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A gamble.
My chest now bounced against his while my head leaned back to not miss a sign. But his lips were near, and his scent was unforgiving, and I found myself inhisweb. Tangled by all of him, trapped in his appeal.
I had meant to cloud his judgment, and instead, I had done it to myself.
“Careful.” He warned, but I was lost between the details of the inked lines that slipped through his collar. Lucca’s warmth brought me back as his hand securely gripped my nape and his fingers curled behind my ear. My scalp grew sensitive to his hold, and a shiver ran through my body like the wind.
“I will ruin you.” Was it a warning or a promise?
In a daze, and taken by desire as the skies roared, I dared to taunt him as he did me.
“You can’t ruin me.” The pressure in my chest ached, and heat burned my skin as if the tip of a blade had broken through it.
Lucca’s body closed any distance left. His eyes flared out of control, and when my smile broke, his thumb wiped over its feeling.
“You should listen. It will hurt less.”
“Pain is not something I fear, Lucca.”
Lucca scoffed, “Don’t feed my twisted mind, Katia.” His lips lowered, and my heart raced. “It’s sick when it’s let loose.”
Mint, bourbon, and a hint of smoke feathered my lips. I stood still, waiting for his mouth to collide and for me to take and relish on what could’ve been. Even if it was for a moment.
But his lips never reached mine, and he stole any suggestion as his hand untangled my hair and his body spread distance.
“I said I would have you begging in torture before, and Iwillruin you. The moment I fuck you, you will learn I never lie.”
Lucca’s dark eyes released me and left. All while my legs shook and my body expelled the pent-up desire he’d built. And I wonnothing.
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LUCCA
Katia had finally metme in the match of want. I had wanted her since the moment she first stepped into my study. It had been a difficult feature to hide from so many eyes on us. I wanted to take her and brand her with my name to spite the Vitelli. To take her as they’ve foolishly taken from me. But her poise and the fire in her irises had turned me on as easily as her looks had. She had been a woman created just for my tainted soul.
I wanted her to trust me. I wanted her to believe there was love in me to give. I wanted her to think of a fulfilling future in this hell of a world.
I wanted toownher heart.
That was my initial plan. To give an inch and take so much more until her body and soul could only seeme. And when all her walls were broken, and her spirit seared with hope, shatter each piece slowly. But each day, new barriers got in the way. All of them took time away from my intention to make it happen.
I had to find the balance, but for now, my men needed me. Tomorrow, I will focus on her.
Running on nicotine, bourbon, and a fresh clean suit, I sped through the streets of Miami. A deadly mix as my body couldn’t take much more in its sleep deprived state.
The storm outside mirrored my control, and I rode in silence, feeding off its roars. Traffic was light for a late morning, making my time to the shipping dock quick. After ignoring Arlo’s call earlier, I’d received his coded text message for urgency. I was ready for the worst. I just hadn’t expected it to be to such a degree.
“What do you want to do?” Arlo asked.
I stared at the dead body as his echo traveled through the empty shipyard building. The smell of rusting metal and wet muck filled my lungs with each short breath I took. It didn’t matter how potent the scent was, nothing could take my attention away from the body.
Breathe.
Think.
But how could I do such things and remain calm with such a message?
It was clear the war had started, and I wasn’t the target.
