Chapter 42. Hiding for a Few Days

Matteo tried to divert his mind away from thoughts of devouring her instead of the pancakes she was offering. Who needed breakfast when all he wanted was a taste of her?

‘No, Matteo! Don’t even go into that! You need to ask her to leave! It’s too dangerous for her to stay here with you,’ prodded his inner mind.

But his heart didn’t want her to leave, and neither did his entire body where every cell battled with his inner mind. Surely there was some way he could make her stay with him!

“Matteo? Breakfast!” she called out to him softly before carrying the food to the table.

Matteo blinked out of his daze and followed her like a lost puppy. The officer’s advice echoed in his head, giving him ideas. Maybe he could rest for a few days in his apartment until things calmed down! More than resting, it was the thought of spending time with Amelia within the four walls of his apartment that excited him.

“Is it that bad?” Her anxious voice brought him out of his r