Page 66 of Blood on Ice

“You bent over. It was…hot.”

He grinned. “Fortunately, there’s no one there or any evidence that someone has been watching us.”

“They would have gotten quite a show.”

He smiled. “Yes, they would have, but I don’t share, and you don’t need a scandal.”

“I don’t really want anyone watching. I….” the thought of someone filming me being destroyed by Vito made me feel sick.

“Hey.” He stepped closer and cupped my face. “No one is going to hurt you. What you’re sharing with me is only for us, and I’ll kill anyone who tries to exploit you. You understand?”

I nodded. I did. I understood too well how easily he would eliminate any threats to me. “Did you really think someone else would be crazy enough to jump from my neighbor’s balcony like you did?”

“If you think I’m crazy, Benito is ten times worse. What I was most concerned about was someone having gotten in before we were here and hiding on the balcony.”

The room began to spin around me, and I had to sit down on the arm of the couch. “Fuck. I should have thought of that.”

“No, baby. I should have cleared the apartment and the balcony before I ever touched you. I let myself give in to temptation when I was supposed to be focused on your safety. I will not let that happen again.”

So he was mad at himself. I pulled him to me in a tight hug. “You shouldn’t have to be worried about that. It’s my fault. I got myself in this mess.”

“I want to take care of you.” He pulled back and stroked my cheek. “I’m going to do better.”

“You’re doing enough.”

“Enough would mean you were safe and all you had to worry about was having the stamina to fuck me again and again every night.”

“And play hockey.”

He smiled. “Yes.”

“I think maybe I need some more training for that kind of stamina.”

“Do you?” His eyes darkened and he ran his thumb over my lower lip.

“I do.”

“How would this training regimen work?”

I hesitated. How far did I want to push this?

You want to have all the fun you can while Vito is yours.

I did. “It would need to be very demanding. Harsh. Punishing even.”

He grinned. “Really?”

I held his gaze as I nodded. “I think that’s exactly what I need.”

“I agree.” He laid his hands on my shoulders and pushed down. “Get on your knees.”

I did as he said, slowly lowering myself to the ground.

I watched, mesmerized as he pushed his boxers down and took his cock in his hand. He was half hard and as he stroked himself, his cock thickened more. I was practically drooling. He gripped my chin with his other hand. “Look at me.”

I sucked in a breath as I met his gaze. His eyes were dark, intense. He looked at me like a predator. I shivered, unable to help myself. I should be scared of this man who killed so easily, who thought nothing of deciding I was his, coming to stake his claim, but I wanted him far more than I feared him. Whether that was stupid or not, it wasn’t going to change. If he hadn’t scared me away by now, he wasn’t going to.

“Are you nervous?” he asked. “Afraid you’ve asked for more than you can handle?”

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