Page 14 of Heir of Darkness

“Do you want another drink?”

“No, let’s just keep dancing.”

Maybe then she could muster up the courage to push her lips onto his. It was just a kiss. Just mouth on mouth. Nothing more.

Sure, it was her first kiss and she would remember that moment for the rest of her life, but the alternative was to have her first kiss with Valerio at their wedding.

With that thought, she found herself leaning in, spotting Gianna from the corner of her eye. The blonde was shaking her head frantically. She was there to take the picture. One kiss and it would all be done.

Two shots rang out through the room, the boy in front of her screaming out in pain. Luna moved away from him as he fell to the floor, blood pooling on the ground from the back of his knees.

Luna raised her head in shock, locking her eyes on Valerio who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Goosebumps rose on her skin, an icy feeling enveloping her completely.

Valerio stalked up to her. He stepped over the boy on the floor, stopping until his chest touched Luna’s. He towered over her, his power menacing.

She hated the murderous and lethal look on his face. Finally, she understood all the rumors about his violent nature. Gone was the bantering Valerio. He was hunting, looking for his perfect prey.

“Let’s go,” he said. His voice was eerily calm, but it did nothing to soothe the terror she felt.

“No,” she protested. Not a single thing in the world could get her to leave with him.

She looked behind him, trying to see if the boy was still there, but he had been dragged off somewhere.

His lips turned up in a sneer. “Who are you looking for? Care to have me finish him off?”

Luna shook her head, her mind dizzy. “No. He disappeared so quickly.”

“Let’s go now. You don’t get a fucking choice,” he told her. His face was a mere couple of inches away. Her eyes betrayed her, trailing down his nose and leading her straight to his plump pink lips. They looked a lot better than the other boys’.

Her eyes narrowed. “You love that, huh. Taking all of my choices from me.”

“And if I do, what then?” he asked viciously. “It doesn’t change the fact you’remy fiancée. So when I say let’s fucking go, you better start walking.”

“No,” she said, standing her ground again. She crossed her arms, swaying slightly.

That was the wrong answer because in the next moment she was thrown over his shoulder, seeing the world upside down. She gasped, worrying about her dress riding up. He grabbed it and held it down. She resented the wetness that leaked from her pussy from his hand being that close to her.

He carried her out of the party, stopping in front of his obnoxiously nice car. He finally set her down, but trapped her between the open passenger side door and the inside of the car, leaving no other place to go. She stood with her arms crossed.

He rolled his eyes. “Get in the fucking car.”

“I’m not obligated to go anywhere with you. It’s not in the contract,” Luna said. Sure, she was being a brat, but he deserved it. For as long as they both lived, she was going to make sure she never made anything easy on him.

“Don’t give me a list of things to add to it,” he hissed. “Now, get in the car before I take you back in the party and fuck you in front of everyone to make sure no one ever fucking touches you again.”

She frowned, finally sliding into the car in an attempt to ignore his barbaric language. She didn’t doubt he would attempt to actually do it, and she didn’t doubt she might like it. The leather was cool on her skin, a relief to her heated skin.

Valerio walked to the other side of the car, getting into the driver's seat and slamming the door shut behind him. Without so much as a warning, he started the car and drove away from the party.

Luna crossed her arms, ignoring his presence completely. All she could do was brace herself for her impending doom.

They had to have been driving for fifteen minutes when she realized the lights from the city were gone, leaving them in complete darkness except for the headlights.

“Where are we going?” she finally asked. Her voice was panicked. All she could think about were worst-case scenarios for why Valerio would be taking her into the woods and none of them ended with her leaving alive.

She was completely sober now.

He didn’t answer her. Instead, he tightened his hands around the wheel, turning his knuckles white. Luna wanted to blurt out some sarcastic reply, but she thought it might be best to keep quiet for the moment.

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