Page 26 of His Beautiful Revenge
When her sobs quieted, he stroked her damp cheeks. “Bella, this is going to sound monumentally selfish, but all I could think of, once we’d been to the hospital and they’d told us there was nothing they could do, was you. How badly I’d screwed things up by not being completely honest. How short life is.”
She nodded, hiccupping her sobs away. Giacomo smiled and kissed her gently. “I’m so sorry,Bella, for not being entirely honest with you from the start. I promise you, my love for you is based solely on us being together andnothingelse. I swear it to you.”
Norah sighed. “I believe you, Giacomo. At least, I want to. I just need some time is all.”
He nodded, though his eyes were sad. “You’ll stay tonight?”
She hesitated. She was exhausted and drained and all she wanted was this man’s arms around her.Just tonight,she told herself,then we reset. Take our time.She told him that and he looked relieved. She realized then how much he needed her.
“Giacomo,” she said, pushing him onto his back and climbing on top of him, “Let’s help each other forget for tonight, forget everything exceptthis…”
She took his hand and guided it between her legs. He stroked her clit and felt how wet she was for him as she trailed her fingers up and down his swelling cock. When he was hard, she slowly impaled herself onto him, sighing with the feeling of being filled by his diamond-hard, thick cock. She rode him slowly at first, but as the tension began to build, he suddenly flipped her onto her back and plunged harder and deeper inside her. Then they were clawing at each other, lips rough against the others, gasping and panting, crying out each other’s name.
In the end, neither of them slept, instead fucking until dawn, wanting to savor every moment of each other. Giacomo took her in his bed, on the floor, and in the bathtub until they were both exhausted.
He drove her home through the early morning light, and as she said goodbye, he kissed her tenderly.“Ti amo, mio caro.”
She leaned her forehead against his. “I love you too.”
Norah let herself into Zulika’s flat. Ziggy gave a delighted muted woof and came to meet her. She hugged him for a while, then poked her head into Zulika’s bedroom. Her friend was still curled up in bed, asleep, so Norah decided not to wake her. She hurriedly scribbled a note for Zulika, telling her they would open the bookstore late to wait for her to wake before going in. As she walked to the bedroom, she checked her phone to see if Orlando had messaged her, but he hadn’t.
Then, with Ziggy in tow, Norah fell onto her bed still fully dressed and slept until the afternoon.
Lucian stared out of the window of the car. He’d asked Tara to meet him, to ask her if she had anything to do with Carmel Price’s murder. He had wanted—he hadhoped—she would deny it, but she grinned, completely unrepentant, and nodded. “Of course. I told you that situation would be dealt with and it was.”
Lucian stared at her in disbelief. “I never said tokillthe woman.Jesus,Tara … she had akid.The news this morning said she waspregnantand you had her killed for what? Conti already knew about us!Fuck …”
His voice was growing higher and higher and he saw the sneer on Tara’s face. “You wanted the problem to go away and it did.”
“Jesus, Tara.”
Tara, her icy blonde beauty stone cold, gave a wave of her hand. “That’s the only way to deal with the problem. Besides, now Giacomo will be so devastated that he’ll need comforting, by someone familiar. Heard he broke up with your girlfriend. Lucky for her.”
Lucian went very still. “What do you mean by that?”
Tara stared back coolly. “Exactly what you think.”
Lucian raised his hands. “Woah, woah, woah,no. Tara, don’t even think about hurting Norah.”
Tara shrugged. “Why do you care? You already raped her. Didn’t you tell me you told her you’d kill her if she left you? Shedidleave you. ShefuckedGiacomo. Why do you care if someone puts a bullet into her?”
Lucian drew in a deep breath. ‘Tara …you want Giacomo back?”
“I do.”
“Fine …then you’ll understand that I too wish for something.”
Tara cackled loudly. “Are you crazy? That woman will never,evertake you back, Lucian. Yourapedher. Better she’s gone forever, then we can all get on with our lives.”
“No!” Lucian was furious now, and before Tara could move, his hands were around her throat, squeezing. She fought back, clawing at his face as she choked.
“Lucian, stop …I was joking …”
Lucian seemed to come to his senses. He released her and sat back. “Just know, if any harm comes to Norah …”
Tara smiled, her fingers touching her throat. “Fine. I must say …never had you down for a choker, Lucian. Maybe we should explore that side of you next time we meet to fuck.”
Lucian gave a disgusted noise. ‘Did you understand me when I saidnoharm comes to Norah?”
