Page 29 of Devotion


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She wears a loose-fitting, pale blue top that brings out the color of her eyes. Jeans that hug her curves. Her pale skin is covered, not a speck of cleavage or thigh showing, and yet she’s so utterly feminine, so perfectly wholesome, I want to protect her and keep her safe.

She’s married.

Yeah, she’s fucking married to a man who beat her.

I’ll find out who he is, and I’ll make sure he doesn’t make that mistake again. Mario’s already working on it. I won’t tell herthat.

I’ve known men who’ve hit women before. Weak-assed pussies who couldn’t hold their own in a fight.I’m not a womanizer, and I’m not a woman worshipper, but hell if I’m not somewhere in between.

I’d never lose who I am to a woman I loved, because love is a fleeting feeling and who I am matters in this family. I respect my brother Ricco, but the man had to step down as leader of our family because of his sick wife.

Loving a woman means giving something up. It isn’t possible to love a wife and my family in equal measure.

Jesus. Why do I fucking care about love?

I’m engaged to be married.

Yes, sir.

She knows I like it when she calls mesir.

She has no fucking idea.

I lift my phone and send Timeo a text.

Get me a fucking submissive tonight.

I need to get this aggression and testosterone out before it chokes me, and I do something I regret.

Sure thing. Preferences?

No brats. No hard limits.

Consider it done.

I take a piece of cotton and wet it with saline. Try to think of a way of cleaning her up without having to touch her again. Then shake my head at myself because do I have no fucking self-control?

“Give me your hand.”

I nestle her hand in my palm. “This might sting,” I say, hesitating to hurt her.

“I know. Do it.”

I grit my teeth and swipe the blood off her palm. She doesn’t even flinch.

Brave, then, too.

Of course.

“Does it hurt?”

“Doesn’t feel good, but I’ve felt a lot worse than that.”

I bet she has.

“Looks like there isn’t much of a cut after all.”

“Good, because I have a meal to cook tonight.”

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