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Antonio stepped out of the bathroom, towel hanging dangerously low on his hips, droplets still racing down the ridges of his abdomen. Steam followed behind like a veil, his hair wet and pushed back, jaw clenched as though the shower had done nothing to cool him. Nevena sat by the dresser â skincare routine. Wrapped in her own bathrobe, cheeks flushed from the showerâŠand from everything that hadnât been said since the interruption earlier. The moment their eyes met, the air shifted. His gaze dragged over her reflection in the mirror slowly â like he was seeing her for the first time, and it made her stomach drop. Naively, her own gaze faltered, she had never seen him shirtless before â broad chest and packed abs. Somehow she flicked down without meaning to. His meaty c*ck dipped conspicuously between his thighs. Heat rushed up her neck instantly. Despite not being fully erect, it was quite lengthy. Her imagination spirals on what the length would be when fully erect â definitely sin sculpted into a man. Antonio saw the way she swallowed, and his pulse kicked at his throat. He knew exactly what sheâd noticed, and he crossed over to the bed slowly, as though afraid that lingering gazes would fulfill whatever spell had wrapped itself around them. Sitting on the bed, he saw her chest rise a little quickerâand almost immediately she stood and made for the bathroom. He followed her into the bathroom after some seconds. Inside she was crouched over the bucket of his wet clothes, giving it a light wash. Her uncensored cunt stared at him from that position, shaved and dripping. He didnât wait any longer, he clicked the door shut and closed the distance in two strides. Two hands band around her waist and pull her a*s against him. Her breath left her in a soft gasp as her almost exposed butt collided with his meaty warmth. She strengthened immediately, because she didn't hear him coming. Antonio took her jaw gently in one hand, and tilted her face up. âI know this shouldnât feel this urgent,â he murmured, voice rough. âBut it does. Nina â I'm not done yetâ Before she could respond, his thumb brushed the corner of her mouth, slow and deliberate â teasing her. Her lips parted instinctively, and a quiet whimper slipped out. That was all he needed, because he was already stripping the towel from his hips, letting it hit the floor with a heavy drop. And then she saw him fully. He wasâŠa lot. More than she expected. More than she had ever imagined in her head. A tremor rippled through her, thighs instinctively pressing together. Antonio caught it. His voice dropped, smoky and low. âScared?â It wasnât a taunt. She bobbed her head, her pulse thundering. His thumb brushed her lower lip. âDonât worry . Iâm going to take my time with you.â he whispered. âJust tell me to stopâŠwhenever it hurtsâ She nodded breathlessly, while Antonio's lips twitched into a rough, hungry smile. âGood girlâ he growled softly âNow, where was I?â She didnât get a fair chance to answer before he removed her bathrobe in one slow, intentional motion. Next, his fingers slid into her damp hair, angling her head the way he wanted as their mouths crashed again. Her soft gasp broke through the kiss, blending with his low exhale as his mouth trailed along her neck, lingering, tasting her skin. Instinctively his fingers brushed down, grazing the underside of her breast. Nevena shuddered, clutching his shoulders for balance. He swallowed hard at the reaction, leaning in, voice dropping like a growl against her ear. âYou like that?â Her fingers fisted in the back of his damp hair, pulling him down to her breast. âHere?