CEO's Unwanted Bride

She is a walking temptation

Matteo's pov.

I had been waiting outside the ladies' room since she went in, and her fiance followed her. It had been 10 minutes, and what would they be doing for so long?

My blood started boiling, thinking about the possibilities. I had never imagined that Anna could do something like that, even in my wildest dream. Anger was burning my inside. I couldn't wait to break the door and check inside what they had been doing for so long.

Fu.ck. Fu.ck. Fu.ck.

I took a deep breath to calm myself. I waited standing there. Then I saw that the door opened and her fiance came out. But he was alone. I went behind a wall.

When he walked away, I scurried towards the washroom door and waited for Anna to come out. What were they doing inside that it took so long for her to come out? The thought of another man's hand on her was enough to make me mad and lose control. I was lost in my thoughts. I didn't realise when the door opened and Anna collided directly with my chest. She was about to fall. I wrapped my arms around her tiny waist to hold her straight.

She excused herself, but when she saw me, her expression changed. I instantly dragged her towards a dimly lit corner where no one usually came and pinned her to the wall. I held her hands behind her, which caused her to arch her front towards me.

She raised her head and, looking directly into my eyes, she shouted,

"What the hell are you doing, Matteo? Are you out of your mind?"

"Yes, I am not in my right state of mind. So you better don't yell at me." I warned her between gritting my teeth and tightening my hold on her wrist. She squeaked.

"Why are you doing this, Matteo? Let go of me." She whispered in anger, gritting her teeth.

I leaned forward, "Why? So that you can fu.ck your fiance again?"

Her eyes widened before she said, "That's none of your business, you jerk. Leave me." She struggled to make her hands free from my grasp.

"No, Miss Anna Leonardi, not before you tell me what you are doing with him in the washroom," I demanded.

"And why should I tell you? You don't have any right over me." She retorted and made my anger reach a high level.

How could she forget that I had protected her all my life? She dared to say that I didn't have any right over her. I thought I had to remind her.

I pressed her more in my front, cuddling her more in my arms.

"Do you forget that I don't need to have any right over you to ask you something? Do you forget who I am? I have been your shadow to protect you from every damn bad thing throughout your life." I whispered, leaning closer. Our lips were only an inch away. I watched as her breath hitched, her eyes flared. Looking at my lips, she swallowed.

"I was with my fiance, and I don't have to give you an explanation about what I do alone with him." Her voice shook as her chest was heaving loudly. Her eyes moved up from my lips to my eyes, and she sucked a deep breath before closing her eyes. This gesture made me more restless.

Hell! I was in big fuc.king trouble, and I put myself in this situation, being so close to her, only an inch apart, from tasting her tempting pink lips. I licked my lips and wanted to dart my tongue forward and trail on her mouth to have a taste of hers.

Sh.it! This was so wrong. She was out of my league, so good and so forbidden. She was my best friend's cousin, more than a sister to him. I couldn't do this despite wanting to trade my life to kiss those lips only once in this lifetime.

I mustered all my strength not to resist temptation and desire. I closed my eyes and rested my forehead on her. Our noses touched each other, and that innocent touch of our skin was enough to burn me inside with the desire to make her mine.

I knew that no matter how much I wished to have her in my life, I couldn't have her. I wouldn't. Never in this lifetime. We were both breathing heavily, and our breath was getting mixed. Her sweet scent invaded my senses, making my brain dizzy like I had hundreds of bottles of whisky down my throat.

I needed to let her go. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to stop myself from doing something insanely that I would regret my whole life. I swallowed hard and took a deep breath before moving away. I slowly loosened my grip on her hand. But she didn't try to make herself free from my hold.

"I know that he is your fiance. But a good girl like you shouldn't be locked inside in a public bathroom with a man, fiance or not. It will spoil you and your family's image." I reasoned with her and hell, who I was fooling. Because I knew I was making excuses for getting angry at her. I couldn't accept that I was so fuc.king jealous of seeing her with another man, and the idea that she would be someone else was killing me inside. But I must not react recklessly. This was wrong, and I shouldn't feel like this.

"You don't need to tell me what is good for me, because the only person that is not right for me is you, Matteo. So stay away from me." She whispered and suddenly freed her hand from my grasp.

I took a step back and moved aside to make way for her. I looked at her as a challenge because I knew she was affected by my affinity. How could she not be when I knew I was her first crush?

She glared at me for a long minute with her blazing green eyes and darted towards the party. I kept standing there and watched her walking away from me. She was right. It would be better if I stayed away from her. Because if I kept reacting on impulse, I would mess up everything. No, I couldn't spoil my friendship and relationship with Xavier and his family. I sighed and made my way towards the party.