Page 55 of Capone
I debated if I wanted to ask the billion-dollar question. It could in fact dismantle everything we had built so far. But I didn’t want a repeat of a failed relationship due to secrets and lies.
“What is it?” I asked, scooting away a little to create some space. Luca opened his mouth but closed it instantly. He looked as if he was thinking about what he was going to say. “Don’t lie tome. I felt the way you reacted just now. Tell me the truth. What are you hiding?”
I watched him swallow and drag his palm down his face. “My family is part of the Mafia.”
I stared at him blankly, waiting for him to tell me he was joking. When he continued to hold my stare, my stomach churned. “Wait, you’re serious?”
“Unfortunately, yes.”
“Oh my God. How could you not tell me this before now?”
Nervously, he rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. “It’s not something you just randomly throw out. Plus, I have no ties to it.”
“How? You just said your family is in the damn Mafia, Luca!”
“Yes,theyare. ButI’mnot.” I opened my mouth to say something, but he cut me off. “Just let me explain, Sugar.”
He began telling me about his upbringing. Since he was a young boy, he had been groomed to one day become the underboss of his brother, Enzo. He spent his entire childhood voicing his disdain of being a part of the organization. Even after his brother was killed right before his eyes, his cries were still ignored.
I related to Luca’s story all too well. It sounded a lot like mine except I wasn’t groomed as a child. My father sprung his news on me, giving me no time to prepare. I admired Luca’s determination. He knew what he wanted, and he went after it.
For his father to continue to press the issue, even after burying one of his sons, was infuriating. It didn’t matter that Enzo wanted to be the Don. He was dead. That should have been enough for Luca’s father to free his remaining children from that life. I could never see myself forcing something on Gabi, especially something life-threatening.
When Luca became choked up, talking about his deceased brother, I crawled back into his lap. Wrapping my arms aroundhis neck, I held him as tight as I could. We sat in silence and clung to one another.
Holding onto him, I thought the man he had become despite his disadvantages. What he went through would have ruined most. Watching your brother and father get gunned down right in front you, at a young age, was traumatizing. But through his pain, he didn’t give up. He led his life and became a great man.
A man I was falling in love with.
In that moment, it was like I had an epiphany. Luca spent his whole life fighting for what he wanted and here I was fightingagainstwhat I wanted. Well, no more. I was done running from him. I wanted this. I didn’t care how fast it was moving. It felt right, so I was going to trust my gut.
Pulling back just enough, I planted my lips on his. Luca wasted no time taking over the kiss. My nipples hardened against my bra. He barely had done anything to me and already I felt like I would spontaneously combust. My panties were soaked. I wanted him to rip this nightie off me and have his way with me.
Luca grabbed a hold of my hips, readjusting me to straddle his lap. I gasped against his lips. Feeling that steel pipe through his basketball shorts caused my clit to thump. I was beyond turned on and horny.
We had only stuck to foreplay, never going further than that. I had tried enticing him several times to take it further, but he always refused. He meant business when he said he wouldn’t make love to me until I was ready to be his.
I thrust my hips against his erection, ripping a growl from him. My chest heaved as he slid his hands underneath my nightie, gripping my butt in both hands. He started to assist me, moving me along his length. I knew there was a wet spot on his shorts. With each pull, I climbed higher and higher, nearly on the edge of the cliff.
Luca ripped the top part of my nightie down, hungrily taking my pebbled nipple into his mouth and lightly clamped down with his teeth.
“Aah!” I cried out as my body shook through a release.
Luca stilled my movements, thinking this would be like all the other times but he was wrong. Tonight, he would be claiming my body because I was most definitely okay with being his.
Reaching for the waistband of his shorts, I paused once I had them in my grasp. “I’m ready,” I said, looking him dead in the eyes. I wanted him to see I meant every single word.
“You sure, Sugar? Once you’re mine, I won’t let you go.”
“I don’t want you to. Make love to me, Luca.”
We came together like wild animals, clawing and ripping each other clothes away. The intensity was equal on both sides. It showed just how much we had been wanting this.
Once we were both naked, we took the time to stare at each other like it was the first time. If this was anyone else, I would feel vulnerable and want to cover up, but with Luca, I felt sexy and wanted.
Luca’s eyes swept over my body, hungrily. Laying me on my back, he crawled between my thighs. He pressed his forehead against mine, locking his gaze with mine.
“Are you ready, Sugar?”
