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“We need a ring today. Bring her rubies,” I said to Steven.
Steven nodded to Janet. She rushed to the case, returning with several pieces.
Let the shopping begin.
Allegra placed a ring on her finger, twisted it in the light, then selected another. I watched her, the play of a smile on her lips and the hint of mischief in her eyes. Innocence, and fuck me, but I wanted to be the one to corrupt every part of her.
I’d gifted women jewelry before. Diamonds and wine were part of the Bruno dynasty. However, there was no enjoyment in adorning Francesca with jewels. She expected gifts because I expected her to suck my dick.
This woman didn’t seem to care about money and power. Men in her life already wielded those things as weapons. It was clear today that she’d never been given a choice in anything, not even the dress she’d wear to a wedding where she had no choice in the groom.
Guilt twisted in my gut. Not even by me. I would give her my name and protection, but I hadn’t considered her wants.
“Will you wear a band?” she asked as she touched the lion head ring on my finger. “Or will you wear this as your wedding ring?”
“I will honor the vows a ring represents.”
Janet approached. Allegra inhaled a sharp breath. Her spine stiffened. I sat up and glanced over her shoulder. Her fingers trembled as she lifted the ring from the black velvet.
“Three carat Burma ruby set in platinum,” Janet said. “One carat trillion diamonds.” A vibrant, pure red stone was flanked by two brilliant white diamonds. “An Italian designer. Appraised at three hundred and fourteen thousand dollars.”
Allegra set the ring back on the velvet.
I leaned forward. My gaze lifted to Janet and Steven. “Excuse us a moment.”
“Of course.” Steven took a step back, taking Janet with him.
I picked up the ring from the velvet and turned it in the light. I could grade the ring under the loupe, but I cared less about the quality of the diamonds or the cost. I’d buy her the red diamond if I could buy it today.
What I cared about was the way Allegra’s eyes sparked as she stared at the stones. “Do you like this ring?”
“It’s beautiful.”
Pleasure rushed through me, and heat built in my balls as I held her hand, the ring poised at her finger. “Will you feel like my wife with this ring?”
“I don’t need the ring. Even without it, I already feel like your wife.” Her breath rushed over her lips as I slid the ring onto her finger. The ruby caught the light like fire, and the diamonds sparkled with a million brilliant cuts.
“Topolina, will you marry me?”
Waiting for her words, my chest constricted. She didn’t have a choice, but she had a voice.
Moisture glistened in her eyes. She kissed me, her soft lips whispering a promise of intimacy, joined with mine. “Yes.”
I slid my lips along her neck. The subtle fragrance of her perfume seeped into my skin like the heated rays of the sun. Shallow breaths lifted her chest, and her nipples pebbled as she tilted her hand, catching light in the facets of the diamonds and ruby. Rare stones, but my future wife was a rare beauty. Like the ring, she was fire and ice.
Leveraging over her, I guided my hand beneath the hem of her dress. My fingertips brushed the underside of her knee.
“Marco.” Her breathy voice hinted at more while breaking with fear. Her hand, resting on my sternum, had my dick stretching against the fly of my slacks.
“Leave us,” I said to everyone else in the room. Then I kissed her, sliding my tongue into her mouth as I touched the satin softness of her inner thigh.
Ant stood. “Mr. Bruno would like a moment alone with his fiancée.”
“Impossible,” Steven said.
“Nothing is impossible,” Ant said.
Steven grumbled. “This is my business. I’ve already offered the accommodation—”