â Antonio murmured, gently circling his thumb on her nipple. The sensation shot straight through her, tightening every muscle low in her belly. âPleaseâ she gasped, begging to be fucked. âNot nowâ he murmured, voice thick with restraint and hunger. âLet me take care of you,â He went back to her, his mouth claiming her mould â slow licks, firm sucksâ His other hand sliding down her hipâslow, learning her curves like a map he intended to memorize. When they slid lower, he explored into the heat, trembling for him. Grazing only a single stroke on the folds, drove her higher. Her legs grew unsteady, her thighs instinctively closing around the wrist that was unravelling her so effortlessly. Antonio caught her before she fellâŠgently he teased her open, learning the pace that made her tremble. Like magic she opened completely with breathless, needy whimpers she couldnât hide. Every glide of his finger sent tiny sparks racing through her nerves, gathering in her chest and curling outward to her fingertips. He slipped in two fingers and her hips moved helplessly into his hand, heat twisting sharp and deep. Pleasure made her cling to him ânails digging into his skin, voice trembling as the rhythm grew more confident. Her whimper hit again and Antonio felt brutally hard, every inch straining at the fact that he was the one causing it. He lifted her effortlessly, settled them more firmly against the wall, He finally reached below and guided himself to her, she felt the thick, heavy press of himâ âNevenaâŠâ he whispered, forehead pressed to hers, fighting for control. âTell me if itâs too much.â She lifted her chinâinviting him in. Antonio bit back a moan â as he felt her take him in, inch by inch. And when her body finally welcomed all of him, her head fell back, a sound escaping her that heâd remember for the rest of his life. He kissed her throat, her jaw, whispering against her skin mid thrust.âIâve got you⊠Iâve got you, NevenaâŠâ He began with a patience she never expected from himâslow, controlled, savoring her reactions, coaxing every sound from her until she tightened beneath him, breath breaking, pleasure cresting through her like a wave she couldnât outrun. Her fingers dug into his back, trembling as she spasmed, and he followed soon after, burying his face against her neck with a quiet, shuddering groan. When it was over, he stayed thereâbreathing hard, holding her like he wasnât ready to let go. And maybeâŠhe wasnât. Later he washed and wrapped her up with the bathrobe, before carrying her out of the bathroom. Laying her on the bed beside Junior, he brushed a soft kiss on her forehead. âGet some restâ She caught his jaw with weak fingers. âWill you be here when I wake up?" He nodded with a faint smile, and she drifted off â satisfied. With a deep exhalation he tightened the knot of his towel and walked to the other side â joining them.ðððð¢ðâð¬ ðððŠðð¬ð¢ð¬Â°Â°Â°Liza walked slowly, hands clasped white-knuckled. She didnât look at Antonio as she took the stand, but he was watching her every moveâ maybe resent or remorse.She swore in without blinking, awaiting the prosecutor's question.âMrs Liza Minnelliâ native of Sombra Azul and also John Minnelli mother?â the judge read from the file in front of him, and she replied with a nod. âCounselor!â the judge called, slouching forward, toward the prosecutor. âYou can go aheadâ The prosecutor adjusted his cufflinks and called up Antonio to the stand, then he turned to Liza with a confident aura. âMrs Minnelliâ do you know this man?âThe courtroom held its breath as Liza scrutinized Antonio from head to toe. âYesâ she managed after a long pause. âI know himââOkayâ the prosecutor clasped his hands in triumph, dismissing Antonio. âMaâam can you please give this court an account of how he murdered your Willow.ââWillow?â Liza repeated âonly this time her voice cracked
ðððð¢ð'ð¬ ðððŠðð¬ð¢ð¬Â°Â°Â°An hour laterâŠ.The visiting room smelled of stale coffee and old sweat. Antonio sat cuffed to the metal table, wrists raw, shirt still stiff with dried river water and Nevenaâs blood. His face was stoneâeyes fixed on the scuffed linoleum as he awaited his visitor.The door opened quietly and revealed Grinch, alone. He stood in the doorway a long moment before stepping inside the holding cell. The door clicked shut behind him. Just two men whoâd grown up bleeding together.He didnât speak at first, he just looked at Antonioâ trying to recognize someone he used to know. Cuffed wrists, blood-stiff shirt, this man before him was different.âYou signed it,â he said at last. The words came out quiet, almost careful, like he was afraid saying them too loud would make them real. âNo lawyer. No call. Nothing.âAntonio didnât lift his head.âWe had everything lined up,â Grinch continued, voice dropping lower. âHe offered Malaysia for your extraction route. Cle
