Billionaire Mafia's Manny
Chapter 83

Chapter 83: Chapter 83

Zeno marched out of the hall and toward the silver elevator.

He saw Sakura’s brother by the side, staring at him as if he wanted to kidnap him or something, but he ignored him and went into the elevator.

He didn’t like him just like he didn’t like his sister. Anyone who loved or related to the person who loved Sebastian was his enemy. He wasn’t going to pull his fake face on and pretend anymore.

He was going to stake his claim unless the person he wanted to claim rejected him.

He held the envelope tightly in his hands as he wondered what was inside it, but that was the least of his problems, he was more concerned about how Sebastian would receive him in his room when it was clear that he was avoiding him.

The elevator opened, letting Zeno walk into the last floor of the tall hotel building.

"421..." Zeno murmured as he stared at one door after the other.

He suddenly paused, his heart racing.

He found the door.

He stared at it for a long time, before he raised his hand and knocked three times, softly but firmly.

He waited for a few seconds to give Sebastian time to answer the door. When he didn’t hear any response, he raised his hand to knock again but paused when he suddenly heard Sebastian’s low voice.

"The door’s open, Ida," Sebastian replied.

Zeno bit his lips and placed his hand on the door handle. He wondered how Sebastian would react when he found out that it wasn’t Ida.

He took a deep breath and gently pushed the door open, stepping into the room and shutting the door behind him.

Zeno was surprised to feel the cool night air on his skin the moment he went into the room.

He turned and realized the glass door that led to the balcony was slightly open, allowing the soft wind to slowly lift the white transparent curtains as it entered the room.

With the aid of the moonlight, he could make out Sebastian’s tall figure in the dark, and he could also smell the smoke in the air.

Sebastian was smoking again, he’d come to realize that he did that whenever he was stressing about something.

He really wished he could just take away everything that was bothering Sebastian, he was carrying a lot of things on his shoulder.

Zeno was startled when Sebastian’s voice once again rang out from the balcony. "Drop it on the table and leave," He ordered.

Sebastian noticed that the person in his room had just entered and went quiet; he wasn’t in the mood to entertain any drama, so he just asked him to drop it and leave; however, the voice he heard made his whole body ache with longing he was fighting hard to suppress.

"It’s me, Zeno..." Zeno replied in a quiet voice.

He kept his eyes locked on Sebastian’s figure, not wanting to miss any reaction from him.

Sebastian’s hand that was taking the cigarette to his lips paused midair as he slowly turned to see the person who had spoken inside the room.

His heart skipped a beat when he saw Zeno standing at the center of his room, looking so scared yet beautiful.

This was why he’d been avoiding him all day; he knew he couldn’t resist him if he let himself get close to Zeno; he no longer had control over how much he wanted Zeno.

"What are you doing here, Zeno," He asked, puffing his smoke.

Zeno gripped the envelope, "I brought you the envelope," He replied, not removing his eyes from Sebastian’s figure.

Sebastian nodded, "You have. Drop it on the table and leave," He said coldly as he turned away from Zeno and returned to watching the beautiful City below the building.

He gritted his teeth, hoping Zeno would obey him, and left. He didn’t know how to face him after ignoring him the whole day.

Zeno scoffed very quietly. He walked over to the white table at the corner of the room and dropped the envelope on it, then he slowly turned and walked closer to the balcony.

Sebastian heard Zeno’s footsteps getting closer and sighed. "Stop, Zeno, I ordered you to leave," His words were commanding but his voice was as soft as the wind.

Zeno paused just two feet from the balcony door, "So, you’ve been really avoiding me all day," He stated.

Even if he already knew that the confirmation made it more painful.

"Just go, Zeno, that’s an order," Sebastian said in an emotionless tone.

Zeno shook his head, "No."

Sebastian heard his stubborn reply and turned to face him. "Are you-"

"Yes, Sebastian, I’m questioning your order...this night, I’ll question a lot of things," Zeno interrupted fearlessly.

Sebastian closed his eyes for a second before he finally walked out from the balcony.

He pushed the curtains aside and walked toward Zeno.

Zeno thought he was tough enough to face Sebastian, but when he saw him in the black silk robe and low-hanging pants, he felt all his resolve wearing away. Sebastian’s ’out of the shower’ hair was calling to him to run his fingers through them.

But he forced himself to focus on Sebastian’s face, even though it would be hard to focus on such a devilishly handsome face, he’d try, he had to.

Sebastian stared at Zeno’s face, feeling speechless for a while before he suddenly cleared his throat; he moved closer and stopped right in front of him, "I’ll ask one last time, Zeno, what are you doing here?" He locked his eyes with Zeno’s, internally fighting his hands that were trying to reach out and draw Zeno into his arms.

Tension was high between them; the pheromones were rising higher and higher in the room, and if it were to be flammable, it’d burn the whole hotel down with the slightest scratch of a matchstick.

