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“My hits rarely see me coming, but someone else was going after my mark as well that night. It was chaotic, and they’re rarely that ill organized, but I survived as you well know.” I ran my fingers through her hair. “We’ve hardly had a moment to talk, Talia.”
The corner of her mouth twitched. “Isn’t it the guy in a relationship who craves nonverbal communication?”
“Even so, I almost lost you. And after putting my sister in the ground—fuck, it’s messing with my head.” I clasped her neck tightly, making her wince as I pulled her hair. “Sorry,” I muttered.
“It’s okay, I understand.”
“Do you? Do you really?”
Talia sighed. “You’ve stopped punishing me for the sins of my father, and you don’t look at me as the bad guy.”
“No, it’s more than that,” I croaked. “Talia, your father is going to come at us with everything he has. And I need you safe.”
“But I need to fight! If I help end him, I can put the ghost of this war behind us. I want to fix this. Because what we had was real before it was broken.”
“It’s not broken. Because you know what, Talia? I fucking love you,” I whispered, stepping into her.
She gasped, stuttering to respond. I pressed a finger against her lips and gave my head a small shake. There was so much more I had to get out. She could speak her piece in a moment. The spray of the water soaked my clothes, but I draped my arm around her lower waist and pulled her against me. “I might have lost sight of you in the carnage, princess, but I sawyou. This wild, beautiful woman who defied the most fearsome players in the underworld. You’re a rebel, a gypsy queen—” Talia snorted softly, no doubt remembering the jab from my sister “—and I’m the lucky bastard who got to see you break free from your cage. So, if you don’t want to stay with me when this is all over, that choice is yours. But know that you’ve earned a stake in my empire. If you want to join me, it will be as a partner, as my wife. It’s yours if you want it.”Please want it. Please be my queen, princess.
“Constantine, of course, I want to be with you.” Talia wrapped her arms tightly around me.
I leaned down and kissed her. She kissed me back, claiming my mouth with hers in a firm yet tender kiss. My erection pulsed hot and heavy between us. I popped the button and ripped down the zipper on my dress pants. We needed one another. I lifted Talia in my arms, pressing her back against the shower wall. She wrapped her legs around me as I joined us in one swift stroke, burying myself deep inside her.
I adjusted our bodies so that my weight kept her pinned in place. “Is your rib all right?”
“Yes!” she gasped, grinding greedily against me.
I grunted and leaned down. Finding the fleshy place between her shoulder and neck, I bit it hard. The action elicited a guttural moan from her lips. Maybe we couldn’t go back to the way things were, but maybe there was something else waiting for us when this nightmare ended, something more? It was hard to stomach I’d almost lost that chance. I’d been stupid and blinded by rage. This was my apology to Talia, my promise to never let her go again. Sucking hard against her neck, I pumped into her. Talia loved it. Her nails dug into my back and little whimpers filled my ears.
“More, please,” she whimpered.
I pushed harder, her muscles clenching me tight. “I’m the villain who got the girl he doesn’t deserve.”
“Well, I’m a monster too. So yes, yes you did. We’re perfect for each other.” As she spoke, I reached between us, pinching the swollen bud of her clit. “Constantine,” she screamed.
“I love my name on your lips,” I growled, rubbing the sensitive little bud. “Say it again.”
“Constantine,” she panted, her muscles clenching tight.
“Good girl,” I purred, skating my hands back up her sides and changing the rhythm. “It’s not time to come until I tell you to.”
She whimpered, the change in my thrusts teasing the sensation. I squeezed her breasts, those hard nipples like pebbles beneath my touch.
“I’m going to come inside you; fill you up.” My growl made her shiver. Cupping her face, I kissed her forcefully, everything else falling away except for this caress. When I rose for air, I whispered, “You’re fucking perfect, my queen.”
“As are you,” she whispered. “A dark knight.”
“Eyes on me,” I commanded as I drew out. No sooner did we lock gazes than I thrust back into her. Hard enough to make her scream. “You need this, don’t you? You need me sprayed over every inch of your insides?”
She nodded her head wildly, whipping it up and down as her whole body shuddered and began to tighten. “Make me yours.”
Working in and out of her tight channel, I reached out to press the pad of my finger against her clit again. “Do you want to come?”
“Yes—please, Constantine!”
I bent forward, pressing my forehead against hers. “Then come, my queen.”
At my command, her muscles convulsed. Her pants turned into screams as her orgasm pushed her over the edge.
