Luca laughed loudly, the sound echoing off of the steel containers surrounding them. “My, my! He admits it. It certainly is a glorious day, wouldn’t you say, Romero?”Aside from the slight twitch to his eye, Romero remained quiet.They made their way across the lot, passing stacks of weathered conta
Dominic POVThings were finally looking up.Dominic hadn’t expected that. Honestly, hadn’t dared to. Not when this whole thing had started as a necessary evil to avenge his mother. An arranged marriage and a blood-soaked business strategy that somehow had turned into something more romantic.Aurora
“I’ll be out all day today,” he says after a moment. “Since I’ve been gone for almost two weeks, I need to follow up with my family.”I turn to face him. “You’re… not leaving the city again, right?”“No. I will be staying local.” His head tilts, just a fraction. “Have you missed me that much?”Subc
Aurora POVShit.Why the hell didn’t it occur to me to check if he was still here? I’m still dazed from last night, and finding the ring on my finger, I never noticed the bathroom door had been shut as I passed by it on my way into the living room and kitchen.My heart thumps hard in my chest, not a
“Dominic…”He kisses me in response. Then again. And again.No harsh grabbing. No rough snapping of hips like usual whenever he’s trying to claim me. Just the kind of slow, aching intimacy I never thought I’d get to experience with him. His breath grows ragged when we fall over the edge together.My
Aurora POVI’m asleep when the sound of my bedroom door creaking open pulls me halfway to consciousness.At first, I think I’ve imagined it. My room is dimly lit by the faint spill of moonlight sneaking in through the gap in the curtains. I can still feel the heaviness of sleep pulling at my limbs a