Zeno knew that Sebastian was trying to send him away, but he didn’t flinch; he slowly covered the space between them and raised his hand to Sebastian’s face, gently cupping the side of his face and staring deeper into his grey orbs.

"I’ve missed you," Zeno confessed.

That was the last response Sebastian was expecting from Zeno. His breath hitched in his lungs, and he shut his eyes, allowing himself to feel Zeno’s soft hand on his skin.

However, he quickly opened his eyes and stepped away from Zeno. He was done entertaining himself with someone who hated him, with someone who had someone he already loved.

"You’re doing it again, Sebastian. Why are you avoiding me?" Zeno asked with a frown.

Sebastian scoffed, "And how’s that supposed to bother you, Zeno? We’re nothing," He shrugged and walked over to the table, pulling out a drawer and sliding the envelope into the drawer.

Zeno frowned, he refused to be pushed away by Sebastian’s hurtful words tonight.

He moved closer to him and stood behind him. "Stop trying to be strong all the time; allow someone to heal you. I know you’re hurting inside, I might not know your story, but I know you need to let someone in; you need to let someone heal you," Zeno was about to hug Sebastian from behind, but he stepped aside, moving away from him.

"And you think you’re the one to heal me?" Sebastian asked with a scoff.

He knew his words were about to hurt Zeno, but he said them anyway; he just wanted to get Zeno out of his side; he didn’t want to be the type of person forcing himself on someone.

"Seb-"

"In case you’ve forgotten, you’re nothing but a good fuck, and just in case you think that you can act however you want with me because I get my dick in you so often, then I think it’s time we end the stupid contract, I got bored of you a long time ago, I want to someone else, someone worthy," His heart broke as he slammed his shoulder against Zeno’s and walked toward his tall wardrobe.

He pulled something out from it and slowly walked back to Zeno; standing right in front of him, he raised his hand in front of Zeno, locking his eyes on Zeno’s misty ones.

Zeno recognized the paper as their contract, their exclusive contract, his heart hammered as he thought of many reasons why Sebastian must have brought it with him on the trip.

Sebastian slowly tore the contract in Zeno’s face, throwing the pieces to the floor. "You don’t have to sleep with me anymore, you can go ahead and bend over for Nicholas - Ugh!" Sebastian staggered back, holding his cheek in surprise.

Zeno had slapped him, hard.

Tears had formed in Zeno’s eyes; he was hyperventilating; he was angry, insulted, and heartbroken.

Did Sebastian really have to be such an ass?

"Don’t fucking speak that way about me, I’m no one’s whore!" Zeno screamed, pointing at Sebastian.

Sebastian chuckled, removing his hand from his cheek, "Well, I think you are, you were quite easy for me to fuck," He said scornfully.

Sebastian felt like he was about to fall to the ground with the amount of pain that shot through his heart as he saw the pained expression on Zeno’s face.

Zeno balled his fists, "And you never stopped to ask yourself why I made myself so easy for you?" His voice was barely above a whisper.

Sebastian shrugged, and walked closer to Zeno, placing a finger under his chin. "Because you’re just a loose whore, but I’m done with you; you can go back to your Nicholas," He whispered.

Zeno let a tear run down his cheek, taking a step away from Sebastian, shaking his head; he was defeated. He didn’t know what else to say.

He looked into Sebastian’s eyes and whispered. "Did I never really mean nothing to you? All those times I thought we had something; was it all my imagination? Did you not feel something for me, even if it was for a second? I thought you wanted me..."

Sebastian shut his eyes and turned away from Zeno, but he was surprised when Zeno grabbed his shoulder and turned him back to face him.

"I thought you wanted me?!" He questioned very loudly, his emotions raw in his voice, his eyes were teary and sad.

"I did! Damn it, I still do!" Sebastian couldn’t do this anymore; he might just as well get a knife and stab himself, It’ll be a relief to the kind of pain he was feeling within him.

Zeno paused, his pulse quickening; he raised his shaky hand to Sebastian’s face; his voice was low and cautious; he didn’t want to say something that’d make Sebastian go back into his shell now that they were getting somewhere. "Then-"

Sebastian raised his hand and placed it above Zeno’s on the side of his face, "Thought you wanted your freedom, do you want to be owned?" He whispered shakily and turned away from Zeno again.

Zeno couldn’t let him go, "Yes! Owned by you! Why are you fucking pushing me away?!"

"Because I fucking love you, and I don’t want to keep hurting you! Fuck this!" Sebastian burst out, clutching his chest to keep it calm as it felt like it was about to jump out of his chest with how nervous he felt.

Silence.

Absolute dead Silence.

Zeno’s heart stopped beating for two whole seconds, and then it started like crazy, making g him breathless.

His eyes never left Sebastian’s as the loud silence stretched between them. Zeno couldn’t find his voice anymore.

Sebastian slowly covered the distance between them and cautiously wrapped an arm around Zeno’s waist, "I can’t fucking stop loving you, Zeno," He muttered quietly before he covered Zeno’s lips in the sweetest kiss ever.