two men and they quickly nod, apologising while running down the stairs.

"Enzo?"

I spin back around to see Nyx standing at the end of the hallway with her one hand tightly clutching the top of the towel right above her breasts.

She holds it even tighter when she notices my gaze fixed on her chest causing the towel to lift up a bit. My eyes dart down to her legs then back up at her face, my testosterone fuelled urges quickly coming to the surface.

"What's with the shopping bags?" She asks with an arched brow and I smile at her innocent face.

"I thought you'd need some clothes amore," I say and she slowly nods. I wave my hand for her to come closer to me but she stands still, her hand still tightly gripping the towel across her chest.

I don't like the look on her face. She is looking at me like I'm going to do something horrible to her. "Neonata, come here. Now," I say in a stern tone and she's quick to walk closer to me.

She stands right in front of me, her eyes on our feet instead of my eyes. I place my hand on her chin and tilt her head up. "Where were you going?" I question and she sighs.

"I thought I could wear some of your clothes because I didn't have any other clothes," she says in a small voice, her eyes still not on mine.

I wrap my hand around her neck and sqeeuze just a bit, forcing her eyes to snap up toom as she gasps. "I don't like it when you don't look me in the eye," I say lowly.

"Sorry Enzo," she mutters while rolling her eyes. She has a bit of an attitude today and I don't like it one bit.

"I don't like your attitude today amore," I state as I step closer to her body.

"I don't have an attitude," she spits while rolling her eyes at me again. I don't know what has her acting like this but I need to remind her that I'm still in charge.

"You are making me angry amore," I grit through my teeth and she huffs, rolling her eyes again. "I don't like it when you don't listen to me," I say and she scoffs.

Why is she acting like this?

"I don't have to listen to you," she says in a shaky tone as she tries to sound stern.

I narrow my eyes at her and she stands her ground, glaring up at me with a grimace. She's trying so hard to be strong and it's kind of cute, but she needs to know she can't just get away with something I told her I don't like.

"I like this side of you," I mutter while leaning forward, my face centimeters from hers. I might as well defuse the situation now and teach her a lesson later.

Her lips part and her eyes grow wide due to how close I am to her face. "It's a bit seducente," I mumble, my lips grazing over her soft lips as I spoke. [seductive]

She breathes in sharply and swallows so hard I can see the lump sliding down her throat. I smirk knowing the strong effect I have over her.

I lean closer to her neck and place a kiss against the small mark I left on her skin last night. Her hand snakes to the back my neck as I kiss her neck again, harder than previous kiss, and she breathes in sharply.

My other hand moves to her waist while her other hand loosens around the towel. I smirk against her skin when I feel her body leaning closer to mine.

I don't think she even realises what she's doing, but her body is surely showing me how much she's yearning for my touch.

I'm not going to do anything else to her right now, I'm going to leave her to think about her actions, a little lesson for not looking me in the eye.

"Get dressed," I whisper into her skin before pulling away.

Nyx's thighs are pressed against each other very tightly and her eyes are wide, her lips parted too.

"Enzo, aren't you going to–"

"Come on," I say while grabbing a few of the shopping bags from the floor and handing them to her. She reluctantly takes the bags from my hands and looks down at our feet. "Go get som clothes on."

She turns around and tries walking away but I grab her free hand and pull her back into my chest. The towel slides further down her chest, her breasts almost exposed but no quite.

"Also..." I start while eyeing her body over the towel. My eyes meet her beautiful eyes again and I move my head closer to her face.

She breathes in heavily and her eyes dart down to my lips. I'm not going to kiss her, at least not now. I pull away a bit to put some distance between our faces.

"Never walk around this place or anywhere else like this. It's the first and last time you do something like this," I continue, annoyed with the fact that Nicola and Angelo saw her like this.

She nods which makes me happy. "I'm the only one who is going to see you like this from now on, ok?" It takes a second but she nods and I smile before letting go of her hand.

Once she's in her room I release a breath I didn't even know I was keeping in. I take a step forward and groan when I suddenly feel uncomfortable.

"Cazzo dell'inferno, debole," I mutter to myself while adjusting my shorts. [Fucking hell, weak]

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What brought on this little attitude of hers?