Page 76 of Forgive Me, Father

“Are you going somewhere?”I asked.

“Yes, I need you to come with me.”

“Camilla.”

“Humor me, okay?”

I nodded.

“But first, eat.”She sat back down, calm and composed, while I pulled out the chair beside her.

The longer she delayed this conversation, the darker the storm inside me grew, and the harder it would be for both of us in the end.

Some lessons, I knew, she was only going to learn the hard way.

* * *

We took a boat to shore, leaving the yacht docked just beyond the shoreline.The wind tugged at her hair as her hand found mine, and didn’t let go.

A sleek black SUV was already waiting at the dock, its engine humming softly.Nico slid into the driver’s seat without a word, and we climbed into the back.

Camilla didn’t waste any time.She mounted herself on top of me.I growled at her.This wasn’t enough, no matter how badly I wanted it to be.

Her hips were already moving and my demon threatened to tear her apart.Hurt her badly because she doesn’t fucking listen.

I spoke.

“I don’t understand Italian,” she whispered.

I swallowed hard and tears blurred my sight.“Why are you making this so difficult?”

“I’m not, you are.”

I shook my head, trying to clear it, my eyes drifting to the road we were on.I knew where we were heading.

“Camilla!”

She reached over, gently taking my chin and turning my face back to hers.

“Look at me.I can do this.You just need to give me time.But if you go to Sarah, I can’t, Alfonso.I’m not built that way.You will lose me.”

Tears blurred my sight.My heart thumped faster.“I know.”

“You wanted that?”

“I don’t want to hurt you.”

“I don’t care.”

“Stop saying that.”

“It’s the truth,” she said softly.“When I signed that contract, I thought it was just business.I never imagined I’d feel this way about you.The way you need the dungeon, that’s how much I need you.Only you.”

She leaned in, her lips capturing mine in a kiss that stole the air from my lungs, deep, fierce, and full of everything we hadn't said.A single tear slipped down my cheek as reality settled in.I knew exactly where Nico was taking us.

Some place similar to my dungeon.

She was breaking me little by little, and I prayed that my darkness would find a way for her to be okay.

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