His Mafia Prince
Chapter 164: Not Sasha’s Brother

Chapter 164: Not Sasha’s Brother

(WESLEY)

Jericho seems perfectly comfortable sitting on my bed even though we are strangers. Is that supposed to show me something about him? I wonder why he is so comfortable in a strange omega’s bed. It goes through my mind to mention that staying in my room might not be the most appropriate thing to do. But I changed my mind since he is already doing me a huge favor. He can sit on my bed for as long as he wants.

I quickly step into the shower. As I strip off my boxers, I hear him speaking to baby Reign. Once more, I can’t help but smile. There is something about Jericho that amuses me. He seems nothing like the brother to head of the Triple Triad syndicate. I didn’t give much thought to Sasha Adonis and his family. If I had pictured Sasha Adonis’ younger brother, I would have pictured him as a burly dumb thuggish type. But Jericho is none of that. He seems refined and surprisingly considerate.

But he is still mafia, therefore still dangerous.

"Yeah, right." I mumble to the image of myself in the mirror. "Don’t let Jericho’s niceness fool you, he would gut you like a fish if he knew who you are in an instant."

I know this because I know how my family would react if the situation was reversed to them. My brother and Papa would flip out. That I know. They would flip out if they learnt that I was living at Miles’ Caspar home. To my father and brother, things are very black and white. I’m certain that they would see me as a traitor for associating myself with an Italian family mob. They wouldn’t think twice before murdering me. They would surely murder me, because they threatened to do that if I dared to run away. Now that I ruined their little plan for the merger, I know that they will definitely not forgive me.

Not that I would ask for their forgiveness anyway.

I shake my head to dismiss all thoughts of Jericho and my family. Other people shouldn’t mean anything, I’m perfectly happy living my solitary life. All that matters is just me and the kids that I take care of. I’m perfectly fulfilled by taking care of the babies that are assigned to me. Do I wish I had my own kids? Yes. But that’s never going to happen. So, I direct all the love that I have in me to other people’s children. At least, it softens the blow of being a defective omega.

I step into the shower and wash up as quickly as I can. I scrub my body and hair thoroughly with an orange scented shampoo and shower gel. I don’t bother to shave when I get out of the shower. My stubble grows slightly. It’s like the brown hair in my head. I dress fast and head out of the steamy bathroom.

When I get into my room, I find Jericho actually sleeping on my bed. Baby Reign is lying on his stomach asleep. At first, I thought that they were both asleep, but then I notice that Jericho’s eyes are open. He puts a finger on his lips and I stop in my tracks. He can’t be serious. Is he squashing me in my own bedroom? Is he forgetting that I’m actually the Manny here? I should be the one taking care of the baby. He only did me a favor. Or does he expect me to go amuse myself while he lies on my bed with baby Reign on his stomach?

"Why are you shunning me?" I hiss.

"Because I don’t want you waking up the baby." He says as though I didn’t know that already.

"It’s fine." I blink with confusion. "If he wakes up, I’ll just handle him." I say quietly. "You can go now." I say but when he makes no effort to move, it puzzles me. "I’m serious. You are free to leave now, just put the baby to bed."

"But I feel bad about waking him up." He says with a frown on his face. "He is sleeping so deeply."

I’m forced to stifle a laugh at his disturbed expression. "Really, Jericho. I can take it from here, okay? This is what they are paying me to do here. This is my job." I put sarcastic emphasis on the word job because it seems like he has forgotten that the baby is my responsibility. "Thanks for watching him while I was taking a shower. But now I need to earn my keep."

He sighs loudly then lays the baby on the bed top. Baby Reign whimpers for a few seconds then goes back to sleep again. Jericho rolls off the bed slowly off the bed then approaches me.

"You can always ask again if you need my help." He runs his gaze over my face then stops at my lips. "I’ll always be here to please."

There he goes, flirting with me again. I love how husky his voice is. On a normal day, I wouldn’t consider hooking up with someone associated with my employers. But it’s been so long since I had sex. I can tell from the look in his eyes that he is interested. If I’m being honest, he is tempting me. But I know better than to fall into it.

There is a reason I have rules.

Yes, I have rules. I put them in place to protect me. I barely sleep around with alphas, and on the rare occasions that I do, I make sure that they aren’t mafia guys. But Jericho, Jericho is enticing. He is confident and from what I gather, he seems like an excellent lover. But I don’t want trouble. Something about Jericho hints at me that he will be exactly that.

"Thanks again for watching baby Reign." I lift my chin and say politely. "I’ve got it from here."

My dismissive tone seems to upset him considering how he frowns at me. But he doesn’t address my rejection. He forces out a charming smile instead. "Maybe we should hang out later tonight. After the baby sleeps. Get to know each other more."

"Oh, but that doesn’t sound like a good idea. I’m always on call when the baby wakes up." I say.

"That can’t be true. Everyone needs time."

"No, not me." I say as I head to the door, hoping that he will follow me. I’m trying to signal that the conversation is over but he isn’t picking the cue. "I bet you’ll be busy too, learning all that you need to learn."

"Of course. I will be busy, but I’m willing to make time for you." He smiles wryly. "What do you say? Don’t you wanna come to my room tonight?"

His bluntness and persistence catch me off guard. He is not even masking that he wants us to get together for sex and not anything else. I can never match his confidence. It seems to me like he doesn’t get rejected very often. "I’m sorry, Jericho, but hanging out doesn’t seem like a good idea. I might end up offending my employers."

"It’s not like they need to know, unless you plan on telling them."

"No." I wince. "I don’t mean to come out as a prude or something. I’m here to work. That’s just it." I say while avoiding his gaze. I don’t want to give him any idea that I might be attracted to him. "It was nice meeting you today though. And thanks for the help with baby Reign."

He narrows his gaze. Something tells me that he hasn’t taken my dismissal positively. "Of course. I’m glad I could help." He moves towards the door but when he hesitates, I’m afraid that he might push back, but he leaves instead.

I slump against the door, relieved that he finally got the point. It doesn’t matter that I am attracted to Jericho. Crossing the line with him would be completely reckless and out of the question. Of all options, I think that respecting him is the sane thing to do. I don’t care how attractive he is. I didn’t come all this way to be killed for sleeping with the enemy.

"I did the right thing." I mutter to myself. I could try and convince myself that I like nothing about this alpha, but the way he stands out to me is something that I can’t just downplay like that. I know that wanting him in any way could expose me. Not to mention that that would give me problems with my employers. I’m not sure that they would welcome the idea.

I’m sure that I’m only getting these temptations because I made no time to date last year. Never once have I been promiscuous, but lately, my sex life has been almost non-existent. It makes sense that I was drawn to Jericho. Even introverted omegas like myself crave alphas companionship sometimes. It would be a good idea to seek company of some sexy alpha on my day off.

Preferably not one with lavender blue eyes, and whose brother is Sasha Adonis. No.

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