GIOVANNI
These days I’ve been drowning in the bluest ocean—in this woman's wide-eyed gaze. Overwhelming emotions have weighed me down, so it’s impossible to reach the surface. And now, I can’t stop myself from pulling her in with me.
I had to offload our secret and tell my twin the truth, for her… for us. And right now, I’m one breath away from losing my mind.
Now it’s official.
I’m only human, after all. A man trying to find the pieces of him that were stolen by a paranoid father. Over time, they had faded away, one by one, until I was empty. Or so I’d thought.
My left hand swathes her throat, and my body pushes her backward, her ass slamming into the bookshelves. India sucks in sharply, unaware of the demons warring within me.
“How could you do this to me… to make me want you this fucking badly?” I pointlessly ask, not really caring for an answer.
Dressed like my ultimate fantasy, her regal posture is fitting of the Blackwater queen. Her taste alone fuels my need to bury myself inside her and fuck my little whore until these impulses die. Watching her arrival in the library, my veins had run hotter and all they could do was burn for her.
I can’t hold back.
My fingertips dig into her cheeks, puckering her glossy lips before me. With her pretty face this close, my heart pounds so hard I almost black out. Her fingers fist the expensive jacket I’m wearing, unsure if I’ve lost my mind.
I have, and it’s all her fault.
My mouth moves down her fragile throat where I leave sharp grazes and soft kisses. The scent of her fills my nostrils—vanilla, mint, and innocence. So fucking delicious.
I can hear her every quick intake of air and every thrumming heartbeat. She’s not scared of me, she’s turned on.
My mouth lands on her parted lips, stealing her breath to kiss her without restraint.
Devoid of secrets.
Any minute now, my whole family will learn the truth about us. It won’t be long until that video is shared with each of them, and they figure out that India Hardy has become my weakness.
The thought of exposing my feelings makes me sick to my stomach, but it’s the only way to keep her here. And no one can stop me, because they don’t know the coordinates of my home.
She whimpers into my mouth, giving me what I need—her taste—her desire; her full submission. Tiny hands rest on my pecs, the touch so warm it filters into my heart.
Our bodies collide with so much explosive chemistry it makes me crazy. Neither of us can deny the energy thrumming between our bodies, not when her sweet grunts feed the mania, and my breathing goes to shit when I find her pussy bare.
I want this woman more than I’ve wanted anything in my life.
“This is it… you know that, right?” I growl in a shredded voice I hardly recognize. “You’re mine. No turning back.”
Her greedy fingers jump to my belt, unbuckling it in a hurry, and working to free my boner from behind the zipper of my dress pants. Her small hand explores my excruciatingly hard dick, the very thing that belongs to her without question.
“Yes,” she pants. “And this is mine, Gio. No one else can have it. Promise me…”
“I promise.”
I promise to keep her in Blackwater and never let her go.
She breathes hard against my cheek, her warm fist moving up and down. My teeth sink gently into her soft neck, not to mark her, but to heighten the awareness of what we’re doing together.
“Me and you?” she whispers. “No matter what happens?” I lean back a fraction and nod, breathing against her lips. She nips my bottom lip between her teeth and sucks it into her hot little mouth. “And this. Lots of this.” Her lips curl at the corners, her small smile cracking my invincibility.
My heart beats faster. “There’s nothing I want more than to cum all over your face, then parade my beautiful little whore in front of the world to show them who you belong to.” I push two fingers inside her and start to work, drawing out her wet heat.
My grunt sounds feral, and her forehead falls to my chest in vulnerable defeat. She wants me like I want her.
“But this is your night and once we’ve finished up here, we’ll walk side by side, hand in hand, into the ballroom. Just me and you… yeah? Me and you together, baby.”