Page 46 of Caruso
“You killed two men using those same hands. The lobster is already dead, so make its death count for something.”
She nods and with a sigh lifts the lobster cracker, and a flash of determination lights her expression as she follows my lead.
When she finally gets to sample the flesh, her smile of pleasure makes it all worthwhile, and she says happily, “Wow, I never expected it to taste so good.”
“Sometimes the things you work hardest for are the sweetest.”
She nods and concentrates on her task, which allows me to watch her with a mounting hunger, and it’s not for the food. The main course is here, and I intend on carrying that through to the bedroom. As she is devouringthe lobster, I will plunder her virginity. Crack it open, tear it from inside her and devour it whole. It will be mine to own, to conquer and to savor. Taylor murdered her way into my life, and only death will take her from me now.
We eat in silence, and I use the time to focus all of my attention on her. Nothing else exists right now. Definitely not my empire, my family, or my business.
Only her. The woman I never expected to find. The one I am now obsessed with and the one who will occupy my bed until I am done.
The meal ends quickly, and I waste no time.
“Come.”
Her eyes flash with excitement as she slips her soft hand in mine and follows me from the room.
Ever practical, I get down to business.
“Are you on birth control?”
“Fuck!” Her low gasp almost lights a smile on my face, but I remain impassive. I’m in business mode right now.
“I am.”
She sounds nervous, and she should be. There is a reason I kept my pants on tonight. She would be horrified at the thought of what will soon invade her body. I know I’m well-endowed. Many women have struggled to accommodate my cock as it rips through their resistance. As a virgin, she will be more vulnerable, and yet it’s a necessary evil because she owns it now.
“Why are you on the pill?”
I hate the fact she anticipated sex by taking it, andshe says slightly angrily, “Because I suffer excruciating periods if you must know. It helps.”
“This will help.”
“What will?”
“Sex, penetration if you like. It will stretch you, and the cramps will disappear.”
“Do we have to talk about my period right now, Matteo?”
She groans, and I chuckle inside.
“We will talk about whatever the fuck I like. I own your body, your mind and your future, Taylor, because we had a deal.”
She stills, and the fierce glare she throws at me only increases my desire as she snaps, “I told you I’m here willingly and not because you are holding me prisoner. Don’t make me change my mind on that, Matteo, because I’m not the kind of woman to roll over and spread my legs just because you want me to.”
My cock is dancing for joy right now, and I nod, my expression guarded.
“Taylor, I told you I would teach you; be a grateful pupil. This is in your best interest to play the game because I’m guessing you don’t realize yet that the deck is firmly stacked in your favor.”
“Is it?” She shrugs. “Then why make me out to be beholden to you? To be grateful for your attention and not to question.”
“Because learning sometimes requires a listening skill more than words. The most intelligent people I know, hardly speak at all. Words are irrelevant; knowledge ismore powerful, and I have played this game before; you have not. That means I am the master of this particular one, and you would be wise to follow my lead. You don’t learn anything by listening to your own voice.”
She falls silent as we reach the room, and as I hold the door open for her, I admire her sexy ass that sways from side to side on the heels that she has yet to discard.
I almost came in my pants as she turns and smiles hesitantly, the subdued lighting casting a halo around her.
