Chapter 53
LUCA
Alex panted against my hand. She desperately tried to escape my grip as I pushed her into a dark coat closet and locked the door.
I felt my way into the room, my cock digging into her ass.
She struggled to break free from my grasp, and I held her tighter.
I pressed my lips to her ear, reveling in her fear.
“When I text, you answer. This is not the time for games, baby girl.”
She sighed as I lowered my hand from her mouth. “Luca, how could you do that to me?”
“It’s just me. But it could have been one of my enemies.”
“I hate you,” she whined.
“No, you don’t.”
She only hated her feelings for me.
“Turn on the light, Luca!” Alex spun around and pounded her fists against my chest. “You know I hate the dark and small spaces.”
I shook my head. “Was I not clear?”
She inched backward until her ass hit the wall. “Clear about what? You think you own me, but you don’t.”
I could have reached for the switch on the wall, but I loved how she clung to me, her fear getting the best of her. She never liked enclosed spaces. And even though she’d told me she wasn’t afraid of heights, I knew the truth.
A lot of things terrified her, most of all me.
“I don’t want to own you.” I slid my hand to the side of her face, stroking her soft skin with my fingers. She leaned into my touch as I knew she would. “I want to protect you.”
“Tell me what’s going on. Where have you been this week?”
Alex raked her nails down my arms so painfully slow my cock sprung to life. With that, I fisted her hair between my fingers and pulled her mouth to mine. I pried her lips apart with my tongue as if my life depended on her next breath.
I could not lose her.
She was a part of me.
The light to my dark.
I would risk my life for hers. I would do anything to keep her out of harm’s way.
She stole her lips from mine. “Tell me the truth, Luca.”
I rested my forehead against hers and clutched the side of her face. “I won’t let them touch you, baby. You’re my queen. And if you’d stop playing games, I want to make you my wife.”
“If I’m so important, why don’t you treat me like I matter?”
“I’m not a good man.” I massaged her jaw with the pad of my thumb. “But with you, I try.”
“That’s debatable.”
“I didn’t come here to fight. You’re in danger.”
Alex gripped my tie in her hand. “I shouldn’t have to suffer for your crimes.”
“I know, baby. Trust me. Please.”
Her lips brushed mine. “Every time I trust you, I end up getting hurt.”
“This time is different.”
She moved her hand to the back of my neck, her fingers trailing along my skin.
“I know you hate having Marcello watch over you, but it’s for your protection. I can’t lose you, too. Marry me, Drea.”
“Luca,” she whispered.
“If something happens to me, my family will care for you.”
“I need more, Luca. And you can’t give it to me.”
“Just give me more time.”
She drew in a breath between her teeth. “I’ve given you ten years of my life. What have I gotten in return?”
“Agree to marry me, and I’ll give you everything you want.”
Threading my fingers through her hair, I slipped my tongue into her mouth as she gripped the back of my neck, crushing my lips with hers. With each flick of our tongues, the kisses were more intense, more impatient. We clawed at each other’s clothing, all hands and tongues doing the talking.
I was better at showing her how I felt than using my words. My father had taught me a long time ago that actions speak louder.
“Luca,” she muttered. “Kali will worry if I don’t get back soon. She already thinks something’s going to happen to me.”
I slid my hand up her stomach and over her breasts, feeling her hard nipples over the fabric of her thin shirt. “Just a few more minutes, baby. I need to feel you.”
She melted into my touch as I pinched her nipple between my fingers, leaving a trail of kisses along her neck. Sucking her bottom lip into my mouth, I tugged on it hard, earning a few moans in response.
I lifted her leg, wrapped it around my back, and shoved her linen shorts and panties to the side. My tongue tangled with hers, and she moaned as I pushed one finger inside her wetness, then another. She was so wet, so tight, and with each movement of my fingers, her body trembled.
Burying her face against my neck, she gripped my arms for support as I broke through her inner walls and rolled my thumb over her clit. It didn’t take long before she was groaning my name, her orgasm ripping through her as she came on my fingers.
She gasped for breath and whispered, “You’re the most confusing man I have ever met.”
“Other men would bore you.” I slid my fingers out of her pussy and brought them to my mouth to suck her juices from them. “Tonight, I have a surprise for you.”
She gripped my tie, feeling the silk between her fingers.
“What kind of surprise?”
“A date.”
“You’ve never taken me on a date.”
“I never had a wife before.”
“You don’t even have a fiancée.”
“You’ll say yes. I’m not worried.”
She tugged on my tie. “So confident.”
“Always.”
Our perfect moment ended with my cell phone ringing.
I removed the phone from my pocket. “What? I’m busy, Marcello.”
“We have a problem. Grab Alex and Kali and come back to the house.”
Before I could respond, the line went dead.