“You can’t mention that to anyone, Matteo.” “Mention what? That you’re a Rossi,” he muttered, leaning down. “Why? You on a mission again?” “Yes.” I regretted telling him at all, but when I had blurted my job details, it had been forced out of me. Besides, he would’ve found out, anyway. “Don’t ruin
“You didn’t have to do it in front of us, and you scared the shit out of Val.” “You and Valeriana shouldn’t have been there. And I didn’t scare Val. I only wanted to know if Uncle ever made a move on her.” My eyes widened. She had never told me what Matteo and Nonno had said to her. Had she been h
ADONIS The car ride was quiet and suffocating. Abigail seemed lost in her own world. Whether it was because of Matteo or my uncle, I couldn’t tell. The way they both looked at her, one with annoyance and the other with too much regret, had bothered me. I had seen Matteo whispering something to her
Holding my hand over his chest, he finally spoke. “I never wanted to be this person, Abigail. I was completely honest when I said I wasn’t meant for this. This was never something I wanted. But this is who I am now and that cannot change.” I followed his movements from side to side, our feet moving
ADONIS When I pulled away from the kiss, Abigail was panting. Her cheeks were bright red and her eyes were flickering with need. I would devour her tonight and she would thank me for it—that was what the look on her face said. She was on dangerous ground and she knew it, yet she didn’t back down.
“Do you have any fucking idea how much I want this?” I said in between the kiss. “Do you have any idea how much I want this?” she responded with a hum. She unbuttoned my suit and peeled it off my body, followed by the vest and then my white shirt. I stretched my arms and loosened my body to allow
She let out a desperate cry and ground herself against my chest. My skin heated. I gripped her hips and held her down to the mattress so she couldn’t move. “I’ve controlled myself for weeks. It’s your turn to practise patience.” She laughed, but paused as I descended further down her body. It had
BELLA Every nerve in my body tightened. There was a heavy feeling at the ridge of my heart under Adonis’s gaze that held so many emotions at once. I had only had glimpses of one emotion at a time in him, but he was chaos now. I wanted to laugh, cry, and yell, all at the same time. His chaos was suf