FAZER LOGINCesare’s lips parted in a groan as Eliana’s sharp little cries filled the room, rising and falling like a frantic orchestra. The high notes still lingered in the air, leaving him either wound tight or floating.
He looked down at the woman in his arms. Her body was lax, trusting, letting him drive them both higher.
She always trusted him with her body. He bit down on her neck and tore at the collar of her top with a frustrated growl. The fabric was too tight.
“Where did you get this shit? Too tight. Can’t get to your neck,” he hissed.
His hands slid up and down her thighs, greedy, needing to touch every inch of her. She was intoxicating—her voice, her breath, the way she smiled even when she was exhausted.
He felt himself close, but he refused to finish before she came at least twice. He quickened his pace and slipped his fingers between their joined bodies, finding her clit.
He rubbed her with precise, practiced strokes. She moaned, back arching. She had been wet the moment she walked into the room, too tired to touch herself and too proud to ask.
He knew anyway.
He knew her body the way an addict knows the one thing that can ruin him. She was his fix. He would die on this hill before he ever withdrew.
Her cunt was soaked and fluttering around him. The sound of her broken cries peaked as she came, pulsing tight. He drove into her to the hilt and she collapsed forward onto the bed.
She was tired, but he wanted her bone-deep exhausted—so she wouldn’t wake until noon, whatever alcohol she’d already had helping him along.
“You’re going to come again for me, baby. Can you do another for me?”
She shook her head. Of course she thought she couldn’t. He would pull it out of her anyway. He gripped her hips and moved hard, her body taut beneath him.
Everything in him tightened—blood roaring, muscles locking—as she moaned, loud and unrestrained. No one was around to hear, and even if they were, no one would dare speak.
He stroked her ass, gave it a firm pat, then leaned over and took her face in his hands.
“Come for me, bambina. Do it.”
Her eyes locked on his, mouth open in a silent scream as her pussy clenched and fluttered around him, soaking him. He kissed her deep, rough, and dirty. There was no need to claim something that already belonged to him in every way that mattered.
This was what he was—for her and for himself. They both needed him like this: taking what she was too shy to ask for.
He thrust once, twice, and came hard, spilling into her. He exhaled a long, controlled breath.
Carefully he pulled out and watched her collapse, weak and compliant, exactly the way he wanted her. He ran a hand through his hair and licked his lips. His cock hung semi-hard and wet, but he didn’t care.
He bent over her, brushing his knuckles across the soft apples of her cheeks. They were damp with tears. Her eyes fluttered. She was already drifting, which was precisely what he needed for what was coming tonight.
“Go to sleep, bambina. I’ll be right here watching you.”
He kissed her forehead. For a second his eyes closed and he imagined a different life—one where she was treated the way she deserved instead of this.
They both knew what they were doing was wrong in the eyes of the world. Society would call them evil, disgusting, every ugly name it could invent. He didn’t care.
Other people’s opinions were as meaningless to him as the lives of anyone who dared speak to her with disrespect. He would end them without a second thought.
Their relationship was right. Absolutely wrong to some, but he had stopped caring about “some” a long time ago.
He might as well go with the flow.
The world was already vile. People pretended to care by dressing judgment up as advice. Advice had never saved him. No one had ever come to his rescue. They could all go fuck themselves.
“Sleep tight,” he murmured, tucking the duvet carefully around her. He sat beside the bed and watched her.
When her breathing finally evened into soft, steady snores, Cesare stood, brushed off his pants, and crouched low. His lips grazed her forehead, then her mouth. The urge to claim those soft lips harder—to bite and taste—rose sharp and sudden. He pulled back, exhaling.
That could wait.
He had something equally important to handle tonight.
