LOST ROSE

2

-Bella's POV-

"Welcome to my palace, my princess." He said, keeping his charismatic smile.

I felt uneasy and nervous. I still didn't get why I agreed to come with him. He didn't have keys to open the door, there was a camera and the door opened automatically by itself after recognizing his face, I guess.

We entered both inside and he poked his cheek with his tongue sexily, making me feel more nervous than I already was.

But his whole palace smelled like roses. I sniffed and sneezed loudly, making him jump. He placed his hand on his chest and looked annoyingly at me.

"Just why are you sneezing all the time? I am in the state of getting a heart attack because of you." He said with his hands in his pockets, playing with his tongue.

Well, it seems like he really loved his tongue a lot. He sometimes licked his lips, sometimes licked his teeth, sometimes poked his cheek with his tongue and sometimes stuck his tongue out.

"When will I get the answer? You're drooling over me, girl." He chuckled and I closed my mouth, I didn't even notice that I was staring at him for too long and that with my mouth wide open.

I couldn't help myself.

He was not only good-looking. He was sexy-literally dangerous.

"I-I am allergic," I said and he raised his brow while biting his lower lip. Damn, he knows how to control his face and expressions.

"To what? To roses? Tell me you're joking. A joke!" He laughed amusingly and I shook my head, he stopped laughing and cleared his throat.

"This is interesting, I guess? But what to do? I love roses. You have to get used to them from now on." He shrugged with a smirk and I grinned.

"It's not like I am going to stay here with you for ... forever." I also smirked. He tilted his head to the side, walking to me.

"Oh no no, that's exactly what you're going to do. You're my princess. And I want my princess to stay with me for forever as you said." He caressed my cheek and I gulped. He smiled when his dark brown eyes looked into my green ones.

I never made the wrong decisions, but coming with him, agreeing with him ... was it a bad decision? I just wanted to run away from him, from Mr. Andrew.

And this man in front of me is maybe just like him. The possibility was little, but yet so big. The only way was to leave with him. With- what's his name?

"U-uhm ... your name?" I asked him, he was looking around and humming.

"My name? Oh, I forgot to tell you. It's Antonio Vera." He clicked his tongue.

Gosh, he's dangerous. In a good, but yet bad way. He wakes something in me and that's lust. He's so attractive, so hot. His jawline, his collarbone, his thighs, his way of being is just hot.

"Well, my gang is going to arrive soon too. This place is big, but you'll get a small room for now. Why? Because I still need to trust you. I need to know if you're trustworthy." He said in a deep tone. He had those laser eyes, they looked so mysterious.

"There are rules too: Don't ever enter inside my room without knocking. Don't ever ask questions like: why are you wearing gloves, a coat every day and if I have parents, I'll kill you immediately, be sure of it."

I am sure of it. But there's an aura of sadness about him. It's like he's wearing a mask, doesn't allow anyone to come near him. I pity him. I don't even know why. He seems lonely in my eyes. And now that he mentioned the coat and gloves, I am really curious why he has to wear them.

"Don't flirt with anybody from my gang, but you seem like a good girl. You wouldn't even dare, I am sure of it. But if you do, simply .... you're dead, but not the one you flirt with, because my members are more important than anyone else. They are my family. And you...you currently are a nobody here."

I won't ever. I promise I'll be only by his side. He helped me after all. I am also sure that he has a good heart. He couldn't be this cold and-

"I have my own benefits, meaning since I won't go on any blind dates and won't get my meal for the night, you'll be the one. In fact, you'll be my meal."

Well, well. Just like Mr. Andrew's benefits? But he still seems nice to me. It's like we are already in a relationship and he's loyal, doesn't and won't cheat on me with another girl.

"There are places you can't just enter inside, either they are locked or open. Just stay in your room, would you? And maybe the kitchen, since I fired my maid about minutes ago before we arrived. So, you'll be the one cooking for all of us."

Deal. I can cook really well. I thaught myself. Antonio fired the maid, replaced a strange waitress with his maid. Aka me. I pity the maid.

"Since we are working and working every day, you'll have to take care of this palace and not let anyone else inside."

Why would I even? I'll better stay locked in my room.

"And now the biggest rule: There's a barn, our workplace. No one except me and my members is allowed there. If you my princess are too curious about why it's the biggest rule and decide to enter inside without my permission (which you never will have), the punishment will be very harsh."

Too ... many ... rules. I feel like breaking them all.

