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Chapter 51 – The Softest Trap

Author: Sharon Madu
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-13 00:08:45

Dante’s POV

She pushed me away again.

I should’ve been used to it by now. But every time she flinched from my touch or caught my wrist with those trembling fingers, it hit harder than I ever let on.

I could’ve taken her that night. She was right there. Breathing heavy under my mouth, hands trembling like she didn’t know what she wanted. The way she closed her eyes when I kissed her… it wasn’t fear of me. It was fear of herself.

And ever since I found out she was a virgin, everything shifted. It wasn’t just about claiming her anymore. It was about doing it right. I’d never waited on a woman before—not for anything—but with Lucia every instinct told me not to rush, that she wasn’t like the others.

She wasn’t truly mine yet. But she would be.

I had to show her the side of me no one else had seen—the part of me that wasn’t all rage and control. She had to feel it, even if she didn’t know it yet.

Starting with her birthday.

She never mentioned it, but I’m not stupid. A date like that does
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