ðððð¢ðâð¬ ðððŠðð¬ð¢ð¬Â°Â°Â°Antonioâs world narrowed to the wet heat spreading across his chest. He looked down at Nevenaâs face, hand pressing to her arm, but blood seeped between his fingers.He shoved her behind the nearest bridge supportârusted I-beam. Then he spun, drawing his concealed Glock in the same motion.âHold fire! Holdâ!â Breanna shouted, but it was too late. Fresh rounds chambered with a click.He shifted his weight, eyes meeting the three people who had just made the worst mistake of their lives. âYou want Knuckles?â he said quietly. âCome and get me.âHe fired three quick, precise shots. Vincenzoâs lead man dropped. Another staggered while Cesar hissed at his grazed shoulder.The shooting exploded in earnest, both the police and goons. When Antonio saw that the two forces were closing in sporadically, he scooped Nevenaâs limp weight and vaulted the railing, hitting the river like a fist.On the bridge, the gunfire stuttered to confusion.Everyone rushed to the ra
ðððð¢ð'ð¬ ðððŠðð¬ð¢ð¬Â°Â°Â° The first thin ray of dawn sliced the horizon just as Antonio stepped onto Otowi Bridge. Though he wasn't tired, Nevenaâs constant, anxious chatter behind him had worn him thinner than any distance. âAre we close to the city now?â she asked. He didnât answer, rather he slipped a hand into his pocket and retrieved his phone. He thumbed the screen alive and dialed Grinch's number. As soon as the line connected, she tipped her head forward, ear brushing his, eavesdropping childishly. He noticed but didn't rebuke her. âGrinch,â he said as soon as the receiver connected. âIâm heading for the border. Negotiate a pass for meâ âWhich border?â Luca's voice floated through, instead of Grinch's. âThailandâ Antonio switched the phone to the other ear. âI will cross Otowi and cut through Sangre de Cristo. That's the route.â âKeep breathing. Iâll grease the wheels.â he assured and killed the line. ----------- Back in the shadowed ship, Lucas took a long
ðððð¢ðâð¬ ðððŠðð¬ð¢ð¬Â°Â°Â°She stared at the bodies a moment longer, then sagged against him in relief. In the darkness, blood looked like shadow and she didnât know the difference and was too exhausted to question it.Antonio scooped her up carefully âone arm under her knees, the other cradling her back. She weighed nothing.âHold on to me,â he whispered.She did, arms looping around his neck, face tucked into the curve of his throat.Behind them, Slimeâs shallow breathing gurgled, and Breanna's net closed in faster.He carried her south through the pines, careful of the bruise blooming across her ribs where his elbow had caught her in the dark. Though guilt sat heavy in his chest, he buried it deep. There would be time for apologies laterâ when he figured out how to get them out safely.The abandoned hunting cabin finally faced them five minutes later, a squat silhouette against the treeline. He shifted her weight to one arm, thumbed the biometric lock, and shouldered the door
ðððð¢ðâð¬ ðððŠðð¬ð¢ð¬Â°Â°Â°Antonioâs boots pounded the earth of the north woods, his breath fogging in sharp bursts under the moonlit sky.The mansion was miles behind him now, yet he utilized every second to push farther.His phone vibrated in his pocketâinsistent, frantic. He yanked it out mid-stride, thumb smearing blood from a cut across the screen.One new text from Grinch.He ducked behind a fallen pine, chest heaving, and hit callback on Nevenaâs number instead of opening the message thread.âCome on, come onâŠâ he muttered with each ring as the call went straight to voicemail.He stared at the screen until it dimmed, then he killed the backlight.There's no point in calling again. Her abductors had surely triangulated her phone by now.He glanced at his compass watch and hastily broke from the treeline, scanning the dark for headlightsâ police or otherwise. Only a thinning forest lay ahead.âI need to get to Nevena.âHe veered left, following a faint path until the silhoue







