Page 49 of The Sicilian Bastard
"Jesus Christ," I heard from behind me.
I looked over and saw Agosto and Nick both looking at me and Rose in horror. I shrugged my shoulders at them. "What? The bitch had it coming."
Luciano guffawed and squeezed me tighter against him.
"Is that how they do it in the cartel?" Nick sneered my way.
"If you mean we don't allow disrespect to go unchecked, then yes."
Nicolo Falcone in no way scared me. As far as I was concerned, these hands were for everyone and he could catch them.
"Why'd you beat my sister, Araceli?" Agosto was the only one to ask nicely so I figured I'd answer honestly.
"Well, first, she disrespected Luciano after I warned her several times. Then she called me a spic and disrespected me. So, I reminded her of her place. I shouldn't have had to do that. Is she not your responsibility?" I singsonged sweetly to Nick.
He glowered at me and I had to stifle another giggle. I guess I wasn't like the other women in this family. I was looking forward to meeting Eunji. If she was anything like Rose, my knuckles were going to be busted quite a bit. Luciano pulled me away from everyone and escorted me down the hallway. I thought we were headed back to the room, maybe to talk, but he had other ideas. He went into the next empty room and pushed me against the wall. He trailed kisses down my body and slipped his hand down the front of my pants. He moved his fingers in a symphony of pleasure. He matched his beat to my cries. He didn't cover my mouth. I took that to mean he wanted me to be as loud as possible. As my back bowed away from the wall, I heard him whispering sweetly in my ear, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry."
My climax rose and I let go. I couldn't stop the wave of pleasure sweeping through my body. Not even when Luciano said, "I love you," sweetly in my ear.
I cried out and tremored even more. It was like him telling me how he felt brought on more pleasure. All I wanted to do was bask in the afterglow. I couldn't do that, though. My poor broken prince deserved to hear my feelings back to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck and nibbled on his ear. He groaned and pressed his large erection against me. He rubbed it along my center, pressing into me. I wanted him to peel my clothes off and fuck me. For some reason, he was holding back. I wasn't sure what it was, but I breathed in his ear as well. "I love you too." Mine was more breathless and my heart rate picked up.
He squeezed me tighter against his body like he was afraid to let me go. I got it; I did. I didn't want him to let me go. How could I love him if I brought so much strife to his family? I had to protect him. He was well on his way to making up with his siblings. It was up to me to protect him from any outside threats. That's what I was here for. I couldn't protect Ruby, but I'd be damned if I wouldn't protect my man.
