Chapter 14 #2
A sharp gasp escapes me against his lips, my fingers instantly tangling into his thick hair, dragging him closer. Any lingering urge to push him away or keep up my guard completely evaporates, replaced by a blinding, frantic need that burns right down to my toes.
Dominic pulls back just enough to tear his dark gaze over my face. His heavy breathing feels hot across my chest as he reaches down, his calloused fingers hooking into the waistband of my pajama bottoms and dragging them down my legs in one swift, ruthless motion.
The cool air washes over my bare skin once more, but before the old, familiar panic can creep in—before I can even think about the jagged scars spanning across my hip and back—Dominic’s warm, heavy hands cover me.
He doesn't hesitate. He doesn't pause to stare, pity, or question. His large palm clamps around my thigh, hauling my leg up over his hip, pinning me firmly beneath him.
"Look at me," he commands, his voice reduced to a gravelly, lethal whisper as his thumb traces a harsh line up the inside of my skin. "Keep your eyes on me, Rosalia."
I look up into his dark, storm-filled eyes, my heart hammering against my ribs like a trapped bird. "Dominic..."
"You wanted proof?" he growls against my throat, his lips trailing down to bite softly at the sensitive curve of my neck, making a shiver violent enough to shake my spine run through me. "You wanted to know why I kept my hands off you?"
He reaches down, unbuckling his belt with a single, aggressive jerk of his wrist, metal clicking loudly in the quiet room.
He pushes his trousers down, stepping out of them without ever breaking eye contact with me.
Standing over the bed in the low light, he looks imposing, ruthless, and entirely unrestrained.
He sinks back down between my knees, the searing, heat of his bare body pressing directly against mine. My breath hitches as his hands frame my face, his thumbs smoothing over my cheekbones, tilting my head back.
"I stayed away because I knew the second I touched you, I wouldn't be able to stop," he whispers, his voice thick with a dark, terrifying sincerity. "I knew I’d burn down everything just to keep you in this bed."
His hands shift, moving down my sides with a slow weight that sets my skin on fire. Slowly, Dominic lowers his head, trailing his lips down the column of my throat, over my collarbone, and down to my torso.
Then, his mouth presses against the pale, jagged line near my ribs.
I instantly freeze, a cold bolt of panic lancing through the heat in my veins. "Dominic, no—stop," I gasp, my hands scrambling to push at his broad shoulders. "Don't. Please."
He catches my wrists, holding them gently but firmly against the mattress, refusing to retreat. He lowers his head again, pressing a warm, lingering kiss directly over the raised tissue of the scar on my waist, then another over the pale mark on my hip.
"Don't hide from me, Rosalia," he rumbles against my bare skin, his hot breath making me tremble. He looks up, his dark eyes locking onto mine with an intensity that burns through every wall I've ever built.
"You are the most breathtaking, beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on. Every single inch of you."
Before the breath can even leave my lungs, Dominic shifts upward, his warm hand cupping my breast. He draws my nipple into his mouth, his tongue swirling around the sensitive peak before sucking it deep into the heat of his throat.
A sharp, electric shock instantly detonates straight through my core. I completely combust.
Any remaining trace of restraint, fear, or past trauma vanishes in a flash of pure, consuming heat.
My back arches off the bed, my fingers digging blindly into the sheets as a desperate, breathless sound rips from my throat.
I squirm beneath his massive frame, completely undone, driven out of my mind by the friction and the overwhelming sensation washing over me.
"Dominic..." I sob out, the words tumbling from my lips in a desperate, breathless rush I never thought I'd hear myself utter. "Please, Dominic... fuck me. Now, please. I need you."
Dominic freezes for a split second, his chest heavy against mine.
Slowly, he pushes himself up, meeting my frantic gaze with a roaring, dark fire in his own eyes. The last shred of his legendary control snaps cleanly in half.
Without another second of hesitation, he lifts my hips, aligns himself, and drives deep into me in one hard, unyielding thrust, claiming me completely.
A choked, breathless scream shatters the quiet of the room as he fills me, my hips lifting instinctively off the mattress to meet him.
"Look at me, Rosalia," Dominic growls, his hands clamping like iron vices around my thighs, holding me wide open as he begins a brutal, unyielding pace. "Look at me and tell me who you belong to."
"You," I sob out, my nails dragging down the corded muscles of his back, leaving red tracks in my wake. "You, Dominic—fuck."
"That's right," he whispers darkly, leaning down so his mouth is inches from my ear, his hot, ragged breath scorching my skin with every deep, agonizingly full slide. "You're mine now. Every fucking inch of you."
He doesn't hold back. The heavy wooden headboard slams repeatedly against the wall as he drives into me, using his raw power to completely consume me.
The sensation is overwhelming, sharp and blindingly hot, washing away every last trace of my past until there is nothing left in my mind except the crushing weight of his body and the lethal rhythm he sets.
Before I can even catch my breath, Dominic hooks his arms beneath my knees, flipping me effortlessly onto my stomach.
The cool air hits my exposed back for a fraction of a second before he pulls my hips up, his broad chest flattening against my spine. His hand tangles violently into my hair, pulling my head back so my ear is aligned with his lips.
"You like this, don't you?" he rasps, his voice dripping with a filthy, possessive edge as he drives back inside me from behind, hitting a spot so deep my vision flashes white.
"You act like such a refined, silent little princess out in the world, but in this bed, you're a needy fucking mess for me. "
"Yes," I cry out, my hands gripping the damp sheets as a wave of intense, violent pleasure coils tight in my stomach. "More, Dominic, please—harder!"
"Beg for it, sweetheart," he commands, his fingers digging into my hips, leaving soft bruises as he ramps up the pace to something completely feral. "Tell me how badly you need your husband to ruin you."
"Please! Fuck me harder! Ruin me!" I beg shamelessly, completely lost to the heat, tossing my head back against his shoulder as he thrusts into me with zero mercy, taking every sound, every sob, every desperate gasp straight from my throat.
The dirty words tumbling from his mouth, the relentless impact of his body against mine, and the absolute ownership in his touch drive me straight over the edge.
I fracture completely, a loud, shattered scream tearing from my lips as a blinding, violent orgasm crashes through my entire body, clamping my muscles around him so tightly he lets out a low, guttural roar, driving deep one last time as his own release tears through him.
He holds me pinned beneath him for a few long, breathless seconds, his heavy chest rising and falling violently against my back, his pulse hammering like a war drum where our skin meets.
Slowly, as the peak of his release begins to settle, he shifts his massive weight off me, rolling me over onto my back. I lie there completely spent, my eyes heavy, chest heaving, every muscle in my body trembling from the sheer force of what just happened.
Before I can even blink or gather my breath, Dominic’s hand moves up my throat.
His broad fingers wrap firmly around my neck—enough to pin me to the mattress and force my gaze up to meet his. His dark eyes are still blacked out, completely feral, showing zero sign of fatigue or mercy.
A wicked, lethal smirk curls the corner of his mouth as his other hand slides down my stomach, gripping the inside of my thigh and forcing my knee wide open.
"I’m not done with you," he rumbles, his voice low, raspy, and thoroughly possessive against my jaw. "Now spread those beautiful legs, let me taste you, and bathe you in my cum again. We’re just getting started."