Niccolo came up to my room an hour after I left Dario.
I was still walking around with a huge smile on my face when the consigliere knocked on the door.
“We have an important meeting this afternoon,” Niccolo said, “and I need you out of the house. Massimo and Valentino will take you to Florence where you can do some shopping and get some new clothes. Buy whatever you want – Massimo will pay for it. You’ll have dinner in Florence and come back later this evening.”
Yesterday morning, Niccolo’s news would have been incredibly welcome.
A chance to leave the house and perhaps sneak away?
Yes, please!
But now I was just overwhelmed with anxiety.
“Is Dario… displeased with me?” I asked nervously.
“No, although I am,” Niccolo said. “I’d prefer it if you could be a bit quieter when you have an orgasm. We can hear you on the other side of the house.”
My face immediately turned scarlet, and I felt like I might die right there on the spot.
I’d been so overcome with passion when I was with Dario that I hadn’t even considered that anyone else could hear me.
Niccolo laughed at my reaction. “Don’t worry, nobody’s judging you. Well, not me, anyway – or any of my brothers or Lars. Valentino’s probably happy because you’re making Caterina even hornier.”
I stared at him in horror. “You know about that?!”
“I know about everything that goes on this house,” he said ominously. “Now go get ready. You’ll be leaving right away.”
I left with Massimo and Valentino exactly 15 minutes later.
And as I passed by Filomena in the foyer, I stared at the ground in shame…
Because I could not meet her disapproving gaze.
