Page 62 of No Small Sin

Fate.

Things have a way of working out when you’re on the right path.

Entering her bathroom, I peeled off my remaining clothing and dropped them in a heap into the trash bin, then stepped into the shower. Warm steam enveloped me as I slowly scrubbed away the sweat, dirt, and dried blood.

TK sat perched on the counter between the double sinks, watching me intently.

“No interest in showering with me this time, cuore mio?” I asked, not bothering to look her way as I washed my thick, wavy hair.

“Meh.”

My eyes popped open. I glared at her through the steam. “Meh?” What the fuck was she playing at?

She shrugged. “I’m good over here.” Her eyes roved over my body.

“Well, I’m not good with you over there,” I said.

“Sounds like a you problem.”

I thought back over the time since I’d left her here and realized I’d only called to check in once. Of course, she was being a brat right now.

“TK,” she jerked as if I’d slapped her at my casual use of her actual name. “Get in the shower.”

“TK?”

“I won’t repeat myself, cuore mio.”

I counted to three in my head.

She still hadn’t budged.

I stepped out from under the hot spray of the shower, beads of water dripping down the hard planes of my body and pooling at my feet as I stalked toward her. My gaze locked onto hers, unflinching — conscious of each step and the way she tensed with anticipation.

I stood in front of her, our faces barely an inch apart, and grabbed a fistful of her hair, pulling her head back forcibly as I leaned in and kissed her hard. She gasped into my mouth, and I tightened my grip on her roots before yanking her to her feet.

“You don’t get to refuse me,” I said onto her lips. “I don’t care how pissed you are about whatever, you do not tell me no.”

“Maybe you should pay more attention to me, then,” she murmured. “You know, aside from only when you want to fuck me.”

I pulled my face back from hers, looking down at her utterly baffled. “You know that’s not true,” I countered.

She shrugged.

“I love you,” I told her, looking hard into her eyes. “And I am doing everything I can to protect you and keep you safe right now. I am sorry if my being overwhelmed by all of this has had me more than a little distracted over the last 24 hours, but you should know that I finally have a solid plan in place and I’m here because I need you and can barely stand to be away from you.”

She softened a bit at that. “I love you too.”

“Good,” I replied. “Then stop being such a stubborn bitch and get on your knees.”

She dropped to the floor and opened her mouth, sticking out her tongue like the good fucking girl I knew she could be. My cock throbbed at the sight of her.

Retracting her tongue, she licked her lips. “My mouth is a little dry,” she stated. “I had some wine earlier.”

“Not a problem, love.”

I curled my fingers under her chin, pulling her jaw down and tilting her head back. Opening my mouth slightly, I let a line of saliva trickle from between my lips to hers.

The look she gave in return was absolutely feral.

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