"Mr. Antonio, JJK has arrived." A female voice suddenly said out of nowhere. I looked around, looking for the woman, but no one. James laughed when he saw how lost I looked.

"Princess, that's my love, Sara. Sara, say hi to Bella." He grinned.

"Hello, Ms. Bella." Oh now I get it, it's kind of a robot? Invisible Robot? Or just a voice?

"Let them in Sara. Why even bother to ask me?" He said and held my wrist, pulling me behind him.

I looked over his shoulder and saw the door opening, revealing 6 men. They were laughing, talking about some things and entered inside.

"Welcome, JJK." Sara greeted. They all laughed and greeted her back.

Antonio smiled, looking at them. I could tell how much he loved them only by the way he was looking at them. Then their eyes landed on Antonio and then on ... unfortunately, me.

"She also accepted the rose?" One of them asked.

"Ah, why didn't you tell us earlier that you were going to bring another one? You usually do, Anton. Should we leave?" Another one asked.

Antonio looked over his shoulder and scoffed when I held his arm tightly.

"No, she didn't." He turned his head to them, looking at them. They froze. Really. Seriously now. They just froze.

"Why she didn't accept it? My princess hates roses. She's allergic to them. I decided to let her live here. With us." He smiled brightly at them, but they seemed troubled and unsure.

"But-"

"I know, I know. I already told her what she is allowed and what she isn't allowed to do." James suddenly pushed me roughly to the front, all of them shamefully analyzing me, every inch and detail about me. I looked down, wanting to hide somewhere.

"Although you're right. You both look good together."

What the-

Antonio was in a blink beside me, his arm around my waist. Now I really feel easy-to-get.

"Right? That's what I thought too." He laughed.

"Now listen to the princess. This is George, Gabriel, Tedi, Ronaldo, Noah, and ...David." Antonio told me, pointing at each one of them.

I looked at them and one made me feel so unsafe here. As if it wasn't my place.

David...he looked scary.

-

"This is your room for now. Do you like it?" Antonio asked me.

"I-"

"Of course you love it." He nodded, with a smirk.

I looked around and my eyes landed on the bed.

"It's a bed." I chuckled painfully, I usually slept on the cold floor. Antonio searched for my face, looking so intensely at me.

"Why so surprised? Is it your first time seeing one?" He asked me and I laughed at that.

"Never mind. Just remember to stay here and do not leave this room. If you do and ... well, better don't." He seemed worried, I nodded. And so he left. More like, he was about to leave.

"Good night, princess." He smiled and held my face between his hands, kissing my forehead. I stopped breathing, my heart started racing. Then, then he left.

-

I swear I am hungry.

I tried to sleep, but my stomach was tightening painfully and growling loudly. I sat on the edge of the bed with half-closed sleepy eyes and ruffled my hair out of frustration.

I stood up and headed to the kitchen. I was starving.

I was looking for the kitchen, walked down and up the stairs, then up and down. With my hands on my hips, I sighed deeply. It was dark. The palace was so dark.

"Looking for troubles?" I felt a presence behind me.

"Seems like the troubles found you earlier." He giggled sickly.

I quickly walked up the stairs and entered inside a room, thinking that it was mine.

I started to breathe heavily, sweat dripping down from my forehead. I turned around my back against the door.

"What the hell was that?" I asked myself, my eyes closed tightly. I opened my eyes and found myself in a different room.

I heard the shower running. Oh no, what if it's his room?

I quickly turned around and was about to leave, but the shower stopped when I accidentally hit a vase. My eyes widen, seeing the broken vase pieces on the floor.

"Who's it?" And then the bathroom door opened.

Antonio Vera, with a towel around his waist. I gulped, seeing his toned abs and veiny arms and hands.

I saw it.

I saw a tattoo. It was a really big tattoo. And then, my eyes locked with his angry ones. He was still so wet hair and body, the water dripping on the floor.

"Princess~ What did I tell you about not coming in my room without knocking?" He asked, running his hand through his wet hair, revealing his forehead and furrowed eyebrows.

He was just breathtaking, so gorgeous. I have never seen a man so beautiful and so mysterious.

"I-I am sorry. I-I was hungry and I-"

"Hungry?" He smirked, walking to me and holding my wrist so tight as ever. He dragged me with him to his bed, pushing me on it.

He crawled above me, his hand around my neck, lightly chocking me.

With a sexy groan, he came closer to my ear.

"Then let me feed you, princess."