“I was promised to his son… but his touch is all I crave” I never thought I’d see him again. I thought my biggest mistake was losing my virginity to an attractive stranger. Turns out, the actual mistake was me signing a contract to marry his son. One reckless night in New York with a powerful, older-looking mysterious man should have been nothing more than a secret buried deep in the ground. But when I’m forced into an arranged marriage to secure a dangerous alliance, I realize my sin has come back to haunt me. Because the man standing at the head of the family table, the one who is watching me with dark, knowing eyes and a cold smirk is the same man who once had me beneath him. Now, he is not just a forbidden temptation. He’s my future Father-In-Law. I am now trapped in a contract I can never escape, caught between duty and desire. But in a world filled with duties, love might be a deadly game, and I just became the most dangerous game on the board.
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Hands gripping my waist, pulling me down, forcing me to take every inch of him. I can’t believe I chose to lose my virginity to a stranger I just met at a club. My fingers claw at his shoulder, nails digging into his skin as my toes curl, but he doesn’t ease up. He keeps going. With his wide hands guiding me, he rasped against my ear, his voice dark and commanding. “Take it. Take all of me, baby girl. A whimper escapes me, his words unraveling something deep inside me. He moved with control, like he knew my body better than I did like he knew exactly what I needed. I can’t breathe. Can’t think straight. The only thing anchoring me is the way he moves, slow at first, teasing my whole body, using his mouth and fingers on my nipples as he works his way down to my clit adding more friction while fucking me deep, rough and punishing. His fingers dig into my hips, guiding me, owning me and showing me who is in control until I have no choice but to surrender. A sharp gasp tears from my throat as he bit down the beauty mark beneath the left side of my neck as he thrusts harder, dragging pleasure from me like he’s determined to ruin me for any other man. My head falls back, giving him full access to my whole body, my lips parting as silent moans fall from my lips, but he doesn’t let me escape. He leans in, biting down on my jaw, his breath hot against my skin. “Look at me.” The sharp command in his voice makes me instantly look deep into his eyes. And as soon as my eyes connected with his, I immediately regretted it. Because his pupils were dark and dilated, consuming and knowing, knowing that in this moment he was in control of me. I don’t take my eyes off him. I can’t hide. Not from him. A rough hand slides up my spine, tangling in my hair, pulling me closer until our mouths are barely a breath apart. “You feel this?” His trust began to slow, torturously deep, making me feel every inch of him. “This is mine.” I don’t fight it. Don’t argue. Because right now, whatever he wants from me is his. His grip tightened. His lips finally crashed against mine, and I shattered, with him following right after. A knock. Loud and sharp. The dream immediately vanishes like smoke. I jerked upright, gasping, my skin slick with sweat, my pulse racing. The sheets tangled around my legs. I could feel the heavy weight and warmth of his touch between my legs. Another knock on the door came in, harder this time. Then the door swings open. And my father’s voice, cold and laced with authority, cut through the heavy silence. “You think I wouldn’t find out that you snuck out of the house?” My body instantly turned ice, a violent contrast to the heat still lingering in my veins. My stomach dropped as I recognized that tone in his voice. He stands in the doorway with a scowled look on his face, his eyes pinning me in place. Even in the dim light, I see the sharp set of his clenched jaw, barely containing the anger simmering beneath his expression. I could feel my color drained from me as I swallowed hard, my pulse now racing for an entirely different reason. “Does he know where I went to and what I did?” “I don’t know what you’re talking about papa.” My voice is hoarse, my throat dry. My father steps closer, slow, deliberate. “Don’t insult me, Gianna, you thought I wouldn’t find out about you going to New York? I have told you countless times, you won’t find her. Get that into your head.” I could feel my face going pale. He knows about New York, but I was so careful. At least he hasn’t addressed what went down between me and Mr stranger. One thing I have learned from him is that I should always stand my ground with whatever decisions I make. I force myself to stay still, to not let the panic creep onto my face. “I was here. I didn’t go anywhere.” The slap comes before I can react. Smack!, echoing into the silent room. My head jerks to the side, my cheek stinging. I don’t cry. I won’t give him the satisfaction I have always given him for the past twelve years. For a moment, the room is silent except for the sharp inhale through my nose. His gaze burned into my face watching me, as if daring me to challenge him. When I say nothing, he lets out a sharp exhale with his shoulders sagging, as if the weight of his expectations in me had just come crashing down. “You were reckless, Gianna. But it doesn’t matter now.” His words were laced with finality. I straighten, ignoring the way my skin burns from where his hand met my face earlier. “What do you mean?” He strode to the door, his hands on the handle as he spoke without spearing me a glance. “This news is important, and I will be expecting you in my office in the next five minutes.” He slammed the door right in my face as he walked out of my room. I immediately jumped out of my bed and rushed to the bathroom, my footsteps pounding against the floor. The light flickers on as I grip the sink, my pale reflection staring back at me, shaken. I splashed water against my burning skin. I took a steady breath, then turned on my heel, heading to his office. The hallway felt longer than usual, each step heavier than the last. The thump... thump... of my heart filled my ear. As soon as I got to his door, I whipped my damp hands against my dress, took in a lungful of air and knocked. “Come in, his voice echoed