Chapter 60. His Marks

Alice POV

I wake with Lorenzo wrapped around me. I've missed this, I've missed waking up with Lorenzo's body wrapped around mine. It feels like a lifetime ago since I woke up like this. I want to move, but at the same time, I don't want to miss a moment with him. Glancing down, I see the blood on his arm from where my nails had cut him. Clearly, they keep bleeding. I didn't realise how bad I had scratched him.

Sliding from the bed, I walk to the bathroom. Getting into the shower, my mind goes back to how much Luciano has changed. I missed so much.

I feel his presence before seeing him. Glancing up, Lorenzo is leaning against the door, smiling and watching me.

" I need to fix you," I state while I glance at his chest, now seeing more marks. "Sorry." I hadn't realised I had gone that deep. Why wouldn't he stop me?

"No." He steps towards me. "You don't apologise, little kitten; the marks scream I'm yours, which is right where I want to be," his words a