56. Dante
DANTE
What Rose doesn’t realize is that I’ve wanted her since the first day I saw her almost a year ago through a camera lens, not when she arrived on my property. By that point, I had already accepted my fate and the role I’d play in her life.
She is not just the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, but is also intelligent, kind, and quirky, and I fall for her more every day I get to spend in her presence.
Her passion and determination to make her own way in life are inspiring, and I know she is capable of anything she puts her mind to.
I fell even harder when I got to witness the quiet moments when she was home alone and didn’t think anyone was watching.
I got to witness her incredible work ethic when she would stay up late every night working on client proposals and researching the perfect items to bring her design visions to life.
I never thought I’d get the opportunity to make her mine.
But now that she has granted me this gift, I won’t let it slip through my fingers.
She is now mine to protect, not just because of who she is to Angelo, but because of who she will become to me when she agrees to be mine.
Forever. But for now, I will start with tonight.
Pulling Rose closer, I sit up without breaking our kiss so that she is straddling my lap.
I know she can feel how hard I am when she presses her body down against me.
My hands can’t decide what they want to touch first, so I take my time mapping out every dip and curve of her bare skin that her dress allows.
Slipping one strap off her right shoulder, I break our kiss so I can press my lips against the delicate dip between her neck and collarbone.
My hands have drifted down to her toned thighs and slip under the lace hem of her dress.
My hands continue their path of exploration up to her hips until they encounter the lack of panties, and my previously leashed restraint snaps.
“Upstairs, Belladonna.” My voice comes out low and raspy. I don’t want to take my hands off her soft skin, so when she doesn’t protest, I stand with her in my arms, legs wrapped around my waist as she continues kissing and licking along my neck and jawline and makes my way upstairs.