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“No, a collar for a submissive. Lorenzo is a dominant and Anya is his submissive as well as his wife.”
“I-I mean I’ve read about them in books, but how does that work? Does he control everything she does?”
“I don’t know, Kat. It’s their personal business, but I do know they’re both very much devoted to each other and very happy.”
“Okay,” she says with a frown.
“What?”
“She just seemed a little afraid of him when they were together in the hall.”
I laugh out loud at that because the thought of Anya being scared of Lorenzo is one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard. I mean it shouldn’t be — he makes grown men shit their pants — but Anya has him wrapped around her little finger. “Trust me she isn’t the slightest bit afraid of him. They have a power exchange, yes, and he controls a lot of aspects of her life, but it’s a consensual one, which they navigate together as a couple. Sometimes, they will appear like any other couple, and other times, like today, he takes control. He often does when they’re in a new or unfamiliar situation, like meeting you today. You should talk to her about it.”
“So are they into BDSM?” she whispers.
“No idea. It’s none of our business what they do in private.” I laugh at her curiosity because it is so nice to have these open conversations with her after months of frustration and miscommunication.
She wraps her arms around my neck. “So, you and Lorenzo are good then?”
“He’s my brother, Kat. Of course we’re good.”
“Well, we both know that simply being related by blood does not guarantee a happy and respectful relationship,” she says, and I don’t miss the tears pricking her eyes as she blinks them away.
I brush her hair back from her face. “Whenever I see your brother again, I will thank him for bringing you to me.”
That makes her blush, and that makes my cock twitch. “There are rumors about you and Lorenzo though, did you know that?”
“That I stole his crown and we hate each other?” I ask, aware of such idle gossip.
“Yes.”
“You should never believe everything you hear, kitten.” I press a kiss on the tip of her nose, and she sighs contentedly.
“Are there any other rumors that aren’t true that I should know about?” she whispers.
“Sophia will have dinner waiting,” I tell her, avoiding the question and taking her hand. “And if you think Lorenzo was terrifying earlier, then wait until you see him when he’s hungry.”
She laughs and the sound is so carefree and sweet that it makes my heart sink. One day, she’s going to find out the truth about the other rumors, and I wonder if she’ll forgive me for keeping it from her.
Chapter38
Dante
Iroll my neck until it cracks. The sound makes Lorenzo glance at me. He’s been back home for over two months, and I love having him here, but he’s not as involved in our family business as he was. Anya has medical appointments that he needs to attend with her.
I expect he can feel the tension in me too, even from a few feet away, but I can’t fucking help it. This whole situation with Kat and the baby, and how unreasonably pissed it’s made our father, who calls me about setting a wedding date at least four times a week, has me on edge. Not to mention that we still haven’t figured out who was behind the shootout at the restaurant a few months earlier. I need to do something to work off this rage that is burning through me. If she wasn’t five months pregnant, I would work it all out with Kat. Lock us in my bedroom and fuck her seven ways to Sunday until I feel better.
“…so, I told him to go fuck himself,” Tony says, directing my attention back to the two men sitting opposite. My father sent them here because he thought we might need extra manpower.
I don’t particularly like either of the men sitting in front of us, but they are remnants from my father’s glory days, and I keep them around because he asked me to. Despite the fact that they are annoying assholes whose egos are way too big for their position in life, they get the job done when necessary.
This isn’t a private meeting and the door to my study is open. I stare out into the hallway, waiting for an excuse to show these two assholes out of my house. I almost smile when she appears, standing in the open door, wearing the pale blue overalls that Joey bought for her, and despite my protests that they were hideous, they actually look cute on her.
After the four-month scan, we chose a room for the nursery and she’s been decorating it for the past few days. She has a streak of white paint on her nose, and fuck me if she doesn’t look goddamn adorable.
Her eyes lock on mine, and the corners of her lips curl up slightly, as though she’s about to offer me one of her beautiful, genuine smiles.
“And then I told him to go fuck her too,” Tony adds, and both he and Elmo laugh loudly. Elmo has the most annoying laugh I’ve ever heard in my life – like someone is strangling a fucking hyena. The noise offends my ears, but Kat’s expression changes in an instant.
