Page 53 of Sins that Find Us


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Then I hear a voice that sounds suspiciously like Kane in my head, reminding me that I’m trying to reason and logic away the idea that someone might want me simply because they do. Alice has made it no secret that I interest her, but…

To choose me over the others?

“You’d better not make him wait,” James whispered to me before letting go, and I had turned to him, wishing I could see his face just this once.

“Don’t hate me.” It’s an order, but it comes across like a plea, and I’m expecting the hand that touches my face and the kiss that falls on my lips.

“Never.”

Then I’m alone.

I make my way to Ari’s playroom without the help of my cane because there’s no need for it here. Maybe it’s saying something that I no longer feel unsteady with Alice, but maybe it’s just getting used to her. Either way, I find the door without hesitation, and I step inside just as Kane goes silent.

I follow the direction of the AI and the sound of his heavy breathing, and his fingers brush against mine. He will marry her, of course, and James will give her a child because he’s the only one of us capable of doing it—though I doubt Kane told her that bit of information just yet.

I come to a stop and touch my earbud, turning off the AI before Kane turns and takes me by the side of the neck and gently taps into my skin. ‘Just say the word and this ends.’

I know what he’s asking. It’s not necessarily between fucking her and her death, but that’s on the table. He will ruin Guido Romano either way, but I know being able to take what’s his like this brings Kane a sort of sadistic joy. Hell, it does the same for me. For all of us.

But in spite of trying my best to push Alice to the side and never think of her as anything other than a means to an end, she’s under my skin now.

And she chose me.

‘She chose me,’ I repeat against his hand.

He breathes out softly and presses his nose to my cheek before he nods. I want to tell him that I miss his face. That I need more than just his quiet acquiescence to tell me that this is really what he wants. But then he lets go, and it’s just me—the beauty and the beast. The beautiful princess, now trapped in her castle, just like all of us are.

* * *

She follows without complaint.Maybe it’s self-preservation, which is a nice change from when she was trying to starve herself to death, but I don’t know if she’s aware of what’s coming next. I’m going to take her to my room, work her up until she’s begging, then fill her up with my come.

And it’s going to be…documented. Kane is going to weaponize this gift she’s giving me in order to carry on the domino effect against the Romano family, and it’ll be done all out of spite. It’s something I learned early on about Kane. He will never take the simple way out.

Far too many times, he’s had Guido at his mercy. He has men inside his personal entourage who would put a bullet in his brain the second they were given the order. But Kane wants to draw this out. He enjoys letting Guido believe he has a chance.

Placing my hand on the knob to my bedroom door, I listen for Alice. She’s a few paces behind, but her steps haven’t faltered. I catch a whiff of her soft scent just before I turn away, and my dick gives the smallest little throb in my pants. Fuck, I have wanted her for far too long now, torturing myself with how free James had been with her and how wild Ari was out there in the gardens when he finally took what he wanted.

And now—I will have this.

And there’s no going back for either of us.

I don’t bother asking if there’s a light on when we step inside. The door shuts behind her, and then she’s entirely still. I can only pinpoint her by her breathing, but I let her wallow in the uncertainty of what’s coming next. It’ll just make the moment she submits that much sweeter. Pulling the earbud from my ear, I walk to my desk and set it down, then turn toward her.

“I have very little patience,” I say. There’s no point in trying to sugarcoat anything. “So if there’s anything I need to know…”

“Other than the fact that Kane just made me bargain my virginity for my life?” she says.

Sweet, brave girl. I almost smile as I take a few steps closer to her. “Other than that. I won’t promise you that I’ll go easy on you. I’m not sure I know how.” Also not a lie. The men I’ve spent most of my life with are anything but easy or gentle. They make me crave pain as much as I crave pleasure, and I’m not sure I can do this any other way now. I’m close enough I can feel the heat of her body, and I’m startled when she touches me first. Her hand is small and soft and cold, which betrays her terror as she lays it against the side of my neck.

“And you?”

I feel myself blinking rapidly and have an irrational urge to pull out my prosthetics because I hate the feeling of blinking when nothing changes. “What about me?”

“You didn’t ask for this.”

Bold of her to acknowledge it. “And you were what? Curious what it was like to fuck a blind man?”

She’s close enough that I can feel her flinch at the words. “I thought I was going to die,” she repeats. “I just wanted some control before that happened. I wanted to be able to choose. I was being selfish, not thinking about the fact that I was takingyourchoice away.”

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