Page 74 of Paved in Venom

“No, babe, that’s cruel,” she corrects before laughing and putting some space between us.

I pull her back and kiss the crook of her neck, running my tongue over her soft skin. “Tease me all you want, sweetheart. Payback is going to be so fucking fun. I’m going to edge you for hours, keeping you right on the edge of your release until you’re crying and begging me to let you come.”

I give her neck a hard enough bite to make her squirm before finally releasing her and zipping up the back of her dress.

“You look gorgeous in that dress, by the way.”

She turns around, and I smile at how flushed her face is. She watches me finish getting dressed, eye-fucking the hell out of me the whole time, before slipping into the bathroom to put on her makeup. When she’s done, she puts on a pair of heels and grabs my arm.

“I’m ready, and you look fucking amazing in that suit, Danil. You’re sexier than any man has a right to be, and I can’t believe you’re mine.”

I cup her face and kiss her. “I can’t believe you’re mine either, sladkaya. It feels like a dream sometimes, and I’m so afraid I’m going to wake up from it.”

She cups the back of my head, running her fingers through my hair as she gives me a sweet smile. “I’m not going anywhere. I promise.”

I hug her, needing to feel her body against mine, and kiss her until we can’t put off going any longer. Grabbing her hand, I kiss the back of it and then kiss the tattoo around her wrist, knowing it’s a constant reminder of what happened to her.

“We’re getting that removed as soon as we get Alina back.”

She smiles and gives me a soft nod. “Sounds good to me.”

“Okay, baby. Time to go back into the nest of vipers.”

Chapter 12

Simona

When we go upstairs, his brothers are waiting for us. They’re all wearing suits, all looking like they stepped off the cover of some sexy bad boy magazine. It’s insane how good looking they all are, but the only one to make my heart race is currently holding my hand and looking at me with the most beautiful grey eyes I’ve ever seen.

I never thought in a million years that not only would I be standing next to a man like Danil, but that I’d be doing it with a sore pussy that’s dripping the cum I’d just begged him for. Life is crazy like that, I guess. All I can do is be grateful for this turn of events and never take it for granted. Not for the first time, I wonder what my parents would’ve thought of him. Even though Danil’s dangerous and obviously has no problem killing people, I still think they would’ve loved him. They would’ve loved how he treats me, how protective he is, and how he makes me feel like I’m the most important person in the world to him. Plus, they would’ve never known about any of that other stuff. We would’ve protected them from that.

I’m still thinking about how much I wish they could’ve met him when Danil cups my chin and tilts my face to his. He studies me with those eyes that never miss a single detail.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing’s wrong,” I say, giving him a smile.

“You look sad. What were you thinking?”

“I was thinking that I wish my parents could’ve met you,” I admit because I know it’ll drive him crazy if I don’t tell him.

“Baby,” he whispers, giving me a soft kiss. “I’m so sorry. I wish I could’ve met them too. I’d love to have been able to meet the two people responsible for creating the woman I love more than life itself.”

I grip his shoulders, feeling the tears build but refusing to let them fall. “God, you’re such a softie,” I say, making him laugh.

“Yeah, you have no idea how many times people have called me that throughout my life.”

I smile because I love that I’m the only one who gets to really see this side of him, but it’s the truth. He may run one hell of a dangerous Bratva with his brothers, but my Danil is a giant softie when it comes to me, and I fucking love it.

“I really hate that I can’t go,” Emily says when Danil and I walk further into the room.

“I’m sorry, solnishka.You know your dad is going to be there,” Roman tells her. He’s got his arms wrapped around her and he’s kissing the top of her head. “I’m driving separately so I can leave early. It’ll look weird if I’m not there tonight, though.”

“I know, but I still hate it.”

“Me too, baby.”

When I hear the elevator ding, I look over and watch Aleksandr step out with another guy I’ve never met before.

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