CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR~ CamillaHe dropped me.Ouch!Like I was nothing. Like the taste of me didn’t just make his eyes roll back. My ass hit the floor with a hard thud, and I gasped, stunned, legs sprawled, lip swollen from his kiss.Stephano towered above me, chest heaving, jaw clenched. His eyes? Black fire.“On. Your. Fucking. Knees.”His voice was pure command. Not a request. Not a plea.A sentence.I blinked up at him, furious and burning and soaked through. “Go to hell.”He grinned. The kind of grin that promised he’d take me there with him, and fuck me all the way down.“Already live there, baby. And guess what?” He stepped closer, unbuckling his belt with slow, deliberate flicks. “You’re my favorite demon.”I scrambled to stand. To slap him. To leave.But his boot slid between my thighs, pressing hard right against the throbbing mess of me, and I froze. My mouth dropped open with a silent cry as the pressure made my eyes roll back for half a second.God, I hated him.I hated how
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE~ CamillaHis engine roared. The sound started low, like a growl rolling up from the throat of some hungry, caged thing, and then it swelled. Louder. Meaner. His engine. Tearing like it owned the street. Like it was hunting something.Like it was hunting me.My spine snapped straight. The dish in my hand clattered into the sink. Soap and water splashed up my wrist, but I barely felt it. Every part of me froze, except for the place that mattered. That part was already reacting. Already wet. No. Not again.I didn’t move. Not because I didn’t want to. My brain was screaming go, go, go. But my body was... listening to something else. Something deeper. Something stupid.The headlights sliced through the window. Blinding. Accusing. And then—SLAM.His car door crashed shut like a threat.I backed up. One step. Two. My breath stuttered. My heel hit the rug behind me. I should’ve turned and run, out the back, into the night, straight into traffic if that’s what it took.
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO~ Camilla I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t call in sick because of Stephano. No way. Not after last night. I refused to let him get into my head again. It was bad enough I had nearly let him pull my panties off in a bathroom like some hormonal teenager. I couldn’t handle hearing that dirty, vile mouth of his again. The things he said… God, my skin still crawled just thinking about it. I didn’t care how much heat that bastard had between my legs, I needed space.I flopped back onto the bed, arms sprawled out like some sort of broken doll. Why did I always let myself get so tangled up in these situations? One moment I was kissing Elvis, and the next, I was thinking about Stephano's filthy hands, and his filthy mouth, and the way he made my body feel like it had a mind of its own. I couldn’t think about him. I didn’t want to think about him.But, oh, my God, I couldn’t help it. The heat… that damn heat, it was still there. I squeezed my eyes shut. Just forget it, Camilla
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE~ CamillaNope. Nothing's wrong. I'm completely fine. I just survived Stephano’s cock and now possibly walking into Elvis’ arms, or worse, his bed.“Come on,” Elvis said warmly, offering me his hand.I took it. Hesitated. And internally screamed the whole way out. Elvis's hand curled around my waist as we stepped out of the restaurant, and I nearly tripped over my own feet.Breathe, Camilla. You’re fine. You’re a composed woman. You are not unraveling like a cheap thread in a soap opera.Except I was. Because the entire time, I could feel Stephano’s stare burning into my back like a damn brand. I didn’t need to turn around to confirm it. My spine had already stiffened like it knew it was under surveillance. And when Elvis gave him a polite nod, I nearly yanked him into the nearest Uber and vanished into the night.What was that nod? A challenge? A man-to-man acknowledgment? Did he know?No. No, he couldn’t know. I wasn’t that obvious, was I?Elvis opened the car doo
CHAPTER FORTY~ CamillaMy legs shook!My legs shook like a baby trying to stand after the first step! I stepped out of the bathroom. God, what the hell had I just done? My head was spinning, my stomach tied in knots. My mind was a mess of mostly anger, and self-loathing.Why the hell had I allowed that… that dick to touch me? I was on a date with Elvis, a man who actually treated me with respect, and here I was, just a few minutes ago, on the verge of letting Stephano push my panties aside like it was no big deal. What the hell was wrong with me? Was I that desperate? Was I that weak? The worst part? I had almost let him do it. Almost.I could still feel the heat of his breath on my skin, the way he’d gripped my arm, the fire in his eyes that had been burning me up like a damn wildfire. My pulse was still hammering in my ears. His touch had been so fucking confident, so possessive. And, damn it. No. No. This wasn’t me. I hated that man. I hated the way he made me feel like some obj
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE~ Stephano“You okay?” Isabella asked, sipping her wine like everything was peachy.“Need to use the restroom,” I muttered, already standing.I didn’t wait for a reply. I slipped through the back of the restaurant, ducking Elvis’ view like a goddamn shadow. I couldn't raise any suspicion. The hallway was narrow and quiet, candlelight flickering against the walls like it knew what was about to go down.And then I saw her. The curve of her ass. The sway of her hips. She reached the ladies’ room door. Her hand touched the handle.“Has he fucked you?”She froze.Just like that, still as stone, breath caught, like my voice hit her spine and melted her bones. I took slow steps toward her, my voice a low growl behind her. “Elvis. Has he had you?”She turned, face twisted in disbelief, rage written in every sharp line on her face. “What the hell are you doing here?”I didn’t answer. I didn’t need to. I pushed the door open, gave her the chance to walk in.She did.I follo