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CHAPTER FORTY-TWO: Just tonight with the devil

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Alessia clung to him like she’d die if she let go—legs wrapped tightly around his waist, arms locked around his neck, face buried into the crook of his neck where his scent—musk and a hint of smoke—wrapped around her like a drug.

In the hands of Dante Moretti, she always felt safe.

It didn’t matter that those hands had once strangled a man until he begged for breath…

It didn’t matter that they’d held bloodied knives, pulled triggers without hesitation, or crushed hearts without remorse.

In his arms, she didn’t care about the devil he was in the world.

Because to her, he was still the man who once kissed her knuckles like she was sacred.

Still the man who knew her favourite songs, who stayed up late just to draw her while she slept on his chest.

Tears slipped down her cheeks as their lips crashed again—hungry, desperate, and sinful. Her fingers tangled in his hair, pulling him deeper into her as his tongue slid across hers in a dance they knew all too well. A low groan rumbled from his
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  • THE DEVIL'S OBSESSION    CHAPTER FORTY-TWO: Just tonight with the devil

    Alessia clung to him like she’d die if she let go—legs wrapped tightly around his waist, arms locked around his neck, face buried into the crook of his neck where his scent—musk and a hint of smoke—wrapped around her like a drug.In the hands of Dante Moretti, she always felt safe.It didn’t matter that those hands had once strangled a man until he begged for breath…It didn’t matter that they’d held bloodied knives, pulled triggers without hesitation, or crushed hearts without remorse.In his arms, she didn’t care about the devil he was in the world.Because to her, he was still the man who once kissed her knuckles like she was sacred.Still the man who knew her favourite songs, who stayed up late just to draw her while she slept on his chest.Tears slipped down her cheeks as their lips crashed again—hungry, desperate, and sinful. Her fingers tangled in his hair, pulling him deeper into her as his tongue slid across hers in a dance they knew all too well. A low groan rumbled from his

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