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A soft sigh of satisfaction left me as his lips touched mine. My whole body buzzed at the contact and a new wave of desire washed over me. I wanted more.

He pulled away from the kiss to look me in the eyes. “Seriously, how sore are you?” His brows dipped into a handsome frown and my heartbeat moved between my legs.

I used all of my power to push him away so he fell on his back at the end of the bed. The muscles in his arms flexed when he caught himself on his forearms. His eyes followed me as I threw away the cloth and moved to my knees between his legs. The confused expression on his face went away when I took him into my mouth.

Zach groaned deeply and his hands fisted my hair, encouraging me to take him deeper. I wrapped my hand tight around the base, where my blood had been only minutes ago but had now been washed off. His abs tensed when I lightly grazed my teeth along his length, and I couldn’t resist running my hands over his chiseled abs.

I went faster and didn’t stop until he was rock-hard again. Pulling away, I released him with a pop, and wiped my mouth. “I didn’t wait this long for you to only fuck me once.”

His erection twitched in response and I flashed a devilish grin. He returned it. “You sure you can go again? I won’t hold back this time.”

My smile turned into a frown. “You’ve been holding out on me?”

His face told me he thought it was obvious. “It was your first time.”

“Yeah? What about the past few weeks?”

He didn’t reply.

“I can take you,” I continued, crossing my arms.

“Trust me,hermosa, I know…” Zach straightened, reaching over to grab me, but I placed my foot on his chest to stop him. He scoffed in amusement at my attempt and grabbed my ankle. With his eyes still on me, he lowered his head and kissed my instep before lightly biting it. I gasped in surprise but he pulled me down the mattress by the ankles and straddled me again. His dark, sinful voice touched my ear, “The images are forever engraved in my mind.”

He leaned down to kiss me but I placed my hands on his face and pushed him back up. My voice was laced with sarcasm, “Careful, Zach. Don’t break me.”

I had no issue when he was protective in any other area of the relationship. I knew he had the money, power and influence to keep me safe and comfortable in the version of the worldhe and Ilived in. I appreciated not having to fight every day of my life anymore; because I was withDiablo.

But holding back in the bedroom? I didn’t need protection from his dick.

A deep chuckle left him as he moved my hands away. His hand went in my hair and he leaned down again, brushing his lips against mine. “Baby… I wasn’t even allthe way in. I’m still getting you ready.” He swallowed my whimper before pulling back, a cruel smirk on his lips. “Don’t worry. Youwilltake all of me.”

My hands went to his jaw and I pulled him down, moaning in his mouth in agreement. Zach groaned, his hand coming down hard on my thigh before rubbing the sting away. He roughly grabbed my thighs, directing me to wrap around his body. He picked me up and began walking to the bathroom.

“But first, let’s get you cleaned up.”

CHAPTER 25

Present

RUIZ’S ALLEGED FUNERAL CAME LATER than antici-pated. For the first time during summer, the sun hid behind grey clouds, and rain fell from the turbulent sky.Fitting.

I decided to attend alone and in secrecy. I couldn’t risk anyone accompanying me or knowing my location since my intuition was telling me Ruiz would make an appearance, andnotin a closed casket.

Throughout the afternoon, I kept my distance from the others. I remained on a far-away hill, as everyone paid their respects during the ceremony.

Time passed and it was almost dark out when I made my way out of the cemetery. Maybe my gut had been wrong for the first time because Ruiz never showed up.

The funeral had taken place in a cemetery park in the Bronx. I pulled on the hood of my jacket as I made my way towards a main street. Zach was working the night so we weren’t going to see each other until the morning, so I wasn’t in a rush to get home.

When I turned the corner on a dodgy street, I almost expected to see Ruiz waiting for me, but… Still nothing. My footsteps thudded softly in the silent night.

An obnoxious ring broke through the air, echoing off the red-brick walls, causing me to stop short. I slowly turned around to see an empty phone booth.

A sardonic breath escaped me.I fucking knew it.

I picked up the near-broken payphone.

“Ángel.” The voice made my blood boil. “So nice to hear from you again.”

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