Se connecterLENA’S POV The car door slams and Dante floors it before I even have my seatbelt on. I’m shaking and it feels like my bones are trying to crawl out of my skin. “God. God please. God, please don’t let them…” “Hey.” Dante’s hand comes across the console. “Breathe, Lena.” I jerk away from him. “Don’t touch me,” I manage to say through my sobs. All I can think about is how distant I’ve been from my family. I’ve avoided my mom for weeks even though she’s tried to fix our relationship. I even chose him over her, over the woman who birthed me. God, I’m so stupid. I should’ve looked past her mistakes and just forgiven. “Fuck,” I choke. “I said I didn’t need her anymore.” Tears are pouring now and I can’t stop them. “What if I never get to see her again?” “You will,” Dante says, “They’re okay. Ricardo said crews got there fast.” “You don’t know that!” I yell. “You don’t know anything! You weren’t there! You don’t get to tell me it’ll be okay!” His hands grip the w
LENA’S POV The air in the study is thick. Dante and I just stand there, staring at each other. His jaw is clenched, and his hands are fisted at his sides like he’s holding himself back from either touching me or punching the wall. I decide to break the silence first. “Is Diego the child you and Camila were talking about?” His eyes flicker across the room. “Yes.” He tries to take a step forward. "Lena, let me……… " "Don't." I cut him off. "You brought your son into this house, into my house. And you didn't tell me, you let me think his parents were dead.” "Lena . …" "And you made him lie about it." The words tear out of me. "What type of father does that to his thirteen year old son,” He drags a hand through his hair and I can see the exhaustion in his eyes. “I knew it was wrong,” he says. “I knew the second I brought him in and made him lie. I just didn’t know how you’d react to the truth.” “Well, congratulations,” I laugh, “Now you know how I w
LENA’S POV I sit on the floor of our bedroom for a long time after Dante leaves. My chest feels like someone reached in and tore something out and my throat is closing in on me. I hate that I’m still crying, I hate that he saw me like this, and most of all I hate that part of me is waiting for him to come back and fix it. “Wake up,” I whisper to myself. “Wake up, Lena. Wake the fuck up.” But I can’t. Waking up means I have to face it. I have to face the fact that it was all fake. All the late nights, the way he looked at me like I was the only thing in the room. The way he promised to always be there for me. It was all a lie. He was fucking Camila. And maybe he even still is. The thought hits me like ice water. My stomach rolls and I press my hand to my mouth and gag. The tears come harder than I expected. I drag the sleeve of the robe across my face to dry it. “Stop,” I choke out. “Stop crying over him.” I can’t believe I loved
DANTE’S POV My sweat is dripping down my face, and my lungs are burning. And all I can think about is how close Lena came to overhearing Diego and I this morning, like she was one sentence away from asking the question I’m not ready to answer yet. I need to be more careful. I push harder and take a few more laps around the estate. By the time I’m back inside, my shirt is stuck to me, and I’m trying to decide whether to shower or join them for breakfast. I decide to have breakfast first. As I enter the dining room, I’m caught off guard. The room is empty, despite the table already being set. Lena is usually downstairs the second she smells food. It takes her all but two seconds to gobble it all up. Strangely, she isn’t down yet. I frown and head upstairs. “tesoro?” But I get no answer. I reach our bedroom door and push in, only to find her curled up on the floor. She has a robe wrapped around her and her hair is wet, probably from a shower. As I move closer, my ey
LENA’S POV I wake up to cold sheets. I reach for the bed beside me, but it is empty. He must’ve woken up. I roll over and press my face into his pillow. It smells like him. Whiskey and sex. My whole body aches, this deep, delicious ache that sits between my thighs. Memories of last night flood my mind and a laugh bubbles out of me before I can stop it. I’m sore and wrecked and stupidly happy. “Get a grip, Lena,” I whisper to the ceiling. “You’re a grown woman.” God, I groan, sitting up slowly. The silk robe on the chair catches my eye and I pull it on quickly. I get out of bed and leave the room in search of Dante. The house is extremely quiet, I’m not really used to waking up this early. I’m about to head downstairs when I stop. My mind suddenly wanders to Diego. Shit, I didn’t check up on him after dinner last night. I got carried away with Dante and completely forgot we left him there. I turn down the hall, quickly heading toward the guest room. Well, now
LENA’S POV "Get on all fours," he orders, and I obey instantly. I hate that I obey so fast. I push my ass up for him and feel him behind me, one big hand rubbing over my ass like he's deciding which part of me he wants to claim first. "Which hole should I use tonight, tesoro?" My whole body jerks. "Don't…" "Don't what? Don't make you choose?" His fingers slide down, teasing my entrance before sliding up to my clit. I buck into his hand. "Please," I hear myself say and I hate how desperate it sounds. "Dante, please. My pussy. Use my pussy." "Begging already?" He sounds amused. "Say it properly." "I need you in me. Please. Fuck me." He doesn't answer, he just lines himself up and slams into me in one brutal thrust. I scream. Even after all the time we’ve done this, he's always too much at first. He stretches me and fills every inch of me, and I have to ride through the burn to get to the good. "Shh," he says in my ear