behind the closed doors.” The air felt thick as I walked in. His gaze flickered to me then back to his papers as he nodded toward the chair in front of him. “Sit,” he offered, sounding more like an order than an invitation. His face remains unreadable, offering her nothing. No hesitation or mercy. Just cold finality as he utters the three words she’s mentally feared since the day she turned eighteen. “You’re getting married.”GIANNA The voice slithered down my spine before I could think of turning. “You like what you see?” My breath snagged. For a heartbeat, I prayed, thinking I’d imagined it. But no—heat was pressed into my back, unmistakable, suffocating. Why is he here? Of all places? Don’t be stupid, Gianna. This is his club. Of course, he’s here. Oh God—what if he heard me whisper his name? My lips still tingled with the memory. I squeezed my eyes shut, in a desperate plea, silently begging the universe to take it back. Slowly, I turned my head, like a prey caught in a hunter’s gaze. And there he was. Enzo Moretti. The man I couldn’t escape, no matter how many walls I built. It had been less than twenty-four hours since I’d last seen him, and still he looked devastatingly good. Dark suit molded to his broad shoulders, shirt undone at the throat, the edge of a tattoo crawling across his chest like a secret I once knew. His eyes carried shadows. Hungry shadows that dem
GIANNA I stood in front of the club, contemplating whether I should call an uber or just swallow my pride and find out what Enzo wanted. After the way he night’s events between us, I wasn’t expecting him to want to see my face. Lord knows how much I don’t want to be here. But here I was anyway. It took a lot of convincing from Aria before I got into the car he sent to pick me up. And besides, I had something important to talk to him about. So why not kill two birds with one stone? I sat at the bar, as instructed by one of the bodyguards stationed at the entrance of the club, while I waited for Enzo. “Hello, ma’am, what would you like?” The tattooed bartender with long blond hair brushing his shoulders asked. I don’t know if I’m meant to be drinking, especially here. But who cares, anyway? I gave him a small smile. “I’ll get a glass of martini, please.” “That’s a great choice.” He winked at me as he flipped his hair back. “Your drink will be ready in a bit.”
ENZO “Boom!” The sound of my gun echoed through the club's basement. The bastard who’d been helping Paulo thought confessing would save him. Thought telling me the truth meant mercy. He was wrong. I’d walked out of the club last night with the intention of letting him live, but after the night’s event, my hands needed blood. So I came back and handled it in the only way I knew how to. I’d made promises to myself the day Gianna walked through her father’s door. Promise I already doubted I could keep. And tonight, I almost crossed a line I swore I wouldn’t. But I won’t let myself become bait to the madness she stirs inside my head. I saw the way her gaze lingered on me. I’m not blind. Hunger burned in her eyes—hunger she tried and failed to hide. God help me, if I hadn’t scared her off, I might’ve given in. I might’ve shown her exactly what those thoughts could cost her. I can’t wrap my head around how much she gets under my skin. I left my house for two bloody week
GIANNA His grip on my cheeks grew warm as the thought of him claiming my lips was the only thing I could picture. Heat pooled low in my stomach just thinking about him, about the way his touch had once pulled something raw and reckless out of me I hadn’t even known existed. And God, I wanted more. I wanted him to remind me of everything my body had been missing for those years I denied myself something good. The grip on my face loosened, making the cool air of the night slap across my face. “Go to your room.” I licked my dry lips. “What?” “I said. Go. Into. Your. Room.” He strained out the words through clenched teeth, his voice rough with barely contained rage. I was lost. Confused even. Why is he chasing me away all of a sudden? Did he read every single thought that was going on in my head? “Gianna, I wouldn’t like it if I repeated myself for the third time.” He said, taking his hand through his hair as if it was taking him everything to be patient with
GIANNA I was glued to my spot, not knowing what to say or do. He looked at me so intensely that the air around us seemed to press in on me. My body betrayed me. I stepped forward, closing the space, until we stood face to face. He did nothing. Said nothing. All he did was hold my gaze, and the weight of it sent a shiver rolling through me. But I could feel the way his eyes keep screaming out words we’ve quietly promised ourselves not to spill out. His eyes weren’t just boring into mine, they stripped me, pulled me apart piece by piece until I was raw, restless and trembling. My pulse kicked up so hard it felt like my heart was about to spill out from its rib cage. My mind betrayed me, running wild with dangerous thoughts. I could see him lifting me with one easy motion, setting me on the kitchen island, his mouth calming down on mine before I could protest. I could see him dragging me close, sinking to his knees, and forcing me to beg for a release. I could e
GIANNA It’s been two weeks since that disastrous dinner, two weeks since I last saw Enzo. The night ended with sharp words between him and his son. Aria said not to worry, said he was just busy with work, but silence felt heavier than that. And for Matteo… I’m not even sure where we stand. Aria said he’s not in the right headspace and that he’ll eventually come around, but if I’m being honest, a small part of me has already begun to lose hope. Aria has been there for me, making sure whatever wounds I felt never cut deep enough to leave scars laced with unforgettable memories. We’ve become so close in the past few days, sharing late-night conversations over tea and trading quite a few childhood memories we’d never say out loud to anyone. We have two months and a week left until the wedding, and Enzo still hasn’t said anything about postponing or canceling it. He remains persistent, as if nothing has happened. I hate to admit it, but I’ve also settled in better th
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