Page 86 of Ruin Me With Lies
But his smirk remains throughout the rest of his set.Gio Bellanti is a ladies man through and through.
When he finishes, he chugs from his water bottle, then walks over and plants his hands on my waist.
“Going for failure?”he asks.
“Always.”
“That’s my girl.”
He hoists me up, and I grip the bar.He lingers close, steady and warm beneath me.“I’ll be right here to catch you.”
Rep after rep, I push through the burn until my arms are trembling, muscles screaming, grip slipping.
As I grunt through one last attempt, my chin barely clearing the bar, something outside the gym’s front entrance catches my attention.A shadowed silhouette.
That build and stance is unmistakable…
Stefano.
How long has he been standing there?And why the hell—
My grip gives, my fingers slip from the bar, and I drop.But Gio effortlessly catches me.He eases me down slowly, my body sliding along his, our sweat mingling.Heat lingers in every point of contact.
And as my feet hit the floor, I feel it.He’s hard.
Our heavy breaths tangle, suspended between us.
His eyes dip to my cleavage where my inhaler is tucked.“Need your pump?”
Still catching my breath, I shake my head.
As he drags his gaze up to meet mine again, he flexes his hips, making sure Ifeelexactly how turned on he is.
“Gio…”
“I wanna fuck you.”
I huff out a breathy laugh.“You want to fuck my tits.”
“Them, too.”Hands locked on my hips, he pulls me tight against him.“Also wanna kiss these sexy lips.”
“I’m tragic, remember?”
“I like tragic.”
“My dad will most likely kill you.”
“A fate I’ll happily accept.”
“Gio, I think—”
He kisses me.Sweeps his tongue inside with a force that saysmineand takes what he wants.And I’m...surprisingly not mad about it.It’s been a while since I kissed anyone.Denied myself this part of intimacy.
In full on delusional dreamland, I’ve been saving my lips for someone else.Someone I’m not supposed to want.Someone I swore to myself would be the only one allowed to kiss me.Ifhe ever even wanted to.
But Gio just stole that.
And I should be furious.Indignant.Should be pushing him away, spitting venom, reclaiming that unspoken vow.
