Page 31 of Revenge of Sin

That smile as she looks up at me, it causes something in my chest to tighten with emotion.She stretches on tiptoes and kisses my lips lightly.“Let me slip the pasta into the water.Everything else is ready,” she says softly, leaving my side to go to the stove.

Anna looks so natural at my stove that it’s hard to imagine she hasn’t been here every fucking day of my life.Nicolo is right.This woman, somehow, I have managed to let her get to me in ways I never thought imaginable.

And the fact that she’s a Cassone, or that she’s Massimo Roselli’s to protect, or even that she may have been promised by a dying man to a bastard that will kill me for taking what’s his, not one of those things matter a bit.

She’s mine.

Perhaps giving her more leeway, letting her know I trust her with the important things in my life will help her open up and trust me more too.Just the fact that she could have used that gun, knows quite well how to use that gun, could have pulled it on Lanah and gotten away does not bypass me at all.She could have been long gone by the time I got home and if she had meant harm to any of my family, Lanah could have been gone too.

Anna pulls plates from the cupboard while I get the salad she has in the refrigerator out and then set the table as she takes care of the pasta.I take a sip of my wine, watching her plate our dishes as I try to decide just exactly how to handle my sexy little captive.

20

Anna

His lips slide from the delicate spot of my ear down the length of my nape, warmth blazing a trail of heat along the most sensitive parts of my body, causing me to shiver the same way he always does when he touches me.Our bodies were made for each other.

Vincenzo slides the material of my dress from my shoulders and lets it waft to the floor, leaving me standing in nothing but kitten heels, which I slip out of and push to the side as my fingers find his zipper and free him from the restraints of his pants.

The long shaft of steel feels velvety but hard and unrelenting in my hands, pulsing as I caress and stroke it with my palm.Vincenzo captures my lips, and they part for him, welcoming the feel of his tongue dancing with my own, flaming my desire as precum seeps from the end of his rod.

He kisses me like in my dreams as though kissing me can save our very lives.And when he gently breaks it and caresses my lips with his thumb everything south clenches.This intimacy, sometimes it’s almost too much.There’s no way to separate the escalating feelings for this man from the desire that we’ve always had, and now, I no longer think I want to.

I slide to my knees, taking his velvet rod of steel into my mouth, as much of him as I can until he holds my head, helping me take him gradually to the very back of my throat.

Vincenzo’s moans of pleasure make my pussy drip with anticipation.This is power, making a man feel this good, bringing him to the edge and keeping him there, and watching the passion explode in those eyes as I caress his balls as he readies to come.There is nothing like it and the minute before he’s ready, I know.I know everything about him, what he likes, where he likes it, how he likes me positioned.And when his hands slide over the sides of my head firmer, I know he’s close.So close that I can feel him pulse beneath my tongue.

But Vincenzo doesn’t give away his power or control easily, and he doesn’t do it now.He takes me under the arms, lifting me to a standing position before lifting me by the hips.He doesn’t need a wall to hold me against, brute strength muscle and stamina is all he needs.

“Wrap your legs around me, princessa,” he growls, driving into my wet hot heat the minute my legs settle around his waist.Joined as one he thrusts deep inside, holding me tight, capturing my lips while driving against that special little button inside.The way he moves, sliding in and out, it takes my breath away and every time he hits that button and then grinds against my side wall makes that inevitable wave of pleasure so much closer until he quickens his pace so fast that I can barely breathe and the dam breaks and I’m left screaming his name.

Vincenzo spills his seed deep inside, hot wet, strand after strand of desire as he rocks us to a finish and then carries me to his bed.He lies beside me as our bodies begin to relax and calm.I stroke his abdomen, playing with the small hairs that lead a path to his groin, basking in the aftermath of what for us is always earth-shaking satisfying.

I will miss this, more than he will ever know, but after everything I learned today, the only way to right this wrong is to do it myself.For him, his family, my family, and even Addie.Everyone who knows me or helps me is going to be on the Gallini’s hit list and I can’t and won’t have that on my conscious.

But I will remember this night, and every night with Vincenzo because it’s clear that the feelings I have for him are going to be there longer than I could have ever dreamed.

Far after I’m gone…

21

Vincenzo

Iwatch the minute hand on my watch, waiting impatiently until it’s time before hitting the button that will connect me to my father and hopefully to the information that I need.“Vincenzo here,” I say after the routine clicks letting me know we’re on a secure line.

“Your instincts were correct, as usual.The Gallinis see the Sarones as a way to take over the territory they control, and a way into ours.They’re sending in more family, cousins and all to help Bastian.And word on the street is Bastian will do anything to get the Cassone girl.Revenge is in his heart, Son.He told his father that she’s his by right and he plans to marry her and make every living day hell.”

“I heard the rumor too, but thought it was just that, that what he really wanted was revenge.”

“No, I’m not sure why but it goes deeper than that.He wants the white dress, the whole extravaganza to show all the world that she is his.Evil bastard.”

My chest tightens with fury.“Anna doesn’t belong to him.There is no contract that I’m aware of.She recalls her father’s torture right up to the time his life was ended, and he never agreed to that, Papa.I’m not giving her to a fuck who wants to marry her and then torture her to death.”

“I’ve still got my sources with ears to the ground, learning what they can, but for now, secure your mother and sister, bring them to the tower, keep them protected at all costs.At least until we know their full play.”

“Already done.They’re settling in nicely.”

“Good, Son, good.I’ll get a hold of you if I hear more.Find out as much as you can from the men at the docks.”