Page 54 of Sinfully Savage Mafia

“Are you trying to scare me?”

My back hits the wall and she’s there, right there, up close and in front of me. And I look at her, considering my next words. “You should be.”

“Unless I marry you? Because it’s the only way?” Her sarcasm radiates alongside her anger. “Because I’m not afraid. I’m capable of defending myself.”

I trace a fingertip over the side of her bruised face. “Yeah, I can see that.”

She smacks away my hand. “Take your hand the fuck off of me!”

“But not against Dominguez,” I say as I take hold of her and turn us, so her back is against the wall and her wrists tight in both my hands.

I press against her, sliding a thigh between hers.

Her breath is fast and uneven as she looks up at me, and the heat of her radiates out, infiltrating me. Her body, flush against mine, is soft and perfect, her tits…

I meet her gaze. “And not against me,amore mio.”

“There are other ways to do this than marry me. And don’t think I don’t know that.”

“Maybe I can’t resist your abundant charms.”

“Or maybe you can’t resist the opportunity to get your hands on the power we hold, the position our family has in this world.”

She’s definitely the smart one, and I lean into her, my face skimming the line of her throat, lips whispering against her skin. I lift my head, our faces so close, and her mouth parts a little, almost like an involuntary invitation.

“It really doesn’t matter, Heaven. Fact is, I have you, and to protect your family you’re going to put my ring on and play the part of dutiful wife.”

Her green eyes turn hard, even as she struggles to control the fires within. “On paper. In public. But?—”

“In every fucking way possible,” I say, smiling slow. “Emphasis on fucking.”

“Christ, you’re a disgusting asshole.”

“That’s not what you thought last night when you didn’t know who it was between those lovely thighs of yours.”

I want to kiss her, I realize. I want to lay claim to what’s mine, to mark her, brand her. And even as she fights it, the dilation of her pupils, the high heat that stains her cheeks with color, the uneven rise and fall of her tits, and the slight rub of her pussy against my thigh—so slight I doubt she knows she’s doing it—tell me she wants that, too.

I let her go and make her wait. The longer I play, the more malleable she’ll become.

Easier for me to control.

I step away from her.

“Asshole.”

“Today would never have happened if we were already together.”

“Why? Because they’re afraid of you?” she asks, crossing her arms over her beautiful tits.

I lift an eyebrow. “That’s exactly why. Same reason why your father came to me.”

“My father isn’t afraid of you!”

“He’s afraid of what will happen if he isn’t aligned with me. Right now, I’m in the shadows. I operate for a price and I’m ruthless. By aligning with your family, with the power of Sicily behind me, I’m making a statement, taking your family off the table. Dominguez will start a bloodbath when he discovers who killed his second, yes. But not if that family is under my protection. Unlike you, he knows how the game is played.”

“I won’t sleep with you.”

I smile. “Oh, but you will. And you’ll beg for my cock. Just like you did last night.”

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