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15: The Price of the Apple

Author: Dark Pearl
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-15 18:18:18

Sofia

I suddenly opened my eyes and stretched, remembering everything that happened between Luca and me hours ago made my eyes snapped open, my cheeks instantly burning. What have I done?

I still perceived his scent and then, the most wonderful aroma drifted into the room, it was the scent of real, elaborate cooking. I sat up, pulling the duvet to my chest, and noticed a neatly folded, charcoal-grey silk robe lying next to me. It looked expensive and entirely too large, clearly Luca's, but it was the only thing I had to cover my nakedness.

I picked it up, slipping my arms into the sleeves and pulling the sash tight around my waist. Just as I finished securing the robe, the door gave a soft tap-tap, and a small, impeccably dressed woman with kind eyes and a starched apron entered. It was one of the housekeepers, the same one Luca had called earlier.

"You are awake, Miss Sofia," she said with a respectful curtsy. "Dinner is ready whenever you are."

"Oh. Thank you." I hesitated, "Is...
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    SofiaI watched as Luca took off his shirt and I stopped breathing. Luca was a masterpiece of living, breathing danger. He stood completely naked before me, unabashed and glorious in the dim light.My eyes traced the sharp definition of his abdominal muscles, the V-line that disappeared into the dark hair at his groin, and the tattoos that seemed to tell the history of his violent life on his skin. He was beautiful, terrifyingly so. But it was impossible to look away from the center of him, his erection was thick, veined, and demanding. "Do you like what you see, tesoro?" he asked, I couldn't speak. I could only nod, my face heating up. I was starving for the sight of him."Good," he murmured. He extended a hand toward me. "Step out of the bed, Sofia."I hesitated for a fraction of a second, my body obeyed him before my mind could catch up. I slid off the mattress and stood before him. I felt small in his shadow, fragile against his hardness."On your knees," he commanded.The order

  • Sin With Me, Sunshine   21: The Unholy Discipline

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  • Sin With Me, Sunshine   19: The Ghost of the Beast

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  • Sin With Me, Sunshine   17: The Weight of Possession

    LucaThe moment the call ended, I felt a tightening of muscles in my neck and a spike of anger through my veins. I stared at the phone still reeling at the fact that she hung up on me.I couldn’t believe Sofia dared to judge me, to label me, and then to dismiss me, all without having the simple courtesy to listen to the truth. She wanted me to admit I was wrong. I was Luca De Rossi, and I was many things but in the matter of Giuseppe, I was not wrong. I was justified.I slammed the phone onto the desk, she wanted decency. Decency was for the weak, for the people who lived under my protection. Decency didn't keep my men alive, and it certainly didn't protect my assets from traitors like Giuseppe.I had tried, in my own damn way, to be gentle with her. I had respected her plea for separation and let her leave peacefully this morning, sending her back to her little world. I had intended to leave her alone for a few days, to let her miss me, to let the fire I started simmer and grow but

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