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“And why are you so guarded in what you tell me? Or do you think I’m going to have you slaving away in the kitchen now that I know this little tidbit?”
She narrows her eyes at me, turning her body slightly so that she’s half facing me, and this time, not hiding her body from me. I glance down at her breasts, now visible, but before I can reach up to cup her in my hand, she says, “I never know what you’re going to do, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility. Like now. We’ve just slept together, and you’re sitting here with me in a bath when you probably want to be anywhere else and down in your study or out ruling the empire you’re residing over.”
“You think I want to be anywhere but with you right now?” I ask with a scoff. “Topolina, I couldn’t give a damn if the entire place was burning down around us as long as I get to feel you against me. Besides, I know your mind is probably spinning a mile a minute now that you’re no longer a virgin and officially mine.” Her face flames, even without the heat of the water already making her skin a rosy red, and embarrassment fills her eyes. I use that to spin her around completely, pulling her in my lap fully, and scooting forward so that she has some room for her legs. Which of course presses my now fully hard cock against her mound, and she inhales sharply at the contact. “So, let’s clear the air shall we?”
She swallows hard, her body subtly moving and brushing against my cock again. I have to grit my teeth to keep the growl that wants to slip from my throat. I silently tell my cock to cool it, we can’t take her again so soon, but he’s not getting the memo as he throbs against her. I manage to ignore him when she whispers, “I don’t know what to do with you or with myself now, Nico. I’ve given you something, and now I can’t take it back. And I don’t mean my virginity. I mean something else, and now I’m waiting for you to tell me what’s going to happen next.”
“What happens next is we finish this bath, and then you’re going to take a nap while I attend to some business. Then I’ll be back, and I’m probably going to have you again as long as you’re not too sore. And if you are, well, there are some other things that we can try,” I tell her seductively.
She shudders slightly, her body breaking out in goosebumps despite the hot water, and her eyes take on a dark fire that tells me all I need to know. My sweet little mouse likes the sound of that, even if she isn’t sure what it means. And, I will definitely enjoy showing her. “That’s not what I meant,” she breathes after she blinks a few times to clear the desire from her mind.
“It’s the only thing we need to think about right now.” I don’t want to discuss anything else. I don’t want her regretting being mine. Because I will never let her go. I don’t believe in love, but I know obsession, I know desire, and I know possession. And I feel all those things for her, and I’ll be tying her to me as soon as I can.
“Nico,” she starts to argue.
“Not now,topolina,” I tell her with a shake of my head. “We can fight later.”
She glares at me. “I never said I was going to fight.”
I chuckle. “Topolina, that’s all we do, and while any other time I would relish it, I’m trying to remember you are sore and you need rest before you entice me to take you again so I can work some of that anger out of you.”
“Sex isn’t a fix-all for everything,” she mutters.
“Perhaps not, but it certainly helps.” She rolls her eyes. “How are you feeling now?” I ask her, changing the subject.
She looks away. “I’m fine.”
I cup her face and turn it back to me. “Gia, don’t hide from me, and don’t look away.”
She gives a small huff. “I’m fine, Nico,” she mutters. “Of course, I’m a bit sore. It’s not like you’re small.”
“That may be, but you don’t hide things from me. You tell me the truth, always. Even if you find it embarrassing or uncomfortable. I won’t have you in pain.”
She flushes again. “I’m fine, Nico. Honestly, I’ve been a hell of a lot more sore, so this is nothing in comparison.”
I search her gaze, assessing, but finally, I allow myself to relax slightly. In this, I’m going to have to trust she’s telling me the truth. Though I don’t like her reference to pain, because it only makes me want to tear her father and brothers limb from limb.
And I’ll relish every second of it. Because no one will ever hurt her again.
CHAPTER23
Nico
I purposely don’t washmy face after I finish dressing and head down to meet Dante at the front door so we can head for the restaurant to meet Giovanni. Is it sick and twisted that I’m going to sit with her uncle at a restaurant, smelling of her? Probably, but I don’t give a fuck.
Dante and I say nothing for most of the drive to the restaurant, until finally, Dante says, “Think this is going to be a trap?”
“I don’t care if it is. Giovanni won’t do anything without his brother’s permission in public that would cause damage to us.”
“I’ve instructed more guards and patrols of the house while we’re out,” he says as he turns onto the street of the restaurant. “Just in case this is merely a distraction and they want to try something stupid.” I nod, pleased. I wouldn’t put it past the bastards to do something, but my men will handle it.
When we arrive the place is busy, but of course, as soon as they see Dante and I emerge from the car, most of those waiting move quickly out of the way to allow us inside and to our booth in the back room of the restaurant. It’s private, and we’re the only ones in here. Giovanni is just being seated, and he almost looks annoyed when I sit across from him seconds later. Like he was hoping I would be late and give him something else to complain about. Unfortunately for him, I already know the games and tricks he’s going to pull, and I will never allow him to think he has the upper hand. As much as Giovanni would love to think that we are equals, or better yet, above me, I have no issue reminding him of his place.
“Nico,” Giovanni greets with a cool, calm smile as the waiter pours our wine and scurries away. I don’t even glance his way, or at Dante, who sits at the table with Giovanni’s guards. It amuses me that Giovanni feels he needs two guards to protect him, when I only need Dante, who puts the other two men to shame. There is a reason he is feared, and even now, I sense the uneasiness from the other guards.
“Giovanni,” I say. “What is it you wanted to discuss?”
Annoyance flashes across his face but it quickly smoothes out. “I do not like to discuss business on an empty stomach. Bad for digestion you know.”
