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We practice over and over and over again, until I’m panting and sweaty and I’ve had some luck defending myself. I’m feeling a little proud, when his phone rings. It’s Sergio.
“Got it,” he says. “On my way.”
I huff out a breath of disappointment. Those words always mean he’s leaving again.Gah!
When he hangs up the phone, his dark eyes spark with danger. I almost take an involuntary step back but force myself to stay put.
“New development. We’ve got names and locations.”
“You do? The person who snuck into your apartment?”
“No,” he says, but gives me no further details. “You’re going to stay here with Sergio and Eden.”
When I don’t follow him, I half expect him to give me shit about not doing what he told me to, but I’m getting oh-so-sick of being kept in the dark about everything.
“Listen,” Adriano says, facing me fully. He takes me by the wrist and pulls me to him, his eyes as fiery as burning coal. “I’ll tell you soon. I’m not trying to keep things from you, Quinn.”
Sure buddy, and I have a bridge to sell you…
I nod. “Okay, then. Hey, have you ever done a trust fall?”
“A trust fall,” he repeats, eying me warily.
“Yeah. You let yourself fall backward. You trust me to catch you.”
“No.”
“Yeah, I knew it. You don’t trust me to catch you because you think you’re too big. You’re too heavy. It’s too much for someone as little as me to catch you. Well guess what,not everything is too heavy for me, Adriano. I’m capable of a lot more than you think I am.”
I leave, not giving him a chance to reply.
* * *
CHAPTERSEVENTEEN
“TONIGHT”
Adriano
“Step outthat door and you’ll find yourself over my knee, Quinn, and it willnotbe the good kind of spanking.”
She leaves when things get hard. She leaves when the fear of being hurt rears its ugly head.
Not this time.
I can see her struggle.
Ilovewatching her struggle.
Quinn may crave pain, but I know for a fact she likes it when I dominate her. She doesn’t like when we really, truly have something wrong between us.
And she is very aware of what kind of punishment I have in mind.
She pauses, her shoulders tense. Christ, I wish I could tell her everything, but I gave Sergio my word, and I never break my word to anyone, most especially my Don. I’ve asked him two more times now if it was time to tell her and he’s adamant that we need to be in a safer situation first.
That’s partly why he agreed to fund the security measures we put in place here at the club. It isn’t just for Quinn, though. If Quinn is in danger, so is Eden.
My tone is clipped when I order, “Turn around and getbackhere.”
