"Then untie me."

"So you can reach for the emergency exit door again?" He deadpans as he looks at her.

She knew he was right. She was starving. And she was this close to reaching for the door again. Or maybe she'd switch it up and try to strangle the pilot.

"I won't." She lies.

He huffs and leans forward, "You will. Now would you like me to feed you or do you prefer eating like a pig?"

Without a sound, she sighs and watches as he leans in closer to her. He grabs the fork, stabs it into the plate, and twirls it, his eyes watching as the pasta wraps itself around the utensil. Kalani stares at him, subconsciously resisting the urge to pull her bottom lip into her mouth. There was just something so sensual about how he looked when he was concentrating.

His hand lifts towards her and he watches as she takes the food into her mouth. His lips were slightly parted as her eyes close and she chews, her lips plump and moisturized from the sauce. The food was heavenly. Considering this was her first time eating in almost twenty-four hours, she would've said that about anything he put in front of her.

He blinks as she licks her lips, his mind going into the gutter.

"More." She didn't mean to sound so helpless, but he's taking too long to feed her.

Giovanni stares at her. Her eyes were still closed until she heard the fork hit the plate again. Suddenly, she feels Giovanni above her, his scent overwhelming her senses and his body covering hers. She feels as the tie around her wrists loosens. She rubs her wrists when they're released, a sigh of relief escaping her.

Giovanni doesn't hesitate to stand from his seat, "Feed yourself." And with that, he disappears through the curtain towards the back of the plane.

"WHERE ARE WE GOING?"

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"WHERE ARE WE GOING?"

After finishing her meal in its entirety, Giovanni must've sensed it and returned to take his previous seat, looking disheveled. His hair was messy and his shirt was a bit crumpled, significantly different from barely an hour ago. That didn't stop him from looking fine as fuck, though. Kalani questioned him considering they'd been in the air for the better part of four hours. Dante and the other man were still seated behind the curtain.

Ignoring her, yet again, he whips his phone out of his back pocket and begins to scroll through it. Realizing that she wasn't going to get anywhere, she takes a chance and slides off her black flats, revealing her perfectly painted toenails. Giovanni pays her no attention as she sticks her bare leg into the air. She couldn't be more thankful that she was in an outfit that put her silky legs on display.

A surge of confidence fills her as her foot brushes against Giovanni's pant leg. Immediately, his head shoots up, an indescribable look on his face. His eyes darken with what Kalani assumed to be lust.

"Can you stop it?" He questions her, shifting his leg so her foot could slip off him. Kalani leans forward, taking advantage of the single seatbelt that was over her lap. She didn't really need it but she didn't like to take chances when it comes to planes. The dark-skinned girl moved slowly, drifting her hand up the hem of her dress, making sure to capture his attention. His eyes narrow in annoyance and lust, not leaving her thigh where her dress was hiked up, "Stop it."

There was no doubt in either of their minds that they found the other immensely attractive. Sure, it had taken Kalani a few hours to figure it out (she'd caught him looking at her with a familiar look to now) but she realized that she could use it to her advantage. She could see herself getting as she wanted in the future.

"Tell me where this plane is going." She watches as he goes back to ignoring her. She tilts her head before lifting her leg again. Only this time, she rests her foot on his knee, giving him a good view of her inner thighs. 

She almost misses him clearing his throat quietly before he looks up at her. Suddenly, he drops his phone into the plane's cupholder, stands, and leans forward, her leg falling into his grasp. He traps her with his muscular arm, his other holding her bare leg. With his body between her thighs, his hand trails up her rich skin towards her hamstrings, giving her a whiff of his Creed Aventus. Her eyes almost roll into the back of her head at his scent.

She wanted to push him away, considering the circumstances. But the pleasurable shivers he sent down her spine were enough to make her freeze. Subconsciously, her hands grab at his forearms, trying to get some stability.

"Didn't I tell you not to fuck with me?" He growls, lowly, causing Kalani's free leg to twitch. "You think you know the effect you have on me. You're wrong. Stop trying."

She doesn't back down, "Where are we going?"

He narrows his eyes at her, his other hand moving from beside her head to her neck. His finger leaves a trail as he brings it to her chest, right above her necklace. He can feel her heart go at an immensely quick speed. His hand then caresses her chest, her breath hitching in her throat as she takes the liberty of tilting her head, eagerly.

"Your heart is pounding, principessa. Is that because of me?" He knew what he was doing when he dipped his head down to her neck, pressing a light kiss on her sweet spot. She tries not to moan. Suddenly, he pulls away, an arrogant smirk on his face. "You are too eager, aren't you?"

He completely pulls away right before the curtain is pulled open and the flight attendant enters the area. She quickly takes notice of how frazzled the woman was. Kalani was breathing hard, her chest heaving nervously. She tries to calm herself down as she glances at Giovanni who seemed to be nonchalant. 

"I hate you." She says genuinely. First, it's the kidnapping, then this. She feels stupid for even trying to tease him.

He grabs his phone from the cupholder and goes back to what he was doing beforehand, scrolling through it, but not before answering Kalani's only question, "We're going to Italy."

okay what is up w me and updating at like 1 in the morning???

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okay what is up w me and updating at like 1 in the morning???

en ty weys, my main goal of this chapter (this entire book) is to highlight the sexual tension between them but idk if im going overboard, making it too sexual when they "met" like a day and a half ago 🤷🏾‍♀️

edit (2/5/22): okay, so i changed a little bit but i didn't know how exactly to make this a less cringy scene. sorryyyyyyyyy lmaoo

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