  ***POV - Melaena 
  &quot;You ok?&quot;  He walks up to me and I bite my lower lip.  He cocks his head to the side when I don t answer but just keeps on staring at that perfectly sculpted chest.  He puckers up a smile and I feel a blush rush to my cheeks and I quickly turn my head feeling slightly embarrassed for being caught drooling.
  &quot;Maybe you should get cleaned up too.  I'll put some clothes for you on my bed.&quot;  He walks to the cupboard and drops the towel, exposing his blessedly naked bums of steel.  This man is not shy, and with a body like that, why should he be?  He pulls on some grey tracksuit pants, hanging low around his waist.  His skin is still damp and I swallow my desire back.  Why couldn't I feel like this about Ren or Alejandro or anybody else for that matter?  Why him?  He puts some clothes on the bed and hands me a clean towel. 
  &quot;I'll go heat up th

  ***POV - Melaena 
  I wake up clinging to a pillow that smells like Damion and I take a deep breath, enjoying the familiar fragrance.   I roll onto my back with a big smile and open my eyes slowly, not wanting to let this dream end.
  &quot;Good, you're up.&quot; I look lovingly at the guy sitting on the side of the bed.  This really is a great dream.  
  &quot;I was getting tired of your snoring.&quot;  I jump up when reality hits me, pulling the covers with me.  I look around frantically.  And just like that, the dream ends and the asshole is back.
  &quot;I don t snore!&quot;  He laughs and then hands me a cup of coffee. 
  I eagerly take a sip of the hot beverage.  If I ever needed a cup of coffee it would be right now. 
  &quot;You drool too, little angel.  Probably from dreaming about me naked.&quot;  His nickname for me somehow always makes me feel special like I belong to him s

  ***POV - Melaena
  For a while everybody just sits silently, processing what we heard.  Hayley got up and disappeared into the kitchen.  I m leaning back against Damion s chest, his one hand absentmindedly stroking my arm.  My nails are digging into the upholstery of the couch.
  &quot;Did our father kill our mom?&quot;  Jackson asks and I can see that they re all just as shocked about the story as I am or maybe even more so.  I can still remember bits and pieces of my parents, but I would never have thought for a million years that they were gang leaders. Well, I was only 10 when mom died, but still. 
  &quot;No, your dad has his flaws, but he loved your mother and you more than anything.  We re not sure who killed her, but we suspected that Harry did it out of revenge.  It s also conjectured that he was responsible for the car-bombing.&quot; 
  &quot;Is our dad still alive?&quot;  Lo

***POV - Melaena 
  &quot;You ok?&quot;  He walks up to me and I bite my lower lip.  He cocks his head to the side when I don t answer but just keeps on staring at that perfectly sculpted chest.  He puckers up a smile and I feel a blush rush to my cheeks and I quickly turn my head feeling slightly embarrassed for being caught drooling.
  &quot;Maybe you should get cleaned up too.  I'll put some clothes for you on my bed.&quot;  He walks to the cupboard and drops the towel, exposing his blessedly naked bums of steel.  This man is not shy, and with a body like that, why should he be?  He pulls on some grey tracksuit pants, hanging low around his waist.  His skin is still damp and I swallow my desire back.  Why couldn't I feel like this about Ren or Alejandro or anybody else for that matter?  Why him?  He puts some clothes on the bed and hands me a clean towel. 
  &quot;I'll go heat up the food.&quot;  He walks down the stairs and I quickly strip and jump into the shower.  I let the wa

Chapter 24 Trying something new