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His dark, swarthy good looks, brimming with masculine intensity, causes my heart to beat a little faster. The way he looks at me through those demonic eyes causes me to shiver, and it’s not out of fear. When he speaks, his voice is husky and laced with dangerous intent, and I crave every syllable. Then there’s that magnificent body that could crush a woman’s heart as well as a man’s soul and I would gladly sacrifice my own to his.
Yes, Domenico Ortega is the most intense man I have ever met, and it’s like the hardest drug. Lethal, desirable, and the cause of the most massive high, followed by an incredible need for more.
He pushes open the door to a room I wasn’t expecting. Unlike his own bedroom, this one is in direct contrast. Dressed completely in white silk, it shimmers in the moonlight that spills through the open window, causing the breeze to calm my already heated skin. The silk drapes billow and the white shagpile carpet bunches beneath my toes. The soft warm lighting calms and the inviting bed covered in silk sheets and a white fur throw makes my eyes heavy with the need to sleep.
Domenico says gruffly, “This will be your room. You will find everything you need and if there is anything missing, I’ll get it for you.”
I stare around in stunned surprise and whisper, “It’s beautiful.”
I’ve almost forgotten I’m naked, dressed only in his fur throw as I stand before him, my hair cascading down my back and my eyes wide with wonder.
I wander around the room, gazing with admiration at the exquisite décor and stylish touches that make this room a work of art. Then my eye is drawn to the most beautiful chaotic painting that takes pride of place on the far wall.
As I stand before it, I gaze in wonder at a masterpiece and whisper reverently, “Is that …?”
“A Matisse.” He stands beside me and it’s as if a shadow is cast over my soul as my heart beats faster. I have a strange yearning to hold his warm skin against mine, and I’m not even sure why I lean a little closer to the warmth emanating from his body. I have an incredible need for his arms to fold around me, which shocks me a little.
Is Domenico Ortega my knight in shining armor? Like fuck he is, and I must push away these fanciful thoughts and shut them down forever.
“It’s stunning.” I praise his choice in art, and he laughs huskily. “It’s an investment, nothing more.”
“So, you don’t appreciate art for the beauty before you?”
I’m a little disappointed about that and he laughs softly.
“I appreciate many things, Flora. The curve of a woman’s ass, the way her tits bounce against my chest as I fuck her hard and the beautiful sight of my cock filling her smart mouth.”
I turn away in disgust because he has just proven to me that he is no different to the rest and when he snatches my wrist and pulls me back to face him, I’m surprised when he drags his index finger down my face and stares into my eyes with a heated desire that makes my breath hitch.
“I appreciate you, Flora Corlietti. Your beauty, your femininity, and your pure soul. You don’t belong here; you don’t belong with me, but I’m a collector of beautiful things and I’ve never met anyone that fits that description more than you.”
“Collect me?”
I’m confused, and he nods, a wicked smile appearing on his face that tells me he has a plan for me that I may not be comfortable with.
“I won’t let you go until you fall in love with me.”
His words take me by surprise and my mouth drops as I peer through my lashes at a man who shouldn’t talk like that.
“But you said…”
I falter, my mind racing to keep up because he promised I could start again if I helped him. I’m astonished when he pulls me flush against his body with a firm hand in the small of my back and as the fur throw hits the ground, my naked skin hits his.
I am overwhelmed by desire. His gruff tone increases it when he whispers, “I have until your sister dies to make you fall in love with me. When her timer runs out, so does ours. You will be given a choice. Leave and start again somewhere safe, away from this life—away from me. Or marry me and walk by my side into a turbulent future. A dark future filled with pain, anger, and horror. A mafia future that will be breath-taking in its intensity as you discover I love just as hard.”
The way his eyes flash is compelling and feeling bold, I say breathlessly, “Then I’ll look forward to experiencing your powers of persuasion.”
A wicked smile lights up his face and his eyes flash with a danger I strangely crave. This moment is intoxicating, dangerous and destructive because he has unleashed a side of me I choose to ignore most of the time. I walked away from darkness, hell I ran away. Then why is it so enticing to race straight back into it and jump headfirst into the flames of hell, holding this man’s hand as I go?
CHAPTER14
DOM
Iwasn’t kidding when I told Flora I wanted her as my wife. Why the fuck wouldn’t I? She is everything I dreamed of as a child since learning the power of attraction. Soft, sweet and vulnerable with a hidden steel inside. Kind, funny and gorgeous, with a body for sin.
I want to devour Flora Corlietti and break her over and over again just for my pleasure. I want to pick her up at will and play with her until she passes out from exhaustion and I want to do it for the rest of whatever life I have left.
Now I must use her to bring her sister down and the weasel that scurries by her side. Mario Bachini will suffer for daring to try to bring my family down, but most of all he will suffer for what he did to Flora.
