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I’m it for him…it!
My eyes search his. Heisspeaking the truth. Every fiber of my being knows it.
For a second my heart soars, and I feel the pulse of this undeniable connection to him. It has the power to make me forget everything around me and shrinks the world down to just him and me.
No… shrinking is not right at all. It’s the opposite. It’s an expansive explosion that obliterates everything around us.
The One. The One. The One.
It echoes through my mind, my body, my soul.
I’ve always wanted to be theOnefor someone, especially after the way my previous relationships ended. I’ve wanted someone in my life who would go through thick and thin to be with me.
Well, Tiero has gone beyond that.
I close my eyes, shaking my head to break the spell.
How could I possibly be with someone who kidnapped me? Who has so little regard or respect for my life choices? Because I chose to leave.
His actions have eroded all the trust we had.
To now declare his love after putting me through terror… how could any relationship recover from that?
Correction… relationship is too strong a word… it was a vacation fling.
I reluctantly open my eyes again.
Gualtiero is looming right in front of me, and I feel caged in sitting in this chair. I want… no, need, to break free, but his piercing gaze has me rooted to the spot.
Then the scent of his delicious aftershave hits my senses and my stomach flutters.
Dammit.
Why does he always have to smell so fricking good?
He needs to step back. His proximity is stirring up too many familiar feelings I’m trying hard to ignore.
“Let me ask you a question, princess. If you were a pirate and you came upon a great treasure, a treasure that, when you look at it, makes your world brighter, your dead heart sing, and your soul complete. What would you do with that treasure?”
His hands reach out to my arms, pinning them down on the armrests of my chair, and automatically, I lean my body away from him. Undeterred, Gualtiero moves closer until his face is only inches away from mine, his eyes dazzling in their intensity.
“Wouldn’t you do everything in your power to hang onto your treasure? Keep it safe from harm?”
I don’t want to hear this. If I had freedom of my hands, I would cover my ears. He leans in closer, his mouth right next to my ear.
“You are my treasure, Ella.”
I move my head to the side, trying to glare at him.
“I’mnota possession, Gualtiero.” My voice has venom in it. “I’m not something you steal and lock away. I’m my own person. I don’t belong to anyone.”
He shakes his head. “That’s where you’re wrong. You belong to me.
“I will take care of you in every way. The thought of you returning to your old life, of other men looking at you, touching you, and taking what’s mine, that’s unacceptable,” he tells me in a low voice.
“You are mine. And mine alone,” he declares once more with so much conviction in his voice. “You belong by my side. From now on, wherever I go, you’ll go.”
I stare at him in utter disbelief. “This is a criminal act, Signor De Marco. It’s called deprivation of liberty.”