PRESENT TIME“Young Sir said I cook a healthy food—”The soft voice of the housekeeper halted as Eliana descended the stairs. They stood in the living room—the soldiers and the housekeeper, who looked like she would rather be anywhere but there, standing and explaining whatever she was talking about.As their attention fell on her, their gazes didn’t slide away from her face. They wouldn’t dare look at her body. The last man who had done that had traced her body with an impish smile and revolting eyes.That had been the last time he had seen her and smiled. The guilt was misplaced because she didn’t know what to feel for him. What would he have done if he hadn’t been killed? Or if Cesare hadn’t noticed the way he looked at her that day?Those questions had flitted around her head a time or two, but he wasn’t here now, and that matter was off the table. She had a bigger fish to fry.Taking the last stair, she came to stand not too far away, close enough to hear and speak with them. Sh
The stench of dried piss and copper hit Cesare the moment he stepped into the basement. It was thick enough that he briefly considered a mask, then dismissed the idea. He wanted his mouth free to speak and sneer without pulling away anything. “Is he there?”He reached the bottom of the stairs, meeting up with his right-hand man Andrea, who stood close to a beaten-up man sitting on a seat. Cesare's smile was slow, a cruel, twisted one. “Yes, boss.”“I can see that. You did well, Andrea.”“Thanks, boss.”Cesare went to stand before the man. Swollen eyes, busted lips dripping blood. His nose leaking a few drops, some few tears and scars on his face.He didn’t look more handsome as Cesare pulled black leather gloves from his back pocket and tugged them on. “I don’t want to dirty my hands with your filthy blood, Alessandro. I just finished touching my woman. The feeling of her soft skin is still on them and I don’t want you to taint them.”A low, broken grumblings eased from the beate
Cesare’s lips parted in a groan as Eliana’s sharp little cries filled the room, rising and falling like a frantic orchestra. The high notes still lingered in the air, leaving him either wound tight or floating.He looked down at the woman in his arms. Her body was lax, trusting, letting him drive them both higher. She always trusted him with her body. He bit down on her neck and tore at the collar of her top with a frustrated growl. The fabric was too tight.“Where did you get this shit? Too tight. Can’t get to your neck,” he hissed.His hands slid up and down her thighs, greedy, needing to touch every inch of her. She was intoxicating—her voice, her breath, the way she smiled even when she was exhausted. He felt himself close, but he refused to finish before she came at least twice. He quickened his pace and slipped his fingers between their joined bodies, finding her clit.He rubbed her with precise, practiced strokes. She moaned, back arching. She had been wet the moment she walk
“Such a good girl.”Cesare’s hand slid up her leg to her thigh, sending a shiver through her body. Words rose in her throat but she forced them back. He wouldn’t listen anyway.She whimpered, crystal eyes glistening. Her skirt was too short. She regretted choosing it, but there had been nothing else to wear when her friend dragged her out to the club.“Ce…”“Shhh, tesoro.”He stroked her thighs, groping slowly, until his fingers skimmed the apex of her legs—close enough to her panties that she whimpered again. The alcohol from the club made every touch feel sharper.His fingers glided over the damp fabric without giving her real pressure, just light, deliberate flutters. She moaned. He knew exactly what he was doing. He wanted her desperate, tears in her eyes, begging for his fingers.She was already soaked. Even in the low lamp light he could see how the white lace she had thrown on in a haste was darkened and clinging to her.Sweat beaded on her forehead. When his knuckles finally
Last Night“You’re Late”Eliana heard his deep voice resonating through the room before she could even drop her bag onto the nightstand. The lamp was off, leaving the room cloaked in darkness, but she could recognize that voice anywhere, anytime.As she moved farther into the room, she made out his silhouette standing at the far end, near the entrance to her en-suite bathroom.What he was doing there, she didn't know, and those two words were a statement even though they sounded more like a question—a power play, a reminder of who was in charge.An illusion meant to make her believe she had any power at all.There was no reason for him to question her when he could get his answers with a snap of his fingers from anywhere. He only wanted her to feel as though she had a choice when she had anything but.“I told you I would be late, didn’t I?”She flipped on the lamp, and warm light spilled across the room. It wasn’t particularly bright with the lamp on his side still off and the ceiling
Yawning, Eliana scrubbed her eyes as she stretched her body. Her waist made a small sound as she tried to find a comfortable spot on the bed. Her head pounded so hard she had to hold it, scared it would drop right off her shoulder.“Jesus.”She dropped her head back onto the pillow and used her arm to cover her eyes from the glaring sun coming through the curtains. The sun was hard and filled her entire room, which was enough to tell her it was already noon.She yawned again, but it strained her head. She sighed and quit yawning altogether, forcing herself to sit up. Looking at her bedside table, her eyes searched for a glass of water and a pill, but found none.Cesare must have forgotten, or he simply didn’t inform the housekeeper about it. She wasn’t trying to feel entitled, but anytime she had a hangover there was always a pill and a note with a quick scrawl telling her to drink, rest, and not go out that day.But today there was nothing, and the house sounded so quiet she could fe







